Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,614, Jellis John Baptist Van Vorst, Continental New York
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SERVICE: Continental New York
Van Vorst, Jellis John Baptist (Catharine)
NUMBER: W. 26,614
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Albany 1,736 
Catharine Van Vorst 
widow of Jellis Jno Bt. Van Vorst 
who died on the 16. Dec. 1813 
of Schenectady Co in the State of N. York 
who was a Pr. Inf. & Batteauman in the company commanded 
by Captain W. Masters of the Regt. commanded
by Wemple in the N. York line for 
12 months Batteauman 48.00
1 " & 2 days. Inf. 3.55 
[=] $51.55 

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany 
at the rate of 51 Dollars 55 Cents, per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Jan. 1838 
and sent to Hon. J.J. De Graff 

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '37   335.07 
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '38  25.77 
[=] $360.84 

{Revolutionary Claim,} 
{Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3} 
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk 
Book A. Vol.  2  Page [stricken] 
Correctly ent'd on page 120 
D. McC 

Paid at the Treasury under
the act of the 6th [?] [illegible]
from 4th March to 4 Sept 1839 [?]
Agt notified 4 June 1840
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Can only make out the following bits & pieces:

...1781 my first Daughter...
... S. Vrooman by the Name of ...
... 11th 1782 my Second Daughter...
...Vrooman by the name of ...
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3028
In the matter of 
the application of Catharine Vn. Vorst 
widow of Jellis Jno Bt. Van Vorst, for 
a pension under the Act of 4th July 1836 & 3d Mar 1837. 

See Vol 8. P. 5 $1.10 1780
" --.95
" 2.22 1779
[p.]7 2.22 "
[p.]8 0.62 '81
[=] 7.11

Admitted 
Bateauman -
Pri- 12 months
Private in Capt. McMasters Company
1 mo & 2 days -
[=] 13 ms & 2 days

Agent
Giles F. Yates R Schenectada N.Y.

Hon John J DeGraff 
House Reps
NY
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State of New York}
County of Schenectada} ss. 
On this 28th day of October 1837, personally appeared before me the undersigned, First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Schenectada in said State, Caty or Catrina Van Vorst, a resident of the town of Johnstown in the County of Montgomery in said State aged seventy-six years and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed 4th July 1836, and the act explanatory of said act, passed March 3d 1837. That she was married to Jellis Jno Bt. Van Vorst, who was a private in the Company of Batteaumen, fatigue men and labourers commanded by Captain Jacobus Peck in the Department of the Quarter Master General of the United States in the army of the Revolution, and after serving therein for the year 1778 he performed service in the militia in the Regiment of Colonel Abraham Wemple in the District of Schenetada, where said Jellis then resided, and some time beginning of the year 1779, said Jellis moved to the town of Florida, then called Warrensbush by some called if she remembers right, "Schenectada patent", the part of the country where he resided being probably a part of said patent. Here he was enrolled in the Company of Militia commanded by Captain Mc
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Masters, but how long he served in such Company or during what particular portions of the years 1779, 1780, 1781 & 1782, She this Declarant cannot Specify. She remembers in particular, that after her marriage to said Jellis, he was warned by said Captain McMasters and ordered out with a detachment of militia to join the troops then on duty at Schoharie, when the Schoharie Settlements were threatened with an attack, she thinks in the fall of the year 1780 - and was away from home on this occasion for at least Eight days - said Jellis on two occasions after her marriage performed garrison or patrol duty at Warrensbush aforesaid for the term of two weeks each time under command of said McMasters, she believes in the year 1780, for the reason that she at that time had no children born to her, her first daughter Catharine being born afterwards. He said Jellis was always ready to engage in any expedition required of him & whenever required, and this Deponent knows that he served in many scouting parties & in several expeditions in pursuit of Tories to Sacondaga and elsewhere, but she this Declarant cannot specify these tours. 
She further declares, that she was married to said Jellis Jno Bt. Van Vorst on the Eighteenth day of February (1780) in the year one thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty, in the (then town now) City of Schenectada, at the house of the Rev'd
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Barent Vrooman, then Pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church in said City - and that the following named individuals besides said Vrooman & this Declarant & said Jellis were present, & were the only persons present during the performance of the marriage ceremony; viz, Maria Putman (sister of said Jellis) Walter Swart, & Josias Swart the father of this Declarant John Lewis & her sister Rachel Lewis - and that every one of the aforenamed individuals have long since departed this life. That the only record of her marriage of which she has any knowledge is contained in the subjoined paper which has been cut out of her family bible, and which record was made at least forty years ago by or under the direction of her said husband the aforesaid Jellis Jno Bt. Van Vorst. That her Said husband, the aforesaid Jellis Jno. Bt. Van Vorst died on the sixteenth day of December one thousand Eight hundred and thirteen. That she was afterwards married to John Van Vleet who died in the fourteenth day of March one thousand Eight hundred and thirty-two and that she was a widow on the fourth day of July one thousand Eight hundred and thirty-six, and still remains a widow as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. From the subjoined paper it appears, and this Declarant testifies the fact so to be, that her first daughter Catharine was born on the sixteenth day of January 1781, and that her second
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daughter named Annatje, was born on the 11th Sept 1782 - and that her said daughter Catharine was baptised on the 12th February 1781. 
Catharine (X her mark) Van Vorst

State of New York}
County of Montgomery} ss.
On this [?] day of October, 1837, personally appeared before me [illegible]
Judge of the Court of Comm

Subscribed & Sworn to the day & year first aforesaid be me said Judge and I hereby certify, that said Catharine Van Vorst cannot write her name owing to the want of education and that she is infirm in body, and on that account is unable to attend Court. Given under my hand at Schenectada aforesaid 
[Signed] S. W. Jones, First Judge of Schy Courts [?]
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The Deposition of John Corl of the City of Schenectada, in the County of Schenectada & State of New York, who testifies & says, that he is a pensioner of the United States, under the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832. During the war of the revolution he this Deponent was well acquainted with Jellis J.Bt. Vn. Vorst the same person referred to & described in the accompanying documents, as early as the year 1775 & that the acquaintance of this deponent with said Jellis continued until the day of his death. This Deponent was also previous to the year 1780, well acquainted with Caty or Catherine Van Vorst when she still bore the name of Caty or Catherine Lewis. This Deponent remembers that said Caty & Jellis were joined in wedlock sometime in the middle of the month of February 1780- & that they said Jellis & Caty continued to live together as husband & wife & were universally known & reputed to be such until the day of the death of said Jellis, & that said Caty has ever since remained & is still the widow of said Jellis. And this Deponent further saith, that when he this Deponent was a member of the Company of laborers, batteaumen & fatigue men commanded by Captain Jacobus
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Peck in the Department of the Quarter Master General, he this Deponent saw said Jellis Van Vorst on duty in said Company & was informed at the time thereof & believes it to be true, that said Jellis served for at least ten months in said Company, to wit in the year 1777, as he found him on duty in the fall of that year in the month of November thereof [Signed] John Corl 

On the seventh day of September 1837, personally appeared before me the undersigned, John Corl to me well Known, who made oath that the facts set forth in the foregoing deposition by him signed on, and I certify that he is a credible witness.
[Signed] J.D. Harman J.P.

The Deposition of Joseph Peck of the City of Schenectada in the County of Schenectada & State of New York, who testifies & says, that he was a pensioner of the United States under the act of 7th June 1832, having been a Captain the Department of the Quarter Master General of the United States during the war of the revolution. He this Deponent during said war was well acquainted with Jellis J. Bt. Van Vorst the same person referred to & described in the accompanying documents. That his brother Jacobus Peck was on duty with his company of fatigue men, batteaumen  & laborers in the fall of the year 1778, he believes in the month of October
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in that year - at Tarrytown N.Y. and he this Deponent saw said Jellis Jno Bt Van Vorst and was informed at the time thereof & verily believes it to be true, that said Jellis Jno. Bt. Vn. Vorst was then a member of said Company of Captain Jacobus Peck
[Signed] Joseph Peck 

On this 7th September 1837 personally Appeared before me the undersigned Joseph Peck to me well known who made oath that the facts set forth in the foregoing Deposition signed by him are true and I certify that the said Joseph Peck is a credible witness 
[Signed] A.A. Vedder Justice of the Peace
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The Deposition of William Corl of the town of Rotterdam in the County of Schenectada & State of New York aged seventy seven years & upwards, who testifies & says, that he is now a pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832. That he this Deponent enlisted the beginning of the year 1778 in the Company of Batteaumen fatigue men & labourers commanded by Captain Jacobus Peck and served therein pursuant to his enlistment for the term of twelve months - That this Deponent was during the war of the revolution well acquainted with Jellis John Bt. Van Vorst, otherwise called Jellis Van Vorst, the name John Baptist, being that of his father, whose name he adopted by way of distinguishing him from others of the name of Jellis - That said Jellis also belonged to & had enlisted in said company & served therein for the same term that this Deponent did, and further says not
[Signed] William Corl
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On this eighteenth day of November 1837 personally appeared before me the undersigned William Corl to me well known, and made oath in due form of law that the facts set forth in the foregoing deposition by him subscribed are true and I do hereby certify that said William Corl is a credible witness. 
[Signed] John H. Van Eps 
Justice of the Peace
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State of New York} 
County of Shenectada} 
Clerk's office} ss. 
I, Jonathan C. Burnham Clerk of said County, do hereby Certify, that Saml W. Jones before whom the preceding declaration of Catharine Van Vorst purports to have been Sworn, was at the time thereof First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County, duly Commissioned and qualified, and that his signiture [sic] to the certificate attached to Said Declaration is genuine. I further certify that Joshua D. Harman before whom the preceding deposition of John Corl purports to have been Sworn, was at the time thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature to the certificate attached to said deposition is genuine. And further that Albert A. Vedder, before whom the preceding deposition of Joseph Peck & that John H. Van Eps, before whom the preceding deposition of William Corl, purport to have been Sworn, was at the times thereof respectively, Justices of the peace in & for said County duly commissioned and qualified & that the Signatures of said Albert A. Vedder & John H. Van Eps to the certificates attached to Said Depositions respectively, are genuine. 
Witness my hand & official Seal, this 18th November 1837 
[SEAL]
{Signed] Jon. C. Burnham Clerk
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Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 26614
Catharine Van Vorst
Wid of
Jellis Jno. Bt. Van Vorst
Priv. Rev War
Act: July 4th 1836
Index:-Vol. M, Page 297
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office, 
May 19th, 1840. 

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Catharine Van Vorst, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany N.Y. Agency, at the rate of fifty one Dollars and fifty five Cents per annum, under the law of the 4th July 1836, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1839 to the 4th Sept. 1839. 
Respectfully, yours, 
[Signed] Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller. 

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.