Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,172, Andrew Colehammer, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Golehammer, Andrew
S 23 172
CONTENTS

4796 New York
Andrew Godehammer
of Pownswick in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by Col Van Riper in the New York line for 19 months _____ " _____
Inscribed on the Roll of New York _____ at the rate of 63 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of Janry. 1833 _____ and _____ H. J. Wagner Clerk
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1832 $95.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Mar 33 31.66
$126.66
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Clerk Book D. Vol. 5. Page 158

In the matter of the Application of Andrew Caldwell for a Pension
Original forwarded proceedings
let A. B. C.
no. 132
admitted
19 mo -
16333
The original proceedings of the land office in the matter of the application of Andrew Caldwell for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal of office this seven- th day of January 1833 Henry H. Smith Clerk

State of New York, } ss. County of Rensselaer } ss.
On this tenth day of August personally appeared in open Court, before the Mayor and Aldermen the Court of the City of Troy now sitting, Andrew Poelman a resident of Brunswick County of Rensselaer and State of New York, aged seventy-eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That he entered the service among the Militia under Capt. Henry Tinker or Dunker of Troy and Lieutenants Lodowick Suyder both deceased thinks in the year 1776 in July and continued about three weeks on duty when the Company was dismissed - and in about eight days he was called out again and soon went among the Continental Troops under Capt. Beutler and continued among them until about the taking of Burgoyne - was at Lake George - Fort Ann Fort Edward until the fall of 1777 when in a skirmish at Wood Creek with the Indians he was wounded in the same skirmish in which Col Henry Van Rensselaer was wounded he then received a discharge from Doct. Hinman or Harniman which is now lost That he was twice wounded and continued in active service about fifteen months. Knows of no living person who was a fellow soldier with him except Philip Hamer. Was born in the year 1754 Born at Rhinebeck Columbia County New York
 2 Has no Record of his age  3 Was living in the town of Troy now Brunswick when called into service and lived there ever since the Revolutionary war  4 Was called out at first among the Militia & afterwards drafted and put among the continental troops  5 Recollects of having heard Genl Arnold  7 Received no discharge except the one from Doct. Hinman which is now lost  8 That he broke his arm in the was broken by the wound he last received 

He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State -
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
J. Schilata Rule Clerk
Andrew his X Colehammer Mark
State of New York } Rensselaer County & City of Troy } ss. I Philip Hayner resident of the City of Troy in the County of Rensselaer & State of New York hereby certify that I was acquainted with Andrew Colehammer the above named declaration applicant in the revolutionary war that I was very near him and saw him when his arm was broken as stated in the above declaration which has been read to me - But since the said war I have not had any particular acquaintance with him
Sworn to & Subscribed } the day & year aforesaid } J. Schilata Rule Clerk
Philip his X Hayner mark
State of New York } Rensselaer County & City of Troy } ss. I Philip Colehammer resident of the Town of Brunswick & County aforesaid hereby certify that Andrew Colehammer the above named applicant is my father - that his mind has become very much enfeebled by age - and his memory has very much impaired - that I have very often many years since heard him say that he had been engaged in the revolutionary war for some time  about a half dozen years in active service and had been twice wounded; by one of which wounds his arm was broken - That I believe him a man

of truth and veracity and that I fully believe the Statements made in the above declaration - that I have seen a discharge purporting to have been given him when disabled by his last wound by a Dock Hinman or Harman which discharge is now lost
Sworn to & subscribed } the day & year aforesaid }
Philip Colehamer
Archibald Bull Clerk State of New York
Rensselaer County City of Troy } ss. I Adam Clum of the Town of Brunswick Rensselaer County State of New York hereby certify that I am & have been ever since the revolutionary war well acquainted with Andrew Colehamer the above named applicant - that I believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and to be seventy eight years of age that he is believed and reputed in the neighborhood to have been a soldier of the Revolution and I concur in that opinion That I have heard Walter McChesney late of Brunswick deceased say before his death that he knew of his having been twice wounded and was a fellow soldier with him in the battles in which he was wounded I have also heard very often that he was in the service as a soldier during a considerable part of the war
Sworn to & subscribed } this day & year aforesaid }
Adam Clum
Archibald Bull Clerk
State of New York } ss. I John Coonradt residents of the Town of Brunswick Rensselaer County State of New York hereby certify that I am well acquainted (and have been ever since the Revolution) with Andrew Colehamer the above named applicant - that I believe him to be a man of truth

and veracity and to be seventy eight years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that I concur in that opinion - That I have heard my Father frequently speak of his having been wounded and that I think  believe in said war about the taking of Burgoyne he returned wounded but as I was then but a boy I cannot say positively - I however fully believe all the statements made in the above declaration which has been read to me
Sworn to & Subscribed John H Coonradt the day & year aforesaid Mark
Archibald Bull Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories presented by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the court further certifies that it appears to them that the persons who signed the above certificates respectively are residents in the places named in their respective certificates and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit and that there is no clergyman residing in the vicinity of the said Andrew Colehammer who is acquainted with him
I Archibald Bull Clerk of the Troy Mayors Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Andrew Colehammer for a pension In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this Tenth day of August 1832.
Archibald Bull Clerk
In the matter of Andrew Colehammer Application for a Pension
No 5302

State of New York }
County of Rensselaer } ss. On this second day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before the Mayors Court of the City of Troy now sitting, Andrew Colchhammer a resident of the Town of Brunswick in the said county of Rensselaer and state of New - York aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following as an amended declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June seventh 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below the whole time as a private soldier. In the declaration hereto annexed he has stated that he first entered the service in July 1776 but upon further recollection he now distinctly recollects that he entered the service under the command of captain Henry Gadenier now deceased among the Militia sometime in June 1775 and marched north to Fort Ann, Fort Edward, Bloody Pond and Lake George and was engaged in making roads and bridges to open a communication between Albany and Lower Canada and that he continued that year in active service until sometime in the fall for the weather was quite cold when he was dismissed: this year he was in active service at least four months and believes considerably more

That he again entered the service among the militia under Captain Henry Tinker or Danker of Troy and Lieutenant Lodowick Snyder both deceased the following year (1776) in July and continued about three weeks on duty and was dismissed And in about eight days after he was again called out under the same officers last named and continued in active service until about the time of the surrender of Burgoyne making at least fifteen months when in a skirmish with the Indians at Wood-Creek he was wounded sometime about the forepart of October (1777). That he was drafted out of the Militia in the fall of the year (1776) into a company of Continental or state troops under the command of Captain Bently of Hoosick in the county of Rensselaer since deceased. That he was twice wounded - the first wound he received at Fort Edward in the fall of (1776) which did not disable him - - the second he received as above stated in a skirmish with the Indians by which his arm was broken when he received a discharge from a Doctor Haniman or Hinman from the town of Lansingburgh which discharge is now lost. That he frequently saw General Philip Schuyler in said war and also says Colonel Henry K. Van Rensselaer fall with a wound by which his thigh was broken. That he does not live in the neighborhood of a Clergyman with whom he is acquainted or who knows any thing about his character or age. —
That he does know a single surviving fellow soldier or officer who can testify to his services except Philip Hlayner who has certified to the declaration hereto annexed and of which this is intended an

amendment. That he has no documentary evidence. That he served at least nineteen months during said war in the whole and believes considerably more and for such service he claims a pension. And that he cannot state any more particular than those included in this and the annexed declaration which will afford any additional proof upon this matter
Sworn to and Subscribed the day & year aforesaid Henry R. Bristol Clerk
Andrew his  mark Colehammer
State of New York Rensselaer County } ss I Henry J. Gayner resident of the City of Troy County of Rensselaer and State of New York hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with Andrew Colehammer the above named applicant for more than twenty years last past as I was brought up in the town where he resides not more than three miles from his residence that I believe him to be seventy eight years of age - that I believe him to have been a soldier in the revolutionary war as it is of general notoriety in the neighbourhood that I know him to be a man of truth and veracity - that I have read the above amended declaration made by him and all the papers and certificates hereto annexed and believe them to be true and correct and especially the facts stated in the amended declaration
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Henry R. Bristol Clerk
H. J. Gayner

And the said Court hereby declare their opinion that after the further investigation of the matter herein contained that the papers hereto annexed which were once sent to the war department have not been altered nor any others attached since said papers were authenticated by said Court - And said Court further certifies that the facts stated in the amended declaration above made by said applicants are entitled to the fullest credit and also that Henry J. Hagner is a resident as above stated and a credible person and that his statements are entitled to full credit
I Amy R Bristol Clerk of the Troy Mayors Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the amended proceedings and also the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Andrew Colchamner for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this second day of January 1833
Amy R. Bristol Clerk
In the Matter of the Application of Andrew Colchamner for a Pension Original Amended proceedings
let A Began
No. 132
admitted
19 mo -
6333

Provisions
23172 INVALID.
File No. 23172
Andrew Colchamies
Pr Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 78
[Arrangement of 1870.]