Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45384, Cornelius House, New York

SERVICE
New York
NUMBER _____
S 45384
CONTENTS

(N o . 1850.)
New York —
✓ Cornelius House. Capt. Dougherty New York State
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York — at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 d of April 1818 —
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 of July 1818 and sent to James Lapsing Esq. Caghnawaga — New York
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 Semi-annual ending
5 Nos 3/30 $40.80
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Lamb
1780
Three Years
Johnstown, Montgomery Co.
Discontinued — decision Compt. Secy of War 11 July 1821.
Discontinued from the roll under the law of the 11 May 1820. Notification sent to the Applicant 3 rd July 1820.
Johnstown
N.Y.
Decis. comf. by Secy of War 11 July 1821. See letter to Applicant, Johnstown, N.Y.

Cornelius Housco
Not Entitled
1850
28 July 1818.
To the Rev
To the Appellant

State of New York Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
June Term 1820
On this fourteenth day of June 1820. personally appeared in Open Court in the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery being a court of Record constituted and established by the Constitution and laws of the State of New York for the said County of Mon- tgomery. Cornelius House a then fifty seven years and upwards resident in the Town of Johnstown in the said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows. That he was indicted to serve during the war in a regiment of Artillery commanded by Col. Lamb in the line of the State of New York, in Capt. Doughty's company sometime in the beginning of the year 1780. accor- ding to the best of the declarant's knowledge and belief in which he served till regular- ly discharged in 1783. and that he has received a pension certificate under the seal of the War Office No 1055. And the said Cornelius House do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 10 th 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 as to bring myself within the provision 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 on the 10 th March 1810. And I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. (Schedule) About 5 acres of land on which I reside in the Town of Johnstown on which is a small dwelling house - one plough - some old iron of a waggon - one Grind stone - some household furniture - one scythe one loom - one calf - two horses one Iron pot - one Bible -
Sworn to and declared his Cornelius Housc on the 14 th day of June 1820. mark in open court before me Sworn: Carty Clerk.
And the Declarant Cornelius Housc further saith that he has no mechanical trade but his occupation is that of a common labourer. That he is much afflicted with Rheumatism in his left shoulder, hip & knee and is not able to perform hard labour and is frequently in consequence of the Rheumatism in such a situation that he cannot labour at all. That his family residing with him consists of two daughters to wit Jane Housc of the age of about thirty years and Nancy Housc of the age of about twenty seven years and a step daughter Frances Mother Milkley aged about fifty eight years who has been confined to her bed for upwards of

twenty years last past. in consequence of weakness or some inward complaint and is yet so confined without any probab- ility of relief. That his daughters the said Sarah and Nancy or any of them must always remain at home to attend to his aforesaid sick daughter. That one of them occasionally goes out. but this Declarant gets no part of their earnings. And the Declarant further states that he is now justly indebted in the following sums of money, to wit- To John M. Davis on account of the consideration money for the six acres of land, in the schedule of his property mentioned about ----- $40.00 To Nicholas T. Gorman ----- 12.50 To Jacob Wilson ----- 10.00 To Jane House ----- 10.00 To Cornelius Putman ----- 4.75 To Henry Fonda ----- 4.50 To Doyel Wimple ----- 0.00 To Benjamin Sammons ----- 2.37 1/2 To Mr. Taylor Merchant at Coughnawaga ----- 3.61 To James Imackenbush ----- .62 1/2 To Oliver Baunister ----- 5.00 To Thomas Sammons ----- 7.00 To Myrment Staring ----- 0.75 To Jacob M. Sarainder ----- 3.00 $142.17
Cornelius his X House mark

Montgomery Common Pleas. June Term 1825.
It is the opinion of the court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the schedule within contained is 154. Dollars and 70 cents.
State of New York Montgomery County
Clerk's Office I John M'Carthy. Clerk of the court of Common Pleas. in and for the said County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereunto annexed are true copies from the record of the said court and I further certify that it is proved to the satisfaction of the said court by the oaths of credible witnesses and that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is One hundred fifty four Dollars and Seventy cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on the 14 th day of June 1825.
John M'Carthy

Cornelius House
Certificate No 1850
July 18
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For Reconsideration
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PRESENT the Honorable Aaron Haring Esquire first Judge State of New York montgomery county ss. Be it Remembered, That on the twentyeth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the Court house in the town of Johnstown in the Court of Common pleas of the County aforesaid in open court, the said court being a court of record for the County aforesaid having the power of fine and imprisonment, and proceeding according to the principles of common law, with a Jurisdiction unlimited as to point of amount and keeping a record of their proceedings. Cornelius House aged fifty eight years, resident in Johnstown in the County aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: that on or about the last of the year 1779 or the beginning of the year 1780 he enlisted as a private Soldier at the County of Rockland in the State of New York into Captain Doughty's Company, Colonel Lamb's Regiment of Artillery for during the War, and that he continued in said Company and Regiment until the close of the War in June 1783 when he was honorably discharged at West Point in the State of New York - that he was at the taking of Corn- -wallis in Yorktown Virginia, that he has been placed on the Pension Roll of the United States under the Act of the 18th March 1818.
and that his original declaration is dated the second day of April one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen and that his pension certificate is No. 1850

AND I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day 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 so to diminish it as 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 on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: 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 income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, to wit:
Schedules
Real Property I have none
Personal Property one Horse, 1 pair Spectacles 1 Jack Knife one Tobacco Box and one old axe. I am by occupation a labourer and have no use in one hand on account of Rheumatism, that I live with my children who assist in my support - the Real property, and additional Personal Property which I inventoried in my schedule of June last in my then application have been taken by my creditors for the payment of their debts which were bona fide due and owing to them, they crowded me in consequence of being struck off the Pension Roll, and that is the reason of the difference between the two Schedules, that I am yet indebted in bona fide debts the amount of $50.- and that I have no other means of subsistence than above stated.
Cornelius his Housc Mark
Subscribed, sworn to and declared this 20th Day of October 1820 in Open Court Jno M. Carthy Clerk

I, John M. Carthy Clerk of the County Court of common pleas for the County of Montgomery in the State of New York Do hereby certify, That the foregoing declaration and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Thirtyone dollars and fifty cents
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this twentieth day of October 1820
J. M. Carthy

Seal of Court is wanting -
Let him transmit his discharge or Certify the Chas is now
Dear Dept Paw: off 8 Oct 1818
Comt. enc.

Montgomery County ss. Cornelius House of the town of Johnstown in the County of Montgomery and State of New York being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that he enlisted as a Matross or private Soldier in a Company of Artillery commanded by Captain Doughty, belonging to a Regiment of New York Artillery commanded by Col Lamb, sometime in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty, in the revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain. That he served in said Regiment from the time of his enlistment as aforesaid, until the Army of the United States was disbanded at the Close of the War in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty three, when he was honorably discharged. And this Deponent further saith, that he is in reduced circumstances in life, and in need of assistance from his Country for Support; and has never received any pension on Account of his Services. —
Sworn the 2 d Day of } April 1818, before me {
Cornelius his X House mark
Simon Secater One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Montgomery.

Montgomery County, State of New York ss. personally appeared before me Simon Veeder one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas of the County of Montgomery aforesaid. the said Cornelius House in the within deposition named and made Oath, that he was enlisted as in the within deposition mentioned and mustered at New Windsor in the State of New York, and that he was discharged from the Army at the close of the war as in the said deposition mentioned at West point in the State aforesaid. That he was in the battle at York town in Virginia under General Washington, at the taking of Lord Cornwallis. And this Deponent further saith that his discharge is not now in his possession, but that sometime after the close of the revolutionary - war he delivered it to a Man by the name of Michael Rawlines, to draw some arrearages of pay then due to this Deponent, and that the said Michael Rawlines (since deceased) never returned it to the Deponent, nor does he know where the same now is. -
his Cornelius H. House Mark
Sworn the 15 th Day of May 1818. before me
Simon Veeder — one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas for the County of Montgomery — svy

I Simon Veeder - One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery in the State of New York, do hereby certify to the Secretary of the Department of War that I am personally acquainted with Cornelius House, and that I am satisfied of the facts contained in the foregoing Deposition of the said Cornelius House. - Dated the 2 d Day of April 1818. -
Simon Veeder -
I John M c Carthy Clerk of the County of Montgomery in the State of New York do certify that the P re -name of Simon Veeder subscribed to the above - Certificate, is his own proper hand writing; and that the said Simon Veeder, at the time of the date of the said Certificate was, and is yet one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County the sixteenth Day of May 1818. -
John M c Carthy

45384
Rev INVALID.
File No. 45384
Cornelius House
Prin. Rev. War.
Act: 18" March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 234
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Property valued at $154.70 age 57. very much troubled with Rheumatism family — Jane 30 — Nancy 27, and a Step-Daughter aged 58 and been confined to her bed upwards of 20 years —
Served 3 years
E. Sched: $13.50-

To what time & at what rate was Buckner Hagood, of Kentucky, an invalid, last paid?
Respectfully
J. L. Edwards
March 24.
Paid to the th March 1830 in West Tennessee Straits. from that period to Kentucky, where it does not appear that there was any payment made to him his pension is $2. per m th .

New York.
Cornelius House.
Private
1780 3 years.
Aged 58 years by occupation a Labourer but unable to work on account of rheumatic Complaints. That his family consists of 3 Daughters, ages 30 & 27 years, and a Step Daughter aged 58 years, who has been confined to her bed, upwards of 20 years.
1 Schedule dated 14 June 1820.
Real Property. 6 acres of land in the Town of Johnstown and a small House thereon. Personal property. 1 Plough, some old iron of a wagon, 1 Grind Stone, some household furniture, 1 loom 1 Palf 2 Horses. 1 iron pot 1 Bible. Real & Personal property valued by the Court at $134.70.
Schedule of Debts.
  M c Gordon $12.50   M c Wilson " 10. "   Sane House " 10. "   C Putnam " 4.75   H Fonda " 4.56   D Wemple " 8   B Sammons " 2 37 1/2   Mr Taylor " 3 61   J Quackenbush " 62 1/2   O Bannister " 5 00   J Sammons " 17 75   M Staring " 75   J M Gysdinear " 3 00   Total amount of Debts $ 72 17 1/2 
He states no debts due to him.
Application for restoration rejected 7 July 1820.
2 Schedule dated 20 Oct 1820.
He states that he lives with his children who assist him in his support. Real property none personal viz. 1 Horse, 1 pair of spectacles, 1 Duck knife 1 tobacco Box and one old axe in all valued at $31.50. Since making his 1 Schedule He states that his Real and add l personal property inventory thereon has been taken by his creditors for the payment of his debts. He states that

New York
Cornelius House, priv- owned from 1780 to 1783.
1 st Sched. dated June 1820
Real & personal property valued by Court — $154.70
Indebted to sundry persons their names given $142.17
Sched. under act Mar. 1823. dated 10 th June 1823.
Exhibits — $15.—
Accounts for the de- crease of property
By forfeiture of his Real Estate as appears by an authenticated copy of the Articles of Agreement. His furniture he sold to support his family. over
Remnant aged 83 yrs — Formerly unable to lab in consequence of Rheumatism by which he nearly lost the use of one hand. —
1 Daughter 30 yrs old is able to support herself. —
Decd. See letter to N.J. Gordon March 25. 1831 — do. to same Aaron Haring Esq. 2 March 1832 & to B. Knowen — atty P.A.
Johnstown N.Y.
$22.00
Returned 25 Augt 1823
Dep. 1818.

1 March 1823
FREE
N.Y. City
Generalissimo Moore
Recd. 19 Aug 1823
Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War Washington
and King of Swift

Articles of agreement made the twenty seventh day of February 1816. Between John W. Davis of the one part and Cornelius House and Christopher House of the other part in manner following
The said Cornelius House and Christopher House do covenant and agree with the said John W. Davis in consideration of the covenants and agreements herein after mentioned that they will well and truly pay to the said John his executors or administrators, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars in manner following that is to say sixty two dollars and fifty cents on the first day of September next; and the like sum of sixty two dollars and fifty cents on the first day of September in each of the three following years. And the said John W. Davis in consideration thereof doth covenant and agree that immediately after the receipt of the whole of the aforesaid monies and of the rents herein after mentioned he will together with his wife execute and deliver to the said Cornelius and Christopher their heirs and assigns forever a good and sufficient deed or conveyance with general covenant of warranty for all that lot or piece of land now belonging to the said John containing about seven acres more or less with the appurtenances situated and lying in the town of Johnstown in the County of Montgomery in lot Number one in Governors Patent now in the occupation of Benjamin Sixbury. And the said parties farther covenant and agree to and with each other that the said Cornelius and Christopher shall have the possession of the said premises from the fifteenth day of April next when the term of the said Benjamin Sixbury expires provided the monies aforesaid are punctually paid at the times limited for payment thereof and under the yearly rent of twenty dollars to be paid quarter yearly. And further that whenever any of the said payments are made a deduction of five dollars shall be made from the said yearly Rent for all and every such payments as have been made for the time such rent shall afterwards be payable
John W. Davis his Cornelius X House mark
Christopher House
(L.S.)
(L.S.)
(L.S.)

Sealed and delivered in presence of us by John W. Davis & Cornelius House James Lansing Sealed and delivered by Christopher House the sixth day of January 1817 in presence of James Lansing
State of New York § Montgomery County ss On the eighth day of August in the year of our lord 1823 personally appeared before me John Liswell one of the Commissioners to James Lansing the subscribing witness to the foregoing instrument to me known who being duly sworn saith that he saw John W. Davis, Cornelius House and Christo- pher House respectively execute seal and deliver the said instru- ments as their act and deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned and that he the deponent subscribed his name thereto as a witness to the execution thereof. John Liswell
State of New York § Montgomery County ss I Henry F. Yates Clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas of said County & Clerk of said County Do Certify That the foregoing Articles or Instrument and proof are true copies of the Original. And I do farther Certify That the handwriting of the said John Liswell is his proper handwriting and that he by the laws of the said State has full power and authority to take the proof of the execution of all writings and Papers relating to any lands Tenements or heredit- aments or any interest of in or to the same situate in said State and that the certificate of the proof before said John Liswell is duly made and in the usual forms of such pro- ceedings on such subjects. In Witness whereof I the said Clerk have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of my Office at Johnstown this Eighth day of August in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty Three.
Henry F. Yates Clerk.

Pursuant to the directions of the War Department I remit the foregoing authenticated copy, and will thank to communicate the determination when made by the Department to Aaron Haring of Johns Town.
Respectfully Cornelius Hove
August 8th 1823.

State of New York
Montgomery County ss. On the tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord 1823. personally appeared in open court being the court of common-pleas of said county, in said State, and being a court of record by the constitution and laws of said State, Cornelius House resident in said county aged sixty years, on the first day of March last past, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818. and the 1 st of May 1820. That he the said Cornelius House enlisted for the term of, for, and during the revolutionary war, on or about the month of November in the year of our Lord 1780 in the State aforesaid, in the company commanded by Captain Doughty, in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Lamb in the line of the State of New York aforesaid on the Continental establishment, that he continued in service in said corps until the month of June 1783. when he was discharged from said service at West Point, in the State of New York. That his name has been placed on the pension list, and dropped therefrom on account of his property. And in pursuance of the act of May 1820. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift sale or in any manner disposal of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it, as 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 on the 18 th day of May  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 income, other than what is con- tained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed to wit, six acres of land, on which I reside in Johnstown, Montgomery County, New York State, on which is a small dwelling house, one plough, some old iron of a waggon, one griddle stone, a few articles of old and nearly worn out household furniture, one scythe, one loom, one calf, two horses, one iron pot, one bible. That since the exhibition of my first schedule, the following changes have been made in my property, that the land stated in my said first inventory, I held by article of agreement from John Davis, by which it was stipu- lated I should pay two hundred and fifty dollars and then receive a conveyance for it, that I was un- able to pay the money within the time stipulated, the said John Davis declared the contract forfeited and all my rights at an end, and he sold and conveyed it to Nicholas Gordon, and I now occupy it as a tenant at will under an obliga- tion to pay for the reasonable use and occupation of it. That all the other articles stated except the furni- ture I have sold for the purpose of supporting myself and family, and I yet own one old mare.
That I am by occupation a farmer, that I am unable to do scarcely any labor at that, in con- sequence

sequence of old age and a severe rheumatic complaint under which I labor daily, and cannot fully open one of my hands by reason of it. That I have one daughter residing with me, named Nancy aged thirty years, and she is able to support herself by her labor, that I am unable to support myself by labor.
Bernardus his X House. mark
Sworn to in open court 10 th June 1823.
Henry H. Yates clerk.
State of New York
Montgomery county ss. I Henry H. Yates clerk of the court of common pleas of the said county, do hereby certify, that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said Bernardus House did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement, in the continental establishment. I also certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount of value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fifteen dollars. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court on this 10 th day of June 1823. Henry H. Yates clerk.

The Hon ble
FREE Examined
The Secretary of the Dept t of War.
E. A. [Signature]
Washington City
Connect

Dear Sir,
Caghnawaga 18 th May 1818.
I again inclose Mr. House's papers. He has made a supplemental Deposition, stating the facts which were deficient in the first. Mr. House is a poor Man and would wish his pension to commence from the time of the first application. When the papers were first drawn, the regulations of the War Department had not been published here; and no more was stated, than was presumed to be required by the Law.
I am respectfully,
Your Obedt. Servt.
James Lansing
The Hon ble The Secy. of War.