Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15078, Peter Dey, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Day. Peter
NUMBER _____
150 78
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CONTENTS

New York 28. 5 96
Peter Dey
of Seneca Co in the State of New York who was a Priv. & Sergt in the Company comman by Captain Van Houten of the Regt. comman by Col Dey in the New Jersey line for 2 mos 3 days Private 7 mos 5 days Sergeant
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 42 Dollars 82 Cents per annu to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of April 1834 and sent to Wm Thompson Ovid N.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 $128.44 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sep t 4 '34 21.44
$149.88
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Sam l H. Page Clerk Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 97

Union papers
30663
Peter Dey Soldier
2 months & 3 d rs private 7 do 2 weeks Sergeant
Total 9 mo s 2 wks & 3 days
Admitted
Superior 9 mo s & 5 days Private 2 " 3 "
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Write to W m Thompson Ovid Seneca County N.Y.

Declaration of Peter Dey
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of New York } County of Seneca } ss.
On this fifth day of February in the year 1834 personally appeared in open Court, before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Seneca now sitting, being a Court of Record, Peter Dey a resident of the town of Seneca Falls in the County of Seneca State of New York, aged seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to law in open Court doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as here-in stated.
On the twenty second day of August in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy six he was ordered out into actual service under Captain Corineus Van Houten and marched from his residence in the town of Saddle River in Bergen County New Jersey to Elizabeth Town Point, remained there ten or fifteen days, and then was ordered to Bergen Heights and remained there the remainder of the time, being one month in actual service as a private soldier. The Colonel's name was Janis Dey, the father of this declarant. He was the Colonel at home of the whole regiment and, on this tour commanded in person the detachment, except a part of the time was absent at Trenton as member of the legislature. He went to give his vote for William Livingston for Governor, the first Governor ever elected by the people of New Jersey and the first time Livingston was elected.
1 Month mostly September 1776 as a private
In the year 1777 about the 27 th of April he volunteered as a private into a Company of Rangers and went into actual service under Capt. Peter Fell, Lieut. Zebresky, Lieut. John Van Alstyne. 2. Lieut. Woodruff. During this

1 month & 3 days as a private May 1777
and marched from Saddle River to Sp . head quarters were established. This company marched a great deal, ranged all the lower part of the County of Bergen, marched to Hoboken, several times to Fort Lee and to other places, to protect the Country from the incursions of the Tories. Had no particular field officers the Company officers were commissioned or appointed by the Colonel, re James Dey - Gen. Herd lay at Pampton with some troops & sometimes reinforced us with a few men, all however commanded by our Capt Fell. We had a battle with the refugees at Paramus, that time, in May - Jo Barton commanded the refugees. They surrounded Mrs Hopper's house and fired upon one another, whilst our Company lay some ways off. We then attacked them and drove them - The deponent served in this tour one month and three days, as a private
1 month Aug. or Sept. 1777 serjeant
The next August or September the deponent was ordered out again (1777) and served as serjeant in the Company commanded by Capt James Christie. Samuel Campbell Lieutenant, lay at Sciaalenberg, & kept a Company guard one month, during that time were out frequently on scouting parties, no field officers or other troops near our station.
1 month June 1778 serjeant
In June 1778 was ordered out again & served as serjeant in a company commanded by Capt David Herring, kept company guard at a place called Closter in Herringtown Bergen County one month. Abraham Perdun was Lieut. No field officers near the station.
1 month June 1779 serjeant
In June 1779 was ordered out again & served as serjeant under Capt. Elias Romeyn. Samuel Campbell Lieutenant, stationed at the Liberty pole in the town of Hackensack, a company guard, no field officers, served one month this tour.

1 mo. Sept. 1779 Sergeant
In September 1779 was ordered out & served as sergeant under the same Capt Elias Roineyn, and the same Lieut. Samuel Campbell, a Company guard Stationed at the same place, Liberty pole Hackensac Served one month this tour as sergeant, no field officers.
3 weeks Sept & October 1779 as sergeant.
In last of September & 1st of October 1779 was ordered out again under Capt John Mead. The whole Regiment was ordered out this time, on what was called the long alarm, Col. Janis Dey Commanded, Mowries Coeties was 2 d Major. Marched to Hackensac first, thence to Peramys, Then back through Hackensac to Aquac- -enack, There were four Regiments out this time Commanded by General Winds, all militia, The Regiment in which deponent served, Commanded by his father Janis Dey, was on the ground some days before Gen Winds came up. The Enemy had crossed a party over at Hoboken under Cornwallis & Gen Grey & were marching up the river plundering & foraging There were no continental troops near but a Regiment of horse under the command Lieut Col Baylor who kept 9 or 10 miles off. During this time Col. Baylor moved his troops from Hackensac marched by us & went up to old Jaapan without consulting our officers, There was some ill will existing between Baylor's Corps and our militia on account of deponent's father being called upon to aid with his Regiment the Sheriff of Bergen to serve civil process on Baylor's quarter master & other officers for having taken a citizen's Cattle by force, at the suit of one Aaron Schuyler. Baylor's horse by this were placed for the night in barns at old Jaapan which enabled Gen. Grey to get between us and Baylor in the night, and he murdered almost all of them in the night asleep. Deponent served on this occasion three weeks as sergeant.
May & June 1780 1 month Sergeant
In May 1780 he was ordered out under David Van Busen, Henry Van Bruck Lieut, & Abraham Post ensign was Stationed at Hackensac, a Company's guard no field officers, served as sergeant one month. During this

tour deponent volunteered out of his Company to go with eighteen others under Capt. Thomas Blanch to patrol or scout in the neighbourhood of a Blockhouse erected by the Tories on the margin of the Hudson River who kept a formidable force there, to get wood for the enemy at the City of New York out of Bergen woods These Tories who garrisoned this Blockhouse had committed a great many murders in Bergen & one in particular by the name of John Berry commonly called Jack the Regular had committed thirteen murders in Bergen County & among them one man of eighty years old by the name of Allen On the 3 d of June 1780 this deponent with Capt. Black came upon this notorious murderer, Jack the Regular, about two miles from the Blockhouse & took two prisoners & killed Jack & two others & carried the body of Jack to Hackensack to shew the people that their dangerous enemy was no more. Two months after this, Gen. Anthony Wayne attacked this Blockhouse, with the con- tinental & got defeated, He lost on this occasion eighty two killed & wounded out of Col Jackson's regiment Pennsylvania troops
Memo. In July this year (1780) Gen Washington made his head quarters at deponent's father's house for four weeks. His Private Secretary was Benj o Harrison, His aids Alexander Hamilton, David Humphry Richard Redder Mead, & French Tillman whilst at our house this time. William Colefax commanded the life guard. Major Gibbs was absent.
A few days after Major Andre was hung Washing- ton came back & took up his quarters again at our house & staid seven weeks. Left our house on the 27 th November 1780.
1 month 1781 serjeant
In April & May 1781 deponent served a month as a serjeant in actual service under Capt John Oldwater as it was pronounced, probably spelled Oldwater. Stationed at Hackensack a company guard, Cornelius Stagg was Lieutenant, was no insign this time. No field officers, or regular troops near.
In April according to the best of his recollection

2 weeks 1782 Serjeant
in the year 1782 he was ordered out with his whole Company, The whole Regiment under the command of his father Col. Tunis Dey were detached & marched to Fort Lee to drive away the refugees who were rebuilding the old Fort (Lee) for a harbour their old Block house in Bergen woods having been burnt the year before. Was in a battle with the enemy, at the Fort, cleared them out, & they never attempted to harbour again along the west side of Hudson river in Bergen County, Served this time as a Serjeant two weeks.
The deponent declares that he was in actual military service of the United States detached by order of his father Colonel Tunis Dey who was the legal Commander of the Regiment to which deponent belonged, in all the times of service above related, with his Company when called out in a body, and in his turn when his class had to serve. Except one tour above stated he volunteered 1 month & 3 days under Capt. Gill, to form a Company of rangers, which Company was not under the usual military organization, but was recognized as in the military service of the Country and was duly appointed by Colonel Dey.
When declarant entered the military service as above stated he resided with his father Col. Tunis Dey in the township of Saddle river in the County of Bergen State of New Jersey, & resided there and formed part of his father's family during the whole revolutionary war except when he was in service. Has no record of his age. Since the year 1801 he has resided in the town of Fayette in the County of Seneca State of New York until the two last years, during which he has resided in the town of Seneca Falls in said County.
Has never received any written discharge from the service, and has no documentary evidence.
David Dey the brother of the declarant of the town of Varick in the County of Seneca State of New York

is a witness to the declarant's services & served with him a part of the time.
All the Judges of this Honorable Court are well acquainted with the declarant and can testify to his credibility, as is also the Rev. Aaron D Lane minister of the Presbyterian Church in this town of Waterloo in said County.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present and he declares his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn in open court this 5th day of February 1834 Seba Murphy Clk.
Peter Dey
Sen. Co. County ss: David Dey of the town of Vanick in the said County, being duly sworn in open Court deposes and saith that he is well acquainted with Peter Dey the declarant in the above declaration for a pension, that deponent is his brother, and deponent himself was old enough during the Revolutionary war, to be obliged to serve in the militia in actual service, the latter part of it (i.e. over sixteen years) & did serve with the said Peter Dey two or three of the tours mentioned in the above declaration, that he was knowing at the time to the said Peter's services as he has stated therein. That he has known him the said Peter ever since, and lived neighbour to him, and that he is of good character, of the age he states (i.e. seventy three years old, nearly seventy four) and entitled to full credit in all his declaration above made, deponent knows the said Peter served as a sergeant the most of the time.
Sworn to in open Court this fifth day of February 1834 Seba Murphy Clk.
David Dey

Seneca County ss: Jesse Clark, James DeWitt, Jonas Seeley and Jacob L Laylene, the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Seneca being duly sworn depose and say that they are well acquainted with Peter Dey the person making the above declaration of military service and also with David Dey the above witness thereto, and have all of us been well acquainted with them for many years, that they are both of them highly respectable citizens of this County and entitled to full credence, and that we be- lieve the said Peter Dey to be of the age of seventy three years, and have understood, heretofore that he served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war Sworn in open Court all except Judge Seeley who had left Court after signing before attesting Seba Murphy, Clk
Jacob L Laylene James DeWitt Jonas Seeley Jesse Clark
Seneca County ss: Aaron D Lane Clergyman residing in the town of Waterloo in said County being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Peter Dey who has subscribed & sworn to the above decla- -ration, that he believes him to be seventy three years old, that he is a respectable citizen and credible man, also this deponent is also well acquainted with David Dey the witness to the above military service, of the said Peter, and that he is also a credible man entitled to full belief Sworn in open Court this fifth day of February 1834. Seba Murphy, Clk
Aaron D Lane
And the said Court do hereby declare their opin- ion after investigating the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the very depart- ment of War, that the above named applicant

Peter Dey, was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that such David Dey of the town of Warick in the County of Seneca aforesaid is a creditable person whose affidavit is entitled to full credit. And that Aaron D Lane is the regular presbyterian minister in charge of the congregation of this town of Waterloo, and the judges of this Court being personally well acquainted with the soldier and his witness for many years have added their affidavit to these papers, Seba Murphy Clk,
State of New York }
Seneca County } ss
I Seba Murphy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, in the State aforesaid do certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Peter Dey for a Pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court this fifth day of February A D 1834
Seba Murphy Clk,

15078 INVALID.
File No. 15,078
Peter Dey Sergt. Boer War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1, Page 94
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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