Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40797, Nicholas Cassidy, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
bassidy, Nicholas
S. 40797
CONTENTS

10,073 Pennsylvania.
Nicholas Casidy,
of Westm d Co ty in the state of Penns a who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Gansevoort, of the N. York line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30. of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30. of April 19, and sent to William Jaek, judge Greensburg, Westm d County, Pa.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. . . 81. 30.
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 48. "
10 mo. \frac{1}{30} 1819. $ 129. 30.
8 \frac{4}{31} }
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
d. Jany 25. 1822
Continued
Nicholas Casidy Westm d Co ty Pa. 10,073

No Colonel of the name of Gainsworth in the Continent- al Service
Reverend 30 April
George Washington Esq.
Rejected admitted
Mac Washington City
182
400 The Judge should certify to the original documents of the applicant or to the suitability of them calculated to land

Nicholas Casidy of Salem Township in the county of Westmoreland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, labourer, upon Oath makes the following Declaration -
That the said Nicholas Casidy in April - A.D. 1776 enlisted as a private for the term of one year in Capt. Cornelius Hornbarg's Company in Col.
Richmores Regiment in the New Jersey line. That the Declarant faithfully served in said Company until the December following - That the Declarant on the 13 th day of March A.D. 1777 again enlisted as a private for the term of three years in Capt. Cornelius Johnstons Company of Foot in Colonel Gainsworths Regiment in Gen. James Clintons Brigade in the New York line that the Declarant faithfully served the whole of the last mentioned term and was on the 13 th of March 1780 honourably discharged - That the declarant was in the Battle at the White Plains, and in the Battle on Long-Island -
That the Declarant received a written certificate of his Discharge, and that he has lost the same by time and accident
That the Declarant is eighty five years of age, and from his reduced circumstances in life is now in need of assistance from his Country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services -
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 30 th day of April 1818 -
Wm. Jash
Nicholas his Casidy

I William Jack one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Westmoreland and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Nicholas Capacy did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the within Declaration, against the common enemy — And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Depart- ment of War pursuant to the directions of the act of Congress — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 30 th of April A.D. 1818
W m Jack
Westmoreland County ss I James Reed prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for Westmoreland County in the Commonwealth of Penn- sylvania Do hereby certify That William Jack, before whom the within affidavit was taken & whose name is subscribed thereto and also to the above certificate was at the time of the taking of said affidavit one of the associate Judges of the Court aforesaid duly commissioned & sworn to all whose official acts as such full faith & credit is due In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of my office at Greencastle in said County this 30 th day of April A.D. eighteen hundred and eighteen
Thos Jas Reed, proth
Morrison Underwood

I William Jack Esquire do certify that Nicholas Capidy the within declarant is in indigent circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country for support — Given under my hand and seal this Tenth day of December A.D. one Thousand eight hundred and eighteen
(Seal) W. Jack
The declarant on oath further saith that the name of the Colonel under whom he enlisted in March 1777 was Garnsworth or Gangsworth (and not Gainsworth). That the Residence of the Col. upon entering the service was at Albany. That he assisted to rebuild Fort Stanwix in the State of New York and that he did duty at said fort for a considerable time thinks for near eighteen months. That after that time the troops to which he belong there were marched thence to Saratoga That after leaving Saratoga the Company to which he belonged was joined to the main Army & in that he received his discharge at Morristown in the State of New Jersey. That the Lieut. Col. Col. name was Willott.

Nicholas Edding
10.073
April 19
Certificate of deposit
Con
Whole
fe: 94 of add. cal. 372

Westmoreland County ss Pennsylvania
On the seventeenth day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Westmoreland aforesaid, being a Court of record. Nicholas Caspary Resident in said County aged upwards of eighty years who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows to wit that enlisted in Captain Cornelius Johnstons Company, he cannot now now say what year, but recollects that it was in the Spring of the year before the attack made on Fort Stonymank that the Company was attached to Col d Henshows Regiment New York line that he was in the said Fort at the time it was attacked by a force composed mostly of Indians a few English, that the Garrison Garrison as he understood was managed by the directions of a certain Gen l St Leger that the Siege continued as well as he recollects for upwards of twenty days and when a reinforcement was approaching they besiegers fled, that he enlisted for three years and served faithfully until the time for which enlisted was fully ended that he Received an Honorable discharge at Morristown that he had previously served in and about New York in the Company commanded by Captain Cornelius Hornberg Col d Richmoris Regiment Gen l M c Dugals Brigade for the space of one year the time of his enlistment and was Honorably Discharged that after the expiration of both the above periods he served almost constantly on the frontiers of the State of New York untill the end of the war mostly under the command of Captain Abraham Washburn Col d Peulings Regiment that his Discharges has been long since lost that he has already been placed on the pension list by virtue of the law of Congress passed the 18 th of March 1818 that his declaration was made as he believes on the 30 th of April 1818 and his Pension Certificate is dated on the 30 th of April 1819 and numbered 10-073. And I the said Nicholas Caspary do solemnly swear that I was a Resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it so 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 the 18 th 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 other income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed except my pension.

Schedule
  1 Horse ten dollars value 10 00   2 Cows value at ten dollars each 20 00   $ 30 00 
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court 17 th July 1820
J. H. Wise Prothon.
Nicholas his  his Cupidy mark
I the said Nicholas Cupidy do solemnly swear & declare upon my oath that I am by occupation a labourer that from my advanced age and infirmities I am not able to perform any manual labour by which I could gain a livelihood - that I rent a small Tenement with a small cabin House & cabin Stable thereon with about two acres of cleared land at fifteen dollars per year that I am more indebted than my little property is worth that my family that Resides with me consists of my wife Rachel aged upwards of sixty years and Daughter Peggy aged ten years a son named John aged seventeen (who lives with me at times only)
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court 17 July 1820
J. H. Wise Prothon
Nicholas his  his Cupidy mark
Westmoreland County ss
I John H. Wise prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for said County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Do hereby certify that the foregoing is truly copied from the original remaining of file in my office.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of my office at Greensburg in said County this twenty fifth day of September A.D. eighteen hundred & twenty
For J. H. Wise, proth
Morrisan Underwood

Wadsworth County, ss I John H. Wise prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that at a court of Common Pleas held for said County the sixteenth instant the said Court did value the property of Nicholas Capedy exhibited in the annexed Schedule at thirty dollars
Given under my hand & seal of office at Greensburg this 19 th day of October A.D. 1820. J. H. Wise Prothonotary

Rev. War Section. Record Division.
March 28, 1922.
Hon. Frederick Gilkyson, Adjutant General of N. J. Trenton, N. J.
Sir:
In response to your letter of the 25" instant, you are advised that a careful search of the records of this Bureau fails to show a claim for Revolutionary War pension, or bounty land on file on account of the services of any Nicholas Cassidy, under any spelling of that surname, other than Survivor File 40797, who was allowed pension on his application executed April 30, 1818, while living in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, Penn. and who died January 25, 1822. His date and place of birth and residence at enlistment are not on record.
He stated in his application for pension that he enlisted in April 1776 and served as a private for one year "in Capt. Cornelius Hornbarg's Company in Col. Richmore's Regiment in the New Jersey Line." In another place he stated that he served "in and about New York in the company commanded by Captain Cornelius

Hornberg, Col. Richmore's Regiment, Gen. McDugal's Brigade for the space of a year."
As the soldier always signed by mark and stated that the clerk in writing his declaration made mistakes in the spelling of his officers' names, it is possible that the officers he referred to, were Captain Cornelius Hardenbergh, Colonel Rudolph Ritzema and Colonel Alexander McDougal of the First New York Regiment.
Said Nicholas Cassidy also stated that he served from March 13, 1777, to March 13, 1780, in Captain Cornelius Johnson's Company, Colonel Gansevert's N. Y. Regiment and after that until the end of the War under Captain Abraham Westfall, Colonel Pauling's N. Y. Regiment.
The above are all the services noted in his claim for pension.
Very respectfully,
A handwritten signature in cursive, reading "Washington Gardner". The signature is written in dark ink and is positioned above the title "Commissioner".
Commissioner.

40797
Rec-Y INVALID.
1922 Feb 17 Hist. to Thos. E. Cassidy. 1922 Mar 28. Hist to Adm. Gen. N. J. and.
File No. 40.797
Nicholas Cassidy Pr. Rev. Rev.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 72
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Greensburg Pa
Free
To the Honorable J. L. Calhoun
Adm.
Secretary of war
Conservancy N.Y. reg. 3rd
3rd
Mail
Washington City

Westmoreland County ss
Personally appeared before me William Jacks one of the Associate Justices of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Said County Nicholas Cospidy who being duly sworn according to law. did in addition to his deposition taken and subscribed before me on the 30 th day of April 1818 the Depose and say. that soon after his enlistment in 1777. he was marched to Fort Stanwix that he did assist repairing said Fort that Said Fort was attacked by the British Canadians and Indians he believes the principal part of the besiegers were Indians that the siege was continued for several days. that the Colonel Commandant was - Gansevoort and met Gainsworth as stated in his former deposition. that the Lieut. Col. name was Willet. that Willet was sent out, as he understood, during the siege to procure assistance that before he returned they besiegers had fled. that he he believes the attack was made on said Fort in July or August 1777 - that he continued to do duty as a soldier at said Fort for some consider- able time afterwards and until the Regiment was - marched from that place that he was afterwards at Albany and Saratoga. and that the Regiment was afterwards joined to the main Army when he did faithfully serve until the time he received (at Morristown in New Jersey) his discharge which his discharge was dated on the 13 th of March 1780 that after he received his discharge as above stated - He

He returned to Orange County in the State of New York where he served almost constantly, in absence of the frontiers often in Captain Abraham Wash's company Major Thomas Dewitt and Col. Paulings Regiment. That soon after peace was concluded he removed to Westmoreland County Pennsylv- -ania where he has ever since resided.
Sworn & Subscribed Before me the 15 th day of April 1819 Wm. Jack
Nicholas his Casady mark

To The Honorable the Secretary at War.
Nicholas Capeday has made a further declaration of facts, of his revolutio- nary services, as hereto annexed and sworn to, he is old and in his relation of his services not to be very distinctly understood, which caused the Clerk, in writing her declaration to make mistakes in the spelling of the officers names under whom he served, I have been particular in attending to his relation of the facts herein stated, and have no hesitation in saying, that the full faith and credit ought to be given to his declaration hereto stated, that he is very poor lives on a piece of land in this neighbourhood under lease from a Widow Morrison, that all her personal property was distrained on for the rent due , the rent of the april and sold, his wife a very poor old and infirm woman called on me for assistance, they are objects of charity, and now to be supported by the benevolent - I shall thank you for information on the application of Peter Dutton forwarded to you sometime ago by James M. Kelly Esq. taken before Judge Campbell of Indiana County, also on John Brandon application of W. County & John Clark of Armstrong County all of Pa-
Greensburgh 15 th ap. 1819 -
With Sincere yours Geo Armstrong

IN REPLY REFER TO
No.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
Replying to Rev. War Section Record Division
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
L
TRENTON
March 30, 1922.
Honorable Washington Gardner, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I wish to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th instant, and to express my apprecia- tion for the information contained therein concerning the Revolutionary War service of NICHOLAS CASSIDY.
Very truly yours,
Frederick G. Taylor The Adjutant General.

IN REPLY REFER TO No. Per Sec
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
L
TRENTON
March 25, 1922.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
It is requested that information be furnished as to whether a NICHOLAS CASSIDY performed service in New Jersey Troops during the Revolutionary War period.
This Department is in receipt of a communication which states that this soldier was a pensioner, and died January 25, 1822.
The name does not appear upon our rolls, but if the man did serve, as indicated, it is requested that a copy of his service be furnished for incorporation into our records.
Very truly yours,
Frederick Giltyson FREDERICK GILTYSON, The Adjutant General.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
N.F. 40797
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Nicholas Cassidy a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1776 Dec. 1776 Pvt. Cornelius Harnett Richard Caswell N.Y.   Feb. 13. 1777 Feb. 13. 1780 Cornelius Johnston William Moultrie N.Y.   ✓ End of War Abraham Wistfall Pauling "  
Battles engaged in, Long Island & White Plains & Ft. Stirling.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 30. 1818. His ch. was ab.
Residence at date of application, Salem Township Westmoreland Co. Penn.
Age at date of application, 85 yrs old Dec. Jan. 25. 1822.
Remarks: In 1820 his wife Rachel was "upwards of 60 yrs of age" and children were Peggy 10 years and John 17 years. There is no other data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
corrected by Mar. 28. 1922 see N.Y. Archives Vol. 1 page 293 to col. 2 for Capt. Under him.