Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5372, Lodywick Vandemark, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Vandemark, Lodynick or Loderyck
R 5372
Humphrey, Charity Former widow
CONTENTS

February 18 1768
Lodewyck Vandemark
Born 1783 December
The 20th March
With Charity Vender
Marken n n n
Lodewick Vandemark Deceased
This life January the 6th
1813

5906
Charity Humphrey Ludwick Vandemark New York act 7 July 38
1813 wid Ludwick Vandemark

State of New York Ontario County ss.
day of July 1839
On this twentieth
personally appeared before me, Notary Public of the Court of Records of said County Charity Humphrey, a resident of the Town of Phelps in the said County of Ontario, aged Twenty Eight years and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following de- claration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half-pay and pension to certain widows." That she is now the widow of Charles Humphrey and late the widow of Lodymick Vandemark who was a Quorum of Militia of the State of New York during the Revo- lutionary War, that he served as Captain of Company of Militia in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Levi Paulding - and also with the same Captain in a Regiment commanded by Col. Sackett. as she has been informed and verily believes but does not know from her own personal know- ledge.
She further declares that she was mar- ried to the said Lodymick Vandemark on the 20th day of December (1783) One thousand Seven hundred and eighty three. That her husband, the aforesaid Lodymick Vande- Mark died on the 6th day of January 1813 at the Town of Phelps aforesaid. - that she was married to Charles Humphrey 11th day of December 1815, and that her said husband Charles Humphrey died on the 28th day of April 1835. and that since since the death of the said Charles Humphrey she has remained a widow - that she was not married to the aforesaid Lody- mick Vandemark prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place pre-
Widow Dec 1783

now to the first of January, nineteen hundred and ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated. -
That the family record accompanying this declaration has always been in her possession, and that the record of her marriage thereon, is in the hand writing of her aforesaid husband (Lody - Nick VanDyke)
Her Charity X Humphrey
Mark
Sworn and subscribed before me on the day and year above written }
D. Whiting First Judge of Ontario County, N.Y.
I certify that from examination of the Declarant Charity Humphrey I am of opinion that she is unable by reason of age and bodily infirmity to attend the Court at its session in the town of Canandaigua, the County town of Ontario County, where the Courts are held, and which is about Eighteen miles from the residence of the said Declarant. July 20. 1879.
D. Whiting First Judge of Ontario Co. N.Y.
State of New York Ontario County Clerk's Office S.S. I, Thomas Hall, Clerk of the Common Pleas Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Bowen Whiting Esq. is First Judge of the court aforesaid in and for Ontario County duly commissioned and qualified that his commission is dated on the 17 th day of July 1838 and will expire on the 18 th day of July 1843 and that his signature above written is genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court and County at Canandaigua this second day of August A.D. 1879
Thomas Hall. Clerk

State of New York Ontario County ss.
Joseph Van Demark of the Town of Phelps in the County and State afore- said, being duly sworn according to the law saith, that he is thirty seven years of age, that he was for- merly a soldier of the Revolutionary War and is now a Pensioner of the United States, that he is the brother of Lodewyck Van Demark late of said Town of Phelps deceased, that said Lodewyck Van De- mark was a soldier of the Revolutionary War - that in the month of May or June in the year 1776 at Rochester in the County of Wester and State of New York the said Lodewyck entered the service as a Drummer in Capt. Benjamin Forstys Company in Col. Levi Pauldings Regiment of New York Militia, called New Month, men - went to White plain, and in the neighbourhood of New York and served out his term of nine months and returned home in the winter - that the deponent was at home during all that time - and that while his said brother was in service their father went to see him - That in the year 1777 he again went into service with said Capt. Forstys as a Drummer and as the deponent thinks was a volun- teer - that he was with the Northern Army at the capture of Burgoyne, and was afterwards on duty on the lines near New York - that in 1778 he was again in service four or five months on the lines as aforesaid, but under whose Command deponent cannot now say - that from that time to the close of the War the said Lodewyck Van demark was engaged more or less all the time on the frontier with the Militia of the County de- fending the inhabitants from the incursions of the Tories and Indians - at Muenbacher, Mar- ring etc. that he was generally under the Command of Captain Forstys in Col. Gantins Regiment

of Militia - but that this deponent cannot particularize his said services.
That his said brother Lodewyk VanDenmark was married to Charity VanAuker in the Autumn of the year 1783 - and died on the 16th day of January 1813 at the Town of Phelps aforesaid - that his Widow the said Charity married Captain Charles Humphrey, who also died four or five years ago - and that she since his death has remarried a Widow
Joseph VanDenmark
Ontario County ss.
On the 11th day of July 1839 appeared be- fore me, a Justice of the Peace for said County, the above named Joseph Van Denmark, to me well known as a credi- ble person, and subscribed and sworn to the truth of the same
V. Haggath J.P.

State of New York Ontario County ss.
John Van Auken a resident in the Town of Phelps, in the County and State aforesaid Twenty one Years of age and upwards being sworn according to Law, saith he is brother to Charity Van Auken  Dumphrey of said Town of Phelps, that his Sister was married to Lodowick Van Demark in the Town of Upper Smith Field, in the then County of Northampton in the State of Pen- sylvania - the year he cannot recollect, but it was when he was a boy sixteen or seventeen years old. that he was at the wedding and that they were married by the father of this deponent and his Sister, James Van Auken, who was a justice of the Peace; that the said Lodowick Van De- mark has been dead a number of years - how long this deponent does not recollect and the said Charity Van Demark has since been married to Charles Dumphrey, who died in the Month of April 1835, and that his said Sister remains a Widow of said Charles Dumphrey
John van auken.
Ontario County ss.
On this 11th day of July 1839 appearing before me, a Justice of the Peace, the above named John Van Auken to me made known as a credible person, and subscribed and sworn to the truth of the same
J. H. Hagarth S.P.

State of New York Ontario County Clerks Office 3 d . S. S. I. Thomas. Hall. Clerk of said County also. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do. hereby certify that Richard Hogarth Esqr- before , whom the foregoing affidavits were taken is a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid duly de ed and qualified that his term of Office commenced on the 1 st day of January 1837 and will expire on the 31 st day of December 1840. and that his signatures to the foregoing affidavits are genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court and County at Canandaigua this second day of August A.D. 1839
Thomas. Hall. Clerk

State of New York
Cayuga County 3 rd . Samuel Hoombach of Canajoharie in said County being, duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he is aged Eighty five years, that he was formerly a Soldier of the Revolutionary War and is now a Pensioner of the United States, that he was well acquainted with Lodewyck Vandemark late of the Town of Phelps in the County of Ontario and State aforesaid deceased, that said Lodewyck Vandemark was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, that in the year 1777 the said Lodewyck was in the service for the term of three months and was during that term at the capture of Burgoyne's Army, that deponent served in the same company and was a Mesmate with the said Lodewyck, that he belonged in the Company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Cortright in Col. Graham's Regiment (Lieut. Col. Hopkins & Major John Cantine) that said Lodewyck served as a drummer in said Company. That deponent was also in the service with the said Lodewyck in Capt. Benjamin Cortright's Company in the State of New Jersey at Hackensack and Seradenbergh, for the term of two months but what year deponent does not now recollect, that in the same year of the Battle at the White Plains the said Lodewyck was in the service in said Capt. Cortright's Company in Col. Levi Paudings Regt deponent saw him march in said Company when they started from Rochester in the County of Ulster (New York) deponent does not now recollect the year but understood at the time that the Regiment was going towards the City of New York deponent does not know how long the said Lodewyck served in that year, deponent further saith that the said Capt. Cortright's Company of Resident Militia were often in the service on the frontier and that the said Lodewyck was always (as deponent then understood and now believes) with the Company when in the service, as drummer, deponent has often seen him with said Company in the service but cannot now particularize the amount of such service - that the said Lodewyck's place of Residence during the Revolutionary War was on the Indian frontier in the Town of Rochester County of Ulster State of New York - and further deponent saith not Subscribed & sworn July 24 th 1839 Samuel X Hoombach before me C. Curykendall Justice of the peace marks

I certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel Hoombeck the within deponent that he is of good moral character and as a witness is entitled to credit - and I further certify that the reason why he does not write his name, is a tremour or shaking of the hand occasioned by old age -
C. Cuykendall
Justice of the peace

See the end of New-York State, } ss. Cayuga County, }
I, WILLIAM RICHARDSON, Clerk of said County, certify that L. Gaykendall Esq. was, on the 24 day of July 18 39 , a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly qualified: And that I know his hand writing, and believe the signature on the annexed instrument, purporting to be his, is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County, and set my hand this 25th day of July 18 39 .
William Richardson Clerk

W. York
Charity Humphrey
Lot. 6 R. M. Bailey 28. Oct.
Rejected 1839
to same. Sep. 6. 1842
to same Apr. 15. 1844.
5372

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 2, 1873.
REJECTED
5372
P. O. Charity Humphrey
Service: former Widow Lodowick Vandemark
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

16 Sep 1842.
Dear Crump.
Yours sincerely C. H. Hanchett
J. Edward Esq.
25-
Commission of Pension New Bedford Massachusetts

Geneva 3 rd Sept 1842
James Edwards Esq r
Sir
The papers setting forth the claims of Mrs. Charity Humphrey the widow of Leonard Van Demark for a pension are on file in the Pension Office. She was rejected on account of her marriage - does not the recent law of Congress include her case?
Respectfully
Your Ob t Serv t
M rs Bayly

NY.
5906 Aug. 8
Act 7 July, 1838.
Charity Humphrey
Thomas Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
FREE MAIL

Given August 3 rd 1839 J. L. Edwards Esquire Sir
I enclose you herewith the declaration of Widow Charity Humphrey, asking for a pension on account of the services of her former Husband Lod- wick Vandemark
Respectfully,
Your Obedt Servt
R. M. Paynter

April 13 1844
at April 15. 1844
Charity Humphrey
W.H.
James L. Edwards Esquire Commission of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

Geneva 9 April 1864
Sir
In 1839 I forwarded a claim of Mrs. Charity Humphrey for a pension in virtue of the services of Lodowick Vandemarkt whom widow she was. The claim was disallowed and the papers placed on file in your Office - does not the Law of August 1842 allow her claim - please to have her papers reexamined
Yours, very Respectfully, R Mrs Bayley
James L. Edwards Esq