Morrison's Pensions
Pension Application for Christopher Cromwell
S.23589
State of New York
Orange County
On this
fourth day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judges
of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county now sitting Christopher
Cromwell a resident of the town of Cornwall in the county aforesaid and state
aforesaid aged seventy-seven 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
entered the service of the United Sates under the following named officers
and served as herein stated.
That he
belonged to Capt. Fetters [Felter, Felton] (1) Company of the Town of Montgomery
in said County and about two weeks before Fort Montgomery was taken by the
English he was ordered by said Captain Fetter to go there as a militia man
and aid so said forces under Capt. Cuddeback. (2)
That on
the morning of the day said fort was taken he and about 60 other soldiers were
sent across the North River (Hudson) as a guard or flanking party at or near
a place called St. Anthonies Nose.
That Col.
McLanghray [McClaughrey] (3) and Gen. Clinton were at that time at said Fort
Montgomery.
That after
the fort was taken he continued in service two weeks longer guarding along said
North River making one Month service and was then dismissed. That this
was in the year 1777.
That in
the year 1776 as he believes he was drafted and served the ninth at Ramapo
in the State of New Jersey guarding the country against the Tories and served
in the company under the command of Capt. Miliken in the regiment commanded
by Col. Paulding [Pawling] the Elder. (4)
That at
another time but in what year cannot state he was ordered out by said Capt.
Felter with a few others of said company to go to [Peenpack?] on the then frontiers
and served two weeks in the company commanded by Lieutenant David Monell. (5)
That at
another time but in what year, cannot remember he served one month as s militiaman
at LenianKill in the County of Ulster in said State guarding the frontiers
in the company commanded by said Capt. Felton.
That shortly
after Arnold (6) fled to the English and they intended to return up the North
River he went out for a class in said Felter’s Company and was one
of a fatigue party engaged in building Fort Put on said River Bombproof and
served under Serg. Major Watson (7) of New Windsor in said County of Orange
for two weeks.
That in
the winter of 1776 as he believes he was out twice in cases of alarm at Ramapo
New Jersey under Capt. Roosa of Ulster County New York and served three weeks.
That besides
the periods of services last fore mentioned he was often and frequently out in
cases of alarms in the years 1776 &1777 on the North River and on the frontiers
in different places and was out in all this kind of service at about five or
six weeks. That he was born in said Town of Montgomery and resided
there during the War of the Revolution and ever since except for the last
fifteen years. During which he has remained in the town of New Windsor and
Cornwall in said County of Orange.
That he
has no record of his age and he does not know the year in which he was born
and that he does not know any person in his present neighborhood who can testify
to their belief of his revolutionary services.
That he hereby
relinquishes every claim what ever 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. (Signed
with his mark) Christopher Cromwell
Sworn and
Subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Asa Dunnine, Clerk
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