Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,504, John Crawford, New York

SERVICE
New York.
Crawford, John
NUMBER
S. 10504
CONTENTS
carded.

20.6/2  New York  John Crawford of Albany in the State of New York who was a Div: of Inf: in the Corps commanded by Captain Crawford of the Rept , commanded by Col. Graham in the New York line for 16 m. pr. Inf. 9. " " Inf } 24 $96.56 } $193.12 45.25 $241.40
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 96 Dollars 56 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Sept. 1833 — and settled by Snyder  Kilpatrick
Arrears to the 14th of Sept. '33 $241.40 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. '34 48.28 $289.68
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by C. A. Stiles Clerk, Book E. Vol. 4 , Page 52
Death not on A.B.

State of New York
Ulster County } ss. On this 5 th day of June in the year 1833 personally appeared before me one of the Judges of the County Court of the County of Ulster John Crawford who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration to amend the former declaration returned with objections & exhibits annexed - as follows
viz that on or about the first of April in the year 1780 he the said applicant volunteered in the Military service of the revolutionary war in Captain Sackett's Company of Infantry and was stationed in the town of Bedford in the County of Westchester and were commanded by Colonel John Dink whose headquarters were about six miles from the place where the company of Captain Sackett was and that they were continually near the lines of the British army and the said Company of Capt Sackett were frequently engaged in skirmishes and were part of the time under the command of Brigadier General Parsons and that this applicant with the said Company continued in said service scouting & reconnoitering the British foraging parties until on or about the first of January following in the year 1781 and was discharged after a service of eight months or more and that he the said applicant returned and lived in the town of Crown Point in the said County of Westchester in the State of New York but remembers none who can testify to the above service
And this applicant further declares that in immediately after the above mentioned time on or about the first of January in the year 1781 he the said applicant again volunteered in the said Military service of the revolutionary in a Company of Cavalry and commanded by Captain Martin Post who and was commanded by Colonel Courtlandt who was stationed at or near the mouth of Croton River in the said County of Westchester and that the said Company of Cavalry men called the Washington guides that they were generally stationed in the town of Crown Point

in the said County of West Chester but were frequently reconnoitering and scouting near the lines of the British and frequently had skirmishes with them all in the County of Westchester, State of New York in one of which the the said applicant had his horse killed and himself severely wounded and taken a prisoner to New York and suffered much hunger and cold and was exchanged on or about the first of March in the year 1782 and returned and joined the said Company of Cavalry of Capt Post and that he the said said applicant continued in the said service until once about the first of October in the year 1782. and and that he knows of none except Frederick Merrill who can testify to the last above mentioned service. And this applicant further declares at the commencement of the revolutionary war he lived with his father Capt Samuel Crawford in in the town of Scarsdale mentioned in his former declaration but that in consequence of the British incursions was compelled to move from his own possessions and lived after the death of his father in the town of Bedford in the said County of West Chester the and lived there at the time of entering the service in that after the revolutionary war he the said applicant commenced preaching the Gospel and came into the town of Scarsdale his present residence about thirty eight years since and that he knows of none alive who can testify to the above mentioned service except as far as he knows but can refer to those persons whose names are annexed to his former declaration relative to his character for truth and veracity and the general belief of in his neighborhood of his revolutionary service.
And this applicant further declares that in consequence of old age and as the consequent loss of memory he cannot positively state precisely the length of Service but according to the best of his recollection he served as as a

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1832 - late of New York
Ulster County ss. On the thirtyday of Decem r in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before Jacob Trompbour one of the Judges of the County Courts of Ulster County John Crawford a resident of the town of Saugerties in the county of Ulster aged Sixty nine 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 act of Congress passed the 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated
That on or about the first of August in the year 1776 this applicant volunteered in the Militia service of the state of New York in the revolutionary war in the capacity of waiter to Capt Samuel Crawford in the Regiment commanded by Col Morris Graham from Dutches County that he joined the said Corps a few days previous to the battle of White plains and was then during the said battle, and continued in said service until the said Regiment was discharged on or about the 1 st of January 1777 at or near Peekskill that he with Company commanded by the said Capt Crawford was detached to the Battalion commanded by Major Payne that the said company and Battalion were continued in said Militia service of the state of New York as a guard to the inhabitants of West Chester County against the incursions of the British foraging parties until about the first of January 1778 when the said Capt Crawford his father being killed by a detachment of the enemy when the said Company was stationed at the house of Ward in the town of East Chester in the said County of West Chester being about 20 miles north of the City of New York; that shortly after, upon the solicitation of this

applicants mother he received a furlough signed by Major Payne and returned home after a Service of Eighteen Months or months during which time he the said applicant was part of the time employed as a waiter to his father the said Capt Samuel Crawford and part of the time in carrying dispatches to the several detachments then in command in said neighbourhood that he knows of none alive who can testify to above stated service
And this applicant further declares that on or about the first of April in the Year 1780 he again volunteered in the said Militia Service of the State of New York in the capacity of a private soldier in the Company of Capt Sackett Lt Mosier for Nine months that he joined the said Company in the town of Bedford in said County of Westchester as a guard to the inhabitants in said County that he with the said Company were frequently attacked by the British light horse and foraging parties that in one those skirmishes Capt Sackett was taken a prisoner to the City of New York and was detained for two months & after being duly exchanged the said Capt joined the said Company when this applicant with the said Company were discharged on or about the first of January 1781 but knows of none alive to testify to the above mentioned service
And this applicant further declares that on or about the first of January in the year 1781 and immediately after the last mentioned Service this applicant again volunteered in the said Militia Service of the State of New York as a private in a Company of Light horse commanded by Captain Martin Post Lts Isaac & Cornelius Oakley & Gilbert Taylor cornet the Joined the said company in the town of Crompond in the said County of Westchester in the said State of New York and that

as a private soldier in a Company of Infantry Some months in the year 1780 And in a Company of Cavalry Sixteen months together with being a prisoner four months and was not engaged in any civil lawsuit from the time he was Sixteen years of age until the end of the revo- lutionary war and was continually in the service of the revo- lutionary war as a private soldier and further saith not
Sworn and subscribed this 3 rd day of June 1833 before me
John Crawford
Henry Weynkoop one of the Judges of the Courts of the County of Ulster
I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the Reverend John Crawford that he is a man of truth and veracity and that his statement is entitled to full credit Henry Weynkoop one of the Judges of the County Courts of the County of Ulster
Ulster County
Clerks office S b : I. Jacob Snyder Clerk of the County of Ulster and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County do hereby certify that Henry Weynkoop Esquire was on the day of the date of the foregoing affidavit one of the Judges of the Coun- ty Courts of the County of Ulster and that I am well ac- quainted with the hand writing of said Judge and verily believe his signature subscribed to the Certificate of the - above foregoing affidavit to be his genuine signature - Witness my hand and seal of office this eight day of June 1833.
Jacob Snyder

N.B. I have been personally acquainted & lived a near neighbor to the Reverend John Crawford and by conversation I have had frequently, and for some years back I believe he was a faithful soldier of the revolution as soon as he was capable of bearing arms and that he served more than what he is able to recollect at this present time as it respects the service as waiter and that before he was 16 years of age he is willing to relinquish - I will assure your honor that he even now is a patriot in principle (although in an infirm state of health) for he has frequently informed me that after his father was killed he had sworn vengeance against the British and was determined to do all in his power until the liberty of our County was safe which I have no doubt he did to the utmost of his bodily strength and would not have been taken a prisoner had he not been blinded by the blood flowing from a wound in his head and through an extensive circle of acquaintance there appears to be but one opinion that there is none living at present more deserving of a pension than the said John Crawford
I am respectfully your Obedient Servant
Henry Wynkoop
Query. Has the evidence of Frederick Merrill to the original declaration been overlooked

he with the said company of Light horse were stationed at different places along the frontiers in said County of Westchester watching the movements of the scouling parties and light horse and foraging Parties which were frequently making incursions on the inhabitants of said County of Westchester that he with the said company continued in said service untill about the first of November 1781 when this applicant being in the advance guard of said company on the place called Morrisina in said county was attacked by a superior force of British light horse that he had his own horse killed under him (for which he received no remuneration) that he received two wounds one on his head the scars are still to be seen, that 10 or 12 men of said guard were killed and that Six or Seven with this applicant were taken prisoners and taken to the city of New York and confined in the provost and suffered much hunger and cold for about four months when he the said applicant was exchanged about the first of March 1782 that he immediately after being exchanged returned to and joined the said company of Light horse and continued in said service untill about the first of October 1782 when this applicant with the said company were duly discharged after a service of 20 months or more that he knows of none except Frederick Merrill who can testify to the last above mentioned service
And this applicant further declares that in consequence of time and loss of memory he may not be correct as to dates but has served in the revolutionary war, as a waiter Eighteen months or more — as a private in a volunteer company NINE months and as a private in a company of light horse twenty months making a term of forty seven months which he positively swears to be true to the best of his knowledge and belief

And this applicant further declares that
1 st he was born in the town of Scarsdale in the County West Chester State of New York in the year 1763
2 nd That he has a record of his age in his father's family Bible
3 rd That he lived when he entered the service in the said town of Scarsdale, that he has lived since the revolution and that he now lives in the town of Saugerties County of Ulster and State of New York
4 th That he always volunteered was not drafted nor was Substitute
5 th That he knew no officers except those above stated
6 th That he received no written discharge
7 th That he knows Daniel B. Ostrander & Henry Wynkoop of his neighbourhood who can testify to his charac- ter for veracity & their belief of his services of the Revolution
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and ac- closes that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
John Crawford
Jacob Trumbull One of the Judges of the County Courts of Ulster County

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 29 1833
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 Crawford Mester 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.     Vol Aug 1776 about Writer Capt Crawford Colo Graham White Plains White Plains Searsdale West Chester N York   Jan 1777 Vol eleven months do do Major Payne New York   Apr 1880 Vol 11 9 11 Priv Sarkit Moses West Chester N York Beaford Laurens   Jan 1781 Vol 1 8 months As Capt Post age 69 years  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
the services alleged to have been rendered under 14 years of age can be allowed without satisfactory proof - alleged services as writer not military in the contemplation of the act of 7 June 32

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 do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court 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) _____ 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 true and correct statement of the facts of his service.
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 _____, 19____ &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 (1) 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. All applicants 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 he 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.
[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.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[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 mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law 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.
[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 [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in 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.

22218
John Crawford
Admitted
Private Dragoons 16mo do Infantry 9 1/2
 416  16  2496  416  6656  38  9616 
Jacob Snyder Kingston New York

December 23, 1937
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Mr. Frank L. Crawford 32 Liberty Street New York City
John Crawford, S.10504 BA-J/MCS Am
Dear Sir:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.10504, based upon the military service of John Crawford.
He was born in 1763 at Scarsdale, Westchester County, New York, and was the son of Samuel. The name of his mother was not given.
While a resident of Scarsdale he enlisted August 1, 1776, and served as private in a company commanded by Captain Samuel Crawford who was his father and to whom he served as a waiter, in Colonel Morris Graham's New York regiment; he was in the battle of White Plains and on January 1, 1777, his company was detached under Major Payne to guard the inhabitants of Westchester County, New York, and he served until January 1, 1778, during which time his father, Captain Samuel Crawford, was killed by the enemy at Ward's house in East Chester, Westchester County, New York. While a resident of Bedford, New York, he enlisted April 1, 1780, and served as private in Captain Sacket's company in Colonel John Drake's New York regiment. He enlisted January 1, 1781, as private in Captain Martin Post's company of light Horse in Colonel Cortland's New York regiment and on November 1, 1781, he was wounded in the head and taken prisoner and carried to New York where he was confined until March 1, 1782, when he was exchanged and joined his company and served until October 1, 1782.
After the Revolution he became a preacher of the Gospel.

John Crawford was allowed pension on his application executed December 31, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Saugerties, Ulster County, New York, where he had lived since the Revolution.
There are no further data on file relative to the family of John Crawford.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Nov. 22, 1900 Miss Mary Louise Birdseye Derby Conn
Mar. 20-1903 - Rich to Elsie H. Crawford Allegany N.Y.
1922 Feb 8 Hist. to Mrs. J. H. Pearce
1927 Mar. 1 Hist. to Phoebe G. Harris. West.
1937 Dec. 23 Hist. to Mrs. Frank L. Crawford. Mich.
Rev. War
10504.
INVALID.
File No. 15, 5-84
John Crawford Rev War
Act: _____
Index:—Vol. A , Page 82
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rev. John Crawford
222/8
John Crawford
Personnel
47 Months
Henry Wynkoop atty

We Daniel B. Othander a clergyman of the town of Saugerties county of Ulster and Henry Wynkoop of the same town and County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with JOHN Crawford who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration that we believe him to be Sixty nine years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood 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 before me { Daniel B Othander Henry Wynkoop Jacob Trumpbour One of the Judges of the County Court of Ulster County.
And I the said Judge do hereby declare my 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 I do further certify that it appears to me that Daniel B. Othander who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman in the town of Saugerties in said county and that Henry Wynkoop - who has also signed the same is a resident of the same town and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to belief And I do further certify that from bodily infirmity the said John Crawford is unable to attend court
Jacob Trumpbour One of the Judges of the County Court of Ulster County
State of New York
Ulster County Clerk's office: I. Jacob Snyder Clerk of the County of Ulster and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that Jacob Trumpbour was on the date of the foregoing annexed proceedings in the matter of the application of John Crawford for a pension a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge and verily believe the signatures "Jacob Trumpbour" subscribed to the foregoing certificates and writings to be genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this seventh day of February 1833.
Jacob Snyder

State of New York Ulster County Is.
We the Subscribers residents of the town of Saugerties Ulster County after being duly sworn according to Law collectively and severally each one for himself do certify that we are well acquainted and have been for the term of years set oppo- site to our names with John Crawford of the same town who is now an applicant for a pension that he has been ever since our first acquaintance with him and that he still is a clergyman that he has been reputed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier and a prisoner of war of the Revolution and that we concur in that opin- ion. And we further certify that the said John Crawford is a respectable citizen and for truth and veracity equal to any in the County
Jeremiah Ruspell over thirty Years Brigs A Day over fifteen Years
Isaac Schram maker thirty years Carmus Woodruff more than twenty years W. C. DeWitt. More than ten years - Wm B. Myer More than fifteen years Frederick Krows More than Twenty Years
On the first day of January 1833 personally appeared before me the names  Subscribers above named & were to the contents generally and collectively Samuel Raymerson Jn of P
I further certify that I am well acquainted with each of them above names Subscribers & that they are all men of truth and veracity Samuel Raymerson Jn of P

Jeremiah Ruspell. over thirty years Brigs A Gay over fifteen years
Jeremiah Ruspell more than thirty years Carmus Woodruff more than twenty years W. C. DeWitt. more than ten years. Wm B. Myn more than fifteen years Frederick Krows more than twenty years
On the fifth day of January 1833 personally appeared before me the Subscribers  names above named to the contents
STATE OF NEW-YORK, Ulster County Clerk's Office, { ss.
I Jacob Snyder, Clerk of the County of Ulster, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County, do hereby Certify, That Samuel Raymond Jurior Esquire, was on the day of the date of the Certificate to the annexed affidavit, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Ulster, duly authorised to take affidavits, &c.; and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe the signature "Samuel Raymond Jr" subscribed to the Certificate of the said annexed Affidavit to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, this Seventh day of February - 1833
Jacob Snyder
of the each of the with

Fredrick Merrill
Affidavit

Ulster County ss. Frederick Merrill of the Town of Northfield in the County of Ulster - State of New York being duly sworn deposes and saith that he is sixty eight years of age - that this deponent entered the Revolutionary Army as a volunteer about the month of November in the year 1780. and continued in the service until the expiration of the war. that this deponent is acquainted with John Crawford at this present time a resident of the Town of Saugerties in the County of Ulster State of New York. that this deponent was acquainted with the said Crawford whilst the said Crawford was employed in the service of the Revolutionary army that the said Crawford was taken prisoner at the same time and place with this deponent and that the said Crawford continued in prison during the same period of four months with this deponent, and further saith not.
Sworn before me this 22 d day of Oct r 1832.
his Frederick — Merrill mark
Jacob Thompson One of the Judges of the County Court of Ulster County. —
I further certify that Frederick Merrill above named and who has made oath to the above affidavit is a man of truth and veracity and his statement entitled to credit —
Jacob Thompson

the foregoing certificate is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. period of four months with this deponent, and further doth not.
Given before me this 22 d day of Oct r . 1832.
Frederick his Merrill mark
Jacob Trumpbour One of the Judges of the County Courts of Ulster County. -
State of New-York, ULSTER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE: { ss.
I, Jacob Snyder, Clerk of the County of Ulster, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County, Do hereby Certify== That Jacob Trumpbour Esquire, was on the day of the date of the Certificate to the annexed Affidavit, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas &c in and for the said County of Ulster duly authorised to take affidavits, &c; and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe the signature "Jacob Trumpbour" subscribed to the Certificate or the said annexed affidavit to be genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, this Seventh day of February 1833
Jacob Snyder
and truth

Derby, Connecticut, November 17, 1900
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Will you kindly send to me a copy of the pension granted John Crawford . He was born at White Plains, New York on February 21, 1761 and died at Asbury N. Y. on March, 7, 1851. He enlisted at the age of sixteen and served until the close of the Revolutionary War. Was granted a pension, September, 25, 1833. His father Samuel Crawford was killed during the Revolutionary at the battle of White Plains, New York. The name of his wife was Margaret Oakley Crawford.
If she received a pension, will you please send a copy.
With kindest regards yours respectfully,
( Miss ) Mary Louise Birdseye,
Registrar of Sarah Riggs Humphreys Chapter, D. A. R.
Derby, Connecticut,
32 Minerva Street,

CR
Allegany, New York March 12, 1903.
Commissioner of Pensions. Washington, D.C.
Please inform me at your earliest convenience concerning one John Crawford, whose name occurs on page 163 of New York in the Perotulum . The said John Crawford enlisted in Orange Co.

and served as soldier under Col. John Nathan. His name appears on a receipt roll for money received in 1785. I wish to know in the interest of the D.A.R., if he ever applied for a pension.
Respectfully yours
Elsie H. Crawford

Abilene, Texas Rae Feb. 2, 1922
Pension Office Washington, D. C. Dear Sir:
Will you please give me the pension record of James Crawford living in Fleming Co. Ky at the time, aged 74. ? Pension in records of 1832.
I wish the information for D. A. R. proof and will greatly appreciate same.
Also, the pension record of Rev. John C. Crawford of Ulster Co - New York?

He was son of Capt. Sam. Crawford.
Thanking you very much, I am
Very truly yours.
Betty Crawford Pearce
(Mrs. Tom H. Pearce)
402 Poplar St
Abilene, Texas,

Thomas J. Harris, M. D.
104 East Hartsh Street New York
MORNINGS BY APPOINTMENT TELEPHONE, VANDERBILT 787 Cal. 0519
January 11th 1927
Hon. Winfield Scott Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I would like to have if permissible a complete transcript of the Revolutionary War record of John Crawford of Scarsdale, Westchester County, New York who was wounded and taken prisoner in an engagement at Ward's Tavern, Eastchester, New York, November 18th, 1777. For your information, I would say that there is a reference to such a record in the history of the Crawford family which contains a partial quotation of it.
Thanking you in advance, I remain,
Yours very truly,
Thomas J. Harris
His Father TJH:B
Capt Samuel Crawford lost his life on that occasion

Veterans' Administration
December 10, 1937.
which would properly appear on the records of a pension to his widow, I should be very glad to know that fact, because it would identify his rank.
I should be very glad to pay any fee which may be chargeable for this service and, if is is necessary to pay it in advance, I will send the amount at once if you will advise me.
Very truly yours,
A handwritten signature in cursive, reading "H. L. Crawford", written in dark ink on the right side of the letter.
FLC/S

LAW OFFICES OF CRAWFORD & HARRIS 32 LIBERTY STREET NEW YORK
FRANK L. CRAWFORD MYRON HARRIS
TELEPHONE JOHN 4-1380 CABLE ADDRESS "BECKCRAW NEW YORK"
December 10, 1937.
Veterans' Administration, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
✓ OK I wish to know whether the pension lists of the Revolutionary period and later carry the name of John Crawford, home - Scarsdale, Westchester County, New York, and later of Saugerties, Ulster County, New York, who is said to have enlisted in the militia of Westchester County and to have been wounded in an engagement variously stated to have taken place March 16, 1777 and November 18th, 1777. It is said that he was then 16 years old and that, after being wounded, he was taken prisoner by Tory troops and carried off to a prison in New York City, where he remained for a number of months until exchanged. This gentleman then lived to the age of 90, dying in 1851. From about 1794 until his death, his home was at Saugerties. He would naturally have applied for a pension on the strength of his enlistment and of the wound that he received. He was born in 1761 and was the son of one Samuel Crawford of Scarsdale, a lieutenant of Minute Men, who was killed in the same engagement in which his son John is said to have been wounded.
May I ask that you will have some one examine the pension rolls, if you have them, relating to this time, and please advise me whether you find the name of John Crawford as a pensioner.
I should also like to know whether Jane Crawford, the wife of the said Samuel Crawford drew a pension on account of her husband's service and death. She continued to live for a number of years after the Revolution, but I do not know accurately how many.
The Samuel Crawford above referred to was duly elected a first lieutenant, as appears from entries of the various authorities. He was always called "Captain Crawford" and may have been promoted, though I have no record evidence of the fact. If, however, you find that he was rated as captain,

December 22, 1937.
Mr. Frank L. Crawford 32 Liberty Street New York, New York.
BA-J/ILL John Crawford S. 10504
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of John Crawford, of Scarsdale, Westchester, New York, who lived from about 1794, in Saugerties, Ulster County, New York, also, information pertaining to his father, Samuel Crawford, who was an officer, and was killed in an engagement in that war, his widow, Jane.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service, or death in service, of the Samuel Crawford cited by you. The record of his son, John Crawford, has been found. His record is furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Rev. & 1812 War Section
MS
March 1, 1927
Thomas J. Harris 104 E. 40th St. New York City
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 10504, it appears that JOHN CRAWFORD was born in 1763 at Scarsdale, Westchester County, New York, and was the son of Samuel.
While a resident of said place he enlisted August 1, 1776, and served as a private in a company commanded by Captain Samuel Crawford who was his father and to whom he served as a waiter, in Colonel Morris Graham's New York Regiment; he was in the battle of White Plains and on January 1, 1777, his company was detached under Major Payne to guard the inhabitants of Westchester County, New York, and he served until January 1, 1778, during which time his father, Captain Samuel Crawford, was killed by the enemy at Ward's house in East Chester, Westchester County, New York.
While a resident of Bedford, New York, he enlisted April 1, 1780, and served as a private in Captain Sacket's Company in Colonel John Drake's New York Regiment.
He enlisted January 1, 1781, as a private in Captain Martin Post's Company of Light Horse in Colonel Cortland's New York Regiment

and on November 1, 1781, he was wounded in the head and taken prisoner and carried to New York where he was confined until March 1, 1782, when he was exchanged and joined his company and served until October 1, 1782.
After the Revolution he became a preacher of the Gospel.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 31, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. where I since Rev
There are no further data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
N.Y. 106-04
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Crawford a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug. 1. 1776 Aug. 1. 1778 Pvt. Samuel Crawford Morris Graham N.Y.   Apr. 1. 1780 Aug. 1. 1781 " Sackett John Drake   Aug. 1. 1781 Oct. 1. 1781 " Martin Poel Portland    was wounded in head and taken prisoner and carried to New York City where he was exchanged March 1. 1782. Then rejoined his company of light horse and served until Oct. 1. 1782   
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Searsdale and Bedford N.Y.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 31. 1882 His W. was at
Residence at date of application, Saugerties Ulster Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, born in 1763 at Searsdale Westchester Co. N.Y.
Remarks: After the Revolution he became a preacher of the Gospel
*Soldier's father who was killed by a detachment of the enemy when his company was stationed at East Chester N.Y. No other data on file as to his family. Respectfully,
Commissioner.