Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,871, Henry Vanhining, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Vankining Henry Prudence
P 10,871
CONTENTS
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Ag.
3-871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by a, mae D. C. / 12/10
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant died in Ohio
Soldier Henry Van Hining
Service N.Y.
Additional Service Rev.
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 191_____
No claim, combination records _____, 191_____
to Int. below 40,000
REMARKS:
No Inv. any service from 40,000
" West " "
" Rej. at all
There is a
Henry Van Hissing
Rej. 10,871 (Ohio)

Henry Wanhising, do Ohio
Suspended
let 20 th June, 1850 to Rev. S. R. Young
10871
Act June 1832

Washington D.C. June 19 th 1850.
Sir, I have the honor to enclose herewith Mrs. Prudence Vanhising's, declaration, widow of Henry Vanhising of Illinois, claiming for arrears of pension due her husband whom she understood claimed a pension in his life time under the act of 7th June 1834 - but learning that the papers in his case cannot be found. This she very much regrets for she is of the opinion that upon a careful examination into those papers, that they would be fully set forth and should entitle her to a pension. The marriage in her own case having taken place in 1824, she hereby relinquishes a claim under the act of 7th July, 1838, but seeks a pension in virtue of her husband's services which she verily believes can be found upon the records of New York, in the Pension Office, and prays that an examination may be made, and that the full benefit of such exposure may be awarded to her. She is unable to state the precise

Company or Regiment he served in, but has always been told that he served both as a Private and as an Officer in the Militia and Regular Troops of New York.
I have the honor to be, Sir, Very Respectfully, Your A. H. Supt. H. Dampkin.
You will oblige, by giving your early attention to this case - Yours very obedt servt J. H. Young
Hon Thomas C. Irving Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior.

17,160 Henry Vanhising, do Ohio,
At 7 June 1832.

State of Illinois
Jefferson County Ss on this third day of June one thousand eight hundred and fifty Before Willaby Adams and Franklin Casey two of the Judges of the County Court in and for said County and state
in open Court personally appeared Prudence Vankirning a resident of said County aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 7 th of July 1838 and the acts supplement thereto and also the arrearages due to her late
Henry Vankirning Deceased from the 4 th day of March 1831 to the date of his death December 25, 1840 that she is the Widow of the said Henry Vankirning who was a
the Revolutionary War and served mostly in the state of New York and that he served in all as much as eighteen months or two years a part of the time in the Militia, and a part in the regular troops of that state, that he lived about Canajoharie and rendered a portion of his Militia services about that place

and about Johnstown in the state of New York. that her late husband above named made an application for a pension under the act of the 7 th of June 1832. but his papers cannot now be found and she is unable to give a specific description of his services.
That she was married to the said Henry Vanhining on or about the 22 nd day of April 1824 in the County of Medina in the state of Ohio and that her name before marriage was Prudence Taylor - and that she is still the Widow of the said Henry Vanhining and that she has no family record of said marriage.
and that said Henry Vanhining died on the twentyfifth day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty in the County of Summit in the state of Ohio
She farther declares that she was not married to the said Henry Vanhining before his leaving the services but that the marriage took place as above stated. that she believes her said husband was an officer part of the time that he served in the War of the Revolution

That he was a Captain or at least a commissioned officer and that she has heard him say that he was often called upon to perform short tours of duty in cases of emergency and that it was in a company regularly organized and recognized as in the services.
Sworn to and subscribed Prudence T. Vanhining before said Court in open mark Court. and that it is a copy of Record
In testimony whereof I as Clerk of said Court do hereunto set my hand and affix the official seal of said County This the day and date above written
J. J. Watson, Clerk.

1910 Dec. 12 Hist. Soc. Cynthia Weston V.L.K. (Letter in W.T. #908 Stephen Butler)
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
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P. O. _____
Henry Van lining
Service: _____
Van lining
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Record Division.
December 13, 1910.
Mrs. Cynthia Weston, # 91 Kirkwood Street, Akron, Ohio.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 2" and received the 6" instant, you are advised that in the claim of Henry Vanhining, Rej. File No. 10,871, Rev. War, it is alleged that he served mostly in New York, as much as eighteen months or two years, in the Militia and in the regular troops of that State, no officers named. He lived "about Saratoga".
He married April 22, 1824, in Medina County, Ohio, Prudence Taylor and died December 25, 1840, in Summit County, Ohio.
His widow Prudence applied for pension June 3, 1850, while a resident of Jefferson County, Illinois; her claim was not allowed for lack of proof of service.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.