PENSION; Philip Race; Livingston, Columbia co., NY Submitted by Donald E. Lampson (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/ *********************************************************************** State of New York} }Ss.: Columbia County } On this 14th day of **** 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Justices Court now sitting in the City of Hudson in the County and State aforesaid Philip Race, a resident of the Town of Livingston in the county of Columbia and State of New York, aged seventy ****** years of age, who first being 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 was born in the town of Nobletown (now Hillsdale) in the County of Columbia & State of New York on the third day of October 1760. That he has no record of his age, but giving it as he received it from his father & mother. That he moved from this town of Nobletown to the town of Claverack when quite young. That he first entered the service in Col. Van Rensselear's Regiment at Claverack in the County & State aforesaid on or about the first day of August 1775 under Capt. Osterhoudt. Can not recollect the Lieutenant's or Ensign's names. Abraham Ettinge was Orderly Sergeant. Frequently went with said Ettinge to receive provisions. He marched from Claverack to Greenbush opposite Albany where we remained that night. Next day we crossed the River and marched to Schenectady where we encamped and remained most of the time until we were discharged some time in October 1775. Had no written discharge (followed by about 21 illegible words.) Served at least two months as a private. In the Summer of 1776 marched from Claverack as a volunteer under the aforesaid Capt. Osterhoudt. Do not recollect the other officer's names. Started the first of June and went by way of Greenbush , Albany & Schenectady to Fort Hunter. Remained there until our month expired and was discharged the first of July 1776. There were no other troops stationed at Fort Hunter while we were there. ******* no written discharge while we were there. Served as a Private one month again in the Fall of 1776 under the same officers. I think Cornelius Van Dusen was Ensign and Abraham Ettinge Sergt. Marched in the month of Sept. to Schoharry (sic.). Went by way of Albany and after remaining at Schoharry five weeks were discharged and returned to Claverack. ******* 2 weeks. Again in the Summer of 1776 volunteered in the Company of Capt. John Osterhoudt and Lieutenant. Because does not recollect the ensign's name. Were were under the command of Col. Henry Livingston. Marched from Claverack about June 1st 1777 to Albany where Capt. Osterhoudt was taken sick and returned home and we went on under the Lieutenant and from Albany we marched to Stillwater, and was then marched to different places which I cannot recollect. We were kept advancing and retreating by circumstances as required in the neighborhood of Burgoyne's Army. At one time a part of the troops I belonged had a scirmage (skirmish) with Burgoyne's ******. I was not in the skirmage (skirmish). We(?) retreated to an Island at or near the junction of the Hudson & Mohawk where we remained a few days. We were under the command of Generals Schuyler & Gates. There were many other Regiments with us, but from age and the loss of memory I cannot now state the names of any of any of the officers except those already named. On the day that Burgoyne surrendered I was at Stillwater and was discharged soon after being about the 20th or 25th of Oct. 1777. Served 4 & 1/2 months as a private. And this applicant further says he has no documentary evidence that he can produce and that the only living witnesses of that he can produce that he can find are John Brooks & David Potts whose affidavits are hereunto annexed . That the persons to whom he would refer the department for character as to truth & veracity are John Van Dusen, **** Cristian, Patric **** and Michlus Ten Broeck ****. That he cannot procure the testimony of a Clergyman in as much as the Clergyman who now is settled in the town where he resides is a young man, and has been settled but a short time. He hereby relinquishes any claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State and that he has always resided in the county and state aforesaid both before & since the Revolution at & near where he now resides. His /s/ Phillip X Race Mark Sworn & subscribed the day & year first above mentioned. J. D. Parker, Clerk (Certifications Omitted.) _____________________________________________________________ I Joshua Brooks of the City of Hudson and County of Columbia & State of New York hereby certify that I am seventy six year of age, that I am well acquainted with Phillip Race of the County of Columbia and Town of Livingston, and that I have been acquainted him (sic.) since(?) he was a boy. That in the year 1777 I was in the Revolutionary Army at the Taking of Burgoyne. I was in the Regiment of Col. Peter Van Rensselear. I then saw Phillip Race above named in the Service at that time. He was not in the same Company with me and consequently I cannot say now how long he served, but know he was there same time as I frequently was with him and talked with him. We have been neighbors at home. His /s/ Joshua X Brooks Sworn & subscribed This 14th Jan. 1833 /s/ J. D. Parker, Clerk _____________________________________________________________ State of New York} }Ss.: Columbia County } David Potts of the City of Hudson in the County & State aforesaid being duly sworn deposes & says that he is seventy five years old. That he was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army. That he served one tour to the to the north, the year he cannot recollect. That he marched to Schoharry (sic.). That at the time Phillip Race, the present applicant, was also there doing duty as a soldier in the Company of our Capt. Osterhoudt. I was well acquainted with him and have been since. I cannot say precisely how long he served that tour as I was not in the same Company with him. I also well remember that in the year 1777 said race was in the service at Stillwater at the time of the surrender of Burgoyne's Army. I saw him there frequently for several months, and further say that when I was discharged said Phillip Race remained in the service, but how long I cannot say. I left the day after the surrender of Burgoyne's Army. His /s/ David X Potts Mark (Note: The Col. of the 8th Albany Militia Regiment of West Claverack was Robert Van Rensselear. It frequently was commanded by Major (& later Lt. Col.) Henry J. Van Rensselear in the field. The Col. Henry Livingston of the 1776 tour may have been the Col. Henry Livingston of the Continental Linr, not the Henry Livingston who then was a Major in the 10th Albany Militia Regiment (Livingston Manor). Records definitely indicate that Capt. Osterhoudt in the 8th Albany. Records show Joshua Brooks, Jr. in the 8th Albany as a Cpl. Records show a Peter Van Rensselear as an enlisted man in the 8th Albany, and as a Captain in Col. James Livingston's Additional NY Regiment of the Continental Line and in Col. Willett's Regiment of Levies. David Potts in the Col. Livingston's 10th Albany Militia Regiment. See: His pension file. )