I may have just found a useful clue in the DAR application I mentioned in an earlier post. It refers to something called "Manuscripts of Colony and State of New York in the Revolutionary War". It looks like it has the following references for William Yerks.

Volume 13, folio 55
Volume 16, Folio 180 Pension Papers
Volume 42, Folio 70, page 12
Volume 50, Folio 93, page 3

I could not find an exact match for this, but....

It also mentions...

"Robert's New York In The Revolution, page 266 or 286

I did find "New York in the Revolution as Colony and State", by James Arthur Roberts on Google Books. It does mention a William Yerkis on page 226.

http://books.google.com/books?id=1JMLAAAAIAAJ&printsec=f...

Anybody have any idea what the actual name of "Manuscripts of Colony and State of New York in the Revolutionary War" is and/or where I can find it?

Thanks.

Phil Hayes

WOW... I think I finally found something.

http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/fa/A0200.shtml

It's no wonder I couldn't find any online records about this. it looks like two thirds of the original records referenced may have burned up in 1911.

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"New York in the Revolution as Colony and State" (Comptroller's Office, Albany, 1904) provides name indexes, volume lists, regimental lists, and some samples of records from the original, complete record series. Users are cautioned that roughly two-thirds of the records referenced in this resource were destroyed in the State Capitol fire of 1911.
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The DAR Application I have is from 1903. So the applicant was probably able to view the originals of them before the fire.

I have a research request in at the DAR to see what they have. it looks like there may be indexes on Microfim that survived, but not much else. Grrrrrr. Does anybody have any experience with these records?

For those of you struggling to find proof of Patriotism, this could explain much of your trouble.

Phil Hayes