Albany County

        Garret Hogan of the City of Albany, Deputy Sheriff and Keeper of the Good of the County of Albany, being duly sworn according to Law, makith Oath and Saith, that he is well acquainted with Conrad Soop who hath subscribed and Sworn to the within declaration, having known him from his this deponent earliest recollection, and that he has always known him as a man of horror, truth and veracity.  That in the course of the Revolutionary War Jurian Hogan, this deponents father, now deceased, was a Lieutenant in Capt. Abraham Veeder’s Company of Militia in Col. Vandenberg’s Regiment (both of whom are also long since deceased) that this deponent hath on many occasions since the Peace of 1783,  heard his said father converse with different individual on the occurrences and events of the Revolutionary War, and amongst other things he well remember to have heard his said father often say, that he had frequently performed tours of militia duty as Lieut. Of the company he belonged to, by reason of his Captains (Veeder) not going out himself, that he also well remembers his fathers saying, that Conrad Soop, in the within declaration named was two several times under his command as Lieut. On tours of duty to Schoharie, and also frequently on tours to other places, in the course of the Revolutionary War – That this Deponent also remembers to have heard his said father often speak in terms of approbation of the Conduct of said Soop as a faithful and trusty Solider.

Subscribed and sworn this 31st of January

1833 before me, who                                                        Garret Hogan

so hereby certify, that the above deponent

is a man of strict truth and credibility

        Gerrit Dow on of the Justices of the Justice

Court of the City of Albany

 

DECLARATION

State of New York

County of Albany

       On the 30th day of January, 1833, personally appeared in open court, before the Justice Court of the City of Albany, now sitting, Coenradt Soop of Bethlehem in the county of Albany and state of New York aged, Eighty One years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on this oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.  That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:

        That I was born in the City of New York on the 11th May 1752 as I have been informed by my Parents, and after arriving at mans Estate, I sic to Bethlehem where I have resided ever since – That I was enrolled as a private in a militia Company where of Albert Vanderzee was Captain, and Gerrit Vandenberg was Colonel of the regiment, at Bethlehem, and in the year 1776 I marched under Capt. Vanderzee from Bethlehem to Saratoga, where I was employed, previous to and in returning home, for the space of Eight weeks it being as nigh as he can recollect, in the month of November before he got home.

        In the year 1777, I was drafted out of Capt. Hogan’s company to which I then belonged, and marched to Schenectady, and ordered to be stationed there to guard that place against irruptions from the Indians who, with some Tories called Butler’s Rangers, had threatened to attack and destroy that Town, and having remained at that place where the militia were billeted out among the inhabitants, for two months, they were dismissed and returned to their homes:  On this tour I was out not less than Nine Weeks:  In the fall of the same year I was again drafted out of Capt. Hogan’s Company and marched under his Command to Schoharie, and was in garrison there, (previous to his return home) in the Middle Fort, during which part of Col. Harper’s Reg. was stationed there, for a period of a full Ten Weeks: 

In the year 1778 I was ordered out with part of Col. Vandenberg’s Regiment and under the Command of Major Laurence Schoolcraft, and marched to the Upper Fort in Schoharie, at which time some regular troops lay there, but on our arrival they received orders to march to the West, and we were ordered to remain at that place, and we continued there, some on Scouting parties and others guarding the Fort until late in the fall of that year, having been in Service from the day of our starting on this tour until our return home, not less then Twelve Weeks: 

        In the year 1779 I was again order out under Capt. Hogan and marched to the Middle Fort in Schoharie in company with Lieut. Flansburgh and the rest of our Company, and remained in that fort then commanded by Col. Peter Vrooman, until some time in the month of September and were then dismissed and returned home, having been in actual service at that time for three months:

        In the year 1780, I was once more ordered out with the militia and marched under the command of Captain Daniel Flansburgh, of the same ret. And marched to Cobleskill and Turlock, and some of the Militia were sent on Scout Parties thru the woods, and others remained amongst the inhabitants guarding their property and Cattle until all fear of further danger ceased when after having served a severe and fatiguing tour of two months, I was dismissed and returned home:  That I have never been discharged otherwise than by verbal order or word of mouth – and for may said service I claim a pension   

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity exect the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.

John G. Wasson – Clerk                                        Conradt Soop (his mark)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transcribed by Charles F. Luke

 

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