Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,832, Martin Van Buskirk, New York.
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Service
New York

Van Buskirk, Martin 
Or
Boskerk
Maria

Number
R 10.832.
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State of New York.
Rensselaer County ss.

On this 24th day of July Eighteen hundred
and forty four. Personally appeared before the Justices of the Justices Court in and for the City of Troy, and County of Rensselaer aforesaid, being a Court of Record - Morris S. Van Buskirk a resident of the County of
Rensselaer aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to Law, Testifies and says that in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 4th July 1836  That he is one of the surviving children with - to witt [sic] Philip V. Van Buskirk, Lana. Van Buskirk.  Richard. M. Van Buskirk.  Andrew. Van Buskirk Ester Fort. and Hana Bigelow. of Martin Van Buskirk deceased [deceased is underlined] and Maria. Van Buskirk deceased [deceased is underlined] 
whose maiden name was Mariah Van Ness, and are the only surviving children, and all over twenty one years of age at the time of our mother the said Mariah death which was on the Seventeenth day of February. Eighteen hundred and forty two. aged Eighty two years. That our Father the said Martin died on the Eighteenth day of May Eighteen hundred and Twenty Eight aged Seventy two years. I further
Testify that our farther the said Martin was in the War of the Revolution in the Militia service and as I have been informed was an Artificer I have often herd our farther tell of his services in the Revolution. All of which will more fully
appear by the proof hereunto annexed.  As also the marriage of the said Martin and Mariah. and in the said children ask to allowed what our Mother would have been entitled to under the act aforesaid had she applied in her life time
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and further that our Mother the said Mariah never intermarried but remained the widow of
our Father to the time of her death - 
M. S. Van Buskirk [signature]

Subscribed and sworn on the day and year first within written before me
H. V. W. Masten[signature] one of the Justices of the Justice Court of the City of Troy

And the said Court do certify that satisfactory
proof has been made before said court that
Morris A. Van Buskirk, Philip N. Van Buskirk, Lana Van Buskirk, Richard M. Van Buskirk, Andrew Van Buskirk, Ester Ford and Hana Bigelow were the only surviving children, and all over twenty one years of age at the time of their mothers death and that Martin Van Buskirk their father died on the Eighteenth day of May Eighteen hundred and twenty Eight, and that Mariah Van Buskirk their Mother died on the Seventeenth day of February Eighteen hundred and forty two.

I William Hagen Clerk of the Justice Court in the City of Troy in the County of Rensselaer do certify that the foregoing contains the proceeding of said Court being a Court of Record in the application of the children of Martin and Mariah Van Buskirk for a
Pension, and that the signature of Harry V. W. Masten thereto is genuine and that he was a Justice of said Court at the date of the above proceedings. - 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the court at Troy this twenty fourth day of July A.D. 1844
Wm. Hagen [signature] Clerk
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I, John H. Ackerson, Pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church of the Town of Schaghticoke in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York - find recorded on the Books of said Church the Marriage of Martin Boskerk to Maria Van Ness, as follows: "Op prelamatic
getrouwd Martin Boskerk en Maria Van Ness" -  on the Eighth day of February Seventeen hundred and Eighty.

I certify that the above is a true copy of the Record, with the Exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures, as follows; Married, on proclaimation [proclamation], Martin Boskerk & Maria Van Ness - "Feb. 8 1780"

I, John H. Ackerson above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Pastor of said Church; and that the above is a true Extract from the Record of said Church, with the Exception above named, as certified by me.

And I further certify, that the Reverend Mr. Van Benschoten was Pastor of said Church at that time, according to the best testimony that can now be obtained.
John H. Ackerson [signature]

Rensselaer Co. ss. 
Sworn to before me on this 13th day of July in the year of our Lord 1844 at Schaghticoke
Wm Van Veghten [signature] Justice of the peace in and for said County

State of New York
Rensselaer County
Clerks Office SS
I Charles Hooper Clerk of said County do hereby Certify that William Van Veghten Esq
was at the date of the above Jurat a Justice of the Peace in for the County of Rensselaer duly commissioned and sworn residing in said
County. That I am well acquainted with the hanwriting of said Justice hereby believe his s signature to the above Jurat Subscribed is genuine Witness my hand & official Seal this 24th July 1844
Chas Hooper [signature] Clerk
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In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, 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 cent per annum, viz :

21st Sept 1778.  Martin Boskirk priv £ - 5 -
15th Augt 1779. Martin Buskirk  Do - 5 6
30th Mar 1780.             Do          Do - 9 -
7th June    Do               Do          Do 1 1 6
4th Nov 1781. Marin Van Buskirk Do 1 1 9
19th Dec   Do Martin Buskirk       Do  1 15 4

STATE OF NEW YORK
COMPTROLER'S OFFICE, Albany, June 3 1844
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. [blank] 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. Sam Collins in Col Jacobus Van Schoonhoven Regt.

Second " " [under Capt.] John Whiteside " " [in Col] Lewis Van Woert " [regt.]

Third  " " [under Capt.] Do [John Whiteside] " " [in Col] Do [Lewis Van Woert] " [regt.]

Fourth  " " [under Capt.] Do [John Whiteside] " " [in Col] Do [Lewis Van Woert] " [regt.]

Fifth  " " [under Capt.] Jacob Yates " " [in Col] Peter Yates " [regt.]

Sixth  " " [under Capt.] Do [Jacob Yates] " " [in Col] Do [Peter Yates] " [regt.]

Soventh " " " " "

Eigth " " " "

Ninth " " " "

Tenth " " " "

Philip Phelps [signature]
Dept Comptroller
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Martin Van Buskirk
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State of New York
Ontario County ss
On this twenty sixth day of February Eighteen hundred and forty four personally appeared before the undernamed Justice of the peace
Wynant C. Van Denbergh of the County aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, Testifies and says that in the time of the Revolutionary war he resided in the County of Albany now Rensselaer State aforesaid, That I was well acquainted with Martin Van Buskirk
deceased, and with his wife Mariah whose maiden name was Mariah Van Ness. I further Testify and say, that on the first of October 1779 this deponent his deponent and said Martin Van Buskirk enlisted under Captain Cornelius M. Van Denbergh in Albany now Rensselaer for six months as Artificer and
served untill the first of April following. During
which time we were imployed in making Continental waggons
Wynant Van Denbergh [signature]

Subscribed and sworn before me on the day and year first above written

Nathl. Campbell Justice of the Peace I certify that I am well acquainted with the above
named Wynant C. Van Denbergh and that he is a person of undoubted truth and veracity -
Nathl. Campbell [signature] Justice of the Peace
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State of New-York,
ONTARIO COUNTY CLERK' S OFFICE, SS:
I, Alexander H. Howell Clerk of said County, Do hereby Certify, that Nathaniel Campbell Esquire, before whom the annexed instrument was proved or acknowledged, was at the time
the same purports to have been acknowledged or proved, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly qualified and authorized to act as such. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of such Nathaniel Campbell and
verily believe his signature subscribed to the said certificate of proof, to be genuine.  In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed the Seal of said County, this Fifth -
day of 1844. A
Alexr H. Howell [signature] CLERK.

[round seal is on left side of page]
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State of New York
Rensselaer County  SS
On this thirteenth day of May, Eighteen hundred and forty four.  Personally appeared before the undernamed Justice of the peace, John Vanantwerp of the town of Scaticook [Schaghticoke] in the County aforesaid, aged 83 years who being duly sworn according to law, testifies and says that he was well acquainted with Martin Van Buskirk, who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and with some part of the said Martin's Service in then Albany County
State aforesaid. the said Martin was and served as a private in different Regiments and Companies. Viz.  under Captain Whiteside in Colonel VanWoerts Regt and under Captain Yates in Colonel Yates Regiment being the Regiment that I done a part of my Service in the said VanWoerts Regiment being taking from the said Yates Regt. I cannot
from old age and loss of memory remember all of the towns we took. but remember that in the General Alarm myself and the said Martin belonged in Capt Groesbecks Company
in Colonel Knickerbockers Regt and so both went north in the last part of June or the first of July and had permission to return home and take care of our property as the  tories and Indians were destroying every thing. this was about the last of September in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven. from history I can be sertain [certain] as to a part
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of the time [illegible] we served at Lake George at the time of the surrender of Ticonderoga which was on the 5th of July 1777. and did not leave untill Burgoyne Crossed the Hudson River on the 14th September. In this town we could not have been gone less than three months

John X his mark Vanantwerp

Sworn to and subscribed on this day and year first within written before me this 13 day of May 1844
Hawley Ransom [signature] Justice of the Peace

I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named deponent and that he is a person of truth and Verasity - and from bodily infirmity is unable to write his name
Hawley Ransom [signature] of the peace
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[written vertically on left side of page]
1269

[round seal on left side of page]
RENSSELAER COUNTY SEAL

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
Rensselaer County Clerk's Office, SS.
I Charles Hooper Clerk of the County
of Renselaer do hereby Certify, that Hawley Ransom Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the annexed Jurat subjoined to the annexed affidavit of John Van Antwerp was, at the time the [the is crossed out] of taking the same 
one of the Justices of the peace in and for said
County; duly qualified And further, that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of said Justice and verily believe his signature subscribed [illegible] to be genuine.  In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set me hand. and affixed the seal of said County, this 24th day of July 1844
Chas Hooper [signature] Clerk.
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State of New York
Saratoga County SS.
On this 29th day of Apl Eighteen hundred and forty five, personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the peace Mariah Van Antwerp of the County of Saratoga aforesaid, who first being duly sworn Testifies and say that she is 79 years of age, that she was well acquainted with Martin Van Buskirk in the time
of the Revolutionary War, that in the Summer
of 1779 she well remembered that said Martin
and her Brother Wynant C. Vandenbergh and others working on Continental Waggons in the town of Shaghticoke Rensselaer County under my Father Captain Cornelius W. Vandanbergh, the time they commenced or ended she cannot exactly remember, but
recollects that they continued working during the season and should judge not less than six months, at which time she was living with her Father, said Cornelinus W. Vandanbergh and was about thirteen years old  & further deposes and says that she well remembers that the fellows to the Waggons were made uncommonly wide on the account of their being no one to be had to run them
Mariah X her Cross Vanantwerp

Sworn & subscribed before me the day & year above written
Ashbel Palmer [signature]
Justice of the peace,
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I certify that I am personally acquainted with
the within named Mariah Vanantwerp and that 
she is a person of undoubted truth and veracity and I further certify that said Mariah Cannot read nor write, owing to bodily infirmity, therefore makes her mark, that in relating facts & circumstances her mind & memory appears to be sound
Ashbel Palmer [signature]
Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Saratoga County
Clerk's Office
I Horace Goodrich Clerk of said County Do hereby certify that Ashbel Palmer was at the date of the execution of the within affidavit a Justice of the Peace in for said County of Saratoga duly elected & sworn, and that the signature of the said Justice to the Jurat of said affidavit appears to be genuine

Witness my hand and official Seal this 3d day of May A.D. 1825
Horace Goodrich [signature]
Clerk
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Rev. and 1812
War Section.

[handwritten on top right of page]
AWS

December 3, 1927

Mrs. Thomas D. Watkins
1521 Kemble St
Utica, N. Y.

Madam;
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 10832, it appears that Martin Van Buskirk or Boskerk
enlisted in Albany County (which was later Rensselaer County), New York, in 1777 and served about three months in Colonel VanWoert's New York Regiment, and was at the surrender of Ticonderoga, and in 1779, he served about six [typed over three] months under Captain Cornelius M. Vandenburgh,
making continental wagons, and that he served in the New York Militia under Captains Whiteside and Yates, and Colonels VanWoert and Yates, length of service not stated.

He married February 8, 1780 in Rensselaer
County, New York, Maria (Mariah) VanNess. He
died May 18, 1828, aged seventy-two years, and she
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died February 17, 1842, aged eighty-two years.

On April 29, 1844, Morris L. or S. VanBuskirk a resident of Lansingburg, Rensselaer County, New York, applied for the pension that might have been due his mother, or himself and the following surviving children - Philip V. or N.
VanBuskirk, Lana VanBuskirk, Richard M. Van Buskirk, Andrew VanBuskirk, Ester Fort, and Hana Bigelow.

The claim was not allowed as he did not
render six months military service, the six
months service under Captain Vandenburgh in making continental wagons not being military service.

You or anyone designated by you may call
at the Bureau and examine the Revolutionary War pension claims, and collect data contained therein.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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[illegible]
See letters record
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[illegible]
N.Y.

Rejected

Letter to [illegible]
to same Oct. 16, '45
to same Oct. 2. '45
to same [illegible]
[illegible] July 4  '36
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[left side of page written vertically]
1927 - Dec. 3 - Hist to Mrs. Thomas D. Watkins [illegible]

[right side of page]
10.832
P.O.___

Maria VanBuskirk

Service:___

REJECTED [stamped] 

Enlisted:___, 18

Discharged:___, 18

Application filed:___, 18

[handwritten in]
The printed list of 1852 shows reasons for rejection 

Alleges: "He did not serve six months"

Re-enlisted:

Attorney:

P. O.

___Recognized.     ___Contract

___Cert. of Dis.     Searched for___, 18
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Lansingburgh Feby 10th 1845

Sir
Being one of the children making application for a Pension for the services of Martin Van Buskirk husband of Maria Van Buskirk and knowing of the papers being [illegible] I wish an answer in the case and if the same is allowed that Mr Edwards would direct the same to me that if any further proof is necessary that I may obtain it

Yours Respectfully
M S Van Buskirk [signature]

To J L Edwards Esqr
Comr of Pensions
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[page is torn]

April 13 /46
seal by can
Mr Van Buskirk

[written vertically on page]
J. L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
[illegible]

[round stamp]
[illegible]BURG [illegible]
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Lansingburgh 8 April 1846

Sir
I enclose you an affidavit of the Sop. in the case of the children with myself of Mr. Van Buskirk
for a Pension.

I am Yours Respectfully
M S Van Buskirk [signature]

J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
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Lansingburgh July 1821

Sir
I inclose you the Coppays [copies] of the Evidence in the Pension Clames [claims] of the Heirs of Martin VanBuskirk & Wife Cathrina Claiming a Pension for what was due their Mother for thear [their] Father's Revolutionary Service and of Enclosed letter containing the objections to the Allowance which [illegible] is groundless. Should you agree with me in the Evidence in the Case being sufficient to establish the clame [claim] you may attend to it [Amenditly?] at ten per Cent and what more may be wanting in this [illegible] attend to it at my one Exspence

Yours Most Respectfully
Andrew Follet [signature]
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Lansingburgh Decr 19th 1848

Sir
I regret that the application for a pension under the act of Congress passed 1836 of the heirs of Martin Van Buskirk and his wife for the services of said Martin In which a decision was made against the allowing of a certain part of said service may be handed over to the Secretary of War for his decision

I am yours Respectfully
M S Van Buskirk
One of the Heirs

J L Edwards
Com of Pensions }
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A Coppay [copy] of Vandenburgh

Evidence
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State of New York 
Ontario County SS.

On this day of Eighteen hundred and forty
five, personally appeared before the under named Justice of the peace of the County of Ontario aforesaid Wynant. C. Vandenbergh of the County aforesaid.

Who being duly sworn according to law, Testifies in addition to my former evidence in the case of the Heirs of Martin Van Buskirk applying for a Pension.  That as to the enlistment of said Martin and length of time he served as testified to by me in my former affidavit is true, it is not impossible by reason of old age and lapse of more than 60 years
that I might make a mistake of a month in the time of his enlistment, but that he did enlist
and serve his six months, I am not mistaking in
we were imployed in making Continental Carriages.  the fellows were made about six inches wider for the want of Iron to iron them. And I have no doubt but that some of them may be seen at this day on the farm then owned by my Farther [Father] opposite Stillwater in Rensselaer County.

Subscribed and sworn this day of 1845 before me
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1521 Kemble Street
Utica N.Y. Nov. 16. 1927.

Commissioner of Pensions
Pension Department
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir.
Please send me the record of Martin Buskirk or Van Buskirk, who served in Van Woert's Regt. N.Y. Militia - His name appears on a receipt roll dated October 18, 1787, which shows he received certificates of different numbers for various amounts for his services
in the year 1779 and 1780. This regt was undoubtedly from Albany Co - 

I wish this for D.A.R. lineage.

Yours truly
Corrine W. Watkins.

(Mrs. Thomas D.)

P.S. Would it be possible for an outsider to look thru the indices of your records and thereby save you time?  Then several other records I hope to obatin soom amd I know
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you must have [comitters?] demands and I have a friend in Washington, who understands research work who would do this for me if it were
allowable.

Yours
C. W. Watkins. [signature]
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R.90

Washington
July 24/30

Th Lumpkin

Enc letter of Andrew Follet and additional evidence in the case of Mrs. Maria Van Buskerk widow of Martin Van Buskirk under act July 7. 1838.

W. Ames
Maria Van Buskirk
[illegible] sent 1837

Ref to Comm of Pensions
Dep. Interior
July 26 1850
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Washington D.C.
July 24th 1850

Sir,
I have the honor & enclose herewith Mr. Andrew Follet: letter with copies of evidence on file in the Pension Office, and  [and is crossed out] also additional evidence, in the case of Mrs Maria Van Buskirk, widow of Martin Van Buskirk, under act of 7th July, 1838, 
New York roll.

Mr Follet is under the impression that this case is just and ought to have been allowed. I have no access to the papers in this case, and
therefore must beg of you to cause a re-examination to be made in this case, and if so allowed, that the reasons may be assigned,  upon an appeal to you.

I have the honor the to be your obt. svt.
Th. Lumpkin [signature]

Hon. D. C. Goddard [signature]
acting Secy. of the Dept. of the Interior.
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Washington City D.C.
7th March 1881

J E Heath, Esqr
Comm of Pensions

Sir
I filed same 1[2?] months ago or more, the application of Van Buskirk & Dearman, for pensions

Both of N York & from which I have never received any reply.

Will you bear the goodness to cause an early examination of them & admit their claims or return them to the undersigned.

your [illegible]
S. A. Peugh

PS.  meanwhile I desire to have opportunity to examine the papers in those cases.
S.A.P
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Lansingburgh March 8th 1847

Sir
You will please to excuse my writing you once more in the case of the Heirs of Maria Van Buskirk in answer to yours of Sept 10th 1846. I must still think that the dissision [decision] may have been made in haste and that the 6 months service as an enlisted artificer under Capt John [John is crossed out] Vandenbergh and proved
to have been in making Continental Waggons
(The law as it has been construed to extend to every rank of the Staf [staff] - State Troops - Militia -  & Voluntary - and all persons bound to Military service) but not such as was occasional employed upon civil contracts such as teamsters boatman &c

With much respect I am Humble Servant
Wm. C. Follet [signature]

J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
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Lansingburgh July 28th 1844

Sir
I enclose the application of the heirs of Martin and Maria Van BusKirk for a Pension - 

Yours Respectfully
William C. Follet [signature]

J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions

The afft of John Selfridge was not in untill too late to attach them all together
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[several areas of text, some written horizontally, vertically, or over one another]

[written horizontally]
May 8. 1845.
[Adaltes?] case Maria Van Buskirk [name is underlined]

[written vertically]
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

[round stamp on top left side of page]
LANSINGBURGH
MAR 6
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Lansingburgh 5th May 1845

Sir
I forward for further evidence in the case of the heirs of Martin Van Buskirk his wife Mariah Now applying for what was due their mother for the Service of their Father said Martin.

Yours Respectfully
Andrew Follet [signature]

P. S.
I should be glad heare [hear] from Hannah Wallace ^ case Applying for what was due her for the service of her first husband Thomas Neal it would [rel?] me of a great deal of trouble as she is led to think it is by my [illegible] that it is [illegible] In answer to your of the 5th [illegible] 1842 I [illegible] her right under 1838
J. L. Edwards
Com of Pensions

May 7 45

[written vertically on left side of page]
I admd May 7 1845
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No 9th 1844 last

E letter in the case of M Vanbuskerks -
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[written faintly in top left corner]
Not Answered

Pension Office
November 9th 1844

Sir, 
In answer to your letter of the 31st [illegible], I have to inform you that upon a re-examination of the papers in the case of Maria Van Buskirk, the department can see no good reason for changing its former decision. The testimony of Van Denbergh is discredited by the certificate of the Comptroller, He swears that Van Buskirk enlisted with him in
October 1779, as an Artificer under Captain Van Derbergh's, and was discharged in April 1780, and the books and the books of the  Comptroller shows, that Van Buskirk was in
service in March 1780, under Captain Whiteside of the Militia.  The service in 1777 should be found on the Comptrollers books at Albany, that however if established would be but three months and would not be sufficient to entitle her to a pension.

The date of the marriage in 1780 is established.

I am, very respectfully your obt. Servant,
J. L. EdYwards [signature]

William C. Follett Esq
Lansingburgh
New York

[written faintly on bottom right page)
answer to me over
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Sir 
you will see in this letter the Evidence is Discredited on the account of the witness stating in his first Evidence that said Martin Inlisted [enlisted] in Oct. 1779 & is found on Record in April 1780 - witness in the established evidence [illegible] it by Stating he was certain of the 6 months service.  Altho he might have been mistaken in the time of entering or leaving after [illegible] of 70 years - they also state that the Service of 1777 ought to be found on the Continental Books where there are no Records untill 1778
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State of New York 
Rensselaer County SS.
On this 6th day of April 1846 personally appeared before me the undernamed Justice of the Peace [Justice of the Peace is crossed out] Supreme Court Commissioner of said county.  William Goss, age 81 years the undernamed deponent a resident of the County aforesaid.  Who being duly sworn testifies that in the time of the Revolutionary War he was well acquainted with Martin Van Buskirk and his wife Mariah whose maiden name was Van Ness, this deponent will remember that in the year seventeen hundred
and seventy nine in the latter part of the summer that the said Martin Van Buskirk, Wynant E. Vandenburgh, John Garner and others enlisted under Cornelius W. Vandenburgh as Artificers in the town of
Scaticook [Schaghticoke] then Albany Now Rensselaer County aforesaid for six months. And further that I resided in the neighbourhood when they were at work at making Continental Waggons, and that said Martin did work all the time of his Enlistment, but from memory cannot tell the exact time enter and leaving, and further that I have a copy of an affidavit said to be sworn to by Mr Vandenburgh which is all true except I do know from various circumstances that he was mistaken as to the time he enlisted, and further saith not.

William Goss [signature]

William C. Follet [signature]

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me
J. C. Lansing [signature] Supreme Court Commissioner.
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I certify that I am personally acquainted with the within deponent, and that he is a person of truth and veracity - 

The later part of Summer [summer is underlined]

And the words Justice of the peace [Justice of the peace is underlined] was erased, and the word Supreme Court Commissioner [the words supreme court commissioner is underlined] 
interlined before executed - -
J. C. Lansing [signature] Supreme Court Commissioner

3
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Thos Lumpkin
31 July 1850
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Sir,
Your letter of the 24 Mar to the Secretary
of the Interior, enclosing a communication from Andrew Follett and also [and also is crossed out] with copies of the evidence paid in this office in the case of Maria Van Buskirk and requesting a reexamination of the claim and if not allowed that the objections may be refered to the Secretary upon an appeal has been refered to this office.

In reply I have to state that the case has already been [illegible] by the Secretary of the Interior.  The decisions of this office regarding Van Buskirks claim was confirmed by Mr Ewing on 18 July 1841, and [and is crossed out] and unless some new evidence be produced it [it is crossed out] the case cannot be again opened
Thomas Lumpkin Esq [signature]
Present
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Wm C Follett
Sept. 10. 1846
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Pension office
Sept 10th 1846

Sir,
Upon a reexamination of the case of Maria Van Buskirk upon the suggestions contained in your letter of the 14th ult nothing is found to change the decision heretofore made and communicated to you and other agents.

William C. Follett Esq
Lansingburgh
N Y
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June 23, '46
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534

Pension Office,
June 23, '46

Sir,
The additional testimony furnished by you in the case of Mrs Maria Van Buskirk, decd., does not meet the objectives suggested in my previous letters - the service of an "artificer", in the cause in which the husband of the claimant was employed, not being a military service - and no sufficient amount of duty of the proper
character to carry a pension, having been established.

M. S. Van Buskirk, Esq
Lansingburgh
N. Y
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Andrew Follett
July 7. '45
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Pension Office
July 2 1845

Sir
In reply to your letter of the 23d Ult. I  have to inform you that the papers in the case of Maria Van Buskirk has been again examined and I can only repeat the deparment is compelled to adhere to the decisions therefore communicated to you.  Unless the proof of service heretofore required be furnished it is entirely useless to prosecute this claim further

Andrew Follett Esq
Lansingburgh
New York
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Andrew Follett
June 16, '45
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274

Pension Office
June 16th 1845

Sir,
The testimony of Maria Van Antwerp as to the military service of Martin Van Buskirk being nothing more than heresay evidence [illegible] 
nothing to the proof heretofore filed in the case
of his widow Maria Van Buskirk.

Unless the proof heretofore required, be produced the claim cannot be admitted

Andrew Follett Esq
Lansingburgh
N.Y
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487

Pension Office
Oct 23d 44.

Sir,
The papers in the case of Maria Van Buskirk deceased widow of Martin Van Buskirk claiming a pension under the act of July 4th 36 have been named and filed. The service established by the certificate of the Comptroller does not amount to more than about 2 months and is not sufficient to entitle the claimant to a pension, 6 months of actual service in a regularly organized military corps 
being the shortest term for which a pension is allowed. The claim is disallowed

Wm Follett [signature]
Lansingburgh
NY

6269.
Act 4th July 36
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1th letter [illegible] th June 1843

E in Vanbuskerk Case
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Pension Office
June 16th 1845.

Sir,
The testimony of Maria Van Antwerp as to the military service of Martin Van Buskirk, being nothing more then hearsay evidence, and nothing to the proof heretofore filed in the case of his widow Maria Van Buskirk.

Unless the proof heretofore required be produced the claim cannot be admitted.

I am Very respectfully [illegible[ Obt. Servant
J. L. Edwards [signature]

This Evidence was more than heresay As stated by J. L. Edwards - the witness Resided in the Captains fammeley [family?] at the time & now the Claiment rendered the service & the same kind of service as stated by Vandenburgh

Andrew Follett, Esq [signature]
Lansingburgh,
New York
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A Coppy [copy] of Maria VanAntwerps Evidence
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State of New York
Saratoga County SS.

On this 30th day of April Eighteen hundred and forty five personally appeared before me the under named Justice Maria Van Antwerp of the County of Saratoga aforesaid.  Who first being duly sworn, testifies and says that she is 79 years of age. That she was well acquainted with Martin Van Buskirk in the time of the Revolutionary War, that in summer of 1779 I well remember that said Martin and my Brother Wynant, C. Vandenburgh and others
working on continental Waggons in the town of Scaticook Rensselaer County under Captain Cornelius W. Vandenburgh.  the time they commend or ended I cannot remember but - recollect they continued work during the season. and should Judge not less than six months, at which time I was living with my Father said Cornelius W. Vandenburgh, at which time I was about 12 years old.  I can well remember that the fellows of the carriage was very wide not less than six inches on assessment of the want of iron.

Subscribed and sworn this [blank] day of
1845 before me
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This evidence is stated by Wm. Edwards to be heresay [illegible] The [illegible] in the [word is crossed out] with his father said Capt Vandenburgh at the time & where said Martin was working at the time
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Lansingburgh December 23d/48

Dear Sir
Myself with the other children some time since made application for a Pension due our mother at the time of her death for the services of our Father Martin Van Buskirk  The proof from the Compt [Comptroller] at Albany of his services was admitted but was not six months services and the services of an enlistment of nine months as an artificer was objected to which I think was wrong - to the above I would respectfully ask your attention at as early a period as your convenience will admit as I have requested Mr Edwards to refer the case to your decision

Verry Respectfully yours
M S Van Buskirk
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State of New York
County of Rensselaaer SS

On this twenty ninth day of April Eighteen hundred and forty four, personally appeared
before the Justices of the Justices Court in and for the City of Troy and County of Rensselaer aforesaid, being a Court of Record, Morris Van Buskirk a resident of the town of Lansingburgh  County of Rensselaer aforesaid.  Who being
duly sworn according to law, Testifies and says. That in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th July 1838 and the law of 3d March 1843 that he is one of the surviving children with Philip Van Buskirk, Lana Van Buskirk, Richard M. Van Buskirk, Andrew Van Buskirk, Ester Fort and Hand Bigelow of Martin Van Buskirk deceased [deceased is underlined] and Mariah Van Buskirk deceased [deceased is underlined] whose maiden name was Mariah Van Ness, and [illegible] the only surviving children and all over twenty one years of age at the time of their mother, the said Mariah death which was on the Seventeenth day of February Eighteen hundred and forty two aged Eighty two. that our father the said Martin died on the Eighteenth day of May Eighteen hundred
and twenty Eight aged Seventy two years. I further Testify that our father the said Martin was in the service of the Revolutionary War, as I have often heard our father the said Martin whereas over his services all of which will more fully appear from the proof hereunto anexed. as also the marriage of the said
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Martin and the said Mariah. And we the said
children ask to be allowed what our mother the said Mariah would have been entitled to under the act aforesaid had she applied in her life time. And that our mother the said Mariah never intermarried but remained the widow of said Martin to the time of her death.  
Morris S. Van Buskirk

On the [5th?] line 2d word Martin erased
Morris inserted}

Subscribed and sworn to in open Court the day and year first within written before me
Hiram Taylor [signature] one of the Justices of the Justice Court of the city of Troy

And the said Court do certify that satisfactory proof has been made before said Court that Martin Van Buskirk within named deceased [deceased is underlined] died on the Eighteenth day of May Eighteen hundred and twenty eight and that Mariah Van Buskirk within [illegible] on the Seventeenth day
of February, Eighteen hundred and forty two having children her surviving and the only children living at the time of her death, whose names are. Morris S. Van Buskirk, Philip N. Van Buskirk, Lana Van Buskirk,  Richard M. Van Buskirk, Andrew Van Buskirk, Ester Fort and Hana Bigelow, all over twenty one years of age

I William Hagen, Clerk of the Justices Court in the City of Troy in the County of Rensselaer, do certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings of the said Court being a Court of Record in the matter of the Application of the children of Martin and Mariah Van Buskirk for a Pension, and that the signature of Hiram Taylor thereto is his genuine signature and that he was a Justice of said Court at the date
of the above deposition. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 29 day of April 1844
Wm. Hagen [signature] Clerk

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Mor. S. VanBuskirk Declar.
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Nov 2d 44
Mr. Ames

[round stamp]
LANSINGBURGH NY 
OCT 31

For

J. L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
Washington City
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Lansingburgh Oct. 31. 1844

Sir
In answer of yours of the 23d Inst In the case of the heirs of Mariah Van Buskirk for the services of her husband Martin Van Buskirk deceast [deceased], I think on a review of the papers if they all came safe to hand. You will find there has been some oversite in the examination of the proof.

The evidence of Wynant Vandenbergh who states that he and said Martin husband of said Mariah Mother of the Claimants. - Enlisted in Capt. Vandenburgh Company on the first of October 1779. and served as Artificers untill the first of April following making six months - - - and John Vanantwerp testifies to about ten months in the year 1777 - all of which service is not mentioned was disproved of in [?ory?], and as there is no record in the Compt office of short inlistments of Artificers I Should Suppose Mr Vanderburgh serving so positive to all the circumstances all in his knowledge
it would be allowed in this case.
Yours Respectfully
Justice William. C. Follet [signature]

J. L. Edward
Comr of Pensions
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[stamped]
FREE

J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington, City

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June 28, 1848.

Rec tes
Maria VanAntwerp [name is underlined]

[round stamp]
LANSINGBURGH N.Y.
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Lansingburgh June 23, 1845

Sir
In answer to yours of the 16th in which You state that the evidence of Mariah Vanantwerp
nothing more than heresay evidence [evidence is underlined]. I think must have been misunderstood, She testifies most clearly to all except the length of service. - her evidence was for the purpose of giving [illegible] to the the evidence of Vandenburgh.  I therefore copy a part of her testimony, Viz I well
remember that said Martin and my Brother
Wynant C. Vandenburgh and others, Working
on Continental. Waggons, in the town of Scaticook [Schaghticoke] Rensselaer County, under Captain Cornelius Vandenburgh the time they comensed or enlisted I cannot remember, but recollect they continued working during the season and should judge not less than six months at which time I was living with my father the said Captain Vandenburgh and was about 13 years old, I can well remember that the Fellows of the Carriages was very wide not
less than six inches on account of the want
of Iron
I am Yours Respectfully
Andrew Follet [signature]

J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
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J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington City
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Lansingburgh August 14th 1846

I must claim the indulgence of one more letter
in the case of the heirs of Mariah Van Buskirk for a pension in answer to yours of June 23 to Morris S. Van Buskirk - First it appears that Martin Van Buskirk served in 1777 by [illegible]evidence between 3 & 4 months of this service there are no records but allowing time of going and returning from the known time he was at the north it must I think togeather [together] with the service in the Corps Certificate not be less than 6 months.

Then yours of Novr 9th 1844, Jun 16th 1845 & July 2d 1845 there was no objection made to the 6 months service as artificer in his enlistment under Capt Vandenburgh except
your of the ninth before mentioned on the
ground that it intefered with the service and Capt. Whiteside yours of the 23rd says that the proof does not meet the options before made by the department which was understood as to the proof as artificer but
then in your last it would appear as if admitted, but that it was not a military service. It appears he served in the Militia before and after the enlistment and was as such actually in and bound by his enlistment for six months in Continental Service that the department will on a reexamination allow whatever may be thought in Justice due and the heirs will be satisfied.

With therefore remarks, I remain respectfully your Obt. Servant
William C. Follet [signature]

J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
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6269.

Maria Van Buskirk
N.Y.
Act 4th July 36

2
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State of New York
Wayne County SS
John Selfridge of Galen in said County being duly sworn and deposed and says that he is of the age eighty six years and that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary War and that he was well acquainted with Martin VanBuskirk and that he the said Martin served as a soldier in said war but cannot say when he enlisted as the length of time he served in said war.  This deponant further says that he the said Martin served in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven under Cornel Vanwart but who his captain was he dose not now recollect and that he was with the said Martin in several
Scurmishes in the course of that year  Also in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six he served the said Martin at Ticonderoga and thinks he was then doing duty as a soldier but canot recollect his officers

John Selfridge [signature]

Subscribed and sworn before me this 19th day of July 1844 

Hiram P. Jones [signature]
A Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Wayne

Wayne County SS.
I Certify that I am personally acquainted with
John Selfridge and have been for more than twenty years and know him to be the person who made the above deposition and that he is a person of truth and veracity where Statements may be relied upon 
July 2d 1844
Hiram P. Jones [signature]
A Justice of the Peace in and for said County
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State of New York
Wayne County SS.

I hereby certify that Hiram P. Jones Esquire was on the 19th day of July instant a Judge of the Courts of said County, duly qualified and that his signatures to the witness jurat & certificate are genuine, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and I verily believe said signature to be genuine.
Witness my hand seal of office July 20. 1844
Daniel Chapman [signature]
Clerk of said County
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Maria Van Buskirk
N Y sus 36

Ex by Col Sylvester
June 11  51
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Whereas I, Morris S. Van Buskirk am a son of Martin Van Buskirk and Maria Van Buskirk both now deceased the said Martin Van Buskirk having been an Artificer in the war of the Revolution, and whereas I am advised that
Maria Van Buskirk, his widow was entitled to a pension on account of his services as an artificer is then under the act of 1832, or of the 4th July 1836 -

Now therefore I do hereby constitute and appoint Henry H. Sylvester Esqr of the City of Washington my true and lawful attorney and agent for me, and in my name and behalf to apply for and prosecute the claim of the said Maria VanBuskirk to such amount of pension she may have been by law entitled to, hereby revoking all other powers of attorney for the purposes above named
 Witness my hand and seal at Lansingburgh this 29th day of May A.D. 1851
Morris S. VanBuskirk [signature]

Executed in presence of Isaac Ransom } [signature]

State of New York
County of Rensselaer SS.
On this 29th day of May A.D. 1851, before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for
said County, personally appeared Morris S. VanBuskirk above named, and to me known, and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act and deed ---
Isaac Ransom [signature] Justice Peace
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STATE OF NEW YORK.
RENSSELAER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, SS.

I, HENRY A CLUM, Clerk of the County of Rensselaer, do hereby certify that Isaac Ransom Esqr whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, one of the Justices of the Peace of the County of Rensselaer, dwelling in said County, duly authorized to take such proof or acknowledgment. And that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that his signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine, and that said Instrument is executed and acknowledged
according to the laws of the State of New York.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said County, this thirtieth day of May A. D. 1851
Henry A. Clum [signature] Clerk

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