Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 16932, Patrick Cronkite, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
bronkite, Patrick Maria
W16932
CONTENTS

New York - 2,985
Maria Bronkita, widow of Patrick Bronkita
who died on the 9 th October 1802, of Greene in the State of N. York who was a Corp t in the Company commanded by Captain Wendell of the Reg t commanded by _____ N.Y. the N. York line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 88 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 14 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of Aug t . '39, in favor of Mary Weyn Hoop, Catskill, N.Y.
Arrears to the 14 th of Mar - $ 704.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 44.00 $ 748.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the }
Recorded by R Burgess Clerk. Book A Vol. 2 Page 209.

State of New York, Greene County, ss. I William V B Hermance Clerk of the said County do certify that Sylvester Nichols Esq. before whom the annexed declaration of Maria Bronkete and affidavit of Thomas Sape were sworn, was, at the date of the same one of the Judges of the County Court, of said County, duly commissioned & qualified that his signature thereto is genuine. I further certify that Barent Van Vleck Esq. before whom the annexed affidavit of William Chase was sworn was, at the date of said affidavit a Justice of the Peace of said County, duly elected & qualified and that the signature of said Barent Van Vleck to said affidavit is genuine.
Witness my hand and the seal of the said County, this 18 th day of May 1839.
William V. B. Hermance Clerk

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 11 th July 1836
State of New York Greene County } ss
On this Seventeenth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before me Sylvester Nichols one of the Judges of the County Courts of the County of Greene aforesaid Maria Cronkite a resident of the town of Cairo County of Greene aged ninety four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July the 4 th 1836
That she is the widow of Patrick Cronkite who in the beginning of the year 1777 enlisted in the now town of Athens (County of Albany) now Greene as a private soldier in a company commanded by Captain Wendell in the first Regiment of the New York line for three years
That said Patrick nearly served out the term of the enlistment and then enlisted for during the war in the same Regiment
That said Patrick continued to serve in said corps until the close of the revolutionary war when he was honorably discharged.
That he received a written discharge which he retained until the day of his death
That she declares that said discharge was taken out of her possession by one Stephen Otterman who refused to give it up and that said discharge is still out of her possession and knows of no means to get possession of it again
She further declares that the said Patrick

Cronkite while in said Service as aforesaid was in several battles
That she believes he was in the taking of Bennington in the battles of Monmouth and Brandywine & was also at the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown & in several other battles
That said Patrick Cronkite served in said corps according to best of her recollection nearly Seven Years
That he served part of the time as a private soldier part of the time as a corporal and part of the time as a Sergeant
She further declares that she was legally mar- ried to Patrick Cronkite the tenth day of Sep- tember in the year one thousand seven hundred and Sixty Six
That the marriage ceremony was performed by one Squire Vandyke a justice of the peace of the then County of Albany (now Greene) in the now town of Athens the place where she resided when her husband the said Patrick Cronkite enlisted in the army
That her maiden name before her marriage was Maria Stemphrey
That notice of intention of marriage was published in the Dutch Reformed church by the Reverend John Schuneman - who was at that time a pastor of the Dutch Reformed church in said County of Albany (now Greene)
She further declares that she accompanied her husband the said Patrick Cronkite in the service as aforesaid and continued in said

service in the capacity of washerwoman for the officers and continued until the close of the war when her husband was duly discharged That she had while in said service several chil- -dren - and that she with her husband the said Patrick Cronkite after the war removed into the county where they resided several years viz Columbia County State of New York She further declares that her husband the said Patrick Cronkite died the ninth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and two - and that she has remained a wid- -ow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed  Sworn to and subscribed on } the day and year above written } before me
her Maria X Cronkite Mark
Sylvester D. Nichols one of the Judges of the Court of said County of Orange
I Certify that the above named Maria Cronkite is unable to appear in Open Court - from bodily infirmity - Sylvester D. Nichols Judge

State of New York Greene County ss
I Thomas Lape of the town of Athens County do hereby certify that the within copy is a true copy of the original now on file in my office and that the same is the true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office and that the same is the true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office
1876 9 April
Thomas Lape
I Thomas Lape of said town of Athens County do hereby certify that the within copy is a true copy of the original now on file in my office and that the same is the true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office
Thomas Lape Pastor of the First Luth Church Athens N.Y.
S. Sichel one of the Judges of the Court of Sessions of said County of Greene

State of Kentucky Franklin County ss I, Stephen Nichols one of the Judges of the Court of said County of Frank. do hereby testify that Thomas Sipe whose name is subscribed to the above instrument is the Pastor of the Evan- gelical Lutheran Church in the village of Athens in said County Stephen Nichols
Dec 20th 1841 H. B. Hays

State of New York } Secretary's Office }
Certify that it appears by the records of Civil Commissions in this office that on the 14 th of May 1762 Stephen Van Dyck was duly commissioned under the seal of the Province of New York a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Albany which Office he held during the pleasure of the Governor of said province
Albany April 24. 1839
Rich d Campbell Dep. Secretary

State of New York Ulster County ss
Henrick Plinly of the town of Woodstock County and State aforesaid being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he is a Soldier of the revolutionary war. That he was well acquainted with Patrick Cronkrite who was also a Soldier (now deceased).
That deponent in the revolutionary war enlisted as a private Soldier in a company commanded by Captain John TenBroeck in the First Regiment of the New York line and served in said corps for the term of at least five years or until duly discharged.
And this deponent further saith that the said Patrick Cronkrite as deponent now believes enlisted as a private Soldier in Captain Henrick Cronkrite's company for the term of three years - in the same Regiment with deponent. That said Patrick Cronkrite afterwards enlisted for during the war and continued as such until the end of the said revolutionary war. That he served part of the time as a private Soldier and part of the time as a Corporal until duly discharged.
And this deponent further saith that he was also well acquainted with Hannah Cronkrite wife of the said Patrick who was also in said company and Regiment and was a well woman and continued in said service until her husband the said Patrick was duly discharged that they had several children together.

are who were also in the army with their parents
That said Corneilus during said war was in several battles
And this deponent further saith that the said Patrick Cronkite as deponent now believes has been dead several years and that his wife the said Maria Cronkite has ever since that period remained and is still the widow of the said Patrick as and is now an applicant for a pension for the revolutionary services of her husband the said Patrick Cronkite and further this deponent saith not
Hendrick his X Plimley mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me the first day of April 1839
Hendrick Plimley he sorely knew to me and I further certify that I believe the deponent to be to credit. In witness whereof the Seal of the County Court of Ulster County
State of New York Ulster County 3d:
I John Dugan Clerk of the County of Ulster do hereby certify that I saw Snyder Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit of Hendrick Plimley purports to have been taken was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the County Courts of Ulster County - And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such charge and hereby declare his signature to the said affidavit is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court & County this 3 rd day of April 1839
John Dugan Clerk -

State of New York Columbia County
William Chase of the town of Livingston County of Columbia and State of New York being duly sworn deposed and saith that he is about seventy seven years of age That he was well acquainted with Patrick Cronkite who (now deceased) who was a soldier in the revolutionary war That said Patrick Cronkite before the revo- lutionary war in said County of Columbia and was legally married to Mary Thompson who was a half sister to this respondent That the marriage ceremony was performed by a justice of the Peace by the name of Van Dyke at the house of respondent's father in said County of Columbia (then Albany) That said Patrick said wife moved into the town of Athens (then Albany County now Greene) and resided there until they had several children or until the commence- ment of the revolutionary war when the said Pat- rick Cronkite enlisted in the New York State Troops as a private soldier in a company com- manded by Captain Herkles as respondent now believes for the term of three years That said Patrick Cronkite went into the service and his wife the said Mary Cronkite also and respondent now believes with two of their children That respondent believes that that said Cronkite after returning from said service as above stated enlisted for during the war as respondent

was informed by his father Jacob Corase who was also an enlisted soldier at the same time with the said Crowkile. And this deponent further saith that said Pa- trick Crowkile and his wife the said Mary remained in the army until the close of the war during which time they had several chil- dren and that the said Mary has often in- formed deponent that she was a washerwoman for the officers & soldiers in said army. And this deponent further saith that after the close of the Revolutionary war the said Pa- trick and his wife the said Mary Crowkile re- turned from the army and as deponent now believes with three children and resided in said county of Columbia for several years and where they continued to reside until the day of his death which took place as deponent now believes on or about the year 1802 on the tenth day of October. And this deponent further saith that the said Mary Crowkile after the death of her husband removed into the town of Athens county of Greene and remained there several years and that about twelve or thirteen years since the said Mary Crowkile removed into the town of Cairo in said county of Greene where she now resides and has ever since re- sided.
And this deponent further saith that the said Mary Crowkile ever since the death of her husband the said Patrick Crowkile has not intermarried but has remained and is still

the widow of the said Patrick Cronkite and that she is now an applicant for a pension for the revolutionary services of her deceased husband the said Patrick Cronkite.
William his X Chase mark
State of New York } Green County - } ss. On the 21 st day of March 1839— before me came the above named William Chase and read his mark to and duly made oath to the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing affidavit. And I do certify that I believe him to be a credible witness. B: Van Vleck Justice of the Peace

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16,982
Maria Cronkite
Widow of Patrick Cronkite
Coop'l Rev War
Act: July 4, 1836
Index:—Vol. A , Page 155
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Letter May 18 th 1839
Dear Sir
The annexed application in consequence of the difficulty of obtaining proof has been delayed a considerable length of time - and if you in any case deviate from your regular course of notation I think this case would justify that course
By a casual reference to the papers you will observe that she is a very aged woman - has been in the Service herself nearly during the whole of the revolutionary war - and would almost be entitled to a pension for her personal services in the war - and I do assure you that she is entirely destitute having been an inmate in the poor house for several years past
You will therefore oblige me very much by passing upon this case as soon as convenient and relieving the old lady from her unpleasant dependent condition or restore her at once to affluence
If her statement is correct and of which I have no doubt - you will believe her case to be meritorious the proof I believe is all that is likely to be obtained I hope you will pass over the imperfections with your accustomed liberality as no proof of marriage is to be found
I am very respectfully your most obedient Servant
Henry Wynkoop
Hon S. L. Edwards Commrs of pensions Washington City