Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3190, James Van Horn, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
New Jersey

Van Horn, James
Earl, Leah
(Former widow)

NUMBER
R.3190
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afft. of Hannah van Horn.

V2777
Declaration of Leah Earl
formerly the widow of James Van Horn
N.Y.
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State of New York
City and County of New York, SS.

On this twenty Eighth day of September A.D. 1837. personally appeared before the Marine Court of said City, Leah Earl a resident of said City, aged seventy-six years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit [word covered] the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4. 1830, and the act of Explanatory of said act, passed March 3. 1837;

That she was married to James van Horn who was a soldier of the Revolutionary Army: that he volunteered at Hackensack or Paramus, New Jersey; in the early part of the war, and served from three to give years under Capt. Ward and Capt Outwater. Col. Blanck or Blanchard, that he was selected from the corps of volunteers and employed as Express Rider, and was taken prisoner, while so employed, near the close of the war, at old Hackensack, together with his brother Daniel van Horn, and two others, and carried to New York City, and there kept prisoner until peace, that she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim

She further declares, that she was married to the said James van Horn, according to the best of her recollection, on the first day of May, in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine, at Paramus, New Jersey, by the Rev. Mr. van Linden, that her husband, the aforesaid James van Horn died in the month of January, in the year Eighteen hundred: that she was afterwards
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married to Rynear Earl, who died in the month of October, Eighteen hundred and nine, and that she was a widow on the 4th of July 1836, and still remains a widow; sworn and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before

Leah Earl [an X is between her first and last name, with "her mark" written above and below that]

Sworn in open Court
28 September 1837
Before
[signature]John B Scott
Justice of the Marine Court

City and County of New York SS. I do hereby certify that the above Leah Earl is entitled to credibility
28 Sep't 1837
[signature]John B Scott
Justice of M. Court

I John Barberie Clerk of the Marine Court of the City of New York do hereby Certify that John B Scott is one of the Justices of the said Court and that the said Court is a Court of Record and that the signatures to the above certificate are his genuine Signatures.

[embossed seal]

In Witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the said Court this twenty eighth day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven
[signature]John Barberie
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Leah Earle wd. of James Van Horn N. Y. [several illegible words]

Mr. Cole
Sep 9 1837

Ex by M Peing L
Sep 16_51
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POWER OF ATTORNEY--Revolutionary Pension Claims.

Know all Men by these Presents, That I, Mary smith Daughter of James Vanhorne deceased do hereby constitute and appoint D.L & S A Pugh of Washington City D C my true and lawful Agents and Attorneys to prosecute the Claim of Leah Earl (Deceased) for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or Increase of Pension, that may be due ; and I hereby authorize my said Agents to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere ; to file additional evidence or arguments ; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, and to appoint one or more substitutes under them for the purposes herein expressed ; and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorneys and Agents shall lawfully do in the premises.

WITNESS my hand and Seal this 3 day Sept A. D., 1851.

Mary Smith [an X is between her first and last name, with "her mark" written next to it; a seal is to the right of her name]

Signed and Sealed in the presence of
[signature]Edwd Bleecker
[signature]B W Osborne

State of New York
City & County of New York ss:

On this 3rd day of September A. D. 1851 before me, the subscriber, a Justce of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Mary Smith and acknowledged the foregoing Power, of Attorney to be her act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, the day and year aforesaid.

[signature]B W Osborne
[illegible] Justice & Justice of the Peace.
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Claim of [blank]
Act of [blank]

STATE OF New York
City & COUNTY New York ss.

Be it known, That on this 3rd day of September A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty one, before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Mary Smith a resident of New York in said County, and made oath according to law that she is the daughter & only child of Mrs Leah Earle formerly widow of James Vanhorne (deceased) who was Applicant for a revolutionary Pension at the rate of --------- Dollars per annum ; that she has been informed that the said pension ought to be allowed ; that she is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be file with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agents may use in prosecuting said claim.

Mary Smith [an X is between her first and last name, with "her mark" written next to it]

Sworn to and subscribed, the say and year aforesaid, before me.

J. Peace.
[signature] B W Osborne
[illegible] Justice & Justice of the Peace

I, Barbour Osborne Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that Mary Smith who executed the foregoing paper is a respectable resident of this County, and is, I believe, directly interested in this claim as therein set forth.

[signature] B W Osborne
[illegible] Justice & Justice of the Peace

[the left side of this paragraph is obscured by a piece of paper]
I, [blank] Clerk of the [blank] Court in the County nte aforesaid, do hereby certify that [blank] before whom the ng papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said y, duly authorized by law to administer oaths ; and the name thereunto subscribed, is [blank] signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal, this [blank] day of [blank] A. D. 185[blank], [blank]
Clerk.
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State of New-York,
City and County of New-York, ss.

I, GEORGE W. RIBLET, CLERK of the City and County of New-York, and also Clerk of the Supreme Court for the said City and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That B W. Osborne whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the City and County of New-York, duly elected and sworn. And, further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, the 3d day of Sept 1851

[signature]Geo. W. Riblet
Clerk.
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STATE OF New York
COUNTY OF New York ss.

It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me that Leah Earle (deceased) was applicant for a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $----------- per annum and that she died on the fifteenth 15th day of April eighteen hundred and thirty nine leaving surviving her an only child whoes name is Mary Smith and that the said Mary Smith is the only surviving child of the aforesaid, Leah Earle (deceased) who was formerly widow of Jame Vanhorne (deceased)

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 3d day of September one thousand eight hundred and fifty one

[signature]B W Osborne [seal next to name]
[illegible] Justice & Justice of the Peace
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su let [illegible] to Isaac L. Kibbe, Dec 9, 1837.
to same 8. Nov. 1838

3190

Act. 4. July. 1836
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[line "Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873." is crossed out]

3190
P.O. Leah Earl
Service: [blank]

Enlisted: [blank], 18[blank].
Discharged: [blank], 18[blank]
["REJECTED" is stamped over the 2 above lines]

Application file: [blank], 18[blank].

Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]

Attorney: [blank]
P.O. [blank]

______Recognized.
___X___ Contract.
_______Cert. of Dis.
Searched for [blank], 18[blank].
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STATE OF NEW YORK,
CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK, SS.

I, Thomas Jeremiah, Clerk of the City and County of New-York, DO HEREBY CERTIFY That William H Bogardus whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written. was, at the time of taking such proof or  acknowledgment, a Commissioner in and for the City and County aforesaid, dwelling in the said City, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Commissioner, and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said County,
the 28 day of Sept 1837.

[signature] Th. Jeremiah
Clerk.
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Hon. Comr. of Pensions
War Department
Washington

[postmark: NEW-YORK NOV 5]
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New York Nov. 5. /38

Sir
Be pleased to inform me what decision, if any, has been made in the case of Mrs. Leah Earl;-- additional affts. &c. were forwarded on the 9th March last in her case, since which no information had been recd.

Very Respecty.
Yr. Obt. Sevt.
Isaac L. Kibbie
No. 9 Beekman St.

James Edwards Esq.
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New York Oct. 3d. '37

Sir
Enclosed herewith I forward the Decn. with other papers, in the case of Leah Earl, for a pension.

Respecty.
Yr. Ob. Sr.
Isaac L. Kibbie
No 1 Beekman St.

Hon. Jas. L. Edwards.
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Hon. Commr. of Pensions
War Department
Washington
[postmark NEW-YORK NOV 10]

[illegible] at N.Y. Nov 14

["Leah Earl" is written upside down at the bottom of the page]
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New York Nov. 10th '38

Sir
In the case of Mrs. Leah Earl, the additional evidence refered to in my letter of the 5th [illegible] with befinnd [sp?] embraced in the supplemental affts. & [illegible] Certificates forwarded in the case of Mrs. Hanna Van Horn on the 9th March last.

Very Respecty.
Yr. Obt. Sevt.
Isaac L. Kibbie
No. 9 Beekman St

James L. Edwards Esq
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Daniel Ryckman's afft.
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State of New York
City and County of New York SS:

Daniel Ryckman of Hoboken, Bergen County, New-Jersey, being duly sworn according to Law, doth depose and say, that he is now seventy two years of age; that he was well acquainted with James Van Horn, and first knew him about the year 1775, at which time said James Van Horn belonged to the Revolutionary army, and was what was then called a 'years man' or volunteer, that he knew of his being in the army from three to five years; that he was always considered an uncommonly brave and active man, and was employed during all the time deponent knew him as an Express Rider, whose duty it was to give information of the approach of the Enemy, or of their movements, and to be always on the lookout, for which [illegible] deponent recollects said James Van Horn had a first rate fast Horse, ready to start at a moments warning wheresoever his presence was deemed necessary: deponent further saith that said James Van Horn entered the army as aforesaid, at Hackensack, New Jersey, in the early part of the war, in a company of volunteers or years men, commanded by Capt. Ward & also by Capt. Outwater in the Regiment commanded by Col. Blanch: that he was taken prisoner while on duty as Express Rider as aforesaid, and carried to the City of new York, where he was confined in the Provost, as the prison was called: that Daniel Van Horn the brother of said James van Horn was taken prisoner at the same time.

[signature]Daniel Ryckman

Sworn & subscribed before me this 29th. September. A.D. 1837.

[signature]Wm H Bogardus
Comr of Deeds
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State of New York
City of New York ss:

I do certify that on one proof taken by me that I believe that the within Named Daniel Ryckman is a Man of health and Nescicity and that full credit may be given to his testimony. Given under my hand this [illegible] day of October 1837

[signature]Wm H Bogardus
Comr of Deeds
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State of New Jersey
County of Passaic ss:

Hannah van Horn of Aquakinock, in said State and County, being duly sworn according to Law, doth depose and say, that she is well acquainted with Leah Earl, whose name before her first marriage, was also 'Earl': that she has known her from her childhood, and was brought up in the same neighbourhood: that deponent was present at the marriage of said Leah with James van Horn, and acted as bridesmaid on that occasion: that said marriage took place, according to the best of deponents recollection, on the First day of May, (which was the Dutch holleday called "Pinxter") in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine, at Paramus. New Jersey, that they were married by the Rev. Mr. van Linder, since deceased: that said James van Horn at that time belonged to the Revolutionary army: that she has always understood and verily believes that said James van Horn departed this life about the year Eighteen hundred.

Deponent further saith, that the said Leah, after the death of her first husband, the said James van Horn, married one Rynear Earl who died about the year Eighteen hundred and nine: that said Leah was a widow on the 4th day of July A. D. 1836. and still remains a widow.

Hannah van Horn [an X is between her first and last name, with "her mark" written by it]

Sworn and subscribed this Second day of October A. D. 1837. before me.

[signature]Benjamin N Cleveland
Justice of the peace
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State of New Jersey
County of Passaic ss:

This is to certify that I am personally acquainted with Hannah van Horn, who signed the foregoing affidavit: and that she is entitled to full credit and belief--
Dated the Second day of October A. D. 1837.

[signature]Benjamin N. Cleveland
Justice of the Peace

In testimony that the above written Benjamin N. Cleveland was a magistrate authorised to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c, in the State of New Jersey at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the County seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Paterson, this third day of october. A. D. 1837.

[seal on left side of paper]
[signature]Perigrine Sandford
Clerk
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Know all men by their presents, that I, Leah Earl, of the City of New York, have made, constituted and appointed, and by there presents do make, constitute and appoint Isaac L. Kibbie, of the City of New York, my true and lawful attorney, for me, and in my name, and for my use to ask, demand and receive from the Commissioner of pensions, the amount of Pension due me or to grow due, for the services of my husband James van Horn, deceased, in the Revolutionary War.

Dated. New York. September 28th 1837--

Leah Earl [an X is between her first and last names, with "her mark" written by it; a seal is to the right of her name]

Witness
[signature]Gerard Baucker
[signature]Wm H Bogardus

City of New York [illegible] On this 28th day of September 1837 Before me came Gerard Baucker of the Said City who being duly Sworn by me did [illegible] and that he knew Leah Earl then present to be the Individual described in and who Executed the above Power of Attorney; and the Said Leah Earl duly acknowledged Before that she Executed the [illegible] as her [2 words illegible] for the Uses and purposes therein mentioned.

[signature]Wm H Bogardus
Comr of Deeds