Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11621, Andreas Van Orden, New Jersey New York
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New Jersey  / New York
Van Order, Andreas
S 11621
carded
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8608
NEW YORK

Andreas Van Order
of New York in the State of New York 
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Guyche in the Reg't commanded
by Col Hays in the NJ ma
for 2 years.

NJ and NY
Records completed May 22 / 05

Inscribed on the roll of New York
at the rate of $80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence the 4th dayu of March 1834

Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of April
1833 and Sent To
Hon. G.C. Verplanck  N. York

Arrears to the 4th March 1833.             $160.00 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep ""       40.00
                                                                   $200.00

Recorded by W.F. Williams Clerk
Book E vol. 4 Page 34
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Application of                                          No. 1396
      Andreas Van Order

for a Pension

July 30 1832

Pension Office
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State of New York 
City and County of New York
     On this twenty seventh day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in one Court before the Honorable John T. Irving First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the City and County of New York now sitting Andreas Van Orden resident in the City County and State of New York aged seventy six 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 Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
     That he entered the service of the United States at Hackensack in the State of New Jersey in the year 1776 in the month of July or August he was then about twenty years of age, he was born in Hackensack on the 3rd of August 1756 his age is recorded in the family bible, he volunteered in Captain Hagg's company Col. Boskerck's regiment of New Jersey State Militia he remained with them one month when having contacted the camp fever he was dismissed as unfit for duty.  In the month of November 1776 having partially recovered he enlisted at Hackensack in the State of New Jersey for three months in Captain Guyche's company of Rangers and was engaged in service on the frontiers of the State of New Jersey until February 1777 when he was discharged at Gloucester in New Jersey - He then removed to Clarkstown Rockland County State of New York and in May 1777 he enlisted for nine months in Captain Bell's company of Col. Graham's regiment New York State Militia attached to the Brigade of General James Clinton, and crossed the river to White Plains were they came under the command of Genl. McDougall and in the winter of 1778 he was discharged having a return of the camp fever which has rendered him a cripple - he recollects Genl. McDougall, Wayne, Lee, Van Cortland, and the officers above named, he resided in Clarkstown, and partly at Hackensack until about 27 years ago when he removed to the City of New York where he has resided since and where he now resides, he has no documentary evidence of his services never having received a written discharge.
His services were principally in Bergen Cunty of the State of New Jersey and in the Counties of Rockland, Orange, and.....
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... Westchester in the State of New York.  George Hadley, Stephen Hadley, Isaac Hadley, and Gerardus River know of his services in the Revolutionary War.
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.
Andreas Van Order

Sworn to and subscribed the day andyear aforesaid
In Open Court
Abm. Asten, Clerk
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State of New York
City and County of New York

    We George Hadley and Gerardus Aiken do hereby certify that we served during a part of the Revolutionary War with Andreas Van Orden who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that he served during the Revolutionary  war and we believe him to be seventy two years, and the facts e]set forth in his declaration we believe to be true, and that he is a man of truth and veracity.
George Hadley
Gerardus Riker

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in Open Court
by Gerardus River and affirmed by George Hadley
   Abm. Asten Clerk

    We George Hadley a clergyman residing in the city of New York and Gerardus River of the same city do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Andreas Van Orden who has subscribed  and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 76 years of age and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion.
George Hadley
Gerardus Riker

Sworn to and subscribed 
the day and year aforesaid
in Open Court by Gerardus
 River and affirmed by George 
Hadley
   Abm. Asten Clerk
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    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 George Hadley who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the City of New York and that Gerardus River who has also signed the same, is a resident in the City of New York, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Jno. T. Irving
to wit a presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York/.


   I Abraham Asten, Clerk of theCourt of Common Pleas in the City and County of New York, do hereby certify that the application of Andreas Van Orden for a pension.
   In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the City and County of New York this twenty seventh day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
   Abm. Asten Clerk
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Rev. War 11621

INVALID

file No. 11,621
Andreas Van Orden
Priv Rev. War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index:- vol. A, Page 389
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$ 80 per ann (annum)

written vertically:
J.L. Edwards Esq.

Hon. G.C. Verplanck
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New York April16th 1833

Sir
   I return herewith the papers of Andreas Van Orden.  It explain  the signature of the clerk of Rockland Co, without hesitation (?) by saying that the seal was applied in his absence  by Mr. Pye's son, a youth and trained to act for him in the found/formal -?-  of his office.  It was done under the direction (as I understand him) of the Judge who drew the affidavit himself.
   If the proof in his this report sufficient and is no ground to suspect fraud in forgery on the part of Van Orden.  He is a very old and apparently humble plain and ignorant man.   He is a sexton  of a respectable  congregation of the Dutch church which implies a certain degree of confidence in his general character - and one of our most respectable citizens (Genl. Bogardus) has informed me that he is a well known to him and that he is worthy of credit.  His witnesses are also known to me as very old men whom I have and entrust for some years to have been in the revolutionary services, though I know nothing further respecting them.
I am our Obed. Sevt.
G.C. Vanplanck

J.L.Edwards
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  Further application of
Andreas Van Orden for
a pension.
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State of new York
City and County of New York
    Andreas Van Orden of said City being further sworn in relation to his revolutionary services doth depose that on or about the first day of August 1777 he volunteered in Captain Hagg's (Stagg's ?) company of Col. Van Boskercks regiment at Hackensack State of New Jersey and was in service in the company until the first day of the ensuing September when he was discharged.
    That on the 15th day of November 1777 he volunteered in Captain Guyches company at Hackensack New Jersey in which company he remained in service util the 15th of February 1778, when he was discharged, and removed to Clarkstown in Rockland County Tate of New York at which place he enlisted on or about the 8th day of April 1778 in Captain Bells company New York Militia and was discharged from the company on the 30th day of December 1778 being all that period engaged in service in the Company.
     That on or about the third of January 1779 he enlisted in Captain Smith's company of New York  Militia attached to Col. Hays Regiment this was at Clarkstown Orange (now Rockland) County he continued in that company until about the 15th day of December 1781 when he was discharged, he was during the whole of that period  engaged in active service and was employed in what was called guarding the lines.  He claims a pension for his services as private having served three years and five days.  This statement the declarant believes to be true .
Andreas Van Orden

Sworn this 12th day November 1832 before me in Open Court
Richard Hatfield
Clerk of -?- N York
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State of New York 
City and County of New York
     George Hadley of said City being sworn says that on the 2nd day of November 1777 he entered the service of the United States as a soldier by volunteering inCaptain Johnsons company of Rangers in which company he continued until the 1st day of April 1778 when he was discharged.
     And on the 3rd  or 4th day of the same month of April he volunteered in Captain Bells company of Col. Grahams Regiment of New York State Militia in the company he continued until the 31st day of December 1778.  He crossed the river to White Plains while in the company.
     He perfectly recollects Andreas Van Orden whose declaration is written on the other side hereof, said Van Orden joined Captain Bells company three or four days after deponent and continued in service with deponent in that company until they were discharged on the 31st day of December 1778.
     (This paragraph very faint) In the month of April he thinks it was on the 3rd of April 1779 at Tappan Rockland County he volunteered in Captain Gardner's company of militia under the command of Col. Hay he continued in the company until the first day of August following when he was discharged and went to Clarkstown in the same company were he volunteered inCaptain Turners company of Col. Hays Regiment and on the 15 day of August 1779 in which the company he remained doing duty until the beginning of November 1783 when the company was disbanded and the deponent came to New York.
George Hadley

Sworn the 12 day of November 1783 before me in Open Court
Richard Hatfield Clerk
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    Tunis Taulman being eighty four years of age, do hereby certify that in the Revolutionary War I was first Lieutenant in Capt John Bells company, and that Andreas Van Orden was a private in said company, was enlisted and served in said company as a soldier for the space of eight months at least and it may be nine, and further that said Andreas Van Orden served said eight months at Nyack, White Plains, Newbridge in New Jersey and at Van Houtens in (Orange County) now Rockland and eight months service was in seventeen hundred and seventy eight, and further that Andreas Van Orden served as a private in in Capt Aury Smiths company for the space of two years in seventeen hundred and seventy nine and eighty.
Tunis Taulman his X mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me the 31st day of October 1832 
Cornl. Blauvelt Judge of the Curt of Common Pleas in and for  the County of Rockland 
David Pye
Clerk of the County
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  And the said Court of General Sessions of the Peace of theCity and County of New York now sitting do declare their belief that Andreas Van Orden who has made the foregoing additional declaration is a resident of the City of New York and served as he states and was a Revolutionary soldier.....and that George Hadley.....whose depositions are annexed and are residents of the City of New York and that their statements are entitled to credit.

R. Riker
Recorder of the City
New York
 -?- Sharpe
Aldm. 2 Ward (underlined)
Wm. Mandeville
Aldm. 3rd Ward


State New York
City and County of New York
    I Richard Hatfield Clerk of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace and of the Court of Dyer and Terminer do certify that the above are the original proceedings in the Court of General Sessions of the Peace of the City of New York, in the application of Andreas Van Orden for a pension and that the foregoing are the signatures of the Justices composing the Court of Sessions for the present November Term.
     In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 12th day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Richard Hatfield 
Clerk