Morrison's Pensions
Pension Application for Lambert Clement
W.6695
State of New York
Montgomery County SS
On this
11th day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three personally
appeared in open court before the Hon. Abraham Morrell, first judge and Samuel
A. Gilbert, Henry I, Dievendorff, John Hand and David Spraker Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas in and for said county now sitting Lambert Clement a
resident of the Town of Stratford in said County of Montgomery and State of
New York, aged seventy-five years and three months who being first duly sworn
doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he
entered the service of the United States under the following named officers
and served as herein stated.
That in
the summer of 1775 he, this applicant, then a resident of the Town of Johnstown
at the age of eighteen was enrolled in the Militia Company of Capt. John Fisher
(1) in Colonel Frederick Fisher’s Regiment and during the summer of this
year was several times called out a few days at a time at one time went by
orders of Col. Fisher and helped to build a fort or block house at Mayfield
(2) which took two weeks to the best of his recollection. All the service
he did in this year was not less than two months.
In the year
1776 this applicant served as a Corporal (3) in Captain Fisher’s Company
and Col. Fisher’s Regiment.
That in
the month of June in this year, this applicant marched to the Fort at Herkimer
and from there to Fort Schuyler, (4) now Utica and Fort Stanwix was at the
last named fort when the news came that independence was declared that he was
in this year at least three months.
That the applicant
still in Capt. Fishers Company in Col. Fishers Regiment in May was ordered to
Fort Plain, was there stationed one month then marched to Fort Herkimer and did
duty in the garrison and going on scouting parties untill the last of July when
orders came from General Herkimer for the militia to march to the defence of
Fort Stanwix. That
on the first of August this applicant marched with the company of Captain Fisher
as far as Oriskany and was in the battle at that place on the 6th August 1777.
That after
the battle the remnant of Capt. Fisher’s Company returned to Fort Herkimer
and this applicant was then drafted and put under the command in Captain Yeoman’s
in Col. Fisher’s Regiment and marched to Fort Stanwix and placed under
the command of Colonel Gansevoort. (5) That he served under Col. Gansevoort
one month. Was then verbally discharged when he returned to Johnstown
where he remained until the spring of 1778 when on the 1st of April in that
year he enlisted into the bateau or naval service in the Company of John Lefler
in which service he continued until the 1st day of January, a period of nine
months when he was verbally discharged at Albany when he returned to Johnstown
and was again enrolled in the Company of Capt. Fisher (6) but did not do much
duty during the winter.
In the spring
of this year Capt. Fisher was killed by the Indians at Caughnawaga and his
brother Col. Fisher was scalped and left for dead but recovered after the death
of Capt. Fisher the command of the company devolved on Captain Wemple, (7)
in whose company this applicant continued until the close of the war, in the
campaign of 1779 he was several times called out on sudden alarms but not absent
for more than about ten days at any one time during the campaign of 1780. This
applicant volunteered into the Company of Capt. Yeoman’s (8) for three
months was stationed at Fort Plain doing duty in the garrison, during the tour
was at the Battle at Stone Arabia (9) was discharged, returned home the first
of November and after which he was not actively engaged during the war except
at the Battle at Johnstown (10)when and where he volunteered with the Company
of Capt. Wemple and fought under Col. Willett. This was in the month
of October 1781. Was
from home at this time only ten days.
He hereby
relinquishes any 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.
To the questions directed to be propounded he answers:
First, that
he [was] born on the 4th day of June 1757.
Second,
that he has a record of his age in his Bible now at his house in the Town of
Stratford. (11)
Third, that
he was living in the Town of Johnstown when he entered the service that he
lived in the said town since the Revolutionary War until the spring of 1808
when he removed to the Town of Stratford where he now resides.
Fourth,
that he entered the service in the first instance by being ordered by Col.
Fisher at other times by draft, as a volunteer and being ordered by superior
officers as herein stated.
Fifth, Col.
Gansevoort, Col. Willett (12) and General Van Rensselaer were with the troops,
as also the Militia Regiment of Col. Fisher, Col. Harper, Col. Klock and Col.
Waggoner were occasionally stationed at the forts along the Mohawk. The
general circumstances of whose service was the service of this applicant was
defending the frontiers, the forts, and stations therein.
Sixth, that
he never received any other except a verbal discharge.
Seventh,
that I am acquainted with Ebenezer Bliss, William Crossman and others who I
believe will testify as to my character for veracity and their belief as my
service in the revolution.
(Signed with his mark) Lambert Clement
Subscribed
and sworn the day and year aforesaid in open court.
(Signed) Geo. D. Ferguson, Clerk
State of Ohio
Summit County SS
On this
twenty-sixth day of February, in the year 1848, personally appeared before
the subscriber a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Summit
in the State of Ohio, Mary Clement, a resident of Coventry in said county aged
eighty years, she not being able in consequence of bodily infirmity to appear
in open court. Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her
oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision
of the Act of Congress passed March 3, 1843 and June 7, 1844.
That she
is the widow of Lambert Clement late of Coventry aforesaid, deceased, who was
a soldier in the Revolutionary War and as such a pensioner of the United States
at the rate of $60.88 per annum.
That she
was married to the said Lambert Clement at Schenectady in the State of New
York February 28, 1787. That her husband the aforesaid Lambert Clement
died at Coventry aforesaid March 31, 1842. That she was not married to
the said Lambert prior to his leaving the service, but that the marriage took
place on previous to the first day of January 1794. Viz at the time above
stated.
For proof
of his services she refers to his papers on file in the Pension Office at Washington.
For proof
of the marriage to the accompanying papers.
(Signed with her mark) Mary Clement
Sworn to
and subscribed on the day and year above written before me. (Signed) John Hoy
Associate Judge.
I, Lucius
S. Peck (signed) Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Summit
in the Sate of Ohio, do hereby certify that John Hoy, Esquire, is a judge of
the said court, duly commissioned and qualified and that I am well acquainted
with the hand.
August 18, 1931
Miss Ethel R. Clement
P.O. Box 21
Bath, New York
Dear Madam:
You are
advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim,
W. 6695, that Lambert Clement was born June 4, 1757 at Johnstown New York.
While living
there he enlisted and served at various times from sometime in 1775 until sometime
in 1781, amounting to about twenty-three months and ten days in all, as private
and corporal with the New York troops under Captains John Fisher and Yeomans
and John Wemple, in the bateau service under Captain John Lefler, and under
Colonels Frederick Fisher, Gansevort and Marinus Willett. He was in the
battles of Oriskany, Stone Arabia, and Johnstown.
He was allowed
pension on his application executed September 11, 1833, at which time he was
living in Stratford, Montgomery County, New York, having moved there in 1808
from Johnstown, New York.
He died
March 31, 1842 at Coventry Ohio.
The soldier
married February 28, 1787, Mary Vedder of Rosendale, New York and he was then
living in Caughnawaga.
She was
allowed pension on her application executed February 26, 1848, while a resident
of Coventry, Ohio aged eighty years.
Their son,
his name not given; was living in Summit County, Ohio in 1840.
Very truly
yours,
A.D. Hiller
Assistant
to Administrator
End Notes For Lambert Clement W.6695