Cynthia Christ, Your John Mager of Decatur has an extensive Revolutionary War pension record (available through membership in the New York Biographical and Genealogical Society), the main effect of which is this All his records are under the name of John Magee (or McGee). He was born in Guilderland, Albany County, Sept. 16, 1761. He served in the Revolution: 4 months in 1779 in the Company of Capt. Schermerhorn, Col. Tesly's [?] Regiment; 9 months beginning March 1, 1780 in the navy on the Brig Lady Washington, Capt. Maguire[?]. 1 month beginning Sept. 1781, in the army, Company of Capt. Reinstadt [?], Col. Wemple's Regiment. On June 17,, 1790 he married Rachel Walker, of Noorman's Kill, at the Dutch Reformed Church in Schenectady; witnesses included his brother Abraham and her brother Benjamin. He was awarded a pension in 1832, then living in the Town of Worcester, Otsego County, apparently without any real documentation of his service beyond a good reputation. He died on June 2, 1844, in the Town of Decatur, Otsego County, and his Widow was awarded a widow's pension; it was increased in 1849. I note that in the Census of 1820, when he was in Decatur, he is listed as John Mager in the Ancestry.com census index, and John Magee in the NYBGS census index. I can't find him anywhere in the 1830 census. Hugh MacDougall 8 Lake Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 hmacdougall@stny.rr.com http://external.oneonta.edu/cooper http://external.oneonta.edu/ccal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia Christ" <cynthiachrist@cox.net> To: <NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 7:34 PM Subject: [NYOTSEGO] 1840 Census > I’m researching the Major/Mager surname. On Ancestry.com I came across a > listing in the 1840 census for Otsego County - Roll 329, Page 341, that > interests me: John Mager, age 82, veteran. The form is oddly filled out. > There is no first page. > > I’m interested in finding out more about him as well as why this form is > filed out differently then usual. I would appreciate any leads or advice. > > Thanks, > Cindy > > Researching: Major/Mager and Brote/Broat/Broadt. > > > ==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list in digest mode send an email with > the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message to the > following address: NYOtsego-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Hugh, Many thanks for the explanation for the 1840 census and the valuable assistance in regard to John Mager's service records. I've been considering getting a membership with the society. Cindy On Jan 20, 2006, at 10:08 PM, Cooperstown Historian wrote: > Cynthia Christ, > Your John Mager of Decatur has an extensive Revolutionary War > pension record (available through membership in the New York > Biographical and Genealogical Society), the main effect of which is > this > All his records are under the name of John Magee (or McGee). He was > born in Guilderland, Albany County, Sept. 16, 1761. He served in the > Revolution: 4 months in 1779 in the Company of Capt. Schermerhorn, > Col. Tesly's [?] Regiment; 9 months beginning March 1, 1780 in the > navy on the Brig Lady Washington, Capt. Maguire[?]. 1 month beginning > Sept. 1781, in the army, Company of Capt. Reinstadt [?], Col. Wemple's > Regiment. On June 17,, 1790 he married Rachel Walker, of Noorman's > Kill, at the Dutch Reformed Church in Schenectady; witnesses included > his brother Abraham and her brother Benjamin. He was awarded a pension > in 1832, then living in the Town of Worcester, Otsego County, > apparently without any real documentation of his service beyond a good > reputation. He died on June 2, 1844, in the Town of Decatur, Otsego > County, and his Widow was awarded a widow's pension; it was increased > in 1849. > I note that in the Census of 1820, when he was in Decatur, he is > listed as John Mager in the Ancestry.com census index, and John Magee > in the NYBGS census index. I can't find him anywhere in the 1830 > census. > > Hugh MacDougall > 8 Lake Street > Cooperstown, NY 13326 > hmacdougall@stny.rr.com > http://external.oneonta.edu/cooper > http://external.oneonta.edu/ccal > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia Christ" > <cynthiachrist@cox.net> > To: <NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 7:34 PM > Subject: [NYOTSEGO] 1840 Census > > >> I’m researching the Major/Mager surname. On Ancestry.com I came >> across a listing in the 1840 census for Otsego County - Roll 329, >> Page 341, that interests me: John Mager, age 82, veteran. The form >> is oddly filled out. There is no first page. >> >> I’m interested in finding out more about him as well as why this form >> is filed out differently then usual. I would appreciate any leads or >> advice. >> >> Thanks, >> Cindy >> >> Researching: Major/Mager and Brote/Broat/Broadt. >> >> >> ==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== >> To unsubscribe from this list in digest mode send an email with >> the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message to >> the following address: NYOtsego-d-request@rootsweb.com >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > ==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list in list mode send an email with the > word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message to the > following address: NYOtsego-l-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >