PENSION: Henry Shultis; Woodstock, Ulster 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.org/ *********************************************************************** Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832 State of New York} }Ss.: Ulster County } On the Twenty Sixth day of April in the year one thousand Eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared before me Henry Wynkoop, One of the Judges of the County Court of the County of Ulster, Henry Shultis, a resident of the Town of Woodstock, County of Ulster and State of New York, aged Seventy Six years , 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 the 7th of June 1832. That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein after stated. That he was born in the Town of Red hook (sic.), County of Dutchess & State of New York in the year 1757. That he lived in the town of Susquehannah, County of Northumberland and State of Pennsylvania in the revolutionary war in the year 1775 or 1776. That in the spring of said year of 1775 or 1776 about the first of April deponent volunteered in the service of the United States as a private soldier in company of Rangers commanded by Captain Gillispy (sic.), Lieutenant McKim and Ensign King in a Regiment Commanded by Colonel Plunket. That the said Company rondezvoued (sic.) in the town of Sunsbury of the aforesaid County of Northumberland & marched from there after remaining there a few days to a place called Wyoming. Remained there a few days, then he with said Company and Regiment marched to the town of Pittsburgh in the said State of Pennsylvania . Remained there 3 or 4 months. Then moved about in a number of different places scouting and guarding the inhabitants in those districts from the Indians and Tories until sometime in the winter of the following winter, and was discharged after a service of nine months or more. Received no written discharge. That shortly after the above mentioned service deponent moved to the State of New York in the County of Columbia , town of Claverack. That deponent does not know of any living witness to prove said service. That in the spring of the year on or about the first of April in the Year 1777 deponent again volunteered in a Company commanded by Captain Teel (Diel) Rockefeller, Lieutenant Lt. William Rockefeller, Ensign Peter Sharp in a detachment commanded by Major Ten Broeck of said County of Columbia. That the said company rendezvowsed (sic.) in said town of Claverack and marched from there to Albany , and from there Stillwater, thence to Fort Edward. From there to Skenesborough (now Whitehall). That the Regiment was under the Command of General Schuyler. That the said Regiment remained there some time, then marched back to Fort Edward. Remained there until on or about the first of August. Then marched over to Stillwater and from there to Bemis Heights, and remained there during the engagement with the British Army under Genl. Burgoyne. That deponent was there under the Command of General Gates, and was in the battle with said Army of Genl. Burgoyne. That shortly after the surrender of Genl. Burgoyne, deponent with the said Company and Detachment under the Command of Major Ten Broeck were stationed near the Hudson River at a place called Half Moon until sometime in the following winter, and was discharged after service of nine months or more. That deponent was Sergeant during the whole of the above mentioned service. That he received no written discharge. And this deponent further saith that in the spring of the year 1778, on or about the first of May deponent volunteered in the revolutionary service as aforesaid in Captain Rockefellers Company, as a Sergeant, and the Regiment Commanded by Major Ten Broeck, That the said Company met at Claverack of said County of Columbia and went to the City of Albany from to (sic.) Schenectady. From there went to Ballstown and from to (sic.) Johnstown and remained there some time. And from there returned to Albany and was discharged, a service of three months or more. Received no written discharge. And this deponent further says that immediately after the last mentioned service deponent again volunteered in the aforesaid Service as Sergeant in a Company commanded by Captain Mark Blatner and was under the command of Major Ten Broeck. That deponent joined said Company in the Town of Claverack and marched from there and crossed over on the west side of the Hudson River, and was stationed at a place called Coeymans in the County of Albany as a guard to protect the inhabitants against the Indians and Tories until sometime in the month of November following and was discharged after a service of near three months. Received no written discharge. And this deponent further saith in the spring of the year 1780 on about the first of April deponent again volunteered in aforesaid service as a Sergeant in a company commanded by Captain Pulver, Lieutenant Nicholas Pulver, for nine months. That deponent with the said Company met in the Town of Claverack of said County of Columbia and marched from there to Albany and from there to Schenectady, and was attached under the command of Colonel Livingston or Colonel Wysenvelt (Col. Frederick Weissenfels. He was commanding the 4th NY, Col. Henry B. Livingston having resigned in Winter of '78). From there went with said regiment up the Mohawk River to Fort Hunter and was stationed there some time. Then went to the village of Johnstown, Montgomery County, and was stationed there sometime. From there went with said Company and Regiment to Fort Plenk or Blenk, now the Town of Cherry Valley, Otsego County, and remained there and its vicinity until on or about the first of January followeing, and was discharged after service of nine months. Received no written discharge. That deponent with said Company during the last mentioned service of nine months was in no battle, but had frequent skirmishes with the Indians and Tories. Suffered much fatigue & hunger and cold. That he knows of no living witness to prove the above last mentioned service. And this deponent further saith that during the revolutionary war deponent was called out 3 or 4 times for short tours of 8 to 10 days each That in consequence of the lapse of time and loss of memory deponent cannot remember what year or under what officers said duty was performed, but the services deponent has stated in the above declaration is substantially correct as to the term of service as follows: viz. Entered Service /Mo,/______ /Capt. / Col. / . 1775 or 6 / 9 /Private /Gillispy /Plunket / No Living Witness 1777- April / 9 /Sergeant/Rockefeller/TenBroeck / No Living Witness 1778-April / 3 /Sergeant/ do. / do. / Michael Plass -August / 3 /Sergeant/ do. / do. / Michael Plass 1780- April / 9 /Sergeant/ Pulver /Livingston /No Living Witness / / / /or Wysenvelt/ To the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, he answers: 1st - That he was born he was born in Redhook in the County of Dutchess and State of New York in the year 1751. 2nd - That he has a record of his age in his family bible. 3rd - That he lived in the revolutionary war until the Spring of the year 1777 in the Town of Sudbury, State of Pennsylvania . Then he moved to the County of Cloumbia and remained there until immediately after the revolutionary war when he moved to the town of Woodstock, County of Ulster & State of New York where he now lives. 4th- That he knows Peter Van de Bogart, Samuel Pulver, Esquire, William Deforest and Alexander Hunt (?), reputable inhabitants who can testify to his character for truth and veracity and their belief of his revolutionary Services as a Soldier. He hereby relinquishes every pension or annuity except the present, and declares his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State. His /s/ Henry X Shultis Mark Sworn to and Subscribed before me The day and year aforesaid. /s/******** Wynkoop, one of the Judges of the County Court of the County of Ulster (Certifications Omitted.) _____________________________________________________________ State of New York} }Ss.: Ulster County } Michael Ploss of the Town of Woodstock, County of Ulster & State of New York, being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is Seventy five years of age. That he is a soldier of the revolution and that he is well acquainted with Henry Shultis of the same place who was also a Soldier of the revolutionary war and now an applicant for a pension. That this deponent was in the service of the State of New York in the revolutionary war in the year 1777 and was in a Company commanded by Captain Teel (Diel) Rockefeller and Major Ten Broeck of the County of Columbia in the State of New York That the said service commenced on or about the First of April of said 1777 and continued until on or about the first of January following. That the said Company met in the town of Claverack in said County of Columbia and marched to Albany, Stillwater, Beames (Bemis) Heights, Fort Edward & Whitehall, and returned from Whitehall to Beames (Bemis) Heights and was there during the battle and remained there until Genl. Burgoyne surrendered his Army to the American Army under Gen'l. Gates. That shortly after deponent under the command of Major Ten Broeck was the first of January following, after a service of Nine months or more. And this deponent further says that he was well acquainted with said Henry Shultis. That the said Henry Shultis was in the same Company at the same time, and knew that the said Henry Shultis continued in said company in the capacity of Sergeant until discharged at the end of said term of Nine months. And this deponent further saith that in the Spring of 1778 on or about the first of April *** *** deponent again volunteered in said revolutionary Service in Captain Rockefeller's Company in the Regiment commanded by Major Ten Broeck . That the said Company met at Claverack of said County of Columbia and went from there to Albany, Schenectady, Ballstown and Johnstown, and continued in that vicinity until at the end of the said term for which they were engaged, which was three months, and were discharged And well knew the Said Henry Shultis. That the said Henry Shultis was in the Company for the same length of time, and he knew that the said Henry Shultis continued to serve in the same corps in the capacity of a Sergeant until discharged at the end of said term of three months. And this deponent further saith immediately after the last mentioned Service deponent again entered the said Military Service of the State of New York in the Company of Captain Blatner of said Columbia County and was under the command of Major Ten Broeck. That the said Company was stationed on the west side of the Hudson River at a place called Coeymans and was discharged sometime in the fall of said year 1775, after service of two months and twenty six days. That this deponent was well acquainted with the said Henry Shultis. That the said Henry Shultis was in the same service for the same length of time with deponent, and knew that the said Henry Shultis continued to serve in said corps in the capacity of a Sergeant until discharged at the end of said term of two months and twenty six days, and further saith not. His /s/ Michael X Ploss mark Sworn and subscribed before me This twenty eighth day of April 1834. /s/ Henry Wynkoop, one of the Judges of the County Court Of the County of Ulster (Certifications omitted.)