Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10470, for Aaron V Terwillegar, New York
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(3-1778 ) 

SERVICE 
New York 

Terwillegar, Aaron V. or Terwilliger 
Keturah 

NUMBER 
R. 10470

CONTENTS
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33.116   48664
New York City 
Aaron V. Terwilliger decd. of Sullivan Co. in the State of N.Y who was a private in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by Colo Johnson in the Revolution for 11 mos 7 days NY Mil
Inscribed on the Roll of New York City at the rate of 37 Dollars 44 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831 & Endg 27th April 1835.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of April 1853 and sent to T. Lumpkin Esqr Present
Arrears to the 4th of [blank] 
Semi-anl. allowance ending [blank]

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by [initials illegible] Weightman Clerk.
Book E.2  Vol.  4  Page 73
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38.055
Jacobus Terwilligar one of the children of Aaron Terwilligar, his aplication under the act of June 7th 1832 
Selah I Jordon agent Bloomingburgh Sullivan County State of Newyork
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At a Surrogates Court being a Court of Record held in & for the County of Sullivan & State of Newyork at the Surrogates office in Bloomingburgh on the Second day of September in the year of 1850 
personally appeared Jacobus Terwilligar a Resident of the County of Ulster in said State aged 48 years who being first duly sworn according to Law in open Court and on his oath states that he is a son of Aaron Terwilliger deceased a late rezident of the County of Ulster aforesaid who was a soldier & served during the war of the Revolution and that he makes this declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that his father the said Aaron Terwilliger entered the in Servise of the United States in the State of Newyork and served as follows in the War of the Revolution that in the year of 1777 he served under Capt William Faulkner at Fort Montgomery and at other places on the hudson River and was in said Servise about six months during that year that in the year of 1778 he served about three months on the hudson River & on the western frontears in the County of Ulster under the aforesaid William Faulkner and in the Spring of 1779 he was out under Capt John Gillespie in Conl Johnston’s Regiment on the Western frontears in the County of Ulster to guard the inhabitants against the Indians & served about two monthes and that in the fall of of the same year he was out under Capt Jacob Conklin in Conel John Hathornes Rigment on the Wistern frontears in the County of Ulster aforesaid at a place Called peinpack and other places & served two or three monthes and that in the month of March or April in the year of 1780 he was out under Capt David Ostrander on the western frontears of the afore said County of Ulster in Conil Johnstons Regment and served one or two monthes and that in the month of April or May he enlisted under Capt Levi Dewitt in Conl Albert pauldings Regment & served about Nine or ten monthes on the Western frontears of the County of Ulster aforesaid and to the Notherd and in the month of May or June in the year of 1781 he enlisted in the servise and served under Capt Henry Goodwin in Cornel Fredrick Weisenfelts Regment and served about six monthes in the army to the North and
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to the south and on the Western frontears and that he the said Aaron V Terwilligar was out under other officers at difrent times from the Comenement to the close of the war as he has under stood from his said father and other persons and that he believs the same to be true and that his father the said Aaron V Terwilliger died on the 27th day of April in the year of 1835, at his Rezidents in the Town of Shawangunk in the County of Ulster aforesaid & that his father was in his Seventy Seventh year of his age at the time of his death and that he left him surviving his widow who has since died and that he left him surviving the following named children to wit Sarah Constable wife of Abraham Constable Mariah Wife of Jacob Constable & Jane wife of Cornelius Martin and Jacobus Terwilligar this declarant and that they are now the only surviving Children of the said Aaron V Terwilligar and and that they are all of lawful age 
[signed] Jacobus Terwilligar
I certify that Jacobus Terwilliger above named was duly sworn & made oath to the above Declaration & the letters therein stated in open Court before me as above stated - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & have affixed the seal of my office this 2d day of September 1850 
[signed] A. Dimmick Surrogate of Sullivan County Newyork
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State of Newyork 
Sullivan County } ss
be it known that before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Sullivan in the State of Newyork personally appeared Jacob Constable a rezident of the County of Ulster in the State aforesaid aged 54 years and made oath in due form of Law and States that he is personally acquainted with Jacobus Terwilligar who made the foregoing declaration and was well acquainted with his father Aaron V Terwilligar deceased and that he knows that the said Aaron V Terwilligar died at his Rezidence in the County of Ulster aforesaid on the 27th day of April in the year of 1835 and that he left a widow at the time of his death who has since died and that he left him surviving the following named Children to wit Sarah Constable wife of Abraham Constable & Mariah Constable wife of Jacob Constable Jane Martin wife of Cornelus Master and Jacobus Terwilligar who made the foregoing Declaration and that they are now the only surving children of the said Aaron V Terwilligar decd and that they are all of lawful age 
this deponent further states that it has always been reported and believed that the aforesaid Aaron V Terw had served at difrent times from the comensment to the close of the war of the Revolution since his erliest Recollection and that the said Aaron V Terwilligar alway bore a good character as a soldier and friend to his Contery since this deponants Recollection 
[signed] Jacob Constable
sworn and subscribed before me September 3d 1850 
[signed] Joseph Ellis Justice of the peace
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STATE OF NEW-YORK:
Sullivan County Clerk’s Office. } ss
I certify that Joseph Ellis Esq., the person subscribing the annexed or foregoing deposition and before whom the same was taken was on the 3d day of September A.D. 1850 a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected and sworn and authorized to take the same and that his signature thereto is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 3d day of September A.D. 1850
[signed] Gad Wales Clerk.
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additional proof [proof] to suport the aplication of the Children of Aaron V Terwilegar to a pension under the act of June 7th 1832 their declaration is on file in the Office of the Commissioner of Pensions 
Selah I Jordon Attory Bloomingburgh Sullivan County State of New York
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(Persons making applications at the Comptroller’s or Secretary of State’s Office, for searches, or certificates of service of any period, in the army of the U.S. during the revolutionary war, should give the name and ranks held by such person; the nature of the service; whether in the Infantry, Cavalry, or Artillery, &c; in the regular army or militia; the names of the officers commanding the regiment and companies at the date of enlistment, service, and discharge, as near can be given. The names should be given with care, and in a legible hand.)
In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1781, entitled “An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their service in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned,” the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz:
1781 Decem 1 Aaron Terwilliger Private  No. of Cert’e issued, 3192 £ 10|6|2
1780 Novem 30 Aaron V. Terwilliger Private  No. of Cert’e issued, 5664 £ 18|8|0
[calculations]
$37.12 ½
11. m 7 ds
State of New-York, 
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany April 5th 1852
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 1 & 2 now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:
1st under Capt. Henry Godwin in Col. Fred. Weisenfell’s  Regiment. 
2nd under Capt. Levi De Witt in Col. Albert Pawling’s Regiment. 
I have examined the records for the service of [blank] and find [blank] entries, as above, amount
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State of Newyork 
Ulster County ss,  personally appeared before me William L Jennings a Justice of the Peace within and for said County James Mulford a resident of said County aged Seventy two years and made oath in due form of law and in his oath states that he was personally acquainted with Aaron Terwilliger a resident of said County and his wife Sarah Terwilliger now both deceased and that he has often herd the aforesaid Aaron Terwilliger tel of his being in the servise of the war of the revolution that he had been out on the western frontears on the west side of the Shawangunk mountain in the County of Ulster and State of New York to guard the inhabitants against the Indians and that he the said Terwilliger bore a good charrector as a Soldier ever since he first became acquainted with him from his erliest recollection up to the time of his death and that said Terwilliger was a tenant of this deponant father for many years 
[signed] James Mulford
Subscribed and Sworn before me this Ninth day of February 1852. 
[signed] William L Jennings Justice of the peace 

Ulster County ss  I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named James Mulford over twenty years
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and that he has always bore a good charrecture and his statement is intiteled to full credit and belief 
February the 9th 1852
[signed] William L Jennings Justice of the peace
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State of Newyork 
Ulster County ss. Be it Known that personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace within and for the County of Ulster aforesaid Cornelius Masten a resident of the said County aged fifty six years and made oath in due form of law and on his oath states that he was personally acquainted with Aron Terwilliger deceased a late resident of said County and that he had often herd him tell of his Servises during the war of the revolution that he was out from home on the western frontiers on the west side of the Shawangunk mountain in the County of Ulster in the State of new York to guard the inhabitants against the Indians that he had served under Captain Levi Dewitt and Cornel Paulding Regement and at other times in Comel Johnston and Wizenfelts Regement and that he the said Aron Terwilliger always bore the charricture of being a Soldier and a true friend to his country to this deponants best reccollection 
[signed] Cornelius Masten
Subscribed and Sworn the Ninth day of February 1852 before me 
[signed] William L Jennings Justice of the peace 

Ulster County ss  I certify that I am personally acquainted with above named Cornelius Masten over twenty years
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and that always bore a good charricture and his Statements is intitled to full credit and belief
February 9th 1852.
[signed] William L Jennings Justice of the peace
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State of Newyork 
Ulster County ss Simon Alsdorf of the town of plattekill in said County being by me duly sworn according to law deposes and says he is Eighty two years of age and that he was personally acquainted with Aaron Terwilliger late of the town of New paltze [Paltz] deceased, and it has been reported since his Earliest Recollection that the said Aaron Terwilliger was a Soldier and served in the revolution War with great Britten and that he believes the same to be true and from General Report the said Aaron Terwilliger was a true and faithful friend to his country, and he left Gurtrude his widow who has cinse died and left her serviving Sarah Constable, Mariah Constable, Jane Masten and Jacobus Terwilliger the only serviving Children 
[signed] Simon Alsdorf
Subscribed and Sworn this 10th day of January 1852 before me 
[signed] William L Jennings Justice of the Peace 

Ulster County ss  I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Simon Alsdorf over twenty years and that he has always bore a good charricture and his statements is entitled to full credit and belief 
[signed] William L. Jennings Justice of the peace
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[NOTE: Only the very bottom of certification shown]
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto [subscribed my name and affixed the seal] of the said County, this 10th day of April A.D. 1852
[signed] John D L Montanye Clerk.
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Aaron Terwilliger servd under Capt Godwin in Cornel Wiesenfelts Regiment and he served in Capt Leo Dewitts in Albert Pawlings Regiment I think the proff here unto annexed and and the proff now on file in the office of the Commissioner of pensions wil be all that could be expected at this late day to establish this Claim and we trust that the Commissioner wil grant a certificate to the aplecants with out further proff the aplecant are all poor and needy and the allowance of this claim wil be verry exceptable 
pleas direct the Report To Selah I Jordon Bloomingburgh Sullivan County NY

additional proff to support the application of the children of Aaron Terwilligar to a pension under the act of June 7th 1832
their declaration is on file in the office of the Commissioner of pensions
Selah I Jordon Attory
Bloomingburgh Sullivan County State of Newyork
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Jacobus Terwilligar
One of the Sons of Keturah Terwilligar [illegible] for a pension under the act of July 7th 1838
Joseph Ellis Attorney
Bloomingburgh Sullivan County N.Y.
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FAMILY RECORD. 
MARRIAGES.
Aron Terwillegar was Married to Katurah Alsdorf Jan 20th 1785
Abram Constable was Married to Sally Terwillegar Sept 20th 1810 
Cornelius Masten was married to Jane terwillegar December 17 1818
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FAMILY RECORD. 
[left column]
BIRTHS. 
Aaron Terwillegar was born Nov 19th in the Year of our Lord 1759
Keturah Alsdorf was born March 31st in the Year of our Lord 1760
Sally Terwillegar was born Sept 3 in the Year of our Lord 1789 [?]
Maria Terwillegar was born July 12th [?] in the Year of our Lord 1794
Jane Terwillegar was born Oct 20th [?] in the Year of our Lord 1796

[right column] 
BIRTHS.
Alexander Terwillegar was born July 12th in the Year of our Lord 1799
Jacobus Terwillegar was born Jan [or Jun] 5th in the Year of our Lord 1802
Jaine A Terwillegar was born August 14th in the year of our Loard 1828
Alexander Terwillegar as born August 6th in the year of our Loard 1830
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Be it Known that at a Surrogate’s Court held at the surrogate’s office in and for the County of Orange in the State of New York personally appeared Jacobus Tewillegar a resident of the County of Ulster in said state aged 52 years who being first duly sworn according to law in open Court and on his oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838. That he is a son of Keturah Terwillegar and Aaron Terwillegar now both deceased, late residents of the County of Ulster in the State of New York and that his father was a soldier and served in and during the war of the Revolution and that his father the said Aaron Terwillegar died at his residence in the County of Ulster in said state on the 27th day of April 1835 and that he left him surviving Katurah Terwillegar his widow declarant’s mother, that said Katurah Terwillegar died at her residence in the County of Ulster aforesaid on the 2nd day of March 1842 and that she left her surviving the following named children, to wit: Maria Constable, Sarah Constable and Jane Masten, and this declarant Jacobus Terwilliger; and that they were the only surviving children of the said Katurah Terwillegar at the time of her death, and that the above named Sarah Constable has died since the death of his mother the said Katurah Terwillegar, and that Maria Constable, Jane Masten and this declarant are now the only three surviving children of declarants mother the said Katurah Terwillegar deceased, and that they are all of lawful age. Declarant further states that his Mother’s name before her marriage to his father the said Aaron Terwillegar was Katurah Alsdorf and that he bears a good character and that his Statements is entitled to credit and belief 
[signed] Isaac Fowler Justice of the peace
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Declarant further states that he has always understood from his said father and mother that they were married by the Revd Kinier Vanness who was then a pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church at Shawangunk in the County of Ulster, on the 20th day of June 1785 - Declarant further states that the annexed leaf was taken from the family bible formerly owned by his said father and mother which contains the marriage of his said father and Mother and their children’s ages, and that he believes it to be what it purports to be and that he has seen said Record and read the same at different times ever since his earliest recollection - and that he makes this declaration in order to obtain the pension due the surviving children of his mother the said Katurah Terwillegar at the time of her death under the above mentioned act of July 7th 1838. Declarant made a declaration and obtained the pension that was due Aaron V Terwillegar his father at the time of his death at the rate of $37 44/100 dollars per annum under the act of June 7th 1832 further declarant saith not.
[signed] Jacobus Terwillegar
Sworn & subscribed this 29th day of April, 1853. before me, the surrogate of Orange County, State of New York, in testimony whereof I have hereunto my hand and affixed my seal of office this 9th day of April 1853 
[signed] James W. Fowler Surrogate
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State of New York 
County of Ulster } Ss
be it known that on this 30th day of April 1853 personally appeared before me the subscriber a justice of the peace within and for said County William Mastin aged 22 years a rezident of said County and made oath in due form of law and on his oath States that he was personally acquainted with Katurah Terwilligar Widow of Aron V Terwillegar deceased and that she the said Katura Terwilligar died at her rezidence in said County on the 2d day of March 1842 and that she was a widow at the time of her death and that she left her surviving the following named Children to wit Maria Constable, Sarah Constable Jane Mastin and Jacobus Terwillegar and that they are the only surviving children of the said Katura Terwilliger at the time of her death and that Sarah Constable one of the above named children of Katurah Terwilliger has died since the death of her mother the said Katurah Terwillegar deponent further states that the annexed leaf was taken from the bible of the said Katurah Terwillegar which bible deponant Saw in her posession previous to her death and that deponant believes said record to be what it purports to be 
[signed] William Masten
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 30th day of April 1853 
[signed] Isaac Fowler Justice of the Peace 
I the said justice do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named William Masten and that he bares a good charracter and that his Statements is entitled to credit and belief
[signed] Isaac Fowler justice of the peace
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I the said Justice do hereby certify that I have no intrest in the pension money aplyed for by the within aplecants
[signed] Isaac Fowler Justice of the peace

Aplication of Jacobus Terwillegar for a pension
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State of New York, 
ULSTER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, SS. 
I CERTIFY, That at the date of the certificate of proof, to which this is subjoined, the said Isaac Fowler Esq. was a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate is genuine. 
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 18 day of May A. D. 1853 
[signed] Milton Sheldon Clerk of Ulster Co.
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Be it known that at a Surrogate’s Court herd at a Surrogate’s office in the Village of Newburgh in the county of Orange in the State of New York Satisfactory evidence was exhibited before me, James W. Fowler, Surrogate in and for said County that Katurah Terwilliger widow Aaron V. Terwilliger died on the 2nd day of March 1848, and that she left her surviving the following named Children, to wit: Mariah Constable, Sarah Constable & Jane Mastin and Jacobus Terwilliger, and that Sarah Constable above named has died since her mothers death the said Katurah Terwilliger and that Mariah Constable Jane Mastin and Jacobus Terwilliger, who made the annexed Declaration are the only three surviving children of the said Katurah Terwilliger deceased, and that a certificate of pension was issued made payable to the above named children at the New York agency at the rate of $37.44 per annum under the act of June 7th 1832 the same being due to their father the said Aaron V. Terwilliger at the time of his death. 
In testimony whereof, I, the Surrogate aforesaid have hereunto set my hand had affixed my seal of office of the 29th day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty three. 
[signed] James W. Fowler, Surrogate.
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Feb 24/53
Triplett
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State of New York 
Orange County 
Surrogate Court } ss.  I, James W Fowler Surrogate of the County of Orange, State of New York, do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to me in open court that Aaron Terwilliger, now deceased, was a resident of the County of Ulster, in the State of New York and died in the said County of Ulster, on the twenty seventh day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty five (1835,) that the said Aaron Terwilliger left surviving him his widow Keturah Terwilliger who died on the second day of March in the year 1842, and that the said Aaron Terwilliger left him surviving the following named children to wit: Sarah Constable, a late resident of the County of Orleans, in the State of New York, who died on the fourteenth day of August, to the year 1852, Maria Constable, Jane Masten and Jacobus Terwilliger that the said Maria Constable Jane Masten and Jacobus Terwilliger are residents of the said County of Ulster, and are all of lawful age, and are the only three surviving children of the said Aaron Terwilliger deceased. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, at Goshen, in the County of Orange, this 22nd day of February, A.D. 1853. 
[signed] James W. Fowler, Surrogate.
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Know all men by these presents that Jacobus Terwilliger of the County of Ulster and State of New York do hereby Irevokeabelly constitute and appoint Joseph Ellis of the County of Sullivan in said State my lawful attorney for me and in my behalf to prosecute my claim for a pension under the act of July the Seventh one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two for Servises rendered by my father Aaron Terwilliger deceased Which claim is now on the suspended files of the pension office, and to receive such certificate as may be issued, hereby revoking any power of attorney which may have been heretofore given, and confirming all things that my said attorney the said Joseph Ellis may lawfully do in the premises in Witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and Seal this 27th day of November one thousand Eight hundred and fifty two sealed and delivered in presence of 
William L Jennings  Jacobus Terwillegar
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State of New York 
Ulster County ss } on the 27th day of November one thousand Eight hundred and fifty two before me came the within Named Jacobus Terwilliger Known to me to be Individual within described and acknowledged that he executed the within power of attorney for the purposes therein set forth 
[signed] William L Jennings Justice of the peace 

State of New York 
Ulster County ss.  I Milton Sheldon Clerk of the County of Ulster and also Clerk of the County Court therein said court being a court of record having general Jurisdiction, do certify that William L Jennings Esq. whose genuine signature appears subscribed to the foregoing, was at the date thereof a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Ulster aforesaid duly Elected and sworn and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith & credit 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 5th day of January 1853, and affixed the seal of the said County & Court 
[signed] Milton Sheldon Clerk of Ulster Co.
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Feby 24th 1853 
Mr Lumpkin has furnished me with the within copy of an official letter from this office 
It would seem wise that the production of the additional evidence required would enable the agent to a prompt consideration of case. Is there any thing in the rules which forbid it?
JEH

Mr Cole
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(Copy) 
Pension Office 
Jany 29. 1853 
Sir,
The claim of Aaron V Terwilliger decd of New-York, will be admitted for the service shewn by the certificate of the N.Y. Comptroller upon the production of a certificate of Court shewing the number and names of his children surviving him 
(Signed)
 J. E. Heath 

T. Lumpkin Esq.
Present
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Brief in the case of Aaron Terwilliger dc
County and State of NY
act June 7 1832 
Claim, {“original,”
Proof exhibited, (if original.) 
is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Record of service
(If for increase.) 
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Thurston Triplett
Examining Clerk.
Name and residence of Agent 
J Lumpkin Present
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No 33.116
Aaron V Terwilliger dec NY
Admd. June 7 1832 
11 mos & 7ds pri $37.44 per annum from 4 March 1831 to 27 April 1835 when he died 
pay to Sarah Constable 
Maria Constable 
Jane Masten & 
Jacobus Terwilliger 
Surviving children 

Cert to J. Lumpkin Esq
present
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No 14.934 
Keturah Terwilliger decd. 
widow of Aaron V
NY 
Joseph Ellis Aug 6 1853 

10H70
Rejected 
act July 7 1838
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No. 38,055
Aaron Terwilligar, decd 
New York 
Act 7th June 1832 
Letr Joseph Ellis 3d Decr 1851 [?] 
J. Lumpkin Jny 29 1853
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[crossed out: Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.]
10470
P.O.  [crossed out: Katurah Terwilger]
Service:  Katurah Terwillegar widow Aaron V. Terwillegar 
Enlisted:  , 18

[stamped] REJECTED

Discharged:  , 18
Application filed:  , 18
Alleges: 
Re-enlisted: 
Attorney: C3316 
P. O. Pri
Recognized.  Contract
Cert. of Dis.   Searched for  , 18