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Vicki
Here is some better stuff. I'm transcribing John's pension application and the support affidavits. John paints quite a dreary scene; he and his wife and kids can hardly work at all yet they seem to be running a reasonable enough farm. I wonder if a healthy daughter who is marrying into a family that perhaps isn't too badly off might have been a too-cheerful addition to such a bleak picture, and a potential reduction in his pension value.
John's estate is estimated at $80; he owed William Ryan $14.17, Asa Coleman? or Cousman? $12, and Asoph Cousman $1.25 and I. Davis $5. I think the Bousman you mentioned is Cousman.
Also, Abram Roll's affidavit refers to John as John Boltinghouse Senior. This was sworn in 1824. The 1790 census for Watervliet Town NY lists a John Boltinghouse with a boy under 16 and 3 women. John's wife was 47 in 1820 so she was 17 in 1790 so assuming we have the right people this boy was very young and is likely the first child; looks like he may be John Jr. of whom we've found no evidence. Henry was born c1802/3 according to John's pension claim "son Henry aged 17" (in Aug 1820). Another number had been written, either 14 or 19 and was corrected to 17 and then crossed out and 17 written next to it. Abraham was 12 (written out as twelve) at that time.
Others have claimed that Catherine was daughter of John the veteran. Certainly there are a lot of holes in this family for more children; probably a few "died young" among them.
John Jr. was more than old enough to be on his own and so not part of the "family" that John claimed.
John would not have been married prior to 1788 (his wife was born c1773) so we have a pretty small window to look into there; do you know if they were married in NY (Watervliet Town for instance) or NJ? Records in NY may be easier. Do you know a date when they moved to Ohio?
John's 1820 pension claim clearly states "aged fifty nine years".
Alec
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