PENSION: William Hagadorn / Hagedorn; Herkimer, Herkimer co., NY Submitted by Donald E. Lampson, Apr. 24, 2001, dlampson @ earthlink.net ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the written consent of the Contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. State of New York } }Ss.: County of Herkimer} On this tenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court, before Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for this County of Herkimer aforesaid, now sitting, William Hagadorn, a resident of the Town of Herkimer in this County of Herkimer, and State of New York, aged seventy five years, who being 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 7, 1832. That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That Peter R. Livingston of Columbia County now (but then Albany County and State of New York was the Colonel under whom he first served as herein. That Conrad Cline of the same County was the Captain under whom he first served. Samuel Ten Broeck was the acting Major under whom he first served. Abraham Ten Broeck of Albany was the General in command. That he was first drafted for three months service in the Militia sometime in the month of May 1777, being then a Resident of East Camp (Germantown) in the County of Columbia and State aforesaid. And was marched to Lake George in in said State and was in service at that time something more than three months before he was discharged. That about eight or ten days after his said discharge as a drafted militiaman he was again called into service as a Volunteer with the whole of the militia and marched in the Company commanded by Captain Diel Rockefeller, the first Lieutenant being Jacob Hagadorn, the father of this claimant . That he was marched in said Company to Stillwater where he continued until the battle of Stillwater at Bemis Heights on the 8th or 9th (sic.) day of October 1777, in which battle this claimant was actually engaged under the supervision and command of Gen'l. Arnold. That after the aforesaid battle this claimant with his Company was marched to Saratoga and continued in service until the Surrender of General Burgoyne. And that on the Sixteenth Seventeenth (sic. - Seventeenth appears to have a line through it. Actually, the surrender was on the 17th.) day of October 1777, the day after said Surrender this claimant together with all the militia received a verbal discharge from General Gates. That about the first of September 1778 this claimant was again drafted being still a resident of East Camp (Germantown) aforesaid for three months service as a militiaman. That Colonel Waterman of Connecticut had the command, and John Allen was Captain of the Company. That they were marched to Fishkill in Dutchess County and State of New York. That he continued in service two months at this time, and was then atacked with the army fever, and was permitted to return home, where he continued during all the succeeding winter. And that this claimants father hired a substitute, John ******** an Indian, who is now dead. To serve the other of the remaining three months and had paid him therefor one hundred dollars. That in the month of July 1779 this claimant was again drafted for one month and was marched under Jacob Hagadorn, the first Lieutenant of the Company (the Captain Rockefeller being sick) to Poughkeepsie in said State, and there continued in service during the said month. That soon after his return home from this service, and the claimant thinks about the first of September 1779, Colonel Peter R. Livingston's regiment to which this claimant then belonged was ordered into service, and this claimant was marched with the regiment finally to Fort Edward taking in their ******* and marching through Albany, Schenectady, Ballstown and Saratoga successively, being in pursuit of Tories and Indians. They then went to Fort Edward, where this claimant remained in service about one month until the arrival of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Gansevort (3rd NY, Continental Line), when this claimant was discharged, having been during this service under the command of Jacob Hagadorn, First Lieutenant of the Company. And that during this term this claimant was in service up to the time of his said discharge two months or more. That this claimant was several different times, and not mentioned in the above declaration called out and sent in pursuit of Tories, but how long he served or in what particular years this claimant cannot state with certainty, except that at one time sometime in the summer of 1780 he, this claimant, was drafted into service by Col. Livingston to pursue the Tories together with two or three companies of militia ***** and they were marched to a place called Nine Partners in Dutchess County, where they seized a band of about two hundred Tories who were afterwards tried by a Court Martial. Tories ******* & some hung. That this claimant was then under the command of Jacob Hagadorn, First Lieutenant of the Company as aforesaid, and served for the period of two months at this time. That this claimant was at other and different times during the war in actual service in guards and pursuing Tories, but cannot now particularly designagte (sic.) the times and places, and that the above are all the material facts in relation to his said services which this claimant can now recollect. That he was born at East Camp (Germantown) now Columbia County and State of New York on the twenty fourth day of September 1757. That he has a record of his age as the same was kept by his father in the family Bible now in the possession of this claimant and here presented. That he was a resident of East Camp at the time he was first called into service and continued to reside there during the Revolutionary war and for ten years thereafter, at the expiration of which time he removed to Newtown, now Albany County, and continued to reside there during the five suceeding years. He then removed to the Town of Manheim in the County of Herkimer where he continued to reside for thirty five years . That he removed from there to the town of Otsego in the County of Otsego and State aforesaid, where he resided for three years and then removed to the Town of Herkimer in the County of Herkimer where he has since resided. That he was drafted as a militia man four different times as above specified and at every other time he was in service he was a volunteer. That Colonel Peter R. Livingston was the first Colonel under whom he served. Samuel Ten Broeck was the Major. Philip Rockefeller was the Adjutant and Conrad Cline was one of his Captains. That Colonel Livingston also had command of the Regiment at the Battle of Stillwater or Bemis Heights under General Benedict Arnold. (Note: Records indicate that Lt. Col. Henry Livingston & Major Samuel Ten Broeck, not Col. Peter R. Livingston commanded the Regiment in the field. Peter R. Livingston, the titular Colonel, was not in service during this campaign, and was in New England, Livingston Manor and Kingston at this time. It appears that Peter R. Livingston was only in service in a tour later on in the War in the Mohawk. Hagadorn mentions Col. Peter R. Livingston to identify the Regiment as required by the regulations of the War Department. This file demonstrates that some of the Regiment was actually engaged at the Second Battle of Saratoga, aparently in the charges led by Gen. Arnold, while other pension files show that some were engaged at the First Battle. Other files indicate that others were not engaged. Most of the pension applications are silent on the subject since that information was not required for pension applications and, hence, not inquired about. - - D. E. Lampson, Transcriber.) That General Gates after the Burgoyne discharged the militia verbally. That he was under Colonel Livingston every time he was in service, except once at Fishkill when Colonel Waterman was commander of the regiment. That Abraham Ten Broeck of Albany was the Commanding General when he was first drafted and marched to George. General Philip Schuyler was commanding General of regular troops until the arrival of General Gates. That this claimant never received a written discharge from the service. That Jacob Hagadorn is a living witness of the services of this claimant and his affidavit is hereto annexed. And he states the of Philip ****** of Herkimer, John H**** of Herkimer and D*** C*******as persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood , and who can testify to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. And this claimant says that he was in fact in actual service either in camp, on the march, in garrison or in battle during the different times above stated in particular, as a drafted militia man or volunteer more than two full years exclusive of his services as a militia man above referred to, and which this claimant cannot specify as to times, places, etc., and the length of service at each tome. So as to claim the benefit of this law therefor. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. /s/ William Hagedorn (sic.) Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. /s/ (Signature illegible), Deputy Clerk. (Emphasis supplied.) State of New York} }Ss.: Herkimer County } Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace of the Town of Herkimer in said County and State, William Hagadorn of said Town, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his Service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: 1. For three months from about first of May 1777. I was drafted and served the three months as a private. 2. For two months I served as a private in the fall of 1777. 3. For two months I served as a private in the year 1778. 4. For one month I served as a private in the summer of 1779. 5. For two months I served as a private in the fall of 1779. 6. For two months I served as a private in the year 1780. And that in the six tours above I served as a private twelve full months and for such service I claim a pension. /s/ William Hagedorn (sic.) Subscribed & sworn this 20th day of 1833 before me. /s/ Nicholas Smith, Justice. _____________________________________________________________ State of New York} }Ss.: County of Otsego } Jacob Hagadorn, a resident of the town of Otsego in the County of Otsego aforesaid, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that William Hagadorn, whose papers on his application for a pension are hereto annexed, is the son of this deponent. That the said William Hagadorn during the period of the revolutionary War resided with this deponent at East Camp (Germantown) on the East side of the Hudson River. That in the year 1777 the said William was drafted for three months service in the Militia. That he went on this service under Capt Kline (Clyne) to Lake George. That he was absent something more than three months. That on his return, or about eight days afterwards, the whole of the militia was again called out and the said William again went in the Company commanded by Capt. Rockefeller. This deponent was first Lieutenant. That he served on this occasion till about the last of October, after the surrender of Burgoyne making in all about five months. That in the year 1778 the said William was again drafted for three months service , and went to Fishkill under Capt. Allen. After being in the service about three months on this occasion he was taken sick and returned home and this deponent gave one hundred dollars for a substitute who went and served the remainder of his term. That after this in the next year he was again drafted for one month and seved this time out at or near Poughkeepsie. That in the year 1779 Col. Livingston's whole Regiment was ordered out and marched by the way of Albany, Schnectady & Ballstown. That they remained at Saratoga about a month till Col. Gansevort's Regiment arrived. That the said William was under this deponent with the Company at this time. That several times, and he cannot now remember how often, or in what particular years the said William was with this deponent in pursuit of the Indians and Tories under Brandt and Butler. That he remembers that the said William was out with this deponent with two or three companies of militia when they served at a place called Nine Partners a band of about two hundred Tories who were afterwards tried by Court Martial. That he cannot now enumerate all the services performed by the said William, but he well remembers that he was absent in the service a great part of his time during the whole war, of that he is quite sure, that he served in the whole period more than two years. And further saith not. His /s/ Jacob X Hagadorn mark Sworn and subscribed This fifth day of Sept. 1832 Before me. /s/ (Signature illegible), Justice of the Peace. _____________________________________________________________ State of New York} }Ss.: Columbia County } William Snyder of Germantown in the county & State aforesaid being duly sworn before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace if Germantown aforesaid makes oath & says that William Hagadorn, now an applicant for a pension under the Act of June 7th 1832, is known to this deponent. That the said William Hagadorn served as a private soldier in the regiment of New York Militia of which Peter R. Livingston was Colonel & in the Company of which Diel Rockefeller was Captain. Jacob Hagadorn was Lieutenant & Henry Will was Ensign. That deponent belonged to the same regiment & Company with William Hagedorn & that they were often on duty together. That the said William Hagedorn was at the taking of Burgoyne . That the said William Hagedorn went to Fishkill on a three months tour of duty , but deponent does not recollect in what year. That the said William Hagedorn was often on scouting parties for the purpose of guarding & arresting Tories. & that this deponent is now a pensioner at the rate of $28.00 per year, & he verily believes that the service performed by Hagadorn ******** to as great a length of time as his own, & further this deponent saith not. His /s/ William X Snyder mark Subscribed & sworn November 7th 1833 before me. /s/ M. Hitchcock, Justice. _____________________________________________________________ State of New York} }Ss.: Columbia County } Henry Dick of Germantown in the County & State aforesaid, being duly sworn before me the under named Justice of the Peace of Germantown aforesaid, makes oath that William Hagadorn, now an applicant for a pension under the act of June 7th 1832, is personally known to this deponent. That the said William Hagadorn served as a private soldier in the Revolutionary war in the year 1776 in the regiment of New York Militia of which Peter R. Livingston was Colonel in the Company of which Diel Rockefeller was Captain. Jacob Hagadorn was Lieutenant & Henry Will was Ensign, but deponent knows not exactly the length of time. In the year 1777 the said Hagadorn again served in the same regiment & under the same officers & was present at the taking of Burgoyne. And that the said Hagadorn served in the year 1777 at Schnectady, Ballstown & Saratoga. That the deponent belonged to the same Regiment & Company with the said William Hagadorn when those services were rendered & deponent believes from good information that said William Hagadorn served at Fort Edward three weeks longer than deponent. & this deponent is now a pensioner at the rate of $32.33 a year, & further this deponent saith not. /s/ Henry Dick Subscribed & sworn November 7th 1833 before me. /s/ (Signature illegible), Justice.