Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,939, William Christian, New York

SERVICE
New York
Christian William Phebe
NUMBER
R. 1939.
CONTENTS
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State of New York
City and County of New York } G
State of New York City & County of New York } ss On this 27 th day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared Judith Hammond one of the Justices of the before the Marine Court of the City of New York, Phoebe Christian, a resident of said City and County, aged Eighty years the 7 th day of July last, 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 4 th 1836: That she is the widow of William Christian, who was a Private Soldier in the Revolution- ary War and entered the service of the United States as a Militiaman in the Spring of the year 1777, and continued in service for one year and nine months under Captain Robert Connolly, and Lieutenant Dan- iel Woolsey, which service was performed in Dutch- ess and West Chester Counties in the State of New York, and that after the expiration of the above mentioned one year and nine months service, until the year 1780 the said William Christian performed duty under Captain John Heyatt, and that in the month of June 1780 (as this Deponent believes) the said William Christian volunteered in the service of the United States, and served at what was called the Red Mills in Dutchess County and State aforesaid under Captain John Bury for three months in order to defend the Public Stores at that place, the said William Chris- tian then enlisted under the Command of Colonel = Luddington, Captain Townsend and Lieut Fuller and proceeded to White Plains in West Chester County & State aforesaid where he continued to the close of the War in 1783, a part of which service was performed under Captain George Lane who had Command of the Company a portion of the time, over

She further declares that she was married to the said William Christian on the seventh day of September Seventeen hundred and eighty two, by the Reverend Nathan Coles a baptist Minister at Phillipstown Dutchess (now) Putnam County and State of New York, that her Maiden Name was Phebe Oakley and Daughter of Robert Oakley who resided at the above mentioned place at the time of the said marriage, that her husband the aforesaid William Christian died at Phillipstown aforesaid on the fifteenth day of April 1810 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed,
She further declares that she has made exertions to procure record evidence of her said marriage but there were no records kept at that time as she has been credibly informed, and that the record hereto annexed is the original genuine family Record of the said William Christian and this Deponent, which has continued in her possession since the period of her said husband's death, the said William Christian,
Sworn to, and subscribed on the day and year within written, before
Phebe Christian
Sworn and subscribed 1839 the 27 August before me
Jedek Hammond Justice of the Marine Court

State of New York
City and County of New York } } Judah Hammond one of the Justices of
On this 27th. day of August 1837 before the Marine Court of the City of New York, personally appeared Robert Christian of said City, who being sworn according to law deposeth and saith, that he is the second son of William and Phebe Christian, and is aged fifty five years the 21 st day of April last, that his Mother is an Applicant for a pension under the act of 4 th July 1836, that this deponent has made every possible exertion to obtain record evidence of the Marriage of his said Father & Mother but has been credibly informed that there were no records kept by the Rev d Nathan Coles, or any other person at that place at that time, that the family Record hereto attached is the genuine Original family Record of his said Father and Mother the said William and Phebe Christian and the said Record has been in the possession of his said Mother since the death of his Father, and that said Record is in the hand writing of this Deponent and written by him when he was very young, and that the said Phebe Christian has not intermarried since the death of her said husband William Christian but still remains his widow.
Sworn and subscribed on the day
and year first above mentioned before
Robt Christian
me Judah Hammond Justice of the Marine Court

City of New York ss. The within depositions are satisfactory evidence to me of the card facts therein sworn to. And In consideration of the great age of the witness named Phoebe Christian I did not require her to attend Court but took the within depositions at my dwelling house at her request.
August 27. 1839.
Mehitabel Hammond Justice of the Marine Court
I John Barber Clerk of the Marine Court of the City of New York do hereby certify that Mehitabel Hammond is one of the Justices of the said Court and that the said Court is a Court of Record and that the above signature is her genuine signature done in Open Court
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said Court this twenty seventh day of August One Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty nine
John Barber

(Deceased May 3 rd 1783)
Gabriel Christian was Born 24 th April 1783
Robert Christian was Born 25 th April 1784
David Christian was Born 3 rd Feb y 1790
Elias Christian was Born 11 th Feb y 1788
Drusilla Christian was Born 8 th Feb y 1790
(Deceased Sept r 1796)
Isaac Christian was Born 21 st March 1792
Levi Christian was Born 12 th Feb y 1794
(Deceased 16 th Oct r 1806)
Rufus Christian was Born 1 st Feb y 1796
Phebe Christian was Born 10 th Jan y 1798
Sasanna Christian was Born 10 th Jan y 1798
Bella Hib d Christian was Born 1 st May 1800
Asbury Christian was Born 21 st Feb y 1802

State of New York Putnam County ss Gabriel Christian of the Town of Tarry in the Said County being duly sworn, before Joshua S Crawford one of the Justices of the peace of Tarry aforesaid testifies and says that he is a Brother of William Christian formerly of Phillips Town in the County of Dutches and that this deponent was well acquainted with the Said William and that the Said William Christian took an active part in the Revolutionary war from the year of 1776 to the year of 1783 and that the Said William Christian together with several others frequently took arms and went from home on scouting parties and would often return home and relate the skirmishes in which he had been engaged with the enemy - and that this deponent was in the neighborhood of Robert Oakley in Phillips Town aforesaid in September in the year of 1782 (as near as he can recollect and was present at the wedding party and partook of the wedding supper after the Said William Christian was married to Phebe Oakley the daughter of Robt Oakley and that the Said William Christian died in Phillips Town aforesaid between Twenty five and thirty years since - and that this deponent was present at the funeral
Subscribed & sworn August 14th 1839. before me
Gabriel Christian
Joshua S Crawford Justice of the peace

Putnam County Pa. I here certify that the character of the within named Gabriel Christian as to truth and veracity may be relied upon as good — Joshua S Crawford
Town of Quincy August 14th 1839
Justin of the peace

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
L. G. S. G. REJECTED
P. O. Phebe Christian
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Charges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

N. York
Phoebe Christian and her let to S. Spence 1. May 1840
to same 26. Aug. 1840
" Levi H. Christian et or 25. 42
This man wrote about his father, Zachariah Christian, a pensioner, & his letter is in that case - M. 16207
139
Not July 1836

Aug 19. 1826
My
Phoebe Christians

New York 15 th August 1840
Sir
I herewith enclose a certificate from the Comptrollers office, in the case of Mrs Phoebe Christian widow of William Christian,
Very Respectfully Your Ob t Serv t Sylvester Spencer
James L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

The number and amount of certificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Services and Militia &c Continued from Book No 2
1780 November 23 13.975 Christian — 5. 10
State of New York Comptroller's Office Albany 27 May 1840
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No 3 now remaining in this office and that the service for which the above certificate was issued was performed under Lieut Col Ephraim Vroman in a regiment commanded Colonel Roswell Hopkins
M. D. Duryee Dep. Comptroller
No 21

State of New York, Putnam County ss -
Amos Odle of the town of Quincy in said County, being duly sworn before Joshua S. Crawford one of the Justices of the peace of the town of Quincy aforesaid, deposes and says that he was well acquainted with William Christian in his life time, and before the revolutionary war. and that this deponent and the said William Christian entered into the service of the United States as Militia-men in the year of 1777 in the spring of that year and that they continued in that service for one year and nine months under Capt. Robert Connelly and Lieut. Daniel Woolsey - and that the said William Christian lived at that time in Phillipstown in the County of Dutchess - and that from the expiration of the said one year and nine months, until the year of 1781. this deponent and the said William Christian were frequently called out on scouting parties and had several skirmishes with the enemy - and that John Wyatt was the Captain of the Company in which they served - and that in the month of June (as this deponent thinks) in the year of 1781 the said William Christian and this deponent entered into the United States service as Volunteers and went to the Red Mills in Dutchess County under the Command of John Barry, and continued there three months as minute men ready to defend the public stores at that place. and that they had several skirmishes with the enemy in that time - and that after they had remained at the Red-mills three months, the said William Christian & this deponent enlisted under the Command of Col. Luddington - Capt. Townsend and Lieut. Fuller, and went down on the lines at White-plains in Westchester County and that they continued at and about the white-plains three months and had several skirmishes with the enemy - and that the said William Christian was out in several scouting parties from that time to the end of the war in 1783 - and this deponent further says that he has heard Mary Oakly (the mother of Phebe) say that she saw her daughter Phebe married to William Christian in the year of 1782 and that the said Mary Oakly is now dead - and that the said William Christian has been dead between twenty & thirty years, and this deponent was present at his funeral - Subscribed & sworn July 25 th 1839 Amos his Odle before me Joshua S. Crawford Justice - mark In presence of - R. Christian - of the peace

Putnam County So - I hereby certify that the Character of the within named Amos Odle for truth and veracity stands
Town of Quincy } July 25 th 1839
good -
Joshua T Crawford Justice of the peace

State of New York, Putnam County ss -
George Travis of the town of Quincy in the said County being duly sworn before Joshua S Crawford one of the Justices of the peace of the town of Quincy aforesaid, testifies and says, that he was well acquainted with William Christian in his life time. and that the said William Christian was a resident of the town of Phillips in the County of Dutchess, and that the said William Christian was in the service of the United States in Phillipstown aforesaid & that Robert Connolly was the Captain of the company in which he served. and that Daniel Woolsey was Lieutenant. and that he continued in said service nine months in company with this deponent. and that they were frequently called out in scouting parties and had several skirmishes with the enemy, which this deponent thinks was in the year 1778. and that in the spring following William Christian was out in several scouting parties and had several skirmishes with the enemy through the spring, and that William Christian and this deponent was enlisted and went down in Westchester County on the lines against the enemy under Col. Luddington. Capt. Townsend & Lieut. Fuller, and continued there six months. and that they had several skirmishes with the enemy which was, as this deponent thinks in the year of 1781. and that this deponent was out with the said William Christian in several skirmishes and scouting parties from the time of their dismission from the lines, to the end of the war in 1783 and that George Lane was Captain, under whom they served from 1781 to 1783.
Subscribed & sworn July 15 th 1839 before me Joshua S Crawford Justice of the peace George Travis

Stearns County ss - I hereby certify that the within named George Travis may be relied on for truth and veracity - Town of Quincy July 26 th 1839
Joshua S Crawford Justice of the peace
State of New York County of Putnam ss I William H Stout Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Joshua S Crawford before whom the within affidavit was taken was at the time of taking such affidavit a Justice of the peace in and for said County residing in said County commissioned and sworn and du- ly authorized to take the same - And further that I am well ac- quainted with the handwriting of said Justice and truly believe the signature of said Justice to said affidavit is genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 26 th day of July 1839
Wm Stout Clk
4942 Chub Cheekam Married 7 Sept 1782 Husb and wife 15 Sept 1810