Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13239, Robert Hadger, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Wadger, Robert
S13239
CONTENTS
buried

14833 14833 New York
Robert Madges of Mont in the State of New York who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Johnson of the Regt commanded by Col Douglas in the New York line for 18 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 90 Dollars — Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of July 1833 — and Sent. N Robinson Port Byron NY
Arrears to the 4th of Mar '33 — $ 180
Pension allowance ending 4 Sep '33 45
$ 225.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Ino Cromwell Clerks
Book E Vol. 4 Page 61

Robert Hadger 1870 Declaration

State of New York County of Cayuga ss-
Be it Remembered that on this first day of September A.D. 1832 before me John W.M. Fadden a justice of the peace of the town of Sterling in the County of Cayuga aforesaid personally appeared John Dudenbury of the town of Sterling in said County to me personally known who being by me sworn according to law deposes and saith that he is well acquainted with Robert Hadger now of the town of Menty in the County of Cayuga aforesaid that he was acquainted with said Robert Hadger before the Revolution that the said Robert and his Deponent were brought up together in the same neighbour- hood in the town of Patermos in the County of Dutchess in the State of New York now in the County of Rensselaer - That Early in the Spring of the Year 1776 the said Robert entered the service of the United States in Colonel Mc Dougall's Regiment and served through the campaigns of 1776 - That this Deponent was in Captain Nathan Piere Company in Colonel Ritz- maw Regiment in the same Brigade in which the said Robert was in that at that time it was commanded by General Sterling afterward Genl Mc Dougall That the Regiment to which the said Robert belonged was in company with the Regiment to which this Deponent belonged from the Spring of 1776 till the Regiments went to winter quarters - When the Regiment to which the said Robert belonged went to Fishkill and the Regiment to which this Deponent belonged went into New Jersey for winter quarters That after this parting he this deponent did not see the said Robert again in service - And This Deponent further saith that the said Robert was in the engagements at Hell Gate and Harlem and in the battle of White Plains - That the Regiment & Company to which said Robert belonged was much cut to pieces in the said engagements and battles which were in the campaign of 1776 and

farther this Deponent saith not — Sworn to & subscribed { John Dusenberry before me this day and } Your affiant } Jno. W. M c Farren Justice of the Peace
Lansdown County, S.C.
I the above named Justice do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Dusenberry the Person who has subscribed & sworn to the above affidavit and that he is a Credible Person and that his statements are entitled to Credit
Starting Sept 1 st 1856
Jno. W. M c Farren Justice of the Peace

State of New York Cayuga County ss-
Be it remembered that John Christian on the twenty fourth day of May in the year one thousand eight hun- dred and thirty one came before me William Minor Esquire a justice of the peace in & for the county of Cayuga aforesaid and made oath in due form of law that he is well acquainted with Robert Hadger and has been so acquainted for a great number of years that he was acquainted with the said Robert Hadger before the Revolutionary War that they were brought up together in the same neighbourhood - That he was acquainted with the said Robert Hadger during the Revolution. That he understood the said Robert Hadger was a sergeant in the Continental army of the New York line That the said Robert Hadger enlisted in the Spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six at East Chester in the State of New York - That he saw the said Robert Hadger some time after his enlistment in the same season and the same season and before the battle at White Plains in the County of Putnam then Dutchess County in actual service in said Continental army of the New York line and under arms - That this Deponent and the said Robert Hadger lived before the Revolution in the town or place called Bateman in the County of Dutchess now County of Putnam and now town of Carmel or Phillips - That at the time this Deponent saw the said Robert in actual service in the Continental service the said Robert Hadger

was in the Regiment Commanded by Col McDougall afterwards General McDougall - That this Deponent understood the said Robert Hadyer was in service of the Con- tinental Army for a number of years Service & Discharge before me this 24th day of October 1832 day of May 1832 William Lloyd Justice of the Peace
State of New York Cayuga County } I, Michael J. Myers Clerk of said county do certify that John W. McFadden and William
Mineer Esquires before whom the preceding two affidavits purport to have been sworn, were at the dates of the same Justices of the Peace in and for said county. And that I am acquainted with their hand writings and verily believe their names subscribed to said affidavits to be their proper hand writings and signatures. Witness my hand and seal of office this Twenty fifth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. M. J. Myers Clerk

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
State of New York County of Cayuga ss.
On this twentieth day of August A.D. 1832 before me Augustus F. Ferris a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga personally appeared Robert Treadger a Resident of the town of Mentz in the County of Cayuga and State of New York aged Eighty three 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 June 7. 1832 That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the Year 1776 in the month of February or for a part of March for and during the War in Colonel Mc Dougall's Regiment of the New York Line under the following named officers Captain John Johnson whose first Lieutenant was Nichol, second Lieutenant Frankout and Ensign Dodey Fowler - Colonel Mc Dougall in whose Regiment was Major Sedger afterwards Colonel Sedger upon Colonel Mc Dougall being promoted to General - That at the time he enlisted as aforesaid he resided in the town of Patten in the County of Dutchess in the State of New York which is now Town of Hopkinton  Carmel in the County of Putnam in said State That he enlisted as aforesaid at East Chester in the State of New York Soon after he went into the army as aforesaid he was marched to the City of New York where he lay the fore part of the season he enlisted and were employed some part of the time in building fortifications - Then went up to Hell Gate where there was an engagement which he was in - from there the force fell back on Harlem where there was an other

engagement which he was also in - The Company and Regiment to which he belonged lay a while at Harlem and from Harlem marched to White Plains at which place there was a Battle in which he was engaged together with his Company and Regiment. From White Plains he marched (with the few of his Company remaining after the Battle) to Fishkill from there to Fishkill for Winter Quarters at which last place he lay till into the month of March 1778 when he was discharged. He further declares that he was a Sergeant in said Captain Johnson's Company during the time aforesaid and that on account of the Company being mostly cut to pieces in the engagements of Hellgate & Harlem and at the Battle of White Plains the Company of Captain Johnson was incorporated into other Companies and there not being a vacancy of Sergeant in any other Company he was permitted to return home to his residence in Batavia aforesaid. That the Regiment was also cut to pieces to which he belonged and that was also incorporated into other Regiments of the Brigade to which the same was attached. That he was out under the enlistment aforesaid about thirteen months. That Colonel Rensselaer's Regiment was attached to the same Brigade and was in Company with his Regiment during the time above mentioned.
That he entered the service of the United States in the Spring of the year and as he now thinks in the fore part of March 1778 under the following named officers and served as herein after stated that he entered the aforesaid service under Captain Post as a Volunteer for four months at Continental Village so called in the County of Dutchess. That he has not now any recollection of any the rest of his officers except Major

Campbell by whose order he was taken soon after he joined his company from Captain Post's Company and set to driving team from said Continental Village to Bradford in the County of Westchester in transporting provisions Munitions of War &c for the army And he thinks the reason he does not now recollect his officers in this service is that he was not with his company but a day or two when he first entered the service and that after that he did not do any more service in that Company except as a teamster by order of Major Campbell as aforesaid that he continued his service as a teamster by the command as aforesaid until the first part of July in the year 1778 when his term of four months service expired when he was discharged and returned to his residence in the town of Bateman aforesaid - That in this last service he was out as a volunteer four months that he entered in said Bateman when he entered this last service
That he entered the service of the United States again in the last of July or first of August of the year 1778 under Captain John Braine in Colonel Suddleton's Regiment that he was drafted into this service to go to Peekskill and went to Peekskill under said officers and remained there some four or five weeks under said officers when a draft was made from Captain Braine's Company and he was drafted out of Captain Braine's Company and went into a company of Regular Troops and remained with the Regular Troops a few weeks and was discharged from this service in the month of September or October of the year 1778 and was out in this service about three months and he cannot now recollect on the account of the great

length of time and on account of the officers being strangers to him the names of any of the officers in the regular troops under which he served in this last service and the names of the officers in the Militia into which he was first drafted has gone from his mind except the names of Captain Braine and Colonel Suddleton That he was stationed during this last service during the whole time at Red Bank in the State of New York That at the time he ended this last service he resided in the town of Bateman aforesaid
That he Entered the Service of the United States as he now thinks in the month of July in the Year 1779 under Captain John Braine in Colonel Suddleton's Regiment of Militia That he was drafted into the service under the last aforesaid officers and was marched to the high lands near the Hudson River and passed through Fishkill and served under said officers about a month and was discharged in the month of August 1779 and returned home to his residence in the town of Bateman aforesaid where he resided when he went into this last service
That he entered the service of the United States again in the month of October or November in the Year 1779 as a drafted soldier and was discharged in December or January following That he was drafted into a company of regular or state troops but the names of the officers either of the company or the field he cannot now state from the great length of time that has since elapsed and the officers being strangers to him at the time of entering that service and that he has not

been any of them of them since That he has resided since the Revolution in the town of Batavia County of Dutchess Now Town of Carmel in the County of Putnam until a year ago last May when he moved to the town of Menty in the County of Cayuga and State of New York
That he has no documentary evidence of the above services and that he has no proof of any of the above but his own oath Except the services under the enlistments as first above stated and that he knows of no person to prove any of the above services except John Baderbury of Sterling in said County of Cayuga and John Christian late of the town of Menty aforesaid
He hereby relinquished every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declared that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state state Robert Haggan The words "Appeared" "Carmel" & " "was" "entered this last service" "1779" were interlined before being sworn to Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid —
Augustus F. Francis One of the Judges of Cayuga
County Courts
We William Miner Presiding in the town of Menty in the County of Cayuga and State of New York and Joseph F Osburn residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Robert Haggan who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty three years of age that he is reported and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we

Concur in that opinion - Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
William Miner Joseph F. Osburn
Augustus F. Ferris one of the Judges of Cayuga County Courts
And I the Judge aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the mat- ter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above appli- cant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he stated and the said Judge further certify that it appears to me that William Miner who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the town of Menty in the County of Cayuga and State of New York and that Joseph F. Osburn who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
And I farther certify that the above Applicant is unable from bodily infirmity to attend Court
Augustus F. Ferris one of The words "is credible" as the Judges of Cayuga County part of the word Applicant Courts written over erasing before signed by me
And now at this day to wit on this 25 th day of September 1832 before Joseph S. Richardson Abiel Fitch Gershon Morse & Augustus F. Ferris the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in - for the County of Cayuga Now sitting - Augustus F. Ferris one of the said Judges brings here into Court the proceedings of an investigation before on the twentieth day of August last past in the matter

of Robert Hodge the above named applicant in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter upon the above declarations of the certificates and affidavits - that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the said court to wit all respects concur in opinion with the said Hodge - thus F Ferris
I Michael P. Myers, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Cayuga, and state of New York do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Robert Hodge for a pension - Witness my hand and seal of office this Twenty fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two
M. P. Myers Clerk for P. H. Myers Secy of War

11.870
Robert Hadger
admiral
S. 16.
28 Feb 82 12 Dec
Deputy Robinson
Fort Byron
Mr. Dist.

BRIEF in the case of  Robert Hadger  of  Mentz  — in the State of  New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Judge  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? yes  3. How old is he? Eighty three years.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     enlisted In 1776 Feb. or Mar. about 13 Serg't Col M c Douglass Reg t for the War. Capt Johnson, Maj. Hadger   volunteered 1778 — March 4 captain in the army Capt Post, Maj Campbell   discharged " July or Aug t about 3 with permission to Capt Craine, Col Ladd   " 1779 July about 1 same   " Oct or Nov to Dec or January. 1  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Hall Gate, Harlem, White Plains.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Batemans, Connecticut Valley  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? John Dusenbury a living witness, proved service in 1776 John Christian a living witness same service, & report of others service. Com d by Lieut Joseph H. Osborn. certify to the testimony and service  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. A. Hunt Examining Clerk.

Robert Woodson Declaration
Team Service D 2 mo. added by Supple Mental relaxation dis allowed -
adm d 18 mo. Length 90 $
all in Condensation but they they the month of

State of New York County of Cayuga ss
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Commission to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and take affidavits in and for the County of Cayuga in said State. Robert Hader of the Town of Mentz in said County and State who being duly sworn by me deposeth and saith that by reason of Old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades for one year and one month I served as a Sergeant in Captain John Johnson Company in Colonel Mc Dougall Regiment which Regiment was afterwards commanded by Colonel Seder - For one month I served as a Sergeant in Captain John Grimes Company in Colonel Suddletons Regiment For not less than one month in a company of regular troops being drafts from Captain John Grimes Company I served as a Sergeant For not less than one month I served as a Sergeant again Captain John Grimes Company in said Colonel Suddletons Regiment - For not less than one month I served as a Sergeant again in said Captain Grimes Company in said Colonel Suddletons Regiment - For not less than four months I served as a Sergeant in a company of Regular troops And that he was in actual service for not less than the periods above mention in the service of the units during the Revolutionary War And that he was in actual service of the United States as above enumerated and in the whole as above not less than One year and Eight months And for such service I claim a pension - And during all the above named service I served as a Sergeant That in addition to the above named service he was in the actual service of the United States as a Volunteer four months under Captain Post that he was ordered from the ranks being a private by Major Campbell to take charge of a team And as he considered it to be his duty to obey the command of his

Superiors he claims also a pension for this service - That as to the particular history of the above service reference maybe had to the original declarations hereto annexed And that he further says that he is positive that he served not less than the periods above mentioned and that he verily believes he served longer than the aggre- gate of those periods - That he is old and decrepit And unable to go from his residence and that he has not become acquainted with a Clergyman since he moved to this county which was in May 1831 and that there is no Clergyman in his neighbourhood with whom he is acquainted - That the nearest Clergyman resided about two miles and a half from him that he never spoke with said last mentioned Clergyman - That he was born in the town of Frederick in the County of Dutchess State of New York now town of Carmel in the County of Putnam in said State - On the 7th of June 1749 - That he has no record of his age - That he never received a written discharge from the service of the United States that he was verbally discharged - That he is acquainted in his present neighbourhood with William Mener Esq Joseph T Osburn Joseph Lockwood John Christian Jr Chester Barns and Augustus Barns who can testify as to his verac- ity and their belief of his service as a Soldier of the Revolution
Robert Hodge
Sworn and subscribed
before me this 29th day
of January 1833. part of three lines erased before sworn to
DeMolay Robinson Commissioner of Deeds
I certify that I acquainted with Robert Hodge the person who has Subscribed and sworn to the above amended declaration and that he is a person of truth & veracity and his statements are to be relied upon as the truth and that he is respected and believed to have been a Soldier of the Rev

Section and in which opinion I concur
Denison Robinson Comr of Deeds
State of New York
Cayuga County ss
I Michael S Myers Clerk of said county do certify that Denison Robinson Esquire before whom the affidavit of Robert Hadger purports to have been taken and sworn was at the date of the same a Commissioner to take the acknowledgment of Deeds &c And that William Mune Esq before whom the affidavit of Denison Robinson purports to have been sworn was a justice of the peace in & for said county And that I am acquainted with their hand writings and verily believe their names subscribed to said affidavits to be their proper hand writings and signatures Witness my hand and seal of office this 30 th day of January 1833 —
M. S. Myers

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by Geo M. Moore
Claim No. Nov 18, 1909
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Robert Hadger
Service N.Y. _____ Res.
Additional Service _____
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No O. W. S. W. or R. as above except J.F. 13239

State of New York County of Cayuga ss
On this 29 th day of January A D 1833 before me the undersigned a justice of the peace of the town of Mentz in said County personally appeared Dionison Robinson of the town County and State aforesaid to me known to be him duly sworn by me according to law doth on his oath depose and say that he pre- pared the foregoing declaration of Robert Hodger, the affidavit of John Christian and the affidavit of John Dusenberry That the declaration of said Robert and the affidavit of John Christian are the original proceedings before Augustus T Ferris Esquire a Judge of the court of common Pleas in & for said County On the 20 th day of August 1832 and that there has been no additions or deminutions in any way since the same were certified by him the said Judge And that the affidavit of John Dusenberry could not at that time be procured and that the same was afterwards made and presented to the court of common Pleas in & for said County on the 26 th day of September 1832 of the term of September in the year 1832 before the Judges of said court and attached to the proceedings before said Augustus T Ferris a Judge as aforesaid And the same were certified to by said Clerk as the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Robert Hodger for a pension and this deponent further saith there has been no additions or deminutions to the foregoing since the foregoing declaration and affidavits prepared the decision of said court and that there has been no papers improperly attached to the

Certificate of the Clerk of said Court — And that the foregoing papers hereto attached by a tape are in every respect as when the same passed the decision of said Court — And further this Deponent saith not Sworn and subscribed Denison Robinson the day & year aforesaid William Miner Justice of the Peace
Tayuga County ss.
I certify that I am well acquainted with Denison Robinson Esq. the person who has sworn and sub- scribed the above affidavit and that he is a person of truth and veracity & his statements may be fully relied upon William Miner Justice of the Peace

1909 Nov. 24 Hst. to Mrs. F.A. Skilton from catalogue &
Rev. has
13239 INVALID.
File No. 13.239
Robert Hodge Serg. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 168
[Arrangement of 1870.]

84 Hamilton Ave Auburn Ave N.Y.
Dept. Interior Bureau of Pensions Wash. D.C. Gentlemen -
I am in search of the record of Robert Hadger 1 st Regiment of the Line Col. Goose Van Schaick. He enlisted from Dutchess Co. N.Y.
Will you please write me what the expense to me would be for such a record. Yours sincerely Mrs. F. A. S. Hilton

I neglected to say I am looking for this in order to join the L. A. R.