Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 16911, Jacob Cline, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
cline, Jacob Lydia
W 16911
CONTENTS

447
Albany New York
Lydia Cline
of Schoharie in the State of New York who was a in the  command by Captain of the  command by in the line for widow of Jacob Cline dec'd a private in the Revolution NY
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of Jan 1837 and sent Elias Holliday Schoharie N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $440.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 37 40.00
$480.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { July 1, 1836. 5 }
Recorded by W. H. Addison Clerk Book A. Vol. 1. Page 128
Recd to Pensions 14-60 1840 To New York City from 4th Ward 40.- 3 Oct 1840. Notification to S. Spencer Esq New York Bills to E. Holliday 24 March 1842. Same person 27 Feb 1842.

State of New York Schoharie County, } ss
On this Tenth day of December 1836. Personally appeared before the Surrogate in the Surrogate's Court of the County of Schoharie, Lydia Cline, who has been a res- ident of the County of Schoharie Town of Schoharie, now Coun- ty of Schoharie and State aforesaid, since the Revolutionary War, till about three years ago she was sent to the Poor House County Poor house in the town of Middleburgh in said county where she now resides, being in the seventy eighth year of her age, 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 4th 1836. That she is the wid- ow of Jacob Cline, deceased, who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary War. That she was married to the said Jacob Cline, at the Fort in Schoharie, in the Spring of the year 1781, by one Adam Vroman, now deceased, then a Justice of the peace as she understood, (that she has no certificate of her marriage nor is there any record of it with the Minister of the Gospel) That when she married the said Jacob Cline, he was in the service and she thinks he was enlisted for during the War, and was then in Captain Henry Dubois' company of Col. Coitland's regiment. That after her marriage she went with her husband and the company and joined the Regiment which lay a little above Albany. She remembers it was a most cherry time. That when the company marched and regiment left Albany she went with them and her husband down the river in Boats. That she went with them to York Town and was there when Cornwallis was taken That the said Jacob Cline, her said husband, continued in the service till in the year 1783, when he was discharged at a place called Snaks Hill in the County of Orange and State of New York; but what company he belonged to when he was discharged she does not know. That her husband the aforesaid Jacob Cline, died on the 29th day of March 1813, and that she has remained a widow since that period which will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. And she further saith that her Father and two of her Brothers were killed in the Revolutionary War.
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written in open court before me Jacob Horick Pres. Surrogate of the County of Schoharie.
Lydia her Cline mark

I the said Surrogate do hereby certify that the foregoing, and annexed, contain the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Lydia Kline, widow of Jacob Kline deceased, for a pension, and that the following words were interlined between the 16 th & 17 th lines from the top before sworn to, to wit, "that she has no certificate of her marriage nor is there any record of it that she knows of."
Given under my hand and seal of office this 10 th day of December 1836
Jacob Noack Jr. Surrogate.

State of New York Schoharie County, }ss.
Andrew Slower, of the town and county of Schoharie, now in the seventy fifth year of his age being duly sworn, saith, that he was well acquainted with Jacob Gline, in his lifetime and during the revolutionary war. That in the winter of 1780, this deponent enlisted in captain Pills company, 2 nd New York regiment Infantry, Col. Cortlandt regiment. That he joined the company in the spring of that year, and served till in the summer of or fall of the year 1783; That when this deponent enlisted, the said Jacob Gline was a soldier in said regiment, and he understood that the said Jacob Gline had enlisted for during the war, and he knows that the said Jacob Gline served till in the summer or fall of 1783, when he and this deponent were both discharged at a place called Snokis Hill above Newburgh, in the county of Orange and State aforesaid. That this deponent married a sister of the said Jacob Gline, and was well acquainted with him up to the time of his death. That he left a wife by the name of Lydia, to whom he was married before his revolutionary services were ended. That after their marriage she went with her husband and was with the company and regiment for a considerable length of time. That the said Jacob Gline died about twenty years ago or more, and that the said Lydia Gline had remained unmarried ever since his death, and is still the widow of the said Jacob Gline, deceased.
On Balking Book
Subscribed and sworn this 29 th day of November 1836, before me
David Miles Sustin of the peace
his Andrew Slower mark
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Andrew Slower and that he is a man of veracity. David Miles Sustin of the peace

State of New York Schoharie County, } ss.
John Cline, ser. of the town and county of Schoharie, aged seventy six years, who being duly sworn, saith that Jacob Cline, deceased, was a brother of this deponent, and a soldier in the Revolutionary War, from about the beginning to the end of it. At one time he enlisted for three years and after that he enlisted for during the war and this deponent thinks it was in Col. Kortlandt's regiment: That he served till in the year 1783, when he was discharged in Orange county in the State of New York: That the said Jacob Cline has been dead about twenty three years; That he left a widow by the name of Lydia, to whom he was married as much as two years before his revolutionary services were ended: That after they were married the said Lydia Cline went with her husband and continued with the company and regiment to which her husband belonged for a number of months. That the said Lydia Cline has remained unmarried since the death of the said Jacob Cline and still remains his widow.
John his + Cline ser. Mark
Subscribed and sworn this 2 nd day of December 1836 before me Davie Miles Just of the peace
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named John Cline and that he is a man of veracity. Davie Miles Just of the peace

State of New York, Schoharie County. } ss.
Catherine Hilsman, of the town and county of Schoharie, and State aforesaid, who being in the seventieth fifth year of her age, who being duly sworn, according to law, saith, that she was well acquainted with Jacob Kline, in his lifetime, and was well acquainted with him in the Revolutionary War, and knows that he was a soldier of the Revolution; and she is also well acquainted with Lydia Kline, the widow of the said Jacob Kline, deceased, and was also well acquainted with her in the revolutionary war, and knows that the said Lydia was married to the said Jacob Kline, while he was a soldier of the Revolution and before his services ended. That she was present at the wedding, that they were married by Adam Kromer, now deceased, at who was at the time a justice of the peace, as she understood, but in what year they were married she is not positive, but she knows it was before Lord Cornwallis was taken. That after the said Lydia was married to the said Jacob Kline, she went with him and the company he belonged to. — That this deponent saw them afterwards in Colonel Kortlandt's regiment, lying a little distance above the city of Albany. The regiment was then preparing to go towards the South: That she was at Albany when they went aboard of their boats and went down the Hudson River, that in the fall of that year, Lord Cornwallis surrendered, and she understood the said Jacob Kline was there at the time, and that he continued in the service till the end of the war as she understood and believes. — That the said Jacob Kline died about twenty three years ago at Schoharie where he resided. That the said Lydia Kline has remained unmarried since, and is still the widow of the said Jacob Kline deceased. Subscribed and sworn this 28th day of November 1836 before me.
David Miles Justice of the peace
Catherine Hilsman her mark

I certify that I am well acquainted with the named Catherine Hitsman and that she is a person of veracity
I certify that I am well acquainted with the within named Catherine Hitsman and that she is a person of veracity.
David Miles deponent of the peace
State of New York Schoharie County, ss.
I, Abraham A. Keyser, Clerk of the county of Schoharie, do hereby certify that David Miles, before whom the several annexed affidavits purport to have been taken, was a Justice of the peace of the county of Schoharie at the time of taking the same. and I further certify that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and would believe that his signature to the taking said affidavits and to the several certificates thereunder written to be true copies of my hand and seal of office this 12th day of December 1830 A. A. Keyser Clerk
843 3. Dec.
In Ballantine Book for the justice of Schoharie New York
Abraham Keyser Deputy 2 years
Rev. William Eng Schoharie New York

County of Ulster ss: On this fourth day of September 1840 before me the subscriber a Commissioner of deeds for the said County of Ulster personally appeared Lydia Cline, who on her oath declares that she is the same person who name was placed on the pension roll of the state of New York that she then resided in the County of Schoharie in said state from whence she has lately removed that she now resides in the town of Kingston in the County of Ulster in said state, where she intends to remain and wishes her pension to be made there payable in future.
The following are her reasons for removing from the said County of Schoharie to Kingston in Ulster County (viz) that she while at Schoharie resided with a widow, with whom she could no longer agree, and that thereupon she removed to Kingston to her daughter, where she intends to spend the rest of her life time.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 4 th day of September 1840
Lydia an Cline mark
P. Van Gaasbeek Esq. Commissioner of Deeds

County of Ulster ss. On this 4 th day of September in the year 1840 before me the subscriber a Commissioner of Oaths in and for said County of Ulster personally appeared Nathaniel Wilday who on his oath declares that Lydia Cline, who took the foregoing affidavit is the Anteacl person described in said affidavit. Sworn & subscribed before Nathaniel Wilday me this 4 th day of Sept 1840 - P. Van Gaasbeck Jr Commissioner of Oaths I do hereby further certify that the above named Nathaniel Wilday is a person of veracity - P. Van Gaasbeck Jr. Commissioner of Oaths
State of New York Ulster County ss. I, Richard Keator Deputy Clerk of the County of Ulster do hereby certify that Peter Van Gaasbeck Jr. whose name is subscri- bed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the foregoing affidavit and thereon written was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment a Commissioner in and for the County aforesaid, duly qualified in said County Commissioner and sworn, and duly au- thorized to take the same: and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Commissioner and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said office at said County the fifth day of September 1840 Richard Keator Dep. Clerk

WIDOW, &c.)
File No. 16911
Lydia Cline
Widow of
Jacob Cline
Private Rev. War
Act: July 4, 1836
Index:—Vol. A , Page 137
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Schoharie N.Y. Jan'y 21, 1837.
Sir:
On the 12th of last month I enclosed to you the papers of the Widow Lydia Cline in support of her claim to a pension, and altho they have been gone a month and eight days, nothing yet has been heard from the case. The old woman is at the county poor-house and miserably provided for, and is therefore extremely anxious to have her case decided, and is continually sending to me to know about it. It is possible the papers have not been received, if they have not, I wish you would inform me of it as soon as practicable, but if they have been, she earnestly implores the department to decide her case without any further delay.
I am respectfully your obed't Serv't
Elias Holliday
James L. Edwards Esq. Com. of Pensions

New York 10 th Sept 1840
Sir
I have been requested to enclose the application of Mrs Lydia Cline, widow of Jacob Cline, a pensioner under the Act of 4 th July 1836, for the transfer of her name from the Albany, to the New York City Agency.
Very Respectfully Your Obed Servt Sylvester Spencer
James S Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Sept 21. 1840
Mr. Ewing,
James L. Edmond Esquire Commissioner of Pensions War Dept. Washington City.

MECHANICS' & FARMERS' BANK,
Albany Pension Agency,
Sept. 17 18 40
JAMES L. EDWARDS, Esquire, Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 16 th I have to state, that Lydia Levine a Pensioner under the Act of 4 July 1836 — at eighty Dollars per annum was last paid to the 4 day of March 1840
I am, Sir,
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
Thos W Olcott
PRES'T AND PENSION AGENT.
per L Jenkins

Mar 25 1842
New Haven
FREE
James L. Edwards Esqr. Com. of Pensions Washington

Schoharie March 21, 1842
Sir
Our Lydia Cline, of Schoharie, a pensioner, went a year or two ago to Ulster Co. in this State, to live with one of her daughters, but has now returned to Schoharie where she intends to continue. She applied for her pension at Albany, and was told it was transferred to New York. Will she again draw her pension in Albany? if so how soon may she apply for it?
I am, respectfully, your Obedient Serv't
Elias Holliday
James L. Edwards, Esq, Com. of Pensions

Sept 24. 1842
Mr Ewan
James L. Edwards Esq born. of Bensans Washington
FREE

Sir:
Schoharie Sept 20, 1842
Sydia Clin, a pensioner, went from here to Ulster county, in this state, to live with one of her children, her pension was therefore transferred to New York City. Some time last winter she came back to Schoharie to live, but could not get her pension in Albany, and had to send to New York for it. She has again applied in Albany for that which became due the 1st inst, and failed, and will again have to send to New York for it unless transferred to Albany. Should it be transferred within a reasonable time she would wait for the transfer. Will it be transferred? if so how soon?
Very respectfully Your obed't Servt
Elias H. Colley
James L. Edwards Esq Com. of Pensions

Yohokai H.M.S. Dec 12 36
Dec 11 N.Y. 4 July '36 3rd Sec.
Free
James L. Edwards Esq. Comm. Of Pensions Washington
of Church

Sir
Schoharie N.Y. December 12, 1826
I enclose to you the declaration of Lydia Cline, who is desirous of obtaining the pension which her deceased husband, Jacob Cline, would have been entitled to if he had lived. She has proved by three credible persons that Jacob Cline, her deceased husband, was a soldier of the Revolution, and that she was married to him at least two years before his revolutionary services expired, and that he died about twenty three years ago, and that she had remained his widow ever since. The witnesses may possibly be mistaken as to the company Cline belonged to the last two or three years of his services. It is certain, however, that Cline was a soldier of the Revolution for I know he drew about six hundred acres of land in this State for his revolutionary services. His name therefore will therefore no doubt  most probably appear on the Rolls. - Should any thing further be necessary on her part to be done, she would take it as a kindness if you would inform me of it as soon as possible, as she is quite aged and very poorly provided for.
I am, very respectfully, Your Obed't Serv't
Elias Holliday
James S. Edwards Esq. Com. of Pensions