Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,236, John Van Campen, New Jersey.

SERVICE
New Jersey.
Vanbampen, John
NUMBER
8 15236
carded
CONTENTS

14037 New York
John Van Campen
Tompkins in the State of New York who was a Drummer in the Col. Inf. commanded by Captain Hoover of the Brig. commanded by Col. Sims in the New Jersey line for 2 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York, at the rate of 88. Dollars — — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of May 1833. and sent to A. D. Barto Freemansburg. New York.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833. $176 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 1833. 44
$220
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk, Book E Vol. 2 Page 39

In the Matter of John Van Campen Revolutionary Soldier
Declaration No.
14713 v
30. Months or two years and a half -

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832 State of New York
Tompkins County } On the third day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Tompkins and State of New York now sitting John Vance, Campers aged Twenty-Seven years, a resident of the Town of Ulster, in the County of Tompkins and State of New York 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 of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated -
That he entered the Militia Service as a private, being a drummer at Wallpack Township, Sussex County, New Jersey about the first of May 1775 - He joined Captain Hooser's Company in Col. John Clive's Regiment and continued in active service in the Militia as aforesaid two years and six months without interruption - That he was discharged on the twentieth of October 1777 at Head Quarters at Parkers Mountain in the State of Pennsylvania - That the reason why he was out in service so long without interruption was this: When he entered the service he was at work with one Asher Herod or Harwood on the farm of his uncle, Isaac Van Campen; And it was agreed between him, Herod and his uncle, that he should serve in the Army not only for himself but also for Herod, and that Herod should remain at home and work on the farm - And he did serve for himself and also for Herod, and was constantly in service for the period above named - During the above service he did not serve all the time in the same Company nor in the same Regiment - He was in Captain Bykendale's Company, in Captain Shaw's Company in Captain Leight's Company and some other Companies whose Captains he does not recollect - He was also in other Regiments than that first above named - He was in Col. Rosecrants's Regiment, Col. Thompson's Regiment, and other Regiments but he cannot recollect the officers who commanded

That he marched through various parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey wherever he was called - Was at Easton, Bethlehem & Germantown in Pennsylvania - Marched through Hunterdon, Somerset, Gloucester & Morris Counties in New Jersey - through Hackensack, Paterson and other places in that part of New Jersey - He was as a guard for the inhabitants & to fight the enemy when necessary - Was in the battle of Germantown, Princeton and Monmouth and at the taking of the Hessians at Trenton by Gen. Washington and at a skirmish at Springfield - Has no documentary evidence of his services and knows no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services -
Was born at Wallpack Supery County New Jersey August 14th 1755 - Heath in the church book in Wallpack Has no record of his age - He lived in Wallpack aforesaid when he entered the service - Since the Revolution lived in Wallpack aforesaid until the year 1800 - Then moved to Pepper Cotton in the same County, lived there 7 years - Removed from Pepper Cotton to Scramburgh in the same County and from there he moved into the town of Ulster in the County of Ulster and State of New York where he now lives and where he lives in said town of Ulster - Was drafted into the service - Served a part of the time on his own account and a part of the time as a substitute for one Asher Hoad -
Gen. Washington was with or near the troops with which he served almost all the time - Gen. Lee was with the troops considerable of the time - Gen. Lee commanded at the commencement of the Battle at Princeton - led the troops on a retreat before the enemy, until Gen. Washington came up with an additional force to his aid - In addition Generals Washington & Lee he knew Generals Putnam, McDougall, and the old Major Gen. Morgan - Recruits Col. Braddock's Regiment of the Militia - His Regiment was at Morristown - The General circumstances of his service he has stated in his affidavit as far as he can - He had a certificate or discharge from under the hand of General Washington showing his services for himself as well as for Asher Hoad and discharging them from service - It was procured by his much obliged

Van Campen, but the said Certificate or discharge has been lost or destroyed many years - (None held a Commission - Is known to Col. Herman Camp, Rev. John H. Carr John Porter, Symon Bradley & many others in his present neighbourhood, who can testify to his charac- ter for truth and their belief as to his services -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State -
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid
Saml. Soce
John Van Campen
State of New York
Tompkins County Sp: I John Porter of the town of Ulster in the County of Tompkins and State of New York, certify that I have been personally and more acquainted with John Van Campen in the foregoing declarations named for more than twenty years past - That during my acquaintance with him said Van Campen has lived in said town of Ulster in the same neighbourhood with me - That soon after I became acquainted with said Van Campen I learned he had been a soldier of the Revolution in the Militia Service - That he was a Drummer and was in the service a considerable time, but how long I now, formerly, understood - I have always understood from my first acquaintance with him, that he served in the Army of the Revolution and it is so generally understood in his neighbourhood & I never heard it doubted - Said Van Campen is a man of fair moral character and from my knowledge of him, have no doubt he served as he has stated in his declaration -
From subscribed the day and year aforesaid J. Porter Clk.
John Porter
We John H. Carr Presbyterian Clergyman & William Ward residing in the town of Ulster in the County of Tompkins and State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Van Campen who has subscribed

and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be seventy-seven years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and in that opinion we concur - The said John H. Carle further certifies that said Van Campen is a member of the Church over which he is pastor, and is a worthy member sworn to subscribe the day and year aforesaid
S. Love Clk
John H. Carle William Ward
And the said Court do hereby 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 the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that, John Porter and John H. Carle, a Clergyman and William Ward who have signed the foregoing certificates, re- spectively resident in the towns of Hylas in the County of Tompkins, and State of New York, that the said John H. Carle is a Clergyman and that the said John Porter & William Ward are respectable persons and credible and that their statements are entitled to Credit.
I Samuel Love Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Tompkins in the State of New York, hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court, in the matter of the application of John Van Campen for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal, this third day of October in the year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Samuel Love Clk

14913
John Van Campen Tompkins co N.Y.
H.D. Barto Trumansburg N.Y.

BRIEF in the case of John Van Campen of Tompkins co. in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 77  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1775 2 6 Drummer Gen. Capt. Hoorn, Col. Symmes Capt. Lyndall Capt. Shaw Capt. Cutright Col. Rosegrain Col. Thompson  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Germantown, Princeton and Monmouth and Trenton.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Sussex co N.J.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Not impressed on both sides not corrected as required correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. B. Bradjud Examining Clerk.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L.D.L.
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier John Van Kampen
Service N. J.
Additional Service Rev. War
No _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No claim except Inv-# 15236

Rev
Batavia NY Mich
Route 4 24 th July 1909
Pension agent - Washington DC
Dear Sir
John Van Campen & John Wortman, were both soldiers of the Revolution. Enlisted in N.J. Please give me length of service & any other particulars to enable their lady descendants to become members of daughters of the revolution Yours truly John Van Campen

Dec 1/98
Jno Van Campen Dayton Plains Mich.
Aug. 4. 1909 Hist. to John Van Campen, Pontiac, Mich. Ltr.
P
15236 INVALID.
File No. 15236
John Van Campen Drummer Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1932
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 448
[Arrangement of 1870.]
✓

Drayton Plains Mich 14 th Nov 1898
Com Pensions Washington DC
Dear Sir
My daughter wishes To join the society, "Daughters of the Revolution" - Must have some evidence that entitled her to belong to them - My grand father John Van Campen enlisted either from Penna or New Jersey I know he drew a pension as late as 1835 & his widow drew it later - Also my grandfather John Wortman enlisted from New Jersey - at least - he lived there after the war

Now if you will be kind enough to certify to the fact of their having drawn a pension for service in the war of the Revolution, it will be all the evidence necessary - I can supply the rest -
With much respect - I am yours truly
John Van Campen

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Van Campen of Tompkins co N.Y. which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? all answered
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, 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 the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

In reply to your request of 24 ult. , received 26 ult. for a statement of the military history of John Van Campen 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. S. F. 15,236.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1, 1775 Drummer Hover John Cleves Symmes N. J.   Crykendall Rosebranz "   Curtright "   Oct. 20, 1777 Shaw Thompson "  
Battles engaged in, Skirmish at Springfield, battles of Trenton, Princeton, Germantown and Monmouth. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Wallpack, Sussex Co., N. J. Date of application for pension, Oct. 3, 1832. His cl. was al. Residence at date of application, Ulysses, Tompkins Co., N. Y. Age at date of application, B. Aug. 14, 1755 - Wallpack, N. J. Remarks: Died May 20, 1835.  No data relative to family.
The above noted is the only John Van C. of N. J. etc.
Very respectfully,