Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,135, Jacob Bovee, New York

SERVICE
New York
Borre, Jacob
NUMBER
S. 23,135
CONTENTS

Albany New York Jacob Bovee 30.995 of Montgomery in the State of N.Y. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Yates of the Regt. commanded by Col. Wempis in the N.Y. line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Feb y 1837 and sent Hon. M. J. Bovee House of Reps.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $110.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Mar 37 10.00 $120.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. } Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 4. Page 6

State of New York Montgomery County E. ss. On this fourteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County now sitting Jack Boree a resident of Broadalbin in the County and State aforesaid aged years twenty six, the twenty fourth day of November last who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named offi- cers and served as here on stated. That on the fourteenth day or fifteenth day of March in the year 1775 he this deponent resided in the town of Glenville now (but then called in Schenectady County and State of New York Schenectady Patent) at the time of was in Albany with his team on the Road from Coeymans on sufficient day of March used was then prepared and ordered to go with his team as a teamster to Montreal. That he went on stated to go to Montreal in two days after he was so prepared. That he went to Montreal and did not get home until the 26 th day of April following. That he was during the time he was gone to Montreal and until his return engaged as a teamster in

in the service of the United States. That the Military body that ordered him into service and the regiment with which he went was called as he believes and thinks the Jersey Blues. That he was engaged in carrying the baggage and such soldiers attached to the regiment - does not recollect the Colonel's name of regiment or other Officers. That in the year 1777. was ordered out in the month of June with the Company of Militia to which he belonged to go to Fort Edward. went to Fort Edward and remained there three weeks and then was discharged General Schuyler was at Fort Edward and Commanded - belonged to Col. Abraham Memps regiment Major name was Abra- ham Smith. Abraham Van Eps was Captain Gillis Bates was Lieutenant. Robert Bet was messenger of the company & which his disponent belonged - after being home a few days was ordered out again into service in the month of July 1778 and went to Fort Edward again where this disponent remained one month before he was discharged. Went this time into service about the first day of July & returned about the first of August & was under the same Officers as before when at Fort Edward

In the same  1777 year, in the months of September all the Militia was ordered out. Cannot say at what time in September in the year 1777 first went into service - was at Bunker Camp or heights and there continued till Burgoyne was taken. Was one of the Picket Guard during the battle - was in the saddle during this time four weeks or more - was under the same officers this time as before as Capt. Paul General Gates commanded the American Army. In the year 1778 in the last of August was drafted to serve a month at a Fort in Schoharie where it was called the Schoharie Fort - returned home the last of September in the same year served one month at this time.
3.19 Captain Walter Prossman commanded Fort and served in his Company. All the forces were mobilized at said Fort - does not recollect Continental or militia. In the year 1779 the whole Company was ordered out and was under the same Captain Prossman and under him was under when he thinks present first went to Fort Edward as before stated was ordered out to go to Pennsylvania to wait which; his detachment with his Company went and there remained one month went into service this time as far as he thinks in the fore part of September and returned the fore 4.19

part of October. Colonel Fisher commanded at this time at Canughniawaga. At this time General Gordon was taken from Ballston by the Tories and Indians was, with a few days and at the time of the Bushong Battle it was again ordered out with the Company of Schenectady a few days and this depo- sition says that he was out in the winter of 1778 a few days and went to Canughniawaga. The whole of this deponent's Company was ordered at the last mentioned times when he was out a few days as before stated. And this deponent further saith that he has been in said service a few other times and for three or four days at each time in said service. During the war of the Revolution and account of which he cannot now relate with accuracy. That he resided during the revolutionary war at the place where he lived in when first settled with said service, where he continued to reside until he removed to Grandville before said where he now resides. That he has no documentary evidence of his service and that he knows no person by whose testimony

V N 21 1 he can procure who can testify to his said service except that he can procure testimony to show that he was in said service but how long is not known to them or any one else as this deponent believes. He hereby renounces every claim to a pension or annuity of the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
That he was born in Oshkosh in the state of New Jersey on the 24 th day of November 1756. Thinks his age is recorded where he was born on the church book but has not known of no other record of his age. Never had a written discharge and this deponent says that he has served in said service more than six months altogether besides the service rendered as a teamster as aforesaid as he thinks and believes.
That he is known to James Cole and Charles Rogers who can testify to his character for veracity and reside in his neighborhood and to their belief of his being as a soldier of the revolution.
The word, - day of - year - in - immediately counts and state of New York - 1777 - time - place - knows of - intoned before being sworn to. Subscribed & sworn to in open court this day & year aforesaid. Jacob Bovee. Geo: D. Ferguson.

We Jones Cole and Charles M. Rogers residing in the town of Broadalbin in the county of Montgomery & State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Broce who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy six years of age and that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
C. M. Rogers
Jones Cole
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the day & year aforesaid
Geo: D. Ferguson Clk.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, & served as he stated. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Jones Cole & Charles M. Rogers, who have signed the foregoing certificate are residents of the town of Broadal- bin aforesaid, and are credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, George D. Ferguson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Broce for a pension -
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 14th. day of December 1832.
Geo: D. Ferguson
Jacob Broce

State of New York
Montgomery County ss
On this seventeenth day of January 1837. personally appeared before the undersigned justice of the peace Jacob Boose of Broadalbin in said county a revolutionary soldier and who on being duly sworn did on his oath make the following additional declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the act of June 1833 That all his services in the war of the revolution as stated in the annexed declaration under the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County and in this amendment to the same were as a private in the Army of the revolution, that after he returned from Montreal as stated in said declaration, in the same year and in the month of September the precise day he cannot say he was drafted for one month to go to Stone Arabia now in the County of Montgomery & State aforesaid and remained there for one month, and was then drafted or required to go to Johnstown in said County for two weeks and did serve at Johnstown two weeks. That these two services were without any interval as his informant thinks, there might have been a few days but his informant does not now recollect it. That these two services were performed in the months of September and October in the year 1775 but he cannot state the day of commencement and ending and that he served at this time one month and a half. That he does not recollect serving in 1775 at the Schuylerville fort as stated in the affidavit of Abraham Van Eps hereto annexed. That the above service was in Captain Abraham Van Eps Company in Col. Brooks's regiment. That in

The year 1777 he was drafted to serve for one month at fort Plank, now in said County of Montgomery. Yellis A India Commanded the Company at the Fort, there was but a small body of men and this deponent does not recollect any other officers, that he was drafted to serve after the taking of Burgoyne. That he served one month at Fort Plank and as near as he can recollect it was in the latter part of Novem- ber & first part of December for the year 1777. That the services mentioned in his declaration at Fort Edward was in the year 1778. In the year 1780 in the fall of the year he thinks in September he was drafted to serve three weeks at Coughnawaga, that he well recollects, laying at Butler's house, a Tory who had run away. That Captain Abraham Van Eps Commanded Company Yellis Yellis was Lieutenant & Robert Bell Ensign, but one Company at the place That he served at this time three weeks and in the month of September in said year as near as he can state. At the time General Gordon was taken by the Tories and Indians, was drafted or ordered out and served six days. does not now recollect the year. At the time of the Oriskany battle was drafted and served six days as near as he can state. In the winter of 1778 in January was drafted to go near Coughnawaga and served there four days. At the time the Tories and Indians made an attack upon Schoharie was drafted and served five days as near as he can state. In 1777 was dra- fted to go to Ballston and served there four days a report came that the Indians were coming down was

was the reason why this deponent and his company were ordered out - at this time Capt Lloydson commands Company as he thinks. The other short services was under the same officers when at Fort Edward (Company officers) as near as he can state. That this deponent has served in the Militia of the war of the revolution as follows. four months and seventeen days in the year 1775 including his services to Montreal as a teamster. That in the year 1777 he served one month and twenty eight days. In the year 1778 served one month and four days. In the year 1779 served one month. That the three weeks service at Bangor in 1780 and the other small services not enumerated make one month and twelve days in addition to the foregoing services as will appear by reference to the declaration and this amendment in all making rising of ten months for which this deponent claims a pension if his teamster services are allowable. And this deponent further saith that he honestly believes that he has served a longer time in the war of the revolution than for which he claims a pension as afore said but owing to the loss of memory arising from old age he cannot state as he believes all the services that he has actually rendered and for which he claims a pension and some of the aforesaid facts stated may not be correct but they are as he recollects them and he believes them to be correct. Some of which said services were

not recollected at the time he made the annexed declaration, owing to a partial loss of memory and the confusion and haste with which said declaration was made. That it was made during the sitting of the court, away from home and in much confusion and haste and surprise unexpectedly without time to reflect. That all his services for which he claims a pension were rendered by the order of Competent authority and in obedience to a draft made upon the Militia to serve in said war The words "pension" "the" "now" interlined before oath made
Jacob Bove
Subscribed and sworn
to this 17 day of January
1837 before me
Dear fellow Boston justice of the peace in & for said County -
State of New York Montgomery County Clerks Office
Esq. J. Richard H. Cushman Deputy Clerk of the County of Montgomery do certify that Marcellus Weston Esq whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the foregoing affidavit was at the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that the signature to the said Jurat of said affidavit is genuine In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 21 st day of January 1837
R. H. Cushman Dep Clk

State of New York Saratoga County - ss
Alexander Van Ops of the town of Charlton in said county of Saratoga being duly sworn before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Saratoga. That he is in the sixty eighty eighth year of his age That he is well acquainted with Jacob Bance now of the town of Broad Albin in the county of Schoharie in said State and that he knew him in the Revolutionary war of America. And that this Deponent well recollects seeing him the said Jacob Bance in the Militia Service in the year Seventeen Hundred and ninety six. in the fall of that year as a private in Capt. Abraham Van Ops company in Col. Brooks Regiment. at Stone Arabia in Montgomery County in said State for the space of one month and three days we went from Stone Arabia to Johns Town in said county of Montgomery we staid in Johns Town two weeks from Johns Town we went to Schoharie we staid in Schoharie one month. The next year this deponent was with him in Ballston in said county of Saratoga. under Capt. Mynderson in Col. Zeller's Landwehr Regiment. three days this deponent recollects seeing him at Bennis's Heights in the Service but does not recollect how long. And further this deponent saith Not
Sworn and subscribed before me this his Alexander Van Ops Eleventh day of January 1837. mark
William H. Satterlee Justice of the Peace P.S. the word twenty in the fifth line from top was written on an erasure before signing -

State of New York Saratoga County ss. Jonathan Conde of the town of Charlton in the county of Saratoga aforesaid do certify on oath that I have been acquainted personally with Alexander Van Eps who made and signed the within affidavit about fifty years and verily believe him to be a man of Good Moral character and of strict truth and veracity never have heard any thing against him from any body whatever and that his statement in my opinion is entitled to full credit and belief Dated this 8th day of February 1837 Jonathan Conde
Alexander Van Eps Affiant
State of New York Saratoga County ss. on the eight day of February 1837 personally
came before me the above named Jonathan Conde and made oath to the above certificate in due form of Law, And I further certify that the said Jonathan Conde is known to me personally and that I know him to be a person of truth and veracity
William H Satterlee Justice of the Peace in and for said County
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. I, ALPHEUS GOODRICH, Clerk of the coun- SARATOGA COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, } ty of Saratoga, Do Certify, that William H Satterlee before whom the annexed affidavit pur- ports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature
WITNESS my hand and seal of Office, the 8th day of
February 1837 A Goodrich Clerk

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Jacob Bovee a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. file 43135
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Oct. 14 or 15, 76 to Apr. 26, 76 Teamster { ✓ transporting baggage & sick soldiers to Montreal. ✓ "Jersey Blues"   Between June 1776 and Sept. 30, served short terms amounting to 10 mos. Pvt. { Nicholas Van Eps. Walter Vrooman Mynderson Nicholas Temple Brooks Fisher  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Schenectady Patent N.Y.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 14 1832. Albany
Residence at date of application, Broadalbin, Montgomery Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, born Nov. 24 1756 at Outcalt, N. Jersey.
Remarks: _____

Q 1 Record Division.
November 30, 1908.
Mrs. A. C. Clyde, # 16 Elm Street, Gloversville, N. Y.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 16 th and received the 17 th instant, you are advised that the Revolutionary War pension records fail to afford any information in regard to Abraham Bovie, and that there are only two Jacob Bov ees found on said record; viz. Sur. File # 23,132, Jacob Bov ee of Hoosick, New York, whose military record was furnished you on the 17 th instant, and Sur. File No. 23,135, Jacob Bov ee , of Colonel Wemple's New York regiment, whose record is enclosed.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Walpole Gloucester, Nov 16 1908
I wrote a letter a few days ago asking information in regard to Jacob Booe, would like to know if he and his father Abraham Booe received a pension.
The names are found in New York Colony + State in the Revolution by Laurens A. Roberts Comptroller Abraham Booe Albany Co Militia 2 nd Regiment Abraham Wm Jr. Colonel.

Abraham Savits Major.
Enlisted men page 98 1 st column Jacob Boorie is found in the same book.
The line. First Regiment, Goose Van Schaick Colonel Cornelius Van Dyck Lieut. Col. Enlisted men page 19 6 columns by James A. Roberts Comptroller. 2 d edition. Born & died in Hoosac (or Hoosick) New York.
A reply will greatly oblige Mrs A. D. Clyde 16 Elm St.

Resolutions
23 135 INVALID.
1908 Nov. 30. Hist. to Mrs. C. Clyde
File No. 23/35
Jacob Boree
Pris Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 44
[Arrangement of 1870.]

17 Feb
M. J. Bane
Sir
Admitted Private 6 months
Hon M. J. Bane House Reps US
Country Clerk of the Superior Court of the United States that I am an officer as a Justice of the Peace of New Jersey to my knowledge has been an Honorable Officer at Washington D.C.

State of New York } ss Schenectady County }
John Duckenbush of the city of Schenectady in the County of Schenectady sworn before the Subordinate Justice of the Peace in and for said County that he is eighty six years of age that he is well acquainted with Isaac Boose now of the town of Broad Albin in the County of Montgomery in the State aforesaid and that he knew him in the Revolutionary war of America and that this Deponent well recollects seeing him said Isaac Boose in the Militia Service in the year seventeen Hundred and twenty seven as a private in Capt. Abraham Van Ghy's Company, in Colonel Abraham Wemple's Regiment at Burnside Heights for the space of a least one Month & then weeks at Fort Plank this Deponent believes it more than probable that his service at Burnside Heights was more than one Month but cannot swear dis- tinctly and further this Deponent saith not —
John Duckenbush
Sworn & Subscribed before me the 10th day of January
1837 —
Chas. H. D. D. Justice of the Peace
I do certify from my own knowledge that the above Deponent John Duckenbush for moral worth and as a man of veracity is not sur- passed by any man that I am acquainted with I have intimately known him for upwards of forty years, and his General Character stands unimpaired as a man of truth & credibility —
Chas. H. D. D.

The certificate of Matthew C. Burnham county clerk of the county of Hamilton that I am in office as a justice of the Peace of said county is now filed in the war or pension office at Washington
W. H. B. B.
17 Feb
Mr. J. P. Burnham
Sir
Submitted
Private 6 months
Gen. M. J. Bone Home Dept. N.Y.

State of New York County of Schenectady ss. On the 2d 4 th I certify that Albert A. Vreden is a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly com- missioned and qualified and that he is duly authorized by law to act as such Justice and further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that his signature to the within affidavit and cer- tificate is genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County the Fourth day of February 1837 -
Jon. C. Burnham Clerk Of the County of Schenectady