Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 385, for David Marinus, New Jersey
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Service, Number
New Jersey   Marinus, David W.385
                        Ackerman, Effy
[noted below Ackerman, Effy] (Former Widow)
Contents 
[left blank]
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[in scripted hand]
David Marinus was born
October the 17 1751 Died
January the 16 1778
Garret Marinus is Born 
July 24 1810
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John Marinus
is Born March
the 10 1776
Margaret Marinus
is Born the 22
of August 178
Jenny Marinus
is Born October
the 6 1803
David Marinus
is Born the 
13 of September
1806
Garret Marinus
is [damaged] July
2[illegible] [illegible]10
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[Form blanks filled out in hand script blank ink]
5285
New Jersey
Eggy Ackerman widow of David Marinus who died on the [left blank]
of [blank] in the State of NJ
who was a Captain in the [swish mark - blank] commanded
by Captain (NJ) of the [swish mark - blank] commanded 
by [swish mark - blank] in the Revolution 
line [has ink mark running through work line] for 1 year [swish mark]

Inscribed on the Roll of Trenton 
at the rate of 240 Dollars OO Cents
per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March 1831-8 Endg [ending] 22d [22nd] February 1838

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day oof April 1851 and sent to
Thomas C McEwen
Arrears to the 4th of Warwick N.Y.
Semiannual allowance ending

[signed] 
H.R.Weightman Clerk Recorded by Book D, Col. 2 Page 364
Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3rd

[in pencil, by another hand - a note]
[small] x Marinus
AoT
[swish mark] 
Oct 13, 1906
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[Hand scripted document with illegible seal affixed]

State of NewJersey
I Thomas S Allison Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that there is evidence in any Office that a payment was made to Captain David Marinus on the 3d [3rd] day of August 1776, on account of Militia Service, and it further appears from a letter on file in the Office bearing date June - 1777 signed by "David Marinus Captain" and others that said David Marinus was at that time a prisoner in New York.  And I do further certify that there is no evidence in this department of the date of his commission as Captain, or of the time when he was taken prisoner.  
In Testimony whereof I leave hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Trenton this fourth day of September Eighteen hundred fifty five.

[signed 
Ths S Allison
[decorative flourish underscore]
Secretary of State
[decorative flourish underscore]
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[pile of folic papers the top page is torn at the top revealing page 2, beneath, on which is scripted]

Rev A.H. Masnirs

[top page reads]

Erd 25th July 1853
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[Document it tied at the top with cording]
State of New Jersey
Passaic  County [vertical pen scribble] Ss

I, Wm R Bogardus- 
present pastor of the Reformed Dutch 
Church of Acquackanonck in the County 
of Passaic in the State of New Jersey
do certify and say that the following is 
a true copy of the Babtismal record of John Marinus Son of David- 
Marinus and Eggi [Effi] Cadmus 
taken from the [superscripted]records of Said Church
To wit, ' Johannis, Son of David Marinus [illegible]
and Eggi [Effi] Coadmus, was borne March 10th, 1776."
Acquackanonck June 25th 1852
[signed] Wm. R Bogardus

I Wm R Bogardus above named 
do dispose and Say that I am the present 
pastor of the Reformed Dutch Chruch of Acquackanonck in the county of Passaic in the State of New Jersey and that the above is a true extract from the records of Said
church      Wm R Bogardus
Sworn to and Subscribed 
This 25th day of June - 1852

[signed/witnessed] Com[illegible Riper Justice of the Peace

I, The said Justice do hereby Certify that
I am personally acquainted with Wm R Bogar [line break]
dust That is his the present pastor of the Church at Acquackanonck- in said county at that he is a credible person and his affidavit

[end of page]
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County ss I John Keenan Clerk of the County of
Passaic do certify that the Cornelius G Van Riper is a Justice  of the 
Peace is and for the said County of Passaic duly commis- [end of line]
signed and sworn and now legally qualified to act as such
Justice of the Peace - Also that I know the hand  writing of 
said Justice of the Peace and verily believe that the pressing
signature purporting to be the signature of said Cornelius G Van Riper are genuine. 

Witness my hand  & official seal at Dalenan [sp] this twenty fifth day of June AD Eighteen hundred and fifty two. 

[signed]  John Keenan Clerk [underscore flourish]
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Hackensack Bergen Co N.Y
22 May 1852.
Your's of 15th Inst has been rec'd a you inquire about the marriage record of Revd John H Gutschess. [Goetschius]In answer I have 
to state that I have the records of the church . of which said Gutchess [Goetschius] was Pastor. they have been very imperfectly kept. part
 of them have no doubt been lost. I have no record of marriages
for the years designated by you (yrx 1772-73-740 I have
examined the Baptismal registor [register] for the said & a few of the following years but do not find a record of the names mentioned by you.
respectfully yours
[signed]
A.H. Warner
[grand flourish underscore]

P.S There is another record in the hands of Revd C Blauvelt of the "South Refd Dutch Church of Schaalenburgh" Bergen Co. from which you may possibly obtain the information which you desire. 
W.
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Schraalenburgh, June 1st
Dear Sir
Yours of the 25' [th] Mar has been receibed, but the result, I am sorry to add
is only the information that, the names you enquire after, are not to be found 
in the records of this Church.
The records we have in our pos-[page break]
session relating to this church, including Marriages, Births, the - commence in 
date with the year 1802 - 
any record of the kind previous to this date is in
the possession of the conservatory of the Ref Dutch Church at Kackensack. N.Y. Rev. A.H. Warner, Pastor, who may be able to find you the information desired.
Yours Truly
[signed]
C.Blauvelt

Thos C McEwen
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[Typed Page] 
Translation
Marinus
In re: David Marinus
War of Independence

The following is a translation of the notations in Dutch
appearing on the partially torn leaf attached to the papers in this
case.  The first six entries are being omitted inasmuch as the  dates
have been torn.
[break]
Sophya Cadmus born April 8, 1725.
Johanis Cadmus born December 6,1719.
David Marinus was born April 5 (?)
Johannis Marinus was born the 10th day of ..... 1776.
"Mary Post is bourn 15 day o f February on .....
John Codmes April"
Jacob Ackerman was born March 22. 1746.
Derrickye Ackerman was born September 16, 1772.
Andreas and Jane were born on January 9 and 10, 1785.
Jacob Ackerman died January 20, 1818.

Translated from Dutch by Matteossian /js/2/20/34
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State of New Jersy
Passaic County 
[end bracket flourish]

I John Keenan Clerk
of the Court of Comm Pleas Holden at Paterson and for the county of Passaic do 
hereby certify that satisfactory evidence
has been exhibited to said Court 
that David Marinus was a resident of Bergen County in the State of New 
Jersey and died on the 16th day of 
January 1778 at Slotterdam [as of 2025 modern area of Garfield, Elmwood Park and Fair Lawn, NJ was known as Slotterdam or Slooterdam] Bergen Cou [line break]
nty in the State of New Jersy. That he
left him surviving his widow Effy Marinus and two Children David and John Marinus That the Said widow Effy Marinus Married Jacob Ackerman in the year 1780. That her husband
 the Said Jacob Ackerman died on
the 20th day of February 1812 and left
him Surviving his widow - Effy
Ackerman and two children Andrew and Jane Ackerman That the Said
Effy Ackerman widow of the Said 
Jacob Ackerman died on the 22d
day of February 1838 That the Said 
Effy Ackerman widow of the Said 
Jacob Ackerman and David Ma[line break]
rinmus remarried a widow from
the death of this Said Jacob Acker[line break]
man until her death That the
name of Effy Ackerman before
she married her first husband
David Marinus was Eggy Cadmus
Cadmas[ink line drawn through to correct] That the only child now living of the Said David and
Effy - Marinus is John Marinus.
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Second child of the Said David
and Effy Marinus and the 
only child now living of the Said 
Jacob Ackerman and Effy  
Ackerman is Jane Gutches.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
affixed my Seal of office and
subscribed my name this twelfh
day of May AD. Eighteen hundred Fifty two
[signed] John Keenan Clerk
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County [flourish ss]

On this 12th day of May 1852
personally appeared in the open court
before the [struck through illegible word] Inferior Court of Common Pleas
now sitting at Paterson in the State of New
Jersey John Marinus a resist of
Paterson Passaic County in the State 
of New Jersey aged Seventy Six years
on the 10th day of March last part who
being first duty Sworn According to 
law doth on his oath make the foll [line break]
owing declaration in order to obtain
the  Benefit of the Act of Congress passed
July 4 1836 That he is the Second Son of David and Effy Marinus
That his Father the Said David 
Marinus was a Captain and Served
in the war of the Revolution from
1775 to the Spring of 1777 when the
Said Captain David Marinus was
taken prisoner with Lieutenant David Van Brussum John Van Bussum John Cadmus and others That his father the 
Said Captain David Marinus was 
taken prisoner at a place called
Slotterdam [Slotterdam] Bergen Countty in the State
of New Jersey in the early part of the 
year 1777 and held a prisoner in the
City of New York until about two weeks
before his death. That his Father 
the Said Captain David Marinus 
made his escape from the CIty of
New York and his imprisonment 
and returned to his family at Sloterdam [Slotterdam]
Bergen County State of New Jersey
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[continuation of previous page]
and died int two weeks after he
returned That this deponent has
frequently heard his mother
the said Effy [over inked] Marinus in her
 lifetime Spoke of the Services of
her husband the Said Captain David
Marinus in the war of the Revolution
and of his being a prisoner and
of his making his escape from
New York and of his dying in two weeks after he made his escape
That this deponent has frequently
heard others Speak of the above facts
That his Father the Said Captain 
David Marinus dies on the 16th day
of January 1778 at Sloterdam [Slotterdam] County 
of Bergen in the State of New Jersey that
he left him Surviving his widow the
aforesaid Effy Marinus and two
children David and John ths depon [line break]
ent.  That his Mother the Said Effy
Marinus widow of the Said Captain
David Marinus Married Jacob
Ackerman in  [XX] 1780. That the Said
Jacob Ackerman died on the 20th day
of February 1812 and left a widow
the aforesaid Effy Marinus and
two children by the Said Jacob Ack [line break]
erman Andrew and Jane Ackerman
That his Mother the aforesaid Effy
Ackerman widow of the Said Capt- [line break]
ain David Marinus and Jacob Ack[line break]
erman died on the 22d day of February
1888 [sloppy ink correction - 1838 believed correct] That the only children now living of the Said Effy Ackerman
widow of the Said Captain David
[hole center bottom of page, does not interfere with text]
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Marinus and Jacob Ackerman
are John Marinus Second child of
the Said David and Effy Marinus
and Jane Gutches Second Child of the Said Jacob and Effy Acker [line break]
man

That his Father the Said
Captain David and Effy Marinus
were married as this diponent
was informed by the Said Effy
Marinus in the County of Bergen
State of New Jersey by the Rev John
Henry Gutches [also Goetschius] a Dutch Regormed preacher in the year 1772 

[court's version of sign here was made as] his mark
[signed] John X Marinus

Sworn to and subscribed
in open court the day 
and year above written
Peregrine Sanford
Judge
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New Jersey    Marinus, David     W. 385

                       Ackerman, Effy (Former widow)
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Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 12th day
of May, AD, 1852.
Peregrine Sandford Judge
I the said Judge do hereby testify that I am well
acquainted with Matthew Cronk who subscribed
and made the within affidavit and that he is
a creditable Person and his affidavit  XX
full credit and belief 
Peregrine Sandford Judge
And I do hereby further Certify that the word John on
the first page was erased and the word David written over the Erasure and the word recollect underlined before execution
Peregrine Sandford Judge
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County//

Before me, the subscriber, a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, Personally appeared Jane Goetsching, aged Sixty two years of Manchester in the County of Passaic in the State of New Jersey, who being by me duly sworn on her oath doth depose and say that she is the Daughter of Jacob and Effy Ackerman, that her father Jacob Ackerman married the widow of Captain David Marinus, who was the mother of here the Deponent and that she has frequently heard her mother say that she was married to said Jacob Ackerman in the year A.D. 1780 - that her father the said Jacob Ackerman died on the 20th day of January A.D. 1812 - that he left him surviving her mother, the said Effy Ackerman and two children, Andrew and this Deponent, since the death of the said Jacob Ackerman, said Andrew is also deceased. That the said Effy Ackerman, the widow of the said Jacob Ackerman, remained a widow until her death, which took place this Twenty second day of February A.D. 1838, that the paper hereunto annexed (sp.) is a leaf taken from the bible of her mother containing the births of the children of her mother and Captain David Marinus, her first husband, also containing the birth of her father Jacob Ackerman, her brother Andrew and this Deponent, also the record of the death of her father Jacob Ackerman, that it also did contain the record of the birth of her mother but is now partly torn off...
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...that her mothers name previous to her marriage to Captain David Marinus was Effy Cadmus, that she has frequently heard her mother say, that she was married to said Captain David Marinus by John Henry Goetschris, a Minister of the Dutch Reformed Church at Hackensack in the County of Bergen, that his mother had two children by Captain David Marinus, that their names were David and John, that David has since died and that John is still living and a resident of Patterson, New Jersey. That she frequently heard her mother say that her first husband David Marinus Commanded a company in the War of the Revolution, that he went into the service of the United States early in the war and served as Captain until he was taken prisoner and taken to the City of New York and that he made his escape and returned to his home in Bergen County, State of New Jersey - being sick and died a short time afterward.
s/ Jane Goetsching (X - her mark)

Sworn to and subscribed by making her mark before me this 13th May 1852.
s/ Pengine Sandford, Judge

And I do hereby further certify that I am personally acquainted with Jane Goetsching, who has subscribed and was sworn to the foregoing affidavit, that she is a credible (sp.) person and her affidavit is entitled to full credit and belief.
s/ Pengine Sandford, Judge
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[left side of page is torn and missing, bisecting writing. This is what is left]
Dyen

Comes April 26yar1773 [the second 7 written over top a 6]
Codmes April 26 yar 1763 [this entire line was struck through]

[bottom of the page has a math problem]

1812
1746
_______
  66
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[right side of the page is torn and text is missing]
[personal Birth and death register in old Dutch]

Persilla Caddemus is geboren [born]in het November 12
eegye caddemus is geboren in het

Aandries Caddemus is geborren in het

gertye Caddemus is geboren in het ya

corneliya Caddemus is geboren in het ya

cornelis Caddemus is geboren is het

Sphya Cadmus Gebore in het
year 1725 Den 8 April

Johannis Cadmus Gebore in het
year 1719 Den 6 December

David Marinus is Born [inked out error] 5 April
[illegible smudge]n t [page tear]

Johannis Marinus is geboren Den 10 dag van het year 1776

Mary Post is bourn 15 day of February in [page torn]

John Cocmes April

Jacob Ackerman is geboren in het yaer 1746 d [page torn]
22nd day Van March.

Derrickye Ackerman is geboren in het yaer 1772 de [page torn]
16th Van September

Andreas [Andrew] And Jane ware geboren in het yaer 1785 de [page tear]
9 ended 10th dage van January -------.

Jacob Ackerman is overleden [died]den twentyest dag 
Januaries in het yaer 1812.
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No 7840
Effy Ackerman,
widow of 
David Marinus
[script flourish]
New Jersey [underlined]
July 4,1836
[script flourish]

Thos. [Thomas] G Mc Ewen
Warwick [?] 
N.York
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Before me the subscriber, a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Passaic, personally appeared Elizabeth Post, aged Ninety three years, of the Township of Acquackanonk (sp.) in the County of Passaic in the State of New Jersey, who being by me first duly sworn on her oath saith that she is the widow of John H. Post, who was a pensioner under the law of June A.D. 1832. The she is also herself a pensioner. That she was a resident of Bergen County during the War of the Revolution. That she was well acquainted with Capt. David Marinus, also of Bergen County aforesaid, who was taken prisoner by the British and taken to the City of New York and there kept as a prisoner for several months, the particular times she is not able now today, the part of his being taken and kept as a prisoner she well recollects and that he made his escape from the enemy and came to The Ponds in Bergen County where she and the deponent there lived.
s/ Elizabeth Post (X - her mark)

Sworn to and subscribed by making her mark before me this 13th May 1852.
s/ Pengine Sandford, Judge

And I do hereby further certify that I am personally acquainted with Elizabeth Post, who subscribed and was sworn to the foregoing affidavit, that she is a credible (sp.) person and her affidavit is entitled to full credit and belief.
s/ Pengine Sandford, Judge
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County//

Before me the subscriber, a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, personally appeared Elizabeth Post, aged Ninety three years, of the Township of Acquackanonk (sp.) in the County of Passaic in the State of New Jersey, who being first by me duly sworn on her oath depose and say - and make the following supplemental declaration, in order to obtain and increase of pension that she is the widow of John H. Post, who was a pensioner under the law of June 7th 1832. That she is herself a pensioner under the law of 1848. She further declares that she was often informed by her said husband that he was an officer, either commissioned or non-commissioned, she does not now recollect, and that she now makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining an increase of pension for said services, that she thinks he served in the capacity of a sergeant.
s/ Elizabeth Post (X - her mark)

Sworn to and subscribed by making her mark before me this 13th May 1852.
s/ Pengine Sandford, Judge

And I do hereby further certify that I am personally acquainted with Elizabeth Post, who subscribed and was sworn to the foregoing affidavit, that she is a credible (sp.) person and her affidavit is entitled to full credit and belief.
s/ Pengine Sandford, Judge
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County//

Before me the subscriber, a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Passaic, personally appeared David J. Van Bussen, aged Sixty years, of the County of Passaic in the State of New Jersey, who being first by me duly sworn on his oath doth depose and say that he is the son of Lieutenant David Van Bussen, who was lieutenant in Captain David Marinus's company of the Revolutionary war of Bergen County in the State of New Jersey, and that he has frequently heard his father, David Van Bussen, say that he and said Captain David Marinus were taken prisoners in the County of Bergen by the British and taken to the City of New York, and that his father was held a prisoner for one year and while they were so kept as prisoners they had the privilege (sp.) to go to market to purchase articles for themselves accompanied with the guard, and that they, the Captain David Marinus and Lieutenant David Van Bussen, agreed at a certain time when so accompanied by the guard that they should break the guard down and make their escape, and that at the said time so appointed the said Captain David Marinus did knock (sp.) down the guard and make his escape accordingly, and that after the return if his father David Van Bussen from his imprisonment, was appointed a captain in the place of said David Marinus by a commission now in the possession of the deponent and that the following is a true copy from an original paper of his father, David Van Bussen, now in his possession,... (continued)

This is to certify all whom it may concern that David Van Bussen of Statesdam in the County of Bergen & Province of New Jersey, now a Prisoner of War in New York has been First Lieutenant of Capt. David Marinus's company for five months last year, served in my regiment in Gen'l Heard's brigade and the service of the United States.
s/ Philip V. Cortland, Col.

Dated Second River in the County of Essex this 14th day of June 1777.
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...and the said deponent further says that he has heard his father say that he, his father and said Captain David Marinus had done service in the service of the United States in the War of the Revolution before they were taken prisoners, and that his said father, David Van Bussen continued in the service of the United States after his release as a prisoner until the close of the war as also appears from papers now in his possession belonging to his father.
s/ David Van Bussen

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th May 1852.
s/ Pengine Sandford, Judge

And I do hereby further certify that I am personally acquainted with David Van Bussen, who subscribed and was sworn to the foregoing affidavit, that he is a credible (sp.) person and his affidavit is entitled to full credit and belief.
s/ Pengine Sandford, Judge
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County//

Before me the subscriber, a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, personally appeared Sophia Van Bussen, aged Eighty three years, of Paterson in the County of Passaic in the State of New Jersey, who being by me duly sworn on her oath doth depose and say that she was personally acquainted with the widow of Captain David Marinus previous to the marriage to Jacob Ackerman, her given name was Effy.

She has two children by the said Captain David Marinus named David and John, that she has frequently heard of Captain David Marinus having been taken prisoner by the British (sp.) during the War of the Revolution. She has frequently heard his widow say so and that she has frequently heard people in the neighborhood where she lived say so, that her son, John, of the said Captain David Marinus, is now a resident of the City of Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey.
s/ Sophia Van Bussen (X - her mark)

Sworn to and subscribed by making her mark before me this 13th May 1852.
s/ Pengine Sandford, Judge

And I do certify that I am personally acquainted with Sophia Van Bussen, who has subscribed and was sworn to the foregoing affidavit and that she is a credible (sp.) person and that her affidavit is entitled to full credit and belief.
s/ Pengine Sandford, Judge
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County//

I, John Keenan, clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County of Passaic do certify that Pengine Sandford is a judge of said court duly commissioned and sworn at the time of deciding the annexed papers was legally qualified to act as such judge, also that I know the handwriting of the said Pengine Sandford and truly believe that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine.

Witness his hand and the seal of said court at Paterson this Thirteenth day of May A.D. Eighteen Hundred and Fifty two.
s/ John Keenan, Clerk
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His Excellency Governor Livingston Esq.
May it please your Excellency.

Your petitioners from the humane and 
amiable character which has always distinguished your Excellency, in-[line break]
duced us [carrot superscript addition] humbly to lay our situation before you, in hopes of redress, being Militia 
under your government, and now about sixty in numbers of us, prisoners in
this city, which is a situation you can better judge of than we can describe
at present, and as there is a number of people taken by our Militia
going to join the King's Army, who no doubt would be fond of an ex- [line break]
change as we, which we beg you'll use your influence to have effected
as soon as possible, and your petitioners as in duty bound will ever 
pray for your health and happiness, and are with due respect.
Your Excellenys' Most Obt [obedient] Hble[humble] Servt[servent]
Stephen Fleming Capt.
David Marinus Capt
James Gray
Thos. Settle - in the name of the whole

New York June 1777
State of New Jersey
with affixed seal

I Thomas S Allson Secretary of State of 
the State of New Jersey do here by certify that
the foregoing is a true Copy of a 'petition of Secondry [Secondary] Officers & privates of the Militia for an
exchange" as taken from and compared with 
the original on file in my office.

In Testimony where I have here to set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Trenton this twenty eight day of May
Eighteen hundred and fifty two. 

[signed] Ths S Allison
Secretary of State
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State of New Jersey
[State Office Seal Affixed below]
I Thomas S Allison Secretay [Sectretary] of State
do hereby certify that there is evidence
in the records of this Office that David
Marinus was a Captain in the Militia
of the State of New Jersey during the
years of 1776 to 1777.

In Testimony whereof I have
here unto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office at Trenton
this twenty eight day of May Eighteen hundred and fifty two.
[signed] Thos. S Allison
Secretary of State
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February 23, 1934
David Marinus-W.385
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. F.R. Sandt
466 Park Avenue
Paterson, New Jersey

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Captain Marinus of New Jersey.

The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in the pension claim, W.385, based upon the Revolutionary War service of David Marinus.

He was born October 17, 1751, place not stated, nor are the names of his parents shown.

While residing in Bergen County, New Jersey, David Marinus entered the service in 1775 and was Captain from that time until in the spring of 1777, when taken prisoner and held in New York City about eight months, made his escape and returned to his home is Stotterdam (sp.), Bergen County, New Jersey, where he dies, January 16, 1778, having been home about two weeks.

David Marinus married in 1772 at Hackensack, New Jersey, Effy (Eggy) Cadmus. They were married by the Reverend John Henry Gutchius (Goetchiius) a Dutch Reform Preacher.

The widow, Effy Marinus, married in 1780, Jacob Ackerman, who died February 20, 1822. The widow, Effy Marinus, died February 22, 1838 at Saddle River, Bergen County, New Jersey.

The children of David Marinus and his wife,...
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...Effy, were John, their second child, who was born March 10, 1776 and David, whose date of birth is not stated.

The children of Jacob Ackerman and his wife, Effy, were Andrew and Jane. The said Jane was born January 10, 1785.

In 1852 the only surviving children of Effy Ackerman were John Marinus and Jane Goetschius, formerly Jane Ackerman. The pension due their mother, on account of the services of David Marinus, was allowed John Marinus and Jane Goetschius, both of whom were residing in Paterson, New Jersey in 1852.

The following names appear on record, their relationship to the family not defined stated:
Persilla Caddemus
Eegye (?) Caddemus
Andries Caddemus
Gertye Caddemus
Corneliya Caddemus
Cornelis Caddemus
Sophya Cadmus born April 8, 1725
Johanis Cadmus born December 6, 1719
David Marinus born April 5(?)
Johanis Marinus born the 10th day of.........1776
Mary Post bourn February 15, in ........
John Codmes "April"
Jacob Ackerman born March 22, 1746
Derrickye born September 16, 1772
Andreas and Jane born on January 9 and 10, 1785
Jacob Ackerman died January 20, 1812
Margaret Marinus born August 22, 178-
Jenny Marinus born October 6, 1803
David Marinus born September 13, 1806
Garret Marinus born July 24, 1810

Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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Hon. Wm. Murray
Ho of Reps [House of Representatives]
Feby. 21.1854  [February]

Enclo [Enclosed]: appeal of Thomas C Mc Ewen from the decision of the  comm of pensions in 
XX cases. 
[line to dived the page]
Respectfully referred to
The Comm of Pensions
Dept: Int:
Feb 21/'54

Chrs C Whiting 
Cft: Clk:
[ink flourish]

[very faint in pencil below that] 
Col. Nilez
[illegible]
21 Feb 1904
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House of Reps
Washington Feb 21. 1854
Sir,
I am desired by W. Mc.Ewen to hand you in the enclosed papers for the purpose of taking an appeal from the decision of the Comm of Pensions. Will you oblige me by having the case examined at an early a day as practicall?

Very Respectfully
Your Oboh Serv [your obedient servant]
Wm. Murray
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Warwick New York June 7" 1852
Sir
I herewith enclose the Applica [line break]
tion of Mr John Marinus, Son of Captain
David Marinus for a penon under the act of July 4, 1836.

Very Respectfully
Yours
Thos C McEwen

Hon James E Heath
Com of Pensions
Washington
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No. 7840
[checkmark to the left and an ink flourish beneath]

Effy Ackerman  [superscript carrot] decd former widow of David Marimus
Passaic County
NewJersey
Admitted - Act 4th . July 1836
One year as Captain - at
rate of $240 per annum
Commencing 4th March 1831 and ending 22d Feby 1838 when she died.
Pay to John Marinus and Jane Goetchius [ Goetschius, Gutches], only living children of said deceased. 

Certificate to 
Thomas C Mc Ewen
Warwick,
New York
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[printed form, filled in with scripted hand]

Bried in the case of Effy Ackerman, former widow of David Marinus
Passaic [flourish] County and State of New Jersey
act 4th. July 1836
[double line page break]
Claim ("original"[or "for increase" is crossed out)
[area left blank]
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionally, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.

The Certificate of the secretary of State of New Jersey 
shows that David Marimus served in the revolution as 
Captain in the year 1776 and 1777- and also that's small payment was made to him as such in August 1776, and that it appears from the files of his office that Marinus was a prisoner of war in June 1777.
(If for increase.)David Marinus died in 1778 and Jacob Ackerman, the second husband of Effy, died in 1812.
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim?  If so, what?
The marriage of David and Effy during the period of his service, is known by record proof of the births of their children.
Effy died 22d Feb 1838, as shown by Certificate of Court, which also shows John Marinus and Jane Goetchius [Goetschius, Gutches] to be her only surviving children-
Pension Monies for 12 months, at rate of $240 per annum
agreeably to terms of letter to claimants attorney dated March 1, 1854.
Name and residence of Agent
Thomas C . McEwen Eqr [Esquire]
Warwick, New York

[signed] RGeddes
Examining Clerk
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No. 7840

Effy Ackerman, dec(eased) formerly widow of David Marinus.

New Jersey

Letter to:
Thos. C. McEwen Aug(ust) 24th 1852
Thos. C. McEwen March 27th 1853
Thos. C. McEwen 26th July 1853
Hon. N. Murray 10 Jan. 1854
Hon. N. Murray March 20, 1854

Act 4th July 1836
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No. 7840

Effy Ackerman

N. Jersey

Hist(ory) T.C.at [illegible]
May 24/'52
Let sum March 27/'53

July 6, 1896
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Warwick N York Apr 17th" 1854

Sir

I have the honor to submit the evidence asked for in your letter of March the 1sr 1854 to the Hon William Murray on the appeal broughtby me to the Secretary of the INterior in the case of Effy Ackerman family widow of CaptDavid Marinus under the act of July 4th 1836
We will revieve it as a favor if you will issue a Certificate immediately and make the Pension payable at the Agency in the CIty of New York.

Very Respectfully
Your Ovs Servt
Thomas C. Mc Ewen

Hon L P. Waldo
Com of Pensions
Washington
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Warwick N'York Oct 4th 1832
Sir
I herewith enclose to you evidence of the Baptism of John Marinus Son of David and Effi Marinus to the date of marriage also the certificate of the Comptroller of New Jersey of the services of Capt David. Marinus applic-[line break]
cant for a pension under the act of July 4th" 1846.

In your letter of the 24th of August last you requested that the original paper signed by Colonel Philip V. Cortland referred to by David D. Van Bussen [Bussum] in his Depo- [line break]sition be sent to your Office.   At the time. David D. Van Bussen [Bussum] made his affidavit I requested him to let me have the papers to send to your office that I would have them returned to him if he would do so but he refuses to let them go out of his possession and since I received your letter of the 24th August last Mr John Marinus has called on David D. Van Bussen [Bussum] and offered him security that the papers should be returned and he still refuses to let them go out of his pos-[line break]session.

Very Respectfully
Yours
Thos. C McEwen

Hon James. E. Heath
Cort of Pensions
Washington
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Warwick NYork March 17th 1853
DSir
On the 4t day of October last I enclosed to your Department the Certificate of the Secretary of the State of New Jersey and the Certificate of the Baptismal record of John Marinus in support of the claim of the Children of Effy Ackerman formerly widow of Captain David Marinus for the benefit of the act of July 4th 1836.

You will do me a great kindness if you will inform me on the receipt of this if the addition- [line break] Al evidence has been received and what has been done in her case.

It is now nearly six months since it was forwarded to your department
Caryl Respectfully
Your Obt Servant
Thos. C. McEwen

Hon J.E.Heath
Com of Pensions
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Warwick NY Feb 14th 1854
DSir [Dear Sir]

Will you please have the goodness to bring an appeal to the Secretary of the Interior from the decision of the Commissioner of Pensions denying the application of John Marinus and Jane Goeth [line break] chips [Goetschius, Gutches, Goetchius] son and daughter of Effy Ackerman former widow of Capt David Marinus for a Pension under the act of July 4th 1836.   We by this is appeal shows that Effi Ackerman was married to David Marinus in or about the year 1772 and that after and during such marriage the said David Marinus served as a Captain in the Revolutionary War.

That by the papers already on file in the Pension Office such service is fully proven and that such service is proven to have been for the space of five months in the year 1776.  It appears from the case that the said David died Jan 16th 1778. after his escape from Captivity.  By the Certificate of the Secretary of State of New Jersey. he is proven to have been a prisoner in June 1777.

This captivity thus was manifestly from the month of June 1777. 'till on or about the Month of January 78. making seven months service or its equivelany [evquivalency])
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In 1777, which added to his service of five months in 1776. admitted in the annexed letter of Mr Cole the acting Com of Pensions hereto annexed marked A makes clear proof of service for one year while he was the Husband of the said Effy Ackerman.  We allege that it is fully proven that the said John Marinus and Jane Goetschius (Gutches) are the only children of the said Effy Ackerman formerly widow of the said David Marinus and as such arre entitled to the Pension to which the said Effy was entitled under the act of July 4th 1836 and we allege that the proofs established with sufficient clear up the time of the death of the said Effy and Jacob Ackerman and denying that the family record furnished shows that there were five children by the marriage of the said David and Effy Marinus as stated in the annexed letters of Mr Waldo hereto annexed Marked B.

By the letter heretofore referred to marked A the only additional evidence required was record evidence of the time of the said Davids death. This we have furnished. Also the same kind of evidence of the time of his capture. This could not be procured. But it is shown and stands as an admitted fact.
[Following line was struck through]
that he was in captivity in June before he made
[above was the last line on the page and struck through]
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that he was in captivity in June before his escape in January  The Commission of David Van Bussum appointed Captain in the place of Marinus was required by said letters and has been procured and filed.  

That having furnished essentially all the additional evidence required by the Commissioners [of- struck through] letters marked A [and-struck through] that the said John Marinus and Jane Goetschius [Gutches] the only children and Heirs at law of the said Effy Ackerman formerly widow of the said David Marinus may be allowed the Pension due to their said Mother.
I remain Very Respectfully Yours 
Thomas C. Mc Ewen

Hon Wm Murray
House of Representatives
Washington
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Pension Office
March 27th 1853
Sir,  A.

The additional testimony submitted by you in the case of Effy Ackerman, ded [deceased], formerly widow of David Marinus, is deemed satisfactory to establish the marriage prior to the last service rendered by Said David. But it is impractibable to determine, from the testimony filed, the precise duration of Captain Marinus's service. The affidavit of David Van Bussum, embracing a copy of the certificate of Col. van Cortland, is deemed sufficient to establish five months service in 1776.  We cannot, however, make any estimate of the service in 177.  In just of the year, he was a prisoner in New York, as shown by the extracts from the Records in the Office of the Secretary of the State of New Jersey- but how long he served before he was catered, and how long he remained in Captivity, does not appear. He died, it is stated, a short time after he returned from Captivity - If Record evidence of the time of his death could be produced, and also satisfactory evidence of the same character, showing when he was captured, which can doubltless, be readily obtained from some authentic history of the events of the Revolutionalry War in New Jersey, we might be able to determine the probable amount of his service. The date of
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the Commission, appointing David Van Bussum, a Captain of Militia in place of Marinus, or a certified copy of said Commission, should also be filed in the Offive. 

Very respectfully 

S.Cole
Acting Comm of pensions
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Children of Captain
David Marinus
[line break drawn]
Commissioners letter 
March 27th 1853
[line break drawn]
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Pension Office 
26th July 1853

B. [document B]
Sir, The additional evidence in the case of Effy Ackerman decd [deceased] formerly widow of David Marinus of New Jersey has been recorded and filed with the original application.

It is impossible to discover from the evidence added, how long David served in the revolutionary War. The family record shows that David and Effy had five children, but John and Dave are the only ones whose names are marked in the application.
[Large capital letter B in the left Margin]
None of the witnesses have related any circumstances by which to show that they are able to fix the dates of the death of Jacob and Effy with any accuracy. The rolls in this Office have been examined, but David's name cannot be found. 

Very Respectfully 
SP Waldo
Commissioner Thomas C. McEwen Esq
Warwick N.York
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Brief case Effy Ackerman family

widow of David Marinus N.Jersey.
Certificate of the Clk. Court of Pssaic that 
12th May 1852 [in left Margin] satisfactory evidence was established to [illegible] Court, that 
David Marinus died on 16th Jany, 1778 & left Effy his widow & 2 children David and John Marinus - Effy married Jacob Ackerman in 1780 - Jacob died 20th Feby .1812 7 left Effy his widow & 2 children Andrew & Jane Ackerman. Effy died 22d Feb. 1838.
Effy remained a widow from Jacobs' death till her own, Effys maiden name was Cadmus. Only child living of David & Effy Marinus is John the 2d child. & the only child now living of Jacaob & Effy is Jane Gutches [Goetschius]. 
John Marinus (12th May 1852) open [illegible] aged 76 years,declares he is the 2d son of David & Effy.  David was a Capt & served in the war from 1775 to the Spring of 1777 when he was taken prisoner with Lt David Van Bussum, John Van Bussum, John Cadmus & others - David was taken prisoner in early part of 1777 and held a prisoner in N.Y. till about 2 weeks before
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his death - escaped, returned home & died. Heard his mother speak of his services he also heard others Speak of them too.
16th Jany:1778 - left his widow Effy - & 2 children David & John - Effy married Jacob Ackerman in 1780. Jacob dies 20th Feby 1812 left Effy whis widow and 2 children Andreand& Jane Effy died 22d July 1838 Only children now living are John Marinus 2d child of 1st mge [marrieage]: &Jane Gutches [Goetschius] 2d child of 2d mage [marriage]; - David & Effy were married ( as hw was informed by Effy0, by Revd John Hy[ Henry] Gutches [Goetschius] a Dutch Reformed preacher in  in 1772.

Matthias Crovik 912th May 1852) aged 93 yrs, 
says his is a pensioner Act 1832 was well acquainted with Capt David - knew he was in actual service, but cannot now reacollect for that times he served - re service was performed as a Capt David was taken prisoner & taken to N.Y. & kept a prisoner 8 or 10 months - David died leaving a widow & two sons, David & John - David David [illegible] died - John now living.  Effy married Jacob Ackerman.

Jane Goetschius [Gutches] 913th Many 1852) aged 67 yrs says she is the daughter of Dav[struck through] Effy & Jacob - Jacob married the widow of David Marinus who was Dept mother: has
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frequently heard her mother say she was married to Jacob in 1780 - Jacob dies 20th Jany 1812. left a widow Effy  & 2 children, Andrew & Dept. Andrew died.  Effy remained a widow till she died on 22d Feby 1838. head annced is from my mother [family struck through] bible.  Effy's maiden name was Cadmus. Effy had 2 children by Capt Marinus David and John.  David is dead. John living. Heard her mother say David commanded a Co: in war. jc

Family was shown that John Marinus was born in 1776 )record was much mutilated). [flourish]

Elizth [Elizabeth Post ](13th May 18520  aged 93 says she is the widow of John H Post a pensioner under Act 1832. was well acquainted with David Mariuns9 during the war0 who was taken prisoner& was kept a prisoner in N.Y. several months, made his escape.


David D.Van Bussum (13th May 1852), says his father hold him of David acting as Capt - being prisoner - his escape fc, also append Copy of Certificate of Col Philip V Cortlands.


Sophia Van Bussen [Bussum] (13 May 1852] says she was per [end of page]
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[per]sonally acquainted with the widow of David previous to her marriage with Jacob. Had two children by David - named David & John. . - heard frequently that David had been taken a prisoner by the British - heard his widow say so fc.

Petition to Gov; N.Y. by David father, prisoner (June 1777):Secretary of State N. Jersey certifies that the records in his office show that David Marinus was a Capt. in N.J during yrs 1776 &77. [flourish]

Henry Cadmus (7th Apl 1853), aged 64 yrs. says he is the grandson of John Cadmus who was taken prisoner with Capt Dd. Marinus. Ct Dd Van Bussum father has heard his father say he served in war at time Capt David farther was taken prisoner jc.

Sarah Goetschius [Gutches] aged 76 yrs- 7th April 1853). Hearsay.-

John Marinus(7th Apl 1853.) supplemental & pretty much as before[flourish]

Family Record shows that David was born 17th Oct 1751 & died 16th Jany 1778

David D. Van Bussen [Bussum] 9 8th Apl 1853) supplemental & of little use. [flourish]

Secretary of State N.J (20Apl 1853), certifies he cannot find [word struck through] any commission written and of affirm of revn-.jc

Secretary of State N.Jersey.(4th Sep;1852) certifies a payment was made Capt Davis on 3d Aug 1776 - it appears from a letter on file dated June -'77 signed David Marinus & others,   that David was at that time prisoner in N.Y.  No evidence of date of his commission as Capt or when he was taken prisoner. [flourish. ]

Clergyman Certificate of Church record showing that John son of David & Effy was born 10th March 1776.  (25 June 1852). also [illegible] of another showing there is no record of marriage of David & Effy.
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Warwick N. York March 26th 1853
D Sir, [Dear Sir]

On the 4th of October last I enclosed to your predecessor the Hon J.E.Heart, the certificate of the Secretary of New Jersey and the Baptismal record of the son of Captain David Marinus in support of the claim of the Childrenof Effy Ackerman formerly windo of Capt David Marinus for the benefit of the acto of July 4th 1836.  I addressed two letters to the Hon J E. Heart making the enquiry if he had received the additional evidence and what disposition had been made with this case, but he did not see proper to reply to my enquiries. 

If you will have the goodness to inform me on the receipt of this if the additional evidence has been received and what has been done with this case you will do me a great kindness.  
Very Respct Your Obs Servt

Thos C Mc Ewen

Hon L.P Waldo
Coms of Pensions
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[[printed form filled out by hand in script]]

Widow, &c.
REg
File No. 385
Effy Ackerman [last letter cut off in scan]
widow of David Marim[ink blot] [corrected to] Marinus
Captain Rev. War.
Act: July 4, 1836.

Index: ---Vol. A Page 2

Arrangement of 1870
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466 Park Avenue, 
Paterson, New Jersey.  
March 9, 1934

A.D.Miller
Assistant to Administrator, 
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

I beg to acknowledge your letter of February 23, 1934, regarding David Marinus - W.385 BA-J/Awf.

A search of records covering a period of two years, failed to give us the information that your letter contained.

The story of his imprisonment, his escape and death within a short time, have been a family tradition, unsupported by documentary proof, and missing dates, apparently lost, were supplied by you.

We deeply appreciate your assistance, and than, you for the very complete data you sent us.  Sincerely yours, Bertha Sandt
(Mrs, F.R. Sandt)

[office seal of arrival stamped in bottom left of letter dated March 12 1937 ]
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466 Park Avenue
Paterson, New Jersey
January 31, 1934.

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Rev. War Section.

Sir,

Will you kindly advise me if a pension was ever issued to Capt. Marinus or to his widow. Capt. Marinus served in the Revolutionary War from New Jersey. He was a son of Rev. David Marinus and tradition has it that he was taken prisoner by the British, escaped and died shortly after as a result of privation and hardships.

Very truly yours,

B. McN. Sandt
(Mrs. F.R.)
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TRANSLATION
MARINUS
In re: David MARINUS
War of Independence
The following is a translation of the notations in Dutch appearing on the partially torn leaf attached to the papers in this case. The first six entires are being omitted in as much as the dates have been torn.
Sophya Cadmus born April 8, 1725.
Johanis Cadmus born December 6, 1719.
David Marinus was born April 5 (?)
Johanis Marinus was born the 10th day of ..... 1776.
"Mary Post is bourn 15 day of February in .....
John Codmes April"
Jacob Ackerman was born March 22, 1746. Derrickye Ackerman was born September 16, 1772.
Andreas & Jane were born on January 9 & 10, 1785.
Jacob Ackerman died January 20, 1812.

Translated from Dutch
by Matteossian /ja/ 2/20/34
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En(tered) 16th July 1853
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County//

On this 7th day of April 1853 personally appeared before me, the undersigned, one of the Judges in and for the County and State aforesaid, Henry Cadmus, aged Sixty four years, a resident of the Town of Saddle River, Bergen County and State of New Jersey who being duly sworn according to law says on his oath that he is the grandson of John Cadmus who was taken prisoner with Captain David Marinus, Lieutenant David Van Bussen and others at Stotterdam in Bergen County, State of New Jersey. He further says that deponent's father's name was Andrew Cadmus, that he has frequently heard his father say in his lifetime that he served in the War of the Revolution and was stationed at Paramus Church at the time that Captain David Marinus and others were taken prisoners, that he has frequently heard his father say that Captain David Marinus and Lieut. Van Bussen were in service at the time they were taken prisoners. He further says on his oath that he has frequently heard his father say that the same night that Captain David Marinus, Lieut. Van Bussen and others...
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...were taken prisoners, that they had a fight with the British and refugees at Paramus Church, that deponent's father was in the fight and stationed at Paramus at the time.

He further states he has understood from his father and others and it is reported and believed to be true in this place that Captain David Marinus entered the service as Captain as early as the year 1775 and continued constantly in service through (sp.) the time he was taken prisoner, that the said Captain Marinus made his escape from captivity and died in a very short time after.
s/ Henry Cadmus

Sworn to and subscribed before me this Seventeenth day of April 1853. And I do further certify that the said deponent is personally known to me and that he is a credible (sp.) person and fully entitled to credit.
s/ Pengine Sandford, Judge
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County//

On this 7th day of April 1853 personally appeared before me the undersigned, one of the Judges in and for the County and State aforesaid, Sarah Gutchius, aged Seventy six years, a resident of the Town of Saddle River, County of Bergen 
and State of New Jersey who being duly sworn according to law says on her oath that she is the daughter of John Van Bussen, who was taken prisoner at the time that Captain David Marinus, Lieutenant David Van Bussen and others were captured by the British and refugees at Stotterdam in Bergen County, State of New Jersey. 

She further says that she has frequently heard her father, mother and others speak of her father's captivity in their lifetime, that her father, the said John Van Bussen was held a prisoner in the City of New York fifteen months. She further says that her father, the said John Van Bussen was a brother to Lieutenant David Van Bussen. She further says that she has frequently heard her father speak of his taking or capturing three British soldiers alone. She further says that she has frequently heard her father, mother and others speak of the service and captivity of Captain David Marinus that was taken prisoner at the same time the deponent's father was...
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...captured, that this deponent always understood from the persons above named that Captain David Marinus was a brave active man at the commencement of the war, that the said Captain David Marinus served in the War of the Revolution from its commencement up to the time he was taken prisoner, that the said Captain David Marinus was in actual service when he was taken prisoner.

She further says that she frequently heard her father, mother and others speak of the escape of Captain David Marinus by knocking his guard down and of his getting (sp.) away, and crossing the river in a boat, of his getting (sp.) wet and taking cold and of his dying in a very short time after he got home.
s/ Sarah Goetschius (X - her mark)

Sworn to and subscribed before me this Seventh day of April A.D. Eighteen Hundred and Fifty three. And I do further certify that said deponent (sp.) is a credible (sp.) person and fully entitled to credit.
s/ Pengine Sandford, Judge
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County//

On this 7th day of April 1853, personally appeared before me the undersigned, one of the Judges in and for the County and State aforesaid, John Marinus, aged Seventy seven years, a resident of Patterson (sp.) County, of Passaic and 
State of New Jersey, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following supplementary declaration that he is the son of Captain David Marinus, who was a captain and commanded a company in the War of the Revolution and was taken prisoner by the British at Stotterdam in Bergen County and State of New Jersey.

That deponent has frequently heard his mother in her lifetime and a number of old Revolutionary soldiers speak of this service of deponent's father, the said Captain Marinus, and of his serving or being captured in actual service from 1775 and through (sp.) the time he was taken prisoner.

He further says that he has always understood that deponent's father was out with his company at the time he was taken prisoner.

He further says that Jacob Tuis, a Revolutionary soldier and prisoner of the United States in his lifetime told this deponent that he, the said Jacob Tuis was out with deponent's father, the said Captain David Marinus, before the said captain was taken prisoner, that the British...
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...made a charge on deponent's father's company while he was stationed somewhere near Hackensack in Bergen County, that deponent's father, the said Captain David Marius, commanded his men to throw themselves on the ground and wait the near approach of the British and when the British came close up he commanded his men to rise and fire, that his company rose and fired killing a number of the British and driving them back, that his father's company pressured the British, killing a number in their retreat.

He further says that the leaf hereunto annexed was cut from the Dutch testament of deponent's grandfather containing the record of the birth and death of deponent's father, the said Captain David Marius, that testament has been in deponent's possession over forty years. He further says that he has no record of his father's service, neither does he know of any. That he has no record fixing the date of his capture, neither does he know of any.
s/ John Marinus 

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th April A.D. 1853. And I do further certify that the said deponent (sp.) is personally known to me and is a credible (sp.) person and fully entitled to credit, the indentured lines made before execution.
s/ Pengine Sandford, Judge
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County//

On this 8th day of April 1853 personally appeared before me, one of the Judges in and for the County and State aforesaid, David Van Bussen, aged Sixty years, a resident of the town of Lodi, County of Bergen and State of New Jersey, who being duly sworn according to law makes the following supplementary affidavit, that he is the son of David Van Bussen, who was a lieut(enant) and captain in the War of the Revolution. 

That the following is a true copy of the commission issued to deponent's father, the said Captain David Van Bussen, now in the possession of said deponent to wit.:

The State of New Jersey
To David Van Bussen, Esquire
Greeting, whereas it hath been certified to His Excellency William Livingston, Esquire, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of this state, that you have been duly chosen by the majority of the company of militia in Saddle River precinct in the County of Bergen, being the company in the regiment of the said county whereof Thennis Dey, Esquire is colonel, to be captain of the said company, you are therefore to take the said company of militia into your charges and care as...
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... captain thereof and duly to exercise both officers and soldiers of the said company in (torn out), they are hereby directed to obey you as their captain, you are likewise to obey and follow such orders and directions from time-to-time as you shall receive from your colonel or others, your superior officers or officers, and for your so doing this shall be your commission. In testimony whereof the Great Seal of the said state is hereunto affixed. 

Witness William Livingston, Esquire, Governor, Captain General and Commander on behalf in and over the State of New Jersey and Territories thereunto belonging, chancellor and ordinary in the same, at Trenton this seventh day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy nine.

By His Excellency Will(iam) Livingston's command.
s/ Bowes Reed, Sec(retary of State)

That the above is a true copy of said commission that deponent is not able to state what time his father, the said David Van Bussen was taken prisoner, neither has any record whereby to fix date or time of his captivity...
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...s/ David D. Van Bussen 

Sworn to and subscribed before me this eighth day of April 1853. And I do further certify that the said deponent (sp.) is personally known to me to be a credible (sp.) person and fully entitled to credit.
s/ Pengine Sandford, Judge

State of New Jersey
Passaic County//

I, Silas D. Canfield, clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Passaic, do hereby certify that Pengine Sandford, before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken was at the time of taking the same a judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County, and that his several signatures thereunto are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court this Eighth day of April A.D. Eighteen Hundred and Fifty three.
s/ Silas D. Canfield , Clerk
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY,
Department of State,

Trenton, 2 April 1853

Sir,

Your letter of 30th March has been received.

There are no commissions written out, of officers of the Revolution in this office.

I have made search for but cannot find any record of the appointment of David Van Bussen, as captain, in place of David Marius.

I cannot ascertain the date of the taking of Capts. Fleming and Marius, as prisoners. They were prisoners in June 1777. Capt. Fleming was a prisoner yet, in October 1778.

I do not know of any history what will aid you in finding the dates you are in search of.

Respectfully,
s/ Thos. S. Allison
Secretary of State

Thos. C. McEwen, Esq.
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County//

I, John Hopper, Surrogate of the said County of Passaic do certify that from the affidavits of Hannah Goetschius and Effy Alyea taken this day before John Bensen, Justice of the Peace, it appears by satisfactory evidence that Effy Ackerman, widow of Jacob Ackerman, formerly widow of Captain David Marius, died at the town of Saddle River, County of Bergen and State of New Jersey on the 22nd day of February A.D. 1838, leaving her surviving two children only now living, viz.: John Marius and Jane Goetschius, residents of the city of Paterson in said County of Passaic, of the ages following. John Marius, born March tenth 1776 and Jane Goetschius, born January tenth 1785.

And I do further certify that John Bensen is a Justice of the Peace of said County of Passaic, and from his written affirmation this day made before Andrew Mead, Justice of the Peace, it satisfactorily appears that the certificate of Phillip V. Cortland, Col., dated June 14th 1777, a copy whereof is contained in said affirmations, is genuine.

In testimony whereof, I, John Hopper, Surrogate as aforesaid and Clerk if the Orphaus Court of said County of Passaic have hereto set my name & affixed my official seal at Paterson, in said County this Twelfth day of April A.D. Eighteen Hundred and Fifty four. 
s/ John Hopper, Surrogate
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Passaic County
State of New Jersey//

Personally appeared before me, John Bensen, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, Effy Alyea aged Forty (duplicate; Forty) six years a resident of the city of Paterson in said County and being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that she was well acquainted with Effy Ackerman, the widow of Jacob Ackerman and formerly the widow of Captain David Marius in her lifetime, that the said Effy Ackerman died at the Township of Saddle River, County of Bergen, State of New Jersey on the Twenty second day of February 1838, that this deponent was present at the funeral of the said Effy Ackerman.

Deponent further saith that the said Effy Ackerman, widow of Jacob Ackerman and formerly widow of Captain David Marius left her surviving two children only via John Marius and Jane Goetschius, residents of the city of Paterson, whose ages appear to be from record severally as follows, John Marius, born March tenth 1776 and Jane Goetschius, on the tenth day of January 1785.
s/ Effy Alyea

Sworn to and subscribed before me April 12th 1854.
s/ John Bensen, Justice of the Peace

I, said Justice, do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Effy Alyea, who was sworn and subscribed the above affidavit, that she is a creditable person and that her affidavit is entitled to full credit and belief. I further certify that I am acquainted with John Marius and Jane Goetschius,...
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... children of the said Effy Ackerman and that I believe them to be of the age above stated in said affidavit.
s/ John Bensen, Justice of the Peace
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State of New Jersey
Passaic County
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Hannah Goetchius aged fifty five years a resident of the City of Patterson and State of New Jersey who being duly Sworn according to law doth on her oath depose and say that she was well acquainted with Effy Ackerman widow of Jacob Ackerman, formerly widow of Captain David Marinus, in his life time and that the said Effy Ackerman died at the town of Saddle River County of Bergen State of New Jersey on the 22d day of February 1838 that deponent was present and attended the funeral of the said Effy Ackerman. Deponent further said that the only children now living of the said Effy Ackerman are John Marinus and Jane Goetchius resident of the City of Paterson Passaic County and State of New Jersey. She further says that she is well acquainted with the said John Marinus and Jane Goetchius the only two surviving children of the said Effy Ackerman formerly widow of Captain David Marinus and that she believes them to be of the age stated in the annexed affidavit of Effy Alyea
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 12th day of April 1854
Hannah Goetschius
M. Benson Justice of the Peace
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I, the said Justice, do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Hannah Goetschius, who subscribed and who was sworn to the foregoing affidavit, that she is a creditable person and that her affidavit is entitled to full credit and belief.
s/ John Bensen, Justice of the Peace
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New Jersey
Passaic County//

Personally appeared before me Andrew (Mead), one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, John Bensen, a Justice of the Peace of said County, who being duly affirmed according to law did depose and say that he has examined a paper purporting to be a certificate in the possession of David D. Van Bussen of which the following is a true copy (to wit):

This is to certify all whom it may concern that David Van Bussen of Stotterdam in the County of Bergen and Province of New Jersey, now a Prisoner of War in New York, been First Lieutenant of Capt. David Marinus's company for five months 
last year, served in my regiment in Gen'l Heard's brigade and the service of the United States.

Dated Second River in the County of Essex this 14th day of June 1777.
s/ Phillip Cortland, Col.

That the above is a copy of the original papers in the possession of David D. Van Bussen and believes it to be genuine from every appearance.
s/ John Bensen, Justice of the Peace
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Approved and subscribed before me this 12th day of April A.D. 1854.
s/ And(rew) Mead, Justice of the Peace

A paper purporting to be executed prior to signing.
s/ A(ndrew) M(ead), Justice of the Peace

I, the said Justice hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with John Bensen, the aforesaid Justice and that he is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and that he is a credible person and that his officiate is entitled to full credit and belief. 
s/ And(rew) Mead, Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey
Passaic County//

I, Silas D. Canfield, Clerk of the said County of Passaic, do hereby certify that John Bensen and Andrew Mead, before whom the foregoing affidavits and certificates were taken and made, were at the time of taking and making the same Justices.
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of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that their signatures above written are given
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this twelfth day of April A.D. Eighteen hundred and fifty four.
P. D. Caufield
Clerk
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Warwick N York April 13. 1853
D Sir
I herewith enclose addition Testimony in
the case of Effy. Ackerman formerly widow of Capt. Davis Marinus for the Benefit of the act of July 4th 1836
You will see by the affidavit of Mr John Marinus that he always understood from his Mother and
Soldiers of the Revolution that his Father was out the whole time from the commencement of the war in 1775 up to the time he was taken prisoner and was in a dual service with his company at the time he was captured. Mr. John Marinus states in his affidavit that Jacob Tuis an Old Soldier of the Revolution and pensioner under the act of 1818 or 1832 (he did not know which) often spoke of his fathers service and of his serving under him: And if you will have the goodness to examine the Original declaration of Jacob Tuis You may there find a statement of the service of Captain David Marinus.
I have made search of Albany for the record of Col. Phillip V. Cortland's Regiment but there is no record of the service of his Regiment in 1776.
I would state that Mr John Marinus has the character of being honest and candid and it is his firm opinion that his father done over one year's service exclusive of his imprisonment and it is well authenticated by history that the Militia of New Jersey
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was out during the whole of the year 1776 and from the manner in which he made his escape is pretty good evidence that he was a true patriot and always ready at his country's call
With the above remarks I cheerfully submit the Testimony for your adjudication believing that you will think with me that the case is worthy of a Liberal allowance
Respectfully Your
Oft Servt
Thos C. M. Ewen
Hon L. P. Waldo
Com  of Pensions
Washington