Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30953, Samuel Corwen, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Corwen Samuel or Corwin
830953
CONTENTS

Bucyrus O.
30953
Nov-15-190 J. P. Auger
Rev
INVALID.
File No. 30 953
Samuel Cowen Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 82
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Bloomsbury March 8 th
My Dear
Adm l ?
J. L. Edwards Esq. Pension Office Washington City Columbia D. C.

In Sir
Inland is a declaration of Samuel Corwin for a pension. Please examine the same & send the Certificate to me at Bloomingburgh Sullivan County New York
Secretary of War- Yours respectfully Adams Mich
March 5 th 1819-
P.S. I also send you line as to the defect of Thomas Gillen's Declaration which you have remitted with the amendment which I had omitted to send with the declaration Adams Mich

Application of Samuel Bowen for a pension for services in the Revolutionary War in the State of New York in the regiment commanded by Colonel Van Courtlandt of the New York Continental Line
4980
New York
Samuel Bowen
Sullivan Co in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Capt Paulding Co Colonel Van Courtlandt of the New York Continental Line, for the term of 6 years 1777
Enrolled on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 7 of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of March 1819 and sent to A Dummick Esq Bloomingburgh, Sullivan Co. New York
  Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 10 mos \frac{24}{30} + \frac{4}{31} .  87.43    Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819  48     $ 135.43  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

Samuel Cornens aft Mr —

State of New York Sullivan County ss. Alpheus Dinnick being duly sworn deponeth & saith that he is well acquainted with Samuel Bowin who made oath to the aforesaid Declaration for a pension that this deponent believes the said Samuel to be a man of strict truth & veracity & that he the said Samuel is known to this deponent to be in circumstances of poverty & that he stands in need of immediate assistance from his Country for subsistence
Sworn to this 3 rd day of March 1819 before me } A Dinnick
Samuel Smith } one of the Judges as above stated
State of New York Sullivan County ss: I John P Jones Clerk of the County of Sullivan and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Do hereby Certify that Henry Kuckerk above named and before whome the above affidavit was taken was at the time of the taking the same duly Commissioned and sworn as one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in for said County but that he ceased to officiate as such about the first of June last And further that Samuel Smith above named whose name is subscribed to the above Certificate & before whom the affidavit of A Dinnick was taken was at the time of the date thereof duly Commissioned & sworn as one of the Judges of said Court And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Henry Kuckerk & Samuel Smith & truly believe the signatures of their names to be their own proper hand writing In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court the 4 th day of March 1819 J P Jones Clerk

Sullivan County State of New York
Samuel Carven of the town of Mamakating County of Sullivan & State of New York being duly sworn deposeth & saith That this deponent enlisted & entered into the service & army of the United States of America in the Spring of the year one thou- sand seven hundred and seventy four seven at the town of Shawangunk County of Ulster & State of New York into the Company of Captain Henry Paulding of the Third Regiment of Infantry Com- manded by Colonel Philip Van Cortland of the New York line - That this deponent can not tell precisely on what day he entered said service; and this deponent saith that he served & continued in said service & army one year from the time of enlistment as aforesaid in the Continental establishment; That on the expiration of said year this deponent again enlisted & entered said service & army in the same Company regiment & line for three years; which said last term of three years this deponent faithfully served out as a soldier; That at the expiration of said term of three years this deponent enlist- ed & reentered into the same company regiment & line as aforesaid during the war & served & continued therein during said war & was honorably discharged from & left the said service in or about June one thousand seven hundred & eighty three the precise day of his discharge this deponent does not recollect - That this deponent received his last discharge as aforesaid while at Newburgh in the State of New York So this deponent saith that he faithfully served as a private soldier in the Army & service of the United States of America on the Continental establishment against the common enemy from the Spring

of the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven till the end of the revolutionary war which was in June one thousand seven hundred & eighty three - and this deponent saith that he by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance of his Country for support he having a family having no real property & but a trifle of personal property and that this deponent hath lost his discharge & has no other evidence in his power of proof -  Sworn to this affidavit the day of April AD 1818 before me
Samuel Corwin + Corwin one of the Judges of the Court of record called the Court of Com- mon Pleas in & for the County of Sullivan & State of New York
Henry Newkirk
I Samuel Smith one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Sullivan & State of New York do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the aforesaid Samuel Corwin who made oath to the above declaration before Henry Newkirk Esquire late one of the Judges of the aforesaid County did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in his preceding declaration against the common enemy and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and I now transmits the proceedings and testimony taken before the said Henry Newkirk & myself to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the above mentioned act of Congress  Dated March 1819 Samuel Smith

District of New York Sullivan County ss On this 14 th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court in the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Sullivan in said district being a Court of record, Samuel Corwin aged 69 years resident in the town of Mamakating in said County who being first duly sworn doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows in Captain Henry Pauldings company in the regiment commanded by Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt in the New York line for and during seven years at least, that the date of his original declaration for a pension was on the 7 th day of April 1818 and that the number of his pension certificate is 7980. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818. and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed - That the number of my family is three to wit, myself aged 69 years not able to labour at all my wife Elizabeth aged about 50 years able to do but about one half of a common working woman and my son Jeremiah aged 15 years
Sworn in open Court this 14 th of June 1820 - Wm A Thompson first Judge of the County -
Samuel his X Corwin mark

Schedule of my property & Debts and Credits -
1 Cow 3 sheep, 1 hog one half dozen plates, 1 pot, teakettle 3 spoons 23 knives forks & 3 old chairs
No debts due to me or from me
Signed this 14 th June 1820
In presence of A Dunnick
Samuel his X Coe mark
I John P Jones Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Sullivan in & for the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty nine Dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 24 th day of June 1820 - And I further certify that said Court is a court of Record by the Constitution & laws of said State
John P Jones Clerk
Samuel Coe Affidavit Certified Schedule
29.80 22 nd March 1820 cont'd Sept 1820