Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25830, James Paul Van Der Voort, N.Y.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.Y.


Van Der Voort, James Paul
or Jacobers Paul
Nancy (or Ann or Annatje)
NUMBER
W. 25830
CONTENTS
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New York Albany
Nancy Vander Voort,
widow of Jacob Van DeVoort
James Paul or
Jacobus Paul
who served in the Revolutionary war
, as a Corporal
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
88 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
27 day of July 1848
and sent to
L. Jenkins
Albany
N. Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 239 Vol 4
Reported
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6342
App Nancy widow of
James H. Van Dervoort for
a pension under the
act of 4th July 1836.
Declaration of
the widow, 12th March
1844.
No 1
G. F. Yates
Atty
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State of New York
County
of Albany

On this 12th
day of March One thousand Eight hundred
and forty four, personally appeared before
the undersigned, one of the Judges of the County
of Courts in and for said County, Nancy, (or
Annatje or Ann Van Dervoort of the City
---
of Albany in said County, aged Eighty five
years and upwards, and she being duly sworn
according to law, doth on her oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the
benefits of the provision made by the act of
Congress passed 4th July 1836.
she declareth and Saith that
she was married to said James (or Jacobus)
P. Van Dervoort who was a non-commissioned
officer in the army of the revolution, and served
in manner & for the terms & under the officers hereinafter set forth. She further declares that she
was married to said James P. Van Dervoort on the
fourteenth day of February One thousand seven
hundred and seventy-nine-- That said James P.
Van Dervoort died on the thirteenth day of October
One thousand Eight hundred and ten (1810).
That since his death she has remained single
and unmarried that she was his widow on the
fourth day of July 1836, & that she is still his
widow
she further represents, that she resided
at the time of her marriage in said City of Albany
with her parents whose names were George & Gertrude
Neggs. That her mother's maiden name was
Schuyler, and hence she this Deponent usually
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went among her acquaintances by the name of
Schuyler, Annatje or Nancy Schuyler. She this
Declarant was born in the year 1758 in the
month of October in that year, and she is assured
that 1779 must be the exact year of her marriage
because when she was married she well recollects
that she was then only twenty years of age that
she once had a record of her marriage in a family bible but that the same is now lost. That
she was married on the day and year aforesaid
by the Reverend Domine Vrooman of the Reformed
Dutch Church of Schenectada at the house of
said Comine Vrooman in Schenectada
And this declarant further faith
that she had by her said husband children as
follows-- Martha afterwards the wife of Lewis
Clark of said City of Albany & now deceased was
born about ten months after wedlock, on the 23d
day of December 1779. Her second child named
James was born about two years thereafter, viz
on the 31st January 1782, and he is now deceased
her third child named Gertrude (or in Dutch
Geertruy) was born on the 31st day of January 1785
& became the wife of Benjamin Ostrander, & she
is now living. He fourth child was born in the
month of June 1787, and was named John & he
died at twenty seven years of age. Her fifth
child named Margaret was born on the 4th
day of March 1790, and became the wife of
Garret V.S. Bleeckering of Albany & is now deceased
She then had children at intervals of about two
years between the birth of each child between 1790
& 1800 as follows, Daniel, Charles, Cathlina
& Richard Thomas and Anna Gourlay. In 1802
---
she has a son named Henry, and in 1804 who
intermarried with Samuel Pruyn, & is now
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deceased,
And this Declarant further saith, that
her late husband the said James usually went
by the name of James or Jacobus without using
this middle name Paul, (which he received from
his paternal uncle who was then called). That
at the time he entered the service he resided at Fishkill N.Y. This Declarant when she first became
acquainted with said James, resided with her mother
in Albany-And the said James was then and
there on duty as a soldier. She always understood
him to say that he ran away from school with
several of his associates from Fishkill aforesaid
and enlisted into the regular army of the United States
under one Captain Van Benschoten. She 
remembers the names of Colonel Willett, Major
Gardner & Rosecrantz as officers under and with
whom he served. He enlisted in the spring of the
year 1777, was on duty at the taking of Burgoyne
& served in all nearly three years, as she always
understood & believes under said Captain Van
Benschoten the declarant first became acquainted with said Van Dervoort, he was in the habit of visiting
a family by the name of Sturges who were
next door neighbors of Declarant, Isaac Sturges
of that family, was an enlisted soldier as declarant
understood at the time in said Company of
law Benschoten One Thomas Jones who also visited the Sturges's family, was an enlisted soldier in
the same Company. Van Benschoten might have
been a Major instead of Captain - Declarant always
understood that her said husband enlisted & served
under him
After her marriage to said Van DerVoort
he continued to perform military duty for six months
at the least until the term of his enlistment under
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Benschoten was closed, and he received his discharge. About a
year after or in 1780, there being as she understood
alarms of the approach of the enemy along the Mohawk river
 her said husband served as a militia man
in the Company of Militia in which he was enrolled,
viz Brinkerhoof, but she can give no account of
his services of these occasions except generally that
he was out on scouting parties as they were termed
& in pursuit of the enemy, & he was away from home
on these occasions several weeks at a time. In 1780
she moved with her husband & lived during that
year at Fishkill aforesaid they lived with his parrents there about one year and a half & they
then commenced housekeeping themselves. After residing at Fishkill about three years they moved to
Albany aforesaid, where he resided till the day of his
death, & the this Declarant has continued to live
in said City & County of Albany ever since
She recollects that the heard her said
husband say that his militia service was performed at Stone Arabia and other posts along the Mohawk
Nancy VanderVoort

Subscribed & Sworn the day & year
first aforesaid before me the said Judge, and
I certify that the said Nancy Vandervoort is by reason of
bodily infirmities unable to attend Court.
State of New York
County of Albany
Clerks Office-
William Mix

Clerk of said County, do hereby certify
Judge & Mary County Courts
that Richard J. Hilton Esq before whom
the preceding declaration purports to
annuller at Law
have been sworn & by whom the certificate annexed to said declaration is signed was at the time thereof a Judge
of the County Courts in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified as such, & that the signature purporting
to be his, is
genuine, Witness my hand & official seal
this 19 October 1844, William Mix Clerk
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State of New York
County of Albany
Margaret Linacre
wife of Thomas Linacre aged seventy -
years and upwards, being duly sworn saith
that she is a daughter of Jacob Van DerVoort pf
Fishkill N.Y. That her father had among
other children one named James or Jacobus
and whose second or middle name was Paul
he being so called after his and this Deponents uncle who bore the name of Paul
She this deponent although quite young at
the time, well recollects that her brother the
said James was a regular enlisted soldier in
the army of the United States during the
war of the revolution, and she remembers
it from the circumstance that at the time of
his enlistment her father and mother exceedingly lamented the ocurrence and made great
but unsuccessful exertions to get him out of the
army. He was at school at the time and
between fifteen and sixteen years of age.
He in Company with one William Chatfield
Henry Brinkerhoof and others whose names
she cannot now recollect if she ever knew
proceeded to New York as she understood &
there enlisted under one Captain Van Benschoter
said Chatfield & Henry Brinkerhoof & the others
referred to well young men resident in Fishkill
aforesaid. The said Henry Brinkerhoff was a
son of John Brinkerhoff who was called Captain
and had charge of a Company Militia
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at Fishkill aforesaid. her brother the said James
& said Henry Brinkerhoff & William Chatfield
were very intimate & always in each other's
society. They performed duty with the other
militia man belonging to this Company of
said Captain Brinkerhoof in training when
were required. They were often out together per
forming these duties, and absent from home
On one occasion when the absent & suppose
to be engaged in these duties they enlisted as
aforesaid under said Captain Van Benschoten as
deponent understood at the time. When
her parents were made acquainted with the fact
they were greatly alarmed & troubled. About two
years at least after the enlistment of her said
brother James, she remembers that he was brought or came home on a furlough to visit his parents.
This circumstance is indelibly imprinted on her
primary from the fact that her parents employ
a colored servant to cleanse him from the
filthiness which he had contracted in the army
& he was clothed in new apparel before his
friends & relatives would have intercourse with
him. He went off again after a short stay with
his parents & joined the army again, and he
served for a period in the whole exceeding two
years under said Mr Benschoten as Deponent
always understood & believes. He came home on
the occasion aforesaid on a furlough, and previous
thereto as he stated he had been in two battles
in the first of which said William Chatfield
was killed, but his friend Henry Brinkerhoof
& himself escaped unhurt. This Deponent did
not see her said brother again after he came
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home as aforesaid until about a year or more
afterwards during which period he had married
& he made his appearance with his wife at
Fishkill aforesaid. These circumstances were often
the subject of conversation in her father's family during said war of the revolution, and
previous to the death of said James her
brother, and hence, she presumes, she remembers
them more distinctly than the otherwise would
have done
She this Deponent also well
recollects the wife now widow of her said
brother. She was called Ann or Nancy, or
as the Dutch have it, "Annatje; and was called 
after the name of her mother familiarly among
her acquaintances Nancy Schuyler, but her
father is name was Neggs.
And this Deponent further
saith that said Nancy or Annate resided
during the time of the revolution & until the
moved to Fishkill aforesaid, & also afterwards
up to the present time in the City of Albany
where she now lives. she understood that her
brother became acquainted with the said Nancy
at the residence of her parents in Albany
aforesaid while there on duty as a soldier. That they
the said Nancy & James lived together as wife
and husband, & were universally reputed and
esteemed as such and raised a family of children
, and that since the death of the said James
which occurred more than thirty years ago, the
said Nancy has remained single and unmarried
& is still his widow.
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Albany
he this deponent will remembers
the children of said Nancy & James That the first
born or oldest was named Martha - Then other children
were born in the order herein after set
forth, viz, James, Gertrude, John, Margaret
Daniel Ann Cathline & Richard twins) Charles
Henry & Helen, in all twelve, and according to
the best of her recollection there were generally
two years intervening between the birth of each
child. The youngest child named Helen became
the wife of Samuel Payne of said City of Albany
that when her father the same James died the
said Helen was about six years of age that said
James died as Deponent now recollect about
thirty four years ago & hence said Helen if now
living would be about forty years of age. That the
third child Gertrude married Benjamin or
trander & is still living. That the fifth child
Margaret became the wife of Garret V.S. Bleecker
any of said City of Albany, & that Lewis Clark
of said City married the oldest child Martha
Margaret her x mark Linacre

On this 9th day of May 1844
personally appeared before me, Margaret
Linacre above named & she made oath that the
facts set forth in the foregoing Deposition by
her signed are true and correct according to
the first of her knowledge information & belief.
and I certify that all the particular & facts
set forth in the foregoing deposition were
read & explained to her before she made her mark
to the same
P.M. Little
Comm Deeds
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Albany County
Nancy Van Dervoort
Documentary proof
of baptism of children after 1784.
No 4.
3 years
Roles, regiment
Captain Benschoten
for 15 Decr 1776
Corpl fom 1st May 1777
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State of New York
County of Albany
 
I Thomas McElroy of
of the city of Albany in said County, do depose and say that as Church Master & Elder of the Reformed Protestant Church of the City of Albany I have in my care
& possession the records of said Church. That I
the record of baptism the following entries
word for word and letter for letter
Onders
Kinders
Jacobus V. D. Port Geertruy
Geturgen
Nancy Knigs
Jacob
9.31. Jan.
Cathalina J Losner
Jacobus V. D. Voort
Annatje Nighs
Names
Anna Gourlay
-
1794.
July 24
1797
April 30
when baptised Parents names
James V. Derport
Ann Schuyler ┃
---
James V. Deboort
May Schuyler
James Van De Work
Ann Meggs
1792
June 20
Margrite
9.4. Mart
Born
June 18
Harmanus Henry
Cathrina Schuyler
Parents
Jacobus Vt Deboort
Nancy Schuyler
Children James Witnesses
Daniel
Charles
Richard
-
┃ Wm Bordman
Gertroy Schuyler
Witnesses
James Gourlay
Margaret V.
De Werkin, wife
of Dick Sche
ye
When born
June 2.
July 20
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1802
January 8.
James V. DerVoort
Nancy Neggs-
Henry
From which it appears that Gertry a daughter
of Jacobus V. D. Voort & Nancy Knips, was born on
the thirty first day of January in the year one
thousand seven hundred and Eighty-five, and
baptised on the thirteenth day of February in thesame

year. I further appears that another daughter
of Jacobus V. D. Voort and his wife called An
---
---
---
at night, named Margrite was born on the
fourth day of March in the year one thousand
seven Hundred and ninety, & was baptised on the
third day of April, one thousand Seven Hundred
and ninety
It further appears that Daniel
a son of James Van Dervoort & Ann Schuyler
was born on the second day of June one thousand
seven Hundred & ninety-two-That Charles
a son of James V. D. Post & Mary Schuyler was
born on the twentieth day of July one thousand
seven Hundred & ninety four That Richard
---
son of James Van Derwoort & Ann Meggs was
---
baptised on the thirtieth day of April one thousand
seven Hundred & ninety-seven-- that Anna Gourley
---
daughter of Jacobastar D Noort & Nancy Schuyler was
born on the Eighteenth day of June one thousand
Seven Hundred & ninety eight, and that Henry
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a son of James V. Dervoort & Nancy
-
Neggs, was born on the eighth day of
January one thousand Eight Hundred
and two
Thos M. Coy
Albany On this twenty eighth day of May 1844
personally appeared before me the un
Thomas Mc Elroy above named to
me well known, & he made oath that the
facts set forth in the deposition before written
& by him signed, are true & correct and I do
further Certify that the said Thomas McElroy is to me known to be
an Elder of the said Reformed Protestant duties church in the
said City and Church Master having the center of the said
records of the said Church
John Wilton Judge of
State of New York
Albany
County Court Compton at Law
State of New York County of Albany Ss. I William Mix Clerk of
the said County do hereby certify that John D. Wilson before
whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn
was on the day of the date of the Jurat thereto a Judge of
Albany County Courts. That I am acquainted with the hand
writing of the said Judge and verily believe that his name
subscribed to the said Jurat is his proper hand writing &
Signature - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my name and affixed the seal of the said County this 19th day
of October 1844
William Mix Clerk
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February 25, 1931

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
MMHF: MLB

Mr. H. M. Vandervort
1607 Hobart Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Vandervort:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 25830, that James
( or Jacobus ) Paul Van Der Voort, son of Jacob Van Der Voort
of Fishkill, New York, enlisted December 15, 1776, at the age
of fifteen or sixteen years, as a private, on May 1, 1777 was
made corporal and served under Captain Van Bunschoten, Majors
Gardner and Rosecrantz in the 3"" New York Regiment, was in two
battles, one of which was at the taking of Burgoyne, the name of
the other not shown; length of service nearly three years.
He also served a tour in 1780 in Captain John G. Brinkerhoff's
company, Colonel Abraham Brinkerhoff's New York regiment and
it is stated also that he served under Colonel Willett in the
New York troops, length of the last named tours not shown.
Soldier's mother was living during the Revolution, but her
name is not shown. He died October 13, 1810 in Albany, New York.
Soldier married February 14, 1779 in Schenectady, New York,
at the house of the pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church, Nancy
Ann or Annetje ) Neggs. She was born in October, 1758 and was
the daughter of George and Gertrude Neggs ( the name also appears
as Neghs and Knigs). Said Gertrude's maiden name was Schuyler.
At the time of the marriage of soldier and Nancy Neggs, she was
living in Albany, New York with her parents, but moved with her
husband to Fishkill, New York, where they lived three years, a
part of the time with his parents, then they moved to Albany,
New York, where they continued to reside.
Soldier's widow, Nancy Van Der Voort, was allowed pension
on her application executed March 12, 1844, at which time she
was a resident of Albany, New York.
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The soldier and his wife Nancy had the following children:

Martha born December 23, 1779, married in January, 1803, Lewis Clark of Albany, New York; she died October, 1831; he lived in Albany, New York, in 1844, aged 60 years.

James  born January 31, 1782, lost at sea, date not known.

Gertrude  born Janaury 31, 1785, married Benjamin Ostrander; she was living in 1844, husband dead.

John born June -- 1787, died at age of 27 years.

Margaret  born March 4, 1790, married February 5, 1811, Garret V.S. Blucker [Bleecker?] of Albany, New York; in 1844 he lived in Albany aged 54 years, wife dead.

Daniel  baptized June 2, 1792

Charles baptized July 20, 1794

Cathlina and (twins) baptized April 30, 1797
Richard
Ann or Anna Gourlay born June 18, 1798

Henry born January 8, 1802

Helen born - - 1804, Married Samuel Pruym of Albany, New York.
 
Soldier's sister, Margaret, the wife of Thomas Linacre, was
living in Albany, New York, in 1844, aged about seventy years.
Soldier was named for his uncle, Paul Vandervoort.

This letter continues with hist of Garret Vanderwoort
W. 18214
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1931-Feb. 25 Hist. to Mr. H. M. Vandervort (personal call) F
Revy

WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25830
Nancy Van Der Voort
James Paul or
Wid of
Jan Der Voort
Corpol. Rev War
---
Act: Feb. 2"
148
Index: -- Vol. V, Page 297
Arrangement of 1870.]
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1342
Nancy Van DerVoort N.Y.
Let to files to Yates Dec 20
act 4 July 1836
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James Van DerVoort
Elisha 15 Decem. 1776 as a private for 3 years.
Corporal 1st May 1777.
New York Rolls Regiment
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New York 9528
Nancy Van DerVoort
widow of Jacobus VanDerVoort
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 13 October 1810
of Albany in the State of New York
who was a Corporal in the Company
commanded by Captain Van Buschoten of the
Regiment commanded by Col Willett in
the New York line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of Eighty Eight Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the Sixth day of
August 1845 and sent to Giles at [illegible]
Albany NY
=
Total amount, $440.00

(Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by
Ames Clerk
Book D Vol 1 Page 185
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New York 7200
Nancy Van Der Voort
Van DerVoort
Jacobus Paul
who was a Corporal
the New York Line
for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
88 -- Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
he 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
Sixth
day of August 1845
and sent to
Giles F. Yates
Albany
NY
Vol. 2
Act of March 3, 1843.}
Recorded in Book
17 June 1844
Page 89
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Nancy V De Voort
widow of James
P. Van DerVoort
under act of 4 July
1836.
-
---
Letter of G. F. Yates
Attorney for appt
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Nov 22d 1844.
I send accompanying this,
papers in support of the claim of
---
Nancy Van Dervoort widow of James
P. Van DeVoort, for a pension under the
act of 4th July 1836.
I cannot find any
living witnesses to testify to the alleged services
of VnDevoort, I mean soldiers who served with
him. But I have presented you with very strong
circumstantial evidence in the affidavits of the
widow  of V. D. Voort's sister Mrs Linacre
The Comptroller's Books show his
militia tours only, or one of them in 1780, and I must
depend upon the Rolls of the Continental army & your
description lists to bear out the allegations of his
service in the regular army, and of the solder Wm
Chatfield & others as connected with & throwing light
on his services
If you should feel disposed to
require a reason why Mrs VanderVoort has not applied before, I can satisfy you that she did apply to
me to make out her papers some six years ago, [illegible]
of her son in law G.V.S. Bleecker who is wealthy
dissuaded her from proceeding
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Mrs V.D. Voort was married by Don Vrooman
of Schenectada, and it is in proof before you
that said Domine did not record any marriages
during the revolution, or from the year 1775 to
1785. The proof in relation to the marriage is very
strong though circumstantial and as you will percieve, is the best attainable in the case of this kind
For the high respectability of the witnesses I can
obtain persons at Washington to vouch if required
.
I submit the claim confident
that a favorable decision cannot be denied
I am very respectfully
Your obt Srvt
B. F. Yates
atty for appt.

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions

P.S. you have the following named papers in this
1. Declaration of the widow-
2. Affidavits of Margt Linacre, G. V. S. Bleecker, Simon Veeder
& Lewis Clark
3 Comptroller's Certificate
4 Documentary proof of the baptism of the children, or some
of them.
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Albany May 17. 1848
James L. Edwards Esquire
Commiss of Pensions
Sir
I enclose the Declaration of Mrs
Nancy VanderVoort, for the purpose of obtaining her pension
Certificate under the act of 2d Feby 1848
very respectfully
Your obdt Srvt
Lemuel Jenkins
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Nancy Van Dervoort
widow of James P. V.D. Voort
-
---
Afft of Mary Linacre
G. V.S. Bleecker,
Simon Veeder &
Lewis Clark
No 2
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In the matter of the application
of Annatje or Nancy Van Debookfor
a pension
Albany County ⎬ ss

Lewis Clark
of the City of Albany in said County aged
sixty years & upwards, being duly sworn saith,
that he came to reside in said City in the
year 1801, & very soon thereafter he became aquainted with James Van Derdervoort the husband of said Annatje or Nancy that they the
said James & Annatje then resided in said City of
Albany & were esteemed & universally reputed to be
husband & wife. That this Deponent understood
that said James before he came to reside in
Albany as aforesaid had lived in Fishkill N.Y.
was reputed to have served in the revolutionary war-
This Deponent continued to
cultivate the acquaintance of said James
& Annatje - said James Van DerVoort departed
this life, so near as this deponent can
remember about thirty-four years ago on
his decease the said Annatje remained his
widow has continued such until the present
time, & that she is still his widow and
unmarried.
This Deponent well remembers
that when he first became acquainted with said
James & Annatje, that they had several children
then living in said City. The oldest named
Martha, was when this Deponent first became
acquainted with her, to wit in the year 1801,
at least twenty one years of age. This Deponent was
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married to said Martha in the month of January
1803, and she said Martha died in the month of
October 1831. This Deponent also knew the second
child named James) of said James & Annatje who
appeared in said year 1801, to be nineteen or twenty
years of age - said James the son aforesaid went to sea
& was never after heard of the third child
named Gertrude appeared in said year 1807, to be
about sixteen or seventeen years of age & the after
words became the wife of Benjamin Ostrander de
and. Deponent also knew another child of
said James Van DeVoort & his said wife Annatje whose
name was Margaret who afterwards became
the wife of Garret V.S. Blacker any of said City of
Albany said Margaret in said year 1801.
appeared to this Deponent to be about Eleven
years of age.
This Deponent further saith not
James Clark
Subscribed & Sworn this 19th day of October
1844, before me & I certify that the Deponent the said Lewis Clark is to me well known
& that he is a gentleman of truth & veracity &
that his statements are entitled to full credit.
M Settle
State of New York
County of Albany
---
Com of Deeds
I William Mix Clerk
of said County, do hereby certify that Jacob
M. Settle my before whom the preceding & annexed
affidavits of Margaret Line, Garret V.S. Black
Esq, Simon Veeder & Lewis Clark purport to have
been sworn, was on the days of the respective dates
of said affidavits, a Commissioner of Deeds
& for said County, duly commissioned & qualified
as such, & that the signatures to said affidavits
purporting to be his are genuine. Witness
my hand and official seal, this 19th day
of October in the year 1844
William Mix Clerk
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Doc: proof militia tour
undered by
-
James (or Jacobus) V. DerVoort
widow's name Nancy or

Annatie- Act 4 July 1836
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In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay
the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned,
following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz:
 
12th June 1780
Jacobus Van Dervoort priv
L
11
3 ¾


STATE OF NEW YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, Nov. 4th 1844
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 9
now remaining in this
office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the
following officers, viz:
First-under Capt. John G Brinkerhoff Col. Abe Brinkerhoff Regt.
Second 
Third
Fourth 
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh 
Eighth
Ninth
Tenth 

Philip Phelps - Depy Comp
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In the matter of VanDerVoort
widow of VanDerVoort

Affidavit of G.V.S. Blecker Esq
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In the matter of the
application of Annatje or
Nancy Van Derwoort for
a pension &c
 
Albany County
Garret V.S. Bleecker of
the City of Albany in said County, aged fifty four
years and upwards, being duly sworn according to
law, doth depose and say, that he is well acquainted with the said Annatje VanDerVoort that he
became acquainted with her the said Annatie
or Nancy Van DerVoort about thirty six years
ago, or in the year 1808. She was then the wife
of James Van DerVoort & they both resided in said
City of Albany said James Van DeVoort died as
Deponent believes, & if his memory serves him correctly
in the year 1809 or 1810 and he said Van DerVoort left him surviving the said Annatje
his widow said Annatje continued his
widow ever set is still his widow and
unmarried

This Deponent further saith,
that on the sixth day of February 1811,
he married a daughter of said James &
Annatje named Margaret said Margaret
was then about twenty one years of age - said
Margaret had then living two sisters named
Martha & Gertrude said Martha was then
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the wife of Lewis Clark of said City,
& said Gertrude was then the wife of Benjamin
 Ostrander

G V S Blecker

Subscribed & sworn this 19th day of October
1844 before me; and I certify that said
Garret V.S. Blacker the above named
Deponent is a credible witness, and that
his statements are entitled to full credit
J. M. Settle
Com of Deeds

In the same matter is Simon Veeder
the town of Guilderland in said County of
Albany, aged sixty years & upwards, being
duly sworn saith, that he this Deponent
became acquainted with said James Vandevoort as early as the year 1787, or
on his earliest recollection said VandeVoort was then a married man
and his wife was named Annatje or
Ann, that said VanDevoort as Deponent understood, came from Fishkill
N. Y. and afterward residing in said
town of Guilderland several years said
VandeVoort moved to Albany afore
and where he lived till the day of his
death and since his death the said
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Annatje has remained single and
unmarried.
The oldest child of said
James Van Dervoort & Annatje, was
named Martha said Martha was
four or five years older than this
Deponent and she afterwards became
the wife of Lewis Clark of Albany
aforesaid & is now deceased. Deponent
also knew the other children of said
James Van DeVoort & Annaty his
wife,
James, Gertrude, & Ann
several of the younger children
also Margaret who afterwards became
the wife of Garret V.S. Bleecker
 of Albany

Simon Veeder
Subscribed & sworn this 19th
October AD 1846. & I certify
the said Simon Veeder is to me
known that his statements
entitled to full credit
J.M. Settle
Comm Deeds
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Dr Geo: Wm Crump
Pension Office
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Witness
To the Hon. the Commissioner of Pensions
of the City of Albany N.Y.
The undersigned widow of the late James
P. Van Dervoort deceased, beg leave respectfully
to represent
That she has filed her papers
in the matter of her application for a pension
under the act of 4th July 1836, for the reason
as advised by her counsel, that she was married
previous to the expiration of the last
term of her husbands service in the revolution
viz, on the 14th Feby 1779, whereas her husband
term of service in the regular army as
particularly described in her declaration
did not expire until late in the fall
the year 1779 aforesaid, or the same year
in which she was married. That in the
year following 1780, her said husband
served a short tour in the militia. But
inasmuch as she has not been able to fix by
documentary proof the precise date of her marriage
, nor yet by the same sort of proof the age
of her oldest child Martha, which alone as the
is informed, will satisfy your Honor as to her
being entitled to a pension under said act, she
hereby relinquishes her right to a pension and
said act & agrees to accept a pension and the
act of 7 July 1838 & acts amending or
additional to the same New Scotland, by
1835. [1845?]
Nancy Vander Voort
Ann Witbeck
Signed in my presence holding the pen
Witness Edward F. Hazelton
G.F. Yates
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No 12090
Nancy Vandervort
NY
Act 7 July 38
admd
2 yrs corpl
88. 8025. (780)
Also Act 3 March 23
& 17 June 44
G F Gates
Albany
N.Y.
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Sir
with your permission I
send enclosed the renunciation of Mrs
Van DeVoort to a pension under the
act of 4th July 1836, and have to
request that the Pension warrants under the
acts of 7th July 1838 & may be forwarded
to me at this place Albany N.Y.
I am your Obt Serv
G.F. Miles
To

Albany July 18 1845.
Geo. Wm Crump
C. Clerk Pension Office
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admitted

L Jenkins
Albany 
NY
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State of New-York,
County of Albany
On this thirteenth day of May
in the year one thousand eight hundred
and forty-eight personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the
in and for the county of Albany
in the state of New York, Nancy VanderVoort
a resident of the town of City of Albany in the said county of Albany
aged eighty eight years, who being first duly sworn, according to
law, doth, on her oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision
made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who
served during the Revolutionary War:
That she is the widow of Jacob VanderVoort who was a Corporal in the
Army of the Revolution on account of whose services she was
pensioned under the Act of 7 July 1838, 3d March 1843 & 17 June
1844 - and the annual amount of the pension which she received
under the act of 17 June 1844, as eighty eight Dollars
She further declares that she is still a widow and
never learned to write

Nancy her x mark VanderVoort

sworn to & subscribed on the day & year 
written, before me
L Jenkins
Comr of Deed

In presence of Miss Cornelia Ostrander.  I certify that the above Declarant is personally known to me
L. Jenkins
Com of Deeds


State of New York,
County of Albany
, Lawrence Van Deusen Clerk of the said county, do hereby certify that
Lemuel Jenkins was on the day of the date of the above Declaration and
Certificate, a Commissioner of Deeds in and for the said county, duly appointed and sworn,
and that the signatures to the Jurat of the above Declaration and to the above Certificate, purporting to be
his, are genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of
the said county, this 13th
day of May 1848.
L. Van Deusen
Clerk