Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,327, for Cornelius Suydam, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
New Jersey

Suydam, Cornelius
or
Ryker

NUMBER
R.10.327

Ann

CONTENTS
Ensign of militia
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11145

In the matter of Pension of
Ann Suydam wife of
Cornelius Suydam
N.J.
act 4 July 36

If allowed please direct
to Atty. P. Sutphen Somerville
New Jersey-------

10327
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State of New Jersey 
Somerset County SS 
On this Fifteenth day of June ^1843 personally appeared before me ^the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Somerset and State of New Jersey Ann Suydam a resedent of the township of Bedminster in the County of Somerset and State of New Jersey. being in her Eighty second year, of sound mind and perfect understanding.  who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June Seventh Eighteen hundred and thirty two in reference to pensions or of any other act passed either before or since said act. That she is nearly Eighty two years of age That she is the widow of Cornelius Suydam (requently called Ryker instead of Suydam) who was an Ensign in the Militia; and held the Commission of Ensign during a great part of the war. He volunteered in 1776 for five months in the service of the standing Army. or State troops. and he served the whole period of five months in said army He was in the engagement at White Plains and in the battle of Monmouth and Long Iland. during the five month service he served under Captain Babcock he was in the battle of Monmouth as a Militiaman & not during the five month service- 
After serving as above for five months he served much as a militiaman during the whole war; never refusing to serve when called upon. He served in the Malitia of the State of New Jersey under Captain Fulkerson I think. he was under arms and on Military duty at Millstone New Brunswick & Elizabeth town when the Brittish over run New Jersey. In my opinion he must have served more than one year. His Fathers property was much of it distroyed by the British. I have often seen my husbands commission of Insign. I had it in my possession until within a few years when I burned it thinking it useless. My Mothers house was plundred & made a Brittish Hospital & after the Battle of Monmouth 

[writing on underlying piece of paper:]
Sept Term 1843
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General Lafayette quartered with his escort at the house of my mothers during the trial of General Lee_ I further declare that Cornelius Suydam my husband was in his seventieth year when he died. That I was married to the said Cornelius Suydam on the 30th day of November 1780. & that my husband rendered much service after I was married. I was married by the Revt Mr Light he having charge of a congregation in New Brunswick [at?] six mile run _ that my husband the aforesaid Cornelius Suydam died on the 23rd day of May 1827. & that I have remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by the proof hereto annexed
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day & year above written before me

[on the left side of the page]
The subsection in second line of first page interlined before [illegible] to - & also the [illegible] - “1843” interlined before executed.
[signature] Mary McDowell

[on the right side of page]
[signature] Ann Suydam

I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Ann Suydam and that she is a person of good repute for truth & veracity
June 15th 1843
Burges McDonell
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Seneca County ss. Phebe Brokaw of Lodi, in said County, being duly sworn deposes and says that she was present at the marriage of Cornelius Suydam to Ann Rappleye, (now Ann Suydam) that they were married at [crossed out: my] her mothers house in Franklin Township, Somersette County, New Jersey, on the 30th day of November in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty, by the Revernd Mr. Sight.
[signature on right side of page] Phebe Brokaw
[on left side of page]
Sworn & subscribed before Me. this 5th day of February 1844, Nathan P. Wheeler one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Seneca
[rectangular blank space on left side of page for seal next to the following paragraph, seal not visible]
^in [prev?]
State of New York
Seneca County ss: }
I do hereby certify that the Honorable Nathan P. Wheeler whose signature appears to the jurat of the preceding affidavit or deposition, was on the day of the date of said Jurat towit the 3. day of February 1844 & still is, a Judge of the Court of Common pleas & of the County Courts in & for the said County of Seneca duly commissioned & sworn & authorized to take & certify affidavits & Depositions to be used & read in Courts of Justice or before any officer .. and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Judge & verily believe that his signature to the above said jurat is Genuine & in his own proper hand writing. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County at my Office in Waterloo in said County this 7th day of February 1844.
Cyrus D. Hanks Clerk of Seneca County
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State of New Jersey
Somerset County SS  } On this fifteenth Day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Somerset, Rachel R. Sutphen a resident of the township of Bedminster in the County of Somerset & State of New Jersey being of sound
mind, and over twenty one years of age, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath depose and say- that she has often seen the commission of Ensign held by Cornelius Suydam deceased during the war of the revolution on the militia- That it had a large seal to it; but do not recollect by whom it was signed- & also that said Cornelius Suydam is
reputed to have held the commission aforesaid; And that said Commission has been in the possession of Ann Suydam the widow of Cornelius Suydam decd until within a few years last past. I further depose and say that Ann Suydam the widow of Cornelius Suydam decd has always remained a widow since the death of Cornelius Suydam

Rachel R Sutphen

Sworn to & subscribed on the day
and year above Written before
the words "during the war of the revolution" interlined before execution".

Benj McDowell

I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Rachel R. Sutphen and that she is a person of good repute for truth & veracity; June 15th 1843
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State of New Jersey
Somerset County SS.

On this twenty first Day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty three before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Somerset And State of New Jersey Willet Taylor - a resident of the township of Hills borough in the County of Somerset and State of New Jersey being in his eighty fourth
year of age who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath depose & say that he was acquainted with Cornelius Suydam
a Revolutionary soldier (frequenty called Ryker instead of Suydam) the husband of Ann Suydam the present applicant for a pension that I was out in the Militia of the State of New Jersey in the Revolutionary war with said Cornelius Suydam under Captain Van Nest at Millstone in the County of Somerset, at
New Brunswick and at Elizabethtown- that said Cornelius Suydam was equiped as a soldier and performed duty on all three of the occasions above mentioned thinks he was out during the whole war- more or less; and always considered him a brave soldier; thinks he acted as an officer at Millstone but cannot be positive of the fact. I am certain in saying he must have served ten months perhaps a great due more time
in the war of the revolution.

Willet Taylor

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written The word "Called "in the tenth line from the top of page interlined before
execution. 
James Taylor

I do hereby certify that
I am well acquainted with
the above named Willet Taylor and that
he is a person of good repute for truth and
veracity,
James Taylor
Sept first 1843
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State of New Jersey
Somerset County ss

On this Eighteenth day of March Eighteen hundred and forty four personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Somerset, and State of New Jersey Cornelius C. Suydam a resident of the township of Bedminster who says he is a son of Cornelius Suydam the husband of Ann Suydam the applicant for a pension- that my Father Cornelius Suydam has frequently told
me he was in the five months service, that
his mesmates in said service were William
Van Dayne and one Van middlesworth- that
he was taken from the army and placed as a
guard with some twenty others in the battle of
Long Island- That he was ordered by a field
officer to make the best of his retreat to the Army That he was in the battle of White Plains; and was forced to pass in front of the Brittish in order to get to the American lines. And in doing
so was met by a running fire from the Brittish
and heard the bullets whistling around him & Stryking in the bushes, and against the barn,
That he had to pass through a marshy peace
of ground, together with several others whom
he advised to tread lightly. Some of them Stuck
fast but that he passed over. That I have heard my father Cornelius Suydam, John Arrowsmith and one Hoagland talk that they were acting together in the Revolutionary war- Also that he was in the battle of Monmouth, And was placed as a guard near Lafayette; & saw many of the Americans drink profusely of cold water and sicken and die- That my father used to relate these things from my childhood up, that I am forty year old.   That on one occasion I think at Monmouth I heard my father say he was in great anxiety for General Washington who greatly exposed his person & Supposed
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from the increase of fire; they had detected General Washington who was examining his papers- that he once heard an alarm, and got out of bed in his shirt & pursued them undressed. That he was in pursuit of the brittish after they burned the Raritan Church & the Court house at Millstone. I have heard the above facts narrated by my Father in the presence of other persons; and much of it told to them in my presence-- I considered my father a man of as much integrity & veracity as any man I ever knew- & more so I have 
frequently seen a revolutionary two Edged sword of my fathers, & handled it, I have seen a paper with a large seal to it, which I suppose to have been the Commission of Ensign sworn to by my sister Rachel & also that I have seen a Yellow Epilette, other military dress suited to an officer in the Revolutionary war; I have heard my father say he was at Fort Washington

Cornelius C. Suydam

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me
The word "together on the ninth
line from the bottom of first page inter
lined before Execution.

L. Burn [or Bunn] J.P.

I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Cornelius C. Suydam & that he is a person of good repute for
truth and veracity March 18th 1844

L. Burn [or Bunn]
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State of New Jersey 
Somerset County ss}  I Do hereby certify that James Taylor, Benjamin McDowell, and Leonard Bunn whose signatures appear to the Jurat of the preceeding affidavits or depositions, were on the day of the date of said jurats & still are Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Somerset duly commissioned & Sworn and authorized to take & certify affidavits & depositions to be used & read in Courts of Justice or before any officer, and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Judges & verily believe that the signatures to the above said jurats are genuine, and in their own proper hand writings, In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County at my office in Somerville in said County
this 18th day of February 1844.

Dumont Frelinghuysen Clerk
of Somerset County
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No. 6145.

Ann Suydam
New Jersey
[illegible] to Honbl L. Dayton June 13 '44
  "  same Feb 26 1846
  " Hon M.B. Corwin 15th July 1850
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10.327
Cornelius Suydam
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[letterhead] 
THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Mount Holly, New Jersey [added by hand:], 31t March, 1886..
Sir,
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 27th instant, transmitting a copy from the records of your office of the history of Brevet Captain Abraham Stent, and Ensign Cornelius R. Suydam, and I beg to express to you the thanks of this society therefor _
I have the honor to be
Your obedient servant, 
Clifford Stanley Sims,
President _

The Hon, John C. Black,
Commissioner of Pensions _
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Senate Chamber
30 April 44

Dear Sir,

May I beg the attention of your Depart. to the cases of Mrs Bethenia Paul of Morris Co. N.J. & 
Ann Suydam, Revolutionary pension cases.

Yours [illegible]
Wm D. Dayton
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Washington City 17th June 1850

Hon J L Edwards Comm of Pensions

Dr Sir Will you please have the goodness to inform me what further or additional testimony may be necessary to establish the claim of Ann Suydam Widow of Cornelius Suydam a soldier of the Revolution who served as a Corporal in the New Jersey Forces now deceased. The application of Mrs Suydam together with Research Proof of the service of her Husband together with the Family Bible & the Deposition of his Sister to prove the Marriage are same to be all tied together. If any objections to the allowance of her claim exists please inform me what farther proof may be necessary

Hon J L Edwards

Respectfully your obt sevt
Marcus K Carcim
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J.L. Edwards Esq
Comr

Sir. I have the honor to enclose a letter from Dumont Frelinghuysen Esqr of Somerset County N.Y. in reference to the application of Ann Suydam for a Pension.

May I ask of the Depart. an answer to the execution contained in it as to the amt. of service of her late husband, shown by the pension rolls of Capt Jacob Ten Eyck.

Thesre rolls having been filed, there is mode of getting at the informed contained in them, except this the Pension Depart. itself.

Respectfully
Your obt sevt
Wm D. Dayton
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1886 Jany 25, Prof. Saml M Shute
15th H St (present) took items of
military history for Mr Clifford Simms
Cincinnate Socitey N.J.-

1886 March 25,  Clifford S. Sims Sent history for use of Society of the Cincinnate
Prest

[crossed out:  'Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873']

10,337
P.O.________________
Ann Suydam
Service:______________ ["REJECTED" stamped across this portion of form]
Enlisted:______________, 18.    .   
Discharged:___________, 18.   .
Application filed:__________, 18.    .
Alleges:_________________________
Re-enlisted:______________________
Attorney:_________________________
P. O.______________________________
______Recognized.___[hand-checked]Contract
_______Cert. of Dis. Searched for______,18.     .