Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,598, Timothy Van Scoy, New York

SERVICE
New York.
Vandercy Timothy
NUMBER
S. 11598
carded.
CONTENTS
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20.100  New York  Timothy Van Scuy  W.chester Co the State of N.Y.  who was a Sergeant in the Albany commanded by Captain Stewart of the Regt. commanded by Col. Drake in the N.Y.  time for 3 Mo: 9 15 cts. Sig 20 " " 13 " his
Order to pay 13 Decr 1887.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 85 Dollars 82 Cents per annu commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of Aug 1832 and to Timothy Van Scuy Service.
years to the 4th of Nov 51 $171 64 remnant allowance ending 4 Sep 52 42 91  $214 55
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }  Recorded by G. B. Stiles Clerk, W. E. Vol. 3 Page 84

Timothy Van Leoy North Dakota Pension papers - emanant of 1832
23. 198.
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State of New York County of West Chester
ss
On this 15th day of June - 1883
personally appeared before me Ezra Sackwood one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the in and for the County of West Chester which said Court is a Court of Record Timothy Van Liew a resi dent of the Town of North Salem in the County of West Chester and State of New York aged Eighty two Years 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 on the 1st day of December 1775 he enlisted as a Sergeant in a Company of volunteers at North Salem in the County of West Chester and State of New York where defendant then resided the Company was commanded by Captain Cornelius Skenead in the Regiment of Colonel Samuel Drake . He enlisted for three months then joined the Regiment and marched with the Regiment thro' the County of West Chester to New York. He was employed with the Regiment in building & constructing a fort on New York Island near Hell Gate called Hein's Hook fort that the said Regiment completed the said Fort. The term of his enlistment expired some time in March in the year 1776 when he was verbally discharged. After the said Fort was constructed as aforesaid & immediately after his discharge as aforesaid he volunteered & served with a Sergeants Guard for a half month as a Guard for the fort he served the said term of a half month and was verbally discharged.
And the Declarant further states that some time in the year 1776 (the time not exactly remembered) he enlisted as a private in a Company of Rangers commanded by

Captain Samuel De Lavan for nine months to serve in the lines of the County of West Chester that he was in service in various parts of the County of West Chester in the said Company of Captain Samuel De Lavan for the said term of nine months when he was verbal- ly discharged. That the Company to which he was attached as aforesaid were in service in the most exposed parts of the County. That in the month of January 1777 the Company to which he was attached as aforesaid were attacked and most of them taken prisoners at Ward's House six or eight miles below White Plains in the said County of West Chester that this attack was made by the Enemy a few days before the term of enlistment of the said Company expired This Declarant was not with the Company at the time the attack was made for a few days previous thereto and when on the march below the White Plains this Declarant was attacked with the Enemy and was wounded & captured and under the care of Doctor Dayton of the Army. He received a verbal discharge at the end of the said nine months. In the year 1777 this Declarant was enrolled in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt. Nathaniel De Lavan in the Regiment of Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert Drake that he was ordered into service on guard duty and ranging parties on Patrols and on alarms into the Towns of White Plains & Bedford and down to the lines in the said County of West Chester in the year 1777 very frequently that he was in actual service with the said Company under the command of the Officers thereof for three months during the year 1777. And this Declarant further states that in the year 1778 he was enrolled in the Company of Militia com- manded by Captain Ephraim Lockwood at North Salmon where Declarant then resided in the Regiment of Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Drake that he was called into actual service and did serve for the period of three months that the service performed by him

was in the County of West Chester as a Guard on the lines in the said County and on ranging duty as it was called on the said lines -
And this Declarant further states that in the year 1779 he still continued to reside in the said Town of North Salem and was attached to the Company of Capt. Ephraim Larkwood in the Regiment of Colonel Samuel Drake that he was called into actual service in the said Company and did perform duty as a private in the said Company for four months in the course of this year that he acted as a Guard on the lines of the said County that this was the duty he performed this year
And this Declarant further states that in the early part of the year 1780 a new Regiment of Militia was formed in the said County of West Chester com- posed of a part of Colonel Samuel Drake's Regiment and Colonel Thomas Thomas's Regiment that Colonel Shadrach Gann was appointed to the command of the said new Regiment that Captain Ephraim Larkwood commanded one of the Companies of the Regiment of Colonel Shadrach Gann that this Declarant was attach- ed as a private to the said Company of Capt. Ephraim Larkwood and served as a private therein to the end of the year 1782. This Declarant presents the follow- ing as representing  expressing a detailed statement of his Service from and including the year 1780 to and in- cluding the year 1782. Early in the Spring of the year 1780 Colonel Shadrach Gann's Regiment was called into actual service for the protection of the North range of Towns in the County of West Chester and to guard the public Stores and to serve on the lines as Rangers that he this Declarant served in the Company of Captain Ephraim Larkwood as a private in the said Regiment in this year for three months when he was verbally discharged. That in the year 1781 early in the Spring the said Regiment of Colonel

beare and the said Company of Capt. Ephraim Lockwood attached to the same were called into actual Service as the lines in the said County of West Chester and performing several duty that this Declarant was a private in the Company of Capt. Ephraim Lockwood during this year and performed actual duty as a private for three months when he was verbally discharged - In the year 1782 Declarant was still attached as a private to Capt. Ephraim Lockwoods Company in the Regiment of Colonel Shaddens Brigade that he was raised out in the said Company and marched to Peek Kill Crown Point and various other places in the County of West Chester that he was in actual Service this year for the period of two months that he was verbally discharged at the end of the year. That during the years 1780. 1781. and 1782 he this Declarant resided in the Town of North Salem in the County of West Chester and State of New York -
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person who can testify to his services except Daniel Purdy and Abraham Van Dey who have Affidavits as to his services are herunto annexed. And this Declarant further states that during the time in which his services were performed as above specified he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
Sworn to and Subscribed
The day and year aforesaid before me Ezra Lockwood One
of the Superior Court for said County
11th Dec 1788

We Hiram Telfitt a Clergyman of the Episcopal Church residing in the Town of North Salem in the County of Westchester and State of New York and Henry Dawson residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Timothy Van Scuy who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty two years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. We also believe him to be a man of truth & veracity.
Sworn & subscribed the 23rd day of January 1851 Henry Dawson James M. [?] before me Ezra Lockwood Clerk. Hiram Telfitt The undersigned Judge hereby
And I the said Judge do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And I the said Judge do further certify that Hiram Telfitt who hath signed the foregoing Certificate is a Clergyman of the Episcopal Church residing in the Town of North Salem in the County of Westchester & that Henry Dawson who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. and I do further certify that the said Timothy Van Scuy cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court to make his declaration.
Ezra Lockwood
The following interrogatories were propounded by the said Judge to the said Timothy Van Scuy - to wit -
1 st Where and in what year was you born? Answer I was born in the Town of Greenwich County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut on the 16 th day of March 1751

2 nd Have you any Record of your age and if so where is it? Answer He has a Record of his age in his Family Bible — — —
3 rd Where were you living when called into Service where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live? Answer I was living on a farm to Mamaroneck called North Salem where first called into Service and he has since continued to reside and now resides in the Town of North Salem County of Westchester and State of New York —
4 th How were you called into Service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a Substitute and if a Substitute for whom? Answer He volunteered as set forth in his Declaration and was ordered out into Service as detailed in his declaration as to which he now refers —
5 th State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your Service. Answer There were no Regular Officers with the troops when he served He recollects the Militia Regiments under the command of Colonel Samuel Drake and Colonel Shadrach Lane He has no recollection of any other general circumstances of his Service other than as set forth in his Declaration

6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service of the Revolution? If so by whom was it given and what has become of it? Answer I was always verbally discharged I never had a discharge in writing
7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for truth & veracity & their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution? Answer I name the Reverend Hiram Illiff & Henry Dawson of North Salem in the County of Westchester and State of New York each of whom have been acquainted with me for more than twenty years
I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Westchester do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings had before Ezra Larkwood Esq. one of the Judges of the said Court in the matter of the application of Timothy Van Scuy for a pension. And I do further certify that the said Ezra Larkwood Esq. was a Judge of the said Court at the time when the annexed Declaration of the said Timothy Van Scuy was sworn to before him and at the time the annexed Affidavit of the said Daniel Purdy was sworn to before him that I am acquainted with the signature of the said Ezra Larkwood and do believe his signature to the several papers hereto annexed is his genuine signature. And I do further certify that James Mills before whom the Affidavit of the said Van Scuy purports to have been made was at the time the said Affidavit was sworn to a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Westchester duly commissioned and authorized to take Affidavits that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the

Said James Miles and do believe that the signature of the said James Miles to the said Affidavit annexed is his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 19 th day of June 1833
N o Bayles Atty

State of New York Westchester County } ss
Before me Personally appeared Daniel Pindy who by me, duly sworn according to Laws doth depose and say that he is upwards of seventy years of age and that he is personally acquainted with Timothy Van Vleck of White Plains in the County of Westchester a soldier of the Revolution and who before and during the same and ever since resided in the same county and town and neighborhood with him and knows that he was a firm and decided friend to his Country and at an early period took up arms and persevered until Independence was obtained. And the Deponent saith that the said Timothy Van Vleck on or about the 1 st of December 1775 enlisted in a volunteer company in Captain Cornelius Steenrod's Company and in Colonel Samuel Drake's Regiment and was armed and marched to New York the term of enlistment was for three months and served in building Hornhook fort on New York Island the said Timothy served as a sergeant in the said Company and as the Deponent was a drummer in the said Company and he knows that he served his time out being three months and when the Regiment was discharged about the 20 th of March 1776 and he verily believes that he volunteered half a month with a Sergeant's Guard at the fort he saith that he left him there and he returned home the forepart of April 1776. And the Deponent knows that the said Timothy Van Vleck was an Infantry Soldier in the year 1776 some time in the spring in Captain Samuel Delavan's Company as Rangers to serve in the County of Westchester said to be for nine months but he does not know the time for which he enlisted but knows that he was true to service in that Company and having seen his statement in his declaration has no reason to doubt but he served as he states as it was generally reported he served in the said Company for nine months or until February in the year 1777 but the Deponent about the 1 st of July 1776 was a musician in the Continental Army and as he recollects saw him in service after he the Deponent left the Army and the Deponent further states and declares that in the year 1777 the said Timothy Van Vleck belonged

Belonged in Captain Nathaniel Beluyans Company in a Regiment then commanded by Lieut Colonel Gilbert Drake and the Deponent belonged in the same Regiment and Company like as the Country lay open to the savages of the enemy which caused the Militia to be in some great part of the time but he hath no documents to show the precise time of his service and even knowing that he was always at his post when his Country called for his service and faith he hath no reason to doubt but that his declaration is true he having subscribed the same after due trial to and sworn to by him
And the Deponent saith that he was appointed and received a Second Lieut Commission about the 25 th of May 1778 and was sworn in to office the 31 st of July 1778 under which Commission he served in Lieut Colonel Samuel Drake Regiment to which he belonged and Captain Ephraim Lockwoods Company of Militia until on or about the 20 th of February 1780 when Lieut Colonel Thaddeus Crane took Command of a new Regiment formed from Colonel Drake Regiment and Colonel Thomas Thomas Regiment to which new Regiment Capt Lockwoods Company was attached to wit Captain Ephraim Lockwood Company in which Company he the Deponent served in both Regiments during the war of the Revolution and faith that the said Timothy Young served in the said Company and in both Regiments during their respective Command during the war and the Deponent saith that he served the whole time as a Second Lieut and he the Deponent having examined the contents of the Declaration of the said Timothy in his services in both Regiments in Captain Lockwoods Company but having no documents proving the period of service he can only say he was always a faithful servant and that he hath no reason to doubt the truth of his Declaration and the Deponent further saith that as a consideration of the said Timothy being a man of truth and faith the Deponent saith that he hath been an Overseer of the Church for upwards of forty years and a Deacon of the said Church for a limited period for about eight years
Given to this 15 th June 1833 and further the Deponent saith not before me and I do certify that the said Daniel Purdy is a man of truth and faith entitled to all the benefits of the said Declaration. Daniel Purdy

State of New York Westchester County ss. Abel Vanroy of the Town of Tarrytown in the County of Dutchess and State of New York being duly sworn by me James Mills one of the Justices of the Peace in the County aforesaid do depose and say that he is acquainted with Timothy Vanroy of North Salem in the County aforesaid and was in the winter of the year 1775 and that he knows that in about the first of December in the year 1775 to the best of his recollection he enlisted in a Regiment of Volunteers in the County of Westchester commanded by Colonel Samuel Duke in Captain Cornelus Stenrods Company and served as a private in the same Company and he the Deponent belonged to the same Company and the term of enlistment was for three months that the Regiment was marched to New York and Employed in Constructing Horns hook fort near Hurlgate above the City the time for which the enlistment expired was some time in March 1776 can not be certain of the time but knows that the regiment served three months and were Verbally Discharged but he is well informed and verily believes that at the said Timothy Vanroy remained at the fort with a Detachment guard on duty after the Regiment was Discharged until some time in April then went and of this he hath no doubt and further the Deponent saith not Subscribed and sworn to the 10 th of March 1883 Abel his Vanroy mark
Before me James Mills one of the Justices of the Peace in for the County of Weymouth
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Abel Vanfoss the above named Deponent and believe him to be a credible person and his Deposition entitled to credit
Certified by me James Mills one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Westchester

June 5, 1940
Mr. C. W. Van Scyoc The American Legion 118 South Third Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
BA-J/AWF Timothy Van Scoy S. 11598
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Timothy Van Scyoc.
The record of Timothy Van Scoy which follows was obtained from claim for pension, S. 11598, based upon his military service in the Revolutionary War. This is the record of the only Timothy Van Scoy found on file in the Revolutionary War pension records of this office. The surname was searched under similar spellings.
Timothy Van Scoy was born March 16, 1751, in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of North Salem, Westchester County, New York, Timothy Van Scoy enlisted December 1, 1775, served three months as sergeant in Captain Cornelius Steinred's company, Colonel Samuel Drake's New York regiment, and assisted in constructing a fort on New York Island, later served two weeks in a Sergeant's Guard. He enlisted in the spring of 1776, served nine months as private in Captain Samuel Delavan's company of rangers. He served in 1777, three months in Captain Nathaniel Delavan's company, Colonel Gilbert Drake's New York regiment; served in 1778, three months in Captain Ephraim Lockwood's company, Colonel Samuel Drake's

regiment; served in 1779, four months in same company and regiment; served in 1780, three months in Captain Ephraim Lockwood's company, Colonel Thaddeus Crane's regiment; served in 1781, three months in same company and regiment; served in 1782, two months in same company and regiment.
The soldier, Timothy Van Seoy, was allowed pension on his application executed June 15, 1833, at which time he was living in North Salem, New York.
Abel Van Seoy was living in 1833, in Pawling, Dutchess County, New York; it is not shown that he was related to the soldier.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to family.
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 apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Timothy Van Seoy Certificate #20100 Issued August 1, 1833 Rate $85.88 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

No 25698 Timothy Van Sny Westchester County New York.
Admitted Surg. 3 mo 15 days Phis. 20 " 15 "  24
15 250 $6.66 1.66  $8.32
M c Bayles, Somers, Westchester County New York
1891

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Timothy Van Scoy Westchester County New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted Dec. 1775 ✓ 3 - Sergt. Capt. Stewart, Col. Drake 82 years Westchester County New York Traditionary evidence & two witnesses Certified by a Justice of the Peace.   Vol. - 1776 ✓ - 15 Sergt. officers not named   Enlisted - 1776 ✓ 9 - private Capt. De Lavan   Served. 1777 - 3 - " Capt. De Lavan, Col. Drake,   Served. 1778 - 3 - " Capt. Lockwood, Col. Drake,   Served. 1779 - 4 - " Capt. Lockwood, Colonel Drake   Served. 1780 - 3 - " Col. Crane, Capt. Lockwood   Served. 1781 - 3 - " Col. Crane, Capt. Lockwood   Served 1782 - 2 - " Col. Crane, Capt. Lockwood  
30 15
3. 15 Supt
20. 15 P
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) , who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 , 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Chatham
11598
INVALID.
1946 Van
No. 11, 3-98
Timothy Andrew Sargt Rev War
Act. June 1 st 32
Sex: — Vol. A Page 888
[Arrangement of 1870.]

July - 15 - 1905 Mrs. W. B. Knight June 5 - Leigh No. C. Scrapbook
Ms. A. 11.55

11598
8-088. (old No. 2-440.)
Timothy Van Scuy Bureau of Pensions.
June 15, 1803 - 82 North Salem Ny.
Dec 1, 75 N. Salem N.Y. Capt Steenrod Col Drake Sgt. 3 mos
76 = officers Sgt - 15 d not named
76 Capt Samuel De Lavan Col - Pvt. 9 m
77 Capt. Nathl De Lavan Col Drake Pvt - 3 m
78 Capt Eph. Lockwood Col Saml Drake Pvt - 3 m
79 Do Do Pvt - 4 m
80 Do Col Crane Pvt - 3 m
81 Do Do Pvt - 3
82 Do Do Pvt - 2 m
[No Rat] Born mch 16, 1757, Greenwich Ct,

Mechanics Bank New York 9 th Decr 1837
Sir
I enclose for your examination the papers in the case of Timothy Van Scoy, a Sergeant at $85 82 / 100 per annum under the act of 7 th June 1832, who claims his pension from the 4 th of September 1836.
Very Respectfully
Yourn, Abt Servt
J. Lovillard PL
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

THE AMERICAN LEGION HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA 116 SOUTH THIRD STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA.
April the 20th, 1940
The United States Veterans' Administration, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen: only
This is being referred to your department through the courtesy of the Adjutant General's Office:
Can you locate the Revolutionary War record of one:
TIMOTHY VAN SCOYOC
There is no clue in the recollection of any of the relatives of this party as to his military connections. However, the relatives are positive that Mr. Van Scoyoc did serve with the Revolutionary War army - somewhere.
This information-record will be greatly apprec- iated by
Very respectfully yours,
C. W. VAN SCOYOC, Assistant to Department Adjutant, The American Legion, Department of Pennsylvania, 116 South 3rd Street; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania