Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 46077, Abraham Vantyle, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
CONTENTS
Vantyle, Abraham
NUMBER
S46077
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Ens. Commission on
D. Nov 22 1837
9783
New Jersey
Abraham Vantyle
Morris C. in the State of New Jersey
who was a Private in the Compy commanded
Captain Stephen of the Regt commanded
by Col. Drake in the New Jersey.
line for 15 mo & 14 days
$200
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 99. Dollars 67 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of June
1833 and sent to the
Nicholas Flanders Morris C. W.
Arrears to the 4th of March, 1833, 199, 34
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 33 49. 83
=
$249.17
Recorded by Wm R
Book E.

Vol. 3
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832. ⎬
Wm. R. Palmer, Clerk,
Page 134
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Declaration in order to obtain
State of New Jersey
County of Morris
the Benefit of the act of Congress
Morris Commons
Special Tum Augt 5 1832
Passed June 7th 1832
on this third day of August 1852 personally
appeared in
open Court before the Judges of the Court
Common and now sitting Abraham Vantyle a resident
of the Township of Roxbury in the County of Morris and State of
New Jersey aged Eighty Seven years who being first
duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the
act of Congress passed June 7th 1832, that he entered the service
of the United States in the Revolutionary war, in the N Jersey
militia, first as a private, Second as a Sergeant and third
as an Ensign in said service to wit: he entered the service
aforesaid as a private in April 1776 under a requisition
of the Public authorities of New Jersey or during the militia
to perform monthly tours of duty every other month for
common Defence against the Common Enemy and that
he entered the service under said Requisition at Roxbury
the County of Morris aforesaid in a company of N. July
Militia under Capt Peter Salmore in the Regiment there under
command of Col Jacob Drake and performed a Regular
monthly tour of Duty every other month for one year from
the commencement of his period of service making six
months service in the year 1776, and that his authes during
said Period were to guard the Lines on the frontiers of
New Jersey from Newark to amboy, their Head quarters
being a Elizabeth Town, or watching and persuing the Tories
in schools Mountain in Morris and in Sussex County
and that in April 1777 he again entered the service aforesaid
in the New Jersey Militia at Roxbury aforesaid as a Sergeant
under command of Capt Richard Stephens in the same Regment, and by order of his officers he performed that
monthly tours of Duty every other month during
---
under the same or a similar Requisition of the Public
authorities of the State as he supposed his duties being
the same as in the preceeding year making three months service
in the year 1777 and that during said year he was once
at New Brunswick from Elizabth Town Head quarters and one
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to New Windsor with Genl Wines Brigade under Capt
Richd Stephens in Major Sayres Battlion of New Jersey Mlitia and that in Apr 1778 he was duly appointed
an Ensign in Capt Stephens Company of N. Jersey Militia
in the Western Regiment of Morris County under Colonel
John Munson and that in the month of June he was
ordered to Elizabeth Town Head Quarter, and further ordered
to Join General Wines Brigade to meet the enemy at the Battle of
Monmouth, Pennal Wines being ordered to watch the other
movements of the enemy took no part in the Battle and that
he was on said tour of duty one full month or more and
further in the month of September in said year he was ordered
or detached from the N. J. Militia as an resign as aforesaid
under Capt Stephens to march with a detachment of said
militia to the frontiers of the State at or near Milford
after the Indians for a Town of one month, and in the
month of November following he again was called out as
an Ensign of said Company to Elizabeth Town thence to Hackensack
 and join the army under General Washington on
his march to Quibble town from White Plains and was sent
Back with the militia to head quarters at Town and was
out on said Tour one full month, and this Deponent further
saith that in the year 1779 he was ordered to Headquarters at
down as an Ensign aforesaid three difficent times on monthly sound
of Duty and served each Town faithfully and Honorably in the Common Couse
In the month of Jany 1780 he was called upon to assist in transporting the army
of General Lord Sterling from Morris Town Winter quarters to Staten
Island with his team, and on his return was immediately ordered to
any a load to New Windsor for the army there and was a full
half month out on Duty he was further called out the same
year at the Battle of Springfield but cannot state the precise time
in said summer, neither the precise months of his same of Service
in 1779. from the lapse of time since that period, but he thinks he
as an Ensign at Springfield about two weeks, and further
this deponent saith that on alarms and cases of Eugeney in
the year of 1780 and 81 he was always active in Discharge of
his duty as Ensign of the militia of N. Jersey, in the Common
cause and at all other times when necessary until the close
of the war of the Revolution in the spirit of the Whigs and
every year and the great cause of American Independence
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Discharged at the Expiration of every part
Enginated by a deed thereon
Superion of
and the have passion his commission as an Ensign in
the Militia dated at Morris Town 25 day of April
1778, signed by William Livingston to New Jersey
and that at the ratio that he was
Elected Captain of said Company he was
Plan Morris County New Jersey
the 28th day May 45 By his family Record, not now in his
in the State of New York, and that
he is now Eighty seven years of age, that he now resides
in the Township of Roxbing aforesaid and also in the Revolutionary war
and that period, he distinctly recollects Gennes
Heard and Maxwell and Colonel Martin and Lindsley
he does not know of any person now living who served with
him in the Revolutionary War, that he is personally known to
Stephen Salmon and and has been over forty
years past, and that he hereby relinquishes every claim to a
pension or annuity Except the present and Declares that his name
is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State whatever
Sworn to and subscribed in open
of
Court the day and year aforesaid and
Stephen Vail
⎬
And the said Court do hereby declare the opinion that
after the investigation of the matter of the said Abraham Vantyle
in his application for a pension and after putting the interrogations
to him prescribed by the War Department that the said Abraham
Vantyle was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he has
herein set forth, and that Stephen Salmon and Stephen Vail
Amos Stark the Witnesses annexed are citizens of Roxbing aforesaid
of Smith and veracity and entitled to credit-
Isaac Quinby
W Stephen Salmon and Amal Stark residing in the
township of Roxbury and County afore said hearby certify that
We are well acquainted with Abraham Vantiand this deponent further saith that he was honourably
Discharged at the Expiration of every part
Enginated by a deed thereon
Superion of
and the have passion his commission as an Ensign in
the Militia dated at Morris Town 25 day of April
1778, signed by William Livingston to New Jersey
and that at the ratio that he was
Elected Captain of said Company he was
Plan Morris County New Jersey
the 28th day May 45 By his family Record, not now in his
in the State of New York, and that
he is now Eighty seven years of age, that he now resides
in the Township of Roxbing aforesaid and also in the Revolutionary war
and that period, he distinctly recollects Gennes
Heard and Maxwell and Colonel Martin and Lindsley
he does not know of any person now living who served with
him in the Revolutionary War, that he is personally known to
Stephen Salmon and and has been over forty
years past, and that he hereby relinquishes every claim to a
pension or annuity Except the present and Declares that his name
is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State whatever
Sworn to and subscribed in open
of
Court the day and year aforesaid and
Stephen Vail
⎬
And the said Court do hereby declare the opinion that
after the investigation of the matter of the said Abraham Vantyle
in his application for a pension and after putting the interrogations
to him prescribed by the War Department that the said Abraham
Vantyle was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he has
herein set forth, and that Stephen Salmon and Stephen Vail
Amos Stark the Witnesses annexed are citizens of Roxbing aforesaid
of Smith and veracity and entitled to credit-
Isaac Quinby
W Stephen Salmon and Amal Stark residing in the
township of Roxbury and County afore said hearby certify that
We are well acquainted with Abraham Vantyle who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration that we belive him to be
Eighty seven years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbor
hood where he resides to have bin a sober of the revolution and that we
concur in that opinion.
Stephen Subscribed the day and year fole who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration that we belive him to be
Eighty seven years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbor
hood where he resides to have bin a sober of the revolution and that we
concur in that opinion.
Stephen Subscribed the day and year for
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State of New Jersey
Brans
Morris County
thirty two
I David Day Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of
the said Court in the matter of the application of
Vantyle for a Pension-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of Office this
third day of August in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
thirty two
David Day
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S.078
Abraham Vantyle
Morris C N Jere
Adm C. Months private
3 do Serpant
6. Months
and 14 days
15 months 14 days.
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Morris
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County of Morris
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April
April
Sept
New Jersey
Brief in the case of Abram Vantyle
in the State of New Jersey
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 87 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
lity
to
any
1776
1777
1773
1772
Years,
Duration of Service.
to under
Months,
6
3
3
Days.
14
Rank.
As a
Pinde
Sugt
Ensign
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.
Capt Salmer Col Drake
Capt Stephus Col Docke
Capt Sephus Col Munson
to
saved the times on that time
In what battles was he engaged? None
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? New Jersy
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By documentary & traditionary
widen
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
mentioned.
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
Richard Cutts
Examining Clerk.
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Dear Sir:
August 25, 1936
Abraham Vantyle-S.46077
BA-J/AWF
F. M. Van Tuyl
Professor of Geology
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado
Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War records of Abraham,
Isaac, and Otto Van Tuyl, and the War of 1812 record
of Andrew Van Tuyl; the surname spelled Vantyle, Van
Tuyle, Van Tile, Van Tuil, and Van Thuyl.
The records of this office do not show a claim
for pension on file based on the service in the Revolutionary
War of either, Isaac or Otto Van Tuyl, or
claim for pension for Andrew Van Tuyl for service in
the War of 1812. The surname was searched under
various spellings.
The record of Abraham Vantyle which follows was
obtained from papers on file in pension claim,
S. 46077, based on his service in the Revolutionary War
.
Abraham Vantyle was born May 21, 1745 near
Sucasunny Plains, Morris County, New Jersey, names
of his parents not given.
He enlisted in Roxbury, Morris County, New Jersey
and served with the New Jersey troops, as follows:
In 1776, six months as a private in Captain Peter
Salmon's company, Colonel Jacob Drake's regiment; in
1777, three months as sergeant in Captain Richard
Stephens' company under Major Sears; in 1778, three
months as ensign in Captain Stephens' company, Colonel
John Munson's regiment; in 1779, three months as ensign;
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in January, 1780, two weeks as teamster; and later in
1780, two weeks as ensign. Officers' names for the
last three tours were not given.
After the Revolution, Abraham Vantyle was elected
Captain of Militia.
Abraham Vantyle was allowed pension on his application
executed August 3, 1832, at which time he was
living in Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey.
He referred to a son in 1832 as living in the
state of New York, but he did not give his name, and
there are no further data as to family.
Abraham Vantyle died November 22, 1837.
In order to obtain the name and address of the
person paid the last payment of pension of Abraham
Vantyle, you should apply to The Comptroller General,
General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington
, D. C., and give the following data-
Abraham Vantyle
Certificate #9783
Issued June 17, 1833
Rate $99.67 per annum
To commence March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
New Jersey Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Pension
Bureau-
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen-
Can you furnish
me, if so at what cost
any information in
regard to one
Abraham Van Tayle (or Vantile)
who enlisted as private April 1776
with Capt Peter Salon's Co
Western Battalion, Morris Co.
N.J. and at end of war
was made Capt. of the Co.
We we like the dates of
his birth-- marriage & death
if you have it.
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Yours very truly
Mary E. Durland
City
Junction City
Kansas
11.25.08
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3 - 871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L.D. L.
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Abraham Vantyle
Service
N. J.
sonal ervice Rev War
No claim, State records.
190.
No claim, combination records , 190
REMARKS:
No claim, except
Ind 46077
Chief Division
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Mrs Mathew L. Shearer
510 Lenwood are
Buffalo, N. Y.
June 7, 1930
Pension Dept
of
9
JUN
10
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Washington D
Will you please send
me the pension record
of Abraham Vantyle
1745 - 1837
served several enlistments
1776 - 1780 under different commands
as private, Sergeant promoted to
Ensign under Col. John Munson
was born in Morris Co New Jersey
died in New Jerman Shearer
Sincerely
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. to Mary E. Durland J
1930 - July 25 Hist to Mrs Matthew
to marry
see his letters in
Ben Coddington S.48
1922 Aug 25 - Hist to J. M. Van
Revy
●
Invalid
46077
age No.
---
Abraham Vantyle
Private Ensign
New Jersey Militia
Rev War
---
Act June 7, 1832
Index: Vol. 3 Page 134
Arrangement of 1870.]
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46079
THE STAT
to Abraham Vantile Gentleman
Esquire, Governor and
duly chosen by the Pewate
ship in the County of Morr
Sister Regiment
Ensign
Emper
WILLIAM LIVINGSTmander
in Chief in and over
belonging, Chancellor and Or
Day of April in
Seventy eight
By His Excellency's Command,
a Letter
GREETING:
WHEREAS it hath been certified to His Excellency WILLIAM LIVINGSTON,
Commander in Chief of this State, that you have been
of a Company of Militia in Roxburydon
---
being the
Company in the
of the said County, whereof John Manor
Esquire, is Colonel) to be Ensign of the said Company;
you are therefore to take the said Company of Militia into your charge and Care as
hereof, and duly to exercise both Officers and Soldiers
of the said Company in Arms and as they are hereby directed to obey you as their
you are likewise to obey and follow such Orders and
Directions, from Time to Time, as you shall receive from your Colonel or other
your superior Officer or officers; and for your so doing this shall be your Commission.
IN TESTIMONY whereof the Geat Seal of the said State is hereunto affixed: Witness
N. Esquire, Governor, Captain General and Comthe
State of New Jersey, and Territories thereunto
tary in the same, at Morrison the Twenty fifth
Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and
Willington
OF NEW-JERSEY.
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Abraham Vantyle
Nicholas
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answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Abraham Vanlyle Morris New Jerry which require
further proof or explanation.
BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
1. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
H. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension
he is entitled? yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832? yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal? yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary
service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtain
ing it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV.
If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness
or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the
regulations direct? Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recolelection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; Foryear
months, and --- days, I served as a-
For --
months
and --- days, I served as a ; and for such service I claim a pension.
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t is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the
pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite
, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions
merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the
officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objection
able. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration
of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the
applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either
in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed
in any civil pursuit.
where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must
prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of
the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the
regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths
must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate
must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.written

on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate
must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass
under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the
certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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March 15, 1935
BA-J/AWF

Major Harry E. Van Tuyl
Fort Hamilton
New York

Dear sir:
Reference is made to your letters in which you
request the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 records
of all soldiers with surname Van Tuyl, especially
three from New Jersey, Abraham, Isaac and Otto; also,
the Revolutionary War records of Millard, Benjamin,
William B., and John Coddington and John Smith, the
latter two from Somerset County, New Jersey, and the
War of 1812 records of Willard, Benjamin, and William
B. Coddington, which data you desire in compiling your
family genealogy.
Revolutionary War and War of 1812 data furnished
by this office are obtained from claims for pension,
which have been made to the United States for service
in those wars.
There are no claims for pension on file based
upon service in the Revolutionary War of Isaac and Otto
Van Tuyle, nor of Millard, William B., and John Coddington
, nor for service in the War of 1812 of Willard and
William B. Coddington. With the information furnished
by you no record could be identified as that of the John
Smith in whom you are interested.
The demand for Revolutionary War and War of 1812
data is very great and the clerical force available for
furnishing such information is limited. Because of this,
it has not been possible to comply with each request,
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which necessarily requires such an amount of time and
research.
It may interest you to know that you, or some one
designated by you, may examine and collect data from
the Coddington and Van Tuyle pension claims of the
Revolutionary War and War of 1812, which are now
located in Room 1851, 8th Wing, Navy Building, 19th and
Constitution Avenue, this city.
The records of Abraham Van Tyle and Benjamin
Coddington, Revolutionary War soldiers are furnished
you herewith, which possibly will aid you in part in
your research.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Major Harry E. Van Tuyl
Fort Hamilton
New York.

March 15, 1935


Benjamin Coddington - S.10468
Abraham Vantyle-S. 6077
BA-J/AWF


The Revolutionary War record of Benjamin Coddington
which follows was obtained from the papers on file in
pension claim, S. 10468, basadcuunt of disability
resulting from a wound he received, while in that war.
Benjamin Coddington was born November 10, 1759
in Middlesex County, New Jersey, names of his parents
not given.
While living in Elizabethtown, Essex County, New Jersey
, he enlisted in the spring of 1776 and served at
various times whenever called upon, to the close of the
Revolution, as a private under Captains Sears and Asher
F. Randolph, Major Hayes and Colonels Jacob Crane and
Crow in the New Jersey troops, and as a privateer, entering
at Hunswick, New Jersey, under Captains Marriner and
John Storey. He was in the battles of Hackensack, Springfield
Woodbridge in which battle he was wounded by three
musket balls in his right leg, and at Connecticut Farms;
also during his sea service was in several engagements,
assisting in capturing more than one prize and over one
hundred prisoners.
He was pensioned from April 25, 1812 on account
of disability resulting from the above named wound.
He was a resident of Allegany County, Maryland in
1834, where he had lived since 1785. He died prior to
March 14, 1851.
The name of this soldier's wife is not given. Two
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sons of the soldier were referred to - Joseph Coddington, living in Selbyport, Allegany County, Maryland in 1851, and "Jont" Coddington, whose place of residence is not shown. There is no further reference to children.

Samuel Coddington, brother of the soldier, was aged seventy years in 1836 and made affidavit in Allegany County, Maryland.

****
S.46077 - Abraham Vantyle

The data which follows were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 46077, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Abraham Vantyle.

Abraham Vantyle was born May 21, 1745 near Suckasunny Plains, Morris County, New Jersey, names of his parents not given.

He enlisted in Roxbury, Morris County, New Jersey, and served with the New Jersey troops, as follows:

In 1776, six months as a private in Captain Peter Salmon's company, Colonel Jacob Drake's regiment; in 1777, three months as sergeant in Captain Richard Stephen's company under Major Sears; in 1778, three months as ensign in Captain Stephens' company, Colonel John Munson's regiment; in 1779, three months as ensign; in January, 1780, two weeks as teamster; and later in 1780, two weeks as ensign; officers names for the last three tours not stated. After the Revolution he was elected captain of militia.

He was allowed pension on this application executed August 3, 1832, at which time he was living in Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey.

He referred to a son in 1832 as then living in the
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state of New York, but he did not give his name, andd there are no further family data.

Abraham Vantyle died November 22, 1837.

Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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state of New York, but he did not give his name and there is no further reference to his family.
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF:MLB

July 25, 1930

Mrs. Matthew L. Shearer
510 Linwood Avenue
Buffalo, New York

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 46077, that Abraham Vantyle was born May 21, 1745, near Suckasunny Plains, Morris County, New Jersey.

He enlisted in Roxbury, Morris County, New Jersey, and served with the New Jersey troops, as follows:

In 1776, six months, as a private in Captain Peter Salmon's Company, Colonel Jacob Drake's Regiment; in 1777, three months, as sergeant, in Captain Richard Stephens' Company, under Major Sears; in 1778, three months, as ensign, in Captain Stephens' Company, Colonel John Munson's Regiment; in 1779, three months, as ensign; in January, 178-, two weeks, as teamster; and later in 1780, two weeks as ensign. After the Revolution he was elected captain of militia.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 3, 1832, at which time he was living at Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey, and was aged [crossed out: "eighty-seven years].

He died November 22, 1837.

The soldier referred to a son and stated that he resided in the State of New York in 1832, but his name is not given and there are no further family data.

Very truly yours
E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner
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...1930
...Received
...of Abraham Vantyle
...ARY WAR, you will find below the desired ...tained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S File 46077

[Table Headings] Dates of Enlistment or Appointment. Length of Service. Rank. Officers under whom service was rendered. State
1776 - 6 mos - Pri. - Captain Peter Salmon, Colonel Jacob Drake - NJ
1777 -  3 mos - Sergt - Captain Richard Stephens, Major Sayres (Sears)
1778 - 3 mos - Ens. - Captain Stephens, Col John Munson
1779 - 3 mos - Ens. 
Jan 1780 - 2 wks - Teamster 
1780 - 2 wks - Ens and "elected Captain at expiration of the War"

Battles engaged in, [checkmark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlist Roxbury, Morris Co, N.J.
Date of application for pension, Aug 3, 1832
Residence at date of application, Roxbury Twp, Morris Co, N.J.
Age at date of application, 87, b. May 21, 1745 near Suckasunning Plains, Morris Co.
Remarks: D. Nov. 22, 1837 (agency book). Name of wife & date of mar. not stated.  [illegible] for name of beneficiary.
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United States Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

The writer is assembling information regarding Van Tuyl genealogy and would like to receive any data of genealogical value which you may have on file regarding Abraham, Isaac, and Otto Van Tuyl who served in the Revolutionary War and Andrew Van Tuyl who served in the War of 1812,

The name is also spelled Vantyle, Van Tuyle, Van Tile, Van Tuil, and Van Thuyl.

It is possible that there were two Abrahams in the Revolution

Sincerely yours, 
F.M Van Tuyl
Professor of Geology

FMVT:VH

[stamp] Rec'd Aug 12, 1936