Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 16938, Sylvanus Crissey, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New York
brissey, Sylvanus Nesian
N 16938
CONTENTS

New York 3310
Heziah Crissey
widow of Sylvanus Crissey
who died on the 24. June 1830 of Westchester Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Stearns of the regt. commanded by Col. M c Dougall in the N. York line for 16. months N. Y.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8. day of May 1840 and sent to Samuel C. Holmes, Bedford, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 40 179.97 Semi-annual allowance ending 1 st Sept. 26.66
$506.63
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 }
Recorded by S. Brown Clerk, Book 1. Vol. 2. Page 207

State of New York Westchester County. On the 26 th day of March 1839 personally appeared before me William Day an One of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Westchester. Keziah Crispy a resident of the Town of Bedford in the County of Westchester State of New York aged Seventy eight Years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following deposition in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4. 1836. That she is the widow of Sylvanus Crispy deceased who was according to her best knowledge and belief a Private Soldier in the Revolutionary Army. That in the Spring of the year 1776 said Sylvanus Crispy enlisted in said Town of Bedford in Capt. Mott's Company Left. Assoc. Fits General M c Douglass and was in the service of the United States Nine Months.
That in the Month of July 1779 said Crispy entered the service of the United States in said Town of Bedford in Capt. Morrison's Comp y in Col. Thomas' Reg t and continued in said service on the lines like November 1780 Making Sixteen Months.
That on the first of January 1781 said Crispy entered the service of the United States in said Capt. Morrison's Company Col. Thomas Reg t and continued in said service until the close of the Revolutionary War in said Bedford and on the lines.
The deponent further says that she has often heard her said Husband say that he was in the Battle or Siege of Island at White Plains and Trenton when the Hessians were taken prisoners and she also says that she often saw him on guard while in Capt. Morrison's Company from the year 1779 to the close of the War.
She further declares that she was married to the said Sylvanus Crispy about the middle of the Month of October in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy nine. That her husband the said Sylvanus Crispy died on the twenty fourth day of November Eighteen hundred and thirty. and that she has remained a Widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proofs heretofore annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed in the day and year above written
Keziah Crispy Mark
Before me William Day
I certify that the above Keziah Crispy is to appearance inform d that I understand she has not been two miles from home within two years & that I have reason to believe she could not attend court without great personal inconvenience. William Day

West Chester (P) Samuel Holmes & Ephraim Hall being duly sworn deposed that they have long been acquainted with the within mentioned Kerial Cippy & that she bears a good moral character. Sworn this 20 th March } 1839 before me
William Lay Judge West Chester Common Pleas.
Samuel Holmes Ephraim his Hall mark
West Chester (P), N. S. Bates being duly sworn deposed that he is acquainted with the above named Ephraim Hall & that his testimony is credible & ought to be received. Sworn this 20 th March } 1839 before me William Lay -
N. S. Bates
I Certify that in my opinion the affidavits above are sufficient to establish the fact that the aforesaid Kerial Cippy is a woman of good moral character - Given under my hand this 28 th March 1839 - William Lay - one of the Judges of the West Chester Court of Common Pleas.

State of New York Westchester County ss. Esther St John of the Town of Bedford in the said County of Westchester aged Seventyfive Years being first duly sworn doth depose and say that she was well acquainted with Silvanus Coffey formerly of Bedford in the County of Westchester aforesaid dec d And also was well acq- uainted with his widow Hester Holmes before she was married Now Hester Coffey and this deponent well recollects that she was present at their marriage and saw them married by Daniel Horton a justice of the peace residing in the Town of Bedford in the fall of the year during the Revolutionary War, but cannot recollect in what year, but well remem- bers it was some years before the close of the war. And this deponent further says that Hester Coffey the widow of Silvanus Coffey dec d now resides in the Town of Bedford a near Neighbour to this deponent and that she has never married since the decease of her husband Silvanus Coffey, and further saith not. Subscribed & sworn this 26 th day of March 1839 before me — {
Esther X St John her mark
Jabez Robertson justice of the peace
State of New York Westchester County ss. I Jabez Robertson a justice of the peace in and for the County of said, residing in the Town of Bedford in the said County, do hereby certify that Esther St John the deponent married in the foregoing affidavit is of fair & reputable character, and that her testimony is entitled to full credit. Given under my hand this 26 th day of March 1839.
Jabez Robertson justice of the peace

16938
Sybranns Crissey
Apt. 26-1839
Bedford N.Y. -78
Sp 76- Bedford N.Y.
Capt Steinrod
Al - New Bangal
for 9 mos
July 79. - Groseman
Capt Steinrod
Al Thomas
for 16 mos
July 81 Capt Steinrod Groseman Al do
for the close of war
Long Is. White Plains
Trenton
married Reginal Holmes
Oct. 1879.
Left Jan 20, 1880
aw

Brooklyn N.Y.
Rev 16938 WIDOW, &c.
June 6 - 1904 M m A. Cardel - 187
File No. 16938
Hester Crissey Widow of Sylvanus Crissey Dis. Rev. War.
Act: July 4 th 86
Index: - Vol. A , Page 155
[Arrangement of 1870.]

V N. York Keziah Crisp lit. to Sam l Holmes 3. Aug. 18
Set July 1836

V
4441
Kariah Crispay
Act July 4. 1836
Marr'd Oct. 1779 Husband died 24 June 1830
Col M c Dougall Q.M. N.Y. Capt. Stearns S 1776
Admitted
Private 16 months
refer to company of Col...
Samuel Holmes Bedford N.Y.

State of New York County of Westchester } ss.
I John H. Smith Clerk of the said County, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County, Do hereby Certify that William Day whose name is subscribed to the taking the annexed and foregoing affidavits was on the day the date of taking the same a Judge of the Court of Com- mon Pleas in and for the said County, and further that Oliver Robertson whose name is Also subscribed to the taking of the annexed and foregoing affidavits was on the day of the date of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said William Day and Oliver Robertson and that the annexed signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have here set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 28 th day of March AD 1839.
John H. Smith Clerk

This May, certify, that I have examined the records of this Town from the Year of our Lord 1750 and find no records of Marriages from 1750 to this date In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my name
J.W. Hustus, Town Clerk of Beaufort
West Chester County, Beaufort 27. March 1839
West Chester County ss. On this 27 th day of March 1839 John W. Hustus Town Clerk of the Town of Beaufort being duly sworn on oath, deposes and says that the facts stated in the above Certificate are just and true.
March 27. 1839
West Chester County, ss. On this 27 th day of March 1839 the undersigned Justice of the peace do hereby certify that John W. Hustus who was duly sworn before me relative to the facts stated in the above Certificate is a man of truth and credibility whose testimony is entitled to full credit. Given under my hand this 27 th day of March 1839.
John B. Beekman Justice of the peace
John B. Beekman Justice of the peace

can not state the length of said Service and is confident said Sylvester Gage was in the Service of the United States as a private Soldier for more than five years during the Revolutionary War
Sworn and Subscribed this Day and Year aforesaid that I am well acquainted with said Elijah Dings and that he is a Creditable Person
Elijah Dings
Benj. Isaac Judge of said Probate Court
I Richard B Isaac Clerk of the said Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing Isaac is Judge of said Court of Probate Coram me and seven and that his signature hereunto annexed is his genuine Signature In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of said Probate Court this 3 rd day of Jan y 1839
Richard B Isaac Clerk

State of Connecticut } Fairfield County. } Probate Court being a Court of Record within and for the District of Norwalk is a County and State personally appeared Elijah Dingle of said Norwalk who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is eighty one years of age and was well acquainted with Sylvanus Cripps formerly of Bedford State of New York etc and also was well acquainted with his Widow Rozel Holman before she was married now Rozel Cripps and will remember that he was present and saw them married by Daniel Hooton a Justice of the Peace residing in said Bedford on the month of October Seventeen hundred Seventy Nine and not state the day of the month
Also will remember that in the Spring of the year 1776 the aforesaid Sylvanus Cripps enlisted in the service town of Bedford as a private in Capt. Heman's Company, Connecticut Fits. Genl. M c Douglass the regiment belonged to the reg't in Capt. Hobb's Company and was in said service for the United States six months and then left the service and said Cripps was in the service when he left and did not return home until the last of December following and before he was in the service of the United States Nine Months also will remember that said Sylvanus Cripps was in the service of the United States as a private soldier in Capt. a Co. Connecticut Col. Thomas M c Douglass in October 1779 and continued in the service until January following and after saw him in the service in the Militia from the year 1776 to the year 1779 but can not state the length of said service any more than above, will remember he was sometimes in the service of the United States after he was married and was repeatedly in said service until the close of the Revolutionary War. His deponent after saw him in general and in the service but owing to his loss of memory

can not state the length of said Service and is confident said Sylvanus Cushing was in the Service of the United States as a private Soldier for more than two years during the Revolutionary War
Sworn and Subscribed this _____ Elijah by Dinger Day and Year aforesaid That I am well acquainted with said Elijah Dinger and that he is a Creditable Person
Benj. Isaac Judge of said Probate Court
I Richard B. Isaac Clerk of the said Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing Isaac is Judge of said Court of Probate Court comprising said Service and that his signature hereunto annexed is his genuine Signature In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of said Probate Court this 3 rd day of Jan y . 1839
Richard B. Isaac Clerk

State of New York West Chester County Town of Bedford
ss. Abraham Barrett of the Town of Bedford in the said County of West Chester aged Eighty-eight Years being first duly sworn doth depose and say, That he was well acquainted with Sylvanus Grisey formerly of Bedford, in the County of West Chester aforesaid and State of New York dec d and was also well acquainted with his Widow Meriah Holmes before she was married to Meriah Grisey during the Revolutionary War also well remembers that the said Sylvanus Grisey was in the service of the United States as a private Soldier in Capt. Moseman's Company, Col. Thomas Regiment during the two or three last years of the Revolutionary War also well remembers of performing service with the said Grisey as this deponent was in the service of the United States in Capt. Moseman's Company during the War, and from the best of the recollection of this deponent the said Grisey served in the said Capt. Moseman's Company from the year 1779 or 1780 to the close of the war.
And further this deponent saith Not.
Subscribed & sworn this { 26 th day of February 1839. before me
Abraham Barrett
Jabez Robertson Justice of the peace State of New York West Chester
ss. Jabez Robertson a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, residing in the Town of Bedford in said County, do hereby certify that Abraham Barrett the deponent named in the foregoing Affidavit is of reputable character for truth and veracity, and that his statement is entitled to credit. Given under my hand this 26 th day of February 1839. Jabez Robertson Justice.

State of New York Saratoga County ss
I, Herman D. Stick, aged fifty four years, a Physician of the town of Luzerne in the County of Warren State aforesaid, being duly affirmed de- foreth saith, that he (the deponent) was intimately & well acquainted with Sylvanus Crissey late of the town of Hadley Saratoga County deceased, & had been for fourteen years attendant to his decease, and was his attending phys- ician during his last sickness, & until his death which took place on or about the twentieth day of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred & thirty, & that this deponent attended the funeral of the said Sylva- nus Crissey, and that Elder Jewitt preached a lecture or funeral sermon on that occasion, & that no other person of the name of Sylvanus Crissey, was ever a resident in this vicinity or in this state, since A.D. 1814, to the knowledge of this deponent, & further saith not
H. D. Stick
Subscribed & affirmed the second day of February 1839, before me
David Stewart Commissioner of Deeds &c
I hereby certify that Herman D. Stick the person who subscribed to the above affidavit is a creditable person and a physician and a Judge of the Court in Warren County and also a postmaster in the Town of Luzerne in the County of Warren
David Stewart Commissioner of Deeds &c
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. Saratoga County Clerk's Office,
I, Alpheus Goodrich, Clerk of the county of Saratoga, Do Certify , That David Stewart — before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the Court in and for said county, a Commissioner of Deeds in and for said county, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verify believe his name subscribed
to the said affidavit, to be his proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of Office, the sixth day of February 1839 —
Note, the reverse side of the page contains the Com- mission of said duly authorized to administer oaths, written above —
A Goodrich Clerk

State of New York
Westchester County
Town of Bedford
SS. David Holmes of the Town of Bedford in the said County of Westchester do hereby certify
Eightyone years, being just duly sworn do hereby depose and say, That he was well acquainted with Silverius Crispy formerly of Bedford in the County of Westchester aforesaid and State of New York dec d from the year 1779 during the Revolutionary War, and was also well acquainted with Hester Holmes before she was married to the said Silverius Crispy which Marriage took place during the Revolutionary War and while the said Crispy was doing service in Capt s Moseman's Company but this deponent cannot recollect the year in which the Marriage took place, This deponent well recollects that the said Silverius Crispy was in the service of the United States in the month of July 1779 in the Company of Capt s Moseman as a private soldier in Col s Thomas' Regiment and that said Crispy continued in the service of the United States in Capt s Moseman's Company till November 1780 with this deponent - at which time this deponent was taken prisoner and carried to the Sugar house in New York and there confined till the first of January 1781. When this deponent returned home and re-joined Capt s Moseman's Company, and well recollects that Silverius Crispy was doing service on his return in Capt s Moseman's Company, and well remembers of seeing the said Crispy doing doing service in Capt s Moseman's Company from the first of January 1781 till the close of the war, as this deponent was very frequently performing service in the said Capt s Moseman's Company from that period till the close of the war. This deponent further saith that he is well acquainted with the Widow Hester Crispy who is the widow of Silverius Crispy dec d and also knows that she has never married since the death

of her deceased husband and that she now resides in the Town of Bedford aforesaid and further this deponent saith not
Subscribed and Affirmed this 5th day of March 1839. before me
David Holmes
Joben Robertson Justice of the peace
State of New York Westchester County
ss.
I Joben Robertson a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid residing in the Town of Bedford in said County, do hereby certify that David Holmes the deponent named in the foregoing Affidavits is of reputable character for truth and veracity and that his statement is entitled to credit. Given under my hand this 5th day of March 1839.
Joben Robertson Justice.

W. Sam l Holmes Bedford Westchester Co N.Y.

The Number and Amount of Certificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Levy and Militia Service &c. Continued from Book N o I.
To whom given
  1779. July 28  9.737.  Silvanus Crispy  Private  5  6  8  
The Number and Amount of Certificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Levy and Militia Service Continued from Book VII.
To whom given
  1779 Novm r 10  37.604  Silo d Crispy  Priv s  8  -  -    1780 June 14  37.632  "  "  5  6  8  
The Number and Amount of Certificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Levy and Militia Service Continued from Book VIII.
To whom given
  1779 March 6  41.887.  Sylvanus Crispy  Priv s  -  16  8  
State of New York Comptroller's Office Albany Nov 17. 1839
I certify the above to be true Extracts from Books 2. 8. & 9 now remaining in this Office and also that it appears from the same Books that the said Crispy served his first term above men- tioned, under Capt Marcus Moseman, and the 2 d & 3 d terms under Lt. Silas Miller, and the fourth

under Lt. Genl. Wright, and that Thomas Conway was Colonel on the 28 th July 1779, and that Abm. Van Alstyne on the 26 th October 1780.
See p. 49
Pat. Fisher Clerk

Pension Office
Secretary of the Navy Washington City D.C.
FREE
July 1836
666 32 3/4
100 1/2

Washburn Co - Minn
Dayton Mar 30 1889
The Office for granting Pensions will please pass upon the within application and return an answer If any deficiency should appear be pleased to inform me, with all convenient speed - Very Respectfully
Samuel Holmes Atty for W.D.

Feb. 21. 1868 by the Wm Hezekiah Cook
24 18
FREE
J. L. Edwards, Commr. of Pensions Washington D. C.

To the Hon. J. L. Edwards, Commiss r of Pensions.
Beaford Feb y 17, 1840.
Dr Sir,
In compliance with your request, I wrote to the Comptroller of the State of New-York for a certificate of the service of Silverius Crispy now remaining in said Office. The Enclosed is the Certificate rec d from said Compt r . Herewith Mrs Crispy's papers were mailed at the Post Office in the Town of Beaford Westchester County, in the month of March last past 1839. And she claims a pension for her husband's services under the law of 1836. The other services of Silverius Crispy as stated in the Declaration of Mrs Crispy and proved by Affidavits annexed - no doubt are on file or Recorded in the Office of the War Department.
Will you have the goodness to attend to the claim of Mrs Regia Crispy without unnecessary delay, lest it come at a time when she shall no longer need the charity of her friends, nor the stipend granted by the War Department.
Yours with great respect -
Samuel Holmes.

320 Livingston St., O. M. W Brooklyn, N. Y. June 1, 1901 Dear Sir!
Please give me such facts as your office has regarding
✓ 1. Kezia Crissey (wid.) of John? he was killed in Revolutionary War & she drew a pension. She probably resided in Bedford, Westchester Co., N. Y.
2. Jabez Chase } all served in Revolution Beverly Chase } 3rd. Reg't. - Dutchess Daniel do } Co., N. Y. Militia - Tallman do } Land Bounty Rights
Trusting to have an early reply
I am sincerely
W m A E ardely