Morrison's Pensions
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M805 Roll: 652 Image: 341 File: R8224 (13 Pages)
New
York
R8224
Kinyet or Kynyet (widow)
Albany 30,812
John Pickard
Of Livingston Co. in the
State of N. York
Who was a Private in the
company commanded by Captain Winne
of the Regt commanded by Col. Cox in the N. York line for
1 year.
Inscribed on the roll of
Albany at the rate of 40 dollars ----cents per annum
to commence the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate
of Pension issued the 25th day of Aug 1836 and sent to
Isaac Endress, Dansville Village, Livingston Co. N.Y.
Arrears
to the 4th of March ’36 200.00
Semi-ani
allowance ending 1 Sept “ 20.00
400.00
Revolutionary Claim
Act
of June 7, 1832 (cross out)
28,
1832
Recorded by D.
Brown Clerk,
Book E
2 Vol 4 Page 54
Original Claim
Declaration in order to be placed on the Pension List under the act of the
18th of March, 1818
Cayuga County on this the 15th day of September 1828 Personally Appeared
in open court viz the September term of Common Pleas and several sessions
of the Peace John Pickard resident in said county aged seventy five years
who being first duly sworn according to 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 and the 1st of May 1820 that the said John Pickard
enlisted for the term of for and during the war about the first of August
AD 1776 in the State of New York in the Company commanded by Captain John
Winne in the regiment not recollected in the line of the State of New York
in General Schuylers brigade that he continued to serve in the said corps
until the company was disbanded having served in continuation more than one
term when he was duly discharged in Montgomery County in the State of New
York that he relinquishes every claim to a pension except the present that
his name is not on the role of any other state except the State of New York
and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application
for pension and that he did make an application for a pension April 6th,
1818 but owing to some irregularities in his application he is induced to
believe that the said application was never acted upon at the War Office
John Pickard (his signature)
And
in pursuance of the Act of the 1st of May 1820 that I do solemnly swear that
I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818
and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner dispose of
my property or any part there of with the intent thereby to diminish it as
to bring myself within the provisions of an act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the land and naval service of the united states in the revolutionary
war passed on the 18th day of March, 1818 and that I have not nor has any
person in trust for me any property or securities contracts debts
due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule
hereunto annexed and by me subscribed.
Schedule of Property
2
Cows 20.00 Amount
Brought fwd 39.75
8
Sheep 6.00 1
old table 3.00
5 Hogs 10.00 1
old chest 0.50
1 Ass 0.75 knives
forks crockery
2 small dish kittles 2.00 ware & other
kitchen
4 old chairs 1.00 furniture …........…………......5.00
dolls. 48.25
And that since the18th day of March 1818 there has not been any material
change in my property
John Pickard (his signature?)
Wrote and declared on the 15th day of September, 1828 before L. Richardson
first judge of Cayuga County Courts
I Abraham
Gridley clerk of Cayuga Common Pleas do hereby certify that it appears
to the satisfaction of the Court that the said John Pickard did serve in
the Revolutionary War in the state in the preceding declaration against
the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement for the
Continental Establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath and schedule
thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court and I
do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total
amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is forty
eight dollars and twenty five cents.
In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court
on this 15th day of September 1828
A
Gridley Clerk,
Of
Cayuga Common Pleas
In the matter of the claim of John Pickard for a pension under act of Congress passed June 7, 1832
Livingston
County : William
Pickard being duly sworn doth dispose and say that he is the brother of the
said John Pickard – that on the sixth day of July last he was sixty
years of age – that repeatedly since the war he has seen the Ensign’s
Commission by which the said John Pickard was empowered to take the office
of Ensign in Nicholas Weisers company of Militia, in Col. Samuel Campbell’s
regiment, said commission was signed by Gov. Clinton, and sealed with the
seal of the State – saw it for the last time about six years ago – that
he heard of said John Pickard acting as Ensign for several years during the
Revolutionary war – that he resides in the town of Sparta county of
Livingston and further saeth not. (Signed) William Pickard
Sworn and Subscribed
beforeme this 20th
day of January 1833 S
Shannon Com
of Deeds
Livingston
County:Samuel
Hill of the town of Sparta of the County aforesaid being duly sworn says
that he has seen and read the commission under which John Pickard acted as
Ensign to a company of militia during the Revolutionary war – Nicholas
Weiser, Capt. of same, Lieut Bratt of the same – Samuel Campbell mentioned
in said commission as Col. and Samuel Clyde as Lieut. Col. and John Wittaker
as Major of the regiment – the commission was signed by Gov. George
Clinton and sealed with the seal of State – and further saeth not.
I Samuel Shannon Com of Deeds for Sparta County of Livingston having examined
the above deponent (do?) certify that he declared that that he has been blind
for several months last ____ that he is unable to write his own name but
has sworn to the above affidavit as true to the best of his knowledge and
belief this 24th January, 1833
S
Shannon Com of Deeds
I Samuel Shannon before
whom foregoing affidavits were made do certify that I am acquainted with
the deponents who have made the same – and believe
them to be men of credibility – and their statements entitled to credit.
S
Shannon
Sparta,
July 11th 1833
State of New York
Livingston County
I testify that Samuel Shannon before whom the preceding affidavit is purported
to have been sworn was at the date of the said affidavit and also at the
date of the subsequent certificate of credibility a legally authorized commissioner
of deeds of said county, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing
and ___ believe his name subscribed to the ____ of the said affidavit and
to the said certificate of credibility as his own proper hand writing and
signature
Witness
my hand and seal of office at Geneseo July 22, 1833 Chauncey
R. Bond Clerk of
Livingston County (absent) by
S. G. Haven depty clerk
In
the matter of the application of John Pickard for
a pension under Act of Congress – June 1832
State of New York
Livingston County
On this 28th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and thirty three personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas in & for the Court aforesaid now sitting John Pickard,
a resident of the Town of Sparta, County & State aforesaid aged seventy
six 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 the said John Pickard was born in the Town
of Springfield, Albany (now Otsego) County on the seventh day of March in
the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty six – he
has no record of his birth but derives his knowledge from his memory of what
was told him in his youth – enlisted in the New York militia
in the summer before Genl. Herkimer fought the Battle of Eriska [Oriskany] – served
in the company called the New York Rangers – was at and fought at the
Battle of Eriska - was a volunteer and a private - remained in this service
about eighteen months-
After leaving the service as a private, continued perhaps nine months as
to military duty unengaged-
This deponent then (but what was the date of the month or year he forgets
except that it was in the summer season) received from Governor George Clinton
the commission of Ensign in Captain Nicholas Weisers Company of New York
militia – Henry Bratt , Lieut – Samuel Campbell Col of the Regiment – the
station at which the deponent was placed was the garrison at Stone Arabia,
Town of Palatine, Montgomery County – the employment was the defending
of the frontiers – scouting against the Indians - and going
out to battle when called upon – was at two battles at this time – the
battle of Johnstown in which Major Ross commanded the British & Col
Willett of the regular army commanded the American troops – and in
the battle at Stone Arabia in which Sir John Johnston commanded the British
and Col Brown the Americans by orders from Gen’l Van Rensellaer – was
not more than three yards distant from Col Brown when he was shot and helped
carry him in – Acted under this commission about five years he thinks – About
the close of the war received from Gov Clinton the commission of Lieutenant,
but the war being over this was returned - Saw and accompanied Gen’l
Clinton a part of the way at the time he went to meet Gen’l Sullivan
on an expedition against the western Indians – After the peace saw
and with Captain Bratt guarded Gen’l Washington to the frontiers that
he might make an estimate on the injury done by the British –
The Ensign’s Commission above mentioned is now lost – it was
carried away and lost by his grandchildren about five years ago –
This deponent in corroboration of his own testimony offers the affidavits
of Samuel Hill & William Pickard
He offers the certificate of James Brien and Alexander McArthur (for the
reason that there is no ____ that resides in the vicinity) in proof of his
character for veracity and the belief of his being a Revolutionary Soldier –
And this deponent further declares that his name is not on the pension roll
of the Agency of any state and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity other than the present --(Signed) John Pickard
Sworn
and subscribed the day & year
aforesaid before me in open court
S.G.Haven Dep
clerk
We
James Brien of Sparta and Alexander McArthur residing in the Town of Mount
Morris County of Livingston and state aforesaid and now residing in the
Town of Mt. Morris and Sparta County of Livingston and same State here
by certify that we are well acquainted with John Pickard who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration – that we believe him to be seventy
six years of age – that he resided with us in the town of Springfield
county of Otsego state aforesaid ten years and that he is reputed believed
in that neighborhood & in the neighborhood where he now lives - to have
been a soldier in the revolution and that we concur in that opinion--(Signed)
Alexander McArthur, James Brian
Sworn
and subscribed before me The day and year aforesaid in open
court S.G. Haven Dep. clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare this 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 James Brien and Alexander McArthur are residents in the town of Sparta & Mt Morris County of Livingston - state aforesaid – are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit –
State of New York
Livingston County:
Personally
appeared before me Isaac L. Endress one of the Judges of the County Courts
of said county, Kynyet Pickard of the town of Sparta in said county, who being
duly sworn doth depose and say that she is about eighty seven years of age
according to the best of her knowledge – that she is the widow of John
Pickard late of the Town of Sparta aforesaid deceased – that the said
John Pickard was a pensioner of the United States – but this deponent
cannot tell under what act of Congress he drew said pension – and the
deponent saith that she was married to the said John Pickard as near as deponent
recollects about the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy two – that
the said deponent was nearly nineteen years old and the said John Pickard was
about ten months younger – that they were married at Cherry Valley by
the Rev. Mr. Dunlap before the War of the Revolution and had two children Margaret
and John who were prisoners with this deponent in the course of the war – that
this deponent well remembers her said husband John Pickard serving as a soldier
in the War of the Revolution – that at the close of the war the deponent
had three children, the youngest of whom Conrad was born during the war at
Fort Keysor at Stone Arabia in Montgomery County – the said John Pickard
her son is now dead but the said Margaret Pickard – now Margaret Hill
- is still living in the said Town of Sparta and the said Conrad Pickard
is still living in the town of in
the County of Cayuga – That her said husband John Pickard died nearly
four years ago – that this deponent is so infirm as to be entirely unable
to appear before any Court of Record in the said County of Livingston – that
this deponent has been unable to go out of the house for many months without
help and is not now able to leave her room without help --(Signed with her
mark) Kinyet Pickard
Signed & sworn
to her this
13th August 1840 before me Isaac
L. Endress
Judge Livingston County Courts
Counselor at Law
Livingston
County
I certify
that having personally examined the above applicant Kinyet Pickard, I find
that she is utterly unable from disease and old age to appear at any Court
of Record in said County, that through age and infirmity the said Kinyet Pickard
is nearly deprived of hearing, sight, speech and the power of motion – And
further that the residence of the said Kinyet is about fifteen miles or more
from the village of Geneseo where the Court of Record of the said County hold
their sessions - Witness
my hand august 13, 1840 Isaac
L. Endress
Judge, Livingston
Cty Courts
Counselor
at Law
State
of New York
Livingston County
Surrogates
office: I Benjamin F Augel, surrogate in and for said county do hereby certify
that at a surrogates court session at my office in Geneseo in said county
on the 17th day of July 1846 satisfactory witness was addressed before and
in said court that John Pickard late of said county who was pensioned under
a special act of Congress of the 28th day of June, 1836 at the rate of 40
dollars per annum died on the 22nd day of December, 1836 one thousand eight
hundred and thirty six that he left him a widow surviving viz Kynyet Pickard
who did not intermarry after his death but remained a widow until her death
which took place on the fifth day of January (1841) eighteen hundred and
forty one, that she left the following named children heirs surviving which
are her only children heirs surviving viz Abraham Pickard Margaret Hill residents
of Livingston County New York – Conrad Pickard
of Cayuga County New York and that each are of the age of twenty-one years
and upward.
In
testimony where of I have here
____ set my hand and impressed
my seal of office
this
17th day of July – 1846 Benj.
F. Augel (his signature)
Surrogate
of Liv County NY
State of New York
Livingston County
Personally
appeared before the subscribed, a Justice of the Peace in and for said
county Margaret Hill and Abraham Pickard after being duly sworn according
to ____ deposeth and saith that they are children of John Pickard who was
pensioned under a special act of Congress of 28th June 1836 – and
of the late Kynnet Pickard, his widow who made application for a pension
as such under act of Congress of 4th July 1836, that their said father John
Pickard the pensioner died on the 22nd day of December and left said Kynnet
Pickard deponents mother the applicant for a pension his widow who also died
on the 5th day of January 1841 that these deponents as heirs & claimants
for the ____ of pension do hereby relinquish their claim for a pension under
the act of 4th July 1836 and request that the claim ____ be allowed under
the act of 7th July 1838. (Signed with her mark) Margret Hill. (Signed with
his mark.) Abram Pickard
Sworn
and subscribed before me this 20th day of July 1846. Samuel
Scribner JP
I
certify that the above named applicants are the persons they represent themselves
to be in ____ for giving affidavits and under Act ____ ____ ____ ____ Samuel
Scribner, Justice
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