Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9914, Ezekiel Harris, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Harris, Ezekiel
89914
CONTENTS
carded

28735
New York
Ezekiel Harris
of Saratoga in the State of New York who was a Private - in the Company commanded by Captain Schermerhorn of the Regiment commanded by Col. Van Rensselaer in the New York line for 7 Months 14 days
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 24 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of May 1834 and sent to A. Nash Ballston Spa. N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March - 34 - $74.64 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept '34 12.44 $87.08
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Jno. Cromwell Clerk. Book E Vol. 4 Page 112

Ezekiel Harris For a Pension
31.07/-
Admitted Private 7 mo & 14 days
A. Wash agent B. Spa

State of New York County of Saratoga ss.
On this 9 th day of April 1834 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County now sitting. Ezekiel Harris of Greenfield in the County aforesaid aged SeventyNine 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 Jan y 7 th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officer and served as herein stated.
1 st Question To the question. Where and in what year were you born? He answers and says In Bedford, in the County of Westchester in the State of New York, November 26 1754 2 nd He has no record of his age
3 rd To the question, Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? He answers and says That during the Revolutionary War, he lived in Philips Town in the County of Albany (now Rensselaer) & State of New York, where he lived until 1789 when he moved to Greenfield in the County of Saratoga then Albany and State of New York where he has lived ever since and where he now lives.
4 th To the question, How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute, and if a substitute, for whom?
He answers and says that
In June or July 1777 When he lived in Philips Town in the then County of Albany now Rensselaer and State of New York

No 1) He was enrolled in Captain John Schermerhorn's Company of Infantry in Colonel Van Rensselaer's Regiment of New York Militia, when a draft was made on account of the rapid movements of Burgoyne's Army down from the Lakes, and he this deponent was drafted and went on the first tour (but after marching the whole Regiment was called & marched) under the command of the said Captain Schermerhorn in the following manner to wit, the Company to which he belonged met at Green Bush under the immediate command of the said Capt. Schermerhorn, and joined our Regiment crossed to Albany & from there marched up on the west side of the Hudson River six miles & crossed to the East side where the City of Troy now is, & marched on the East side of the River and crossed to Halfmoon & marched through Stillwater to Fort Edward, where we were stationed in open field in Tents when he this deponent performed duty on Guard & also he was  was  was was detached & went to Guard the Cattle to & from Lake George in order to bring off the Public Stores, he also went to Kingsbury where he served on Guard under the command of the said Captain Schermer- horn and then returned to Fort Edward, when he this deponent was with a part of said Company was permitted to return home to Philips Town having served in this first tour not less than One month & served under the aforesaid Captain Schermerhorn when he returned home with the said Captain
That not many days after his said return from his the tour of 8 days he again received orders from his said Captain Schermerhorn to serve another tour of one month, by draft and according order he with other drafts repaired to Schoharie where he with his associates were attached to Captain Niles Company an officer of our Regiment who com- manded a the Company of drafts from our Bar Regiment — = Starts of our Regiment  who left us Greenback  was Lieutenant marched to Cobus Hill the qm. men were there in barracks, our Company in private houses, he served on guard to Cobus Hill one month  and was  there and was

N o 2) In 1778 or 9 when he lived at the place aforesaid a draft from our Regiment was made for every third man to turn out for one month, the company were divided into three Claps, he was again drafted (Ben the 2 nd Clap) that soon after the first Clap had entered on duty, there was an alarm for the remainder of the Regiment, he was ordered & turned out on the said Alarm & joined his said Company at Philips Town & Marched to Green Bush under the said Captain Schermerhorn. Crossed to Albany our Company put up for the night at a private House between Albany & Troy, from there to Half moon & marched 8 days up to towards Stillwater, when an order was rec d to return home & our Regiment returned, he returned home having served at least eight days
(3) That not many days after his said tour of 8 days as aforesaid he received orders from his said Captain Schermerhorn to serve his tour of one month as a draft & according to orders he with other drafts of the said Company repaired to Schenectady Schoharie where he with his Associates were attached to Capt. Niles Company; (Capt. Niles was an officer of our Regiment) who commanded a Company of Drafted men. — Staats was Lieutenant & a resident in Green Bush we marched to Cobushill, the 9 mo. men were there in the Barracks, our Company was Stationed in private Houses, where he served on Guard at Cobushill & as aforesaid For at least one month and were dismissed by the said Capt. Niles at Cobushill & returned home
N o 4) In 1779 or 80 He was again called with the Company to which he belonged on alarm & marched through Albany to Schenectady & were Stationed in private Houses, where he performed duty on guard under the said Capt. Schermerhorn. 15 days & Lieutenant — Trusted that from the time he left home on this tour, he was in constant service at least Fifteen days & was discharged by the said Capt. Schermerhorn at

at Schenectady and returned home.
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At the time Schoharie & on the Mohawk River was destroyed by the Enemy, he was again called out on alarm and went to Green Bush under Capt s Schermerhorn and continued there two days & returned home, that immediate after his said return, he was again called to Green Bush to join his Company, but on arriving there they had marched to Schenectady & from there up the Mohawk, that he and about 30 others who had not reached our Company, were under the command of Ensign Budd of our Regiment and were employed under him to drive the public Beef Cattle from Schenectady to Fort Herkimer & from there to Fort said Plank where we delivered them & returned home under the Ensign Budd, having served as aforesaid For at least one month
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He was again called out & went to Schenectady & were bil- -leted out under the aforesaid Captain Schermerhorn, mounted under the said Capt s & Serv t Mustered at Philips Town & Marched to Lansingburgh & crossed to Half moon & marched up the river 2 or 3 miles and scouting through the Woods west, staid at Niskawana from there to Schenectady, from there to Schoharie and did duty for several days & were discharged at Schenectady & returned home having served at least One month on this tour
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In He was again called into service under the said Captain Schermerhorn & repaired to Stillwater at the time Warren's Brook was destroyed by the Enemy, went the East side of the River nearly opposite to Stillwater and were stationed in a private House. Capt. Woodworth's Company of our Regiment was there, where he continued on roll call and every other duty required to do, as a private soldier, we crossed the River to Stillwater and returned home having served at least One month as aforesaid and was discharged by the said Captain Schermerhorn at Stillwater and returned home.
no (8)
He was again called out on Alarm and went to Albany under the said Capt. Schermerhorn, where he with his Company where we continued for several days, doing duty as a private. 5. days & returned home, having served at least Five days
no (9) And that soon after his said return home he was again called out on Alarm and served Five days at Albany under the said Capt. Schermerhorn & served as a private.
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In 1777 He was called out on Scout in order to detect Tories, going to Burgoyne and to get the cattle left by them and drive them towards New Sebago to keep them from the Enemy this duty was performed under Lieutenant Hubbs & he served For three days as a private on this tour and returned home
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3 days

(5) To the Question. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served such continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
He answers and says, that at Kingsbury he thinks about 1500 Troops of Militia were there as his stay there was short does not recollect the names of their officers (if ever knew) . A Regiment of Continental Troops was there & he thinks under the command of Col. Nicholson.
He recollects at and near Stillwater, the following Continental Officers, Generals Schuyler, St. Clair, Arnold and Gates. He does not recollect the names of any other Officers except as herein stated.
(6) To the Question Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? He says that during his services in the Revolutionary, he never received any written discharge.
7 State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood; and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
He states the following names - Elder Timothy Day a clergyman, Dea. Manson, Ebenezer Gardner, a Justice of the Peace, Henry Peacock, Mark A. Child, Salmon Child, & Richard Merrill all of Greenfield aforesaid.

I Alpheus Goodrich Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Saratoga do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ethiel Harris for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 11 day of April 1834
A Goodrich Clerk
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except present and declares his name is not on the Pension list roll of the agency of any state. Subscribed and Sworn this 9 th day of April 1834 Ezekiel Harris In open court A Woodruff Clerk
We Timothy Day a Clergyman residing in the Town of Greenfield in the County of Saratoga and state of New and Richard Hewitt residing in said town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ezekiel Harris who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy nine years of age; and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Subscribed and Sworn the day & year aforesaid In open court. A Woodruff Clerk Timothy Day Richard Hewitt
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed 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 Timothy Day who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the Town of Greenfield aforesaid and that Richard Hewitt who has also signed the same is a resident in the said Town of Greenfield and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Alpheus Goodrich Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Saratoga do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the appropriation of Ethriel Harris for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 11 day of April 1834
A Goodrich Clerk
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Rev. War
9914 INVALID.
File No. 9914
Ezekiel Harris Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 162
[Arrangement of 1870.]

New York original April 11 th
For the Pension Office
FREE
Ezekiel Harrington No. 31. 11 th St. New York
Secretary of War Washington City D.C.

State of New York Saratoga County } Stephen Harris of Greenfield in the County of Saratoga being duly sworn before Stafford Lapham a Justice of the peace of said County says that his brother to Ezekiel Harris has been acquainted with him from childhood. Said Ezekiel Harris in the year 1777 resided in the town of Philipstown County of Rensselaer in the State of New York at the same time lived in his father's family within a few rods of the residence of said Ezekiel. deponent remembers that his brother Ezekiel went into the army in the summer of 1777. thinks he was gone about a month. and in 1778 or 1779 deponent is not certain when his brother was drafted again and was gone about one month to Cobleskill and again at the time Schoharie was burnt does not know how long he was gone. deponent remembers of his brothers going into the service several other times for short periods but cannot recollect distinctly the particular times or places to which he went deponent thinks that his brother Ezekiel was in the army at the several times as much as six months or more. his Stephen Harris mark Subscribed & sworn this 10 th day of April 1834. before me Stafford Lapham Justice of the peace
And I the said Justice do hereby certify that the above named Stephen Harris (as he says & I verily believe) about seventy years of age & is a person of character for veracity & is a credible witness
Stafford Lapham Justice of the peace

State of New York,
Saratoga County ss John Harris of the town of Germansville in said County being duly sworn before Stafford Lapham a Justice of the peace of said County says that he is brother to Ezekiel Harris. In the year 1777 and for several years afterwards deponent lived with his Father in Philipstown in the County of Rensselaer in the State of New York within a few rods of the residence of his brother Eze- kiel. Said deponent remembers that his bro- ther Ezekiel went into the army the year that Burgoyne came down and at various other times subsequent to that period, deponent thinks near twenty times, mostly for short periods, sometimes for only a few days. Deponent can recollect of said Ezekiel, being out train for the period of a month each. Deponent thinks that his said brother Ezekiel was absent in the Service, taking the several periods together more than six months.
Subscribed & sworn April 10 th 1834 before me Stafford Lapham Justice of the peace
John Harris
And I the said Justice do hereby certify that the above named John Harris is (as he says and I verily believe) in the Sixty fifth year of his age and is a person of good character for veracity and truth and is a credible witness.
Stafford Lapham Justice peace

State of New York County of Saratoga
§ I, Alpheus Goodrich Clerk of the County of Saratoga Do certify that Stafford La's name before whom the written affidavit purports to have been subscribed and sworn by John Harris and before whom Stephen Harris purports to have been sworn, was at the date thereof one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County of Saratoga And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavits to be his proper hand writing and signature
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and Seal at Office the twelfth day of April 1834 — A Goodrich Clerk

S
To the Honorable
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War Washington City D.C.

Ballston Spa Apr 13: 1834
Sir
Enclosed herewith You receive the papers of Ezekiel Harris, applying for a Pension under the Act of June 7 1832 which please to examine as early as convenient and transmit to me his certificate by mail to this P o Office or any other decision made in the matter of his claim
Very Respectfully
Your Ob t Servant A Nash
The Honble
Lewis Cass Secretary of War