Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9497, Peter Vansickle, New York
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Service Number
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New York; Vansickle, Peter; S. 9497

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Contents

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[illegible] on the 4th day of March, 1834.

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33.821
Peter Van Sickle
Ohio

admitted 6 months
#20

Capt Graham and Col Pauling [illegible] service for five months from
July 1776, claim for service generally for six months
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The State of Ohio, 
Delaware County, Ss.} Be it remembered that on the twenty fourth day of February in the year eighteen hundred and thirty six personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of Common Pleas in & for the said County of Delaware and State of Ohio now in session [underline] Peter Van Sickle [/underline] a resident of  Kingston Township in the said County aged [underline] eighty seven [/underline] years who being first duly sworn according to law upon his oath, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
  I the said Peter Van Sikle on my said oath state that I entered into the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, to wit: -
  I Peter Van sickle was born in the state of New Jersey. I have no record of my age and do not know my precise age but according to the best information I have received from my parents and others I am now in my eighty seventh year of age. When about 22 years of age I settled in Ulster County in New York, on the North River. In 1776 I was called out with the militia upon an alarm and marched to Ft. Montgomery on the North River I cannot recollect what time in the year it was when I was called out but I recollect that I served this tour under Capt.Robroon? in the Genl Geo. Clinton commander at Ft. Montgomery. We were soon discharged and returned home after I had served ten days. Soon after this I believe in the same year, I volunteered to serve five months in the New York Militia. I joined my company at Old Shangum [sic] in Ulster County. My Capt. was John Graing  Lieutenant John Brown & John Johnson in a Regiment commanded by Col. Paullen & Major Logan. We first marched to New Windsor where we embarked and [lanth?] near
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the Kingsbridge where we remain some weeks under the Command of Genl. Geo. Clinton. We marched next to Long Island, then back to Kingsbridges then to Morrissania, then to Horse Neck, then back to the White Plains, where we were in a severe fight with the enemy. During this time I was with so many different troops of every description I cannot recollect their numbers or descriptions.
We then next march from the White Plains up
the north River to some place, where we laid
some weeks under the command of Genl. Clinton
We next march to Pekeskill [sic], then to Murders Creek, where I was discharged by Capt. Graims. Rcd . No written discharge. I served in this tour five months & twenty days
having been detained in the service twenty days
after my term had expired before I was discharged.
      I next was called out with the Militia
upon an alarm and marched to Esopus when
that place was burnt by the enemy. I was in
this town only four days.
      The next year after the burning of Esopus I volunteered to serve a tour with the Militia, Marched from Ulster County under a Sergent whose name I think was Docker with ten men who are Indian Scout to the Delaware river to a place called the Cookhouse. We then returned to Ulster County where we were discharged after I had served eight days.This detachment under Sergants command was a detachment from Capt. Robersons company.
     I believe I served another tour in the militia but I cannot recollect the particulars
     I cannot state the precise length of time that
I served as above stated, but I can now recollect
that I served at least six months & four days in
the manner above stated as a private soldier in 
the war of the revolution no part of which was
part in any civil employment & for which I was
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claims a pension.
I lived in the state of New York (in Ulster & Tompkins Counties) until
    1815 when I move to Galia County Ohio where I resided until 819 when I removed
to Delaware County where I now reside.

     There are no clergyman residing in my
neighbourhood [sic] but can refer to the following named persons who can testify as to my character and of their belief of my service to wit.
Cornelius Richmonds, John Van Sickle Esqr, Mr
James Starks, Wm Steward Esqr. Mr Joseph Scott. Joel Z. Mendenhall Esqr.     
     I never recvd [sic] any written discharge, and have no documentary evidence; and know of no person by whom I can prove my service.
     I hereby relinquish any claims whatever to a
pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension
roll of any agency in any state.

Sworn & subscribed in open Court.
                                  his
                        Peter  X Van Sickle
                                 mark

We Joel Z. Mendenhall and John Roloson residents of Delaware County in the neighbourhood of the above
named Peter Van Sickle hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said Peter Van Sickle that above applicant who has signed & swore to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty seven years of age, that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of
the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
  Sworn & subscribed to in open court.


                                           Joel Z Mendenhall
                                               John  Roloson
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And the said Court do hereby certify and declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states; and they further certify that it appears to them that there is no clergyman residing in the neighborhood of the [unknown] applicant that Joel Z. Mendenhall and John Roloson who have signed and sworn to the above certificate are residents of this county in the neighborhood of the above applicant Peter Van Sickle, are creditable persons and that their certificate is entitled to full credit.
I, Thomas Reynolds, Clerk of the said Court of Comm. Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Peter Van Sickel for a pension.
For testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office this 18th day of August A.D. 1836.
Thomas Reynolds, Clerk
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September 6, 1939.

Mrs. Frank J. Hall
2715 Washington Avenue
Racine, Wisconsin.

BA-J/ILL
Peter Van Sickle
S. 9497

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Peter Van Sickle, wo was born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, served from New York, and married Catherine Hoffman.

A search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and only one claim for pension found based upon service of a Peter Van Sickle. His record is furnished you herein as found in the papers on file in that claim, S. 9497.

Peter Van Sickle was born in the State of New Jersey; the date of his birth and the names of his parents were not given. At the age of about twenty-two years, he settled in Ulster County, New York, “on the North River”, and resided in the vicinity of Shawangunk in said county, at the time of the Revolutionary War.

He enlisted first, in 1776, and served a tour of ten days as private in Captain Robeson’s company of New York militia and marched to Fort Montgomery. Shortly afterwards, he enlisted and served five months and twenty days as private in Captain John Graham’s company, Colonel Pawling’s New York regiment, during which he marched to King’s Bridge, to Horseneck, thence to White Plains and was in the battle there, and later went to Peekskill and Murder’s Creek, where he was discharged; he served next a tour of four days at the time Esopus was burned, named of officers not given; he served a tour of eight days in 1778 under sergeant Decker, scouting on the Delaware River.

The soldier continued to reside in Ulster County, New York, after the war, and resided also in Tompkins County, in that state he moved in 1815 to Gallia County, Ohio, and resided until 1819, when he moved to Delaware County, in that same state.
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Peter Van Sickle was allowed pension on his application executed June 30, 1836, at which time he resided in Kingston Township, Delaware County, Ohio. He gave his age then as eighty-seven years. 

In 1836, the soldier referred to his wife but did not state her name, nor the date and place of their marriage. He stated that a member of his wife's relatives were in service with him, but he did not give their names.

In 1836, one Selah Van Sickle made affidavit in behalf of the soldier in Delaware County, Ohio; one John Van Sickle, Esq., was a neighbor of the soldier's at that time. The relationship between these persons and the soldier's family was stated. 

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:

Peter Van Sickle
Certificate #60945
Issued January 10, 1837
Rate $30 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1838
Act of June 7, 1832
Ohio Agency

Very Truly Yours,

A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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Peter Van Sickle
Ohio
[line]
Suspended
[line]
Act 5 Sep. 36
T. Reynolds
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1914 Feb.7. Hist. to F.B Wilks ___
    letter in Pelatiah Morgan  S40199
                                                       aw
1914 Aug 12. history to Mr. Raymond
E Van Syckle.                          MAX
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1921, July 26 hist. to Edna D
Hector = EW
            ______________
1939 = Sept. 6 - Hist. to Mrs. Frank
J. Hall = ILL.
         



                               9497
                            INVALID.

File No.             9497
       Peter Vansickle
       Priv    Rev. War
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Act: June 7th 1832
Index:---Vol.     1      , Page     388

     [Arrangement of 1870.]
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION    8-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington , D.C., [Blank date line], 19[blank year line]

In reply to your request of [blank date line], received [blank date line]
for a statement of the military history Peter Vansickle [handwritten name]
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) [line through "or his widow's"] application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. 9497 ["S. 9497" is the handwritten service number of the soldier]

[Table containing the following columns: 
 [column 1] DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT | 
 [column 2] LENGTH OF SERVICE |
 [column 3] RANK |OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED [Two columns underneath: [ column 3 1] CAPTAIN |  [column 3-2] COLONEL] | 
[column 4] STATE
[The following lines are all handwritten]
[Line 1] 1776 | 10 days | Pvt | Robeson | [checkmark] | N. Y.
[Line 2] 1776 | 5 mos 20 da. | (blank)  | John Graham | Pawling |
[Line 3] 1777 | 4 days | (blank)  | No officers named. Marched to Esopus when it was burnt | |
[Line 4] 1778 | 8 days |(blank) | Robison | [checkmark] |
[End of table]

[Answer to each of the following questions was handwritten]

Battles engaged in, White Plains
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Ulster Co. N. Y.
Date of application for pension, June 30, 1836. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Kingston Township. Delaware Co. Ohio
Age at date of application, 87 years, born in N.J. Date of death not shown.
Remarks: In 1836 soldier referred to his wife but did not state her name. No further family data on file. The above is the only Peter Van Sickle found on the Rev war records of the Bureau.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Commissioner                       [illegible]
Department of Interior            July 13-21

Bureau of Pensions

Dear Sir:
I would like the Revolutionary record of the following soldiers --
[Round stamp with "Pension Office" and date of "Jul 15 1921"]

Peter Van Sickle
Born about 1749 - Hunterdon Co N.J.
Died Jan 27-1843 - Delaware Co, Ohio

Solomon Courtright
Born about 1749 - Sussex Co N.J.
Died 1844 Monroeville - Huron Co. Ohio

Avery - 
Born - probably in New England &c
Died about 1830 - in either Steuben Co. - Ind. or Marion Co Ohio
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Thanking you l am
  Yours Sincerely

Edna Dickens Hector

5414 Michigan Ave
Chicago
Ill.

[oval stamp] RECORD JUL 15 1921
DIVISION
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RAYMOND E. VAN SYCKLE
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
1729 FORD BUILDING
DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Aug 4, 1914.

The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Sir:

Please advise me data contained in Pension Record of PETER VAN SICKLE (bn 1749, died 1843) Revolutionary War pensioner. Service from New Jersey, Hunterdon County, probably.

Very truly yours,

Raymond Van Syckle
Secretary Mich. Society of the 
Sons of the American Revolution.

P.S. Have you record of service of Reineer (Ryneer) (Rinier) or any such variant spelling, Van Sickle (Van Syckle)?
Revolutionary War Pension
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Daughters of the American Revolution
State of Wisconsin

Mrs. Frank J. Hall
State Registrar
2715 Washington Ave.
Racine, Wis.

Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs -

Only one - NY

Did Peter Van Sickle born Hunterdon Co. N.J. married Catherine Hoffman, and served on New York line during Revolution receive a pension?
If he did, may I have a copy of all family history attached. 

Very sincerely,
Philadelphia Hall
(Mrs. F.J.)

July 31, 1939.

Received
August 5 1939
Mail Sub-Div
Reader No. 29
VEIS ADM
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The State of Ohio
Delaware County Ss. }
                              The additional statement of Peter Vansickle as applicant for a pension under
the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832 whose dedication was made before the court of Comm Pleas for the said County at June Ten 1836.
              Peter Van Sickle being duly sworn who
                                                       know
his oath says that he does not ^ of a single                                                       
individual by whom he can prove his services, 
says that a number of his wife's relations were
with him in the services, but they are all dead.
It is now a number of years since he has
seen, or heard of, any person who was with him
in the services.
     This applicant further says that he is deaf, and infirm, and has very little opportunity of obtaining correct information relative to any of
the & laws of Congress. Soon after the Passage of the above mentions pension law this applicant heard of it, but was informed
that it was necessary for the applicant xxxxxxx to
have served six months at one time or
in one tour in order to obtain a pension.
This applicant was not correct upon the
subject of this information until last fall
when he was better informed by some pensioners in Gallia County where he was then upon a visit to some friends. As soon after 
that as he could make the application
for a pension he did so . This is the
reason why he did not make the application
sooner. And further say not.
                                        his
                              Peter X Vansickle
                                      mark

Sworn to & Subscribed before me
this 19th of Sept 1836

                              Sidney Moore Justice of the Peace
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I Sidney Moore the within named Justice of the Peace, do hereby certify that I personally know within named Peter Van sickle who this applicant made oath to the foregoing affidavit before me to be the person who he represents himself to be.  and I believe his [intellect?] to full faith & credit
  Given under my hand this day & year before mentioned
                                                   Sidney Moore
State of Ohio, Delaware County ; Ss

I, Thomas Reynolds, Clerk of the Count of Common Pleas in & for said County, hereby certify that Sidney Moore Esqr.before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been taken, & whose name is Thereunto subscribed, was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the Peace, in & for said county, duly commissioned & qualified &c 

         In testimony whereof, I have hereunto  
         set my hand, & affixed the seal of said
         Court. at Delaware, This 1st day of
         November A.D. 1836.
                            Thomas Reynolds
                                                           Clerk     
[on side]  Case of Peter Vansickle
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Deposition of Ira Finch and Cornelius Richards of the Townships of Kingston &  Porter in the county of Delaware & State of Ohio taken on the 31st Day of October in the year 1836 to be read in [illegible] in the case of Peter Vansickle as being a  Revolutionary Soldier
     This said Ira Finch doth depose & say that about twenty four years ago in the State of New york Tioga County he heard Peter
Vansickle say that he was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as such in
said war for the term of five months XXX one time  and that he was called out
in said war at several other times which calls he obeyed, and that this deponent heard Solomon Courtright who was also a soldier in said war
of  State of New york and the said Tioga County, & that the said Peter
Vansickle was a soldier in said war as above stated , and that he was Generally considered as such by the inhabitants of said county, this deponent further states that about Thirteeen years ago he heard another revolutionary
Soldier say (Viz) Harman Coykendall of Delaware County and State of Ohio that the said Peter Vansickle was a Soldier as above
and further this Deponent & saith not
                    The said Cornelius Richards doth 
Declare and say that he heard his Grandfather Abraham Richards and his own father Nathaniel Richards both revolutionary soldiers say that Peter Vansickle in the times of the revolutionary war was a  resident of old Shangum [sic]
in the State of New york and that about twenty five or thirty years ago in the State of New Jersey Hudson County & Township
of Wantage he heard Peter Vansickle was a soldier in the Revolutionary
war and named as such in said war and that the said Nathaniel Richards was at fort Montgomery at the time said fort was beseiged
and that said Peter Vansickle was on his way to said fort in company with reinforcements and that the said Peter Vansickle was Generaly Reserved as a Revolutionary and further that Deponent saith not
                                                                                  Ira Finch                                                                                  Cornelius Richards

I Jacob Rosecrans Justice of the Peace for the Township of Kingston and In the County of Delaware & state of Ohio do hereby certify that
the above named Ira Finch & Cornelius Richards was by me sworn by me to testify the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth as witnesses in the above named cases and that the foregoing depositions by them observed was reduced to writing by me and taken
according to the foregoing date
    Given under my hand and seal this 31st Day of October A D 1836              Jacob Rosecrans
                                          Justice of the Peace
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I do hereby certify that the within named Ira Finch
and Cornelius Richards ____________ are men of faith and
veracity from my personal knowledge of the.
                                                 Jacob _________ J.P.

The State of Ohio Delaware County Pa
Personally from Selah VanSickle who being duly Sworn
Says that he  be knowing that Solomon Courtright, Herman
Coykendall, Abraham Richards & Nathaniel Richards of
the four persons named of the within, are dead, and further
States that Peter Van Sickle is considered among his acquaintances
a Revolutionary Soldier. further Says not as
                                                                           Selah VanSickle


Sworn to & Subscribed before me
this 1st day of Nov. AD 1836
                                      Sidney Moore J. Peace

             State of Ohio, Delaware County; Pa
I, Thomas Reynolds Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas in & for said County, hereby certify, that Jacob
Rosecrans & Sidney Moore Esq. before whom the
were at the several dates here of acting Justices of
the Peace in & for said County, duly commissioned &
qualified &..

               In testimony whereof, I have here unto
                set my hand , & affixed the seal of said
                Court, at Delaware, This 1st day of
                November A.D. 1836.
                                    Thomas Reynolds
                                                                   Clerk