The pension application of Nelly Putman, widow of Richard Putman, a private in Frederick Fisher's 3rd Regiment of the Tryon Co. Militia, was kindly donated by Clarence Putman. Richard Putman was Clarence's ggg-grandfather. Very interesting here is the supporting detail at the end of the depositions. All spelling, punctuation and grammatical usage were transcribed by Clarence as in the original document.

File # W16686
Nelly Putman widow of Richard Putman
Pri Rev War
Act July 4^th 36

Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the section of the act of congress of this 4^th July 1836

State of New York
County of Montgomery LS

On this second of June 1837 personally appeared before the undernamed a Judge of the County Courts in and for the County of Montgomery aforesaid-Nelly Putman a resident of the town of Johnstown-County State aforesaid, aged eighty seven years past-who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his(her)* oath make the following declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4, 1836. That she is the widow of Richard Putman who was a private in the war of the Revolution-in Col. Frederick Fishers Regiment and Captain John Davis' Company from the year 1775 until in August 1777-and did duty in said War at various times and places in said state and at the oriscany battle in said state that said John Davis was killed, and his(her) husband the said Richard Putman was appointed Ensign under the command of Captain Abraham Veeder in said regiment until the close of the War but that she this applicant has no great knowledge of the service of his(her) said husband but from traditionary evidence or such as was related to his(her) at different times during said war and since by his(her) said husband and others, and which she believes to be true-That (the said) the said Richard Putman served as a private in said war in the militia under said Capt. Davis at Caughnawaga in the year 1775 a period of one week-the same year under said Capt at different other places in said county at least one month-in the year(year) 1776 he was with the Militia in duty under said Capt. when Sir John Johnson was disarmed at least one week-in the said last mentioned year under said Capt. he was at Sackendaga and in the Tory settlement in service and on duty at least one month. Same year under same Capt. at Stone Arabia, Bowman's Creek or Kill-Fort Plain and Fort Plank on service and duty not less than one month-in the year 1777 he was out on duty in said war under said Capt. at Balstown said state at least 10 days-Same year under General Herkimer on a conference with Capt. Brant to the Unadillia said State on service at least fourteen days-The same year at the Oriscany Battle under the same Capt. & said Gen. Herkimer on duty at least one month-in the fall of the same year he served and done duty in said War as Ensign in the expedition against General Burgoyne and before the surrender of said Burgoyne at least six weeks-in the year 1778 he did duty as Ensign in said Company at Stone Arabia at least ten days-Same year as Ensign on duty & in service at the Sackendaga Blockhouse at least one month-in the fall of the same year he did duty and service as Ensign at Fort Plain and Fort Plank at least three weeks-and she further states on his (her) oath aforesaid that she never knew or heard of his(her) said husband staying at home or refusing or neglecting to go on duty or service at any time when the Militia of said County was ordered out on any occasion in said War, but (that) that She cannot now recollect the various times when he was called out, or the various places where he went on duty & service in said War-but believes the whole amount of time he lost in doing duty & on service in said War would exceed two years-She further declared that she was married to said Richard Putman on or about the 17 day of October 1767-that her husband the aforesaid Richard Putman died on the 14^th day of April 1833-and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof here to anexed

*Transcriber substituted her for his throughout

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before me
        John Hand a Judge
        Of the Montgomery County Courts

I further Certify that I am some acquainted with Nelly Putman who has sworn to the foregoing declaration & believe her to be a creditable person & that the statements by her made in said declaration are entitled to full credit and she made his(her) mark in subscribing said declaration for the reason she never learned to write and the words "in said state and year" on 17 line on the 30 "in service & on duty" on the 35 & also on the 37 line Said on the 47 line from the top were all intended and the word aforesaid on the 17 line obliterated and all done before said declaration was sworn to

State of New York
County of Montgomery
I John Hand a Judge of the County Courts of the County aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion after examining the declaration and affidavit hereunto annexed that Nelly Putman the applicant for a pension named in said declaration is the widow of Richard Putman who was a private and an Ensign in the war of the Revolution and has served and done duty in said war as stated in said declaration and that she was lawfully married to the said Richard Putman as therein stated and that he died at the time mentioned therein and that the said Nelly has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband aforesaid and that the said Nelly Putman cannot from bodily infirmity attend any of the Courts of Record In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 2^nd day of June 1837

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I Jacob G. Snell Town Clerk of the Town of Palatine County of Montgomery and State of New York Do certify that upon examination of the Church Records I find recorded the marriage of Richard Putman to Nelly VanBracklen. They were married on the 17^th day of October AD 1767 by the Revd Abraham Rosegrantz

Sworn and Subscribed this
29^th day of April 1837
John F Getman, Justice           Jacob G Snell       T. Clerk
State of New York
Montgomery County       This may certify that the subscribed John F Getman a Justice of the Peace on and for the County aforesaid having been personally acquainted with Jacob G Snell the ____ sworn before me in the foregoing affidaviet for the ____ ____ ____ and I do further certify that the said _____ _____ of truth and varacity and that his testimony ____ _____ ______ given under my hand this 29^th day of April 1837

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State of New York
Montgomery County to with I Frederick Sammons of said County being duly sworn deposeth and say that I was acquainted with Richard Putman from the commencement of the Revolutionary War. I knew him to do duty in Capt John Davis's Company and Freederick Fishers Regt & never knew him absent from the parade at an alarm but on account of my advanced age my memory in a measure fails that I cannot now recollect the particular places and times he served as a private until August 1777 when I saw him in our Army in the same Company with me on our March to the Oriseo Battle and on our March I was ordered out with 2 men with me to explore the woods on the north side of the Mohawk River and did not return to the Regt til the battle was fought in said battle Capt Davis was killed and Emediently after Abraham Veeder our first Lieut was appointed Capt. I then saw Richard Putman was appointed Ensign in said Company-in 1778 in the following spring our Regt was ordered to Stonerabya where said Putman did duty as Ensign for three weeks Emidiently after out discharge of Stonearabia our Regt was ordered out to Sagondaga to build a Blockhouse where I knew Putman to serve Eight Days sometime the same season the Regt was ordered to Conijohary where I knew Putman to serve two weeks the next time the whole Regt marcht out was to Bowmans Creek where we was out 2 weeks of the time I was not certain but I think it was in 1779 in the spring 1780 the first of May he was on duty 7? In the Village of Johnstown and have known him to be out with small detachments often wh I cannot ______ to mention and further I know not as I was taken captive to Canada the 22^nd May 1780

I do hereby certify that from a long and personnal aquaintance with the above F. Sammons that he is a man of undaunted truth and varacity

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State of New York
Montgomery County             On the 10^th day of June 1837
Personally appeared before me Myndert Starrin a commissioner of deeds of said County John Dockstader a resident of the town of Palatine in the County & State aforesaid aged 85 years past, and a soldier of the Revolutionary War, after being first duly sworn according to law,deposeth and saith that he was aquainted with Richard Putman, who was a private in Capt. John Davis' company in Col. Frederick Fishers Regiment, that in the year 1777 on the 6^th day of August the said John Davis was killed in the Oriskana battle, and the said Richard Putman was appointed Ensign of said Company & continued in that office 'till the close of the war. The said Richard was in the service and in the command of Capt John Davis six days in opposing the Tories under Sir John Johnson in July. And in the fall by the order of Col. Fisher, in Capt. John Davis' company said Richard Putman was on duty seven days, in the Tory Setlement, this was in the year 1775. In the year 1776 the said Richard Putman was ordered out under Capt. John Davis and did duty seven days at Johnstown and other places in the Tory Settlement & In the year 1776 the sd Richard Putman was ordered out under Capt. John Davis to Ballstown and other places not less than twelve days-and when Sir John Johnson was disarmed six days in the month of January. In the same year was ordered out to Johnstown, from thence to the Scotch Bush and other places ten days. In the year 1777, they were ordered to Stone Arabia in the town of Palatine where the said Richard Putman served ten days, this was the last of May or the first of June. About the latter part of July the same year, were ordered with the whole Regiment commanded by Col. Fisher, in Capt Davis', and in the command of General Nicholas Herkimer to-Oriskana, and said Richard Putman was in he battle on the 6^th day of August, where Capt. John Davis was killed, Abraham Veeder was appointed Captain & the said Richard Putman promoted to the office of Ensign, as aforesaid, the said Richard Putman performed duty at that time one month. In the fall of said year 1777 said Richard Putman on duty in Tyron County 12 days. In the year 1778 said Richard Putman was on duty at Stone Arabia in Col Fishers Regt. Capt. A Veeders company of which he was the Ensign the service at that time was 21 days. In the fall of the same year he was on duty 14 days at Canajoharie, Fort Plain, & Fort Plank. The same year the said Richard Putman was on duty at Bowman's creek 14 days-the said John is not positive that this service was not in 1779, but thinks was in 1778. The said John Dockstader further states he is acquainted with Nelly Putman(the present applicant for a pension) and knows her to be the widow of the said Richard Putman, and that she has remained his widow ever since his decease

I do hereby certify that I am personally aquainted with John Dockstader who has subscribed his name to the above affidavit and I know him to be a creditable person and that the statements by him made in the said affidavit are entitled to full credit

               Myndert Starin, Com of Deeds

State of New York
Montgomery County
Clerks Office LS: I George D. Ferguson, clerk of the County of Montgomery do hereby certify that John Hand before whom the annexed Declaration of Nelly Putman purports to have been sworn, and whose name is thereto subscribed, and also subscribed to the annexed certificates of character of said applicant and opinion of said John Hand was on the date of the same a Judge of the County Courts of said County. And that I am well acquainted with his handwriting & verily believe his name subscribed as herein before stated is his proper and genuine signature.

        And I further certify that Jacob Graff before whom the annexed affidavit of Frederick Sammons purports to have been sworn & whose name is thereto subscribed & also subscribed to the annexed certificate of character of said Deponent was on the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting & verily believe his name subscribed as herein before stated is his genuine signature.

        And I further certify that John F Getman before whom the annexed affidavit of Jacob G Snell purports to have been sworn & whose name is thereto subscribed & also subscribed to the annexed certificate of character of said Deponent was on the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in & for said County and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe that his name subscribed as herein before stated is his genuine signature.

        And I further certify that Myndert Starin before whom the annexed affidavit of John Dockstader purports to have been sworn and whose name is thereto subscribed & also subscribedto the annexed certificate of character of said Deponent was on the date of the same a Commissioner of Deeds in for said County and duly authorized by law to administer Oaths and take affidavits and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his name subscribed as herein before stated is his genuine signature

Widow Nelly Putman
      Papers       2049

Admitted
Ensign 5 months & 11 days
Private 1______28
            7             9

            Thos Sammons E -
              Pre------

Albany
Nelly Putman
Widow of Richard Putman

Who died on the 14 April 1833
In Montgomery Co in the State of N. York
Who was a Pr. & Ensign in the       commanded
By Captain       of the Regt. Commanded
By Col. Fisher in the
Per 5 months & 11 days Ensign 56.66
1 month & 28 days Pr. 6.66
$63.11

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
At the rate of 63 Dollars 11 cents per annum
To commence on the 4^th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 2^nd day of June
1837 and sent to Thomas
Sammons, Pre---

Arrears to the 4^th March 37       37 dol
Semi-anl. allowance ending --- 31.55

All spelling, punctuation and grammatical usage are as in the original application.

Nelly Putman's pension application is a joint resource of Herkimer/Montgomery Counties NYGenWeb and Fulton County NYGenWeb, hosted by the Montgomery County NYGenWeb. Carefully transcribed and generously contributed by Clarence Putman.

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