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NARA pension file, M804 Roll #1989: ABRAHAM J QUACKENBOSS

NARA pension file, M804 Roll #1989:

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Summary of Military Service History R.F.8537

1776-1777 Served at various times during the Rev. War

Rank: Minute Man

Officers under whom service was rendered (all NY):

Capt. Jacob Gardenier Col. Frederick Fisher

Capt. Everet Van Eps Col. Marinus Willett

Capt. Robert Yates

Capt. Garret Putnam

The claim was rejected on the ground of insufficient proof of six mos. actual military service as required by the act of June 7, 1832 under which he replied.

Battles engaged in: Johnstown

Residence at enlistment: Glen, NY

Date of application for pension: Sept. 19, 1832

Residence at date of application: Glen, Montgomery Co., NY

Age at date of application: Born in 1760

Remarks: Soldier was married July 6, 182 at Glen NY Catherine or Caty Hoff who was born Sept. 27, 1763. He died Mch. 7, 1835. Daughter Rachel was baptized May 29, 1791. In 1840 soldier's widow Caty was living with her son-in-law John G. Dingman at Canajoharie, NY

 

Statement shewing the Service of Abraham J. Quackenboss

1776 - private - Capt. Gardenier, Col. Fisher, entered service from Glen, Montgomery, N. York, evidence of service "Traditionary" and "Living Witness".

1777 - private - service abt. 14 days -Capt. Van Eps - country through which he marched: N. York

1777 - private - service abt. 7 days

1781 - private - service 4 years - Capt. Putnam - battles in which engaged: Oriskany and Turlock

notes on form indicate a total of 192 days service, also "Cherry Valley, Turlock, Johnstown, Stone Arabia"

 

State of New York

Montgomery County L.S.

On this thirteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County now sitting at the Court House in Johnstown in aforesaid County, Abraham J. Quackenboss a resident of the town of Glen in the County of Montgomery and State of New York age seventy-two years who being first duly sworn according to laws doth on his 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 in the year 1776 the deponent belonged to a company of Militia commanded by Captain Jacob Gardenier in the now town of Glen in the County of Montgomery. That Frederick Fisher was the Colonel of the Regiment, That the deponent volunteered to stand as a minute man to serve the County any moment he might be called upon: That sometime the latter part of the year 1776 or the fore part of the year 1777 this deponent marched from the now town of Glen to Johnstown under the command of Captain Evert Van Eps who had charge of the company of minute men; Col. Frederick Fisher commanding the Regiment to oppose the British forces commanded by Sir John Johnston. The American forces took from the British a large quantity of arms and munitions of war and brought them down to the Mohawk River near one dock laden and put a Guard over them during the night. That the same evening some of the American forces were ordered to march to Canajoharie to disarm a man by the name of Cook or Cuik, an American Tory who kept a store near Canajoharie Village. That Captain Van Eps with his company ordered the deponent marched to Canajoharie on the south side of Mohawk river and took from Cook a number of guns some ammunition and some deer skins of the Indian dress. And then returned to the town of Glen a little below Cagnawaga (sic) on the south side of the River. And the company was then discharged to return to their respective homes until further orders. That some time in the fore part of the summer of 1777 this deponent received orders from Captain Jacob Gardenier to ??? with him to Unadilla with a Company of drafted Militia to oppose Brant and Indian with his forces; that this deponent procured Baggage Wagons to carry the Bagage (sic) of Captain Gardenier's Company to Unadilla which is in the County of Otsego on the Susquehanna Rivers. That the Company marched from the town of Glen to Unadilla. And the American forces assembled at that place amounted to about five hundred in number according to the history of this deponent recollection and belief; And that Brant's forces were much larger. That General Herkimer commanded the American forces at Unadilla; And this deponent recollecting: That Colonel Cox and Major John Newkirk were officers under General Herkimer's command at that time. That from the best of this deponent's recollection there was no fighting between the Americans and Brant at that time; But when the Treaty of Peace or Armistice was made between them and that this deponent came back with his Captain and Company to the now Town of Glen, and had been absent about two weeks. After this deponent had returned home about three or four days he was ordered to go on express (?) to Fort Herkimer about seven miles westward from Little Falls and returned - and was ordered a second time on express (?) to same Fort performing two Trips in one week The Fort being about forty miles distant from the deponent's residence. That some time during the Summer of 1777 this deponent was ordered by his Captain to march to Oriskany previous to the Battle that was fought between American and British forces at Oriskany in the County of Oneida; That Captain Gardenier marched up the Mohawk River on the south side with his Company attached to the Regiment of Colonel Frederick Fisher and near the place called little Fall Hill then joined the forces of General Herkimer crossed the Mohawk River near the West Canada Creek and then marched for Oriskany on the North side of the Mohawk; but this deponent was ordered to tarry and take charge of the Baggage and some Horses: and did not go any further, but recrossed the Mohawk and put out some of the Army Horses to pasture on the south side of the River and tarried there until the Oriskany Battle was over superintending the Horses and Baggage. After the Battle had been fought this deponent understood that his Captain Jacob Gardenier had been wounded n the Battle. He took one of the horses belonging to the Army and crossed the Mohawk and went in search of his Captain and about ten miles from the place where this deponent had been stationed with the Baggage and Horses; he found Captain Gardenier wounded and General Herkimer badly wounded and several others. After these officers had their wounds dressed Captain Gardenier's Company returned home to the Town of Glen and this deponent with them and the other militia under the command of Colonel Frederick Fisher also returned to their respective homes as he understood and believed -

And the deponent further says that some time during the Revolution he was drafted and embodied in a company of Draught and marched from the town of Glen to Sacondaga, passed by way of Johnstown and stationed a fortnight on a Fort at that place, there being a plan the British, Tories, and Hostile Indians usually passed in going to and from Canada. His Captain who commanded the Fort at Sacondaga at the time, was named Robert Yates and the Lieutenant name was Francis Pruyne - after spending a fortnight at Sacandaga Captain Yates and his company returned to the Town of Glen. The Company drew there Provisions at Johnstown but the month and year this deponent was at Sacandaga he cannot Remember - but believes it was after the Oriskany Battle was fought. after the deponent had returned from Sacandaga he was drafted from Captain Gardenier's Company to go to Johnstown to lie at the Fort at Johnstown and stationed at Mr. Statters, who was a Tory, to watch the movements of the British and Indians and the men stationed at Stollen marched every night about eight o'clock in the evening into Johnstown to make Report of proceedings and returned again to Stollen. After having served about eight days, this deponent was discharged and returned home - that the deponent was also ordered out in Captain Jacob Gardenier's in the Regiment of Col. Frederick Fisher and march to Cherry Valley at the time that place was cut off and destroyed by the enemy. The Valley was Burnt and the Country Ravaged by the British and Indian forces. Brant and Chief and Walter Butler commanded the enemy. The forces under Col. Fisher did not arrive until the Battle was over and this deponent with Col Fisher's Regiment assisted in burying the dead. That Col. Fisher's Regiment then returned from Cherry Valley by the way of Canajoharie and down the south side of the Mohawk River the same way they went - The month and year the Battle was fought the deponent cannot Remember.

And the deponent further says that some time in the year 1781 or near the time as he can recollect but cannot be certain, what year, a Battle was fought Between the Americans and the British at Turlock. The place is now called and known by the name of Sharon in the County of Schoharie; That the deponent was ordered to go to the relief of the Americans at that place and was embodied in a Company of draughts Commanded by Captain Garret Putnam - That Captain Putnam marched up the south side of the Mohawk River to Canajoharie and from there to Bowman's Creek and arrived at Sharon just as the Battle was over. This deponent and the rest of the company assisted in taking care of the ??? and brought one man who had been scalped as far as Canajoharie on their return home and this deponent further says that he was engaged in the American Service the time the Battle was fought between the American and British at Johnstown at the Hale Farm. That Captain Jacob Gardenier was his Captain - the Americans were commanded by Col. Marinus Willet and the enemy's forces by Major Ross. That the deponent discharged fourteen rounds during the Battle. And the Americans retook a cannon which had been lost during the Battle; that on our side one Rawley was shot in the lower part of the leg; the day after the Battle this deponent assisted in burying the dead.

In the morning the day the Battle was fought this deponent was sent express from Cagnawaga (sic) upon the Mohawk River to notify some of the American troops near Flat Creek all to the southeast from Canajoharie that the British forces were at Warrensbush in the Town of Florida and their march to Johnstown - That the deponent cannot with any certainty state the year the aforesaid Battle was fought; but believes it was in the latter part of the year 1780. And the deponent further says that some time in the year 1779 as near as he can recollect he was ordered to weight all the flour n the town Charleston which then included the present towns of Charleston, Glen, and part of the town of Root and to leave one pound of flour to each person in the respective familys (sic) and to report to his commanding officer by the name of Van Horne, the quantity of flour in said town over and above the quantity reserved for the several families use so as to ascertain what quantity could raised for the Public service which duty this deponent performed. And this deponent further says that he was engaged during the prenuple (?) part of the war when occasioned sequered (sic), either as a drafted Militia man or a volunteer, in riding express, standing on Sentry, or watching the movement of the Enemy and the Hostile Indians. That he ??? drawing provision and carting for the Army at Otsego Lake near three weeks but cannot note the time --

And the deponent further says that he was born in the year 1760. That he has no record of his age as he was informed and believes that the same was burnt in his father's house by the Tories and Indians and British, that he lived in the now town of Glen when he entered service and from that, to the resent time resides in Glen aforesaid. That the deponent was drafted as a Militia Man part of the time while in the American Service and volunteered the Residue (?): that he never received any written discharge that in the foregoing account, he has stated the principle officers engaged in the American cause as near as he can recollect and the circumstances attending his service during the war. That he expects to be able to prove some of the service by him by witness; That he has no documentary evidence; and hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or Annuity except the present. And discloses that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state or of the United States - and the deponent expects to prove by Abraham Van Horne and ??? Wemple who can certify as to the verity of this deponent. And of their belief as to the deponent's services as a Soldier of the Revolution.

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Abraham J. X Quackenboss

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Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Geo. D. Ferguson, Clerk

William Wallace, a witness in open court says that he is well acquainted with Abraham J. Quackenboss in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven. And that the said Abraham J. Quackenboss enlisted in the Company of Captain Jacob Gardenier belonging to a Militia Regiment commanded by Col. Frederick Fisher during the Revolutionary War. That the witness saw him at the Battle that was fought at Johnstown at the place now called Hale Farm, that Abraham J. Quackenboss was at that time engaged in burying the dead and taking care of the wounded. And that the said Battle was fought in the year 1781. The American forces were commanded by Col. Marinus Willet, and those of the Enemy by Major Ross. And the witness further testifies that the said Abraham J. Quackenboss was as he believes engaged in the Service of his Country during the greater part of the time from the year 1777 to the year 1781 inclusive in the Militia of the State of New York in defence of the Country.

Wm. Wallace

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, Geo. D. Ferguson, clerk.

 

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Statement on Pension Application:

"In 1840, Soldiers wid. Caty was living with her son-in-law John G. Dingman at Canajoharie, NY

 

State of New York

Montgomery County, L.S.

On this the thirteenth day of June 1838 personally appeared before the Honorable John Hand one of the Judges of the Montgomery County Courts Caty Quackenboss of the town of Glen, State and County aforesaid aged seventy-four years on the twenty seventh of September last past. Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836.

That she is the widow of Abraham J. Quackenboss or Abraham Quackenboss a private soldier in the war of the Revolution in a Regiment of Militia commanded by Col. Frederick Fisher in Capt. Jacob Gardenier's company. Abraham D. Quackenboss Lieutenant in the same Company. And that she was married to the said Abraham Quackenboss on the sixth day of July 1782 by the Rev. Thomas Romyne in Glen aforesaid (the town). And that her husband the aforesaid, Abraham Quackenboss died on the seventh day of March 1835 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed, that she can not identify the time he was first enrolled in Capt. Jacob Gardenier's Company, but can say that he was with Genl. Herkimer and in Capt. Gardenier's Company to meet the Indians under the command of Capt. Brant at the Unadilla (where a conference or treaty was held between Genl. Herkimer and the Indians in the year 1777 about the latter part of June and the beginning of July two weeks in service. And that he was again out under the command of Genl. Herkimer in Col. Fisher's Regiment and Capt. Jacob Gardenier's Company for the latter part of July until some time in August 1777 in the Battle of Oriskany on the sixth of August where Capt. Gardenier was wounded and from that time the command of the company was under Lieutenant Abraham Quackenboss at least untill the year 1778 and the time of the Oriskany battle was said to have been three weeks thus service is such as I was informed of by my husband and others in conversation. I will not attempt to state any further service, but I am informed that the rolls of Col. Fisher's Regiment are in the pension office and I expect and devise to have the services credited on the rolls allowed after the year 1779. I am not able to swear positively whether my husband the said Abraham Quackenboss a private in Capt. Gardenier's Company as aforesaid served in the State troops on other draughts in the militia or in the boating service nor can I identify the time but I expect to get such allowance as shall be found to his credit on record or as can be established by creditable evidence.

My husband the said Abraham Quackenboss or Abraham J. Quackenboss applied for a pension under the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832 his agent was Howland Fish the papers on which application are and as I suppose on file at the pension office but no certificate was ever received by the said Fish on said application as I am informed and believe. About the same time an application was made on the part an behalf of Caty the widow of Abraham or Abraham D. Quackenbush the Lieutenant in Capt. Gardenier's Company by Elijah Wilcox her agent and on the 12th day of April 1837 a certificate was made out for the services of Abraham Quackenboss the private for twenty two dollars per year and sent to the said Elijah Wilcox the agent for the widow of the said Lieutenant Abraham Quackenboss who gave the same to the widow and she drew the back pay on and by virtue of said certificate as I am informed and believe at the time. On or about the sixth day of July 1837 the claim for the services of Lieutenant Abraham Quackenbush was examined or reexamined by Mr. Luce one of the clerks in the Pension office and by Thomas Sammons who was then the agent for the widow of the Lieutenant and a certificate for the services of the Lieutenant was issued to Caty his widow for one hundred and four dollars and eighteen cents per year and the certificate which had ---- (can't read) ---- then in the possession of the widow of the Lieutenant Abraham Quackenbush was then cancelled and the new certificate was said to be in lieu of it. And the money which had been paid on the first certificate was deducted from the second. I am informed by Thomas Sammons (who was present at the time when Mr. Luce computed the time on the application of the widow of the Lieutenant) that in the computation of time of the services of the Lieutenant no allowance was made to his widow except for services credited on the rolls for services rendered at the Battle of Oriskany and perhaps a few days devices established by the evidence in the case, but that no devices were allowed to him as a private in Capt. Gardenier's Company in Col. Fisher's Regiment. And that all the other services attempted to be established by the evidence in the case were disallowed. It will be perceived by the statements above made that there were two persons and no more in said Company Commanded by Capt. Gardenier in Col. Fisher's Regiment by the name of Abraham Quackenboss or Quackenbush and one was a Lieutenant and the other a private, both of whom are now dead and each of whom has left a widow by the name of Caty. And that no allowance has been made to the private Abraham during his life time nor to me his widow since his death as I am informed and believe my information to be true.

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Caty X Quackenboss

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...I further certify that the said Caty has made her mark .... declaration for the reason she never learned to write. I further certify that the said Caty Quackenboss cannot attend any of the courts of record of the County of Montgomery by reason of bodily infirmity. - John Hand a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Montgomery

State of New York

Montgomery County L.S.

Lewis Pruyne of Glen in the County aforesaid, being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and say that he is 77 years of age. 1st part ---- and that he was well acquainted with Abraham J. Quackenboss or Abraham Quackinboss or Abraham Quackenbush before the war of the Revolution in the war of the Revolution and since until the time of his death, and knows that he has served as a private in Captain Jacob Gardenier's Company and has also done his Servis (sic) in said War, under Lieutenant Abraham Quackenboss in said Company for some time at various times during said War amounting to upward of six months and this deponent further says that he was also formally acquainted with Caty Quackenboss - the widow of the said Abraham J. Quackenboss -- and wife before the Revolutionary War - in the said War - and ever since said war - and always resided within the distance of a quarter of a mile before her marriage and after her marriage and will remember the time she was married to Abraham Quackenboss ??? or Abraham J. Quackenboss the aforesaid Caty was married to the said Abraham Quackenbush in the year 1782 in the summer of aforesaid year by the said Rev. Thomas Romeyn then Tryon County now the Town of Glen Montgomery County State of New York and the deponent saith that he now resides within a mile of the aforesaid Widow Caty Quackenboss and the statement made by the aforesaid Caty in her declaration is true to my best knowledge and belief and further this deponent saith not --

Lewis Pruyne

Subscribed and sworn to this 3d day of July 1838 Before me John J. Quackenboss a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Montgomery. I further certify that I am personally acquainted with Lewis Pruyne .... John J. Quackenboss, Jr.

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Canajoharie June 3, 1840

G.F. Yates, Esquire

Sir, The widow Catherine Quackenboss is very anxious to obtain a pension from the United States which she thinks she is entitled to. Her husband was a private in Capt. Jacob Gardenier's company of Militia his name was Abraham Quackenboss. H. Fish, Esq. did try to get his pension before his death but it seems he did not succeed. There is a widow in the Town of Glen also by the name of Catherine Quackenboss who now gets a pension. She is the widow of Abraham D. Quackenboss. This widow is suspicious that her husband's papers did come and got into the hands of the other widow's son for the reason that the widow did draw $500 the first draft and her son said there was a mistake and that he went to Albany and drew $500 more she thinks there may be some mistake in it an amount of the letter in their names and the ??? both of one name if so I presume it can be easily traced out. She thinks the only evidence she can get of their marriage will be the Church record of the Baptism of some of their children at Caughnawaga she says they were married by the Rev. Romine and that the record is lost or destroyed some way. She mentioned the name of five witnesses that know of his doing duty, viz. John Wood, William Newkirk, Isaac Conover, Abm. Conover, and Charley Fisher. I think she said they got married in 89.

I told her you had the Rolls of most of the companies along the Mohawk and was verry (sic) successful in getting pensions. She is verry anxious that should undertake for her she stands in need of it. If your business should call you this way I wish you would call and see her she lives in this village with John G. Dingman, her son-in-law. Please give me your opinion as you are convenienced if you can form one from the history of the case. If you could talk with her yourself you could tell better. Yours Respectfully, ??/

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State of New York

Montgomery County L.S.

Jacob D. Fonda of the Town of Mohawk in the County aforesaid --- being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and say that he is now the settled Minister over the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church at Caughnawaga in the Town of Mohawk aforesaid and this deponent is informed and believes that the Rev. Thomas Romine presided over said congregation as minister thereof, prior to the time of the Rev. Robert Quin and the Rev. Abraham Van Horne. Second -- that a written book or Record in which are entries of marriages is now in the possession of said Church purporting to have been kept and the entries made therein, by the said Rev. Ths. Romine whilst presiding as Minister over said congregation or Church, and the entries made into said record of Marriages are in the Dutch language which said language this deponent understands, and he this deponent has made due and diligent search and examination in said record of marriages as has been unable to find any entry of the marriage of Abraham J. Quackenboss to Caty Hoff - that the said record consists of loose sheets of paper part sawed (sic) together, that the leaves of said record are many of them much mutilated worn out and some of the leaves of said record and parts of leaves thereof are wasted and gone -- And this deponent further says into the book a record of marriages above mentioned entries are also made therein, In certain parts thereof purporting to have been made by the said Rev. Thomas Romine - of the Baptism of Children - that, that part or portion of said record is also much mutilated and worn out - and some of the leaves thereof and parts of leaves thereof are wasted and gone, But this deponent has been able to find an entry in said Record of Baptism of a child of Abraham J. Quackenboss and Caty Hoff - Bearing date the twenty ninth day of May 1791. That said Child is named Rachel and excepting the year the record is as follows --

Abraham J. Quackenboss Rachel Francis Statts

Caty Hoff 29 May Rachel Quackinbos

and this deponent further says that the above described entry is similar to the other entries of Baptism as made or put down in said record. That the names Abraham J. Quackenbos & Caty Hoff are understood by this deponent to mean the father and mother of the said Child -- that the words "Rachel 29 May" is understood to designate the name of the child and the time of the Baptism that the names Francis Statts Rachel Quackinbos are understood to represent the god father and god mother of said Child - at the time of Its Baptism by the said Minister, the year 1791 in figures is written in the margin of said record a little above the stated Entry of Baptism upon the same page in legible figures and this deponent further says that he has been unable to find any other entry of Baptism of any other child of the said Abraham J. Quackenboss and Caty Hoff although he has made due and diligent search for the same --- and further this deponent says not ---

Jacob D. Fonda

Sworn and subscribed this 20th day of November 1840. Before me John Hand a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Montgomery. I further certify that I am acquainted with the Rev. Jacob D. Fonda ...