Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 20,139, Christian Haynes, New York

SERVICE
New York
Haynes Christian
NUMBER
R. 20.139
CONTENTS
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Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Ohio, Lorain County Sp: on this 4 th day of November 1834 personally appeared in open Court Before the Hon. Ezra D. Dean and associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Lorain and in the State of Ohio now Sitting  Christian Haynes , a resident of Shreve Township in the County of Lorain and State of Ohio aged seventy nine years of age, 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 June 7 th 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following marginal officers and served as herein stated. That he entered the service as a drafted milita- -man in the Co Schoharie, in the County of Schoharie in the State of New York having been drafted out - and served from the 1 st of April 1777. to the first of July 1777. and served during the months of April, May & June and served said three months in the militia of said County of Schoharie in the State of New York. That this applicant served said three months , under the command of Captain George Richtmeyer, and the Lieut. of the Company was one John Lawyer, the sergeant of the Company was one Marcus Bellinger, and the Corporal of the Company in which this applicant served was one Peter Shaver, and the Major of the Regiment in which this applicant served was Major Geely. That this tour of duty was served as a guard in the Fort or Stockades , erected in Schoharie as a shelter to shield and protect the inhabitants from the

Continual encroachments and attacks from the Indians, the Tories and the British, That whilst this applicant was on this tour of duty of three months, the Indians frequently skulked into the village of said Schoharie and killed and murdered a number of the people there and often took off a number of prisoners and that the Indians caught a number of small children, hung them up by the feet and ripped open their bellies, and left them in this cruel and barbarous situation as a spectacle of horror. That this applicant after having served out his said tour of three months duty as a drafted militia soldier he was verbally discharged from the service by his Commanding Officer Capt. Richtmeyer.
and this applicant was again in the service as a drafted militiaman of the County of Schoharie in the State of New York. That he was drafted out to serve in the militia of said Schoharie County, N.Y. to serve for a tour of Six months , That this applicant served from the first of July 1777, as a drafted militiaman in the County of Schoharie under the Command of Captain "John Groat" and the name of the Lieutenant was "John Ecker" and the name of the Ensign of the Company to which this applicant belonged was "John Van Alstine". The sergeant of the Company was one William Marenus, The Drummer was one "Nicholas Dancer" who officiated as drummer for the three Forts or Garrison Stockades. The fifer was a coloured man by the name of "Jack" all of whom served with this applicant during the said Garrison duty of six months under the Command of Capt. John Groat as above set forth. That Peter Geeley was the Col, of the Regiment in which this applicant served.

his said tour of six months - that this six months duty was served during the months of July, August, September, October November and December, 1777 as a guard, stationed in the said Forts at Schoharie aforesaid. That during this tour, the soldiers in the Garrison would sometimes kill or shoot some of the Indians who were secreting themselves in the vicinity of the Forts & were trying to murder and scalp the inhabitants in and about Schoharie. That the duty was arduous and severe on account of the "Tories & the Indians" who were constantly watching to destroy the lives and the property of the People - That the most severe part of the duty was performed during the night time. That this applicant's clothes were often frozen stiff as ice by being exposed to the cold severe night watching - That the roll of the Company was called regularly mornings and evenings - That this applicant after having served out his said tour of six months as a drafted militia soldier he was verbally discharged from the service by his Commanding officer.
And this applicant was again drafted out to serve a tour of six months - that he served this said tour under Capt "John Meyers" and the Lieutenant's name was "Abram Becker" and the Major of the Regiment was Major "Bineough" (who was a Doctor) and he was called by the soldiers sometimes "Dr Bineough" and served in the Regiment of Col, "Vrooman" as a drafted militia man under the aforesaid officers during the Spring and summer of the year 1778. That this applicant joined a Company of militia under the Command of Capt John Meyers in Schoharie County in the State of New York in the month of June and served until the 14 th of December 1778 - as a drafted militia man for said six months as a private soldier the whole

Period of said time. That this applicant served said six months commencing on the 10 th or 12 th of June 1778. and served till the 14 th of Dec r . 1778. making a tour of Six months and two days . That the duty which this applicant performed was arduous and doubly severe - that at one time the " Tories" and " Indians" combined in a large body and fired a bomb shell into one of the Tents which struck a feather bed and whirled the feathers about so furiously that the soldiers in the fort were for a time almost could not distinguish each other - the circumstance of the shell's falling into the feather bed prevented its destroying any lives. That this applicant performed Garrison duty in said Schoharie County. N.Y. for said six months and at the expiration of said period of time he was verbally discharged from the service by his officer under whom he served the above tour of service.
And this applicant was again drafted out to serve a tour of three months , in the Militia of the County of Schoharie in the State of New York. That this applicant was placed under the command of Capt. Peter Shaver, of Schoharie Co. N.Y. Albany Co. New York. The Lieut. was "Laurence Schoolcraft" that this applicant was marched from said Schoharie Co. N.Y. to the City of Albany and from there to a place near Albany called at that time " Albany Hill ". where there was a considerable Body of militia men stationed, doing Garrison duty - that there were some Barracks in which the soldiers were quartered. That this applicant served said three months at Albany

Hill, aforesaid - that this tour of duty was served after harvest in the year 1779. Commencing on the 1 st of September 1779. and ending on the first December 1779. making a tour of three months , as aforesaid. That this applicant after having served out his said tour of three months was verbally discharged from the service by his Commanding officer
and this applicant further declares that he was out as a volunteer , for a period of one month , in the year 1778 1780. Shortly after harvest in the month of August and September - from the 16 th of August till the 17 th or 18 th of August September - 1780. That this tour was served under Capt. "George Richtmeyer". That this applicant was marched with two other Companies of the Schoharie militia up as far as Saratoga where this applicant was stationed & where the said militia were ordered to make a Fort. This applicant thinks it was the order of General Sterling sometimes called Lord Sterling. That the said militia for some cause which this applicant does not now know did not build the Fort as they were ordered to do. but that after having spent some time at Saratoga in the said State of New York he was at the expiration of the said one month verbally discharged from the service by his old Capt. George Richtmeyer.
and this applicant was again in the service as a volunteer , for a period of two months and one half of a month . That he joined a Company under Command of John Groat of the Schoharie County Militia in the State of New York and served since

town as a guard in one of the Stockades at Schoharie aforesaid. One of the Forts was built on one "Vrooman's" land. The other two were built at the extremities of Schoharie. They were called "the Upper, Middle, and Lower Forts". That during this tour of duty. The indian were very troublesome and did much damage & destroyed a number of lives - That the indian prior to this last men- -tioned tour together with the Tories set fire to and burned all the houses down in Schoharie aforesaid. and afterwards went to a place called Peever Dam and there murdered a whole family - not leaving one alive - That a part of the Company to which this applicant belonged went in pursuit of some indian who had been committing depredations. That they in their pursuit discovered a great tall indian sitting down on the top of a huge rock with his rifle and tomahawk. That one of his pursuers cocked his gun and in the act of so doing alarmed the indian who jumped off the rock - put his hand to his lips and gave an indian yelp and then run for his life leaving his rifle, tomahawk &c behind him - That this applicant served said two and an half months in the fall of the year 1780. and was at the expiration of said time verbally discharged from the service by his Capt. John Frost under whom he served said tour of duty as above specified -

and this applicant further declares on his oath that he was again in the service as a volunteer for a period of Six months in the Spring and summer of the year 1781. That he joined a Company under Command of Capt. "Vrooman" of the Schoharie County Militia in the State of New York and served from the 1 st of April 1781 till the 1 st of October, 1781. making a tour of six months during the months of April, May, June, July, August & September, of said year. 1781. That this applicant was stationed at and performed Garrison duty at one of the Forts in old Schoharie Schoharie Co. St. York during said tour and that at the expiration of his said six months duty as a Guard at said station he was verbally discharged from the service -
and this applicant further says that he was once more called out and drafted to serve a tour of four months in the Schoharie County Militia in the State of New York. That he entered upon this tour of duty under the Command of Capt. "Vrooman" of the Schoharie Co. Militia in the month of June of the year 1782. and served from the month of June till the first of October. 1782. during the months of June, July, August and September - making a period of four months service in the Schoharie Co. Militia in the State of N. York - That this duty was served out on the Garrison or Fort at Schoharie in said County & State. That during this said tour this applicant was ordered after a party of Indians who had murdered

some of the women and children in and about Schoharie - that they gave them close pursuit but was unable to overtake them that this applicant - after having complied with the requisitions of his draft as a Draftee Militia soldier of said Co. of Schoharie, he was verbally discharged by his Commanding officer - Capt. St Peter Vroegman, who commanded the militia in the middle Fort in said Schoharie - & Col. Zeeb had the principal command of all the troops stationed at Schoharie & in the County of Schoharie - in said State of New York.
That this applicant served the above mentioned periods of duty as above in the capacity of a private soldier, except three months during which he served as quarter master sergeant as a substitute for his brother who was sick & unable to discharge the duties of his station - that this applicant was sent from the upper Fort to the middle Fort , for provisions for his company while he served in the capacity of a quarter master sergeant , that this applicant served the full and complete period of thirty one months, and an half , as above stated in the militia of the County of Schoharie in said State of New York - and this applicant further says that no living witness can be had or procured by whom he can prove his services as above set forth - and that he was not at any time engaged in any civil pursuit, but was wholly devoted to the Army and the service of his country as above mentioned. that this applicant served the above

tours under Col. Geely of the Schoharie Co. Militia, and under Col. John Rice who Commanded the drafted Regiment of militia stationed at Albany Hill . That no living witness can be produced except the annexed deposition of Wm. Disbald to prove the above services -
Interrogatories -
1 st - When and in what year were you born? Ans. I was born in Schoharie County in the State of New York in the year 1755 and am now seventy nine years of age.
2 d - Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
Ans. - I had a Record of my age kept in my family Bible - but my house was burned down and the Bible lost - but I know my age from the record kept in said Bible.
3 rd - Where were you living when you entered the service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live?
Ans. When I entered the service I lived in the County of Schoharie in the State of New York and since the Revolutionary War I lived in Northumberland Co. in the State of Pennsylvania and in Wayne County in the State of Ohio and in Lorain County in the State of Ohio where I have lived for nine years past.
4 th - How were you called into the service? Ans. - I was drafted and volunteered as I have above stated.

5 th Did you ever receive a written discharge from the Service -
Ans. I never did, receive any written discharge from the Service -
6 th Did you ever receive a commission in the Service at any time -
Ans. I never did, but served the period of two years and seven months and ten half months as a private soldier (except three months duty as an 1 st mark sergeant) in the Schoharie County Militia, N. York.
7 th State the names of some of the officers who served with you during the time you served -
Ans. Col. Dech, Major Peter Vrooman, Capt. George Richtmeyer, Capt. John Meyer, Lieut. John Ecker, Capt. Peter Shaver, Capt. John Groat, Genl. or Lord Sterling and General George Washington had the Command of the whole Army -
8 th State the names of persons in your neighborhood who can testify to your character for truth and veracity and their belief of your services -
Ans. Samuel Booge Esq. Philip Bergzand Abel Wood, Henry Wood, John P. Marsh and John Spack - Reverend John Morey Jr. Richard West.
Sworn to and subscribed { this 4 th - day of Nov. { 1834 - {
in open Court
E. H. Leonard. Clerk
his Christianus Haynes mark

REJECTED
No. 20,139
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as Christian Haynes
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Rev. War.
Received _____, 187_____

Relinquishment I Christian Haynes, the applicant for a pension do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and I declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state -
Sworn to, and subscribed to this 4 th day of November 1834 E. H. Leonard. Clerk Christian H. Haynes mark
We John Morey & a Clergyman residing in the county of Lorain in the state of Ohio and Rev. Vanarsdall, Abel Wood, Abner Wood, Elijah I. Banning, Pres. Dist. First. Genl. Socy.
Citizens of the County of Lorain in the state of Ohio do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Christian Haynes who has sworn to and subscribed to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a revolutionary soldier and that we concur in that opinion - Sworn to and subscribed to this 31 st day of Nov. 1834 John Morey Jr
Samuel Loag Justice of the Peace Richard West Benjamin Wood Abner Wood Elijah I. Banning
Sworn in open Court E. H. Leonard Clerk Henry W. Wood John Bissell Samuel Loag

and we the said Judges of said Court do hereby certify that after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that we declare that it is our opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and we the said Judges do further certify that it appears to us that the Rev d John Morley Jr. who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman of Lorain County in the State of Ohio and that Samuel Sooy Esq r Benjamin Vanarsdall, Abel Wood, Abner Wood, Elijah J. Banning Henry Wood, & John Bizzgard who have also signed the same are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to full faith and credit —
The State of Ohio } Lorain County, ss }
I E. H. Leonard Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County, certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in regard to the application of Christian Haynes for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Elyria — this 4 th day of November A D 1834 & also that Samuel Sooy is an acting Justice of the peace within and for said County —
Attest E. H. Leonard Clerk

State of Ohio, Lorain County ss— On this 31 st day of October 1834 personally appeared John Bizzard of Lorain County of said before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Lorain who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is personally acquainted with Christian Haynes a revolutionary soldier of the United States and that said Haynes according to the best of his knowledge and belief was at least as much as two years seven months and an half in the service of the United States as a militia man and this Deponent further says that the said Christian Haynes is a man of truth and veracity and this Deponent has no doubt from his knowledge of the facts connected with his statement of other circumstances that the said Haynes did actu- ally serve as he has stated— Sworn to and subscribed to before me this 31 st Oct r 1834 John Bizzard Samuel Sloy J.P.
I certify that John Bizzard who has sworn to the above deposition is a man of unimpeachable character & veracity— Oct- 31 st 1834 — Samuel Sloy J.P.

32: 1801 Christian Hayne Ohio Pension Papers Act of 7 th June 1832
Two years seven months and an half service - Aged 79 years
J. S. Adm p Col. Bedford Wooster, Wayne County Ohio -
Suspended Ent.