JOHN SAXON REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION, STEUBEN COUNTY, NEW YORK

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REV. WAR PENSION APPLICATION S# - 32507; BLWT # - 9054-160-55, Pension approved

State of New York )

(SS:) AS: on the 19th day of June 1833
Steuben County )

personnally appeared in open court before the court of Common Pleas of Said 
County of Steuben now sitting John Saxon a resident of the town of Wheeler in 
the said County of Steuben and State of New York aged seventy one years who 
being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following 
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress 
(posted)_____(?) June 7, 1832

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named 
officers and Served as herein Stated

That this deponent enlisted in the State troops of the State of New York on the 
first day of May 1781 at the hand of Captain Josuha Hyatt at a place called 
Scrub Oak plains in the County of Westchester and state aforesaid and about 
Seven miles East of Hudson's river.

That this deponent was enlisted as aforesaid by Captain Richard Sackett and the 
next day after he so enlisted he joined the company into, which he enlisted at 
Bedford in said County of Westchester, which last mentioned place was the 
(provisions) _____(?) for the said Company

That this deponent enlisted as aforesaid for the term of Eight months as a 
private in said Company and joined said Company at Bedford as aforesaid on the 
last day aforesaid under the command of Captain Richard Sackett first Lieutenant 
William Mosher and Second Lieutenant Tucker

That this deponent does not recollect the Christian name of the said Tucker

That this deponent remained at Bedford aforesaid under the command of the last 
mentioned officers two weeks waiting for said company to file up

That at the expiration of two weeks from the time this deponent arrived at 
Bedford the said company received their compliment of men) _____(?) and

That he this deponent together with Said Company under the command of the last 
mentioned officers in Company with another Company of State troops under the 
command of a Captain Williams, marched to a place called Middle (Pattern) 
____(?) on what was then called the lines between the Americans and the british 
in said country of Westchester and about three miles from Bedford

That this deponent and the company to which he belonged under the last mentioned 
officers remained on the lines as it was then called to guard the (same) 
_____(?) marching through the following places during the period of eight months 
in which this deponent served in Said Company

____(?), Quaker, (Ridge) ____(?) Round Hill, Harrison's purchase, White Plains, 
East Chester, Rye, Saw Pitts, Pine Bridge, Tarrytown, Sing Sing, and Dobbs Ferry 
on the Worth (or North) River and Bedford

That all the places above mentioned were in the County of Westchester aforesaid 
and

That the deponent and his company under the aforesaid officers or some of them 
marched backward and forward through the said last mentioned places during the 
aforementioned Eight months for which this deponent enlisted as aforesaid

That on the first of July 1781 this deponent together with the Company to which 
he belonged under the aforesaid officers were joined at Bedford aforesaid by the 
French Army under the command of the Count de Rochambeau and on the next day 
about Six o'clock in the afternoon this deponent and His Company under the 
command of the first named officers marched with the French army from Bedford

And after marching during the whole night arrived the next morning at a place 
called Morrisena between York Island and the colonies in the County of 
Westchester aforesaid

That this deponent and the Company to which he belonged immediately after and on 
the same morning they arrived at the last mentioned place joined a regiment of 
American Soldiers under the command of Col. Scammell

That Morrisena had been (evacuated) _____(?) by the Brittish upon the approach 
of the Americans and the French and the day before their arrival

That the aforesaid Regiment and Company together with this deponent under Col. 
Scammell and the aforesaid officers marched past fort Independence, crossed 
Williams bridge across a river called Brussels River where they stopped a few 
hours to watch the movements of the Enemy and marched from thence and on the 
Same day joined the American Army under the command of General Washington on the 
post road leading along the Hudson River from the City of New York to Albany.

That the regiment to which this deponent belonged was accompanied in their march 
from Morrisena aforesaid to (their) ___(?) Junction with the American Army under 
General Washington about four miles from Kings bridge near the city of New York 
where this deponent remained together with the whole army two days

That this deponent together with the company and regiment to which he belonged 
marched together with some French troops to a place called Dobbs ferry on the 
Hudson River three miles below Tarrytown where they encamped and remained for 
some time

That in a few days after Such encampment this deponent was Sent out together 
with twelve others on a Scouting party under a Captain (Torey) ___(?) and 
marched through a place near Hudson's River called Phillips Woods

That this deponent and his party were attacked by the British in the might and 
while they were on their return to Dobbs Ferry and two of their number a Sargent 
and a Corporal were killed

That this deponent and the residue of the Scouts returned to Dobbs Ferry where 
they encamped with the Regiment under Col. Scammuel and the French Troops 
crossed the Hudson River and marched with the American and French Army to the 
South

That on the same day this deponent and the company to which he belonged under 
the first named officers marched from Dobbs Ferry to Pines Bridge where they 
remained about ten days when this deponent and his company were put under the 
Command of Col. Sheldon and remained under his command about ten days,

Where this deponent and his company under the first mentioned officers marched 
from Pine's Bridge backward and forward along the lines watching the movement of 
the enemy until the first day of November,

When this deponent and thirty men under the command of Captain Richard Sackett 
and First Lieutenant William Mosher aforesaid, were on a scout about three miles 
East of White Plains when they were attacked by forty-five british light 
horsemen,

That previous to the attack upon the deponent and his companions, the British 
had taken Captain Sackett prisoner while he was breakfasting at a house nearby

That this deponent and his companions were commanded in the attack by their 
First Lieutenant William Mosher

That the British light horsemen after two charges were forced to retire with the 
top (loss) ___(?) of one man and two horses killed and several wounded

That on the part of the Americans there were none that were killed and but (one 
wounded) ___(?) wounded

That after the last mentioned attack this deponent and his company under the 
command of the first and 2nd lieutenants aforesaid remained at White Plain and 
its neighborhood watching the British activities until the first day of January 
1782

When this deponent was duly discharged at a place called Summerstown plain in 
the County of Westchester aforesaid

That this deponent was discharged by Lieutenant Mosher who after Captain Richard 
Sackett was taken prisoner as (aforesaid) of ____(?) have command of the company

That this deponent was during the aforesaid term of Eight months employed and 
engaged in actual services during the whole time

That this deponent was not (during) ____(?) any part of the aforesaid turn of 
eight months engaged in any Civil pursuit

And that this deponent further says that he was born in the City and State of 
New York on the Seventeenth day of November 1761

That he has since the Revolution resided in the following places and for the 
following time periods to wit:

For six months immediately after the close of the war this deponent resided with 
an Uncle in the City of New York

That he then moved to Amawalk in the Said county of Westchester where he lived 
with a man named Joseph Osburn one year

That this deponent then married and moved into the County of Dutchess and the 
town of (Frederick) ____(?) now county of Putnam and town of Kent in the State 
aforesaid where he resided until the 9th day of October 1825

When he moved to the town of Wheeler and the County of Steuben and the State 
aforesaid

Where he has (ever) ____(?) since resided and still resides

That this deponent resided at the time he entered the Service at Amawalk in the 
County of Westchester and State aforesaid

This deponent did not at the time he was discharged as aforesaid receive a 
written discharge

That this deponent has no record of his age

That there was a record of his age kept in his father's family and in his prayer 
book, which record was carried away by his oldest sister who has since moved to 
England

But whether said record's in existence or not this deponent's unable to state

And this deponent further states that Daniel F. Drew of the town of Puttensey 
(?) and the County of Steuben aforesaid

And Shubel Wixson of the town of Wheeler aforesaid and David B. Coviel a 
clergyman of the town of (Urbana) ____(?) County of Steuben and the State of New 
York aforesaid live neighbors to this neighbor and can testify to this deponents 
character for truth and veracity and their belief of his being a Soldier of the 
Revolution

That he hereby (relinquishes) ___(?) ____(?) other claim for a pension ____(?) 
And declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any 
state.

(signed) John Saxon