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
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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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