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New York Revolutionary War Pension Lists 1792-1795 |
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New York Revolutionary War Pension Lists 1792-1795 |
Balsle, John. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Captain Hous's Militia; Residence: Connajoharrie; Remarks: Wounded in 13 different places at Fort Hous on May 20, 1781; militia.
Belknap, Jonas. Rank: Sergeant; Regt. or Co.: Colo: J. Brooks; Residence: Cherry Valley, Otsego; Remarks: Wounded in the left side by Indians at Cobuskill on May 30, 1778; no militia rolls in War Dept.
Bishop, Charles. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: General Herkimer; Residence: Montgomery Co.; Remarks: Wounded in the left arm by buckshot at Oriskie in Aug. 1777; no militia rolls in War Dept.
Blauvelt, Abraham. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Lieut. Colo: Cooper's Militia; Residence: Orange Co.; Remarks: Wounded several times at Orangetown in Oct. 1778; no rolls in War Dept.
Bouce, Henry. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Willett; Residence: Watervliet, Albany; Remarks: Wounded in the side by Indians at Tourlock in June 1781; soldier mustered in York line.
Bradt, Henry. Rank: Lieutenant; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Coxe; Residence: Cherry Valley, Otsego; Remarks: Received two wounds in the battle of Herkimer on Aug. 7, 1777; physician reports no disability due to wounds; no militia rolls in War Dept.
Brooks, Thomas. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Van Cortland; Residence: West Chester Co.; Remarks: Wounded in his right knee by a musket ball at Behmus' Heights on Sept. 7, 1777; enlisted Jan. 2, 1777 for the war; on the rolls in 1782.
Brown, Obadiah. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Notton's Rangers; Residence: Cambridge; Remarks: Wounded in his left arm at Harlem Heights on Sept. 6, 1776; militia.
Camp, Amos; Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Hale's NH Regt.; Residence: Columbia Co.; Wounded at Behmus' Heights on Sept. 1, 1777; enlisted Apr. 14, 1777; chacharged May 1, 1780.
Campbell, Duncan. Rank: Lieutenant; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Livingston; Residence: New York; Remarks: Wounded in right leg at Behmus' Heights in Oct. or Nov. 1777; sick in Albany from Jul. 20, 1777 to Feb. 1, 1779.
Carman, Henry. Rank: Ensign; Regt. or Co.: Colo: S. Drake's Militia; Residence: Yorktown, W. Chester Co.; Remarks: Injured in a gun accident on Nov. 3, 1780 at Crumpond, now Yorktown; full pension.
Chanpenois, William. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Thomas' Militia; Residence: West Chester; Remarks: Wounded by a ball in the head received from an ambush at King Street in 1781; no rolls in War Dept.; 3/4 pension.
Chapell, Russel. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: 1st CT; Residence: Schenectady; Remarks: Injured moving a cannon at King's Ferry over the North River in 1782; enlisted Feb. 10, 1781; on the rolls Jan. 1783; 1/2 pension.
Charlesworth, John. Rank: Master Sergeant; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Van Cordtlandt; Residence: Connajorharrie; Remarks: Disabled by disease contracted in service in 1780; no militia rolls in War Dept.; disability not proven to have arisen from known wounds.
Cole, James. Rank: Sailor; Regt. or Co.: Sloop Mechias; Residence: Westfield, Liberty; Remarks: Wounded in leg in action with a British tender in June 1775; no militia rolls in War Dept.; evidence incomplete.
Cook, Rudolph. Rank: Captain; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Klock; Residence: - ; Remarks: Lost eye in service at Stone Arabia Fort in July 1780; no militia rolls in War Dept.; evidence incomplete.
Courtney, Francis. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: 1st NY; Residence: Montgomery, Ulster; Remarks: Lost his eyesight at Quebec on Jan. 7, 1776; enlisted Dec. 2, 1776; evidence incomplete; no examination papers by surgeons; no evidence of discharge.
Cox, Phineas. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: - ; Residence: Minisink; Remarks: Injured when stretching a chain across the North River at Fort Montgomery in Oct. 1776; not on rolls; evidence incomplete; no examination papers or surgeons; no evidence of discharge.
Crawford, Henry. Rank: Dragoon; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Sheldon; Residence: Washington Co.; Remarks: Wounded by a musket ball in the thigh at Mile square in Nov. 1777; enlited May 7, 1777; discharged Nov. 15, 1780.
Creamer, John. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: S. Clyde; Residence: Connajorharrie; Remarks: Wounded in left hip at Fort Clyde in July 1782; no militia rolls in War Dept.; evidence incomplete.
Davis, Isaac. Rank: Sergeant; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Fisher; Residence: Conewaga; Remarks: Disabled in service; no militia rolls in War Dept.
Davis, Nathan. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Gansevoort; Residence: New Galloway, Saratoga; Remarks: Injured at Fort Stanwix in 1778; enlisted Jan. 1, 1777; returned sick and omitted Sept. 1778.
Dieffendorph, Jacob. Rank: Lieutenant; Regt. or Co.: Capt. Henry Dieffendorph; Residence: Connajoharrie; Remarks: Wounded in the left foot from an accidental musket discharge in 1775; militia.
Dole, James. Rank: Lieutenant; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Sheldon; Residence: Lansingburg; Remarks: Wounded in hip by a gunshot at Kingstreet, NY on Aug. 17, 1780; enlisted May 7, 1777; promoted to lieutenant; received commutation which was not returned.
Edegh, Jacob. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Bellenger; Residence: Schuyler; Remarks: Wounded in the back by a tomahawk by Indians at Thompson's place in Sept. 1779; no rolls in War Dept.
Everett, Jeremiah. Rank: Mariner; Regt. or Co.: Frigate Confederacy; Residence: Hudson; Remarks: Injured when his right leg was fractured by the carriage wheel of a cannon on the River Delaware near Chester in 1779; served from Feb. 22 to Aug. 20, 1779 when he was discharged; 1/2 pension.
Felter, Peter. Rank: - ; Regt. or Co.: - ; Residence: - ; Remarks: Wounded when acting as a guide for the army at the storming of Stony Point under General Wayne.
Flannegan, Daniel. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Dubios; Residence: Warwick; Remarks: Wounded in knee when quelling a riot in winter quarters at Newburgh on Dec. 12, 1777; enlisted Aug. 28, 1777; discharged Aug. 28, 1780; physicians do not designate disability.
Foster, Hachaliah. Rank: Sergeant; Regt. or Co.: Shapherd's Mass. Regt.; Residence: Saratoga; Remarks: Wounded by a musket ball in his right hand in Rhode Island on Aug. 29, 1778; enlisted Mar. 1, 1777.
Fox, William P. Rank: - ; Regt. or Co.: - ; Residence: - ; Remarks: Broke his left thigh in an accident with a sleigh while employed carrying flour to Fort Schuyler.
Frizzle, Elisha. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: M. Jackson; Residence: Salem; Remarks: Wounded in shoulder at Behmus' Heights on Oct. 7, 1777; enlisted May 1, 1777; invalid Feb. 1, 1779; discharged Jan. 1, 1780.
Garnet, John. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Artillery; Residence: Goshen; Remarks: Wounded in hand at Fort Montgomery on Oct. 6, 1777; continued to end of war.
Gilbert, Allen. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Sheldon; Residence: Otsego Co.; Remarks: Wounded at Poundridge on Jul. 2, 1779; enlisted Apr. 1, 1778; continued to the end.
Gladhill, Ely. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: 2d NJ; Residence: New York; Remarks: Wounded through the left leg at Quebec on Dec. 31, 1775; no rolls in War Dept. for 1775.
Hager, Joseph. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Vrooman; Residence: Schoharie; Remarks: Wounded by a musket ball in action against Indians at the head of the Delaware on Nov. 10, 1781; no rolls in War Dept.
Hawgerdon, John. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Vrooman; Residence: Otsego Co.; Remarks: Wounded by a musket ball in the left hip near Delaware on June 10, 1780; no militia rolls in War Dept.
Helmer, John G. Rank: Private, Corporal; Regt. or Co.: - ; Residence: Palatine; Remarks: Injured while in service; enlisted Oct. 25, 1776; continued to end of war; no disability.
Hill, Thomas. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Livingston; Residence: Rensselaerville; Remarks: Wounded by a musket ball at Behmus' Heights on Sept. 19, 1777; enlisted Jan. 1, 177, continued to Jan. 1782.
Hills, Frederick. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: 1st NY; Residence: Herkimer; Remarks: Disease contracted in service; enlisted Mar. 29, 1777; disability not proven.
Hogaboom, Peter. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Harker; Residence: Mohawk town; Remarks: Injured in a fall while on a scout in June 1780; no militia rolls in War Dept.
Holdridge, John. Rank: Sergeant; Regt. or Co.: 3d Massachusetts; Residence: Hillsdale; Remarks: Injured in a fall at Kingsbury in July 1777; promoted to ensign; received commutation.
Hull, Samuel. Rank: Corporal; Regt. or Co.: Colo: J. Clinton; Residence: Poughkeepsie; Remarks: Wounded by a musket ball at St. Pierre in Canada in 1776; no rolls in War Dept.; no disability.
Janes, Elijah. Rank: Lieutenant; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Sheldon; Residence: Lansingburg; Remarks: Wounded by a horseman's sword on the right wrist on Nov. 20, 1780; commissioned Nov. 16, 1779; received commutation which was not returned.
Johnson, Robert. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: - ; Residence: New Windsor; Remarks: Wounded at the capture of Fort Montgomery on Oct. 6, 1777; no rolls in War Dept.
Johnson, Shepherd. Rank: Private; Regt.. or Co.: Colo: McDougal; Residence: Orange Co.; Remarks: Wounded in the arm by a musket ball in May 1777 in Bergen Co., NJ; no militia rolls in War Dept.
Kellogg, Stephen. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: 3d CT; Residence: Whitestown; Remarks: Wounded in his left leg by an accident near West Point in 1781; enlisted Apr. 22, 1777 for the war; discharged Jan. 5, 1783.
Lewis, Henry. Rank: Ensign; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Vischer; Residence: Mohawk town; Remarks: Wounded in the shoulder in action with the Indians at Oriskie on Aug. 6, 1777; no rolls in War Dept.
Little, John. Rank: Captain; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Fisher; Residence: Johnstown; Remarks: Wounded in shoulder in an action against enemy under Major Ross at Johnstown; no disability proven.
Malone, John. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Willett; Residence: Connajorharrie; Remarks: Feet frozen in Feb. 1783; evidence incomplete; appears on regiment rolls for 1783.
Martin, William. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: - ; Residence: Newburgh; Remarks: Wounded in the neck in an engagement with the enemy near Kingsbridge in June 1781; no disability proven.
Mayer, Hanhendrick. Rank: Lieutenant; Regt. or Co.: Capt. Henry Dieffendorph's Militia; Residence: Connajoharrie; Remarks: Disabled by illness when on guard duty at Stone Arabia in 1776; militia.
McDonald, Donald. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Batteaumen; Residence: Albany; Remarks: Wounded by a kick from a horse while in the service; no rolls of Batteaumen in War Dept.
McKinstrey, John. Rank: Captain; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Patterson; Residence: Livingston; Remarks: Wounded in his left leg and thigh by musket balls, and after being taken prisoner by the Indians, received additional wounds in Canada; militia; 1/3 pension.
Miller, John. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Hawthorn; Residence: Warwick; Remarks: Received several wounds in action with the Indians at Minisink in July 1779; no rolls in War Dept.
Miller, Samuel. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Genl. McDougall; Residence: Mount Pleasant, West Chester; Remarks: Injured when building a bridge over Croton River while under General McDougall in Apr. 1779; no militia rolls in War Dept.; full pension.
Miner, Amos. Rank: Orderly Sergeant; Regt. or Co.: Colo: C. Burralls; Residence: Canaan; Remarks: Wounded in left arm by accidental musket discharge at Mount Independence in Nov. 1776; no militia rolls in War Dept.
Monty, Francis. Rank: Lieutenant; Regt. or Co.: Colo: J. Livingston; Residence: Lake Champlain; Remarks: Wounded in thigh by musket ball in Rhode Island in 1778; commissioned Nov. 25, 1775; deranged Jan. 1, 1781; received commutation which was not returned.
Mour, George. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Vischer; Residence: Mohawk town; Remarks: Wounded in both shoulders in an action with the Indians at Oriskie on Aug. 7, 1777; entitled to full pension.
Nellis, Henry W. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: J. Klock; Residence: Palatine; Remarks: Wounded in the breast by accident while acting as a fugleman in exercising in 1776; disability not proven.
Nestle, Gotlieb. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Vischer; Residence: Palatine; Remarks: Wounded in eye in a wagon accident in 1777; disability not proven.
Nicolls, Simon. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Nicholson; Residence: Palatine; Remarks: Wounded in a wagon accident on a march in Jun. 1776; disability not proven.
Oblenis, Garret. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Capt. Johnson; Residence: Orange Co.; Remarks: Wounded by a shot from an enemy boat in Bergen County, NJ on Nov. 17, 1777; no rolls of this company; 1/2 pension.
Palmer, Jared. Rank: Sergeant; Regt. or Co.: 4th CT Capt. Barker's Co.; Residence: Pawlings; Remarks: Wounded by a musket ball through the body at Yorktown on Oct. 14, 1781; enlisted Oct. 1780; on rolls in 1783.
Philips, James. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: J. Klock; Residence: Watervliet; Remarks: Wounded in the leg in a battle with the Indians under General Herkimer at Oriskie on Aug. 6, 1777; disability not proven.
Powell, Stephen. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Van Cortland; Residence: West Chester Co.; Remarks: Injured at Princeton, NJ in Apr. 1782; enlisted Jan. 1, 1777 fro the war; on the rolls in 1782.
Reynolds, William. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Volunteer; Residence: New Cornwall; Remarks: Wounded at Fort Montgomery and taken prisoner on Oct. 6, 1777; disability not proven.
Rogers, John. Rank: Private; Regt. of Co.: Colo: Meigs; Residence: Stephentown; Remarks: Wounded left leg by musket ball in Hackensack, NJ in Nov. 1779; enlisted Feb. 27, 1777 for the war; on rolls in 1781.
Schafer, Peter. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Kooman; Residence: Cobuskill; Remarks: Wounded in the thigh by a musket ball in an engagement with the British tories and Indians at Cobuskill on May 30, 1778; disability not proven.
Schell, Johannes. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Bellenger; Residence: Herkimer; Remarks: Wounded in left side in action with Indians at Oriskie; disability not proven.
Scott, William. Rank: Captain; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Cilley's NH Regt.; Residence: Greenfield, Saratoga Co.; Remarks: Wounded by a musket ball at Behmus' Heights on Sept. 9, 1777; wounded by a bayonet near North Castle in 1778; received commutation as a major; wounded Sept. 20, 1777 according to roll.
Scudder, William Smith. Rank: - ; Regt. or Co.: - ; Residence: West Chester Co.; Remarks: Disabled by frostbite of hands during a snowstorm when transferring ordnance to Long Island on orders of General Putnam on Mar. 3, 1778.
See, James. Rank: Sergeant; Regt. or Co.: Colo: James Harman; Residence: Mount Pleasant, West Chester; Remarks: Disabled when he had smallpox by a fall from bed in a delerium while a prisoner in a sugar house in NY; no militia rolls in War Dept.
Shaw, Samuel. Rank: Lieutenant; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Stephen J. Schuyler's Militia; Residence: Stephentown; Remarks: Injured when erecting a bridge near Fort Ann on Oct. 9, 1776; militia.
Sheldon, Joseph. Rank: - ; Regt. or Co.: - ; Residence: New Cornwall; Remarks: Wounded in the leg at the battle of Connecticut Farms, NJ; enlisted May 30, 1777 for the war.
Slater, James. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Brown's Mass. Regt.; Residence: Canaan; Remarks: Wounded in head and eye by a musket ball in an action with the Indians on the Mohawk in Oct. 1780; half pension.
Sloan, William. Rank: Sergeant; Regt. of Co.: Colo: Herrick; Residence: Westfield; Remarks: Wounded in five places in an ambush at Skinesborough in Oct.. 1777; disability not proven.
Snagg, Henry. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: General Knox's Artillery; Residence: Orange Co.; Remarks: Wounded in the left leg at the battle of Princeton, NJ in Oct. 1777; not found on rolls.
Stafford, Joab. Rank: Captain; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Simmons; Residence: Herkimer; Remarks: Wounded at Bennington in Aug. 1777; no militia rolls in War Dept.
Steel, James. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Dubois; Residence: Goshen; Remarks: Wounded at the taking of Fort Montgomery on Oct. 6, 1777; enlisted Dec. 2, 1776 for the war.
Stevens, John. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: T. Clinton; Residence: Ulster; Remarks: Lost the sight in one eye during the seige of Quebec in 1775; no militia rolls in War Dept.
Stewart, Findley. Rank: Private. Regt. or Co.: Batteaumen; Residence: Greenbush; Remarks: Wounded in the left shoulder at Fort Stanwix in Aug. 1777; no militia rolls in War Dept.
Utter, John. Rank: Matross; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Lamb's Artillery; Residence: West Chester Co.; Remarks: Injured at West Point in Dec. 1782; enlisted for the war; on the rolls in May 1783; 3/4 pension.
Van Antwerp, John. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Vischer; Residence: Mohawk town; Remarks: Wounded in his left heel in an action with the Indians at Oriskie on Aug. 7, 1777; no militia rolls in War Dept.
Van Eps, Evert. Rank: Sergeant; Regt. or Co.: Capt. Fonda's Militia; Residence: Mohawk; Remarks: Wounded in the left leg in an engagement with the British and Indians at Oriskie in 1777; militia.
Vaughan, John. Rank: Sergeant; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Brooks; Residence: Hudson, Columbia Co.; Remarks: Wounded by a ball through the body at Behmus' Heights in Oct. 1777; enlisted Apr. 24, 1777; joined invalids on Dec. 9, 1779.
Virgill, Asa. Rank: Corporal; Regt. or Co.: 4th MA; Residence: Hillsdale; Remarks: Wounded in the head by a musket ball in Aug. or Sept. 1778 at Newport Island; enlisted Feb. 1, 1777 for the war; on the rolls in 1780; 1/4 pension
Waggerman, Emanuel. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Gansevoort; Residence: Montgomery Co.: Remarks: Wounded through left hip by accidental gunshot in Jul. 1777, Mohawk River; enlisted Apr. 18, 1777; continued to the end.
Ward, Thomas. Rank: Corporal; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Harrison's 1st Regt. Artillery; Residence: Mamakating; Remarks: Wounded in his leg by a bayonet at Stony Point on July 16, 1779; enlisted Jul. 6, 1777.
Whileber, John. Rank: Private; Regt. or Co.: Colo: Morgan; Residence: Otsego; Remarks: Wounded in the right thigh by a musket ball at Behmus' Heights on Oct. 7, 1777; no on the rolls of NY or VA.
Wolleber, Peter. Rank: Sergeant; Regt. or Co.: Major Copeland's Militia; Residence: Palatine; Remarks: Wounded in the right thigh by a musket by Indians at Connajorharrie on Jul. 18, 1781; no militia rolls in War Dept.
