WAR OF 1812 BOUNTY LAND APPLICATION FILES FOR:

NAME

Knickerbocker

Alvin

Van Alstyne Reference

UNIT

Captain Elias P. Robinson's Company. NYS Militia

Col. Van Dalfen's (Van Dolfen's) Regiment, NYS Militia

2ND UNIT

Captain Crane's Company, 27th Regiment, U. S. Army

RANK

Private

BORN

DIED

MILITARY

ENLISTED

14 August 1814

ENLIST LOCAT.

Catskill, Greene County, New York

NOTE 1

Enlisted to take the place of William Dutey, Draftee.

DISCHARGE

25 December 1814

DISCH. LOCATIO

Brooklyn Heights, (??), New York

RESIDENCE 1

10 February 1850

Factoryville, Tioga County, New York

RESIDENCE 2

1852

Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

RESIDENCE 3

2 February 1852

Athens, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

BOUNTY LAND

95530-40-50

Awarded 160 Acres on 30 November 1858

CLAIM NUMBERS

37634-120-55

NOTE 2

23 March 1855

D. E. Califf appeared as a witness for Alvin Knickerbocker, swearing that he served in the same unit.

NOTE 3

There is a considerable discussion of "desertion" in the files!!