SC1459-1508
1 box (0.25 cubic ft.)
Open to research
Purchased, J.E. Scopes Company, March 1913
Sharon Wolff, Student Assistant (University at Albany), Manuscripts and Special Collections, July 2014
Historical Note:
An act of Congress passed March 18, 1818, granted pensions to veterans of the Revolutionary War who were disabled, in need, officers, or had served a certain length of time. Pensions could also be granted to dependents of a veteran who had passed away. However, the pensions were not granted automatically; the veteran or dependent had to apply and wait to be approved before receiving any benefits. This entailed testimony in a court of law as to the veteran's military service and any disability that he had. After the claim was processed and evaluated, it was either rejected or accepted.
Scope and Content Note:
This record series consists of sworn declarations of military service and real and personal property made by Revolutionary War veterans who intended to apply for pensions under an act of Congress passed on March 18, 1818. Each affidavit gives the date, name of applicant, his age, present residence, military rank, physical disability if any, and a statement of his war service. The applicant also must declare he is a citizen of the U.S. and has not sold or put in trust any property since passage of the act. There follows a schedule of his real and personal property. The signature or mark of the applicant is at the end of the declaration. Appended to it is the certificate of a clerk of the court attesting to the value of the property listed on the schedule. All the affidavits in this series are from people who lived in Montgomery County. While the declarations of property could be made in any court of record, the overwhelming majority of the affidavits in this series were made not in the Supreme Court of Judicature but in the Court of Common Pleas, the records of which are maintained by the county clerks.
Folder and Item List:
Folder | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
1 | 1459 | Jacob Wert, Affidavit filed October 18, 1820 |
2 | 1460 | Philip Helmer, Affidavit filed June 16, 1820 |
3 | 1461 | Henry Apple, Affidavit filed June 14, 1820 |
4 | 1462 | Adam Price, Affidavit filed June 14, 1820 |
5 | 1463 | Gottlieb Knock, Affidavit filed June 14, 1820 |
6 | 1464 | Israel Wilson, Affidavit filed February 11, 1824 |
7 | 1465 | Israel Wilson, Affidavit filed October 14, 1824 |
8 | 1466 | William Ehle, Affidavit filed June 16, 1820 |
9 | 1467 | William Wallace, Affidavit filed June 16, 1820 |
10 | 1468 | William Wallace, Affidavit filed February 18, 1826 |
11 | 1469 | James Williamson, Affidavit filed June 15, 1820 |
12 | 1470 | Samuel Tallmadge, Affidavit filed June 13, 1820 |
13 | 1471 | Christopher Closser, Affidavit filed June 14, 1820 |
14 | 1472 | Stephen Smith, Affidavit filed June 16, 1820 |
15 | 1473 | Stephen Smith, Affidavit filed June 10, 1823 |
16 | 1474 | Peter P. Van Etten, Affidavit filed June 15, 1826 |
17 | 1475 | John Lepper, Affidavit filed June 15, 1820 |
18 | 1476 | John Smith, Affidavit filed June 14, 1820 |
19 | 1477 | Samuel Pettit, Affidavit filed June 17, 1820 |
20 | 1478 | John Bartholomew, Affidavit filed June 17, 1820 |
21 | 1479 | Samuel Barnum, Affidavit filed June 18, 1820 |
22 | 1480 | Henry Hill, Affidavit filed October 18, 1820 |
23 | 1481 | Matthias Walker, Affidavit filed June 16, 1820 |
24 | 1482 | Henry Cool, Affidavit filed February 13, 1821 |
25 | 1483 | Hanyart Frick, Affidavit filed September 19, 1829 |
26 | 1484 | Christian House, Affidavit filed June 15, 1820 |
27 | 1485 | William Terrell, Affidavit filed June 12, 1821 |
28 | 1486 | Isaac Goff, Affidavit filed June 16, 1820 |
29 | 1487 | Joseph Peallar, Affidavit filed June 14, 1820 |
30 | 1488 | Jacob Peallar, Affidavit filed June 15, 1820 |
31 | 1489 | Matthias Wormwood, Affidavit filed June 15, 1820 |
32 | 1490 | Joseph Kepler, Affidavit filed February 13, 1822 |
33 | 1491 | John Ernest Dier, Affidavit filed June 15, 1820 |
34 | 1492 | Cornelius Blank, Affidavit filed June 15, 1820 |
35 | 1493 | James Forbes, Affidavit filed June 15, 1820 |
36 | 1494 | Anthony Parras, Affidavit filed June 14, 1820` |
37 | 1495 | Christopher Kill, Affidavit filed June 17, 1820 |
38 | 1496 | Cornelius House, Affidavit filed June 14, 1820 |
39 | 1497 | Cornelius House, Affidavit filed October 20, 1820 |
40 | 1498 | Cornelius House, Affidavit filed June 10, 1823 |
41 | 1599 | Martin Nistle, Affidavit filed February 16, 1821 |
42 | 1500 | Peter Wormwood, Affidavit filed June 14, 1820 |
43 | 1501 | Peter Wormwood, Affidavit filed October 20, 1820 |
44 | 1502 | Peter Wormwood, Affidavit filed June 13, 1823 |
45 | 1503 | David Dau, Affidavit filed February 14, 1821 |
46 | 1504 | John Rose, Affidavit filed March 15, 1827 |
47 | 1505 | William Rhinehart, Affidavit filed March 17, 1827 |
48 | 1506 | Thomas Thompson, Affidavit filed October 12, 1825 |
49 | 1507 | Barnet Deinelt, Affidavit filed December 19, 1829 |
50 | 1508 | Benjamin Willis, Affidavit filed April 20, 1820 |