Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,468, Ralph Verbryck, New Jersey
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New Jersey      Verbryck, Ralph   S.23468
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(illegible) to Ralph Verbryck July 12, '42

" J.A. Stevens (illegible)         "  "   "
" David Pye                             Sep. 20, '42
"        "    "                                Aug' 23' 43
"          "   "                               Sept. 25. 1844



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{illegible}...ribed on the Roll of New York {illegible} rate of 40 dollars 00 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834
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Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Jan. 1834 and {illegible}
HON   A  Ward {illegible}:
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{illegible} to the 4th of Sept 1833 $100.00
{Illegible} allowance ending in 4 March 34, 80.00
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                                   $180
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                     (BRACKETS ENCLOSING)
       REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM ACT JUNE 7, 1832
recorded by (signed) M. L. Williams  CLERK
{illegible} Vol. 4 Page 85
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NO 23468

Ralph Verbyrcke
Rockland County
New York



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No. Ward

David Pye, Agt
Clarktown P.O.
Rockland Co
New York
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                                           WAR DEPARTMENT
                                                     Pension Office
                                                        May 28, 1833
Sir, 
    The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of your case in a tubular form.   On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed.   The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done.  Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace(thus } ) You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them, and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
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Statement, showing the Service of Ralph Verbryck, Rockland County, NY
(printed form with columns)
(col 1)Period when services were rendered
 enlis  1781   served to 1783
(col 2) Duration of the claimants service (3 sections) year, month, days

(col 3) Rank of the claimant
Private
(col 4) Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom served
Capt. Outwater 
Lt.(illegible)
(col 5) Names and Ranks of the General and Field officers
(col 6) Battles in which the applicant was engaged 
Moonache (NJ)
(col 7) Country thru which he marched
Bergen County (NJ)
(col 8) Place of abode when he entered service, and the age at the present period.
66 years    Bergen Co   New Jersey
(col 9) Evidence by which the declaration is supported
Living witness
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff
of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops,
" "militia,
" and
"volunteers,
" all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military
service, but not those who were occasionally employed with, the army upon civil contracts, such
as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen [emphasis added by
KDJ] , &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the
benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding
particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular 'Troops.
2. The State 'Troops. Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all
persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or
privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration,
which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And
every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of ss.
On this [——] day of personally appeared (a) before
A.B. a resident (b) of in the county of [——] and State, Territory or District of [——]
aged [c] [——] years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the. benefit of the provion made by the act of Congress,
passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [——],
with [——] and served in the [——] (e) regiment of the line, under the following named
officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the
service; (and if lie served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular
period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided
when he en[t]ered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country
through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers
and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the
present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if
any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [——]
Sworn to and subscribed the dad rear aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was
a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I [—— —— ——] of the Court of [—— ——] do hereby certify (h) that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of [—— —— ——] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [——]
day of [—— ——] &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration,
cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers
or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of
Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following
additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [—— —— ——] and C. D. residing in (the
same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [—— —— ——], who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [——]
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a
soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter,
and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named
applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies,
that it appears to them that A. B. [—— —— ——] who has signed the preceding certificate is a
clergyman, resident in the [—— —— ——] and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a
resident in the [—— —— ——] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to
credit.
I [—— —— ——] Clerk of the Court of [—— —— ——] do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation
[sic] of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal [seal
embossed onto document] of office, this [—] day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or
commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will
then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his
personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith,
as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l)
and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts,
which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with
the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full
account of the services of each person
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[Printed form]
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the
principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the
imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no
favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the
County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above
provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following [m] interrogatories to all applicants for a pension,
on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New
Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the
Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a
substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you
served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general
circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by
whom was it given and what has become of it?
To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it
signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and
who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of
the Revolution.
The Court will see that [t]he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration,
and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the
Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of
whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant,
who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents,
and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and
that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify,
and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in
the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the
subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the
declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of
Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is
herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity,
attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of
Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the
proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such
person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature
annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died
before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and
before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as
they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the
deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the
title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing go by reason of
bodily infirmity ; in which ease the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should
fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier most give the name of the Colonel under whom he
served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must
state, 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 amount of pension he is
entitled. ln 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:
“Personalty 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 recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below. and in the following
grades: — For — year — months, and — days, I served as a — — . For — months and —
days, I served as a — ; and for such service I claim a pension.
”
It 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, it too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who
apply for pensions merely state that 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 objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be
distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the
papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which, contains the affidavit, or other papers
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.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case 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 claimant's 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.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and
State Troops, The proof required by rule in this case applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War
Department, with the declaration.
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State of New York
Rockland County}   On this 19 day of August, 1842, personally appeared before me, Corn,l . Bleuvelt a judge of Court o Com Pleas- in and for said county, Samuel G. Verbryck a resident of the town of Orange in said county, aged 81 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth dispose and say.--- that in the spring of the year 1781, he was chosen Ensign of the company of which John Outwater was Cap.t in Col. Deys Regiment and shortly after received his commission as such, that he continued to serve as Ensign in said company from the time he was elected until the Month of February in the following year, being previous to the month of February aforesaid appointed Ensign under Cap t Peter Ward in a company being part of a regiment under Major Samuel Hays, by an act of the Legislature of the state of New Jersey.  that at the time of said election his brother Ralph Verbryck was on duty in said company as aforesaid.  that this deponent continued to serve under the said Cape Ward for ten months and being station at and about Hackensack they almost daily mixed with Capt Outwaters men, and well knows that he said Ralph did further serve under the said Cape Outwater during the year 1782. that being at Hackensack and its vicinity and in the midst of the ravages of the enemy, there was very little secession and was near the whole time on duty.  it was considered as a continious tour.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid}            Sam G. Verbryck
Corn,l Blauvelt    Judge
I Corn'l  Bleuvelt  Judge of the Court of Com Pleas in and for the county of Rockland, do hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Sam.' G. Verbryck the person who subscribed his name to the above certificate or affidavit, and that he is a man of truth and veracity his statement may the relied on.  
August 19, 1842   Corn'l  Blauvelt, Judge
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Rockland County, Js
I, Abraham Hagenkamp, clerk in and for the county aforesaid, Certify that Cornelius j. Blauvelt is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine-  For Testimony whereof I have herewith affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name this twelfth day of Sept., in the year 1842

(signed) Abm. Hogenkamp    Clerk
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State of New York}  Ss {or 88}
Rockland County
On this twenty ninth day of November in the year A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Please, now sitting, Ralph Verbyrck, a resident of the town of Orange, in the County of Rockland and State of New York, aged sixty six years, the twenty fifth day of February, 1832, who, first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.  That on or about the first of April, 1781, he enlisted in the township of Barbadoes in the county of Bergen and the State of New Jersey. and near Hackensack where he then resided, in a company Commanded by Capt. John Outwater.  John Van  Beoren was Lieutenant, and his brother Samuel G. Verbryck was Ensign, and served in the said company, without intermission, until the articles of Peace was signed between the United States of America and Great Britain, which he believes was in the fall of the year 1783.  That during the timer of service our headquarters were at Hackensack, and our duty was principally configured in scouting through different parts of the county of Bergen around about  Hackensack, and in the month of August 1781, the said Company had an engagement with some of the British and Tories, who had been up and drove off all the Horses and Cattle of his father and a neighbor of his father, and had taken his Brother Bernadus prisoner.  They were called Maj. Wards men, and we came up with them at a place called Moonache, in the county of bergen, and after an engagement which lasted from seven to eleven in the forenoon, succeeded in recapturing all the stolen property, but the prisoner they took with them- That he resided in the township of Barbadoes aforesaid until the spring of the year 1790, when he removed to the town of Orange aforesaid where he now resided.  That he has no documentary evidence of his services, he did not receive his discharge in writing but verbally- and the principal evidence he can offer to prove his services by is his brother Samuel G. Verbryck as the other officers with whom he served is either dead or removed to places to him unknown.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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- sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid----}      (signed) Ralph Verbyrck
in open court    
                   (Signed)     David Pye, Clerk
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Personally appeared before the judges of the court of Common Pleas in the County of Rockland on the ninth day of November Samuel G. Verbryck who being duly sworn deponeth and saith- that he has been well aq]cquanted with Ralph VerBryck from his infancy that he was enrolled in the company of Capt. John Outwater late of the town of Hackensack in the regiment Commanded by Col. Tuenis day of Bergen County Militia in the Spring or first of summer of 1781 that the regiment aforesaid was ordered out shortly after to dislodge the Enemy who were building a fort near Fort Lee and the enemy after some fighting retired and removed into New York leaving the fort unfinished afterward built a fort at bergen Neck from which they very much annoyed the country in the vicinity of Hackensack insomuch that it became necessary to Station troops along the frontier of the Counties bordering on the Hudson River New York Bay and the Kills and Newark bay.  Capt. John Outwater was at Hackensack and we the said Ralph always being one were one duty Scouting and guarding continually below the town of Hackensack acting as a picket to our Capt during the remaining of the year eighty one after which in the winter of 1782 the Legislature of New Jersey authorized a State regiment to be raised and with the assistance of some Militia the enemy were successfully held in check to the close of 1782 the said Ralph with myself and the volunteers being at all times on duty when the State regiment were posted along the lines to which I belonged   I have known the said Ralph joining our ranks and marching toward the enemy as a volunteer and in the two instances have seen him fighting in the ranks of his company at other times turning out without orders to oppose the enemy.
Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
                                  (signed ) Sam G. Verbryck
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary War Soldier, and served as he stated.  And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Samuel G. Verbryck, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the town of Orange aforesaid, and is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit.  And also, that they are personally acquainted with the said Samuel G. Verbryck, know him to be a credible person, and that his statement is intitled (sic) to credit.  And also, that all the above proceedings were in open court.  Per Curiam
                {signed} David Pye   Clerk

I David Pye, Clerk of the court of Common Pleas aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court.  in the matter of the application of Ralph Verbryck for a pension.
              In the testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal of office this twenty-ninth day of November 1832 
                {signed}            David Pye
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Declaration of Ralph Verbych

21408
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State of New York
Rockland County

Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the county Ralph Verbryko aged 67 years who being duly sworn saith so follows by

He is the same Ralph Verbryk who on the 29th day of November 1832 made a declaration before the Court of Common Pleas to obtain a pension under the Law of June 7th 1832 which Declaration has been returned as defective in its Specification and also on the part of the Interrogators he was questioned in open court on 29 day of November 1832 and answered by him that he was born in the year 1766 in the town of Orange now County of Rockland, State of New York that the record of his age is recorded in a book kept for that purpose belonging to the Conservatory of the Dutch Reformed Church at Tappan Town

In the month of April 1781 he enlisted in a company commanded by Capt John Outwater for nine month then stationed at Hackensack in the County of Bergen and State of New Jersey from which place they were frequently marched along the Frontier of the land County to the Liberty pole Newbridge and down the Hackensack River to Monmouthy performing guard duty at each and every place-- in the beginning of the month of January 1782 he {?} this deponent with the company was Honorable Discharged.

In the spring summer and fall of the year 1782 he volunteered and served three month in this deponents monthly tours Stationed duty and service as above stated and was Honorable Discharged at the expiration of each monthly tour.

during all the above named service the British had pocession of the City of New York and the Lower part of the County of Bergen the refugees
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and Tories had procession of Fort lee and the Blockhouse also in said county of Bergen.
(Col. Thunis Dey commanded the Regt. during the time of which this company was a part) with whom they had many a hard skirmish

In his first declaration it is Stated that he served an uninterrupted service from the month of April 1781 until the Articles of Peace were signed 1783 which statement is ?ious and incorrect- by which he meant or intended that it was a Continual Service or warfare the alarms were all but constant, and the call were made on all who would Volunteer which calls he always obeyed.  but cannot at this date give the duration of each term so performed and doth hereby relinquish that which he cannot give the periods.
  From the grate {sic} length of which has happened since the before recited Service was remembered many parties also must have escaped his memory.  He has in his first said amended Declaration all which he can remember as connected with his services and   which are calculated to explain them, he has faithfully endevoured to adhere Continuously to the truth in all the events and occasions of which he has spoken and is fully satisfied that he faithfully served his country in the war of the revolution for the full Term of Twelve months in actual service in the lists for each term stated and for which he claims a pension  under the Law of June 7th 1832 and was not employed in any level present during the time and does not know of any men living who he can procure for testify to his service ordered in the war of the revolutuion than now annexed to his first and amended Declaration.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 28 day of December, 1833 \  (signed) Ralph Verbryck (signed)
Adolphus L Mabie   J P
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State of New York
Rockland county} JP         I John Demerest, a clergyman as residing in the city of New York, in the county and State of New York, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Ralph Verbryck, who has subscribed and sworn to the amended declaration: that I believe him to be sixty seven years of age, that he is reported and believed to be in the neighborhood where he has lived, to have been a soldier of the Revolution  as he states and that I concur in that opinion.
Sworn and Subscribed this 7th day of July 1833 before me.  (signed)
Adolphus L. Magie J.P.     John Demerest V.D.M.

I Certify that I know John Demerest to be a clergyman of Good Standing
   'c Adolphus L. Mabie   JP

We, Samuel P. Verbryck + Cornelius Demerest residing in the town of orange, county of Rockland in the state of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ralph Verbryck who has subscribb]ed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be Sixty seven years, that he is reported and believed to have been a soldier in the Revolution and  that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 7th day of December 1833]              Cornelius Demerest  X his mark        Sam'l G. Verbryck
Adolphus L. Magie, Justice
I do hereby certify to the Secretary of war and Commission   ? (cut off)       Verbryck + Corneilus Demerest
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State of New York and Rockland County Ss} I, David Pye Clerk of the county of Rockland Do hereby certify that Adolphus L. Mabie before whom this annexed  & declaration wish (sic) is annexed was Sworn to of Ralph Verbryck and before whom the transition and testimony of John Demerest Clergyman and Samuel G. Verbryck and Cornelius Demerest was taken at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county duly commissioned and sworn and further that I am acquainted with the handwriting of Justice Mabie and verify believe the name + be his genuine signature.
In Witness whereof I have thereunto set my hand and affixed by seal off office this tenth day of January-------------1834
                     David Pye
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State of New Jersey  
Bergen County} Ss      On this (ninth?) day of July, 1833 Personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Bergen  Henry Berdan + Abraham Vanderbeck both of the township New Barbardoes in this county of Bergen of New Jersey, who being first duly sworn according to laws did severly depose and say they were well acquainted with Ralph Verbryck- now a resident of this town of Orange int eh County of Rockland + State of New York, during the Revolutionary war- that they remembered to having been with the said Ralph Verbryck in an engagement with the refugees at Poli ????/ or Monachey (sic) macdonalds in the year 1781 and have been will (sic) acquainted with him since that time.  that he then belonged in a Company commandeered by Capt. John Outwater- in a regiment Commanded by Tunus Dey and that said Verbryck is a credible person + that his statement can be relied upon-
Sworn at New Barbadoes the 9th day of July, 1833 before me David I Christhe Justice of the Peace       / (signed) Henry Berdan
                                       Abraham Van Der Beck

I, David I Christhe a Justice of the Peace before whom the above affidavits is taken do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with both Berdan and Abraham Vanderbeck the persons who have subscribed and sworn to the above affidavits that they are Residents of the township of New Barbadoes in the county of Bergen and State of new Jersey, that they are cripple persons and this statement is entitled to credit.
                     (signed) David I. Christhe 
State of New Jersey 
County of Bergen/ Ss.  I Abraham Watervelt Clerk of the County of Bergen and Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county do hereby certify that David L Christie whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the above affidavit was on the day thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, duly commissioned and sworn, and
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New Jersey     Verbryck, Ralph     S 23468
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                        Free
Hon.
John A Spencer
Sec t of War
Washington 

(on left edge sideways) Nyack turnpike  Sept 14" 1
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or in consequence of having been
his pension directed by Mr Edwards in
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Comm of Pensions at Washington to Ralph Verbrych I connsider 
it my duty respectfully to commune
at a statement of facts that it may clearly be
know whereon his claim reasts in 1781 some
same in the spring I was elected in---
company commanded by Capt John Outwater
at the same time Ralph
joined the
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company being in his sixteenth year and
not yet able to a military duty the
vised him to have his name enrolled as it our
be better for him in case of being aplied he
continued doing duty in said Militia compa
to the close of the war during 1781 having
the evening first across the narrow Hackensack
any say among us for living one
and a greater miles below the Town of Fair
sack them only one down wearing arms
who had to undergolivestryal to defend their
country and their property the rest of the neigbors
being disaffected on the same having their sins
with
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the British In 1782 Feb  I was attached
to a company of Volunteers com'd by Capt
Peter Ward in the State Regiment comd by Maj Sam'l Hand, time of service 9 months commencing Service one month previous with drafted militia- in 1780 the enimy had a Block House below fort Lee
Col Morgan of U St Army attacked it
and faild to reduce it in 1781 the Volunteers
company with the arms bearing militia
about Hackensack men repeatedly alarmed the dezins  below the Town of Hackensack
of whom Ralph and myself formed a part.
in reality a voluntary Picket Guard to Capt J. Outwater untill I782
when I was by his army then Postioned to a different Command Still Ralph whom ? he went on
an interprise would join us Such Sir I have
considered it my duty respectfully to com
municate
yours Respectfully
Orange Town
Sam Verbryck
Rockland County Aug 19 1842
Hon John C. Spencer Sect War
PS you may probibly recollect me at Albany you being
Speaker of the House
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Orangetown NY Aug 29, 1843
Saml G Verbryck
Testified to the long
services of Ralph Verbryck
W. 30 Rec Septem 19, 1842
Pension of office
N.Y
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Verbryck
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Clarkstown August 19th 1844
How Sir,
Having been called upon by a Gentleman of the City of New York for copies of
the Copies of the pay rolls of Capt John Outwater, after copying them I was induced
give them a though examination as I found that seven of them bore equal dates
and as those sent by Mr Jenkins in the case of the widow of James Jenkins are number
2.3.4.5 & 6. and those by me sent in the case of the claim of Mrs Vreland widow of Peter
Vreland are numbered 1,2,3,4,5,6,+7. I shall refer to them as Nos (numbers abbreviated) 
sent by me to which I believe to call your attention for reasons hereafter stated.
By the rolls sent by Mr Jenkins it appears as follows
No 1, shews a service from the first of December 1780 to the of 1st Jany following
No 2 "
the 15th of September to the first of Decr 1781
No 3 "
the first of July to the first of Decr 1781
N 4 "
the amount of pay due to officers & men per month
N. 5"
the service rendered during the month of June 1781
No 6 "
from the 1 of April to the 1st of June 1781
No 1 of those by me sent does not set forth the time when the service was rendered as
neither the day, month or year is not entered on the said pay roll
of those by me sent, the time as stated thereon is from the first of April to the first of June
there is nothing dated as to the year the service was rendered, but when you compair it
with No 6 of those sent by Mr Jenkins you will see that they are alike in almost the whole
names and pay there is a name or two in the one not contained in the other best it appears
evident that both are for the same services and the one made to correct the mistake made
in the other
No 3 of those by me sent appears to be a fact simile of No 3 of those sent by Mr Jenkins
as the dates are alike being for services commencing the first of July and ending the
first of Decr 1781
No 4 of those by me sent states the service to commence on the first of Jany and ending on
the first of May 1780, but from the date at the botom it is 1781. if so it must embrace
part of the service set down in No 6 of those sent by Mr Jenkins and No 2 of those by me
sent,
No 5 of those by me sent appears to embrace three months service ending on the first
of June 1781. two months of which service (if the date is right must be included in No 6
& No 2 as last aforesaid
No 6 of those by me sent is from the first of July to the 16th of Sept. and is dated 1782 but
when you compose that with No 6 of those sent by Mr Jenkins, which commence the 15th
of September 1781 and ends the first of Decr in the same year there is sufficient reason to
believe that it was intended for the services in that year and afterward consolidated
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and embraced in both rolls made to correct errors in others as No of those sent
by Mr Jenkins has the affidavit of the Capt endorsed thereon
of the rolls by mesent drew a service from the 4th of March until the 10th of April
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1779 being a gaol guard to guard the prisoners called for a particular purpose by
the Sheriff -
If I have taken a correct view of the rolls of Capt John Outwater found in the possession of
his son, then they go to establish a continued service in different tours from the first of
Jany 1821 to the end of that year, and but one roll to go to shew any other services per
formed by the said Capt during the Revolutionary War
of Capt Outwater did actually serve with the men under his command) during the whole
of the year 1780, it is but for to presume considering the section of country in which he was
placed, and the enemies that part was infested with during the whole was both British
and Refugees, that he served during the whole of the previous years and his under officers
services served during the whole of the year 1782 the year Ralph Verbryck set forth and
proved his service was rendered) as Capt Outwater was chosen to serve during the
greatest part of that year by a law passed by the Legislation of the State of New Jersey you
in your letter in the case of the application of Ralph Verbryck to be restored to
the pension Rolls dated Sept 20.1842. say "The deposition of Samuel erbryck in
the case of his Brother Ralph Verbryck is insufficient to controvert the evidence afforded
by the numerous rolls of Capt Outwater under whom he alleges to have rendered all
his services - parole testimony may be allowed to supply the imputed mission of a
name in a single muster roll but cannot be received to establish a service which is
discredited by numerous pay rolls made at the date of the service for the purpose of
drawing their pay and allowances and upon no one of which is his name found
The Dept is bound by rules of evidence which may not be disregarded to maintain
that he was not a soldier on duty under Capt Outwater entitled to pay, as his
name not borne on any of the rolls. Now if any rolls of the year 1782 had been
found, and his name not borne on them, there would have reason for duly
his services as set forth, but since there has been no rolls of that year found and
all the rolls found (when compaired) bear date previous except the one dated
which from the circumstances, it being peace in that year, and no enemies to contend
with, could not be presumed to have been performed in that year, and for reasons
before stated, it cannot be made to apply to any other yea the 1781. Then as you
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state. The Dept is bound by rules & and Mr Verbryck having complied with these testamoney
having positively prove his services by one officer whose testimony is supported by
others, as Samuel G Verbeck was at that time an Ensign in Capt Outwater (as his
papers annexed to his declaration will show, and his credibility certified as the rules
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direct, and as before stated, no muster rolls of that year to give any reason for believing the
James L Edwards
wise, I have to request you to give his application for restoration to the pension rolls, the
examination, believing that by examining and comparing them you will find them to
embrace no other time than by me above stated, and if so, then the testimony of some of
Verbryck and others stands not discredited by any of the numerous pay rolls of Capt John
Outwater, and if so then Ralph Verbryck is justly entitled to be restored to the pension
rolls and enabled to draw from the time of his last draft for right rong no man
Please to give it your attention as soon as can be convenient and inform me of the result
Excuse the lenght of time I have delayed since your former decision as it was only
this week that the examination as above stated was made
I remain Hon Sir
your Hund Serv
David Pye
Hon James L Edwards
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Clarkstown Sept 20th 1844
I find by looking over the copy of my letter sent to you, in
the case of Ralph Verbryck seting forth all the time the rolls of Capt
Outwater embraced that had been found and sent to you, that I was
wrong in stating that Capt Outwater served as capt of one of the compa
nies in the years service intended by the act of the Legislature of the
State of New Jersey, that the company was commanded by Capt Peter
Ward and that Samuel Verbryck by said act was name as Ensign
not refering to former copies It was the impression of my mind at that ┃
time but as soon as your letter was recieved of the 23 of August, I discover
my error.-- In said letter you say "If it can be shewn that Outwater
was again commissioned in 1782 & the application to be restored
might be successful.-
That Capt Outwater was a Capt legally an
thoused to command a Company and did perform such duty during the
Revolutionary War the pay rolls us satisfy every person and
of Capt in 1781 was certainly his officers commission was never
yearly renewed but their authority continued under the first come
mission until promoted, cashived, or a resignation was accepted by the
proper Officer - That he as Capt did command a company during the
whole of the year 1782. appears evident by the deposition of Samuel
G Verbryck and Henry Bardan who both say that such was the case and ┃
that Ralph Verbryck served therein-- Mr Verbyck in his deposition
says that in 1781 he was appointed an Ensign in Capt John Outwaters com
pany and that shortly after the appointment received a commission and ┃
entered upon the duties thereof, until my said law had appointed or named ┃
him as ensign under Capt Peter Ward - Then, if the testimony of Mr
Verbryck an officer supported by that of Mrs Bardan, is to be believed
and there is no documentary testimony to discredit, as the rolls of ┃
Capt Outwater does not embrace that year, as also former year of
the war prior to 1781, except one short tour in 1779) in justice to
an old soldier who has assisted to obtain our Independance,
Ralph Verbuck ought again be restored to his former pension
Messes Verbryck and Bardan are still living and their tes
timony could again be taken to prove that Outwater did serve
during said year, but since that has been done I judge it
unnessary again to offer it
Hon Sir
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Hon
James L Edwards
I
remain Hower
your Hum Servt
David Pye
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2
Hon Sir
Clarkstown Sept 4th 1842
some time since Mr Ralph Verbryck shewed me a letter
he had received from you, informing him that you had recient
ly received a number of pay rolls of Capt John Outwater and
his name not being found thereon, you had suspended his
Pention
W Verbryck had in support of his per claim,
his proved his services during the latter part of the war by Sam
Verbryck (who was an Ensign during said services. Henry Bardan
and other fellow soldiers who served with him, fully complying with the rules prescribed by the President of the United States
and adopted by the war Department.
I again (in order that he may be restored) inclose the affidavit
of the aforesaid Samuel G Verbryck, who I and convinced and which
is the opinion of every person acquainted with him, would not
state, much less swear to any thing that he was not well satisfied
was correct, by which you will see that early in the spring of the year
he was elected Ensign in Capt Outwaters company and continued
to serve therein as such until the month of February 1782 when he, agree
able to the act of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey took the
command as Ensign under Capt Peter Ward, and it is not to be
persumed that he would so have been appointed had he not have
been esteemed a man of Good Character-
Mr S. G Verbryck has for several years been elected to the Legislature of this state and also a member of the Convention, and I expect
is well known to the Hon John C Spencer Sec of War, to whom I beg
live to refer you if there should be the least doubt of his truth and
veracity, and I can assure you that for piety and Christian character
he is esteemed by every person to whom he is known
I Saml G Verbryck affidavit is taken, he having been an officers which
is supported by Mr Bardan and others, Ralph Verbryck must have
served during 1781 & 2 for more than one year, but he only asks to
be restored to his former pension
of forty dollars per year
I remain Hon, sir
James L Edwards
Court of Pensions
Your Obt Servt
David Pye
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Value of Verbryck
Permit my
Apl 25 writer
apt to Exps
Ralph V
12 -deed 46
Samuel G. Verbyck
and
Ralph Verbyck
New York
admitted
1832
Hassler
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Willis G. Wade Esq
Dear Sir
Having received a printed circular
from you directed to my Father or heirs. I would
inform you that as one of the executors of the last will
& testament of my deceased father I executed a power of ┃
attorney to an agent of David Pye Esq residing at the
City of Washington (but whose name I do not recollect
on the information that he (A Pye) had received from said
agent that the pension of my father (Samuel Verbryck)
as he believed, could be increased, but upon what ground
Pye was unable to inform me, and inasmuch as I have
not heard any thing of the matter since perhaps in consequence
of Mr Py's decease) if you sir will please to examine into the
matter you have my full consent to do so, and if said pension
can be increased I should be very willing to give you the
benefit of you feel in obtaining the same, according to your own
proposal, that no charges unless the claimant is benefitted,
I am unable to divine on what varis a claim of increase would
be made, unless upon the fact of my father prisonership of three
years & three months, ten months of which were under that archfiend
the noted (Cunningham of Provost memory) neither do I know
how the fact of his having been a prisoner of war could be proven
at this late day, unless his name could be found on the list of
Farmers, if such list there ever was
You will also please to examined into the reason of the stoppage of
my uncle Ralph Verbryck's pension, and whether any thing can be
done by his heirs to have it paid from the 12th day of July
1842. at which time payment stopped as appears by a letter now
in possession of his daughter (Sarah Mabie) to the time of his
death which occured on the 3rd day of March 1846.
Any information respecting the above, you may have in your
power to commune will be thankfully received, and ┃
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my duty necessary to establish either of the above claims
will be faithfully attended to
I am Sir
Dated Sermont
Your Obedient Servant
John S. Verbryck
Rockland County, N.Y.
April 14th. 1853.
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P.S.
Samuel G Verbryck Died October 3rd 1848, and his pension was paid up to Sept 4th 1843.   JSV
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No. 23468
Ralph Verbeck

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Act: June 7
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Arrangement of 1870.}