Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 956-100, Robert Battersby, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Battersby, Robert
B.L.W. 956-100
CONTENTS

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The heirs of Robt. Battersby private New York line —
Warrant ipso January 24 th 1822
Don Sam Henrick —

The heirs of R. Battenby Reuben Whitcomb
Wk. ip d N o 956
Jan. 2. 1821.

STATE OF NEW-YORK. COLUMBIA COUNTY, CLERK'S OFFICE, } ss.
I, ABRAHAM B. VANDERPOEL, Clerk of the said County, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That William B. Dillow whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the acknowledgment of the unseal power of Attorney
and endorsed thereon, was on the day of the date of the said Certificate a Commissioner in and for said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized by law to take the proof and acknowledgments of Deeds, and Discharges of Mortgages, &c. And further, that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Commissioner, and verily believe that the signature of W. B. Dillow subscribed to the said Certificate is the proper hand-writing of the said Commissioner.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this twenty day January 1821,
A. B. Vanderpoel Clerk

State of New York
Columbia County
Be I William B Ludlow One of the Commissioners to take acknowledgements of Deeds for and in the said County, do hereby Certify that on the fifteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one, personally appear- ed before me, Reuben Whitecomb, known to me, who signed, sealed & delivered the within, in my presence & that of Richd. R Morris, also known to me, for the uses & purposes therein mentioned, which as his voluntary act & deed - & their being no erasures interlineations, or alterations, except the one no- ted allow the same Recorded
W. B. Ludlow

Beate all by these presents that I Rankin Whitecomb Hir at time of Robert Battusby, of the County of Clermont County of Columbia & State of New York do by these presents authorize and empower the Honorable Samuel Herrick, member of Congress from the State of Ohio as my attorney for me and in my name to ask for demand & receive from the proper depart- ment of the General Government, a Revolutionary Land warrant granted to me for Services perform- ed in the Revolutionary war by the said Robert- Battusby and sign seal & deliver all such receipts, discharges & acquittances as are or shall be demanded for the same — In witness whereof I have hereunto set my seal & hand. This Fifteenth day of January 1821
Sealed & delivered in the presence of — The word fifteenth in the last line, altered before execution.
Rankin Whitecomb
Samuel Herrick W. B. Wilkins

STATE OF NEW-YORK, Dutchess County Clerk's Office, ss.
I W. Henry Bulkley Deputy Clerk of said County, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, do hereby certify, that Charles Johnston before whom the annexed Deed or instrument in writing was acknowledged, was at the time of taking said acknowledgement a Commissioner in and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn, and as such Commissioner duly authorized by the laws of said state to take the proof and acknowledgement of deeds, and other instruments in writing; and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Commissioner and verily believe the signature " Charles Johnston " subscribed to the said acknowledgement, to be the proper hand writing of the said Commissioner
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this twentymuth day of February one thousand eight hundred and twentymuth -
W. Henry Bulkley

I now all over by these presents that I Richard Whetcomb have and by these presents do nominate, constitute and appoint James Henrich, my true and lawful attorney for me & in my name to ask for, demand & receive from the proper constituted authorities a patent for lands due me from the United States, for services rendered during the Revolutionary war, by Robert Bathurst and to do all such acts, matters & things in & about the obtaining the said patent which I could do were I per- sonally present. — Dated 14 Febry 1820
Richard Whetcomb
Sealed & Delivered in the presence of — Nathibale M. Alston to John Cox
The word "by Robert Bathurst" inserted before execution —

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State of New York: Dutchess County ss. B. It remembred that on this 16 th Day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 20 Before me Charles Johnston a Commissioner for said County of Dutchess, personally appeared Reuben Whitecomb within named, and also Archibald M c Alister of the town of Annandale in said County of Dutchess, to me well known, and the said Archibald M c Alister being by me sworn says that he is acquainted with the within named Reuben Whitecomb, and that he is the same person described in & who executed the within instrument, which is to me satisfactory evidence that the said Reuben Whitecomb is such person as aforesaid. And thereupon the said Reuben Whitecomb acknowledged before me that he executed the within instrument for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. And I have examined the same & find therein no Attestations or clauses except those noted. All of which I do hereby certify.
Charles Johnston Commissioner

Deutches County Jo. Ruben Whitecomb, & Elijah the Wright being duly sworn do depone & say - & first the said Ruben for himself saith that he is the same identical person in the within power of attorney mentioned, and who executed the same. And the said Elijah Wright for himself saith that he is well acquainted with the aforesaid Ruben Whitecomb, and that he is the same person who is mentioned in the within power of att- orney & who executed the same.
Oral evidence read
Sworn before me this Elijah Wright 26. July 1820 -
To Myr Commission for Taking Affidavits In & for Deutches County -
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Elijah Wright, and that he is a man of truth & veracity & full faith is justly due to him to his testimony -
J. Myr -

Dutchess County ss. Cornelius Knubelbach being duly sworn cloth before me say that he is well acquainted with Richard Whitehorn and that he is the same entitled person who is described in & who executed the within power of attorney - Cornelius Knubelbach Sworn before me this 26 th Day of Febry 1820
My Commission for taking affidavits In & for Dutchess -
I certify that the above named Cornelius Knubelbach is a man of good credit & that full faith is to be given to his oath
J. Me
I W th Henry Bulkeley Deputy Clerk of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York do hereby certify that Ebenezer Nye before whom the two preceding affidavits were made, was at the time a Commissioner of said County duly Commissioned & sworn and as such Commissioner duly authorized to take affidavits to be read in any Court of Record of said State & that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Commissioner and verily believe the above to be his signature - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County the twenty ninth day of February one thousand eight hundred & twenty W th Henry Bulkeley 58086

State of New York Dutchess County ss Martin Stithier of Washington in the said County being duly sworn saith that he is aged sixty nine last October - That the de- ponent entered a private Soldier in Capt. Peattit's company and was transferred to Capt. French's com- pany in Lieut. Col. Philip Van Cortlandt's Regiment in the service of the United States in the late Re- volutionary War with Great Britain and was discharged at the close of the said War - That this de- ponent knew Robert Bathurst a private soldier in Capt. Lee's company & transferred to Capt. Wright's company in the said Regiment - That the said Robert Bathurst enlisted for & during the said War and actually served till about the first of January An Thousand seven hundred and eighty-two and was sick & had a constitutional Cough and afterwards died at the town of Haverstraw in Rockland County in said State without a- gain joining his Regiment - That the said Robert Bathurst during his said service was generally reported as honest man and good Soldier - That Robert Bathurst left a Sister Rachel Bathurst and no other relations as was generally understood & believed and as this deponent nearly believes, being acquainted with Robert & his said Sister before he enlisted - That the said Rachel Bathurst married Simon Whit- comb and had but one child Rebecca Whitcomb and has died leaving the said Rebecca & no other

children - and that the said Robert Bathurst his wife Rachel Bathurst & her husband Simon Whitecomb and the deponent all of them formerly lived in Union in Dutchess County - Given this 24 th day of February 1720 before John Brink Surrogate of Dutchess County
Martin Mitchell
State of New York Dutchess Countyss Joseph Mitchell of Union in the said County being duly sworn saith that he enlisted a private soldier in Capt. Heemtrank's Company in Lieut. Col. Van Cortland Regiment in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War with Great Britain and was honably discharged at the close of the said War. That the deponent was acquainted with Robert Bathurst a soldier in the same Regiment - that the deponent has read the preceding affidavit of Martin Mitchell and is acquainted with the facts stated in said affidavit and therefore approves of the same facts contained in the said affidavit - And that this deponent was twenty nine years old in the month of March last Given the 24 th February 1720 before John Brink Surrogate Dutchess County
Joseph his Mitchell mark

State of New York Berkshire County ss Gideon Castle of the town of Hancock in the said county being duly sworn saith that he was seventy-four years old in June last - that he knew Robert Bathurst by reputation to the best of his knowledge. Was between the United States & Great Britain - that the said Robert Bathurst was a single man and had a sister called Rachel Bathurst and had no other relation to the knowledge or understanding of the deponent and it was generally said he had no other relation - that the said Robert Bathurst retired into Col. Van Bortland's Regiment & went into the service in the said War as the deponent understood & believes - that the said Rachel Bathurst married one Simon Whitcomb and had one child by him called Rachel Whitcomb and died having no other child or children - that all the said persons formerly resided in Hancock aforesaid where the said Rachel died and that the said Rachel Whitcomb is now living at Glavensack in Columbia County as the deponent has heard & verily believes true -
Sworn the 24 th day of February 1820 before
Gideon Castle
John Brink
Juror of Berkshire County -

State of New York Dutchess County ss Be it known that at Pough- keepsie in the said county at the request of Mr. James Herrick I have the twenty fourth day of February One thousand eight hundred and Twenty taken the within depositions of Martin Stithier Joseph Stithier and Gideon Barth all of whom are reputed to be credible witnesses among other things to prove the murder to Robert Bathurgh a Soldier in the Ame- rican War between the United States and Great Britain deceased - From the testimony contained in the said depositions it appears to me that Reuben Whitcomb mentioned in the said depositions is the him at least to the said Robert Bathurgh all which is hereby certified at the request aforesaid
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name the day & year above John Brink Surrogate "all of whom are reputed to be credible witnesses" intended before certified John Brink Surrogate
W. Henry Butler Deputy Clerk of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York do hereby certify that John Brink whose name is subscribed to the an- nexed Certificate was at the date of said Certi- ficate Surrogate of said County duly Commissioned and sworn & that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Surrogate and surely believe the annexed to be his signature In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this twenty fourth day of February one thousand eight hundred & Twenty W. Henry Butler