Morrison's Pensions
Ehle
PENSION PAPERS, extracted from the Ehle Book
Peter, Peter N. & William Ehle
Copy
of Pension Papers of Peter Ehle.
Corporal Captain Adam Lipe's Co.
Militia of Revolution War
Application
for pension, Catherine Ehle State of New York
Madison County
On
this 16th day of February, 1838 appeared before the subscriber a judge of
the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county aforesaid Catherine Ehle a
resident of the town of Sullivan in the county of Madison aforesaid aged eighty
four years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made
by the act of congress passed the 4th day of July 1836 and the act explanatory
of said act passed March 3rd 1837, that she was married to Peter Ehle of Canajoharie
in the county of Tryon and State of New York and now County of Montgomery
on the 14th day of April 1772. That soon after the commencement of the Revolution
War Peter Ehle, her husband was called into the service of the county as a
private soldier in a company of militia commanded by Capt. Adam Lipe of Fort
Plain in said county, that the said county of Tryon was at that time a border
county and that during the said war of the Revolution were continually harassed
by the British and Indians and the county had almost continually to be guarded
against their depredations; that her said husband was frequently engaged in
the services of the Revolutionary war such as assisting in guarding of the
forts and fighting the common enemy from the commencement to the close of
the same, that she submitted that be was engaged in Oriskany Battle and also
In the Turlach (Sharon) Battle; that owing to the lapse of time, her advanced
age, and her infirmities that she cannot recall the length of time that her
said husband was in actual service whether it would amount to one year or
two years or more or not so much; that her said husband did not apply having
a comfortable subsistence without. She cannot recollect the names of the officers
except the aforesaid Capt. Lipe under whom he served; that at some time when
he went into the service he was drafted and at other times went as a volunteer;
that she had no documentary evidence of his services in support of her except
the affidavits or depositions herewith furnished. She further declares that
she was married to said Peter Ehle on the fourteenth day of April, seventeen
hundred and seventy two. That her husband the aforesaid Peter Ehle died on
the 25th day of January, 1829 and she has remained a widow ever since that
period as will more fully appear hereto annexed, that about 34 or 35 years
ago she removed with her said husband to Madison county aforesaid where my
said husband died.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year just above written before me.
her
Catherine x Ehle. mark
Barak Beckwith a Judge of Madison County Court.
Affidavit
of John C. Young.
John
C. Young a resident of the town of Sullivan in the county of Madison and state
of New York being sworn in due form of law before me Barak Beckwith a judge
of the county court in and for the county aforesaid deposeth and saith that
he this deponent is seventy five years of age; that he was born in the town
of Canajoharie in the County of Montgomery and State of New York (at that
time county of Tryon) that he was acquainted with Peter Ehle, husband of the
aforesaid Catherin Ehle, that the deponents wife Maria Elizabeth Young is
the eldest daughter of the aforesaid Peter Ehle and Catherin Ehle whose declaration
in order to obtain a pension is hereto annexed, that this said wife Maria
Elizabeth is sixty five years of age, that she was born on the 5th day of
February, 1773, that the deponent was married to his said wife Maria Elizabeth
in the town of Canajoharie aforesaid and has no doubt that the statement of
the aforesaid Catherin Ehle is true and that she was married to the said Peter
Ehle at the time stated in the aforesaid declaration as the deponent has now
in his possession the old family German Bible in which the marriage stands
recorded and must from the antiquity of its appearance have been recorded
many years ago, the ages of the several children of the said Peter and Catherin
Ehle are also recorded in said Bible, which said record if true and this deponent
has no doubt that they are show clearly that they were rnarried at the time
stated in her said declaration and this deponent further saith that the said
Peter Ehle aforesaid died on the 25th day of January 1829.
John
C. Young.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of February 1839.
Barak Beckwith, Judge.
Certifications of Barak Beckwith, Judge and A. Donaldson, Jr., County Clerk
follow.
Affidavit
of Nicholas Dunckel
State of New York, Montgomery County
Nicholas
Dunckel of the Town of Canajoharie in said county being duly sworn in due
form of law before me H. Cook one of the Justices of Peace of said county
aforesaid and state aforesaid. Deposeth and says that he has been personally
acquainted with Peter Ehle who has been a resident of Tryon County during
the Revolutionary War and the said Peter Ehle continued to reside in said
county of Tryon some twenty years after the Revolutionary war when the said
Peter Ehle removed to the County of Madison in the State of New York, and
that the said Peter Ehle died some nine years ago as this deponent is informed
and this deponent further says that the said Peter Ehle was to his knowledge
on duty during the Revolutionary War as a private soldier under the command
of Capt. Adam Lipe of Fort Plain who had the command of a company of militia,
and deponent says that the said Peter was frequently engaged in the services
of the Revolutionary War such as assisting in guarding the forts and fighting
the enemy from the commencement of the Revolutionary War until the close thereof,
as to the precise time of his the said Peter Ehle served, he is unable to
say but deponent has frequently seen said Peter Ehle engaged in the duties
of defending our country and deponent says he was with the said Peter Ehle
when the said Peter Ehle was engaged in fighting the enemy at Oriskany battle
and has frequently seen the said Peter Ehle on duty, such as being out in
scouting tours, has frequently seen said Peter Ehle march from place to place
with said company commanded by Captain Adam Lipe, when said Company was engaged
in defending our country against the enemy. Deponent further says that the
said Peter Ehle was married before the Revolutionary war to Katherine Nellis
with whom the deponent was personally acquainted and the said Peter Ehle and
Katherine his wife resided in the neighborhood where deponent resided until
said Peter and wife removed to Madison county.
Nicholas
Dunckel.
Subscribed and sworn February 28 1838 before me.
H. Cook Justice of Peace.
Affidavit
by George Dunckel
State of New York
Montgomery County
George
Dunckel a residcnt of the State and County aforesaid and town of Canajoharie
being sworn in due form of law before me H. Cook Justice of Peace of the County
aforesaid Deposeth and says that he was personally acquainted with Peter Ehle
who resided in the same neighborhood with this deponent until some time after
the Revolutionary War when the said Peter Ehle removed to the county of Madison
and deponent says that the said Peter Ehle died some nine years ago as he
is informed and believes. Deponent says that the said Peter Ehle at the commencement
of the Revolutionary War resided in the County of Montgomery, then called
Tryon and deponent says that the said Peter Ehle during the Revolutionary
War from the commencement of said war until the close thereof was frequently
on duty In a company of militia commanded by Capt. Adam Lipe in guarding the
forts and frontier against the common enemy of our country frequently engaged
in scouting tours and has frequently seen said Peter Ehle march in said company
from one part of the country to another to guard against the Common enemy
of our country; the Precise time that the said Peter Ehle did actual service
the deponent cannot state but should say from what the deponent has seen of
his the, said Peter Ehle actual service in defending against the common enemy
would amount at least to two years actual services, which the said Peter Ehle
rendered in defense of our country during the Revolutionary war, Deponent
further saith that as commonly understood in the neighborhood where deponent
and said Peter Ehle resided he the said Peter was married which was before
the commencement of the Revolutionary War and that lived with a woman in deponent's
neighborhood in the manner that husband and wife do live together and they
said Peter Ehle and said woman who lived with him had several children before
the Revolutionary War.
George
x Dunckel.
Subscribed and sworn Feb. 9th, 1838 before me H. Cook Justice of the Peace
in and for the County of Montgomery.
Affidavit
of John Yordon
State of New York
County of Montgomery
John
Yordon being duly sworn In due form before me H. Cook a Justice of the Peace
of said county deposeth and saith that the statement made by George DunckeI
in the written affidavit is correct and agrees with what the deponent recollects
of the services rendered by the said Peter Ehle during the Revolutionary War
in every particular and has seen the said Peter Ehle engaged In the battle
of Johnstown and has seen the said Peter Eble on march with the company commanded
by Captain Adam Lipe when on the march to Turlach (Sharon) battle.
John
x Yordon.
Subscribed and sworn Feb. 9 1838 before me H. Cook Justice of Peace.
Affidavits of H. Cook Justice of Peace and A. J. Comrie County Clerk follow:
Leaf
from Ehle Bible translated from German:
In
the year 1772 April 4 Peter Ehle was married with Cadrina Nellis.
February
5 1773 my daughter Mareton was born.
Sept. 25th 1774 my son Johannes was born.
May 3 1777 was my daughter Anna born.
June 25 was my son Johan Pieter born.
April 8th 1781 was my daughter Cadrina born.
April 9 1785 was my daughter Lisabed born
April 13 1787 was my John Hendrick born.
January 20th 1787 was my son Johan George born.
In the year 1746 Dec. 23rd was 1. Peter J. Ehle born.
In the year 1799 January 18 is my grandson Piter born.
Granted
Catherine Ehle
Widow of Peter Ehle Deceased who, lived 25 January 1829 of Madison County
State of New York who was a Corporal in the Company Commanded by Capt. Adam
Lipe. Inscribed on the roll of Albany at the rate of 22 dollars to commence
on the 4th day March 1837.
Revolutionary
Claim Act Jun 4 1836
Copy of Pension Papers of William Ehle, Soldier of the Revolution
Application
County of Madison
On
the 28th day of April, 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of
the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county and state aforesaid personally
appeared William Ehle aged 70 years resident in the Town of Sullivan in the
county and state aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn according to
law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the
pension of the late 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, that he the said William Ehle enlisted a short time before
the battle of Oriskany in Canajoharie In the State of New York in Ahe Company
commanded by Capt. Garret Lansing of the New York line in Col. Van Schaick's
Regiment and that he continued to serve as a private in said corps or In the
service of the United States eighteen months when he was discharged in Johnstown
in the state of New York. The particulars of his discharge he does not remember;
that he was in the battle of Oriskany and In the battle of Johnstown; and
that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of
his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his possession
of his said services.
his
William x Ehle
Mark
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.
John Stocking Judge
Certification by Judge Stocking J. M. M. Hurabik follows.
Affidavit
of Albert Van DerWarkin State of New York
Onondaga County
Albert
Van DerWerkin of the town of Salina in said county being duly sworn saith
that he is personally knowing to the fact that William Ehle did enlist in
the month of February in the year IT76 In Capt, McKeans company in Col. Wynkoop's
Regiment in the New York line, and did serve in the same until the first of
January in the year 1777 when he was discharged at Johnstown in the State
of New York, that this deponent was a Lieutenant in said company all that
time and well recollects the facts before me.
Albert
Van DerWerkin.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day January 1819 before me. Joshua
Forman, Judge
Affidavit
of Israel Wilson
State of New York
Montgomery County
Israel
Wilson of Canajoharie in said county being duly sworn saith that he is personally
knowing to the fact that William Ehle was serving in Capt. McKeans company
in Colonel Wynkoops regiment some time in the month of May 1776 as a private,
and that he the deponent served with him in said regiment and he the deponent
was dismissed from said regiment some time in the month of January, 1777 and
left him the said William Ehle still serving when he the deponent left the
regiment. All of the time above stated the said William Ehle served In said
regiment and further the deponent saith not.
Israel
Wilson.
Subscribed and sworn to before me the 7th day of July, 1819.
Seth Wetmore
One of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county.
Certification by Seth Wetmore Judge follows:
Affidavit
of William Ehle
State of New York
Montgomery County
William
Ehle being duly sworn saith that in addition to the services which he the
deponent performed in the Revolutionary war between the United States and
Great Britain, as stated in the affidavit of this deponent hereto annexed,
he this deponent did enlist In the month of February 1776 into Captain McKeans
company in Colonel Wynkoop's Regiment In the New York line and served in the
same against the common enemy until about the first of January 1777 as stated
in the affidavit of Albert Van Der Werke, also hereto annexed, and that the
said Albert Van Der Werke was a Lieutenant in said company and this deponent
further saith that he was discharged from the service in said Capt. McKean's
company at Johnstown in the State of New York and that he received a discharge
from said service in writing, which he has since lost and this deponent further
saith that he is still in poor and reduced circumstances in life and needs
the assistance of his country for support.
his
William x Ehle,
mark
Subscribed and sworn the 9th day of August 1819 before me Peter C. Fox one
of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County.
Affidavits
of John W. Ehle and Peter W. Ehle to the Indigent circumstances of William
Ehle follow: Also similar affidavit by William Ehle, June 16th, 1820 as to
his property and family.
Pension Awarded
William Ehle of Madison in the State of New York who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Wyncoop of the New York line for the term of 11 months. Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 28th April 1818.
Copy
of Pension Papers of Peter Ehle, Corporal Captain Adam Lipe's Co. Militia
of Revolution War
Application for Pension Catherin Ehle
State of New York
Madison County
On
the 16th day of February 1838 appeared before the subscriber a judge of the
Court of Common Pleas in and for the county aforesaid Catherine Ehle a resident
of the town of Sullivan in the county of Medison aforesaid aged eighty four
years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following
declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act
of congress passed the 4th day of July 1936 and the act explanatory of said
act passed March 3rd, 1937, that she was married to Peter Ehle of Canajoharie
in the county of Tryon and State of New York and now county of Montgomery
on the 14th day of April 1772. That soon after the commencement of the Revolution
war Peter Ehle, her husband was called into the service of the country as
a private soldier In a company of militia commanded by Capt. Adam Lips of
Fort Plain in said county, that the said County of Tryon was at that time
a border county and that during the said war of the Revolution were continually
harrassed by the British and Indians and the county had almost continually
to be guarded against their depredations; that her said husband was frequently
engaged in the services of the Revolutionary war such as assisting in guarding
of the forts and fighting the common enemy from the commencement to the close
of the same, that she submitted that he was engaged in Oriskany Battle and
also in the Turlach (Sharon) Battle, that owing to the lapse of time, her
advanced age, and her infirmities that she cannot recollect the length of
time that her said husband was in actual service whether it would amount to
one year or two years or more or not so much; that her said husband did not
apply having a comfortable subsistence without. She cannot recollect the names
of the officers except the aforesaid Capt. Lipe under whom he served; that
at some time when he went into the service he was drafted and at other times
went as a volunteer; that she had no documentary evidence of his services
in support of her except the affidavits or depositions herewith forwarded.
She further declares that she was married to the said Peter Ehle on the fourteenth
day of April seventeen hundred and seventy two. That her husband the aforesaid
Peter Ehle died on the 25th day of January 1829 and she has remained a widow
ever since that period as will more fully appear heretoannexed, that about
34 or 35 years ago she removed with her said husband to Madison county aforesaid
where my said husband died.
Sworn
to and subscribed an the day and year just above written before me.
her
Catherin x EhI
mark
Barak Beckwith a Judge of Madison County Court.
Affidavit
of John C. Young
John
C. Young a resident of the town of Sullivan in the county of Madison and State
of New York being sworn in due form of law before me Barak Beckwith a judge
of the county court in and for the county aforesaid deposeth and saith that
he this deponent is seventy five years of age, that he was born In the town
of Canajoharie in the county of Montgomery and state of New York (at that
time county of Tryon), that he was acquainted with Peter Ehle, husband of
the aforesaid Catherin Ehle, that the deponent's wife aforesaid Catherin Ehle,
that the deponent's wife Maria Elizabeth Young is the eldest daughter of the
aforesaid Peter Ehle and Catherin Ehle whose declaration in order to obtain
a pension is hereto annexed, that this said wife Maria Elizabeth is sixty
five years of age that she was born on the 5th day of February 1772, that
the deponent was married to his said wife Maria Elizabeth in the Town of Canajoharie
aforesaid and has no doubt that the statement of the aforesaid Catherin Ehle
is true and that she was married to the said Peter Ehle at the time stated
in the aforesaid declaration as the deponent has now in his possession the
old family German Bible In which the marriage stands recorded and must from
the antiquity of its appearance have been recorded many years ago, the ages
of the several children of the said Peter and Catherin Ehle are also recorded
in said Bible, which said record if true and this deponent has no doubt that
they are show clearly that they were married at the time stated in her said
declaration and this deponent further saith that the said Peter Ehle aforesaid
died on the 25th day of January 1829.
John
C. Young.
Subscribed and sworn before me this 16th day of February 1839.
Barak Beckwith. Judge.
Certifications of Barak Beckwith Judge and A. Donaldson Jr., County Clerk
follow:
Affidavit
of Nicholas Dunckel
State of New York, Montgomery County
Nicholas
Dunckel of the Town of Canajoharie in said county being duly sworn in due
form of law before me H. Cook one of the Justice of Peace of said county aforesaid
and state aforesaid. Deposeth and says that he has been personally acquainted
with Peter Ehle who has been a resident of Tryon County during the Revolutionary
war and the said Peter Ehle continued to reside in said county of Tryon some
twenty years after the Revolutionary war when the said Peter Ehle removed
to the County of Madison in the State of New York, and that the said Peter
Ehle died some nine years ago as this deponent is informed and this deponent
further says that the said Peter EhIe was to his knowledge on duty during
the Revolutionary war as a private soldier under the command of Capt. Adam
Lipe of Fort Plain who had the command of a company of militia and deponent
says that the said Peter was frequently engaged in the services of the Revolutionary
War such as assisting in guarding the forts and fighting the enemy from the
commencement of the Revolutionary war until the close thereof, as to the precise
time of his the said Peter Ehle served he is unable to say but deponent has
frequently seen said Peter Ehle engaged in the duties of defending our country
and deponent says he was with the said Peter Ehle when the said Peter Ehle
was engaged In fighting the enemy at Oriskany Battle and has frequently seen
the said Peter Ehle on duty such as being out in scouting tours, has frequently
seen said Peter Ehle march from place to place with said company commanded
by Captain Adam Lipe when said company was engaged in defending our country
against the enemy. Deponent further says that the said Peter Ehle was married
before the Revolutionary war to Katherine Nellis with whom the deponent was
personally acquainted and the said Peter Ehle and Katherine his wife resided
In the neighborhood where deponent resided until said Peter and wife removed
to Madison county.
Nicholas
Dunckel.
Subscribed and sworn Feb. 9, 1838 before me.
H. Cook Justice of Peace.
Affidavit
by George Dunckel
State of New York, Montgomery County
George
Dunckel a resident of the state and county aforesaid and town of Canajoharie
being sworn in due form of law before me H. Cook Justice of Peace of the County
aforesaid Deposeth and says that he was personally acquainted with Peter Ehle
who resided in the same neighborhood with this deponent until some time after
the Revolutionary war when the said Peter Ehle removed to the county of Madison
and deponent says that the said Peter Ehle died some nine years ago as he
is informed and believes. Deponent says that the said Peter Ehle at the commencement
of the Revolutionary war resided in the County of Montgomery, then called
Tryon and deponent says that the said Peter Ehle during the Revolutionary
war from the commencement of said war until the close thereof was frequently
on duty in a company of militia commanded by Capt Adam Lipe In guarding the
forts and frontier against the common enemy of our country frequently engaged
in scouting tours and has frequently seen said Peter Ehle march in said company
from one part of the county to another to guard against the common enemy of
our country; the precise time that the said Peter Ehle did actual service
the deponent cannot state but should say from what the deponent has seen of
his the said Peter Ehle actual service in defending against the common enemy
would amount at least to two vears actual services, which the said Peter Ehle
rendered in defense of our country during the Revolutionary war. Deponent
further saith that as commonly understood in the neighborhood where deponent
and said Peter Ehle resided he the said Peter was married which was before
the commencement of the Revolutionary war and that lived with a woman in deponent's
neighborhood in the manner that husband and wife do live together and they
said Peter Ehle and said woman who lived with him had several children before
the Revolutionary war.
his
George x Dunckel.
mark
Subscribed and sworn Feb. 9th, 1838 before me H. Cook Justice of the Peace
in and for the County of Montgomery.
Affidavit
of John Yordon
State of New York County of Montgomery
John
Yordon being duly sworn in due form before me H. Cook a Justice of the Peace
of said county deposeth and saith that the statement made by George Dunckel
In the written affidavit is correct and agrees with what the deponent recollects
of the services rendered by the said Peter Ehle during the Revolutionary war
In every particular and has seen the said Peter Ehle engaged in the battle
of Johnstown and has seen the said Peter Ehle on march with the company commanded
by Captain Adam Lipe when on the march, to Turlach (Sharon) Battle.
his
John x Yordon.
mark
Subscribed and sworn Feby. 9. 1838 before H. Cook Justice of Peace.
Affidavits of H. Cook Justice of Peace and A. J. Comrie County Clerk follow:
Leaf
from Ehle Bible, Translated from German
In
the year 1772 April 4 Peter Ehle was married with Cadrina Nellis.
February
5 1773 my daughter Mariton was born.
Sept. 25th 1774 my son Johannes was born.
May 3 1777 was my daughter Anna born.
June 25 was my son Johan Pieter born.
April 8th, 1781 was my daughter Cadrina born.
April 9 1785 was my daughter Lisabed born.
April 3 1787 was my Johan Hendrich born.
January 20th 1787 was my son Johan George born.
In the year 1746 Dec. Wrd was Peter J. Ehle born.
In the year 1799 January 18 Is my grandson Piter born.
Granted
Catherine Ehle
Widow of Peter Ehle Deceased who died 25 January 1829 of Madison County State of New York who was a corporal in the Company commanded by Capt. Adam Lipe. Inscribed on the roll of Albany at the rate of 22 dollars to commence on the 4th day March 1837. Revolutionary Claim Act Jun. 4 1836.
Copy
of Pension Papers of Captain Peter H. Ehle, Soldier of the Revolution
Application
State
of Now York
Herkimer County
On the 1st day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and twenty-three personally appeared in open court, being a Court of Record
for the County of Herkimer Peter H. Ehle a now resident of the County of Herkimer
but formerly of Madison in the state aforesaid aged sixty nine years, who
being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following
declaration In order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress
of the 18th of March 1818, the first day of May 1820, and the first of March
1823 that he the said Peter H. Ehle was authorized and commissioned as a captain
the 6th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and seventy-nine to take the command and charge of a regiment on the Continental
establishment that soon thereafter he was ordered to march his company to
Fort Herkimer by Morgan Lewis and Colonel Van Schalck and there to equip themselves
and join the said Van Schalck's regiment (that he did accordingly join his
regiment). That some time In the month of March or April the regiment including
his company was ordered to Brewington Island in the Oneida Lake to suppress
the Onondaga Indians and his company was ordered by Colonel Van Schaick to
be stationed on the said Island to take charge of the boats and military stores,
etc., and after the Indians were subdued and had all dispersed that In two
or three weeks thereafter the regiment returned to Herkimer and from there
to Schenectady that he did field and garrison duty while on that campaign
as captain and that some time in the summer following he was ordered by Colonel
Van Schaick to march his company which orders (was said) proceeded from Gen'l.
J. Clinton and ordered to stay there until the first of January following
to guard the garrison; that he commanded his company and served as a captain
for the United States under the command of United States officers for one
whole year from the time he took the commission as aforesaid; and that his
company was clothed and paid by the United States and was honourably discharged
after he had served a year and this deponent further saith that he made a
declaration before John Stocking Esq., one of the Judges of the County of
Madison on the 12th or 14th day of April 1818 on oath stating all the facts
relative to his being commissioned as captain and living as such in the said
Colonel Van Schaick's regiment and the length of time he served therein, in
order to obtain a pension under the act of Congress passed the 18th day of
March 1818, entitled "The Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the
land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War." That
he sent the same to Washington with his commission, muster rolls, etc., which
declaration, together with an endorsement on the back of said declaration
from the secretary at war that this deponent "must procure testimony that
he had actually served the time stated in the declaration mentioned." That
this deponent further states that he made diligent enquiry after some one
of his soldiers that served under him, in order to obtain their testimony
which was not until the fall of 1822 that he could find any of them as they
were dispersed all over the country, especially those that were living; that
on the 9th day of October 1822 he found a man by the name of Henry Shaver,
formerly belonging to his company which he knew, who testified that he served
under him the deponent for the year as stated by him this deponent in his
first declaration; that on this deponent returning home be lost his pocket
book, declaration and commission and all his effects and papers, save the
deposition of Henry Shaver which affidavit I herewith transmit with my subsequent
declaration, and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the
United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and have not since that time by
gift, We 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 of March 1819 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 that what is contained in the schedule here annexed
and by me subscribed.
List with certification of Henry Brown Judge of Herkimer County and Jabez Fox clerk of the Court follow:
Affidavit
of John G. Helmer
Herkimer Co.
John
G. Helmer being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted
with Peter H. Eble that on or about the 6th day of Jan. one thousand seven
hundred and seventy nine, he knew that he took command as captain of a company
belonging to Col. Van Schaick's regiment of the Continental establishment,
that he was under that establishment and lived as such captain for the space
of one whole year, that he was ordered and commanded by Col. Van Schaick while
on an expedition against the Onondaga Indians; that the said Ehle's company
drew their clothing and rations the same and from the same stores that the
rest of the said Col. Van Schaick's regiment did and that he has understood
that the said Ehle is very poor and stands in need of help from his country,
and that he Is a man of truth and veracity.
Dated
1st September 1823.
JOHN G. HELMER.
Sworn before me the 1st day of September 1823. Henry Brown. First
Judge of Herk. Common Pleas
Affidavit
of Henry Shaver
Herkimer County
State of New York
Came
before me Henry shaver of the town of Danube, county and state aforesaid and
made oath to the following declaration. I the said Henry do positively declare
that Peter H. Ehle was a company officer as captain in the year 1779 and served
as such the same year in the regular troops of the United States of America
against the common enemy in the regiment commanded by Col. Van Schaick and
that I was a private soldier under him during the aforesaid terms and know
him to have actively served as stated in the open declaration.
His
Henry X Shaver.
Mark
9th day October 1822
Rufus Crain
Judge Herkimer County.
Affidavit
Peter H. Ehle
Herkimer County
Peter
H. Ehle, being duly sworn. says that he was commissioned a captain on the
sixth day of January In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
seventy nine and raised a company to serve the United States. Between that
time and the first day of April next following and on or about the first day
of April aforesaid that he and his men wetre mustered by a Mr. Richard Lush
of Albany at the city of Schenectady and ordered to Fort Herkimer to receive
their equipment from the United States, that he marched his men to Fort Herkimer
and then equipped themselves and joined Colonel Van Schaick's regiment and
served under him during the expedition against the Onondaga Indians and from
thence to Schenectady and from thence to Saratoga, where he and his men were
equipt anew and remained as captain in the service of the United States from
the sixth of January in the year 1779 to the first day of January 1780, and
during which time he and his men were clothed, equipped and paid by the United
States, and that he was commissioned as captain for the one year men to serve
the United States, but that he has lost his commission, muster roll and all
papers which were vouchers of his service, that he made out his papers and
sent them to the War Department and they there remain for the express purpose
of obtaining a pension from the United States, and that he has received information
from the Secretary of the United States that it would be necessary that he
should procure a certificate from the secretary of the State of New York,
that he was satisfied that the said Ehle was captain "As there were no men
raised for one year in the State of New York on the Continental establishment
as he believed," and the deponent states further that he was honorably discharged
at Saratoga after serving out his time and further says not except that his
service was in the Continental establishment.
Peter
H. Ehle.
sworn and subscribed this sixteen day of August 1824.
Attest by Thomas Hall, Justice.
Affidavit
John G. Helmer
Herkimer Co.
John
G. Helmer being duly sworn saith that he was in the same expedition that Ii
mentioned in Peter H. Ehle's affidavit, that he belonged to Van Schalck's
regiment the same time that he alludes to, and that he was then and is now
well acquainted with the said Peter H. Ehle and knows that he was a captain
and served as such under Col. Van Schaick the time mentioned in his affidavit,
which was about one year, which ended about the first of January 1780, and
knows that he was discharged at Saratoga and was equipped, clothed and paid
by the United States and on the Continental establishment.
John
C. Helmer.
Sworn to and subscribed this 11 day of August 1824. Thomas Hall Justice of
Peace.
Affidavit
of Henry Shaver
Herkimer Co.
Henry
Shaver being duly sworn says that he enlisted under Capt. Peter H. Ehle some
time in January 1779, that some time about the first of April thereafter that
he and the rest of the company were mustered at the City of Schenectady and
ordered to Fort Herkimer, where the company was clothed and equipped; that
Capt. Ehle was ordered to join Colonel Van Schaick's regiment and after joining
the regiment they marched against the Onondaga Indians; and that Capt. Ehle
did field and garrison duty during the whole year as captain under Col. Van
Schaick, and was discharged at Saratoga on or about the first of January 1780,
and that he served under him as a private the whole time; that the company
was raised for one year and that they were clothed and payed by the United
States and on the Continental establishment.
his
Henry x Shaver
mark
Sworn before Thomas Hall Justice of Peace. Attest by Jabez Fox, Clerk.
Affidavit
by George Dunckel
Montgomery Co.
George
Dunckel being duly sworn says that in the winter or spring of the Year seventeen
hundred seventy nine he enlisted under Capt. Ehle to do service in the United
States army at scouting and standing guard as the circumstances of the case
should require, that some time in the spring of seventeen hundred and seventy
nine with twenty able bodied men of which this deponent is one, here inspected
by Richard Lush who was there to inspect the men belonging to the United States
service; and immediately after the men were inspected they started and took
boats with ammunition and provision and went up the Mohawk River to Fort Herkimer
and was then armed and equipped and proceeded immediately on to Fort Stanwix
and from Fort Stanwix to Stony Creek and down Stony Creek to Wood Creek and
down Wood Creek into the Oneida Lake and up the Lake to the outlet at Brewington
Island and then Captain Ehle with his twenty men and Captain Leffler and Captain
Gray with about fifty soldiers were then left to guard the boats they came
up the lake with, while Colonel Willett and Colonel Van Schaick went with
a body of men to Onondaga Holler to subdue the Indians; and that in about
three or four days Colonel Willett and Colonel Van Schaick returned; and then
they returned to Fort Stanwix, where Colonel Willet staid with a body of men
and Captain Ehle, Captain Leffler and Captain Gray all returned with the boats
to Schenectady and immediately made two more trips from Schenectady to Fort
Stanwix, And on the return to Schenectady went to Saratoga and then a part
of the men engaged in making brick and sawing timber and part of the time
all the men engaged in boating from Saratoga to Fort Miller and Fort Edward,
at which business they continued until the first day of January, seventeen
hundred and eighty when the years time was up. and Captain Ehle and his men
were all discharged; and this deponent further says that while the men were
at Saratoga Colonel Yates acted as quartermaster that he is seventy seven
years of age and that he does not know of any men who were in the service
of the United States at that time that are living, except Captain Peter H.
Ehle, who makes this application; and this deponent further says that he has
lived-in the Town of Canajoharie and County of Montgomery and State of New
York since it has been a town of Canajoharie and County of Montgomery; and
where he now lives sixty nine years when he enlisted under Captain Ehle and
that he has known Captain Ehle ever since he was a boy and that he Is possessed
of a good moral character.
his
George x Dunckel.
mark
Subscribed and sworn to the 7th day of June 1833. David Spraker a judge of
Montgomery county.
Attest by David Spraker as to Geo. Dunckel.
Affidavit
of Anthony Ehle
State of New York, Montgomery County
Anthony
Ehle of the town of Canajoharie in the County and state aforesaid being duly
sworn says that he will be 71 years of age on the 12th day of November next,
that Peter H. Ehle, the applicant for a pension, Is his brother and that the
said Peter H. Ehle, the applicant did in the year 1779 and during the Revolutionary
War raise a company of men to serve the United States in said war; that the
said Peter H. Ehle was then reputed to have received a captain's commission
in said service and that this deponent has no doubt of that fact; that the
deponent saw the said Peter H. Ehle and his company of men sonie time in the
spring of the year 1779 leave the town of Canajoharie for the purpose of entering
into the service of the United States and that the said Peter H. Ehle returned
home about the 1st of January, 1780 when the years' service for which he engaged
ended, nor has the deponent any doubt but that the said Peter H. Ehle served
the United States during the said Revolution one year in the capacity of Captain
as aforesaid. ANTHONY
EHLE
I Subscribed and sworn this 5th day October 1833.
David Spraker
Judge Montgomery County Courts
Affidavit
Peter H. Ehle
State of New York
County of Madison
On
the 9th day of October In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred,
thirty four personally appeared in open court of common pleas of the aforesaid
county of Madison Peter H. Ehle a resident of the Town of Eaton in the said
county of Madison and State of New York, aged eighty years on the twentieth
day of March last past, who being duly sworn according to law do on his oath
make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions
made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832; that on the sixth day of
January in the year of our Lord 1779 at Canajoharie in the County of Montgomery,
then the County of Albany and State of New York he received a commission from
Col. Morgan Lewis and Quartermaster General Henry Glen as a captain, which
commission was accompanied by enlisting orders to raise a company of men to
serve one year In the Revolutionary war, wherever by command of superior officers
they should be placed, which commission expressed that he and his men should
be regulated in every respect by the rules and articles of war; that immediately
after he received the said commission he commenced enlisting men under the
said commission and orders, and so continuing till some time in the month
of April following, when he was ordered with his men to Schenectady to be
inspected; that he reported immediately to Schenectady and they were mustered
and inspected by Richard Lush. The number of his men thus inspected were about
twenty. Immediately after this inspection they were furnished with ammunition
and provisions and ordered to go to Fort Stanwix to go Into Col. Van Schaiclk's
expedition against the Onondaga Indians. They took boats at Schenectady and
this deponent with his men went Immediately to Fort Herkimer. Col. Van Schaick's
detachment went up the river with them to Fort Herkimer. This detachment was
then under the command of Lieut. Col. Willet. At Fort Herkimer, which was
then commanded by Col. Gansevoort, a box of French arms were opened, from
which the declarant's men were armed and then proceeded immediately to Fort
Stanwix where they were all put under the command of Col. Van Schalck. Under
this command they were sent to Wood Creek and down Wood Creek Into the Oneida
Lake and up the lake to Brewington's Island. This declarant and Capt. Lefler
and Capt. Gray with the company of this declarant and other soldiers. about
the number of ninety eight men were left to guard the boats with which they
came up the lake, while Col. Van Schalck and Col. Willett went to Onondaga
with the rest of the detachment against the Indians. When Col. Van Schaick
and Col. Willett returned from Onondaga the detachment returned to Fort Stanwix
and there left Col. Van Schaick and then with Lefler and Captain Gray went
to Schenectady: That soon after they arrived at Schenectady this declarant
and his men or some of them, made one or two trips to Fort Stanwix with ammunition
and provisions and public stores. and then returned to Schenectady again.
This declarant and men were then ordered to Saratoga to which they went immediately.
This was about the last of June as near as can be recollected. At Saratoga
were kept public slaves to supply Fort Miller, Fort Edward and Fort George
and here declarmat and his men were obliged to do garrison duty and whenever
they were clear at patrolling and standing guard and this declarant had to
draw out working parties that were engaged in brick making and boating for
the United States army and this continued in such service to the end of the
year for which the men were enlisted and this declarant engaged and then Col.
Yates who acted as Quartermaster Gen'l. did discharge them. Just before they
were discharged this declarant by Col. Yates' order went to Albany and got
money for said Col. Yates. who then paid them off. This was in continental
money as it was then called. This declarant's pay was forty dollars per month
with half a dollar lawful money for subsistence per day and other rations.
And this declarant further states that he has lost his commission. He hereby
relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annunity except the present
and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in
any state and to the following interrogatories put to the declarant in open
court he makes the following answers to wit:
Where
and in what year were you born?
"At
Canajoharie in Montgomery County on the 6th day of March, 1754."
Have
you any record of your age and if so where is it?
"I
have no record but suppose my father's record of my age is in the hands of
my brother Jacob at Canajoharie."
Where
were you living when called Into the service, where have you lived since the
Revolutionary war and where do you now live?
"When
I went Into the service I lived at Canajoharie and till about 34 years ago
continuing to live there, at which time I moved Into Madison Co., now Town
of Sullivan and now I live in, the Town of Eaton aforesaid."
How
were you called Into service. Were you drafted, did you volunteer or were
you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?
"I
went Into the service under my commission above mentioned."
State
the name 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 service?
Ans.
"I have above stated the name of officers and regiments as near ascan remember."
Did
you receive a commission and if so by whom was it signed and what became of
It?
"I
received a commission signed by Col. Morgan Lewis and Quartermaster Gen'l.
H. Glen and have lost it."
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?
Ans.
"Icabod Amiden of the town of Eaton, Sylvanus Leeber of Lenox, late a judge
of the County Court of this county; Joseph Sanger and George Ehle of Sullivan."
PETER
H. EHLE.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. S. Sloan, Clerk.
Pension Award Peter H. Eble
County of Madison State of New York Who was a captain of the Regiment commanded by Col. Lewis In the New York Line for 12 months. Inscribed on the rolls at Albany at the rate of 240 dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Copy of Pension Papers of Peter Dygert (Father of Elizabeth Ehle), Wife of Peter Ehle. Jr. Soldier of the Revolution
State
of New York
Montgomery County
On
the 19th day of Sept. In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
thirty two personally appeared in open court before the court of Common Pleas
now sitting Peter Dygert, a resident of the town of Palatine in the county
aforesaid formerly the county of Tryon, aged seventy three years coming in
November next, who being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his
oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
Act of Congress passed January 7th, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as is hereinafter stated. That is to say, that he the said Peter did in the year 1777 duty under Capt. John Breadbeck as a private and went through the battle of Oriskany, and that in the years 1778 and 1779 he, in each of the said years, enlisted under Capt. Leffler as boatman on the North River for nine months In each year, during which time he served when not on water he did on land, and that he, also attended the battle of Johnstown under the command of Col. Willet as a private belonging to the detachment of Capt. John Zielly militiaman In the year 1781; and also he went as a militiaman to aid Col. Willet at the battle of Turlough (now called Sharon) In the county of Schoharie; and that he also went as a militiaman to defend Caugnawaga at the time that was burnt and pursued the enemy with Col. Willett to Johnstown; and that he also went to Fort Stanwix as a guard to the United States boats; and that he frequently stood guard at Stone Arabia fort; and also went to Herkimer at different times in the service of the United States as a militiaman; and that in conformity with the act of Congress passed the 27th day of May, 1775, he did arm himself in 1775 and from that time to the close of the Revolution kept himself armed and a sufficient supply of equipage until the conclusion of the Revolution; and that it is out of his power to recollect the number of days served at the different times mentioned, except specified above.
PETER
TYGERT.
Sworn and subscribed this day and year aforesaid.
Geo. D. Ferguson, Clerk.
Affidavit
Isaac S. Ketchum and Peter N. Kilts
We,
Isaac S. Ketchum and Peter N. Kilts. of the same town, Town of Palatine County
of Montgomery hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Peter Dygert
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him
to be at least seventy three 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.
ISAAC S. KETCHUM
PETER N. KILTS
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Geo. D. Ferguson, Clerk.
Affidavit
of Jacob Snell
State of New York Montgomery Co.
On
the 13th day of Aug. 1833 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace
of the Town of Palatine county and state aforesaid Jacob Snell of the same
town county and state aforesaid who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that
he has been personally acquainted with Peter Dygert a resident of the Town
of Palatine previous to the Revolutionary War at the commencement and during
the same and ever since the Revolution knowing that the aforesaid Peter Dygert,
a claimant for a pension has rendered essential services to the United States
during the whole war; that deponent verily believes that claimant enrolled
in fall 1775 and that the applicant has done and performed much service and
Capt. Breadbeg, Col. Klock's Regt. in the then County of Tryon In the year
1776; the deponent further saith that he has not the least doubt on his mind
but that the claimant has been in that ever memorable battle under Gen'l.
Herkimer at Oriskany against the greatest part of Gen'l. St. Leger's army
from Canada 6th day of August 1777:--deponent further saith although himself
in battle, but doth not particularly recollect seeing the applicant but is
well assured that the applicant was engaged In battle, generally called Col.
Brown's battle, in Stone Arabia, when Col. Brown was slain in battle about
45 killed and some killed of the militia and Brown's men. Col. Brown with
about 200 against Sir John with about 1000 Indians and Tories, which occurred
deponent well recollects for reason he had to carry his receipt for his services
since the 19th, Oct. 1780 a wound.
That the deponent further saith that he has not the least doubt but that the claimant has also been engaged in Johnstown battle under immediate command of Col. Willet against Major Ross and Capt. Butler with about 800 incendiaries on the 25th day of October 1781. That deponent further declares he has taken a fair and general view and observation of the services rendered by the applicant as not forth in his supplemental declaration hereto annexed, and that the deponent is well assured that the applicant has at a moderate calculation and at least rendered the length of services in behalf of the United States as set forth in his supplementary declaration.
And
the deponent further saith that the applicant is a friend to the American
cause of liberty and that where he is known always has been considered a person
of strict integrity, truth and veracity and entitled to full credit when under
oath. JACOB
SNELL.
Subscribed and sworn to before me on the day and year before and within mentioned.
Laurence Marcellis,
Justice of Peace.
Affidavit
of Richard Young
State of New York
Montgomery County
On
the 14th day of August 1833 personally appeared before me a Justice of the
Peace of the town of Palatine and In the county and state aforesaid, Richard
Young, a resident of the town of
Ephratah, county and state aforesaid, who being duly sworn deposeth and with
that he has been personally acquainted with Peter Dygert an applicant for
a pension under the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832; that the deponent
personally knows that the claimant early in the war was a Revolutionary soldier,
viz. that he belonged to the company of militia commanded by Capt. John Breadbeg
in Col. Jacob Klock's Regt., that deponent saith that claimant hath been a
faithful soldier and has proved a true friend to his the American cause at
least from the year 1776 to the year 1778 in March when both the present deponent
and the said applicant were enlisted in joining a company of boatmen under
the command of Capt. John Leffler and continued in rendering United States
service from the time of enlistment until the first day of January 1777 when
verbally discharged; that the deponent further saith that before the opening
of the North River that the company were continually engaged and employed
in the Continental service until the ice went out. After which time transporting
provisions and supplies for our troops stationed on the North River during
the whole season; that altho the deponent did not enlist again in the same
company, but says that he is perfectly satisfied that the applicant in the
year 1779 did enlist under the said Capt. Leffler in the boat service of the
United States for nine months; and this deponent further saith that in his
application the applicant has rendered his proportionable share of service
to the United States with others of his neighbors and fellow militia soldiers
with some exceptions only, some instances of where poor helpless creatures
were affected with fear and cowardice and some others affected with that abominable
and obnoxious disease of Toryism; and this deponent further saith that the
applicant is a man generally considered of good reputation truth and veracity
and of full credit when under oath.
RICHARD YOUNG.
Subscribed and sworn to this 14th day of August 1833 before me.
Laurence Marcellus, Justice of Peace.
Affidavit
of John Spraker
State of New York
Montgomery County
On
the 8th day of August 1833 personally appeared before me a Justice of the
Peace in the Town of Palatine, county and state aforesaid John Spracker a
resident of the Town, county, and state aforesaid, that he hath been previously
acquainted with Peter Dygert an applicant for a pension previous to the Revolutionary
war and more particularly from the commencement and during same and to the
conclusion of the Revolution and ever since; and this deponent further saith
that he has personally known that the applicant has rendered the following
services to the United States, viz: that the deponent is perfectly satisfied
that the applicant Jan. 1776 has been with the militia to Caughnawaga in mass
and there Joined Gen'l. Schuyler and all under the command of Gen'l. Schuyler
to Johnstown causing surrender of Sir John Johnson with about 300 men; also
that he the applicant was engaged at Oriskany battle on the 6 day of August
In the year 1777; also in July to Turlough (Sharon) but not arrived until
after the battle; ordered out Col. Klock Reg't. 1781 to reinforce Col. Willet,
but engagement subsided immediately before the arrival of Col. Klock's Reg't.;
that the applicant has also been engaged in Johnstown battle on the 25th day
of Oct. 1781. Immediately under Col. Willet; that this deponent further declares
that both himself and the applicant in March, 1778 were enlisted in a company
of boatmen under the command of Capt. John Leffler for nine months and immediately
called to Albany and there constraint to perform the United States service
until the opening of the North River, then continued and not discharged until
the 1st day of January 1779 and that this deponent further saith that he this
deponent In March 1779 enlisted In the last service of the United States under
Capt. Samuel Gray and the said applicant again enlisted the same year under
the aforesaid Capt. Leffler for nine months and that the deponent verily believes
that applicant did perform boating and rendering service for the United States
for at least nine months during said years; That this deponent further salth
that the claimant has to a certainty rendered other services on various other
occurrences and emergencies, sometimes in consequence of the Incursions of
the enemy and often and most always in pursuit of the enemy when thought within
reach; and that this deponent further saith that claimant is considered a
man of truth and veracity and entitled to full credit when under oath.
his
John x Spraker.
mark
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day and year first written.
John C. Searle, Justice.
State
of New York
Montgomery County
On
the ninth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, personally
appeared before me a Justice of the Peace of the Town of Palatine County of
Montgomery and state aforesaid Peter Dygert of the same town county and state
aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law, 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 services, but according to the best of his
recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the
following grades.
Year 1775 as private under Capt. Breadbeg, Lieut. Zielly, 2nd Lieut. J. Eaker, Nicholas Van Slyck Ensign under Col. Klock, Lieut, Col. Waggoner, Major John Frey, Major Eisenlord and Major Van Slyck in Palatine Montgomery County, New York State. Applicant enrolled under Capt. John Breadbag in the fall of seventy five and called In company training to the house of Philip Empie; there organIzed and trained. That he was born 24th Nov. 1759 and is now aged 73 years 8 months and 7 days on the 31st of July 1833.
Year 1776 date not known but In spring he served 17 days as private with Capt. Breadbeg, 14 days in Jan., being under Gen'l. Herkimers orders to march to Caughnawaga to Veeders Flats the company on alarm there stationed 3 days; from thence they marched to Stone Arabia too Stahers there stationed two weeks and ordered out the whole brigade, joined Gen'l. Schuyler at Caughnawaga, there stationed for several days. All men paraded in the ice then all went under command of Gen'l. Schuyler causing Sir John to surrender with about 300 men with arms.
Year 1777. In May or June served 8 days and during summer and fall 28 days under Capt. Breadbag. On alarm ordered out to Saratoga, after marchiIng to Amsterdam countermanded to march to Johnstown; there stationed several days then discharged. Drafted twice under Capt. Breadbag to Herkimer each time 14 days, to Fort Dayton in the service of the United States by order of Genl. Herkimer. August 6 went on duty 15 days then 22 days under Capt. Breadbag of Gen'l. Herkimer brigade engaged in that memorable battle and continued until the enemy were withdrawn-Battle at Oriskany, at which battle Gen'l. Herkimer slain; Col. Cox; Major Eisenlard, Major Clapsaddle, Major Van Slyck and killed in battle. Brigade Major Frey wounded and taken prisoners; about 200 slain on that day and a number of our men taken prisoner and wounded his own. Capt. Breadbeg wounded.
Year 1778. In the course of the winter. served 2 months 19 days then 6 days pressed by soldiers to take soldiers from Fort Plain to Fort Stanwix.
In the spring enlisted in the United States services under Capt. Leffler attached to the company of boatmen boating on the Worth River, transporting provisions and supplies for the United States troops stationed at the respective forts.
Year 1779 9 months, under Capt. Leffler, again enlisted for the second period for 9 months to the same boat company and faithfully served during as said term in the United States service never received a written discharge only verbally on each term. At time of the general conflagration at Caughnawaga while others were ordered out to march in pursuit of the incendiaries the applicant was directed and positively with some others by his superior officers to guard the inhabitants moved into Fort Keyser; and accordingly did watch and guard the same.
During the summer served 24 days and same fall 14 days days under Capt. Zielly of Col. Wagner's Regt. ordered out and stationed at 3 different times exclusive of the first time at Fort Keyser performing garrison duty same year each term eight days. Ordered out and stationed at Fox Fort fourteen days rendering garrison service in succession.
Oct. 19th served two days under Capt. Zielly with Col. Brown. Was ordered out in battle under the immediate command of Col. Brown in Palatine at Stone Arabia, generally called Browns Battle, against Sir John Johnson, his army or force consisting of about one thousand and our force not exceeding 200. Col. Brown was slain in battle, about 45 killed. In our retreat, and the old settlement of Stone Arabia totally desolate with the little exception only, as well then up and down the Mohawk valley for about 20 miles or exceeding.
Year 1781. In July served 3 days with Col. Willet. The enemy put to flight Oct. 25; with Capt. Zielly served In Col. Willet's command ordered out with Col. Klock's Regt., engaged in Johnstown battle against Major Ross and Capt, Butler with 800 Tortes, Indians and some regular troops, attended with a number of lives lost prisoners, taken, and wounded on both sides and Capt. Zielly was taken prisoner. During season served 1 month 15 days with Capt. Zielly, ordered out and stationed at Fort Keyser rendering garrison duty. DuriIng summer and fall served 1 month 15 days with Lieut. Waggoner, ordered out and stationed at Fort Fox performing garrison duty.
Some time in winter served 15 days with Ensign Van Slyke drafted to Fort Remsnyder at the time Capt. Kyser and sons were taken prisoner. Latter part of winter served 14 days under Capt. Zielly of Col. Klock's Regt., ordered out and stationed at Fort Timmerman on an alarm at another time, year forgotten, served 8 days under Capt. Melly of Col. Willet's Reg't. ordered to Bowmans Creek under Col Willet in pursuit of the enemy.
Total
length of service 3 yrs. 8 months and 14 days; and for such service I claim
pension. PETER
TYGERT.
Subscribed and this 9th day of August 1833 before me.
John C. Searle, Justice of Peace, Attest. by Geo. D. Ferguson, Clerk.
Affidavit
of Lambert Clement
State of New York
Montgomery County
On
the 3rd day of June 1839 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice
of peace in and for said county Lambert Clement who being duly sworn doth
depose and swear he performed a tour of nine months in the United States service
as a boatman in the company of Capt. Leffler and that Peter Dygert was also
a boatman In the same company, and that he the said Peter Dygert served a
full term of nine months viz. from the first day of April to the last day
of December 1779 and were discharged on the first day of January 1780, said
service was performed on the Mohawk River from Schenectady to Fort Stanwix
and further he says not.
his
Lambert x Clement.
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Subscribed and sworn to this 3r day of June 1839.
Laurence Marcellus, J. P
Affidavit
of Henry Waffe
State of New York
Montgomery County
On
the 22nd day of January 1840 personally appeared before me the undersigned
a Justice of Peace in and for said county, Henry Wafle, who being duly sworn
doth depose and swear that he was well acquainted with Peter Dygert during
the Revolutionary war; that in the spring of the year 1778 he the deponent
enlisted into the company of boatmen under the command of Captain John Leffler
and that the said Peter Dygert also enlisted into the said Leffler's company
and with this deponent served the full term of nine months as boatman in the
service of the United States in the said comp`ny of John Leffler in the year
1778 from the first of April until the last day of December and the deponent
and said Peter Dygert were discharged and both returned home together and
further says not.
his
Henry x Waffle.
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Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.
J. F. Van Alstein, Justice.
Affidavit of Peter Dygert
State of New York,Montgomery County
On
the third day of January 1839 personally appeared Peter Dygert before the
undersigned a Justice of Peace in and for said county, who being duly sworn
doth depose and swear that in the year 1778 he enlisted as a boatman in the
company of Capt. John Leffler and served a full term of nine months in the
service of the United States viz. from the 1st day of April to the last day
of December 1779 and again on the first day of April 1779 he again enlisted
in the said company of Captain John Lefler and served a further term of nine
months full and complete viz. from the first day of April to the last day
of December and was discharged from each term on the first day of January
in the years 1779 and 1780, said service was performed on the Mohawk river
from Schenectady to Fort Stanwix, transporting provisions and military stores
for the United States between those two places, and for which service he claims
an increase of his pension allowed.
Peter
Dygert.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day June 1839.
Laurence Marcellus, J. P.
Pension Award, Revolutionary Claim
I
certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June
1832, Peter Dygert of the State of New York who was a private the Revolutionary
army is entitled to receive seventy eight dollars and ninety three cents per
annurn during his natural life commencing on the 11 day of March 1831 and
payable semi annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year.
Given
at the War Office of the United States this 1 day of November one thousand
eight and thirty one. LEW CASS,
Secretary of War.
Examined
and countersigned, J. L. Edward,
Commissioner of Pensions.
No. 24112 New York Award
Peter
Dygert Palatine in the State of New York who was a private in the company
commanded by Capt. - of the Regt commanded Col. - in the New York line for
8 1/2 months inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of 28 dollars thirty
three cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate
of Pension Issued 1st day Nov. 1833.
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