Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5243, John Hosier, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Hosier, John Hoser or
R. 5243
Phebe.
CONTENTS
Soldier died June 11, 1830

Notification sent to Benjamin Lewis New York July 11 1820
3091
3091
11
New York Roll
John Hosier, 2 nd  D
Cd M c Dougal
Private.
New York Line
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
scribed on the Roll of New York -
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 nd of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th of Sept. 1818 and sent to Richard Miker Esq. New York
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 40.80 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Mar. 1819 48.00
Arrears 5 Mo 3/30 $88.80
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
M c Dougal 3 Years
Continued
11 June 30

In the matter of John Kooker 2 d
Pensioner
No 3091
Continue
29 Sept 1818
Sent to Bury Street NY

NEW-YORK MAYOR'S COURT.
IN the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, held at the City-Hall, in and for the said City, before the Judges of the same Court, of June term, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
PRESENT the Honorable Peter A. Jay. Recorder
City of New-York, ss. Be it Remembered , That on the twenty eighth day of June — in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the city of New-York, in open court, the said court being a court of record for the city and county of New-York, according to the charter of the said city and the laws of the state of New-York, John Mosier 2 d aged Sixty eight years, resident in the City of New-York — who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows:
That he enlisted as a private in Capt. Ezekiel Hyatt's company Col. M c Dougall's Regiment of the New-York line in 1776. & continued therein for nine months. That he then enlisted in Capt. Peter Mills company, Col. Baldwin's Regiment & continued about one year was then transferred to Captain Patten's company Col. Cramers Regiment & continued in that company till October 1782. was discharged at West-Point — his discharge worn out — Was in the Battles of Long Island & White Plains —
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. 3091.

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:
Real Estate None - personal Estate as follows.
  One Bed bedsted & Bedding $12.00   1 Pot - one Kettle - one tea Kettle 2.00   1 pr Andirons, Shovel & tongs 2.00   6 old chairs - 2 tables 7.50   1 pr smoothing Irons 1.00   1 Lot Sundries 5.00   $29.50 
Necessary Wearing apparel in actual use.
And I do further swear that my wife Phebe is aged about 60. Is unable to provide for her own support - who with Abraham Vanderbeck, her son by a former husband about 11. years old, is the whole of my family - That I saw wood for a living - That at my advanced age the reduced price of labor I am in actual need of my Country's assistance for support.
John Hosier
Sworn in open Court this 28 th June 1820 - Benj a Ferris C lerk

Large, stylized, and illegible handwritten marks or flourishes at the top of the page.
I, Benjamin Ferris Clerk of the city and county of New-York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the city of New-York, Do hereby certify, That the foregoing disposition 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 not exceeding forty Dollars
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this fifth day of July 1820
Benj. Ferris 615

State of New-York, City & County of } ss; New-York } On this Fourth day of
April in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and forty three personally appeared before me Robert D Morris Mayor of the City of New-York. Phoebe Rosier, and after having been duly sworn according to law, states she is about Seventy Eight Years of age That she is the widow of John Rosier who was a Soldier of the Revolutionary war; he was a pensioner and drew his pension to the time of his death as by reference to the pension Records will appear. She further declares that she was married to the said John Rosier in the City of New-York on the 17 th day of October 1816 by the Rev. Archibald McClay; that her Husband the aforesaid John Rosier died in the City of New-York on the 11 th day of June 1830, and died without leaving any issue. That she has remained a widow since. That she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress giving a pension to the widows of the pensioners of the soldiers of the Revolutionary war. This

declaration is true to and subscribed the day and year first above written.
W. H. Morris Mayor of the City of New York
Phoebe his Hosier mark
C.B.
City County of New York - ss; Margaret West of the City of New York being first duly sworn according to law says she was twenty nine years of age on the 28 th day of October last. That she is personally acquainted with Mrs Phoebe Hosier now present the person who signed the above declaration the widow of John Hosier and his been acquainted with her for more than twenty years. Dependent also was acquainted with John Hosier after his marriage with Phoebe Hosier. This deponent further states that said John Hosier died in this city 11 th of June 1835. This deponent saw his body after his decease and this deponent further says that she was present at the marriage of the said John Hosier with the said Phoebe. The marriage
took place on the 17 th day of October 1816: and also that said Phoebe has remained a widow since the decease of her said husband.
Sworn before me this 4 th day of April 1843
his Margaret his West mark
W. H. Morris
Mayor of the City of New York

These are to certify that, John Hosken & Phoebe Arnold were lawfully married by me in the City of New York on the seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & sixteen.
Copied from the Marriage Register March 2 nd 1843 - Kept by me A. MacLay
State of New York
City & County of
New York
Elizabeth White of the City of New York widow of Forty eight years of age being duly sworn deposeth and says she is personally acquainted with Mrs. Phoebe Hosken the applicant for a pension and has known her for more than twenty years. Her character is highly respectable and reputable in every respect and this deponent further says that full confidence is due to her statements. Elizabeth White
Sworn this 20 th day of April 1843 before me
W. M. MOTT
Mayor of the City of New York
State of New York
City & County of
New York
Elizabeth Luff of the City of New York widow about fifty two years of age being duly sworn deposeth and says she is personally acquainted with Mrs. Phoebe Hosken the applicant

for a period of I have been about twenty four years; She is in all respects a respectable and highly respectable woman & perfect Confidence is due to all her statements. Deponent further says she is personally acquainted with Mrs Margaret West the witness for Mrs Hosier and has been acquainted with her since this Deponent was nine years of age. The character of Loid Margaret West is perfectly good and unexceptionable and every Confidence is due to her statements. Elizabeth Luff
Given this 20th day of April 1843 before me
Robt H Morris
Mayor of the City of New York
State of New York City & County of New York
ss; I Robert H Morris Mayor of the City of New York do certify That each of the above named persons Phoebe Hosier, Margaret West, Elizabeth White and Elizabeth Luff are each personally known by me - that each of their characters are perfectly good - and from my knowledge of their characters I have perfect confidence in their statements -
Robt H Morris
Mayor of the City

(J Hosier
Adm?
John Hosier
Soldier court under the law.
Admitted New York roll.

State of New-York.
CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, ss.
I, BENJAMIN FERRIS, Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said City and County,
Do hereby certify, That Richard Riker, Esq.
before whom the annexed Affidavits were made, and who hath subscribed his name to the Certificate also hereto annexed, was on the day when the said Affidavits were made and the said Certificate signed, Recorder of the City of New-York and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, and duly commissioned and sworn. And further, that the said Court is a Court of Record of the State of New-York, and that the signature of R. Riker subscribed to the said Certificate, is the proper hand writing of the said Richard Riker.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this fourteenth day of April 1818
Benj. Ferris Clerk
And the declaration further sheweth, that the said John Hosier is now a citizen of the United States, resides in the city of New-York, and is, by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, in need of assistance from his country for support
Therefore the said John Hosier conceives himself entitled to the benefit of the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," approved 18th March, 1818, and requests your Honor will examine into the truth of the matter aforesaid, certify and transmit
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To the Hon. Richard Pitkin
Recorder of the City of New-York, and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, which is a Court of Record of the State of New-York.
The Declaration under Oath of John Hosier formerly a Private Soldier engaged in the Service of the United States during the Revolutionary War, now a Citizen of the United States and resident of the City and County of New-York, respectfully sheweth,
THAT the said John Hosier enlisted _____ sometime in the month of March 1778 in the 2 d New York Regt. of capt n Nathaniel Hillyer compy. under the command of Col l M c Dougall. after joining said Regt. Deponant proceeded to the Battle of White Plains after said Battle Deponant proceeded to Peekskill where he received a Discharge in the month of Dec r . 1777. Deponant also re-enlisted in Col l Baldwin Regt. then stationed at West Point where he the Deponant remained for three years when he received an honorable Discharge from under the hands of Col l Baldwin and was honoured with the Badge of merit for faithfull Service. Deponant says that he lost his Discharge some years ago. Deponant also saith that he is 67 years of age
And the declaration further sheweth, that the said John Hosier is now a citizen of the United States, resides in the city of New-York, and is, by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, in need of assistance from his country for support
Therefore the said John Hosier conceives himself entitled to the benefit of the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," approved 18th March, 1818, and requests your Honor will examine into the truth of the matter aforesaid, certify and transmit

the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War, to the end that such relief may be had in the premises, as is by law in such case made and provided. And in support of the facts above set forth, the said John Hosier — — refers to his
testimony in the above case John Hosier
City and County of New-York, ss. John Hosier of the City and County of New-York, being duly sworn, saith, that the matters by him set forth in the foregoing Declaration, are in all respects just and true.
Sworn before me this Second } John Hosier day of April 1818, }
R Pike Recorder of the city of New York
City and County of New-York, ss. William Gailor of New York — — being sworn, saith, that they are well acquainted with John Hosier and know him to be the person mentioned in the within Instrument
William Gailor
Sworn before me this Second day of April 1818 }
R Pike

City and State of New-York, ss.
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this Second day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen before me Richard Miller Recorder of the City of New-York, and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, which is a Court of Record, personally appeared the aforesaid John Hosier
who being by me duly Sworn to the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing Declaration and Having further evidence of the said facts by the Deposition of William Gailen
WHEREUPON I being satisfied that the said John Hosier did serve in the army of the United States as a Private Soldier in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months and longer, to wit: for the term and the manner stated in the Declaration of the said applicant; and that the said applicant is fairly and justly entitled to the benefit of the Act aforesaid. THEREFORE I DO HEREBY CERTIFY and transmit the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, as before set forth, to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War.
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal of the said Court, in the City of New-York, this Second day of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen
P. Miller

Rev. War Section
mmh March 8, 1923
Mr. Samuel C. Worthen Room 2000, 111 Broadway New. York, New York
Sir:
In response to your letter received February 3, 1923, you are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 5243 it appears that John Hosier or Hoser enlisted in March 1776 and served as a Private nine months in Captain Ezekiel Hyatt's Company, Colonel McDougal's Regiment, New York Troops. He then enlisted and served one year in Captain Peter Mills' Company, Colonel Baldwin's Regiment when he was transferred to Captain Patten's Company, Colonel Crane's Regiment and served until October 1782. He was in the battles of Long Island and White Plains.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 3, 1818 while a resident of New York City, aged sixty-seven years. He died without issue  leaving June 11, 1830 in New York City. sent in future
Soldier married October 17, 1818 in New York City

Phoebe or Phebe Arnold who was living in said City in 1843 aged seventy-eight years.
In 1830 her son Abraham Vanderbeck aged eleven years was living in New York City.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

REJECTED
5243
P. O.
Phebe Hosick
Service: widow of John
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
Q. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

1923-Mch. 8- Hist. to Sam'l. C. Worther - mmf
1923- Mch. 13- Let. to Sam'l. C. Worther relative to family data - mmf
1923- May 8- Further information to Sam'l. C. Worther - mmf
1927-Oct. Nov. 3- Hist. to Emma J. Duncan - mmf

8956 Rejected Phebe Hosin N.Y.
let to Sam. Storms Sept. 26/1845
5243
act 3 July 1835

STATE OF NEW-YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
I, NATHANIEL JARVIS, Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said City and County, being a Court of record, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Robert H. Morris, Esq. before whom the annexed deposition s were taken, was, at the time of taking the same, Mayor of the City of New York in and for said City and County, duly commissioned and sworn, and authorized by the laws of this State to take the same; and that I believe the Signature of said Mayor thereunto subscribed are genuine
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, the 27 th day of April 184 2
Nath Jarvis Clerk.

8956_
Phoebe Hosier
NY
abt 7. July 38
m 16. a 30 —

Samuel Storms
May 26. 1843
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Gen H May 26 43
Sir
The claim of Phebe Hosier has been examined & dis- =allowed - The Pension laws do not provide for those widows of navy officers or soldiers whose marri- age took place subsequently to Jan'y 94. and it appears that she was married to her late hus- band in 1818
Sam t Storms Esq r 11 King St New York

8956
ap 29 1843.
NY.
July 7 1838
Phoebe Hosen
J. S. Edward Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C. Pension office

8956
ap 29 1843.
my July 7 1838 Phoebe Housen
J. Edward East Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C. Pension office

New York April 26 th 43
Sir The within petition and affidavits and papers attached to the same are for you to examine agreeable to the several acts of Congress under the pension law making provision for the most widows and others which we will expect you to favor liberally under the justification of the law Which I would respectfully request you to refer to the papers under which John Hasier obtained his pension
Will you do me the favor when practicable to forward me the report by letter directed to
Samuel Storms No 11 King Street New York who is duly authorized to act for the claimant
Yours Respectfully E L Edwards Esq. S Storms

125 CRESCENT AVENUE LEONIA, NEW JERSEY
Dept. of Interior
Bureau of Pensions Wash. D.C.
Gentlemen:
Am a descendant of John Hosier Revolutionary War Pensions # 5243 granted on ap- plication executed April 2 1818. Am desirous at this time of joining the D.A.R. and they ask for more detailed information. Would it be possible for you to send me a certified copy of

said John Hosier's application paper for the above pension which must be on file in your office. I think this in- formation would cover my case. If there are any charges in connection with this, please let me know what they will be.
Very sincerely,
Emma J. Duncan

Res Ser
ELKUS, GLEASON & PROSKAUER
111 BROADWAY
ABRAM I. ELKUS CARLISLE J. GLEASON JOSEPH M. PROSKAUER ALFRED ROELKER SAMUEL C. WORTHEN DONALD C. STRACHAN FRANK L. WEIL BURGESS OSTERHOUT CHARLES F. BAILEY
NEW YORK      February 1, 1923.
Room 2000 111 Broadway
Bureau of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Revolutionary War Division, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
Will you kindly send me any information which your records may disclose concerning a pension granted to John Hosier who served in Capt. Peter Mills' Company, Col. Baldwin's Regiment of Continental Artificers, en- listed March 11th 1779 for a term of two years, seven months and thirteen days?
Yours very truly,
S. C. Worthen
SCW:PR

ELKUS, GLEASON & PROSKAUER
111 BROADWAY
ABRAM I. ELKUS CARLISLE J. GLEASON JOSEPH M. PROSKAUER ALFRED ROELKER SAMUEL C. WORTHEN DONALD C. STRACHAN FRANK L. WEIL BURGESS OSTERHOUT CHARLES F. BAILEY
NEW YORK March 12, 1923.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Revolutionary War Division, Washington, D. C.
Pension Claim R 5243. Dear Sirs: Re John Hosier or Hoser.
Referring to yours of the 8th instant, will you kindly tell me just what is implied by the words "died without issue" as used in your letter. I presume it means that he died leaving no children surviving , and would not preclude the supposition that he left a grandchild, - a daughter of a deceased daughter. According to my information he married (first) Anne Lent by whom he had a daughter who married one David Willis. I do not know whether the papers would be likely to show the existence of such a grandchild if there were one living at the time of the pensioner's decease.
Thanking you for any light which you may throw on the above question, I am
Yours very truly,
Samuel C. Worthen
3-R

ELKUS, GLEASON & PROSKAUER
111 BROADWAY
ABRAM I. ELKUS CARLISLE J. GLEASON JOSEPH M. PROSKAUER ALFRED ROELKER SAMUEL C. WORTHEN DONALD C. STRACHAN FRANK L. WEIL BURGESS OSTERHOUT CHARLES F. BAILEY
NEW YORK March 15, 1923.
Rev. mk 1
Hon. Washington Gardner, Commissioner of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Revolutionary War Section, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: Re: Pension Claim R5243-John Hosier.
Apparently you misunderstood my letter of the 12th inst. I did not intend to ask for any additional data but merely for some explanation of what you had already sent. I wished to know whether you understood the word "issue" as used in the papers to mean children or whether you thought it broad enough to include grandchildren or other lineal descendants. This word has been variously interpreted by the courts.
Its meaning here might depend on the question whether the existence of grandchildren would be material in determining the rights of the parties with respect to the pension and, therefore, a subject of inquiry by the Pension Bureau upon the death of the pensioner. If not, the language may well have meant simply that no child or children of the pensioner surviving him.
In other words, did the Government either continue the pension for any period after the pensioner's decease in favor of children or others, or pay any sum which had accrued and remained unpaid to the representatives of the pensioner?

If so, I should suppose that payment to the widow as administratrix would have been deemed sufficient without inquiry into the question who the next of kin were and that no payment would have been made direct to children or grandchildren, if any.
I am aware that this inquiry calls for more than a mere copy of papers in your custody; but if your familiarity with the old pension records will enable you to give an answer without too much trouble, I should greatly appreciate your doing so. Otherwise, you will please ignore this communication.
Thanking you, I am
Very truly yours,
3-N.

MMNF
November 3, 1927
Emma J. Duncan 125 Crescent Ave., Leonia, New Jersey.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 5243 it appears that John Hosier or Hoser enlisted in March 1776 and served as a private nine months in Captain Ezekiel Hyatt's Company, Colonel McDougal's Regiment, New York Troops. He then enlisted and served one year in Captain Peter Mills' Company, Colonel Baldwin's Regiment, when he was transferred to Captain Patten's Company, Colonel Crane's Regiment and served until October 1782. He was in the battles of Long Island and White Plains.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 2, 1812 while a resident of New York City, in which city he died June 11, 1830.
Soldier married October 17, 1816 in New York City, Phoebe or Phebe Arnold. She was living in New York City in 1843 aged seventy-eight years. In 1820 her son, Abraham

Rev
Vanderbeck was living in New York City aged eleven years.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Rev. War Section mmh
March 13, 1923
Mr. Samuel C. Worthen 111 Broadway, Room 2000 New York, New York
Sir:
In response to your letter of the 12th inst., you are advised that all the family data stated in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 5243 of John Hosier or Hoser was furnished you in report of March 8, 1923.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. War Section
R. 5243
MNH per AW
May 5, 1923
Mr. Samuel C. Worthen 111 Broadway, Room 2000 New York, New York
Dear Sir:
In response to your letter of 15 th  March , I have to advise you that for date of last payment of Revolutionary War pension of John Hosier of New York City and name of person paid, you should apply to the Pension Section, Civil Division, General Accounting Office, 1800 E Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. citing all of the following data: " John Hosier, Certificate No. 3091, issued September 29, 1818, rate $ 8 per month, commenced April 2, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, New York Agency. "
The statement relative to issue should have been given as stated by the widow in her claim, as follows: "John Hosier died in the City of New York on the 11th day of June, 1830, and died without leaving any issue".
As the payments of pension at that time were not made by this Bureau, no interpretation of the phrase

was made by the Bureau.
It is hoped that the report from the General Accounting Office may aid you in this matter.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.