Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4027, for Robert Meeker, New York
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(3—1776)

Robert Meeker
Catharine

SERVICE
New York

NUMBER
W. 4027

CONTENTS
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
8870

Catharine Meeker, decd
widow of Robert Meeker
NY
who was a Private
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence
on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Send 24th March 1844, when she died

Certificate of Pension issued
the 10th day of Aug 1850
and sent to
Hon J.D. Doty
House of Reps

[Acts of March 3, 1843, 
& June 17, 1844.]

Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 206

Payable to her only survg. children
George Meeker, Robert Meeker
Betsy Lewis & Lucy Blair



Reported

4
W.S.A.
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8346

10.656
New York
Ohio - Pittsbg Agency

Robert Meeker
of Broome in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the Compy commanded 
by Captain Dejohn of the Regt commanded
by Col. Van Rensaller in the N. York
line for 2 Years

Inscribed on the Roll of N. York
at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of April
1855 — — and [illegible] Geo Park
Binghamton NY

Arrears to the 4th of Ma '33 $160
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th Aug '33 40
$200

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Geo a. Stiles Clerk,
Book E Vol. 4, Page 25
- to -
E . . . 8 . . . 320



died Sept: 1835

Transfd. to Ohio Pittsbg Agency
from 4 March 1834. 9 Augt. '34

let: 19 Feb 42 to Hon A. Kennedy
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Robert Meeker
Declaration
10,636.

Admitted
2 years P an at $80 -

Geo Park, Agent
Binghamton N.Y.
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State of New York
Broome County ss

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Broome Robert Meerker of Chenango in said County who being duly sworn deposeth & saith (in amendment to his Declaration made in the Court of Common Please of said County on the 30th August last) that he served as a private in the Militia of the State of New York during the Revolutionary War not less than two years and for such service he claims a pension - that by reason of old age and the consequent lap of memory he cannot give a more detailed statement of each term of service than the following viz:

In the years "75 & '76 he served under Capt. Bigsbe in Col. VanRensselar's Reg. seven months at five different periods the 1st of six weeks - the 2d. of six weeks - the 3d of six weeks - the 4th of four weeks and the 5th of six weeks - He also served in the year '76 one period of six weeks und Capt. Whitney in Col. VanNess' Regt. and one period of four weeks under Capt. Hogeboom in Col VanNess' Regt. - 

In the year '77 he served one period of four weeks under Capt Vansburgh Col. VanNess Ret. and one period of six months under Capt. Bisge in Col VanNess Regt.

In the year '78 he served one period of six weeks under Capt Whitney Col VanNess Regt. and one period of three months as an Indian Spy, under Col Claghorne (he does not remember that he had any Captain or other officer at this time than Col. Claghorne to whom all reports were made

In the year '79 he had the command of a Company of Rangers or patrols (but recd. no commission)

[continued]

[noted the following spans of time in the margins:]
2 years
7 mos
1 1/2
1
6
1 1/2
3
Page 6

[continued]

[noted the number 6 in the margin of the first line]
and served six months under Col. VanNess, to whom he made his reports - and in the same year he served a period of four weeks under Major Isletine in Col VanNess Regt. -

In answer to the 5th interrogatory he says that Genl. Arnold of the Regular army was at Mosey Creek near Fort Edward while the deponent was at that place, and that Genl. Glover was stationed at Still Water near Saratoga. - He cannot now recollect another Regt. than Col. Alden's & Col. Stacia's on the Cherry Valley Station

 He further deposeth and saith that there is no Clergyman to whom this deponent is known his present neighborhood, he therefore stated the names of Genl. Joshua Whitney and Judge Chamberlain men of the first respectability who have known the deponent for fifteen or twenty years

Robert Meeker
x
his mark

Sworn & subscribed before
me this 31st day of December
1832

Geo. Park Jus. Peace
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DECLARATION.

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
Broome County, } ss.

On this 30th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting, Robert Meeker a resident of Chenago in the County of Broome and State of New York, aged 80 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 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.

He entered the Service of the United States while being at Hillsdale in the county of Columbia N.Y. under Capt. Bigsbe of the New York militia, in May1775 and was engaged about six weeks, during the period he had several skirmishes with the tories, a small party of whom had excamped on Livingstone Manor Columbia County which the said militia took prisoner, and put on board of a Sloop Capt. Fonda, & sent to Esopus, then [illegible] across the River to Poughkeipsie Dutchess Co. where they were left — He afterwards in the month of July and August was engaged with others of the militia under Capt. Bigsbe in Cutting and gettingout timber below Fishkill for the barracks for the Continental troops he served in this bsuiness six weeks and was dismissed - In September of the same year (1775) he enlisted in the same Company Cat. Bigsbee, Col Robt Van Renssalaer, in guarding the property exposed to the enemy, taking up the disaffected and collecting forces in Columbia & Dutchess Counties he served under this enlistment for the term of six weeks and was dismissed. In April 1776 he volunteered for the term of one month in said Bigsbe's Company and marched from Hillsdale to Johnstown for t he purpose of guarding the frontier, remained in the vicinity of that place until the period of his enlistment expired and returned home, passing Schenectady on the north - 

On the 1st of June (1776) he again volunteered in the same company for the term of six weeks, marched [continued]
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[continued] to Stillwater and remained there during said period and then returned home - 

In August 1776 he enlisted in a company of State troops commanded by Capt. Joshua Whitney of Hillsdale and marched by order of Col. Van Ness to Cherry Valley to guard the inhabitants  of that country from the depredations of the Western Indians - Col. Alden of the regular troops from Boston preceded the march of the N. York troops; they passed through Albany, Schenectady and Fort Hunter to Cherry Valley, when the encamped, the Militia and Regulars built a Fort and Block house, and the inhabitants were invited to come in but many remained at their homes who afterwards became easy prey to the Indians, under Brat & Butler who about this time burnt and destroyed considerable property - he served under this enlistment six weeks. - 

In November 1776 he volunteered and entered a Company commanded by Cornelius Hogeboom of the Militia and was Marched to Albany where he was billeted and for the term oof four weeks the period of his enlistment and then returned home. - 

About the fall of January 1777 he Volunteered for the period of one month under Capt. Vosburgh as he had been ordered by Col. Van Ness to raise men, horses and sleighs, and proceed on to the Mohawk River near Johnstown for the purpose of disarming the tories in the expedition they effected their object and returned home. - 

In May 1777 the Militia were called out to go to Stillwater as it was understood that the Enemy under Burgoyne were marching into the state from Canada [continued]
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[continued] The applicant under Capt. Bigsbe again shouldered his musket and marched immediately to Stillwater, remained here a short time and then ec to Fort Edward where Schuyler then commanded the Militia - then ordered with a detachment to Lake George, trawled the boats one the Lake and brought them down to Fort Edward where they were put in the River - 

The American troops lay here until Burgoyne approached and encamped near the Fort, in the night the Americans evacuated the Fort a part of whom with the applicant retired to Mosey Creek where he remained a few days, after some skirmishing on the out posts moved to Saratoga from Saratoga to Stillwater - Burgoyne followed down the river and the American and British Armies lay near each other for some time.

About the week after applicant had been at Stillwater, an Engagement was had with the enemy & the Americans succeeded in taking the Hessian beart works and Borgoyne retreated. - The applicant with the American forces crossed the River the 2d morning after his retreat and followed him to Saratoga when he was hemm'd in by the Militia and Regulars - and on the 16th October 1777 Burgoyne sent in a flag and Surrendered - the prisoners were march'd down near N. York and the applicant (with the Militia) was discharged in Columbia County having served six months the full period of his enlistment - 

[continued]
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[continued] In July & August 1778 was called out under Capt. Whitney in Col. Peter Van Ness Regt. to Fort Hunter and served in the Militia during said July & August six weeks. - 

October 1. 1778 Volunteered for the term of three months in a Corps of Militia raised from the Northern part of New York and Vermont under Colonel Calyborne for the purpose of guarding t he norther frontier - and was stationed as a spy at Sudbury Vermont with directions to pass out as far as could be done safely into the enemys Country and make returns to head quarters - While out with others as a scout he quartered for a short time in Brandon at the house of a Mr. Robbins and while here a party of 500 Indians, Canadians, & Torys attacked & killed two of the Robbins; the applicant was in sight but escaped and after remaining without provision three days & 2 nights succeeded in reaching his quarters - he served and the ful time of this enlistment and returned home. -

In April 1779 was called out and appointed to the Command of a Party Militia to act as rangers and take up and secure the disaffected and protect the property of the inhabitants in Columbia & Dutchess Counties and served as such for the full period of six months. - 

In October was again called out under Col. Van Ness and Major Isletine and Marched to Schoharie and remained  there 4 Weeks, in defending the persons & property of the inhabitants [continued]
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[continued] from the Indians. -

He also until the Close of the War stood ready as a "minute man" to march where his services were required to defend his Country and was out frequently on short excursions under Capt Whelney & Lieut Whalen in the years '80, '81, & '82. - the applicant believes he received  no written discharge, if he did the same is lost - he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. - 

He was born at Reading Fairfield Co. Connecticut on the 22d day of May 1752 but has no record of the same but a memorandum thereof in his Bible, at the close of the War he lived in Columbia Co. N.Y. then removed to Windsor Broome Co. about the year 1802 remained there until 801 when he moved to Lackawana Penna. thence in 1814 to Chenango Broome where he now resides. -

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

Robert Meeker
x
his mark

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
B. Marvin Clerk



We  Joshua Whitney residing in Chenango, Broome and Wm Chamberlain residing in the same town hereby certify, that we are will acquainted with Robert Meeker who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 80 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.

Joshua Whitney
William Chamberlain

B Marvin Clerk



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 Joshua Whitney who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the town of Chenango Broome Co. and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, B. Marvin Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the county of Broome N.Y. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains t he original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Robert Meeker for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office,
this 30 day of August 1832.

B. Marvin Clerk
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State of New York
Broome County ss }

I Barzillai Marvin Clerk of said County do hereby certify that the within five pages contain the original declaration of Robert Meeker made before the Court of Common pleas of said County on the 30 Aug. 1832 and I do further certify that George Park before whom the within and annexed affidavit purports to have been taken was on the date thereof and now is a Justice of the peace duly qualified, and that I am acquainted with his signature, and believe the same affixed to said affidavit is genuine. - Witness my hand official seal Jany. 15. 1833.

B. Marvin Clerk
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10,636

Robert Meeker
Chenango,
Broome Co,
N. York

Admitted
at
2 Years — $80 —

5.6 11.12.16.17
1872

25 Sep. 1832
28 Nv

G. Park
Binghampton
NY Agent

P103.
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10,636

BRIEF in the case of Robert Meeker, - Chenango,
Co. of Broome in the State of N. York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
[blank]

3. How old is he?
80 years.

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. 
In 17--
[1] May 1775
[2] July 1775
[3] Sept "
[4] April 1776
[5] June "
[6] August "
[7] November "
[8] last of Jany. 1777
[9] May "
[10] July & Augst. 1778
[11] Oct. 1. 1778
[12] April 1779
[13] Oct "
[14] Frequent excursions in 1780, 1781 & 1782

Duration of Service
Years, Months, Days.
[1] about 42 [days]
[2] " 42 [days]
[3] " 42 [days]
[4] 1 [month]
[5] 42 [days]
[6] 42 [days]
[7] 28 [days]
[8] 1 [month]
[9] 6 [months]
[10] 42 [days]
[11] 3 [months]
[12] 6 mos
[13] 4 weeks
[14] [blank]

Rank. 
As a
[1] private
[2] "
[3] "
[4] "
[5] "
[6] "
[7] "
[8] "
[9] "
[10] "
[11] Spy
[12] Com. Cr of Scouting party
[13] private
[14] [blank]

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen.
[1] Capt. Bigsbe
[2] do
[3] Capt. Bigsbe, Col. R. VanRenselaer
[4] Do
[5] do
[6] Capt. J. Whitney, Col. VanNess
[7] Capt. C. Hogeboom
[8] Capt. Vansburgh, Co. VanNess
[9] Cap. Bigsbee, Genl. Shuiler
[10] Capt. Whitney, Col. P. VanNess
[11] Col. Claghorne
[12] no Officers
[13] Maj. Isletine
[14] Capt. Whitney & Lt. Whalen

5. In what battles was he engaged?
Stillwater.

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Hillsdale, Columbus Co., New York.

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
Traditionary.

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
[blank]

X Certify that the foregoing statement and answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

W. Fawcett
Examining Clerk.

280

7, 1/2

9.10
21
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30.10
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May 22 AD 1752
[illegible] Robert John Born

December 23 ) 1780 then
was Robert Meeker 
and Z Elizabeth Willye mar'd

December 10 1780
then was my Daughter Cate born

September 14 1782
then was my Daughter Elizabeth born

Elizabeth Meeker
Departed this Life 
July 11 1783

"B"

[continued]
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[continued]

March 26 1787
Then was Robert Meeker
and Catherine Vandussen married

February 22 ad 1788
then was my Daughter Dolly Born

October 6 AD 1789
then was my son Robert Born

October 13 AD 1791
then was my daughter Hannah Born

January 30 AD 1794
then was my son John Born

[illegible] 13 1795
then was my daughter Becca Born

October 29 1794
then was my son Martin Born

Martin Meeker
Departed this life August 5 AD 1796

July 8 AD 1800 
then was my son Gorge Born

July 13 AD 1802
then was my Daughter Phebe Born

April 18 AD 1808
then was my Daughter Luse Born

December 12 AD 1811
then was my Daughter Betse Born
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State of Indiana
LaGrange County } ss.

Catharine Meeker being duly sworn deposes and says that she is. the person who has this day applied for a pension from the United States, under An Act of the Congress of the United States Entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" appended July 7 1838. that she is the wife of Robert Meeker deceased, who was a pensioner of the United States, and who died on the 27 day of September 1835 and who is referred to in the affidavits & certificates hereto annexed. Whose original pension certificate is hereto annexed marked "A" as also his family record, and the only family record herein kept since she married him, marked "B": that the said record is in his own hand writing, & that when the entries in that record of marriages, births and deaths, were made she can not say; that she has been the keeper of that record ever since her said husband's death up to this present day on which it was torn from the book, on the blank leaves of which it had been made for the sole purpose of being annexed hereto & forwarded to t he Pension Office of the United States to aid in Enabling her to procure her [continued]
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[continued] said pension. She further states that she is Eighty One years of age less a few months, and that her original name was "Vandusen"

Catharine Meeker
x
her mark

Sworn to and subscribed 
before me this 10th day of May 1862

the words "when" & "she can not say" 
being interlined, and the words "some 
time between" and the figures 1810 & 1805
being erased before signing & swearing

Simon M Cutler J. P. Seal



820 Catharine Meeker
of Robert
Indiana



State of Indiana
LaGrange County }

I William M. Holmes Clerk of the LaGrange Circuit Court do certify that Simon M. Cutler, whose signature appears to the immediately foregoing attestation was at the time of the same appears to have been made an acting Justice of the Peace aforesaid County duly commissioned and qualified according to law, that the signature purporting to be his is genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereto affixed my hand & the seal of said Court this 1st day of May 1842

Wm Holmes Clk
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Declaration

State of Ohio
Lorain County } ss.

On this 16th day of July A.D. 1850 personally appeared before the court of Common Pleas of the county aforesaid George Meeker a resident of the township of Amherst in the said County of Lorain in the state of Ohio aged fifty-two 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pension to certain widows" that himself and Lucy Blair of the said township of Amhurst Lorain County Ohio and Robert Meeker and Betsey Lewis of the county of La Grange in the State of Indiana are the only surviving children of Catharine Meeker who was the widow of Robert Meeker who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum and died in the aforesaid township of Amhurst Lorain County Ohio on the 27th day of September (A.D. 1835) in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty five and first obtained his pension in the county of Broom in the state of New York under the act of June 7th 1832 [continued]
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[continued] That his widow the said Catharine Meeker was married to him in the year 1787 and continued to live with him as his lawful wife until his death as aforesaid that soon after his death she removed into the county of LaGrange in the State of Indiana where she continued to reside until her death which took place in said LaGrange County Indiana on the twenty fourth day of March in the year One thousand Eight hundred and forty four and was at the time of her death unmarried and the widow of the said Robert Meeker That in the month of May in the year 1842 the said Catharine Meeker then a resident of the aforesaid county of LaGrange in the state of Indiana made her application for a pension under the act of July 7th 1838 as the widow of the said Robert Meeker and failed from the fact that she was not a widow when the act of June 7th 1832 was passed, Declarant would now refer the Commissioner of Pensions to raise application for a more full proof of her marriage and other particulars During the year 1842 this declarant resided in said LaGrange County Indiana.

George Meeker
x
his mark

Sworn to and subscribed in open court before
me this 16th day of July A.D. 1850 }

H. Wallace Deputy Clerk
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S
Rev. War Section.


June 17, 1913.

Mrs. Jerome Ball,
Waterford, N. Y.

Madam:

In addition to the military history of Robert Meeker, W. File No. 4,027, Rev. War, you are furnished the following family data from the papers on file in the claim.

Robert Meeker born May 22, 1752, married December 23, 1777 (?)
Elizabeth Wiltse who died July 11, 1783.
Cate born December 10, 1780.
Elizabeth " September 14, 1782.

Robert Meeker married March 26, 1787, Catherine Vandusen.
Polly born February 22, 1788.
Robert " October 6, 1789.
Hannah " October 13, 1791.
John " January 30, 1794.
Becca " September 13, 1795.
Martin " October 29, 1797, died August 9, 1796.
George " July 8, 1800.
Phebe " July 13, 1802.
Luse " April 18, 1808 or 1810.
Betse " December 12, 1811.

[continued]
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W. File No. 4,0272

Catharine Meeker died in La Grange County, Indiana, March 24, 1844, and her only surviving children in 1850, were George Meeker and Lucy Blair of Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio, and Robert Meeker and Betsey Lewis of La Grange County, Indiana.

Very respectfully,
G. M. Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 4027

Catharine Meeker
Wid.
Robert Meeker
Pvt. Rev. War

Act; Mch 3d 1843, June 17th 1844

Index:—Vol. M., Page 41

[Arrangement of 1870.]



1913 June 17th Hist. to Jerome Ball.
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Catharine Meeker
W of Robert

Indiana

Select: 19 May 1842
Hon: A. Kennedy.

Rejected

See let 22 July 1842 to
Hon. A. Kennedy
Indiana

(see Atty. genls of opinions)

Act 7 July 1838
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10956

Pittsburgh
Ohio

Catharine Meeker, dec

Widow of Robert Meeker
who was a pensioner under the Act of '32
and died on the 27 Sept. 1835,
of Broome Co. in the State of N.Y.
who was a private in the Company
commanded by Captain Bejohn of the
Regt commanded by Col. Van Rensallear in
the N.Y. line for

Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh
at the rate of 80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of
Augt 1837 and sent to
Hon. J.D. Doty H.R.

Total amount, $[blank]
Payable to surviving children

[Act July 7, 1838.]

Recorded by J B Chase Clerk
Book D Vol. 1 Page 393
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State of Ohio
Lorain County } ss.

On this 16th day of July A.D. 1850 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the county aforesaid Henry Blair a resident of the township of Amhurst in said County of Lorain and state of Ohio aged forty seven who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his depose and say that during the year A.D. 1835 and for several years previous thereto he resided in the aforesaid township of Amhurst and that during said year 1835 he was personally acquainted with Robert Meeker who then resided in said townsip of Amhurst and was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $80 per year and formerly resided in the state of New York that said Robert Meeker died in said township of Amhurst on or about the 27th day of September in said year 1835 and at his death left a widow Catharine Meeker with whom deponent was personally acquainted That soon after the death of the said Robert his widow the said Catharine removed into the County of La Grange in the state of Indiana where she continued to reside until [continued]
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[continued] her death which took place in said county of La Grange on the twenty fourth day of March in the year Eighteen hundred and forty four and was at the time of her death upwards of Eighty years of age and was unmarried and the widow of the said Robert Meeker That George Meeker and Lucy Blair residents of Lorain county Ohio and Robert Meeker and Betsey Lewis residents of LaGrange County Indiana are the only surviving children of the said Catharine Meeker deceased and that said Robert is now upwards of sixty - years of age

Henry T Blair

Sworn to and Subscribed in Open Court
this 16th day of July AD 1850
Before me. H. William Deputy Clerk }
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State of Ohio
Lorain County } ss.

On this 16th day of July A.D. 1850 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid, Adelia E. Hotchkiss a resident of the township of Amherst in said County of Lorain and state of Ohio and of lawful age who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath depose and say that during the year A.D. 1835 she resided in the aforesaid township of Amherst and was then and there personally acquainted with Robert Meeker who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States and that previous to his residence in said Amherst township resided in the County of Broom in the state of New York that he died in said Amherst Township in said Lorain County Ohio on or about the 27th day of September A.D. 1835 and his death left a widow whose name was Catharine Meeker with whom this deponent was personally and intimately acquainted That soon after the death of the said Robert Meeker his widow the said Catharine removed into the county of LaGrange in the state of Indiana where she continued to reside until [continued]
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[continued] her death which took place in said county of LaGrange in the state of Indiana on the twenty fourth day of March in the year one thousand Eight-hundred and forty four (1844) and was at the time of her death upwards of Eighty years of age That Robert Meeker and Betsey Lewis of said LaGrange and George Meeker and Lucy Blair of the aforesaid County of Lorain are the only surviving children of the said Catharine Meeker deceased that said Robert son of the said Catharine and the aforesaid Robert is more upwards of sixty years of age That after the removal of the said Catharine Meeker to the state of Indiana this deponent resided in the same house with her

Adelia E Hotchkiss

Sworn to and Subscribed in Open 
Court this 16th day of July AD 1850 }

H. Wallace Deputy Clerk
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July Term A.D. 1850

State of Ohio
Lorain [County] } ss.

At a session of the Court of Common Pleas of the county aforesaid held at Elyria in said County on the 16th day of July A.D. 1850 personally appeared in open Court George Meeker and on oath made and subscribed his declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay & pension to certain widows" and also in open court personally came Henry Blain and Adelia E. Hotchkiss and subscribed their depositions on oath touching the declaration of the said George Meeker and the said Court after [illegible] the matter do hereby declare their opinion that the said Robert Meeker deceased was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States and died in the township of Amherst Lorain County in the state of Ohio on the 27th day of September A.D. 1835 and that he left a widow Catharine Meeker who died on the twenty fourth day of March in the year Eighteen hundred and forty four (1844) in the county of LaGrange in the state of Indiana and was at the time of her death unmarried & the widow of the said Robert Meeker and left as her only surviving children George Meeker, Robert Meeker, Betsey Lewis and Lucy Blair all whom now survive and. that said Robert is now upwards of sixty years of age and [continued]
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[continued] and that George Meeker Henry Blair & Adeline E. Hotchkiss above deponents are credible persons and it is ordered that the clerk certify to the same under the seal of the court

In testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and 
affixed my seal of office at Elyria this 16th
day of July in the Year of our Lord 1850

M.R. Keith Clerk -
by H. Wallace Deputy -

[seal affixed]
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State of Indiana
LaGrange County } ss.

Robert Meeker, who is a son of Catharine Meeker who has made application for a pension under an act of the Congress of the United State Entitled, "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows, Approved July 7 1838, " and of Robert Meeker deceased, hitherto a pensioner of the United States, maketh oath and saith that he is a son of the said Robert Meeker deceased, and the said Catharine Meeker: that the name of said Catharine previous to her marriage with the said Robert was "Catharine Vandusen," that her family name was "Vandusen," that she is the identical person alluded to in the mariage account appended to the application of the said Catharine: that the said Catharine has no other son but himself & one - George Meeker in the State of Indiana. Two daughters living therein, but has a daughter living in the State of Ohio, and one daughter in the State of Indiana, with cildren residing out of the said States  that from [continued]
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[continued] the great age of the said Catharine, & the fact of her removal from her place of maternity long since, he knows of no persons as connected with her by the ties of affinity to whom she can apply to prove more specifically & fully her identity with the person called in said record "Catharine Vandusen,: and further this deponent says not

Robert Meeker

Sworn and subscribed to before me this 9 day of July 1842

with one interliniation of the words "& one George Meeker"

Peter Lamson J P



I Peter Lamson the Justice of the Peace before whom the said Robert Meeker who declares himself to be a son of said Robert Meeker deceased is a person of truth and veracity as well as a moral and religious person, that I have known him for the period of six years since he past came to the State of Indiana, and that he has ever [illegible] this character often since I have known him

Witness my hand this 9 day of July 1842

Peter Lamson J P
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State of Indiana
LaGrange County } ss.

I William M. Holmes Clerk of the La Grange Circuit do certify that Peter Lampson before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been made was at the time the same appears to have been made & at the time of the said attestation an acting Justice of the Peace of the said County duly commissioned, and qualified as such according to law, that he was also such justice of the peace at the time the foregoing certificate appears to have been made; that the signature to that certificate, with signature subscribed to said within are genuine signatures of said Justice of the Peace

Witness my hand and the seal of said Court, being a Court of record this 11 day of July A.D. 1842

William M Colmes Clerk
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August 1, 1834
Pension Office

Free

For Transfer



Elyria Oz
July 24
Hon Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City
DC



Pension Office



Meeker George

Robert Meeker

7t. June 8,346
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County of Lorain ss.

On this 22d. day of July 1834 before me the subscriber Mayor of the Town of Elyria in said County of Lorain Personally appeared Robert Meeker [illegible], who on his oath declares that he well knows Robert Meeker whose name is subscribed to the within affidavit to be the same person described therein & no other than the identical person to whom the original pension was granted - And I certify that the witness is a person of veracity - Robert Meeker afs

Sworn & subscribed to before
me the day & year aforesaid }

Oaias Long } Mayor of the Town of Elyria



State of Ohio
Lorain County ss }

I Ebenezer Whiton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Lorain County do hereby certify that Ozias Long Esquire is Mayor of the town of Elyria duly elected & qualified that his term of office as Mayor commenced the 4th day of April 1834 & will expire on the 4th day of April 1835 and that his signature to the above & foregoing certificates are genuine - Given under my hand * the seal of said Court the 22d. day of July 1834

Ebenezer Whiton Clerk
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County of Lorain ss:

On this 22d. day of July 1834 before me the subscriber Mayor of the Town of Elyria in the said County of Lorain personally appeared Robert Meeker who on his oath declare, that he is the same Robert Meeker named in the original certificate in his possession of which I certify t he following to be a true copy "War Department Revolutionary Claim - I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June 1832  Robert Meeker of the State of New York who was a private in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive Eighty dollars per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4th of March 1831 and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year - {ss} Given at the War office of the United States this 1- day of April one Thousand eight hundred and thirty three

Lew Cass

Certified & Countersigned
JL Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Secretary of War

That his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of New York from wherein he has lately removed; that he now resides in Elyria Lorain County Ohio where he intends to remain and wishes his Pension in the future to be payable at Pittsburgh in the State of Pennsylvania & that his reason for removing to the State of Ohio was to live with his son who resides there -

Robert Meeker

Sworn and subscribed to - 
before me the day & year aforesaid }
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Robert Meeker

Payments to be made
at N. York
by [illegible]
Agent for paying Pensioners,
in the Agency of

New York

"A"

Recorded in the Pension Office, 
in Book E. Vol. 4.
Page 25 by G.C. Stiles
Clerk
Page 39

[illegible]

Revolutionary Claim.

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United 
States of the 7th June, 1832, Robert Meeker 
of the State of New York 
who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army
is entitled to receive Eighty dollars 
per annum, during his natural life, commencing
on the 4th of March 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 
4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.

Given at the War Office of the United States,
this 3rd day of April
one thousand eight hundred and thirty=three

Lew Cass
Secretary of War

Examined and
Countersigned. }

JL Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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Washington
July 21 - 4 -

Dear Sir

I send you a paper, in addition to the testimony [illegible] US by you in the case of C Meeker of Ladonia

Yours in [illegible]
S Kennedy

Mr Edwards
Comm of Pensions
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Hon. Mr. Edwards
Commissioner of Pension
Washington
D.C.



No 8280
May 19, 1842

Elysia
July 7, 1838

Cath Meeker



Hon. A. Kennedy
HR
Page 42

House Reps
May 18 - 4-

Dear Sir

Here find enclosed the papers in the case of Mrs C Meeker.

By her request in regard to the petition of the family record can be complied with & please inform me

[illegible]
A Kennedy

Mr Edwards
Comms. pensions
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Pittsburgh

Catharine Meeker - dec
widow of Robert

Ohio
Lorain Cou.

admitted

Private - $80
per an comL 4th
March 1836 to 4
March 1841, - from 
43 to 24th
March 1844, when
she died,

h. d. 27 Feb 1835,

act 7 July 1838 &c.

Children - George Meeker, 
Robert Meeker
Betsey Lewis &
Lucy Blair

Hon. J. D. Doty
H.R.
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House of Reps.
Washington
July 22, 1850

Hon. J. L. Edwards

Sir;

Herewith I present the evidence in support of the claim of the Heirs of Robert Meeker, a Revolutionary soldier, to which I respectfully ask your attention —

Your Obt Svt.
James Duane Doty
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No 8173
Washn. Feb. 15, 1842

Hon. A Kennedy

Inc. papers of Catharine
Meeker & asks if she is 
entitled to a pension.

K17. Rec Feb. 1 161842

Pension Office

Mda.
July 7, 1838
Cath Meeker



Hon. A Kennedy
HR
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Washington
Feb 15th 1842

Hon J C Spencer

Sir

According to the request of the writs of the within letter & [illegible] papers & letters to you. You will be good enough to address me the Esquire then [illegible]

With respect

Yours
A Kennedy

Hon. J. C. Spencer
Sec of War
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State of Indiana
LaGrange County } ss.

Be it known that before me Simon M. Cutler a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Catharine Meeker, and made oath in due form of law, that she is the widow of Robert Meeker the identical person, who was a pensioner, and is now dead, and to whom a certificate of pension was issued, of which the following is a true copy

"War Department

"Revolutionary Claim

"I Certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June 1832 Robert Meeker, of the State of New York, who was a private in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive eighty dollars per annum during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March 1831, and Payable semi annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year.

Given at the War Office of the United States this 3rd day of April one thousand, eight hundred and thirty three

(Signed) Lew. Cass
Secretary of War

ss.

examined and countersigned
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions ["]



— that the deceased pensioner resided in Lorain County, in the State of Ohio, for the space of about two years before his death, and that previous thereto he resided in the State of [continued]
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Catharine Meeker
x
her mark

New York

Sworn to and subscribed this 10th day of May 1842 before me

Simon M. Cutler J.P.  {Seal}



State of Indiana
County of LaGrange } ss.

On this 10th day of May 1842 personally appeared before the Judge of the Probate Court of said County of LaGrange (such Court being a Court of record and then being but one Judge thereof, and such Probate Court being then in session) Catharine Meeker, a resident of Johnson Township in Said County of LaGrange, now aged about Eighty one years, plus a few months, 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 July 7, 1838 Entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows:"

— that she is the widow of Robert Meeker deceased, who was as she has understood and believes a sergeant and afterwards a lieutenant in the Revolutionary Army, and was in active service as such for a considerable period during the war of the Revolution

She further declares, that she was married to the said Robert Meeker on or about the 26th day of March 1787, that her husband the said Robert Meeker died on the 27th day of September 1835; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated.

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me the Judge of the Probate Court aforesaid.

Wm S. Prentiss

Catharine Meeker
x
her mark
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State of Indiana
LaGrange County } ss.

I, William M. Holmes Clerk of the Probate Court (the same being a court of record) pf said County of LaGrange holden at Lima in and for said County, do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said court that Robert Meeker referred to in the foregoing copy of certificate of pension was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum, was a resident of the county of Loraine in the State of Ohio, for the space of about two years and died in Said County of Lorraine, and State of Ohio on the 27th day of September 1835, and that he left a widow whose name is Catharine Meeker and who made the foregoing declaration; to whom he was married on or about the 26th March 1787, having been previously married to another woman, who died in 1783

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 10- day of May 1842

W.M. Holmes Clk
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State of Indiana
LaGrange County } ss.

I William M. Holmes Clerk of the LaGrange Circuit Court also a Court of record do certify that Simon M. Cutler whose name appears to one of the foregoing attestations, viz that appeared to the applicant of Catharine Meeker was at the time that attestation bears date & was on acting Justice of the Peace of said County duly commissioned and qualified according to law, that the signature purporting to be his is genuine 

In testimony hereto on affixed by me my signature at the seal of said Card this 10- day of May 1842

W.M. Homes Clk
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No 8280

State of Indiana
LaGrange County } ss.

I William M. Homes Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County aforesaid, the same being a Court of record, & of general original jurisdiction do certify that I Simon M Cutler whose name appears to the foregoing certificate of acknowledgement, was at the time the same appears to have been made an actin Justice of the Peace of said County duly commissioned and qualified according to law as duly appears by records and documents in my office and otherwise, and that the signature thereto annexed purporting to be his is genuine, & having stricken out the name of Ariel Aleved, and inserted that of Simon M. Cutler, before signing and affixing my official seal.

In testimony whereof hereto an affixed my hand & t he seal of said Court this 10 day of May 1842

W.M. Holmes Clk



Hon. A. Kennedy HR
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Know all men by these presents that I Catharine Meeker of the County of LaGrange and State of Indiana pensioner of the United States under the act of the Congress of the United States entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows, appended July 7th 1838, do hereby constitute and appoint the Honorable Andrew Kennedy, a member of Congress my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to receive, the whole amount of Pension, to which I am entitled for the period of five years immediately succeeding the fourth day of March eighteen hundred and thirty six, by virtue of the aforesaid act

Catharine Meeker
x
her mark

Witness my hand and Seal this 10th day of May 1842

Sealed and delivered in presence of John B. Howe



State of Indiana
LaGrange County } ss.

Be it known, that on the 10th day of May 1842, before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared the above named Catharine Meeker, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day & year last above mentioned

Simon M. Cutler — Justice of the Peace
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HEADQUARTERS
Gen. P.H. Sheridan Post No. 630, G. A. R.
DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK.
Encampment Second and Fourth Tuesday Evenings of each month.

[text following is within logo]
P. H. SHERIDAN POST, NO. 630, G. A. R. Organized, July 11, '86


Waterford, N. Y., June 8th 1913.

Hon G. W. Saltzgaber
Commissioner fo Pensions
Washington D.C.

My Dear Sir.

I am requested to write you in behalf of Henrietta Meeker Kavanaugh and her daughter, Mary Heller, who desires to join the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Please send her a statement of the military history of Daniel Meeker or Meaker, Daniel Meeker or Meaker Jr., Robert Meeker or Meaker W4027, John I Vanderwerken, and John J. Vanderwerken, their ancestors

This Post Office address is Waterford
Saratoga County New York.

Yours in F. C and L.
Jerome Ball
Post Adjutant
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In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Robert Meeker a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in the Bureau.

W. File 4027

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
[1] 1775 & 1776
[2] 1776
[3] 1777
[4] 1778
[5] 1779
[6] 1779

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
[1] 7 mos.
[2] 6 weeks [&] 4 [weeks]
[3] 4 [weeks] [&] 6 mos.
[4] 6 weeks [&] 3 mos.
[5] 6 mos.
[6] 4 weeks

RANK.
[1] [blank]
[2] [blank]
[3] [blank]
[4] Ind. Spy
[5] Commanded Co. of Rangers
[6] [blank]

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
[1] Bigsbe
[2] Joshua Whitney [&] Cornelius Hogeboom
[3] Vosburgh  [&] Bigsbe
[4] Whitney
[5] [blank]
[6] Mar. Isletine

COLONEL.
[1] Robert VanRensselaer
[2] Van Ness
[3] "  "
[4] Peter Van Ness [&] Claghorne
[5] Van Ness
[6] "  "

STATE.
N.Y.

Battles engaged in, [checked]

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hillsdale, Columbia Co., NY

Date of application for pension, Aug. 30, 1832. His claim was allowed.

Residence at date of application, Chenango, Broome Co., NY

Age at date of application, b. May 22, 1752 Reading, Fairfield Co., Conn.

Remarks: Sol. mar. Dec. 23, 1777? Elizabeth Wiltse who
died July 11, 1783; her mar. Mch. 26, 1787 Catharine Vandusen,
he died Sept. 27, 1835, Amhurst Twp - Lorain Co., Ohio, & she was alld. pens. on her
applic. exec. May 10. 1842 while almost 81 yrs. of age & a resident of
Johnson twp., LaGrange Co. Ind. in which county she died Mch. 24, 1844.
Leaving only ch.
George Meeker
Lucy Blair
Robert Meeker
Betsey Lewis

1834 Russia, Loraine Co. Ohio



Very Respectfully,

Commissioner



6—2856
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*


NAME Meeker, Solomon
GRADE Private
LINE New York

WARRANT NUMBER 7484

ACREAGE 100
ISSUED July 30, 1790
To Edward Campston, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.