Morrison's Pensions
Pension Application for Christian Cosleman, Cossleman, Casselman
W.20.895
State of New York
Herkimer County SS
On the 16th
day of April A.D. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas in and for the said County. Personally appears Christian
Cosselman aged Sixty-six years, resident in the Town of Manheim in said county
who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the provision made by late act of congress
entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval
service of the United States in the Revolutionary War.
That he the
said Christian Cosselman enlisted in the State of New York as a private soldier
in the company commanded by Captain Fink (1) in Colonel Van Schaick’s Regiment
in the New York Line and served under the above named officers against our common
enemy for some time (how long this deponent does not presently recollect) then
served in Captain James Greets (2) company in the above named Colonel Van Schaick’s
Regiment to the end of the Revolutionary War making on the whole about seven
years service in the continental establishment when he was discharged from service
in Newborough in State aforesaid. That his discharge has been destroyed
by falling into the water. That he is not now able to produce it. That
he was in the Battle at Monmouth (3) and that he is in reduced circumstances
and stand in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has
no other evidence now in his possession of his said services. That
he was discharged from service on the 6th day of June 1783.
(his mark) Christian Cossleman
Sworn and
declared before me the day and year aforesaid. Daniel Hurlbut
State of New York
Herkimer County
On the
fourth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty personally appeared in open court being a court of record to wit the
Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county & constituted such court
of record by statement thi [sic the] of the said state Christian Casleman resident
in the Town of Manheim in said county who being first duly sworn according
to law doth on his oath declare that to the best of his knowledge he is about
sixty-nine years of age that in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy-six
in the month of March of that year he enlisted in the Revolutionary service
under Captain Andrew Fink about two years & from that time untill the year
one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, the sixth day of June of that
year he served under Captain Christian Graig (or Craig) of Col. Van Schaick’s
Regiment & that at that time he received a regular discharge from the regular
service of the United States but that the same by some casualty is now lost.
That the
date of his original declaration was on the sixteenth day of April on thousand
eight hundred and eighteen & the number of his pension is 6.988 & the
said Christian Cosleman doth further testify and deposeth that on the eighteenth
day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen he was a resident citizen
of the United States & that he has not since that time by gift, sale or
otherwise disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby
to diminish it so as to bring himself within the provisions of the act of Congress
entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & navel
service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the eighteenth
day of March one thousand eight hundred & eighteen and that he has not
nor hath any person in trust for him any property or securities contracts or
debts due to him nor hath he any income other than what is continued in the
schedule hereto annexed by him subscribed to wit: he has no real, no personal
estate of any name or nature his waring apparel & that of his wife and
daughter excepted, and that he is indebted to divers persons in about the sum
of twelve dollars.
And this
declarant further states that is his by trade and occupation a farmer & that
he is almost disabled for labor by reason of the rheumatism & old age that
the names age & number of his family residing with him are as follows,
to wit: Maria Barbary his wife aged fifty six years, Caty Casleman (4) his
daughter twenty-seven, Betsey Casleman his daughter aged eighteen & Peggy
Casleman his daughter aged eleven years that the oldest daughter Caty is in
very ill health and constantly the other two enjoy usual good health & his
wife is unable to labour much on account of rheumatism and other bodily infirmities.
(his mark) Christian Casleman
Subscribed
and sworn this fourth day of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty
before George Rosegrantz a judge of Herkimer Common Pleas.
We find
that the [blank] has no property whatever excepting his wearing appearl. David
Holt, George Rosencrantz, John I. Prindergast, Court of Common Pleas in and
for the said County of Herkimer.
Letter in the pension folder.
October 28, 1931.
Mrs. G. Harry Swancott
11 Greenwood Court
Utica, New York
Dear Madam:
Reference
is made to your letter relative to Revolutionary War records of Christian Casselman,
New York troops and of Barbara Casselman a pensioner of Manheim, New York.
You are
furnished herein the record of the first named, whose widow was the pensioner
of Manheim, also the record of Pardel Cosselman.
The data
furnished in regard to Christian Casselman are obtained from the papers on
file in pension claim W.20895, based upon his military service in that Revolution.
Christian
Cosselman (the name appears also as Cassilman, Casleman, Cassleman, Cosleman
and Cosselman) enlisted in New York state in March, 1776, served as private
in Captain’s Andrew Finck’s and James Gregg’s Companies,
Colonel Van Schaick’s and Colonel Peter Gansevoort’s New York Regiments,
was in the battle of Monmouth and was discharged June 6, 1783.
He was
allowed pension on his application executed April 16, 1818, while a resident
of Manheim, Herkimer County, New York. He was then about sixty-six years
of age.
He died
August 18, 1830 in Manheim, Herkimer County, New York.
The soldier
married January 10, 1785 in the town of German Flatts, Herkimer County, New
York, Barbara or Maria Barbara.
Barbara
Cossleman, soldier’s widow, was allowed pension on her application executed
November 5, 1838, while a resident of Manheim, Herkimer County, New York. She
was then seventy-four years of age.
In 1820
the following children of the soldier were living with him; Caty, aged twenty-seven
years; Betsey, aged eighteen years; and Peggy aged eleven years.
End Notes for Christian Coselman W.20895
By James F. Morrison