Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,788, Daniel Hallock, New York

SERVICE
New York.
Hallock, Daniel
NUMBER
S. 10788
carded.
CONTENTS

M 20.653 New - York Daniel Wallock of Suffolk Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Com d commanded by Captain Martin of the Reg t , commanded by Col. Clinton in the New York line for 8 Mos
Incribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Sep r , 1838 and unto A. G. Griffin Suffolk L. H.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep r '33 $66.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending Apr r '34 13.33 $79.99
Revolutionary Claim, R pt June 7, 1832. G. O. Stiles Clerk
Recorded by Book 8 Vol. 1 Page 91
letter to P. M c Dec r 10 Jan y 1839. This letter is in Volume of Daniel Hadcock, S. 26258, the soldier about whom Mr. Mc Doel wrote on Dec. 28, 1838.
Date of death not on AB

On this First — day of January in the year one thou- sand eight hundred and thirty three personally ap- peared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Suffolk, now sitting, Daniel Hallock, a resident of the Town of Southold in the said County and State of New York aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn ac- cording 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 named officers and served as herein stated: — Marvin Captain; to the best of his recollection John Brewster was Lieutenant; the other Lieutenant does not recollect; Samuel Taylor was an orderly Sergeant; the Major's name he thinks was Dubois or a name similar; James Clinton was Colonel or General, is not positive which —
That he entered the service near the first of the month of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven. That he continued to serve until the latter part of the month of December in the same year. When he was discharged with the company, by the Captain, verbally. None of the soldiers to his knowledge had a written discharge. — That at the time he entered the service he resided at a place called Grey Coat four or five miles west of Blooming Grove in the County of Orange in said State of New York. That he was drafted and was one of the Militia men in Fort Montgomery when it was taken by the British. That he served in Fort Clinton until he was ordered to leave with about forty others under a Capt. Smith to re-inforce Fort Montgomery. — That said Forts were but a few rods distance from each other. Fort Clinton was first taken. That he did not leave Fort Montgomery until his Captain gave out word "Men take care of yourselves". That officers & men then left the Fort in different directions. Some few were taken prisoners. Some crossed the Hudson River er, among whom, he understood, was Governor Clinton.

who had been with them in the Fort during the attack That he followed, with many others, his Captain in to the Mountains and Woods and escaped to a place called "Murdens Creek," about eighteen miles from the Fort where they rested until the following morning - That the day after the surrender of the fort about forty of the men paraded under Captain Smith, at a place near New Windsor on the Hudson River.
That after the fort was taken until his discharge he was employed and stationed at different places as one of a Guard along the North side of the Kaaterskill Mountains -
That he was discharged at a place called "below the Mountains," not far from where he was drafted. It was the Head Quarters of Col n Clinton and where the Magazine was kept.
Since the Revolution he has resided near where he does at this time in the Town of Southold -
That he was born in the year seventeen Hundred and fifty five in the Town of Southold aforesaid . That he has not at this time any Record of his birth - There was one in the family Bible but it is not at the time in his possession.
He is well acquainted with the Rev d Abraham T. Luce and Ezra Youngs - who reside not far from him - Also with many other respectable inhabitants of both the Town of Southold and Riverhead who would cer- tify for his good character if deemed necessary.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State -
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid -
Before me
Joseph A. Huntington Clk.
Daniel Hallock

We Ezra Youngs — a Presbyterian Clergyman residing in the Town of Southold and John Clark of the Town of Southold aforesaid hereby certify, That we are well acquainted with Daniel Hallock, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is re- puted and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolu- tion, and that we concur in that opinion — sworn, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid in open court.
Attest Joseph R. Hunting Clk
Daniel Hallock Ezra Youngs John Clark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Depart- ment, that the above named applicant was a re- volutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Ezra Youngs — who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the Town of Southold in the County of Suffolk aforesaid, and that John Clarke — who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Town and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Joseph R. Hunting, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Suffolk, do hereby certi- fy that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Hallock for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my

hand and seal of office, this First - day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three -
Joseph R Huntington Clk
Suffolk County ss:
Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a justice of the peace in for said County, Daniel Hallock, within named, who being duly sworn saith that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear pos- itively as to the precise length of his service, and the diffi but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grade: - For eight months and twenty days I served as a drafted soldier, in the year 1777 and for such service I claim a pension. That Justin Justin was Colonel of the Regiment and James Clinton General. His Captain name was Jeth. Marvin. That the other officers as near as deponent can recollect were as are named in his declaration. That he is enabled to state the name of his Colonel and Gen- eral more confidently at this time by reason of having called his mind to the subject for some time past. That he was not engaged in any civil pursuit during the time of his service above mentioned but was under the immediate command of his Captain and officers.
Subscribed and sworn before me
This 31 st Day of June 1833
David Edwards Justice
Daniel Hallock
Suffolk County ss Clerk's office
I, Joseph R Huntington Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do hereby certify that Daniel Edwards before whom the above affidavit of Daniel Hallock was taken is a Justice of the peace in said County that I am acquainted with him and believe the same to be genuine Witness my hand & seal of office this 10 th of June 1833 -
Joseph R Huntington Clk
21845 In the Matter of the of Daniel Hallock a Pension
January
Amount $14.00 $26.66

No 21815 Daniel H. Wells New York
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Sidney S. Griffin Suffolk Court House New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 27 183 3
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Daniel Follock Suffolk Co NY
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     April 1 1777. Letter part of Drafted December same year Priv Capt William Smith Col Clinton Gurney Fort Mont N.Y. Aged 77. Orange Co NY Fractonary   That after the forts were taken stationed at different places as one of a Guard.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, 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 _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Dyer Castor Exam Clerk

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
MCS
September 18, 1924
Mrs. A. L. Parks 905 Wyoming Ave. Kingston, Pa.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.10788, it appears that Daniel Hallock was born in 1755 in Southold, Suffolk County, New York.
While a resident of Grey Court, Orange County, New York, he enlisted about April 1, 1777, and served until late in December 1777 as a private in Captains Seth Marvin's and Smith's Companies, Colonel Tuston's New York Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 1, 1833, while a resident of Southold, New York.
There is no data on file relative to his family.
The above noted is the only Daniel Hallock found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner

Report by telephone from General Accounting Office, Oct. 25, 1937.
"No accrued payment of pension was made in this case."
On Mch. 7, 1844, Daniel Kallock signed an affidavit, and then resided in Southfield, Suffolk Co., New York where he had resided for 50 yrs. and prior thereto, resided in Orange Co., N.Y.
The date of last payment on their records was March 30, 1844 & was for the semi-annual period ending Mch. 4, 1844. No family data. No death date.
MMH
WASHINGTON BUREAU OF PENSIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES

Revtran
10788 ✓ INVALID.
File No. 10788
Daniel Haillock Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 168
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Jany. 25 th 99. Mrs. J. H. Young, New Haven Conn. 1924 Sept. 18 Hist to Mrs. A. L. Parks me!

BREAD ROLLS AND BUNS
PARKS BAKERY
905 Wyoming Avenue
PLAIN AND FANCY CAKES
FORTY FORT, PA.,
July 24
1927.
Pension office
Washington, D.C.
Kindly send the Revolutionary pension record of Daniel Hallock to me
Mrs. A. L. Parks 905 Wyoming Ave., Kingston Pa.
Ans

BREAD ROLLS AND BUNS
PARKS BAKERY
905 Wyoming Avenue
PLAIN AND FANCY CAKES
Kingston FORTY FORT, PA., Aug 18. 1924
Commissaire of Pensions:-
Dear Sir: -
I am desirous of finding the military records of my ancestors that I may have bars in the D. A. R. Society.
One was Uriel Howard probably from Mass but his pension was no doubt recd in Luzerne Co. Pa. as after the war he settled here.
Another is James desc Gould. There were two by that name; one who fought in Capt. Durkee's Co. of Wyoming Valley but he is not the one I want. I am not sure that our James had come here from Conn. yet.
Then we have some the bullet moulds from our ancestor Daniel Hallock of N. Y. Were there two by that name? only one
Then Samuel Smith of Conn. is another. desc
Thanking you and hoping you can help me
I am Yours truly
905. Wyo. Ave. Kingston, Pa. Mrs. A. L. Parks.

Pension Bureau:—
Will you do me the favor to search out—and forward me the service of Daniel Hallock who served in 1776 & received a pension later. He was in the Co from Smithfield, Long Island New York.
I think when he first enlisted he was in Orange Co. N.Y. but he after wards was in Smithfield Town N.Y. Yours Truly

Mrs. J. H. Young 131 High St New Haven Conn.
Ms. W.