PENSION: Casparus Bain; Argyle, Dutchess co., NY Submitted by Donald E. Lampson, Apr. 28, 2001, dlampson@earthlink.net ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** (With statements by Major Samuel Ten Broeck & Adam Clum) State of New York } }Ss. Washington County} On the thirtieth day of August One thousand eight hundred thirty two, personally appeared in open court before John Willard, Charles F. Ingalls and Benjamin F. ******* Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Casparus Bain a resident of the town of Argyle in the county & state aforesaid, aged sixty nine years (will be seventy the 15th of next month), who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as herein stated. In the Spring of 1777 he volunteered in Livingston's Manor, County of Columbia & state aforesaid for the purpose of protecting lives and property of the Whigs from the depredations of the Tories & other enemies & continued upon Sentry every other night during that season until the capture of Burgoyne in the fall of 1777 and doing actual duty for the term of six months as a common soldier. That in 1778 he entered the service for three months tour as a volunteer for a class of fifteen (of which he was one) who were to stand a draft for one man out of that number - Muster & in Livingston's Manor under Captain John Shaver in the month of August 1778 . From thence moved to Claverack and from thence marched by the way of Albany & joined the Regiment at Fort Plain at the Mohawk River under Col. Robert Van Rensselaer, where he remained doing duty during the three months. That he again entered the service in the Spring (he thinks April) of 1779 as a volunteer for a class of 15 as above stated, for a six months tour - mustered again in Livingston's Manor aforesaid under Captain Gausbeck, marched from thence to *****, moved up the ****** creek some 18 or 18 miles where they were stationed in the vicinity of a Blockhouse for about three months, from thence he was transferred to Captain Shaver again, where he remained doing duty until the end of the six months. That he then in the year 1780 he joined a Militia Company commanded by Captain Philip Smith, Lieutenant Casparus Shults & Ensign Bartel Hendricks, all of Livingston's Manor aforesaid, and continued with the Company doing duty whenever they were called, until the British evacuated the City of New York.- during this period of three years upwards his Col. was - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Samuel Ten Broeck. His services during this period were not located for any great length of time at any one point, being often called out in various directions on short tours to quell the Indians. Remembers laying with the Regiment at Stillwater at two several times, one of which they were billeted out. Remembers laying with the Regiment at Greenbush. Remembers in the Fall of the year, he thinks 1782 of a party of about twenty picked men, sent from the regiment at Stillwater north to Argyle for procuring cattle, from whence they returned with a number for the use of the Regiment. That he believes that all the officers under whom he served as above named are now dead. That he knows of no private soldier in this section of country who was in the service with him that might testify to the facts herein set forth & has no documentary evidence now in his possession, having given up his discharges to Peter Cantine then of Red Hook, Dutchess County with whom he settled as paymaster. He continued to reside in Livingston Manor in the County & State aforesaid until the year 1784 when he removed to the Town of Argyle at which place he has resided ever since, - 1st That he was born at Livingston manor aforesaid on the 15th day of September 1762. 2nd That the record of his age is contained in the family bible now in the possession of his mother in the said Town of Argyle. 3rd He was living when called into Service at Livingston Manor in the County & State aforesaid & remained there until the year 1784, when he removed to Argyle where he continued to reside to the present time. 4th He was a volunteer generally when called into service & did duty as such for fifteen months & the remainder of the time he was called out with the Regiment to which his Company belonged & he was in actual service in that manner with his Company for over one year and six months upwards, making his whole time of actual service two years, nine months and several days. 5th The names of the officers are as stated heretofore as far as he can now remember. 6th He did receive his discharges & gave them to Peter Cantine as herein before stated. He is known to the Reverend Archibald White, a clergyman & to James Harvey a Merchant in his neighborhood & who will testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except for the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. /s/ Casparus Bain Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid. /s/ J. S. Seigh, Clerk (Certifications as to character for Veracity, and Certification by Clerk omitted.) _____________________________________________________________ State of New York} }Ss. Columbia County } Adam Clum of the Town of Clermont in said County being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is and has been from his infancy well acquainted with Casparus Bain, now of Argyle in the County of Washington and State of New York. That said Casparus was born at Livingston Manor in the said County of Columbia . That during the War of the Revolution said Casparus was a Common Soldier in the state levies . That the year that Burgoyne was captured, and previous to that event, said Casparus was in the said Service the most of the Spring and Summer. That the year following said capture, the said Casparus again entered the service in behalf of a class of fifteen of which he was one and continued in Service a part of the Summer and fall, exactly how long this deponent does not distinctly recollect. From the time said Casparus first entered the Service until after the British evacuated New York he was in said service every season according to the best of this deponent's information and belief. This deponent recollects that the Regiment to which said Casparus was attached went on to the North, thinks to Stillwater, and said Casparus went with it, but does not remember what year that was. But does will remember. That said Casparus was out every year after he entered the Service until the close of the Revolution. That he was a ***** ****** young man and very useful Soldier, and as this deponent believes and always understood, unusually suited for the most hazardous **** *****. From the general information of him this deponent has of the Service of said Casparus as a Common Soldier in the War of the Revolution, he readily believes said Casparus was in actual Service a great ********* of his time, and further this deponent saith that he, this deponent, was several years in *********** called into Service and in several instances this deponent was in the same Company with said Casparus , and thinks and readily believes that a few times at Albany, Stillwater and at the northward, and this deponent has no doubt said Casparus was engaged in actual Service in the War of the Revolution more than three years in all, and this deponent further saith that he is now in the Seventy Eighth year of his age and always has been an intimate acquaintance of said Casparus and family **********. /s/ Adam Clum Sworn and acknowledged this Twenty second day of April 1833 Before me a Justice of the Peace And certify that said Adam Clum Is well known to me and is a man Of good moral character and his Statements entitled to full confidence. (Signature illegible) Justice of the Peace _(MAY BE 2 Separate Statements) ____________________________________________________________ State of New York } }Ss. Washington County} On this 22 day of November in the year of our Lord 1833 personally appeared be fore me John Willard, Surrogate of the County of Washington in open court now sitting at the ***** ***** in said County, Said Surrogates Court being a court of record, Casparus Bain, the declarent mentioned in the declaration hereto annexed, who being duly sworn doth depose and say in addition to his facts written contained in the documents hereto annexed, that in the year 1777, he served as a Common Soldier six months. The name of his Capt. was Philip Smith and the name of his Col. was Peter Livingston, and Samuel Ten Broeck, **** *****. That in the year 1778, he served three months as a common soldier, under Capt. John Shaver, his Col. was Robert Van Rensselear. That in the year 1779 he entered the Service as a Common Soldier in a Company commanded by Capt. Gassbeck, but was afterwards transferred to a Company commanded by Capt. John Shaver, under whom he continued to serve for six months from the time he so entered Service in the Company commanded by Capt. Gausbeck, his Col.s name was Samuel Ten Broeck. That in the year 1780 he served as a Common Soldier six months under the aforesaid Capt. Philip Smith and Col. Samuel Ten Broeck. In the year 1781 he served as a Common Soldier ***** six months or three months at ******, but which of the June periods this applicant is not certain, but verily believes it was six months during the rest of this year he was frequently out at short periods, and for several weeks in *******, but the entire length of time this applicant can not *****. His Capt. this year was John Shaver and his Col. was Samuel Ten Broeck. In the year 1782 he served under the Same officers as the year before as a Common Soldier six months he thinks, but can not without written positive certainty it was six or three months, but it was the one period or the other. And this applicant further saith that about his years Service he never (***three and a half illegible lines***). And for that reason and the reason of old age he can not swear ******** as to the precise length of his Service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned (*** several illegible words), And for this service he, this applicant claims a pension for two tears and three months. /s/ Casparus Bain Subscribed and sworn in open Court before me the day and year above written /s/ John Willard, Surrogate ____________________________________________________________ (Below is the last page of the papers annexed by Surrogate Willard in November 1833.) 1. volunteered in the Company commanded by Capt. John Pulver in the year 1778. After this usually I served as a private volunteer under Captains Gausbeck & Shaver in the year 1779. For more than twelve months I served as a private in the company of militia commanded by Capt. Philip Smith in the years 1780, 1781, & 1782, and for such service I claim a pension. /s/ Casparus Bain Subscribed and sworn in Open court the day and year aforesaid before me /s/ John Willard, Surrogate. Washington County Surrogates Office I John Willard, Surrogate of said County certify that these papers are bound together by me before sworn to by deponent. In witness whereof I have hereto ***** my name and affixed my seal of office at the (*** four illegible words ***) by which they are bound together ****. 11 - 1833 /s/ John Willard _____________________________________________________________ State of New York } }Ss. Columbia County } I Samuel Ten Broeck of the Town of Livingston in said County, being duly sworn before Charles Robinson, one of the Justices of the Peace of said Town & County, deposeth & says that I was in the Service of the United States during the Revolution as first Major in the Regiment commanded by Col. Peter Livingston, and I am well convinced & perfectly satisfied that Casparus Bain, now of the Town of Argyle, County of Washington, did perform Military Services as a Common Soldier under my immediate command, but cannot state with precision at this late period the precise time of such service. /s/ Samuel Ten Broeck Sworn before me at Livingston the 3rd day of February 1834 /s/ Charles Robinson, Justice of the Peace. (Certification omitted.)