Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1810, John Bostwick, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Bostwick, John Betsey.
W. 1810
B.L.Wt 6408-160-55
CONTENTS

4.265 (2139)
New York John Bo. Smith Private
Massachusetts line 79 months in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 17 th of Apr. 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th of Aug 1818 and sent to John Russell Esq. Coopers Town, Otsego Co NY.
Arrearages to 4 th Sept 1818 4 Mo 18 3/4 Hrs $ 35.80
{ Revolutionary claims, { Act 18th March, 1818, }
Perkins Col Marshall
Coopers Town Otsego Co

red case In the matter of John Bastwick
Application for a pension under the act of June 9 th 1832 -
Pike Allegany County N.Y.
18078 ✓
adm d
9 mo. pri
30 $

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim
I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the Law of the UNITED STATES, of the 18 March, 1818, John Bostwick _____ late a private in the Army of the Revolution _____ is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars _____ cents per month, to commence on the 17 th day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen _____
GIVEN at the WAR OFFICE of the UNITED STATES, this Sixth day of August one thousand eight hundred and eighteen W
J. C. Calhoun Secy of War

State of New York } Allegany County ss } John Bostwick of Pike in said County being duly sworn deposes and saith that this Deponent was on the sixth day of August one thousand eight hundred and eighteen placed on the pension roll of the New York Agency as will more fully appear by the Certificate thereof herewith annexed
That after the fourth day of March eighteen hundred and twenty this Deponent did not apply for the payment of the pension under the said Certificate as this Deponent supposed himself not entitled to receive the same on account of his property and this Deponent supposes his name was struck from the said Pension roll and this Deponent has not at any time since applied for the payment of the said Pension under the said Certificate
This Deponent in June or July in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine enlisted in Colonel John Marshalls Regiment and in the Company commanded by Captain Samuel Wales in the Massachusetts line of the Army of the Revolution This Deponent enlisted into the said Regiment as a private and served as such private during his term of service The term of service for which this Deponent enlisted was nine months for and during which term this Deponent served in the Regiment and Company above mentioned and was discharged at West Point in the State of New York sometime in the month of April seventeen hundred and eighty This Deponent enlisted at the town of Alfred in the County of Berkshire State of Massachusetts and joined the army at West Point - This Deponent now resides in the town of Pike and County of Allegany aforesaid And at the time of making his application for a Pension under which the annexed Certificate was obtained this Deponent resided in the town of Hartwick County of Otsego and State of New York - And this Deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that

his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any State except that it was on that of the agency of the State of New York and as this Disponent supposes has been struck from the same as is above stated -
Subscribed and sworn {
this 24 th day of July 1832 {
Before me {
Jonathan Emery Commission of Deeds
John Bostwick
State of New York {
Albany County } {
I Judson W Ghenman
Clerk of said County of Albany
do certify that Jonathan Emery
Esq before whom the above
affidavit purports to have been
sworn was upon the date of
the same one of the commissioners
of Deeds in and for said County duly Commissioned
according to Law, and legally qualified
to administer Oaths &c. And that I am
well acquainted with his handwriting
and verily believe his name subscribed
thereto to be his own proper handwriting
Witness my hand and Seal of Office
at Albany July 26 1832
J W Ghenman clk

old case
18078
John Badwick
work
Benson Owen
Pike, Allegany County N York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Bostwick Allegany County New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted July 1799 " 9 " Priv Capt Mols Col Marshals Documentary  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. An applicant will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. 3
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. 3
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. 3
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods of months and days, in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and for such service I claim a pension." directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase "about three or four months," is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. }
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required. 2
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule [e] note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Reported
Date of widow's death not in AD
378 Albany New York.
Betsey Bostwick widow of John Bostwick
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Mass Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars 00
cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. 21 st Oct r
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of Oct r 1849 and sent to
A. J. Lyon Rensselaer New York.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under February 29/1848, Page 531 Vol. 77 Bn. D

State of New York Wyoming County ss. On this 4 th day of June 1849 personally appeared in Surrogates Court before me W Riley Smith County Judge of the County of Wyoming having Probate Jurisdiction held at the Court House in the Village of Warsaw in and for the County aforesaid Betsey Bostwick a resident of the Town of Pike in the County of Wyoming and State of New York aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn ac- cording to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed the 29 th day of July 1848 entitled an act for the relief of certain surviving Widows of officers and soldiers of the "Revolutionary Army" That she is the Widow of John Bostwick who was a private in the Revolutionary Army and who drew a pension under the laws of the United States of the 7 th of June 1832 he being then a resident of the Town of Pike in the County of Wyoming (then Allegany) and State of New York at the rate of thirty dollars per annum agreeable to the annexed original Certificate given at the War Office of the United States the 17 th day of May 1833 and for proof of service of her husband she respectfully refers the Commissioners of Pensions to her husbands papers now on file in the Pension Office She further declares that she was married to the said John Bostwick in the Town of Hartwick in the County of Otsego and State of New York on the 8 th day of December 1796 by Elder Lippet that she has kept in her possession a family Record which is herunto annexed That her husband the said John Bostwick died on the 21 st day of October 1848 in the Town of Pike in the County of Wyoming and State of New York That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January eighteen hundred and at the time above stated Sworn to and subscribed

at the time above stated written Subscribed & acknowledged before me W. Riley Smith Co. Judge. Betsy her  mark Bostwick
State of New York Wyoming County Surrogate's Office.
I certify that on the 4 th day of June 1849 before me W. Riley Smith County Judge of said County having probate jurisdiction. Came Betsy Bostwick in open Surrogate Court & made the foregoing declaration on oath.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & official seal the day & year aforesaid W. Riley Smith Co. Judge of Wyoming Co.

FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
John Bostwick and Betsey Bostwick were Married December the 8 th 1796
The Children of Hervey & Susanna Kendal Married Lucy married to Merwin Partridge Jan 1 st 1832
Maryan Married to Lyman Clark Feb 3 rd 1833
David Married to Julia Metcalf Jan 27-1836
Eveline Married to Elisha Roe March 20-1836
Betsey Married to Seth Angle Nov 13-1836
MARRIAGES.
Peter Kendal and Betsey Willson were married July 4-1776
Peter Kendal and Susanna Spalding were married March 9-1794
Hervey Kendal and Susanna Gardner were Married Feb 21-1811
Hervey Kendal and Miranda Comfort Sheldon were Married January 27-1839
Hervey Gardner Kendal & Harriet Brap were married April 21-1841
Hervey Kendal and Miranda Comfort Sheldon were married January 27-1839

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
BIRTHS. Deaths
David Bostwick son to John and Betsey Bostwick was born August the 21 st 1797 in the town of Hartwick state of New York
Sarah Gardner Died July 20 1836
Bethane Bostwick Daughter to John and Betsey Bostwick was born in the town of Hartwick state of New York September 28 th 1804
Peter Kendal was born May 10-1753
Peter Kendal died January 27-1825 Aged 71-8
Betsey Wilson was born
Betsey Kendal Died November 13-1793 Aged
Susanna Spalding was born September 20-1753
Susanna Kendal Died February 18-1825 Aged 71-6

acv March 3, 1855
apv 7/55-
50594
Betsy Bastwick
John Bastwick
Private Col Marshall
6th Regt Penna Line Rev. War
6th Regt Penna Line
Rev. Pensioner
1844-1855-1878
Burlington
Adm 160 acs Sept 18/55
Dodge
Rev. War
Vol. B 2-2
A. P. Shovil Pike Wyoming Co N.Y.

SBS 94
Bounty Land Claim.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
~~~~~ Claim of.....
Widow of..... ~~~~~
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Declaration for Widow of a Deceased Officer or Soldier.
State of New-York, ) ss.
Herk County, )
On this 29th day of March A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five personally appeared before me, a Betsy Bostwick aged eighty-two years, a resident of Herk County, in the State of New-York, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the Widow of the company commanded by Captain ... in the Regiment of ... commanded by ... in the war
that her said husband at on or about the day of A. D., for the term of and continued in actual service in said war for the term of ... and was honorably discharged at on the day of A. D.
She further states that she was married to the said John Bostwick in Herk Co. N.Y. on the eighth day of December A. D. 1816 by one Rev. Mr. Lippett a Baptist minister and that her name before her said marriage was Betsy Bostwick and that her said husband died at Herk Co. N.Y. on the day of A. D. 1848 and that she is now a widow.
She further declares that she has heretofore made application for Bounty Land under the act approved ... and obtained a land warrant, No. ... for ... acres, which she has legally disposed of, and it cannot now be returned.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the additional bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "act approved March 3d, 1855."
Betsy Bostwick
We, Almer Adams and Carlos St. John residents of ... in the State of ... upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Betsy Bostwick in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Almer Adams
Carlos St. John
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
H. Williams

POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Know all Men by these Presents, That I, Betsy B. Smith of County of Albany do hereby irrevocably make, con- stitute and appoint Abraham L. Smith my true and lawful Attorney, for me and in my name, to demand and receive from the Department of the Interior of the United States, the Certificate or Warrant to which I am entitled for my husband's Military Services, as mentioned in the foregoing declaration: and for good and sufficient reasons, do hereby revoke and countermand any and all other powers of attorney, or other authority, that may have been given by me for any such purposes, and vest the same solely and irrevocably in my said Attorney, said
Attest,
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 28 th day of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty- 5
Betsy B. Smith 
Acknowledged and subscribed before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Albany and State of New-York, this 28 th day of March 185 5 .
J. M. ... Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. WYOMING COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, }
I CERTIFY That J. H. Windsor Esquire, was, at the date of the certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing, a justice of the peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to said certificate is are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 2nd day of April A.D. 185 5
A. P. Plummer Clerk

July 2, 1937
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Mr. Howard D. Williams Colgate University Hamilton, New York
JOHN BOSTWICK W. 1810 BA-J/MLB
Dear Sir:
You are furnished herein the record of John Bostwick as found in pension claim, W. 1810, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of John Bostwick are not given.
John Bostwick enlisted at Alfred, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, in June or July, 1779, served as a private in Captain Samuel Wales' company, Colonel John Marshall's Massachusetts regiment, and was discharged in April, 1780.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed April 17, 1818, at which time he was aged fifty-six years and a resident of Hartwick, Otsego County, New York. In 1832, he was living in Pike, in that part of Wyoming County which later became Allegany County, New York. He died there October 21, 1848.
John Bostwick married December 8, 1796, in Hartwick, Otsego County, New York, Betsey Brown. They were married by Elder Abraham Lippitt, a Baptist minister. The soldier, also, bore the title of Elder John Bostick and had a church in Hartwick and performed marriage ceremonies for other people. At the time of their marriage, Betsey Brown was also a resident of Hartwick, New York. The date and place of her birth and names of parents were not shown. She stated that she and her husband resided in Hartwick for thirty-eight years.
Soldier's widow, Betsey Bostwick, was allowed pension on her application executed June 4, 1849, at which time she was aged seventy-eight years and a resident of Pike, Wyoming County, New York, where she was still living in 1855.

The following names of children of John Bostwick and his wife, Betsey, are shown in the claim:
David Bostwick, born August 21, 1797, in Hartwick, N.Y. Bethane "(daughter)" September 28, 1804 " " "
The following family data, also, are shown in the claim, relationship to soldier's family not designated:
Peter Kendal, born May 10, 1753; died January 27, 1825 Betsey Willson, " date not given Susanna Spalding, " September 20, 1753
Peter Kendal married July 4, 1776, Betsey Willson who died November 13, 1793.
Peter Kendal " March 9, 1794, Susanna Spalding who died February 18, 1825.
Hervey " " February 21, 1811, Susanna Gardner who died July 20, 1836.
Hervey " " January 27, 1839, Miranda Comfort Sheldon.
Children of Hervey Kendal and his wife, Susanna:
Lucy married January 1, 1832, Mervin Partridge Maryan " February 3, 1833, Lyman Clark David " January 27, 1836, Julia Metcalf Eveline " March 20, 1836, Elisha Roe Betsey " November 13, 1836, Seth Angle Hervey Gardner " April 21, 1841, Harrit Brass.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

John Dostwick + 7 April
Correct

State of New-York, } ss. John Bostwick aged 56 years being OTSEGO COUNTY } duly sworn, saith, that he is a resident of the town of Hauhouse in the County aforesaid, and has served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution against the common enemy, for the term of Nine Months and longer, at a certain period of the war herein after mentioned, on the Continental Establishment, and is yet a resident citizen of the United States ; and by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support. And this deponent further saith, that he never has received any pension from the U- nited States, and doth hereby relinquish his claim to every pension that may have been heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States, excepting and reserving to himself the right of claiming, and he doth hereby claim a pension under an act entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed 18th March, 1818. And this deponent doth further declare under oath, that the time he entered the army of the United States in the war of the revolution aforesaid, on the Continental Establishment, the officers under whom he served, and the line to which he belonged, together with the time and manner of leaving the service, are all correctly set forth, according to the best of his knowledge and recollection, in the following manner ; that is to say, he the said —
John Bostwick did at Alfred in the State of Massachu- setts in July in the year 1779 - enlist under  and join the army under Captain Walls in a regiment commanded by Colonel Marshall belonging to the Massachusetts line - which enlistment was for nine months - this deponent continued in service during said nine months at West Point and the White Plains - and was discharged in April 1780. at West Point aforesaid by Major Winslow which discharge this deponent has lost and further saith not
Sworn and subscribing before me this 17th day of Apr. 1818.
John Rufus Judge Otsego Co. N. Y.

Thomas Fuller Physician  State of New-York, } ss. John Bortwick of the OTSEGO COUNTY, } town of Otsigo — with whom I am  well acquainted — being duly sworn, saith, that he is personally well acquainted with John Bortwick — the applicant above named, and has been so acquainted with him the said John — for twenty  many years, and during that time the said John — has sustained a good character for truth and veracity, and he this deponent verily believes that full credit ought to be given to the declarations of the said John — when under oath.
I sworn before me this 17th day of April 1818.
Thomas Fuller
John Rufus Judge of Otsego Co. Pleas.
State of New-York, } ss. I John Rufus one of the OTSEGO COUNTY, } Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, do certify that I am satisfied the said John  Bortwick — served in the revolutionary war as aforesaid, against the common enemy, for a longer term than nine months, as stated in the affidavit of the said  John — hereunto annexed—And I do further certify that full credit is due to the deposition of the above named John —  Thomas Fuller — and also that the evidence on which I have founded my judgment is contained in the affidavit of the said John & Thomas —
Given under my hand and seal this 17th day of April 1818.
John Rufus Judge of Otsego Co. Pleas.

474. Riley Rostuck lin of John N
act 29 July 1848
Memo 1796 Inst dtd 21 st Oct 1848
Adm \$30^{\text{00}} per an from 21 st Oct 1848
A. J. Lynn Ruthford N

State of New York
Wyoming County ss On the nineteenth day of Jan- uary thousand eight hundred and forty nine
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for said County Elmonde Skiff & Betsy Skiff his wife and being by me duly sworn according to law doth on their oaths depose and say the said Elmonde that he is now of the age of 67 years and the said Betsy that she is of the age of 65 years that they became acquainted with John Bostwick and Betsy his wife at the town of Hartwick in the County of Otsego as early as the year 1795 that they well recollect of hearing of their marriage about that time or soon after that their deponents were married together by the said Elder John Bostwick at Hartwick aforesaid in the month of April 1803 that the said Bostwick & wife were then living together as husband & wife and had two children that their eldest son and daughter were born before our marriage that their son David Bostwick was born some five years before our first born and our first child was born Nov. 27th 1806 according to our family records and that we have known the above said John Bostwick & Betsy his wife ever since that time up to the time his death and that said Betsy Bostwick is now living.

sworn and subscribed before the day and year first above written
Isaac Luenkenbusch of the pen { Edmund Skiff Betsey Skiff
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Edmund Skiff & Betsey his wife who made the above affidavit before me and that they are persons of unspotted veracity and their statement is entitled to full credit.
Isaac Luenkenbusch L.P.
STATE OF NEW YORK, WYOMING COUNTY.
} ss.
I, ABEL WEBSTER, Clerk of Wyoming County, do
hereby certify, that affidavit Isaac Luenkenbusch Eag before whom the annexed Instrument  affidavit in writing was proved or ac- knowledged , was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same. And that I am well acquainted with his hand wri- ting, and verily believe that the signature to said, Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine. And that said Instrument is execu- ted and acknowledged according to the laws of this State.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, at War- saw, in said County, this 27 th day of June.
1849 Abel Webster CLERK

Payments to be made at New York by Pres: U. S. Ar: M c Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of
New York
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book C, Vol. 4 Page 1-1 by (C. A. Steele) Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, John Bostwick of the State of New York who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive Thirty — " " dollars and — cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 17 th day of May — one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. §
J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Rushford, N.Y. July 3, 1859.
Dear Sir - Enclosed I send you the papers of Betsey Bostwick, in order to obtain a pension for her under the act of Congress passed July 29, 1858. I have examined the papers, and am satisfied that the claim is an honest one.
Hon J. L. Edwards
Respectfully your obedient Servant A. H. Hays

Oregon County N.Y. On the 29 th day of June 1849 personally came before me Rebecca Greene, and being Elders of a duly sworn, deposes & says, she is a daughter of Elder Abraham Sippell (deceased) and is in the seventy fourth year of her age That in 1796 or ever since, she has lived in the town of Hartwick in said County, and further says she has well acquainted with Elder John Bostwick (now deceased) and Betsey his wife, between Fifty & Sixty years (and was a Member of his Church) and she further says that in 1796, her Father left home to marry Elder John Bostwick to Betsey Brown, now Betsey Bostwick And after his return home, told her, he had Married them, and they ever after lived together as Man & Wife Subscribed & sworn before me this 29 th day of June 1849
Rebecca Greene
Moses Luther 3 / 4 justice of the Peace
Oregon County N.Y. On the 29 th day of June 1849 personally came before me Betsey Holman, and being by me duly sworn says she has been well acquainted with Elder John Bostwick & Betsey his wife between fifty & sixty years. And that common report says they were Married some years before 1800 and they lived together as Husband & Wife years before that time & she has no doubt but what they were Married as report said in 1796 or 1797 and that she was a Member of the said Elder John Bostwick Church Subscribed & sworn before me this 29 th day of June 1849
Betsey Holman
Moses Luther 3 / 4 justice of the Peace
This May certify that I am well acquainted with Rebecca Greene & Betsey Holman the persons who subscribed the above affidavits. They are persons of good Moral Character Moses Luther 3 / 4 justice

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } I, Charles McLean, Clerk of said county, do here- Otsego County, ss. } by certify, that Moses Smith the person subscribing the foregoing Deed & Certificate and before whom the same was taken, was, on the 29th day of June 18 49 therein mentioned, a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Otsego, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the name subscribed to the said Deed & Certificate is his proper and genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the seal of the said County to be hereunto affixed this 30 , day of June A. D., 18 49
Chas. M. McLean Clerk.
Town of Hartwick I hereby certify that the Marriage of John Bastwick to Betsey Brown is not recorded in the Town Books July 8 th 1849
C. L. Harrington Town Clerk for Geo. D. Forb.
Town of Otsego County of Otsego
I hereby certify that the Marriage of John Bastwick to Betsey Brown is not recorded in the Town Books
June 8 th 1849 George Davis
Town Clerk

Rushford, N. York July 11, 1849.
Dear Sir - Since I enclosed you the claim of Betsey Bostwick, widow of John Bostwick, under the act granting pensions to widows whose marriage took place prior to the year 1800. I have received the enclosed additional evidence from the town of Hartwick, in the County of Otsego. in support of her claim now on file in your office.
I am very Respectfully your Obedient Servant A. Hays
Hon J. H. Edwards Com of Pensions
John Bostwick Allegany Co NY act 7 June 32 $30 00 per Annum
To what time was he last paid? Pension Office 5 P d to 4 th Sept. 1848. Sept 12 1849 J. H. B.

Please put certificate Seal & oblige JH Munson
Return by mail
Henry Rothchild New York 8/4/85

POWER OF ATTORNEY
For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow or heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners, &c.*
State of New York
County of Wyoming
James H. Windsor
Betsy Bostwick
a Justice of the Peace
Be it known that before me
personally appeared Betsy Bostwick aged 83 years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states that she is the Widow of John Bostwick who was a Revolutionary Soldier, or Pensioner of the State of New York and that he died on the twenty first day of October 1848 and that mother named died on the day of 18 and that they were married on the 8th day of December in the year 1796 and that they were residents of Haverick in the State of New York and that they resided there 38 years, and that she now resides in Pitha New York and that furthermore she BY THESE PRESENTS, constitutes, appoints and fully empowers and authorises irrevocably and with powers of substitution—F. E. Hassler of Washington City, D. C., as her true and lawful Attorney for her and in her name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U. S. Government Officers her rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or Land, that may be due her as the widow of John Bostwick who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law, custom, or equity she is or may be entitled.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF she has on this 26 day of September 1854 hereunto signed her name and affixed her seal.
Betsy Bostwick (SEAL)
Witness: S. S. Olin
Witness: E. P. Cushman
Signed, Sealed, acknowledged and Sworn to before me, on this 26th day of September 1854
J. H. Windsor J. P. (SEAL)
At the same time personally appeared before me J. H. Windsor a Justice of the Peace two credible and disinterested witnesses named Aaron and Elizer D. Cushman residents of the aforesaid County and State, who having been by me cautioned and then duly sworn according to law, do depose and say each for himself, that he has always heard it said and it is generally believed by the community that John Bostwick was a Revolutionary soldier and that Betsy Bostwick was by him always treated as and is by the witnesses believed to be the wife of the said Revolutionary Soldier.
S. S. Olin (SEAL)
E. P. Cushman (SEAL)
Sworn to before me the day and year first above written.
J. H. Windsor J. P. (SEAL)
State of New York
County of Wyoming to wit:
J. H. Windsor Esq.,
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That J. H. Windsor Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Wyoming County Court, this 14th day of October one thousand eight hundred and fifty four
H. P. Currier Clerk.
applies state "the date of marriage, and date of death of her husband."

↓ 6408
160 Ams

↓ 6408
160 Ams

No. 50594
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received April 7, 1855.
John Boswick Col Marshall Rev. War
Warrant no 6408-160-55.
A. P. Sherrel Pike N. Y.

4,265
New York
John Boswick
of Ulster Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Noel of the Key D commanded by Col. Marshall in the N. York line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of March, 1833 — and Supto B. Owens Piker
Arrears to the 4th of Ma. '33 $ 60 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sep. '33 15 $ 75
{ Revolutionary Claim, Est June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Gl. Stiles Clerk, Vol. 11, Page 114

Revhar
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 18
Bessie Bastwick
Wiscon
John Bastwick
Prin. Ben. War
Act: July 29, 1848
Index: —Vol. A , Page 71
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mar 10 '96
Mil. Histy to Hon. Chas. Daniels N. of Reps.
1937 July 2, Hist. to Gov. and Williams P.K.B.

O. W. & N. Div. F. S. M. E. C. W. 1810.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 10, 1896.
Sir:
Replying to your personal request for the military record of John Bostwick, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, I have the honor to advise you that he made an application for pension on April 17, 1818, at which time he was residing in the town of Hartwick, N. Y., and fifty-six years of age, and his pension was allowed for nine months' actual service as a private in Capt. Wales' company, of the Mass. regiment commanded by Col. Marshall. It appears that he enlisted at Alfred, Mass., in the month of July, 1779, and was honorably discharged at West Point.
He died at Pike, Wyoming Co., N. Y., on October 21, 1848.
The papers left by you in connection with your inquiry are herewith returned.
Very respectfully,
First Deputy Commissioner.
Hon. Charles Daniels,
House of Representatives.

July 2, 1937
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BA-J/MLB cur
Mr. Howard D. Williams Colgate University Hamilton, New York
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of John Bostwick, a soldier of the Revolutionary War who, you state, was born January 15, 1762, in Salisbury, Connecticut, served from Connecticut, married Betsey Brown, and died in Pike, New York, October 21, 1848, and Betsey died January 1, 1866, in the same place; you request, also, the Civil War record of their grandson, Judson Bostwick who was born in Pike, New York and died in Michigan.
The Revolutionary War record of John Bostwick is furnished you herewith. Your letter has been referred to the proper division for reply in regard to Judson Bostwick, the Civil War soldier.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator