Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18206, Jacob Van Wart, New York
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Service                                                                                        Number
New York                                   Van Wart, Jacob                       W. 18206
                                                                  Hester
Contents
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to Wm Valentine
Oct. 13 '46
to same Oct 27 '46

1475
New York 
Hester Van Wart
of Jacob Van Wart
died on the 25 December 1827
Westchester Co. in the State of New York
was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Ducker of the regt commanded
N.Y. in the New York
for one year private
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum,
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
tificate of Pension issued the 13
day of Oct. 1837
and
1837

Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 240.00
Semi-annual allowance ending  20.00
$260.00
.
Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the
by Dan Boyd Clerk
Vol 2 Page 20
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In the matter 
of V2398
Hester Van Wart
widow of Jacob Van
Wart
application for a pension under act of July 4th 1836
vol. 6 p 6 Capt. Combs L31163

[illegible]

Hon. A. Ward
Sing Sing
N York
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State of New York
County of Westchester

On the twenty ninth day of July in the 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and thirty seven personally appeared before the undersigned one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County being
A
Court of record) Hester Van Wart a resident
of the town of Greenburgh in said County aged seventy nine years who being first duly sworn according to law doth her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836. That she is the widow of Jacob Van Wart who was a soldier in war of the revolution in the militia of the County of Westchester. That the said Jacob Van Wart served a term of service
in a company of militia volunteers commanded
by Captain William Dutcher, and was stationed as the Declarant understood a part of said term at Fort independence in said County but that regiment he was attached to the declarant cannot tell. This was in the year 1776.
That the said Jacob Van Wart
also served a term of service in the detachment of militia commanded by Captain Sybert Acker in the latter part of the year 1776 and the beginning of the year 1777. That he served as a private during said term on the lines in the said County.
And the Declarant further saith that the said Jacob Van Wart was also in the service aforesaid in Captain George Comb Company, Col Hammond Regiment and that he also served as the declarant thinks.
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one year anniversary some time in the year
1779 and ending some time in the year 1780
that the proof of her said husband's service she refers to the proof annexed.

That she cannot set forth the services of the said husband the said Jacob Van Wart more particularly than above. She recollects that her said husband was a great deal in said service and from home a great part of the time during the revolutionary war that he served as a private during his service.
And principally on the lines in the County of Westchester.
She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Van Wart by the Reverend Mr Ritzma (since deceased, then the officiating minister at the Dutch Reformed Church in Tarrytown in said County) that said marriage took place in the month of November in the year 1773. That her husband the aforesaid Jacob Van Wart died on the twenty fifth day of December in the year AD 1827 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.

Hester Van Wart (X, her mark)

Sworn to and subscribed this 29th day of July 1837 before me, Aaron Vark, one of the judges of the County of Westchester.
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declaration in open Court
Dated July 29th
1837-
Aaron Vark
one of the Judges of the
County of Westchester


State of New York
County of Westchester SS. I John H Smith Clerk
of the said County. Do hereby Certify, that Aaron Vark before
whom the foregoing deposition of Hester Van Wart purports to have
been taken was on the day of the date of taking the same
of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the said
County of West Chester duly commissioned & sworn and for the
that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Aaron
Vark and verily believe that the signature to set and certificate
infinity purporting to be his is genuine-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the said
County this 28th day of July 1837. 
John H. Smith, clerk
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State of New York Montgomery County William Van Nostrand of the
Town of Johnstown in the County of Montgomery and State afore
and being duly sworn oath depose and say that Hester Van Wart the
Widow of Jacob Van Wart late of the Town of Greenburgh in the
County of WestChester Deceased is the sister of this deponant that in the
month of November in the year 1773 his said Sister Hester was Married to the said
Van Wart that the Father of the deponent then resided about two
Miles East of Tarry Town on the Hudson River that deponent and his said
Sister Hester Resided with their Father until the Marriage of the said
sister to the said Jacob. That the Dutch Minister Retzman Married
them and that they lived together as man and wife until the death
of the said Jacob that he also well remembers that in the beginning of the
year 1775 Capt William Dutcher who then resided near Tarry Town raised
a company of Grenadiers their dress was Blue and red facing that the said
Jacob was a soldier in that Company he was a Tall Man Six feet high that in the spring and summer of 1776 Captain Dutchers Company was in the American service but how long they served the Deponent does not know but has understood  and still believes that the said Company was stationed at Fort Independance near Kings Bridge. That the said Jacob resided at his own house when he enlisted in Capt Dutchers Company of Grenadiers and when he was not in actual service he continued to live in his said house until it was burnt in the Summer of the year 1779 by the Brittish Refugees. That after the houses of Peter and Cornelius Vantassel were burnt by the Brittish the house of the said Jacob was frequently resorted to by the Americans and occupied as an out
post. The Residence of the said Jacob was about one quarter of a mile from the house of Deponents Father and was situate in that unfortunate section of the said County which was established as the American
lines, that in the month of November in the year 1776 all the Regular Troops belonging to the American army were withdrawn from those lines when it became absolutely necessary for Col James Hammond
who commanded the Militia in that part of the said County to callout a part of his Regiment for the Protection of the inhabitants
who resided on and near those lines that a part of the said Regiment were placed under the command of Capt Sybert Acker and Stationed at the homes of Peter and Cornelius Vantassel on the Sawmill River road and another part of said Regiment were stationed the house
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of Joseph Young Esq where the stores of the said party were kept that the said Jacob was under the command of the said Capt. Acker. That the said Militia continued to occupy and Defend the lines from some time in the month of November 1776 until about the beginning of May 1777 when they were relieved by Continental troops That in the fall of the year 1777 the continental troops having been all withdrawn from the said American lines a part of Hammonds Regiment was again called into service and stationed as in the previous winter until after the said houses of Peter and Cornelius Vantassel were burnt by the Brittish after wards they were stationed at the House of William Van Wart and James Van Wart about one and a half miles North from their former station that the said Jacob Van Wart was in that service which continued from the latter end of October 1777 until the first part of May 1778 when the said Militia were relieved by Col Morris Grahams Regiment of Levies,  That in the fall of the year 1778 those lines were again abandoned by the Continental Army and guarded only by a remnant of the Regiment of Col Graham under the command of Captain Daniel Williams and the Wig Inhabitants residing on and near the said lines from the latter end of September 1779 until the defeat and Capture of said Cap Williams at the said youngers house which happened as this deponent believes on the Night before Christmas in the said year 1778 that in a few weeks after the attack on said Williams at Youngers house the Militia were relieved and Col Burr took the command of those lines with continental troops who were continued on the said lines under the command of Col Burr and Major Hull until the Spring of the year 1779 when they retreated from the said lines and left the of defence of the said line wholly to the Militia of Col Hammonds Regiment who were continued in service and drew pay for one year as this deponent has always understood and still believes to be true. That the said Jacob was then in said Hammonds Regt that some time in the fall of the said year 1779 the Deponent was taken prisoner by the Brittish Refugees and is unable to testify to any further Services of the said Jacob Van Wart. That his said Widow now reside at Tarry Town in the said County of West Chester is as this deponent believes about eighty years of age and hath not been again married since the death of the said Jacob that the Marriage of the of the said Hester to the said Jacob on the Records of
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the Dutch church kept at that time by the Dutch minister Retzman that they had seven children during their living together as Man and wife.

William Van Northstrand
Sworn this 19th day of
June 1837 Before me
John W Cady a Justice of the peace of the
of Johnstown, County of Montgomery 
State of New York
Montgomery County
Clerk's office
I, George D. Ferguson Clerk
of the County of Montgomery, do hereby certify
that John W. Cady before whom the foregoing
affidavit of William Von Northstrand purports to have been sworn was on the date of the
same a Justice of the peace in and for said
County and that I am well acquainted with
the hand writing of said Justice &
Verily believe that his name subscribed to
this foregoing
affidavit is Genuine.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
the seal of my office this
19th June 1837
Geo: D. Ferguson
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Whereas on the 19th day of June 1837 I swore William Van Northstrand of Johns Town in the County of Montgomery to the truth of an affidavit to which he subscribed his name respecting the claim of his sister Hester Van Wart for a Pension for the Revolutionary Services of her husband and omitted to add my certificate to the said affidavit that I was well acquainted with the said William and that his affidavit was 
I do now therefore Certify that I am well acquainted with the said William Van Northstrand and that he is a man of good
Character and that I consider his said affidavit to be entitled to full Credit dated July the Eleventh 1837 
John W Cady Justice of the peace
of Johnstown Montgomery County
State of New York
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Mark S. Youngs
he knows what it
[illegible] [illegible] leasing [illegible] of Jack Van [illegible] property.
[illegible] [illegible] to be sold
to Mr. Youngs

[writing on right side is illegible]
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State of New York Westchester County ss. Samuel Young of the Town of Greenburgh in the said county being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Hester Van Wart the widow of Jacob Van Wart late of the town of Greenburgh in said county and that he became acquainted with the said Hester and Jacob some time in the year 1772.
That on the 19th of June last the deponent searched the records of the Dutch church near Tarrytown of which church the said Hester and Jacob were members.
That the marriage of the said Hester and Jacob is recorded in the church book which was kept by the Dutch minister by the name of Ritzma that it appears by the said record that the said Jacob and Hester were married by the said Ritzma in the month of November 1773 from which time the said Hester and Jacob lived together as man and wife until the death of the said Jacob.
That he died on the twenty fifth day of December in the year 1827 and that the said Hester hath not been again married that she now lives with her son William at Tarrytown.
That in the spring of the year 1775 Capt William Dutcher raised a company of Grenadiers the men resided within a few miles of Tarrytown and were under the immediate command of the committee of the said county that the uniform of the said company was blue coats laced with red that the said Jacob Van Wart was a soldier in that company.
That he well remembers that said company was called out by the said committee in fall of the year 1775 to aid the said company in disarming the Tories of the county. That the deponent believes the term of that service was six weeks. That the said Jacob was in that service. That in the summer of 1776 and soon after the British Fleet arrived at Staten Island. The committee of the said county were informed that a number of Tories were secretly enlisting men for the British army that they were in Bush [illegible] in Saxton Woods (now Town of Scarsdale) in the said county.
That Capt Dutcher was ordered out and from the House of deponent's father who was then one of the committee of safety for the said county that the said Jacob Van Wart was then soldier in said Dutcher's company and marched with them at that time to the White Plains where the committee was then sitting a Capt Micah Townsend's company joined with Capt Dutcher and proceeded to Saxton's Woods and proceded to the part of the woods occupied by the said Tories took a number of them
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That a Capt John Lounsbury refused to surrender was stabbed by a bayonet and mortally wounded by John Wood of Capt Townsend's company. On searching his jacket before he expired a captain's commission was found with his enlisting orders signed by Gov'r Tryon. That the said Capt Lounsbury was the first man that was killed in the said county in the Revolutionary War. That immediately after that transaction Capt Dutcher's company was marched to Tarrytown on the Hudson River as the British ships had anchored opposite Tarrytown on the evening before (viz' the Phoenix and Rose). That the deponent was then a sergeant in a company then under command of a Lieut Baker in Col. Joseph Briske's regt of militia then commanded by Lt Col James Hammond. That the said Capt Dutcher's company was annexed to the said regiment. That he frequently saw the said Jacob Van Wart who was then a soldier in said Dutcher's company. That after the said British ships left the Hudson River the militia were discharged but Capt Dutcher's company was returned in service and marched to Fort Independence near Kings Bridge in the said county. That during the summer of 1776 the deponent was frequently at Fort Independence was at the quarters of Capt Dutcher and saw the said Jacob Van Wart while on duty at Fort Independence. That the said Capt Dutcher's company continued stationed at Fort Independence until a few days previous to the battle at White Plains. That at the time of the battle the said Dutcher's company was stationed about one mile north from the battle ground. That when the American army left the White Plains the said Captain Dutcher's company were marched to Peekskill in the said company and continued there until about the first of November 1776 when they were discharged. That during the time the said company was stationed at Peekskill the deponent was at the quarters of the said Capt Dutcher several times that he see the said Jacob Van Wart at the quarters of the said Captain Dutcher who was then a soldier in the said Company and served a few days and months in the year 1776. That about the first of November 1776 the American lines were established from Tarrytown eastwardly by the way of the house of Joseph Youngs to the White Plains and from thence eastwardly to the Connecticut line. That all the regular American troops having been withdrawn from those lines the defense of the Wig inhabitants wholly devoted on the militia of Col Hammond's regiment from the
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White Plains westwardly to Tarrytown on the North River. That one hundred and twenty of said militia were put under the command of Captain Sybert Acker and other militia officers of Lt Col Hammond's regiment ([unreadable] having removed to Connecticut). That about one half of these were stationed at the houses of Peter and Cornelius Van Tassel on the Sawmill River Road about fourteen miles from Fort Independence then occupied by the British troops and the others were stationed at the house of Joseph Youngs where the provisions of the said militia were kept. That after the discharge of the said Dutchers company Peekskill. The men encompassing that company were enrolled under their former militia officers in Col Hammond's regt and did duty in the same manner as if they had never enlisted in said Dutchers company. That Jacob Van Wart served in said Dutchers company in the campaign of 1776 from the eighth day of July until the beginning of November in actual service and continued service four months although they had engaged to serve six months. That from the beginning of November 1776 until the beginning of May 1777 the said Jacob served under Capt Acker making the term of six months when those lines were again occupied by continental troops and about two hundred levies and the militia of Col Hammond's regt were discharged. That in the beginning of October 1777 about 1000 British troops landed at Tarrytown and immediately proceeded to attack Col Luddington stationed at Young's house about four miles east from Tarrytown with about five hundred levies and militia. Luddington immediately retreated to the Northern part of said county of Westchester and left the American lines. That about two hundred of Col Hammond's regt of militia were embodied and were employed on these lines to protect the Wig inhabitants from the depredating parties of the British refugees. That the said Jacob Van Wart was in that service and continued until the beginning of May 1778 making a term of six months when a regiment of levies raised in the counties of Dutchess and Westchester for the term of eight or nine months commanded by Col Morris Graham arrived on those lines and the militia were again discharged. That during the summer of 1778 the greater part of said Graham's regt enlisted in the Year service and in the continental regiments. The residue of said Graham's regt consisting of about seventy men were put under the command of Capt Daniel Williams and Lt Abraham Van Wart of said Graham's regt who took their headquarters at said Young's house but being too few in number to guard
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the whole of that frontier from Tarry Town to the White Plains the one half of Col. Hammond's regt (illegible) again ordered out and stationed near Tarry Town in the beginning of the month of November 1778. That the Deponent was in that service and will remember that the said Jacob was also in that service. That the said Jacob then lived within the District of Capt Glode Requas Company and after Capt Requa Resigned Capt George Comb took the command of that Company. That the said Jacob Continued in that service until the Beginning of January 1779 making two months. That on the night of the 24th of December 1778 the said Capt Williams was attacked at his quarters at the house of the said Joseph Youngs by the British Refugees commanded by Major Baremore, who (illegible)
in (illegible) Capt Williams and same of his or the said four youngs that the provisions of the Americans were then stored in the Barn of said
Joseph Youngs which was immediately formed by the said Refugees, That in the begining of Jany 1879 Colson arrived with about five hundred continuital works on the lines
and the Militia of said command were in a few days afterward it
That during the command of Col Burr Col Hammond Regt of Militia
wine frequently called out and did duty with the continental with
that Col Hammond Regiment of Militia Drew pay for one year from the State of New York Commencing in the Beginning of the year
1779 and ending in the begining of the year 1780 but at what time that service commenced or anded the deponent cannot with certainty
certain the cart dates. That the deponent drew pay for that year in Certificates and by the State of New York and will remember the the said Jack Van Wart was in that service. That in the winter o the year 1780 at Thompson with five hundred Continental were stationed these lines he held his head quarters at the house of the said Joseph Youngs was on the third day of February 1780 attacked at his quarters and my totally defected. That immediately after the defeat of Coll Thompson Col Hammonds Millia were
a greater part of them again ordered out in order to protect the inhabitants who resided on and near these lines and guard them while removing their stock and families entirely from that section
of the said County of West Chester to the northern part of the said County
That after the defect of the said Col Thompson that section of the said
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County of West Chester was wholly abandoned by the American troops and the plundering parties of the British refugees was only checked in this Plundering exertions by the militia this embodied that serving the time from the defeat of Col Thompson until the beginning of May which was at least three months of the most hazardous and fatiguing service. That the said Jacob was in that service. That the deponent saw the said Jacob several times during this service. That after the beginning of May 1780 deponent does not recollect any further service of the said Jacob.          Samuel Youngs
Sworn this 29th day of July 1837 before me one of the Judges of Westchester County Aaron Vark          
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above aforesaid, Samuel Youngs and consider his Testimony entitled to full credit. Aaron Vark       
one of the Judges of the County of Westchester        
State of New York County of West Chester } SS. I, John H. Smith, Clerk of said County of West Chester hereby certify that Aaron Vark whose name is ascribed to deposition of Samuel Young was on this day of the date of taking the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County duly commissioned & sworn and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Aaron Vark and readily believe the foregoing signature signed to [illegible] and also to the certificate of character to be his own genuine [illegible]. In Testimony Whereof I herein hereunto set my hand and affix [illegible] this seal of the said County. July 31st 1837 John H. Smith Clerk
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Record of marriage
of 
Jacob Van Wart
to
Hester Van [illegible]
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West June Seventh one thousand seven hundred and seventy one Hibben Defe personer haad Hawelyke Jacob Van Waart  j. m. met Hester Van Noortrant J. D beyde Woonagtig of Philips Burgh"    
I, William Brown of the town of Mount Pleasant in the County of Westchester and State of New York Do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows “June 7, 1771" William Brown          
State of New York   Westchester County  }  SS      William Brown above named depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk of the Dutch Reformed Protestant Church of Philipsburgh in the County town and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Church with the exception above named, as certified by me       William Brown   Clerk of the Dutch to formed Church of Philipsburg of West Chester Co. aforesaid          
Sworn and subscribed before me this 14th day of . September 1837 before me       
Peter Clark Justice of the Peace}   
State of New York County of West Chester }   I John H Smith Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Peter Clark before the foregoing affidavit of William Brown purports to have been taken was on the day of the date of taking the said affidavit a Justice of the peace in and for the said County commissioned & sworn & duly authorized to be the same. And that the fore going Signature purporting to be his is genuine-       
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
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my hand and affixed the seal of said
county this twenty first day of September 1837.
John H. Smith Clerk
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State of New York
City & County of New York

On this 21st day of September 1946 before me Charles [F.] Daly - associate Judge - in and for said County personally appeared John Van Wart who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the increase of of pension which he has been informed and believes was due Hester Van Wart and now due her children under the Act of Congress passed July 4th 1836. That he is one of the children of Hester Van Wart, deceased, who was a pensioner of the United States under the aforesaid Act of Congress. And that his mother, the said Hester Van Wart died on the twenty third day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight. And at the time of her death left, her surviving, the following named children [viz] Abraham Van wart and, this declarant, John Van Wart. That they are her only surviving children and each of them are over twenty one years of age. Declarant further saith that he makes this declaration on behalf of the children of said Hester Van Wart for the purpose aforesaid in support of which claim he refers the pension department to the proof of file in the pension office in connection with that which may be furnished by this Agent William [Valentine] of Albany N.Y.

his mark John Van Wart

Subscribed & Sworn to before me this 21st day of September 1946. Charles Daly

[Illegible]
[Illegible]
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STATE OF NEW YORK
CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK

I, James Cruner, Clerk of the city and county of New York, and the Clerk of the Court of common Pleas, for the said City and County do hereby certify this Chas. P. Daly that the aforesaid deposition was taken was, at the time of taking the same, [illegible] in and for said City and County, duly commissioned and sworn [illegible] by the laws of this state is take the same, and that I believe the signature of said [?] thereunto subscribed is genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court and county this 21st day of [?] 1840.

James Cruner, clerk
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State of New York
City + County of New York

September 21, 1846
The Superior Court
of the City of New York

Present his examinor
The Chi Justice
A. Vanderpool
Assoc [unreadable]

On this twenty first day of September A.D. 1846 it was proved by the adduction of testimony satisfactory to said courts the same being a Court of Record, that Hester Van Wart a pensioner of the United States, died on the twenty third day of December in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Eight, and as of the time of her death left her surviving the following named children, boys Abraham Van Wart and John Van Wart that they are her only surviving children and each of them are over twenty one year of age. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said courts the day and year first above written.

J. Oakley
Clerk
[Seal]
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In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their service in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five cent per annum, viz:
19th Oct. 1780  Jacob Van Wart  priv.  £8  0 0
10th Dec. 1780  Jacob Van Wart  priv.  £3  7 6
25th May. 1780  Jacob Van Wart  priv.  £31 16 5
25th May  1780  Jacob Van Wart Serjt.£47 14 8
30th Dec. 1778  Jacob Van Wart  Corpl  £1 1 4
28th Oct.  1780  Jacob Van Woert Serjt.£1 15 0
31st July    1781  Jacob Van Wart  priv. £12 15 6 2/3
11th Nov  1782  Jacob Van Wart  priv. £11 13 4
26th Aug  1781  Jacob Van Wart  priv. £1 1 2 1/3
3rd July   1780  Jacob Van Wart  Priv. £46 3 1
1st June 1780  Jacob Van Wart  Priv. £1 1 6
17th Augt 1780 Jacob Van Wart  Priv. £1 2 9
STATE OF NEW YORK Comptroller's office, Albany, 29th Sept. 1846 I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 4, 6, 7, & 8 -- now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:
First – under Captain Benjamin Stevenson in Col. Levier Reg’t
Second - under Captain Benjamin Stevenson in Col. Levier Reg’t
Third - under Captain George Comb in Major Jonathan H. Paulding Reg’t
Fourth - under Captain Daniel Marling in Major Jonathan H. Paulding Reg’t
Fifth - under Lt. Cornelius Van Tassel in Major Jonathan H. Paulding Reg’t
Sixth – under Captain Jacob J. Lansing in Colonel Philip P. Schuyler Reg’t
Seventh – under Captain Israel Honeywell
Eighth – under Captain Israel Honeywell
Ninth – under Captain Jacob Roseboom
Tenth – under Captain Samuel Delavan – Dragoon
Eleventh – under Captain Jacob Lansing in Col. Philip P. Schuyler Reg’t
Twelfth - under Captain Jacob Lansing in Col. Philip P. Schuyler Reg’t
Philip Phelps
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In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the miltary history of Jacob Van Wart a soldier of the Revoluntionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in [crossed out his (or] his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

Md. file 18, 206 [added on top of the table by hand]

[column headings: Dates of Enlistment or Appointment. Length of Service. Rank. Officers Under Whom Service Was Rendered. Captain. Colonel. State.]

75. 6 wks. William Dutcher. Hammond. N.Y.
Summer 76. 4mos.
Nov 76. 6mos. Pri. Sybert Acker
Oct. 77. 6mos.
Nov 78. 2 mos. George Comb
July 80. 3 mos. 
Soldiers' home was burned in 1779 and aft. used as American outpost by Brit and Refuges

Compt. rept. not used as it prob-refers also to Jacob Van Woert S.F. 23040- [added by hand along the left side of document]

Battles engaged in, [hand drawn check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [hand drawn check mark]
Date of application for pension, July 9 1837.
Residence at date of application, Greenburg-Westchester Co., N.Y. with son William
Age at date of application, 79

Remarks [handwritten quotation mark]: Dutch Reformed Protestant Church 
Mar. PhilipsBurgh, Westchester Co. NY. June 7, 1771
Jacob Van Waart and Hester Van Noortstrant
He died Dec. 25, 1827-she died Dec. 23, 1838, and Abraham and John Van Wart were their only surviving children in 1846.
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Rev. Widow, &c

File No. 18,206
Hester Van Wart
wid. of
Jacob Van Wart
Priv. Rev. War
Act: July 4, 1936
Index:_______ Vol. M Page 296
[Arrangement of 1870.]


History to Mrs. W. H. De Vol - July 20, 1907
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[illegible] 16 . 5 _ 25 May 80
47.4.8_ " " "
12.15.6   31 July "
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Have you any record of Jacob Van Warts ser-vices during the Rev. War & who his wife was - oblige Mrs. W. H. De Vol.

Brunswick, Ga.
July 10th 1907

He was from Tarrytown N.Y.
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W. Edwards. Letter
in relation to the 
Hester Va Wart pension
claim.

Dear Sir

I now send
you the [record] marriage
of Mrs. H. Van Wart
duly authenticated.
Truly
H. Ward
Sept 21 37
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War Department
Pension Office
Sept. 9 1834

Sir,

The certificate in relation of the record of the marriage of Hester Van Wart, widow of Jacob Van Wart is not satisfactory. A certificate in conformity with the regulations recently adopted by the Department, a printed copy of which is herewith enclosed, is required.

I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
J. L. Edwards
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Letter
J. L. Edwards Esq
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Albany N.Y. Sept 29th 1846

Sir
Enclosed is the application of the children of Hester Van Wart, deceased, for the increase of pension which was due their mother under the Act of July 4th 1836.

I am Yours very respectfully
Wm Valentin


J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Court of Pensions
Washington
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Hon. J. L. Edwards
[Illegible] of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.