Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 4363, Cornelius Vanderhoof, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Vanderhoof, Cornelius Mary
W 4363
CONTENTS

19,612
Pennsylvania.
Cornelius Vanderhoof.
of Fayette Co. in the State of Pennsylvania , who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Shepherd of the regiment commanded by Colonel Hornan in the New Jersey line, for the term of one year from January 1781 to January 1782 .
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvanians , at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 th day of January 1826 .
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th of May 1826 , and sent to Samuel Smith , Union Town, Pa
Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1826 . $ 10 00 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1824 . 48 00
$ 58 00
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
Vol. 6- Pa. 93.

19.178.
Carolus Vanderhoof Vla Volder
Sam. Smith Esq. Union Town Pa 0.68 3/4

Original Claim
Fourteenth Judicial District of Penn a  Fayette County
District of Penn a  SS On this sixteenth day of January 1824, personally appeared in open court (being a court of record for the district aforesaid) Cornelius Vanderhoof, aged sixty four years, resident in Uniontown Fayette County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and the 1 st May 1820 and the 1 st March 1823, that he the said Cornelius Vanderhoof enlisted for the term of one year on the first day of January in the year 1781. — in the company com- manded by captain Moses Sheppard in the regiment commanded by colonel Jonathan Durman & Burris in the line of the State of New Jersey on the Continental establishment; That he continued to serve in the said service until first January 1782 when he was discharged from the said service in Middletown in the State of New Jersey — he was under Col. Morgan a short time also.
That he was in the battles of Carnegie and that he has no other evidence nor in his power of his said services except the above Statement. And in pursuance of the act of the 1 st May 1820. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day

of March One Thousand eight hundred and eighteen & that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent there by so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to Provide certain provisions in regard to the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18 th day of March One Thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not nor any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed
and by me subscribed One old mare $9.00 one old chair $0.50 One pot & Sea kettle $1.25 One bureau $16 five cups and saucers 37 1/2 Three knives and forks 25 cents five spoons 25 cents Two razors one dollar in all amounting to $28-82 1/2 and that his family consists of his wife Mary age 51 years one Grand daughter Eliza aged about Eleven years
Sworn to and Subscribed  Declared on the 10 th day of January 1824 in open
Court Clerk
Enos P. Snow Pro.
Cornelius his X Vanderhoof Mark

Fayette County ss John B. Frewer Prothry of the court of Common Pleas of Fayette County Do hereby certify that that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court - That the total amount in value of the property exhib- ited on the aforesaid schedule is Twenty eight dollars and sixty two and a half cents -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Union town the 24 th day of January A.D. 1824. - John B. Frewer Pro.
Fayette County ss The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania I James Todd Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of Fayette County Do hereby certify that the said court of common pleas of which the above named John B. Frewer was at the date of the above certificate Prothonotary was at that time and still is a court of record in the legal sense of the word that it has at all times since its formation which is more than thirty years since been a court of record in every sense of the word in Testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this twenty eighth day of January A.D. 1826
James Todd Prothry

State of Ohio not on file
4114 Ohio Cincinnati Mary Vanderhoof, widow of Cornelius Vanderhoof who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of March 1849. and sent to Mrs. S. H. Vinton Hoff
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 365 Vol. 4

No 12594
Mary Vandenhoof
Mother of Cornelius
Q
act 7 July 1838
Married 1791
Husband died 22 nd April 1814
Reynolds.

The State of Ohio
Meigs County ss
On this 21 st day of January A.D. 1846 personally appeared before me Henry L. Osborn an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Meigs Mary Vanderhoof a resident of Garthage Township, Meigs Athens County Ohio (near the line separating Athens & Meigs County) aged seventy four on the 26 th day of July last who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows - The act of March 3 rd and June 17 th 1844 (And also the act of April 30 th 1844 entitled An act making appropriations for the payment of Revolutionary Soldiers & other pensioners of the United States for the fiscal year ending on the 30 th June One thousand eight hundred forty five) That she is the Widow of Cornelius Vanderhoof who was a Soldier in the revolution and drew a pension of ninety six dollars per annum (as deponent believes under the law of 1818) That his enlistment was in New Jersey where he then resided - That he was residing in Pennsylvania when he made application for a pension - he first drew a pension some 25 years ago was continued on the pension list until his death - his pen- sion was payable in Philadelphia until We soon after removed to my present residence it was never transferred from Philadelphia The proof of his service must be on the file of the department. She further declares that she was married to the said Cornelius Van-

= declared on the 6 th day of April A.D. 1791 that she was married her husband, she afire said Cornelius Vanderhoof died on the 22 d day of April 1844, that she was not mar- ried to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz: at the time above stated sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above } Mary Vanderhoof written before me Henry L Osborn Associate judge }
I certify that the health of Mrs Mary Vanderhoof ap- pears to me to be too feeble to justify her in travelling in any way or mode of conveyance the distance she would have to go to make her declaration be- fore a court } H L Osborn Associate judge
The State of Ohio }
Miss County } Personally appeared before me the above named Mary Vanderhoof who being duly sworn deposeth saith that if there is any record of marriages kept in New Jersey (when she was married) she is ignorant of the fact & that she knows of no record of her marriage other than as follows. Her marriage together with her birth & that of her husband was recorded in a family bible which in process of time became much worn and decayed - said record was then transferred copied some 9 or 10 years since into our family Bible & is here transcribed as follows, "Births" "Cornelius Vanderhoof was born May 7 th A.D. 1752. Mary Vanderhoof was born July 26 th A.D. 1771" "Marriages" "Cornelius Vanderhoof was married to Mary Patterson April 6 th A.D. 1791

Since that time there has been added to said fam- ily record as follows: Asa P Jeffers was born December 14th AD 1810 — Eliza P Jeffers was born March 14th AD 1814 — Elizabeth Jeffers was born December 2 d AD 1829. Cornelius B Jeffers was born August 27 th AD 1831 — William M Jeffers was born March 12 th AD 1834. Lewis H Jeffers was born May 22 AD 1836. The daughter of Asa & Eliza Jeffers was born November 14 th AD 1838 — Samuel Jeffers was born March 27 th AD 1840 Sally M Jeffers was born February 11 th AD 1843 "Asa P Jeffers was married to Eliza Jackaway July 22 AD 1830" "Deaths" "Cornelius Vanderhoof died April 22 nd 1844" — That the said Eliza Jeffers — formerly Eliza Jackaway was a Grand Daugh- ter of my late husband — whose mother was his daugh- ter by a former wife who with her husband & family are residing in the same house with me
Sworn to subscribed before me } this 21 st day of January 1846 } Mary Vanderhoof H L Osborn } Special Judge }
I do hereby certify that I have examined the family record referred to in the above affidavit & therein copied & find it correctly copied & have no doubt from my examination that the entries were made at the times stated therein H L Osborn } Special Judge
The State of Ohio } Meigs County } I Marcus Bosworth Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that Henry L Osborn Esq. is an acting Asso- ciate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and confidence are sought to be given to his official acts such and that his several signatures above written are genuine. In testimony —

whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, at Pomeroy, this 21 st day of January A.D. 1846 (the words & figures "was on the 1 st day of January 1846" being interlined by me in the foregoing certificate)
J. P. Popham Clerk

Sayville County ss
On this 6 th day of April 1846
before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace for said County personally appeared the undersigned Col Robert Patterson who being duly sworn according to law, deposes & says that he was present when his sister Mary Patterson was married to Cornelius Vanderhoff, a soldier of the Revolutionary war which wedding took place before Joseph Millwell Esq r a Justice of the peace for the township of Middletown in the County of Monmouth & State of New Jersey on the sixth day of April one thousand seven hundred and ninety one and further this deponent saith not
Rob t Patterson
John H. Lane S.P.
Sayville County ss
On this sixth day of April 1846 before me
the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace for said County personally appeared the undersigned S asty W m Patterson who being duly sworn according to law deposes & says that in the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety one that he was present at the marriage of his cousin Mary Patterson with Cornelius Vanderhoff which marriage took place before Joseph Millwell Esq r a Justice of the peace of the township of Middletown in the County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey and further this deponent saith not
S asty W m Patterson
John H. Lane S.P.
I do certify that the above deponents Rob t Patterson and S asty W m Patterson are men of credibility and good standing
John H. Lane S.P.

Fayette County ss
I, Daniel Kaine Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Do Certify that John H. Farr, Esq. is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County as stated in the within affidavits, duly commissioned therefor and that the signatures to the same purporting to be his are genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Union town this 13 th day of April A.D. 1846.
D. Kaine Prothonotary

February 24, 1931
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section EFL Con
Mrs. Evelyn B. Struguell 127 St. Paul Street Westfield, New Jersey
Dear Madam:
You are advised that this bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolutionary War unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made to the United States on account of his services.
A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of Cornelius P. Vanderhoef. You are herewith furnished the history of Cornelius Vanderhoef , the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
It appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.4363 , that Cornelius Vanderhoef was born May 7, 1752, in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
He enlisted at Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, January 1, 1781, served one year as a private in Captain Moses Sheppard's Company, Colonels Jonathan Forman, Burrowes and Morgan's New Jersey Regiment. He aided in capturing the brig Britannia , at Conas Konk Cove, and on one occasion was sent by Captain Sheppard with an important express to Colonel Holmes going through a very dangerous country returning safely the same night.
At a prior service, the date and length of which are not stated, he was taken prisoner by the British and held for eighteen or twenty months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 16, 1824, while residing in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

He died April 22, 1844, place not stated.
The soldier married April 6, 1791, in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Mary Patterson, who was born July 26, 1771. It was stated that he had been previously married, there are no particulars in regard to the first wife.
His widow was allowed pension on her application executed March 4, 1845, at which time she was a resident of Carthage Township, Athens County, Ohio.
Eliza Jackaway, daughter of a daughter of soldier's first wife, name of soldier's daughter not given, was born March 14, 1814. She married Asa P. Jeffers, who was born December 14, 1810.
The following appears on the family record:
Elizabeth Jeffers born December 2, 1829. Cornelius B. Jeffers " August 27, 1831. William M. Jeffers " March 12, 1834. Lewis H. Jeffers " May 22, 1836. A daughter of Asa and Eliza Jeffers " November 14, 1838. Samuel J. Jeffers " March 27, 1840. Sally M. Jeffers " February 11, 1843.
There is no reference to children by the second marriage.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
Date of widow's death not in B

Recy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4363
Mary Vanderhoof Wid.
Cornelius Vanderhoof Port. Rev. War.
Act: Feby. 28/48
Index: — Vol. M. , Page 294
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1920, Mar. 11, Hist. fur.
Edna Copeland.
1922-Dec-4. Hist. to Helen M. Lowrence - mm.
1931- Feb 24 Hist. to Mrs E.B. Struguell. Eld

Ohio 190 Cincinnati
Mary Vanderhoof widow of Cornelius Vanderhoof who was a Private in the Revolution
Report let to Hon. S. H. Vinton June 12. 1846. Let to Boston agent July 7 '46
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1844. 22nd April, 1844, the day of his death Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of May, 1846, and sent to corrected 13 July, 1845.
Hon. S. H. Vinton, Hd. of Reps.
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book: A Vol. 2 Page 211

County of Fayette Penn a ss
Personally appeared William Rew and being duly qualified deposeth and saith that he is acquainted with Cornelius Vanderhoof a Revolutionary Soldier of the Jersey Line on Continental Establishment and this deponent saith that that he believes that the said Cornelius Vanderhoof and himself was both born & bred in Monmouth County in the State of New Jersey have been acquainted at least forty nine years. And this deponent saith that the said Cornelius Vanderhoof was a Regular Enlisted Soldier under Captain Mosey Shepherd and served at least nine months at one time in the Regiment Comma- nded by Colonel Termon. And Major Burroughs commanded the greater part of the time. and that the s d Vanderhoof Enlisted as aponerai on the first Day of January Seventeen hundred and Eightyone in the first Jersey Regiment and the Line afore d on the Continental Establi- shment. And this deponent further saith that the said Vanderhoof Served out the afor d enlistment honourably and was discharged near about Newyears or a few days after in 1782. and many circumstances he could mention if necessary respecting the s d Cornelius's services previous to the above Statement: that he was taken prisoner by the British together with Seventy odd men and detained for 18. or 20. Months until there little number for the want of human treatment was reduced to about thirteen or fourteen than this deponent saith that the s d Vanderhoof was with him at the taking of the Brigg Britannia in Connarskunk Cove - and many other facts might be stated respecting many Skirmishes and his shooting a British Regular at the Hye field at Middle Town - and he was sent by Capt. Shepherd to Col d Home s by night with a hasty express through every gate danger and returned the same night and that the said Cornelius was discharged at Middle Town in Jersey by Capt. Shepherd some time

in January 1782. and that the fore mentioned Skirmishes was all previous to the said Vanderhuff's Enlistment except a dreadful Skirmish they had early in the morning soon after the S d Vanderhuff returned from the aforesaid express. and this deponent saith that the said Vanderhuff together with the Volunteer & regular Service was in all the War except the time of his imprisonment
at New York in 1776 & 1777
Sworn and subscribed this
22 d Day of November 1824
before me a Justice of the peace
in Said County
Thos Haddad
William Pien
I certify that the deponent is a credible Witness By my hand this 22 d day of November 1824
Thos Haddad
Fayette County Jr
I Thomas M c Kibben Court Secretary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the Said County do here by certify that Thomas Haddad before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken was at the time of so doing and yet is an acting Justice of the peace regularly qualified and as such full faith and Credit is due and ought to be given, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed the Seal of said Court at Union Town the fourth day of August A.D. 1825
Thomas M c Kibben Prothry

that the express before mentioned was in the Trail of his Entertiment and he was in a very Severe Skirmish which commenced about twenty or thirty minutes after the 8 th Cav nelious returned and several killed and wounded on both sides and that he thinks the said Carmelious Vanderkuff was not in any General battle when Enlisted, tho had Suffered much in the Sworn and Subscribed this fifteenth 24
day of March 1825 before me a Justice of Peace in Said County Thos Haddler
his Giles Reed mark
I certify that the deponent is a Credible Witness Given under my hand this 24 th day of March 1825 Thos Haddler
Fayette County Pa
I Thomas M'Kibban Brother at law of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County Do hereby certify that Thomas Haddler before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken was at the time of so doing and yet is an acting Justice of the peace regularly qualified and as such full faith and credit is due and ought to be given, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Union Town the 29 th day of April Anno Domini 1825
Thomas M'Kibban Broth r

W1263
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Dominicus Vanderhoof a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Jan. 1. 1781 1 year Pvt. Moses Sheppard Jonathan Forman Burrowes Morgan N.J.                              
Battles engaged in, aided in capture of Brig Britannia at Stony Point, N.Y.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Monmouth Co. N.J.
Date of application for pension, Jan. 16. 1834. His ch. was ab.
Residence at date of application, Uniontown, Fayette Co. Pa.
Age at date of application, born in Monmouth Co. N.J. May 7. 1752.
Remarks: Ch. mar in Middletown, Township, Monmouth Co. N.J. Apr. 6. 1791.
Mary Patterson who was born July 26. 1771. Her died Apr. 22. 1844. She was ab - pen. on her ap. ev. Mar. 4. 1845 - while residing in Carthage Twp. Athens Co. Ohio. It is not stated whether they had children. She had a former wife name not given. Her granddaughter Eliza Jackaway b. Mar. 14. 1824 m. July 22. 1830 Wm P. Jeffers.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
Office memo. A.D. Mar. 11. 1920
6-2856 Do not mention imprisonment as it was not connected with service. Do not give Jeffers date of birth, one born before mar. of Eliza, relationship not stated

Outfield N. J. Feb 1, 1931
Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs-
Would it be possible for me to get information about one Cornelius P Panderhoef , a soldier in the War of the Revolution. He was a private at that time in Capt. Carhart's Co of the 1st regiment of New Jersey.
I would like to know if he received a pension from the United States government.
I would also like the same information of Major Thomas Huin of 1st N. J. regiment.
Sincerely
Enoch B. Strugnell

17/11/22 180 East State St., Athens, Ohio, Nov. 6, 1922.
Hon. Washington Gardner Com. of Pensions Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:— I would like the Revolutionary War record of Cornelius Vanderhoof who in 1840 resided in Garthage Twp., Athens Co., Ohio and drew a

pension, also that of Ely Reynolds negative who died in Athens Co., O., in 1827-over 80 years of age.
These records are de- sired for the making out of L. A. R. papers for their descendants.
Respectfully, Helen M. Townsend

Not answer required Already had everything see record sent out Mar 11. 1920
Recd 7/1/2
Athens, O., Mch. 29, 1920.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:
Can you give me any data that would help me get any thing about Cornelius Vanderhoof's first marriage to Mary Henderson. He was a Revolutionary soldier born at Monmouth Co., N. J. and died at Vanderhoof, Ohio. Please send me any data you have on his first marriage.
Very truly yours,
[Miss] Edna Copeland

Rev. Sec ch
Rev one 2nd ent. Doc
Athens, Ohio, Mar. 2, 1920.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I am seeking information relative to admittance to the Daughters of the American Revolution and should be glad to get the following information concerning Cornelius Vanderhoof who fought in the American Revolution and who spent his last days in Vanderhoof, Meigs County, Ohio. He perhaps got his pension at Chester, Meigs County, Ohio or at Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio.
 (1) Where was he born and when?  (2) From what state did he enlist?  (3) How long did he serve his country?  (4) What were his services?  (5) What were the names of his officers, his company and his regiment?  (6) If married, what the date of his marriage, to whom married and when? ( I believe that he was married twice and it is the information concerning the first marriage that I desire. If you have any information about his daughter Maria Vanderhoof who married Mordica Jackaway I should appreciate it.) 
Please give the name, volume and page of the document from which you gain this information. Also please send Certified Copy of the same and a statement of the charges.
Thanking you, I am
Very truly yours,
[Miss] Edna Copeland

✓ stamped envelope 2 ct. postage. enclosed E.B.
T. A. COPELAND, M. D.
ATHENS, OHIO
PRACTICE LIMITED TO THE EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
GLASSES FITTED
Rev. Ser Chw
Box 173
Athens, O., Feb. 30th, 1930.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Sometime ago I wrote you for information concerning Cornelius Vanderhoof, a soldier of the American Revolution and as yet I have received no reply. I am very anxious to get the information relative to becoming a Daughter of the American Revolution. Can you tell me if he got a pension? I think that he did at Chester, Meigs County, Ohio. If you are not able to tell me the date of his birth, death, marriage-if married, to whom, the extent of his service in the Revolution, his Company, Regiment, names of his officers, I should be glad to have a certified statement of the same and if you do not have this and can tell me to whom to write, I should appreciate it. Send charges for certified statement if you are able to obtain it.
Very truly yours,
Edna Copeland

Payment to be made at
Boston
by
Franklin Haven Esq
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the
Agency of Massachusetts.
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book C Vol. 2 Page 211.
Th. Cummins
Clerk.

War Department.
Widow's Pension.
I certify that in conformity with the act of June 17, 1844, Mary Vanderhoof, of Ohio, widow of Cornelius Vanderhoof, who was a Private in the Revolution, and died on the 22 nd day of April, 1844, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Forty dollars and _____ cents per annum, commencing on the 22 nd April, 4th March , 1844, and terminating on the 4th of March, 1848, unless the Pensioner shall marry or die before the last mentioned date; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage or death.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this second day of May, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six.

Pomeroy Meigs Co O June 25th 1846
J S Edwards Esq Comm d of Pensions
Sir,
Inc your letter to Mr Vinton of the 12th inst. by last Mail. In which you say that "an error was com- mitted in making the pension (the enclosed pension certificate) Payable at Boston. It should be paid at Cincinnati; it is desirable that the certificate should be immediately retur- ned to this Office for correction" — I herewith return the certificate for correction but I cannot but hope that it is already paid at

Boston - As I have already had more trouble than profit in getting the papers executed she resides some 16 or 18 miles from here & the Magistrate not executing the papers correctly until I was present M Bopworth

No 12524 ad 44-253
Mary Van den Hoof Widow of Cornelius Q
act 7 July 1838
Adm act 17 June 1844
12 mo p re $40 00 from
22 o April 1844
Hon. S. F. Miller House of Rep,

✓ No 12.594
Mary Vanauhof
Q. Hon. S. F. Vinton 13 Feb '46
Act 7 July 1838

Fayette County ss
State of Pennsylvania
Personally appeared before me James C. Bockley Esqr a Notarepublick in & for the county of Fayette and State Pennsylvania Col Robert Patterson and after having been sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that he was present when his sister Mary was married to Cornelious Vanderhoof, a soldier of the Revolution, at the Township of Middletown, County of Monmouth, and State of New Jersey, By Joseph Stilwell Esq of said Township, County, and State, aforesaid, on the sixth day of April, one Thousand Seven hundred and Ninety one, Sworn & subscribed before me the 22 nd day of July 1844 Robt. Patterson
James C Bockley N.P. Notary Public

O. C. Haim. Cornelius Vanderhorst Mar 2 Recd March 10. 1876
Sum Smith Treas. Secy
Hon James Barbour Secy of War Washington City D. C.
Free

Union Town Pa March 1 st 1826
Dr Sir I again enclose to you the base of Cornelius Vandevoort's with his declaration & cert d showing that he resides in Union Town in this county of Fayette. It did appear on the face of it that it was a bill of record, but the Proth o has again certified it which is attended with additional costs and trouble, and for a poor old man to be at the trouble and expense of an new declaration would seem hard while the one her endorsed is agreeable to the forms pre- scribed. — I am Sir Respectfully
your obed Servt Samuel Smith
Hon James Barbour Secy of War
Re J S Edwards letter dated 11 Jan 1826 is complied with only the request which would be attended with too much expense & trouble

Merchants Bank, Boston, 9 th July 1826.
Sir,
Your letter of the 7 th inst. is rec d . - In reply I have to state that no directions have ever been received to inscribe the name of Mary Vanderhoof upon the Roll of this Agency and consequently no payment has been made at this office. Some weeks since a power of attorney was presented but payment declined for the reason above stated.
I am, very Resp. Yr. obt. Servt.
Franklin Hains Pension Agent.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions Washington D.C. }

D. Sturgeon Recd 1826-

Dr Sir
Senate Chamber
March 9 th - 46
I was acquainted with G Benderhoff & wife some 30 years ago. They were rejected & I have no doubt of the fact. They were married as man & wife
At that period they were admitted in life, since not much apparent discrepancy in their age. I know nothing of their marriage personally
David Haysden
Hon J. L. Edward Board of Penn
I concur in the above Statement of Doc Haysden and have implicit confidence in the truth of the facts stated by Col B. M. Patterson who is a gentleman of Undoubted Veracity at Newark, N. J.

Washington City. April 23 d 1846.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir:
I now send you in the case of the application of Mary Vanderhooff for a pension, the affidavit of Col. Robt. Patterson, to prove her marriage which has been taken before a justice of the Peace instead of a Notary Public before whom his former deposition was taken. Appended is also the deposition of Sgt. Patterson who was present at the marriage - I also send you a statement of Dr. Sturgeon of the Senate U.S. as to his knowledge of the Vanderhooff family to which is appended a note by the Ganti Mr. Stewart as to the credibility of Col. Robt. Patterson. I hope this testimony will be satisfactory as to her marriage -
I am very respectfully
Sam! F. Burton

J. L. Edwards Esq.

Washington City Jany 31 st 1846.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commr of Pensions.
Sir: I received by the last Mail, the enclosed papers relating to the claim of Mary Vanderkroft to a Pension - I will thank you to communicate the result of her application to me.
Very respectfully your Most Obt. Servt
Sam d F. Vinton

Washington City June 11 th 1846
J. L. Edwards Esq. Chairman of Peanary.
Dear Sir:
I will thank you to read so much of the enclosed letter from Mr. Barstow as relates to Mrs. Vanderhoff's pension and favor me with an answer and at the same time, please return Mr. B's letter to me -
I am very respectfully Sam t F. Vinton

J. L. Edwards Esq Washington City

Pomeroy Meigs County O March 8 th AD 1845
J. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Sir
I enclose you this application and shall probably soon enclose you another, soon not because I have full confidence that they will be placed on the Pension list by the explicit language of the law although if their husbands had died a few years sooner say before the 7 th July 1838. There would have been no doubt; but I understand the act of July 1838 has rec d a strict construction as made to apply only to those widows whose husbands were already dead at the time of the passage of that act - but the Pension agents understand the matter differently. The Agent at Philadelphia when the arrear age was due on the pension of Mr. Vanderhoof was paid, wrote that Mrs. Vanderhoof might be placed on the pension list. This was a confirmation of rumors that we had heard, that widows whose husbands had died since 1838 were as a matter of fact placed on the pension list.
In drawing up the application I refer to the law of July 7 th 1838, June 17 th 1844 & the act (which I have not seen) of April 30 th 1844 to which you refer in your instructions (printed) accompanying the act of June 17 th 1844. In which you say "Many persons, however well be

entitled to pensions under the act of June 17 th 1844 who have not been scanned he pensioned under the acts of July, 7 th 1838 & March 3 d 1843 by reason of the proviso in the act of April 30 th 1844 " &c. I hope she may be placed on the list. If there is any informality in referring to the law of 1838 I do not see that it would nec- essarily vitiate the application - I suppose that either the law of 1838 was receiving a more liberal construction or what seems to me more probable from reading your instructions under the act of June 17 th 1844 that there is something in the act then referred to of April 30 th 1844 that meets the case of those whose husbands have died since July 7 th 1838.
Respectfully, W. D. Smith

The State of Ohio, Meigs County ss
On this fourth day of March A.D. 1845 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Mary Vanderhoof, a resident of Carthage Township, Athens County, Ohio, (immediate- ly bordering on the county of Meigs, Ohio) aged seventy three years on the 26 th day of July last, who being duly sworn doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit the benefit of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 June 17 th 1844 and the act of April 30 th 1844 entitled "An act making appropriations for the payment of of Revolutionary soldiers and other pension- ers of the United States for the fiscal year ending on the 30 th June, One thousand eight hundred and fifty five", that she was married to Cor- nelius Vanderhoof who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. That her husband the said Cornelius Vanderhoof drew a pension of ninety six dollars per annum under the act of 1818, annually, until his decease. She cannot state his services, as she was very young but at the time, he resided in New Jersey, and his own statement & proof of services must be on the files of the department. She further declares that she was married to the said Cornelius Vander- hoof on the sixth day of April, seventeen hund- red and ninety One, that her husband, the said Cornelius Vanderhoof died on the 22 nd day of April 1844. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the 1 st of January seventeen hundred and ninety five viz. at the day and year aforesaid. Mary Vanderhoof

Sworn to subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Brook Hough
Justice of the Peace
The State of Ohio Alleig County ss I Brook Hough a justice of the Peace in and for said County do here by certify that I am acquainted with said Mary Van derhoof and should think that from her age & infir- mities she was is unable to attend the Court to make her declaration it being 21 miles from her residence to the County seat of Athens County & about 18 miles to the County seat of Alleig County & the road is very rough to either place. I do further certify that she is a credible person that her statement is entitled to credit March 1 st A.D. 1845
Brook Hough Justice of the Peace
The State of Ohio Alleig County ss I Marcus Bousworth Clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly com- missioned and qualified that his commission was dated on the 25 th day of April A.D. 1844 and will expire on the 25 th day of April A.D. 1847 & that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my Official the seal of said Court at Pomeroy this 8 th day of March A.D. 1845
M. Bousworth Clerk

Mr Vanderveer

The State of Ohio
Meigs County ss
On this Eleventh day of January A.D. 1849 personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Meigs State of Ohio Mary Vanderhook a resident of Carthage Township in the County of Athens and State of Ohio, aged Seventy seven 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 15th 1848 granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the revolutionary War. That she is the Widow of Cornelius Vanderhook who was a private in the army of the revolution She cannot state particularly the service which he performed except it was in the Pennsylvania line as she believes. The said Cornelius Vanderhook received a pension un- der the law of 1818, a detail of his services with the proof thereof, will be found in with his application for a pension. A pen- sion was allowed this deponent for four years under the law of 1838 (as deponent believes) under the act allowing pensions to Soldiers Widows of revolutionary Soldiers - and the proof of her marriage to the said Corne- lius Vanderhook will be found in the Pension Office with her application for a pension. She further states that the pension she has heretofore received, expired by its own limit- ation on the Fourth day of March 1848

that she is not now on the pension list. She further declares that she was married to the said Cornelius Vanderhoof on the sixth day of April A.D. 1791 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the 1 st day of January A.D. 1800, to wit at the time above stated. - and further, that she still remains the widow of the said Cornelius Vanderhoof dec d Sworn to and subscribed on Mary Vanderhoof the day and year first above written before me Matthew M. Dooderer Justice of Peace
The State of Ohio Macon County ss. I, Andrew Donnally Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county of Macon do hereby certify that Matthew M. Dooderer Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in and for said coun- ty duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated on the 22 d day of May A.D. 1847 and will expire on the 22 d day of May A.D. 1850 and that his signature above written is genuine in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court at Pomeroy this 20 th day of January A.D. 1849 Andrew Donnally Clerk by John Smith Deputy