Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,293, Reeves Cox, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Coy. Reeves
N. 16,293
Horton, Elizabeth
(Former widow)
Joseph
CONTENTS

Reported
6790
New York,
Elizabeth Horton formerly widow of
Reaves Cox, deceased who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 15 Sep: 1803 of Orange Co in the State of N.Y. who was a Pri t of the Company commanded by Captain Faulkner of the Regt commanded by Col in the N.Y. line for Genl. Hocks
Ascribed on the Roll of N.Y. City as the rate of 32 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Sep. 1842 and sent to John W Martin Mt Hope, NY
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841
Semiannual allowance ending 23 August 1842
$ 164 40
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Theo Selwood Clerk, Book W Vol. 2, Page 83

State of New York / On this 9 th day of August - Orange County / personally appeared before the undersigned a Judge of the court of common pleas in and for Orange County Elizabeth Horton a remaint of the town of Newburgh in the county of Orange and State of New York aged Eighty years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836. and the act explanatory of said act passed March 3 1837: That she was married to to Reuben Cox who was a Corporal and private in the Revolutionary War and in the commencement of the war belonged to a company of Militia commanded by Isaac Vail John Dunning and Jonathan Owens Lieutenants and in the Regiment commanded by Col James McLaughry Jacob Newkirk Lieut Col Moses Phillips Major in the county of Ulster and State of New York That as she has been informed and believes her said husband Reuben Cox enlisted or volunteered in the latter part of June or first of July 1776 into a company of men commanded by Capt Nichol and in the Regiment commanded by Col Dawling for the term of six months and went in the said company to Kingsbridge and other places which she is not able to state until the expiration of the six months since when he was discharged with the rest of the company on or about the first of Jan- uary 1777 That as she has been informed and believes her said husband Reuben Cox was again called out in the month of April 1777 as a relief to serve under Capt Faulkner and Col McLaughry at Fort Clinton and that he served at the said fort at least twelve days as a corporal from Capt Vail's company for the proof of this service she relies on the records already in the pension office

That she has been informed and believes that in the month of May 1777 a guard was raised to guard the powder mill at Phillipsburgh in the county of Ulster and State of New York and that her husband Reuben Cox volunteered from Captain Vail's company as one of that guard and served for two months as a guard at Phillipsburgh under Lieut John Dunning and was discharged at the expiration of the said term That during the year 1777 her said husband Reuben Cox was several times called out to guard along the north river and as she has been informed and believes he was out at one time to fort Montgomery for three and was there when fort Montgomery was taken and for his coat and gun months under Capt John Vail and Col W m Claughry That her said husband was at Ramapo during the fall and beginning of winter of the said year under Capt Vail and under Col Hathorn or Tinker at least one month That during the years 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781 and 1782 her said husband Reuben Cox was out at Westpoint and other places along the eastern frontiers of Orange County and was very frequently out on the western frontiers of Orange and Ulster against the Indians as a chapman and upon alarms That in 1778 in October as she has been informed and believes her said husband was at Duvitt's fort fifteen days under Capt Vail and Col Newkirk That as she has been informed and believes her said husband Reuben Cox was called out on alarm in July 1779 and went under Capt Vail to Minunk against the Indians at least five days That her said husband Reuben Cox was out several times on alarm in 1780 but from old age and loss of memory she is unable to state the time or the officers which he was under That in the spring of 1781 her said husband was out to Minunk under Captain Vail and Col Newkirk at least

fifteen days That when her husband was buried her said husband was out under Capt Vail and Col Larimer to a place called Mamakating on the western frontiers of Ulster County, She further declares that for the foregoing statements she relies upon the proof that may be made in the case that she has no docu- mentary evidence in the case except the Eight weeks as a guard to guard the power still at Pheppshurg which is herewith presented
She further declares that she was married to the said Reeves Cox on the Sixteenth day of November Sixteen Hundred and Eighty by the Reverend Nathan Herr then Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Goshen in the County of Orange and State of New York and that her name before marriage was Elizabeth Webb and that her said husband Reeves Cox died on the fifteenth of September Eighteen Hundred and Three That she was afterwards on the 15 th day of December Eighteen Hundred and nine married to Joseph Horton and that her said husband Joseph Horton died on the 22 d day of October 1828 and that she was a widow on the 4 day of July 1836 and still remains a widow as will more fully appear by reference to the proof herewith annexed Sworn and subscribed the day and year above written before me and I certify that, and was then when Fort Montgomery was taken and lost his coat and gun, was interlined before signing
J. H. Fullerton Judge of County Courts
Her Elisabeth Horton Mark

State of New York } ss } Stephen W. Fullerton Judge Orange County } of the Court of Common
Pleas in and for the said County do certify that Elizabeth Horton who made and subscribed the foregoing affidavit is a woman of truth and veracity and her statements are entitled to full credit and belief and from personal examination I believe she should be excused from attending the recross in and for the said County
Dated Aug 9 1841
S Fullerton Judge of County Court
STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. I, LEBBEUS L. VAIL, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County ORANGE COUNTY, } before whom
of Orange, Do Hereby Certify, That Stephen W. Fullerton the foregoing Affidavit was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same, a Judge of County Court in, and for said county: and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge
and verily believe that the signature to the said Affidavit & Certificate is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the
Seal of the said county, the
1842
17 th day of February
Lebbeus L. Vail Clerk
Elizabeth Vail

Reeves Cox. Departed this Life Septem er 15 th 1803 In the 51 st} year of his age —

State of New York Is On this twelfth day of February Orange County, Eighteen hundred and forty three personally appeared before the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for the said County Elizabeth Cox aged sixty four years a resident of the town of Wallkill in said County a woman of respectability and truth and made oath as follows that she was the daughter in law of Reuben Cox and Elizabeth his wife and that the record attached to this affidavit is a true record of the death of the said Reuben Cox as kept on the family record and that after the death of the said Reuben Cox his widow was again married to Joseph Horton who died on the twenty second day of October Eighteen hundred and twenty eight and that she has ever since remained a widow That she was present and saw the said Joseph Horton and Elizabeth Cox married on the fifteenth day of December Eighteen hundred and nine That they were married by the Rev Mr Blair then Pastor of the Congregational Church in Middletown in the County of Orange and State of New York the reason why she recollects the time is that her youngest son was born just four weeks after the marriage and she further saith that she cannot write but makes her mark her sworn to and subscribed before Elizabeth X Cox mark on the day and year above written William W Drown Justice of Peace

State of New York Orange County
On this ninth day of September 1842 personally appeared before the undersigned a Judge of the Court of Common
Please in and for Orange County being a Court of record. Elizabeth Norton formerly Elizabeth Cox a resident of the town of Wallkill in the County of Orange and State of New York aged Eighty one years and upwards who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 and the act amendatory or explanatory passed August 23 1842 that Reuben Lacy in the Revolutionary War and that she made application for a pension in the year 1841 for a pension under the act of July 4 1836 which pension was not granted for want of sufficient evidence of her husband's services after she was married and by being married to her second husband she was cut off from the act of July 7 1838. She further declares that she relies on the declaration made in 1841 and which is now on file in the Pension Office with the proof of the said Reuben Lacy's services for a pension for that portion of it at least which the department were willing to allow under the act of July 4 1836. Those services according to the best of her recollection were five months in the summer and fall of the year 1776 under Capt. Nichol and Col. Nichol and two months in 1777 as a guard at the Goshen Gap and two months at Fort Montgomery just previous to the said forts being taken with some other services under Capt. Tait and Col. McLaughlin. She further declares that she was married to Reuben Lacy as stated in her declaration made
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under the act of July 4 1836 the proof of which is on file with her former declaration that the said Reaves Coat died as before stated and the proof of which is also on file with her former declaration That she was afterwards married to Joseph Horton in the year 1809 as stated in her former declaration and with which the proof of her said marriage is filed that the said Joseph Horton died as before stated in her former declaration That she was not married to the said Reaves Coat before his last term of service but was married to him previous the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four as stated in her former declaration That she has not married since the death of her last husband Joseph Horton but was a widow on the 7 day of July 1838 and still remains a widow Elizabeth Mary Horton mark
Fullerton Judge of county courts
Orange County ss I Stephen W m Fullerton a Judge of the court of Common Pleas do certify that the above declarant is a woman of respectability and her statement are entitled to full credit and belief And I certify that from bodily infirmities she is unable to attend the sitting of the court of common pleas and for the said County She was married to, inter vivos before signing
Fullerton Judge of county courts

STATE OF NEW YORK, ORANGE COUNTY,
SS. 1, LEBBEUS L. VAH, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County
of Orange, Do HEREBY CERTIFY, That Stephen M. Knellerton before whom the foregoing Declaration was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same, a Judge of Orange Com. Pleas in, and for said county : and further,
that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said Declaration is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said County, the 19 th day of September 184 2.
Lebbeus L. Vah Clerk

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16,293
Elizabeth Horton Widow of Reeves Cox Prisoner War
Act July 14. 86
Index: Vol. A , Page 347
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Let to H Armstrong June 21. 42
act 4. July 1836

3 3 3 4 4 4 2-89

A pay Roll of a Guard consisting of one Lieut. S. Bryant, 1 24 Privates ordered by the Governor of this State to guard the Powder Mills in the Millkill precinct, including the days of their taking into, and dis- -charge from service.
   Name & Rank Entered into service Time served Pay per Month Pay due Board Money $1.12 1/2 per Week Privates 75 cts per Week     Harry Cox. May 9 th 1840 56 days or 8 Weeks $2.13. 4. $4.15. 9 $4.16. 5  
This is to certify that the above pay Roll is just and true according to the best of my knowledge.
William Wilkin Chairman.
State of New York Comptroller's Office Albany Jan'y 9 th 1840
I hereby certify the above to be a true ex- tract from an original pay Roll now on file in this office fees 34 cts paid by Mr. Little.
Ratly Cooke Comptroller

8420✓ Elizabeth Hoston formerly widow of Reeves (a.d.) abt July 38 + 23 Aug 42.
adm'd 9 mo. 26 days $32 \frac{88}{100}
No deduction
John W Martin N. Hope Renss Co N.Y.

Home of Rep. May 16 1842
Sir
I enclose you the affidavit of James Brown & Isaac Vail as additional evidence in the claim of Elizabeth Horton for a pension. Their purport and object are fully explained in the accompanying letter of Mr John W. Martin.
Yours very Respectfully J. A. Clinton
James J. Edwards Esq. Court of Pensions }

House of Representatives Washington 21 st February 1842
Sir
At the request of Mr J. W. Martin I send for your investigation and decision the declaration and proofs of Mrs Elizabeth Horton formerly the wife of Reever Horton, a soldier of the Revolution.
Very Respectfully Yours Ob t Serv t W. H. Milton
Col J. H. Edwards Comm ee of Pensions

Mt Hope Orange County New York Sept 20 1842
Dr Sir
Accompanying this letter is the declaration of Elizabeth Horton formerly Elizabeth Cox widow of Reuben Cox who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and belonged to Capt Isaac Tails comp y of Militia in Col McLaughry Reg t Ulster County New York. This declaration is made under the act of August 23 1842. Mrs Horton made a declaration in 1841 under the act of 1836 before Judge Fullerton in the town of Wallkill Orange County New York which said declaration is on file in the Pension Office with the proof of the services of the said Reuben Cox and his marriage to Elizabeth Keck and his death and also the proof of the marriage of his widow Elizabeth Cox and Joseph Horton and the death of the said Horton. The department refused to allow the said widow a Pension under the act of July 4 th 1836 because the evidence of services after marriage was not sufficient and being married the service time she was cut off from the act of 1838. You will please communicate the result of the investigation of this declaration to me at the place above mentioned.
I am Sir with great respect your Obed t Serv t John W. Worth
Hon James L. Edwards Comm r of Pensions

State of New York } Isiah Vail of South Middletown Orange County } in the County and State aforesaid aged seventy three years and upwards deposeth and saith that he is the son of Isiah Vail who was Captain of a company of Militia during the Revolutionary War and belonged to Col. McLaughrys Regiment and he well recollects of his fathers being out during the war a great part of the time during the war with his company and that Reeves Creek was a militia man in said company That the company would frequ- =uently be called out towards the Hudson River and after having served out there and at Ramapo Paramus and the English neighbourhood and returned home they would not be at home but a short time until the alarm would be given that the Indians were upon the western frontier and the said company would have to start again This was the case until the end of the war and he is confident that Capt Isiah Vails company was several times out in the years 1781 and 1782 on alarms against the Indians sometimes they would be gone only a short time and sometimes they would be out several days and he has no doubt but Reeves Creek was out with the rest of the company several times during the years 1781 and 1782 Subscribed to and subscribed the 15 th day of February 1842 before me
Charles Dill Commissioner of Deeds
Isiah Vail

In the case of Elizabeth Norton formerly Elizabeth Cox widow of Reuben Cox minor act 1836
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State of New York / ss. I certify that I am Orange County / well acquainted with Jack Tail of South Madleton and I believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and that his statements are entitled to full credit and belief
Charles Hill Commissioner of Deeds

STATE OF NEW YORK, ORANGE COUNTY,
SS. I, LEBBEUS L. VAIL, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County
of Orange, Do HEREBY CERTIFY, That Charles Dile before whom
the foregoing Affidavit was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the
same, a Commissioner of Deeds in, and for said county : and further,
that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Commissioner
and verily believe that the signature to the
said Affidavit & Certificate is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of
the said County, the 16 th day of June
184 2
Lebbeus L. Vail Clerk
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In the case of Elizabeth Norton formerly Elizabeth ... widow of Peter ... who died in 1836

State of New York / Thomas Knight of the town of Ranger County / Wallkill in the said County being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he is aged Eighty one years and that he was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and was the orderly sergeant in Capt Thompsons company of Militia in Col Allison Regiment and served as an orderly sergeant and deputy quarter master untill the end of the year 1779 That in the spring of the year 1779 in the month of April he was at Fort Montgomery on duty and will recollect that while at the fort he knew Reves Coe as a corporal as a relief from Capt Vail's company at least two weeks under Capt Falkner and in the Regiment commanded by Col McLaughry that he saw Reves Coe belonged to Capt Leach Vail company in Col Allison McLaughrys Regiment then in the County of Ulster and State of New York
That during the winter and spring of the above mentioned year there was a new Prison Mill put in operation at a place called Phillipsburgh on the Wallkill in Ulster County and a guard was kept at that place that he knew John Dunning who commanded the guards at that place in the latter part of May June and he was well acquainted with Reves Coe who served as one of the guards at that place this deponent did not serve with him but the service was done but a short distance from where this deponent lived and he well recollects when it was done and that Reves Coe was one of the said guards but he cannot tell how long the guard was kept there That in the month of August according to the best of this deponents recollection he volunteered under Capt John Wood for three months and went to Fort Clinton on the Hudson River

area served at the said fort as the orderly Sergeant for the said company and acted as deputy Quarter master for the Regiment then under Col. Mason for the term of at least two months until the fort was taken by the British That in the morning of the day that the fort was taken this deponent was out with a picket guard and before he could get into the fort the British forces got between him and the fort and himself together with Lieut. Stewart and the men that they had with them made their escape to the mountains That this deponent will recollect that Capt. Vail was at Fort Montgomery at the same time with a company of three months men under Col. McClaughry and had been at the fort at least two months previous to the taking of the said fort which was on the eighth or ninth of October of the said year That he was well acquainted with Reverend Leaf in the said service under Capt. Vail at Fort Montgomery who served at least two months as a private previous to the taking of the said fort and that the said Reverend Leaf was in the battle when the fort was taken This deponent is not mistaken in this service for he knows Reverend Leaf well in the said service That during the fall of the said year the militia was again called out to Pemmakan and this depon- ent was again out and he recollects that Capt. Vail's company was there and that Reverend Leaf was again out and served at Pemmakan and in the neighbourhood for the term of one month as a private under he thinks Col. Hotham but this deponent is not able to state at what time they were called out but thinks it was in December when they were discharged In the spring of the year 1778 This deponent went to Fort Smith on the western frontier of Ulster County against the Indians

and service until in the month of December of the said year under Capt. Swope and under Col. Allen  Nickerson That about the middle of October of the said year an alarm was made by the appearance of the Indians on the hills behind the fort and killing the horse belonging to Col. Nickerson That a portion of the militia of the surrounding country was called out and Captain Isaac Vail's company was called out to Dewitt's Fort and served under the said Captain and under Col. Nickerson for fifteen days and this deponent well recollects and is not mistaken in Reeves being there and serving in Captain Vail's company as a private for the term of fifteen days on alarm That in July 1849 the Indians again made their appearance on the western frontiers of Orange and Ulster counties and were numerous at the time this deponent was lying at Major Decker's fort the alarm was given and the militia from the neighborhood and Goshen were called out and Captain Vail's company was out and served upon alarm at least one week and this deponent well recollects that Reeves was out on the frontiers as a private under Capt. Isaac Vail upon this alarm at least one week and under Col. Nickerson A further this deponent further says not. - I now subscribe this fifteenth day of January 1849. before me by making his mark, because he is crippled in his hand and cannot write Thomas his Knight mark
Before me James H. Smith Justice of the Peace
as hereby certify that Thomas Knight who made and subscribed the foregoing affidavit is a man of truth and veracity and is entitled to full credit and belief therein as a private in the service before described
James H. Smith Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW YORK, } SS. I, LEBBEUS L. VAIL, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County ORANGE COUNTY, }
of Orange, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Jesse Finch before whom the foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the peace in, and for said county : and further,
that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said affidavit & certificate is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of
the said County, the 17 th day of February 184 2
Lebbeus L. Vail, Clerk
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State of New York Orange County
On the 30th day of Sept 1821 before
me came Hannibal M c Hopkins aged fifty two who upon his oath de- clares that he is the clerk of the First Presbyterian church of Goshen in said county & has the care & custody of the Records of the same that from the re- cords it appears that the Reverend Ma- thias Herr the former Pastor of the said church married Reeves Coy to Elizabeth Webb on the 16th  fourteenth day of November one thousand seven hun- dred & eighty & that the record is in the following words & figures to wit
*Married 1780 Reeves Coy and Nov 16 Elizabeth Webb"
I was subscribed the day & year above written "Siz" intention before signing
I further certify that (H W R of Goshen) the witness is of un- questioned veracity H W Elliott

STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. ORANGE COUNTY, }
I, LEBBEUS L. VAIL, CLERK of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County
of Orange, Do Hereby Certify, That Horace W. Elliott before whom
the foregoing Affidavit was subscribed and sworn, was, at the time of taking the
same, a Justice of the Peace in, and for said county: and further
that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice
and verily believe that the signature to the said Affidavit & certificate is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the
Seal of the said County, the 17 th day of February
1842
Lebbeus L. Vail Clerk
Person before whom
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State of New York ss Benjamin Holmes of the town Orange County of Wallkill in said County being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he is the clerk of the Congregational Church in Middletown in said County and that there is no Record of Marriages as kept by the Rev. Mr Blair during his charge of the Congregational Church in Middletown of which Church it appears he had charge in the year 1809 in his possession and I certify that Benjamin Holmes is a credible witness sworn to and subscribed the 15 th day of February 1842 the words in his deposition read before signing - before me William W Reeve Justice of Peace } Benjamin Holmes { Clerk

State of New York (p. 61) this tenth day of February Orange County Eighteen hundred and forty two Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for Orange County John Ellis a resident of the said county aged seventy Eight years and a man of veracity who deposeth & saith that in the beginning of the Revolutionary war he he resided with his father at a place called Scothtown in the town of Wallkill now in the County of Orange and State of New York and in the bounds of the Regiment of Militia commanded by Col James McClanghry and that he resided there until the spring of Seventy hundred and Eighty One when in the month of April of that year he hired to Reeves Cox of the same town to work for six months on the farm and went to the said Reeves Coxes to work previous to the middle of the said month and worked for the said Reeves Cox the term for which he agreed And he well recollects that that in the month of May of that year and while he was at work for the said Reeves Cox that an alarm was made on the western frontier of Orange County and that a portion of the militia was called out to Fort Devitt and other places along the said frontier to guard against the Indians and to prevent their destroying the lives of the inhabitants of that frontier that Capt Israh Vails company was called out on this occasion and went to Fort Devitt as he understood and that he well recollects that on this alarm Reeves Cox went with the rest of the said company across the Shawangunk Mountain and served at least two weeks and returned home not far from the first of June following The reason why he has a distinct recollection of this service is that he planted corn while the said Cox was gone from home and that Mrs Cox wife of the said Reeves Cox helped to plant the corn and he recollects of her expressing a wish that the war was over so that he

husband need not be so much from home he is certain that he was gone at this time in Capt Vail's company two weeks but is not able to tell who was the Col along the frontier at that time but thinks Col Newkirk he also deposeth that the said Reeves Col was during the summer out on several alarms of one two and three days each but he cannot definitely state the exact times that those short services were performed
This respondent did not serve any this year that he lived with Reeves Col for the reason when he arrived at the age of sixteen years he was enrolled in a company command by Capt McNeal and served in that company and that during the time he lived with the said Col he was enrolled in McNeal company and was not notified to do duty during that season although he was out several times before and after the season that he worked for Reeves Col on alarms but not enough to entitle him to a pension He further says that he never knew how to write but makes his mark W Sevon to and subscribed to before John his & Eddy his me the day and year before mentioned mark William M Reeve Justice of Peace
5.342.
Elizabeth Horton
NY.
act 4 July '36
m 80.403
Hon. J. G. Clinton H.R.

STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. I, LEBBEUS L. VAIL, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County ORANGE COUNTY, }
of Orange, Do HEREBY CERTIFY, That William C. Reeve before whom the foregoing Affidavits was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in, and for said county : and further,
that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said Affidavits & Certificates is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of
the said County, the
17 th
day of
February
184 2
Lebbeus L. Vail

State of New York Orange County
On this twentieth day of April Eighteen hundred and forty two personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for Orange County James Brown of the town of Wallkill in the said County aged Seventy six years last Jan- uary and made oath to the following effect Viz That in the spring of the year Seventeen hundred and eighty one he was enrolled into a company of Militia commanded by Capt Isaac Vail John Dunning & Jonathan Greene Lieutenants and Duncan Brown a brother of this deponent was one of the Sergeants in the Regiment commanded by Col James McCloughry Lieutenant Col Jacob New Kirk and Major Moses Phillips in Ulster County New York and that soon after he was enrolled in the same spring that he was enrolled and in the month of May of said year Capt Isaac Vail's company was called out upon alarm to Dewitt's Fort on the west side of the Shawangunk Mountain on the western frontier of the County of Ulster against the Indians who it was expected to make a descent upon the the frontier settlers in the valley of the

Neversink The said company rendezvoused at the house of Capt Isaac Vail and went from Capt Vails across the mountain to Dwarths Fort distance about fifteen miles where the said company remained doing duty as soldiers for two weeks and were discharged at the expiration of that time but did not receive a written discharge This deponent served in the said company at that time and it was the first tour of duty that he ever done This deponent was well acquainted with Reeves Cox who lived several years in the family of Capt Vail and he will recollects that in the service aforementioned Reeves Cox rendezvoused with the said company and went with the rest of to Dwarths Fort and served with the rest of the company the full term of two weeks and was discharged with the rest of the company about the first of June 1781 This service he thinks was done under Col. Klock This deponent was called out upon alarms several times during the years 1781 and 1782 but was not out over two or three days at a time and sometimes would not get far from home before the company would be discharged

That he saw Reeves Cox out several of those times but he is unable to state the time that he was out He was well acquainted with Reeves Cox and lived but a short distance from him during the war and he well recollects that the said Reeves Cox was called a good soldier and further he saith not known to and subscribed the day and year before written and certify that Reeves the said deponent is a man of truth and veracity and his statements are entitled to full credit and belief before me James Brown Cornelius O'Grady Justice of the peace

STATE OF NEW YORK, ORANGE COUNTY,
{ SS. I, LEBBEUS L. VAIL, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County
of Orange, Do Hereby Certify, That Cornelius Graz ——— before whom the foregoing Affidavit ——— was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in, and for said county : and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice
and verily believe that the signature to the said Affidavit & Certificate is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said County, the 4th day of May 184 2
Lebbeus L. Vail Clerk By S. L. Lockwood Deputy Clerk of Orange County

State of New York Orange County
On this 4 th day of May 1862 I personally appeared before the undersigned a Commissioner of Oaths and commissioner to take affidavits in and for said County Isaiah Vail aged twenty three years and upwards a resident of South Middletown and made oath to the following effect Viz That he was the son of Isaiah Vail who was a Captain in the Militia in the County of Ulster and State of New York and belonged to the Regiment commanded by Col James W. Clancey Lieut Colonel Kirkb Licut Col and Moses Phillips Major He further deposeth and saith that his father Isaiah Vail was a Captain in the beginning of the Revolutionary War and served during the whole of the war until its close He further saith that he has a distinct recollection of his Father being out almost continually either along the Hudson River or on the western frontier against the Indians, He has further deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Reuben Cox who resided in his the deponents fathers family for several years and belonged to his fathers company of Militia He has heard the said Reuben Cox tell of his being in the five months service in the beginning of the war and he has has a recollection of the said Reuben Cox serving at the Powder Mill on the Wallkill in the town of Wallkill in said County, that the said Cox then lived with his father Isaiah Vail and the distance from his fathers house to the Powder Mill was about one mile and he well recollects when the said Powder mill was blown up this deponent was then rearing horse in the field for ploughing He further saith that while Reuben Cox lived with his father this deponent drove oxen for the said Reuben Cox to plough and he often heard the said Cox tell of being a soldiering at New Windsor and at Forts Montgomery and Clinton and he well

recollections of his often telling him of being in one of those forts when they were taken and of seeing the men fall like shooting pigeons he has heard the said Reuben Cox tell of his being at Fort Beckett at Warrenton and other places along the western frontier and he further saith that he is acquainted with Elizabeth Horton formerly the wife of the said Reuben Cox and believes she is now living as the widow of said Horton in the town of Wallkill
He further deposes and saith that he is well acquainted with James Brown of the town of Wallkill and has been acquainted with him from the time that he was a small boy and the said Brown and this deponent were school boys together and he has no doubt of the veracity of the said Brown and believes him to be a man of honesty and truth and he thinks that the said Brown is some older than this deponent and further he saith not sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year before mentioned Charles. Dill Isaiah Vail
I certify that Isaiah Vail is well known to me and I know him to be a man of good standing in the Congregational Church at Mt Hope and know him to be a man of strict truth and veracity and his statements are entitled to full credit and belief.
Charles. Dill Commissioner of Dues

STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. I, LEBBEUS L. VAIL, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County ORANGE COUNTY, } of Orange, Do HEREBY CERTIFY, That Charles Bell before whom
the foregoing Affidavit was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same, a Commission of Deeds in, and for said county : and further,
that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Commissioner and verify believe that the signature to the said Affidavit & Certificate is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said County, the 10 th day of May
1842
Lebbeus L. Vail, Clerk

State of New York
Orange County } to James Edmonston of Cornwall
in said County being duly sworn depose & says that he is aged eighty two years, that he was a soldier in the army of the Revolution, and in the latter part of the month of July in the year 1776 this deponent enlisted into a company of Militia of said County of Orange of which John Nichol was Captain Silas Wood was the first & John Wilkin was the second Lieutenants and belonged to Col Rawling's Regiment. That said Company underwent at New Windsor & from thence went by water to Fort Montgomery & Clinton remained there about one week and went from there to Fort Independence where said Company remained until after the battle at White Plains and then from there to Peekskill and then returned with the regiment to Nichols Point near New Windsor where they were engaged in building the Chevaux de frise until their time has expired and were discharged at Nichols Point on the first day of January in the year 1777. That deponent served in said service as a Sergeant. That deponent knew Reunes Cox who was a private in said Company and from the best of deponent's knowledge & belief the said Reunes Cox served as a private in said Company the aforesaid term of five months, and deponent believes said Reunes Cox resided at the time in the town of Wallkill in said County & further says not.
Sworn before me this 30 th day of December 1840
E. Armstrong Justice of the Peace
James Edmonston Fox

I the undersigned a justice of the peace before whom the foregoing affidavit of James Edmonston was made do. Certify that I am well acquainted with him & believe him to be a man of strict truth & veracity. and his statements under oath are entitled to full credit & belief. H. Armstrong Justice of the Peace
United States of America State of New York Orange County, ss. I, William Fullerton a Notary Public being duly sworn & commissioned residing in the Village of Newburgh in the County aforesaid do certify that I am acquainted with Horace Armstrong that he is a Justice of the Peace residing in the aforesaid village and that the signatures attached to the foregoing affidavit and certificate are genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal of Office the thirtieth day of December in the year One thousand Eight hundred and forty
William Fullerton Notary Public