01383 Robertalee Lent, "The Revolutionary War at Cherry Valley and German Flatts, New York," Genealogical

Reference Builders Newsletter 7[1973].

[page 16]

Among the Public Papers of George CLINTON, First Governor of New York, published by the State of New York
in 1900, are listed many of the letters, and lists of sufferers and victims of the Revolutionary War. During his
administration, Gov. CLINTON received many petitions seeking relief from the sufferers. Generally they asked for
food and clothing to meet their immediate emergency needs. One such incident, dated at Albany, Nov. 28, 1778,
shows the governor=s reactions to those petitions from German Flatts, who were not eligible for "publick Bounty,"
yet suffered as much or more than any others at that time. Following his letter, allowing some provisions, is a
listing of the victims at Cherry Valley, a listing of the persons pointed at in a memorial at that place, and a listing
of the sufferers at German Flatts. [...]

[page 17]

The final listing is a return of the refugees or inhabitants of the German Flatts, that was burned off, who
lost everything to the enemy. These people if over 16 years old were allowed 1 pound of bread and 1 pound of beef,
and if under 16 1/x pound of each. This was considered a weeks ration! Even so, the governor was censured for
this "charity". There are two numbers following each of these names: the first is the number of people above 16
years old in the household, the second were the number under 16.

Henry HERTER
5
6

Frederick
HERTER

5
4
Frederick BELLINGER 7
1
George
J.N. WEBER

2
-
Thomas VOLMER 5
5
Nicholas
SMITH

2
3
Jacob WEBER, Junr. 3
1
Adam
BAUMAN

5
2
Mcleod FOLTS
2

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Frederick
BAUMAN

2
1
Mark ITTIG
6
5
William
PETRY

2
5
Joseph FOLTS
2
5
George
DOCHSTEDER

4
-
Christian RIGEL
2
4
Mary
MYER

4
2
Frederick RIGEL
2
5
Mary
BELL

1
3
Frederick HELMER, Jun=r 2 3
Frederick MYER

2 5
Frederick DORNBERGER 1 7

Frederick
WEBER
2
-
Conrod FOLTS
4
2
William
CUNNINGHAM

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6
Peter WEBER
4
3
John
SMITH

2
1
George SMITH
6
2
Jacob
BELL

2
-
George HELMER 2
4
Adam
HELMER

2
1
George HILLS, Sen=r 4
-
Adam
STARRING,
Jun=r
3
1
Eve FRANK
1
5

Elizabeth
HELNER

1
8
Stephen FRANK
2
1
Jacob
MYER

4
6
Margaret PESAUSIE 1
4
Joseph
MYER

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5
Philip HELMER
3
7

Christian ITTIG

4
6

Nicholas HERTER 6
-
Jacob
PYPHER

5
4
Lawrence HERTER, Sen=r 3 1
John PESAUSIE

2 2
Jacob G. WEBER 2 2
Augustinus
HESS
2 2
George HILLS, Jun=r 5
2
Ichabod
BONNY

3
3
Adam SMITH
3
4
John
FRANK

3
5
John CHRISTMAN, Jun=r 2
3

Frederick
FRANK
2
4
Ludowick BERSH 2
1
George
WEBER

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Michael MYER
4
3

Frederick
GETMAN,
Jun=r 2
1
John BELLINGER 3
1
Henry
MILLER

5
-
Jacob CHRISTMAN 2
5
Mark
RASPELL

3
5
John CASLER
2
4
William
CLINE

2
5
Jacob BAUMAN
2
4

Margaret BERSH

1
4
John DEMUTH
3
2
Nicholas
SPOON

5
2

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Mary OXNER 1 4 These lived distant from
Fort Dayton
Nicholas CHRISTMAN 2 1 and left their habitations all sum-
Elizabeth RANKIN 1 2 mer, lost part of their effects, &
Ludowick & John CAMPBELL 4 3 were on half allowance:
Rudolph STEALE 2 2
Barbary CLAPSATTLE 3
7
George
WEBER

5
1
Margaret SHARER 1
2
John
MYER

2
6
Dorothy BELL
1
2

Frederick KAST

5
4
Ann SCHUYLER 1 4
Gertrude KAST

1 -
Barbara PETRY
1
4
Mark
DEMUTH

5
6
Catharine PETRY 1
4

Christopher
STROBELL

3
-
William SHOOT
2
3
Nicholas
WEBER

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4
The widow STEINWAX 1
4
John
DAVIE

2
6
The widow IRAY 1
6 Nicholas
LIGHTHALL, Sen=r
2 1
Barbara CUNNINGHAM 1
3
Timothy
FRANK

2
5
Conrod FULMER 3
3
These lost houses and barns but had Nicholas
LIGHTHALL, Jun=r
2 3
some grain left and got 1/2 allowance. John
BELLINGER

3
6
Peter FLOCK
2
2
Adam STARRING, Sen=r 2
4
Jacob
BROADHACK

2
1
Michael ITTICK 4 4
George WENTS 4 3 These are still absent, lost
all.
John FOX 2 5
Peter BELLINGER 4
4

Lawrence
HERTER, Jun=r

2
3
John OSTERHOUT 2
5
Nicholas

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3
7
Frederick GETMAN, Sen=r 5 3
Andrew
CLAPSATTLE

2
2
Jacob BASEHAUR 5
3
William
DEYGART

7
6
Tiedrick STEALE 6
5
George
NELLIS

5
1
Jacob FOLTS 4 5
Nicholas H. WEBER 2 7 These lists were signed by the
Jacob KRIM 3 5 Principal Officers and
Inhabitants
Conrod & Peter FOLTS 5 5 of the German Flatts:

Peter BELLINGER, Colo.;Frederich BELLINGER, Lt. Col.; Henrig HERDER Capt; Wm. PETRI,
Justice,; Friederich GETTMAN, Capt.; Adam HELMER, Leut; and Frieterich FRANCK.

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