Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11594, Frederick Van Liew, New Jersey
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New Jersey     Van Liew, Frederick      S 11594
                                                               carded
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20453
NEW YORK

Frederick Van Liew
of Cayuga Co. in theState of N. York
who was a Private in the Comp. commanded
by Captain Taylor of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Dyken in the N. Jersey
line for 9 mos.

Inscribed on the Roll of N. York
at the rate of 30 dollars ---Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33                $75
Semi-anl. allowance ending March 34   15
                                                               ________
                                                                  $90

Recorded by W.L. Williams Clerk
Book E  Vol. 4.   Page 84

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    Date of death -
    not on AB
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State of new York
Cayuga County
      Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Frederick Van Liew in the annexed declaration named who being duly sworn says that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to his best recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grades.  For nine months I served as a private in the militia for seven months I served as a private in the company of dragoons. And  for one year I served as a forage master - And for such service I claim a pension.  My second tour of service commenced about the month of November 1776 and closed about June following and continued seven moths according to the best of my recollection.    After my enlistment into the company of Dragoons commanded by Capt. Stryker, coronet Peter Schank andEnsign Veghte my first tour of service that I can remember commenced about the 10th of Sept. 1777 and continued one month I was stationed at Elizabeth Town as I believe under Col. Freilinghuysen.
     About the 10th Feb 1778 as I believe I again entered said service in said company and marched to Princeton where I was stationed one month.  About the 26th of July 1778 I again as I believe entered said service and marched to Hackensack where I was stationed one month.
    About the 8th of Nov. 1778 I was again called out and marched to Elizabeth Town where I was stationed one month under Major Baird.
     About the last of January 1780 I was again called out and marched to Elizabeth Town where I was stationed as I believe one month.
     At the time of the battle of Monmouth I was also called out was engaged in said battle and...
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...continued in service about half a month as I verily believe.  At the time of the battle of Springfield I was also called out and as I believe continued in service ten days - In the Spring of 1780 I was also called out and marched to Passaick Falls as I believe and continued in service ten days.
     Abut the month of Sept. 1781 as I believe I was again called out and marched to Elizabeth Town where I was stationed one month -  my memory is very poor and my recollection of said service owing to the length of time that has elapsed  is some what indistinct - I have no doubt that I performed other tours of service than above stated but cannot remember where or when.  My tours of service were generally monthly tours in guarding the lines.  And the company of Dragoons always went out together.
    My service as forage master was performed along from the time of my appointment until the close of the way as occasion required.  I cannot state when each service was performed further than set forth in my declaration.
Frederick Van Liew his X mark

Sworn the 10th day of May 1833 before me
John Grover Justice of the Peace

      I certify my opinion that said Frederick Van Liew is man of truth and veracity May 10 1833
     John Grover Justice

State of New York
Cayuga County
      I Michael S. Myers Clerk of said county do certify that John Grover before whom the foregoing affidavit was made was on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and believe his signature to said affidavit and the above certificate to be genuine.
     Witness my hand and seal of office this 10th day of May 1833.
           M.S. Myers
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Aug 1st 1779

Mr.Frederick Van Liew has an appointment as F. Master under me in Somerset County and is entitled to receive one ration from any  D.I.C.
and they are hereby requested to issue to him.
                 Sidney Berry
                 ADL    -?-
                   -?- County
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State of New York
Cayuga County
      On this 25th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Cayuga Conrad Ten Eyck of Auburn in said County who being duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with Frederick Van Liew of Scipio in said County and was well acquainted with him in the time of the Revolutionary War.  That from the month of November 1776 until the month of June following the said Van Liew was in service in the company of Captain Lawrence Van Cleef and in the Regiment of Colonel Henry Van Dyck.  That said Van Liew lived in the same neighborhood with deponent and near the enemy lines whilst lying at New Brunswick.  That the guarding of said lines was entrusted mostly mostly to the militia and that said militia were constantly engaged was such guard during said term he further says from the month of June 1777 until the close of the war the said Frrederick Van Liew was a soldier in a company of Light Horse commanded by Captain John Stryker, and was frequently engaged in active service during the said term.  that he the said Ten Eyck was an officer in the same company  and has no doubt that the time spent by said Van Liew in active service in said company during said time was one year and a half.
      Conrad Ten Eyck

Sworn and subcrbaerd the day and year aforesaid
  Asahel Fitch Judge
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And the Court certify that the said Conrad Ten Eyck is a man of good character - that he is a clergyman of high standing and respectability and that whatever statement he may make whether with or without oath is entitled to full credit
                    Asahel Fitch Judge
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Fredrick Van Liew

11744

Agent
      A Gould
               Auburn
                         NY
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State of New York 
Cayuga County
     On this 25th day of September AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga and the of New York not sitting Fredrick Van Liew a resident of Scipio in said County aged 79 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  That he entered the service under the following named officers and served as herein stated.  that in the summer of AD 1776 then being a resident of New Brunswick in the County of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey, he entered the service in the company of militia commanded by Captain John Taylor in the Regiment commanded by John Dyeken........
and continued in said service a term of two months.  that he was stationed part of the time at Elizabeth Town and part of the time Gamoonassa (??).
     He further declares that about the first of November following when the British troops entered New Brunswick he resided at that place that he then retreated from there about eight or ten miles to the town of Hillsborough to the house of his mother in law Elsa---Ten Eyck where his family resided as long as the enemy lay in New Brunswick which place they evacuated in the month of June following as he believes and that during the said term he, from his location which was immediately upon the lines and abut eight or ten miles from the head quarters of the enemy from which place there were constantly sending out parties to forage and to plunder the inhabitants, was in active service as guard.....
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.....for the most part of the time and has no doubt that his active service during said term would amount to seven months - that he was then in the company of militia commanded by Lawrence Van Cleef in Col. Henry Vandykes Regiment ----
   He further says that about the month of June 1777 in the town of Hillsborough aforesaid he enlisted into a company of Light Horse commanded by Captain John Stryker.  that said company was raised to serve as long as it should be needed in said war, and that he continued to serve in said company until the close of the war.  that altho not all the time in active service, yet said company was required to keep themselves and horses in constant readiness to mount and move wherever directed at a moments warning.  that from on the the 1st of August AD 1779 as appears by the accompanying appointment he was appointed a Forage Master in Somerset County and continued to act as such until the close of the war.  that his business as such Forage Master was to collect and supply forage for the army whenever called upon.  And that his duties as such forage master and his dutys as soldier in said company kept him employed a great part of the time.  That during the whole time of the war from the time that the enemy entered New York he resided in the County of Somerset about eight miles from New Brunswick and abut twenty miles from Amboy and Elizabeth Town to which places the enemy could come by water at any time in three or four hours and had possession of said places whenever they chose - that the guarding of the lines at that place was principally entrusted to the militia and state troops in which service they were constantly engaged - that he was very frequently engaged in said.....
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.....service but at what times he is unable to set forth particularly but thinks that his time spent in active service as a soldier in said company was one year and a half or more and that his time actually spent as such forage master was not less than one year.  that he was in the battle of Monmouth and was also in frequent skirmishes with different detachments of the enemy.

          He hereby relinquishes all claim to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the person roll of any state or territory.
           Fredrick Van Liew his X mark

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
               Asahel Fitch Judge
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We, Conrad Ten Eyck a clergyman residing in Auburn in County Cayuga and Andrew Van Middlesworth residing in Owasco in said County....
Fredrick Van Liew

(signatures) Conrad Ten Eyck
                        And. V. Middlesworth

Asahel Fitch Judge

Conrad Ten Eyck...clergyman...Auburn
Andrew Va Middlesworth.....Owasco

Asahel Fitch Judge

  I Michael S. Myers
Cayuga
Fredrick Van Liew
Witness my and hand the seat of said Court the 25th day of September AD 1832
     M.S Myers
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FrederickVan Liew
11744
Obj. 4.5.6

P. 318
Admitted
Private 9 months

Apr 2 '33

A. Gould
Auburn
N. York
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Brief in the case of Frederick Van Liew
of Cayuga Co. in the State of N. York 
      (Act 7th June, 1832)

1. (blank)

2. (blank)

3. 79 years

4. State service:
     Period: summer in 1776 
                -?- 1776
                -?- 1777 (Light Horse)
      Duration: 2 months
      Rank: private
      Names of Officers: Capt. Taylor Col.                                                                     
                                                                   Dyken
                                          Capt Stryker

5. Monmouth

6. Middlesex N. Jersey

7. By traditionary evidence

8.  correct 

                   Richard Cutts Examining clerk
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BA-J/EEL [handwritten item illegible]
Frederick Van Liew-S. 11594

Mr. Don Carlos Van Liew
#100 Waverly Street
Shillington, Pennsylvania

Dear Sir:

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War Pension claim, S. 11594, based upon the military service in that war of Frederick Van Liew.

The date and place of birth and names of the parents of Frederick Van Liew are not known.

While residing in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Frederick Van Liew enlisted in the summer of 1776, and served two months as a private in Captain John Taylor's Company, Colonel Dyckin's (probably meant for Duychinck)Ner Jersey Regiment: from sometime in summer of 1776 until about June 1, 1777, he served at various times on short tours, at least nine months in all[this phrase is crossed out and there is a handwritten note in the margin: He said summer of 1776 once & Nov 1776 once [illegible] he said, he served nine mos, & so it would[?] not for 9 mos from November I used "summer of 1776"], as a private in Captain in Lawrence Van Cleef's Company, Colonel Henry Vandyke's New Jersey Regiment:[handwritten note in margin: Could not identify a Lawrence Van Cleef. Identified other officers] about June 1, 1777, he enlisted in a company of light horse commanded by Captain John Stryker, New Jersey troops, was not engaged all the time in active service, but kept himself and horse in constant readiness to mount and ride at a moment's notice; entire length of service in the light horse, at least seven months: August 1, 1779, was appointed forage master under Sidney Berry[handwritten note in margin: J. Look.], Deputy Quartermaster General; this service was rendered at different times until the close of the war, at least one year in all. He was in the battles of Monmouth and Springfield and in a number of skirmishes.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 25, 1832, at which time he was aged seventy-nine years and resided in Scipio, Cayuga County, New York. It was not shown that he received bounty land on account of his service.

Soldier stated that his mother-in-law, Elsa Ten Eyck, resided in Hillsborough, New Jersey, during the Revolution and that his own family resided there with her while he was in service.
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He did not give any names of wife or children.

In 1832, one Coonrad Ten Eich (as he signed) lived in Cayuga County, New York; no relationship to the family of the wife of Frederick Van Liew was stated.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War soldier, Frederick Van Liew (S. 11594), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Frederick Van Liew
Certificate No. 20453
Issued September 12, 1833
Rate $30.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
New York Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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New York
Revol.
Fred'k Van Liew

Suspended

See letter to
A. Gould
9 Aug '33

Act 7 June 1832
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Much. 30 1897 - History
to Mrs. M.A. Adsitt
Sprague Building
Ithaca, NY

1938 Mar 18 - Hist. to Don
Carlos Van Liew - EL. See
letter in case Frederick Van Liew, S.23035.  EL

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11594
Rev. War

INVALID

File No. 11,594
Frederick Van Liew
Priv. Rev. War

Act: June 7th 1832

Index:- Vol A, Page 388
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Auburn NY May 10th 1833

Dear Sir
      Enclosed I return the papers in the case of Fredrick Van Liew with the objections answered.  He has been able to specify particularly some of his services as a soldier.  And only claims a pension for as much as he does particularly specify - His services as forage master he is unable to set forth more particularly than he has done.  It is hoped that the nature of the service will be taken into consideration and his claim for it allowed - If it cannot be so done there is no other way but he must loose it and ask for a pension only for military service as a soldier.
                      Very Respectfully 
                             Your obt. servt.    
                                              A. Gould

Hon. JL Edwards
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[handwritten note at top of page]
see another letter to him May 9 or 10, 1938 in misc. files under Van Liew[name underlined]

March 18, 1938

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BA-J/EEL

Mr. Don Carlos Van Liew
#100 Waverly Street
Shillington, Pennsylvania

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of your great great grandfather, Hendrick Van Liew, born in 1743, son of Frederick, born in 1719: you state that Hendrick served from Somerset County, New Jersey and after the close of the war, moved to Lodi, Seneca County, New York; also, that Frederick Van Liew moved to Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, and Peter Van Liew moved to Columbia County, Pennsylvania, and you request to know whether or not these men received land on account of their services.

There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Hendrick or Peter Van Lew. Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this office. The records have been found of two soldiers by the name Frederick Van Liew or Van Lew, who served in the New Jersey troops and later moved to New York. You are furnished herewith the histories of those soldiers as they may be of interest to you.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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L. W. B.
I. 11594.

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary solders as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary Ware may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.

O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C.,

March 30, 1897.  

Madam:-

Replying to your request for information concerning the military record of Frederick Van Lew, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that one Frederick Van Liew made an application for pension on September 25, 1832, at which time he was 79 years of age and residing at Scipio, N. Y., and his pension was allowed for nine months' actual service as a private in the New Jersey troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Taylor and Col. Dyken. He enlisted at New Brunswick, N. J.

Very respectfully,
[blank line]
Commissioner.

Mrs. M. A. Adsitt,
Sprague Building,
Ithaca, N. Y.
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REMINGTON STANDARD TYPEWRITER
LOCAL DEALERS IN
Hornellsville, Elmira, Binghamton, Cortland, Seneca Falls, And Principal Cities and Villages in Central N.Y.
W. O. WYCKOFF[name crossed out]
EXCLUSIVE DEALER FOR
CENTRAL NEW YORK.
M. A. ADSITT, Mg'r.
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TO SAVE TIME IS TO LENGTHEN LIFE.
STANDARD
REMINGTON
TYPEWRITER
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ITHACA, N. Y.
Sprague Building.

Feb. 24, 1897.

Pension Office
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen  :

I wish respectfully to ask if you can assist me in procuring the record of Frederick F. Van Lew[name underlined], who fought in the Revolutionary War[2 words underlined.] He was my great Grandfather ; one of his daughters, with her husband is still living, but they are both nearly ninety years of age and do not remember the date of service, nor in what State, but think New Jersey. His grave is in Lodi, New York state, and is yearly decorated by the G.A.R. as a solder if the Revolution. If you can not give me the information desired can you instruct me how to proceed to get the date and place of enlistment and date and place of discharge.

If there is any charge for reply, please enclose bill in your letter.

Very truly yours,

[signature]Mr. M. A. Adsitt
M. A. ADSITT, Mg'r.
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Hon. JL Edwards
Comm. of Pensions
Washington
DC
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Auburn NY Aug 13 1833

Sir
     Yours of the 9th inst on the subject of the claim of Fredrick Van Liew has been received.  In that you state that his seven months service in Capt. Strykers company and two months in Capt Taylor's company are not objected to.  And that his other services are not such as the Act makes a provision for.  He cannot be more specific in regard to his service as forage master than he has been already.  You will therefore if you please issue a pension certificate to him for the nine months service.  Permit me to make inquiry concerning a claim of the widow and children of Asa Beach it was forwarded to you in Jan'y last the same time that the claim of the heirs of Ebenezer Phelps was sent.  the last claim has been allowed whilst the other has not been heard from.  I think the papers must be misplaced or they would not have been so long there without the action of the department - I answered your letter a few days ago in the matter of the claim of James Hamington & William Baden two invalid soldiers of Gen. Waynes army, and have been expecting to hear the result of their applications for some time.  If you wish certificates of men of standing and character as to the justness of those applications I will furnish them - Please let me hear soon from all of them.
                                 I am Sir
                                 Very Respectfully
                                  Your Obt. Serv't
                                         A. Gould

Hon. JL Edwards