In the late summer of 1832, nearly fifty years after he first hauled barracks timber on the Hudson, Nathan Cutler of Lodi, Seneca County, New York appeared before Judge Levi Whedon to claim a pension under the Act of June 7, 1832. He was about seventy-four. His memory, he admitted, was “worn by old age,”

Here are firsthand voices from our Nathan Cutler’s Revolutionary War pension file (S12642)—his own 1832 sworn declaration, plus affidavits from his brother-in-law Isaac Travis, his probable son Abraham Cutler, and neighbors and clergy in Seneca County. Together they place Nathan as born at Peekskill in 1758, serving along the Hudson Highlands(Fishkill, Fort Montgomery, Peekskill, West

The following summarizes Nathan Cutler’s own words in his request for a U.S. pension as recorded in pension file S12643. When the Revolution broke out, Nathan was living in the Nine Partners tract of Dutchess County. In October 1775 he answered an early call-up under Captain Isaac Bloom and spent about six weeks hauling lumber

Source: Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley", volume III Nathaniel, son of John, was born about 1808, Somers, Westchester County, New York and resided in the town of New Castle, where he was a successful farmer, and died at the age of 18 years. He was a member

Finally…. conclusive proof as to the parents of George Oakley Yerks arrived today via US Mail.  George Oakley Yerks is the great, great grandfather of Colleen Hayes, my wife.  Since acquiring George’s Brooklyn Death Certificate several years ago, there has been a lingering doubt in my mind as to who his parents really were.  This is

The following is a biography of Nathaniel Cutler Sr. (b. 1 Jan 1808, d. 12 Apr 1886).  Nathaniel is Colleen Yerks’ great x4 grandfather .  He lived in Mount Kisco, New York for most of his life, but may have been born in North Castle. He married Sally Ann Weeks in 1829 and had several children.