State of New York

Delaware County

        On this Ninth day of September on thousand and eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before the court of common pleas in and for the county of Delaware aforesaid in open court, John Flansburgh a resident of the Town of Harpersfield in said county of Delaware aged seventy seven the 24th of May last, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Pension made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  That he entered into the service of the United States in the militia and served therein as follows, to wit, In the year 1779 he resided in the then town of Watervliet now Bethlehem in the County of Albany being the place of his birth and then and there on this arriving to the age of sixteen years was put on the muster roll of the militia of that town under the command of Capt. George Hogan – Matthew Flansburgh and William Flansburgh were lieutenants of said Company – Col. Quackenbush commanded the regiment to which said company belonged and that was under the command of Gen. Schuyler in the summer of that year, to wit. 1779 the said company and regiment did march on a tour of duty, this affidavit  with them as a corporal, first to Saratoga – staid there about a month – thence marched to Schenectady and after being established there several weeks was discharged – On this tour of duty he is confident he was in service at least two months.

        In the summer of the year 1780 this declarent then being appointed a sergeant in said company which was still commanded by the said Capt. Hogan – Marched with the said company on a tour of duty to Schoharie and was there stationed at the Stone Church which was used as a Fort – Remained there some weeks when he was detailed under Lieutenant John Leonard to assist in carry up new prisoners from Schoharie to Albany – After convey up the said prisoners to Albany he was there discharged – on this tour of duty he was in service as a sergeant five weeks.

        In the summer of the year 1781 the declarent an orderly sergeant and volunteer went on a tour of duty form said Watervliet in a company of militia commanded by Capt. Van Wie and Van Buren to Schoharie – served there as orderly sergeant in garrison and on scouting parties and as guard for four months.  Where he was discharged and returned to his residence at Watervliet.

        In the summer of 1782 he, still residing in said Watervliet, and orderly sergeant in said company still commanded by said Capt. George Hogan, was with the said company marched to Fort Hunter – stood there a few days – was ordered to fall back upon Schenectady – stood there several weeks – was then ordered for Saratoga – took up the march – went a part of the way and was discharged on this tour of duty was in service as orderly sergeant at least one month.  During this tour of duty he was under the command of Major Veeder – Whether Col. Quanckenbush or Col. Staats commanded this regiment he cannot recollect.

        He hereby relinquishes every claim 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.

        He was born in the town of Watervliet in the county of Albany State of New York on the 24th of May 1763 – He has no record of his age except in the family bible now in the possession of his cousin in the town of Bethlehem formerly Watervliet as aforesaid.  He resided in that place from his birth till 1805 when he removed to Sharon in the county of Schoharie.  Resided there about one year when he removed to Cherry Valley in the county of Otsego, resided there till 1823 when he removed to Worcester in the said county – resided there eight year and removed to Harpersfield – There one year and moved back to Worcester – There a year and moved to Allegany county – there a year and moved back to Harpersfield where he has resided ever since.  

        He was called into service whether as a volunteer or by being ordered into service with a militia company, as herein before stated – The names of officers under whom he served are as herein before stated.  He did not when dismissed at any time receive any written discharge – Does not recollect that he received a warrant at either of the times when appointed corporal or sergeant – If he did they are lost and forgotten.  James Pierce and John Flansburgh Jr. both of Harpersfield aforesaid our persons to whom he is know in his present neighborhood and who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.  There is no clergyman in his neighborhood well acquainted with him and the tradition of his Revolutionary service – He does not know of any person by whom he can prove his said services nor has he any documentary evidence except David Flansburgh and his deposition herein to annexed –

Sworn and subscribed

The day and year aforesaid                                               John Flansburgh (his mark)

In open court

        C. B. Sheldon – Clerk

 

State of New York

Schoharie County

        David Flansburgh being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with John Flansburgh who now resides in the town of Harpersfield in the county of Delaware and state of New York – that he is an uncle of the said John Flansburgh and knows him to be of the age of seventy years the twenty fourth day of May last past – That this deponent now resides in the Town of Cobleskill and county of Schoharie – That this deponent is considerable older that the said John Flansburgh that on account of his age and bodily infirmity he this deponent is unable to attend court, that he has been well acquainted with the said Flansburgh from his infancy – the he knows the said Flansburgh military services in the War of the Revolution – That he was put in the militia roll in the company of Captain George Hogan – That Mathew and William Flansburgh were Lieutenants of the said Company – The Generals name was Schuyler – That the said John Flansburgh did military duty under the said Captain Hogan as a Corporal at Saratoga in the state of New York – That subsequent to that he was called to Schoharie under the same Captain a distance of about forty six miles and did duty as an Orderly Sergeant – That the said John Flansburgh after that volunteered under Captain John Van Wie and according to the best recollection of this deponent the said Flansburgh on the last mentioned tour was out four months – That the next time he was called out was to fort Hunter a distance of between Fifty and Sixty miles – That he was there ordered to Schenectady and remained there a considerable time – was then ordered to Saratoga and went most part of the way and was there dismissed - Form the year 1779 till peace was declared he was frequently on duty as Orderly Sergeant performing service manning the militia in case of alarm and court martial – That this deponent was during all the tours aforesaid with little or no exception with the said John Flansburgh in the service – That the said Flansburgh assisted in conveying provisions from Schoharie to Albany during the time he was engaged in military duty – This deponent cannot distinctly recollect all the particulars of the different tours of service of the said John Flansburgh, but knows that he performed to exceed six months and between that and one year Military duty in the War of the Revolution and further this deponent says not.

Subscribed and Sworn

Before me the undersigned                                               David Flansburgh (his mark)

Justice of the Peace – this 27th day of August 1833

John Westover

 

 

State of New York

Delaware County

        John Flansburgh an applicant for a pension being sworn doth depose that when called in service at Schoharie in 1780 the militias in his neighborhood were generally called into that service – It was in case of alarm when the Tories and Indians burned Schoharie – He marched under the command of Capt. Hogan and continued under his command till he was detailed under Lieut. Leonard as stated in his declaration – He cannot remember how that militia there in service were arranged into regiments – He thinks he remembers that Col. Garrett Vanderburgh and Col. Barent Staats were there and in command.

        When on the tour of duty in 1781 under Capt. Van Wie and Major Van Buren there was not as he believes and Colonel commanding while on the line of march – when arrived at Schoharie he believes they were organized into a regiment but on account of his age and infirmities and consequent decrepit memory he cannot recollect the name of his Colonel – He must have been a stranger therein – not the one commanding the militia of Watervliet -   

        And this deponent further saith that he was not during any part of the time specified in his service employed in any civil pursuit – He was not engaged in conveying provision from Schoharie to Albany but assisted Lieutenant Leonard in conveying prisoners from Schoharie to Albany.  It was an unintentional error of clerkship in the deposition of David Flansburgh.  The word provisions was without doubt written by mistake for prisoners – David Flansburgh resides at Cobleskill about forty five miles from here – He is infirm and unable to go about

Subscribed and Sworn                                           John Flansburgh

 

 

 

Transcribed by Charles F. Luke

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