Garret
Subscribed and sworn this 31st of January
1833 before me, who Garret
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
DECLARATION
State of
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
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.
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.
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
Sworn and subscribed, the day and
year aforesaid.
John G. Wasson – Clerk Conradt
Soop (his mark)
Transcribed by Charles F. Luke