Van Natter Family - Isaac Vannatter - Revolutionary War Records - page 4

PRINTED AT THE MOHAWK COUNTY OFFICE.

DECLARATION IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7, 1832.

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STATE OF NEW YORK,  } ss.

COUNTY OF HERKIMER,            }

     On this Twelfth day of October 1838, personally appeared in open court, before the Judge of the court of Common Pleas of said, now sitting, Isaac Vannattor a resident of Salisbury in the county of Herkimer and Sate of New-York, aged 75 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 June 7, 1832.

     That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.

          That he was drafted as a militia man in the month of April same year Independence 1776 and was marched from Stoutsberg in the County of Dutchess and State of Newyork his place of residence, to old For Constitution now West Point this applicant thinks under Colonel Livingston or Col. Ratcliff[?] and in the [Captain Kipp?] company of Lieutenant Elias [Burchoeterey?] where he lived two months [?] in erecting fortifications laying walls to. That he was dismised at the expiration of two months and returned home.

          That in the month of December 1776, he was again called into service as a drafted man in the Company of Henry Humphrey first to the Nine[pertners] or in the Regiment of Colonel Graham's and was marched to the Nine or Cold Spring where Colonel Graham resided. From there they were marched to Pine Bridge where they arrived on New Year's Day. From there to North Castle where they lay some time and drew turns. From there to the vicinity of [Slings]bridge. That [?] [?] he was in the skirmish and assault upon Fort Independence in which the Americans failed, that the enemy [on [?]] following days often made a sally against the American forces and were repulsed and driven back that he was in service this time six months and was then dismissed.

          That in the spring of 1777, but what precise month this applicant cannot state was again drafted and marched to West Point under Captain Peter Westfall and was engage for three months he was engaged for digging an preparing a magazine to keep powder in and to secure it from [?] shells.  At the [?] of three months he was again dismissed and returned to Statsburg his place of residence in Dutchess County. That he was again drafted about the [?] 1777 and marched from [continued on page 5]

 

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