Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1237-200, John Van Pelt, Penn.

SERVICE
Penn
★ Van Pelt, John
NUMBER
B.L.Wt. 1237-200
CONTENTS
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Warrant N o 1237 - issued To John & Joseph Van Velt &c heirs - of Lieut. John Van Pelt of the Pennsylvania Line for 200 - Acres of land March 31 st - 1824 and delivered to Jos: Watson

The printed forms of heretofore must be complied with
No 1237
July 28 th 1827

State of Pennsylvania County of Montgomery ss. We William Vaughan & Ann his wife formerly Ann Vanpelt the said Ann being one one of the heirs at law of John Vanpelt late of the County of Montgomery deceased do upon testify and declare that to the best of our knowledge and belief the said John Vanpelt was a Lieutenant in the 13 th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line in the Continental Army of the Revolutionary War and served as such to the close of the war. Also We do further testify and declare that We have never received a warrant from the U. States for the quantity of land due the said deceased from the U. States nor do We believe that he ever received it or transferred his right to it in any manner during his life time.
Therefore know all men by these presents that We William Vaughan & Ann his wife — as aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Rev. Joseph Watson of Washington City our true and lawful attorney for us and in our names to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the U. States a warrant for the quantity of land due us in right of said deceased.
And our said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes therein expressed & the same to revoke at will.
In witness whereof We have hereunto set our hands and sealed
Witnesseth this twenty first day of February 1827
Wm Vaughan Ann Vaughan M c Boyer
William Vaughan
Ann Vaughan
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County the above named Wm Vaughan & Ann his wife joined and sealed to the foregoing declaration and power of attorney and acknowledged the same to be their voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein named. Sworn, subscribed and acknowledged before me this twenty first day of February 1827. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the said twenty first day of February A.D. 1827.
M c Boyer Seal
State of Penns a County of Montgomery
I Thomas Lowry Prothonotary of the court of common Pleas for the county of Montgomery in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that John Boyer
Esquire before whom the foregoing declaration and power of attorney appear to have been taken and acknowledged as at the time of

taking the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified as such, and that to all of his official acts as such, due faith and credit should be given.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Norristown this twenty-second day of February 1827.
Henry Root.
State of Pennsylvania County of Montgomery ss. Be it remembered that on this day, the twenty-second day of February Anno Domini 1827, there has been adduced to me satisfactory evidence to prove that Ann Vaughan who has made the foregoing declaration on oath and has subscribed the power of attorney herewith connected, is a daughter and one of the heirs of John Vanpelt late a Lieutenant in the Continental Army of the revolutionary war and that the other heirs of the said John Vanpelt are six in number, to wit; Ann intermarried with William Vaughan, Elizabeth intermarried with Charles McGlathery, the beforementioned residing in the County of Montgomery aforesaid, John Vanpelt & Joseph Vanpelt both of Wightland County in the State of Ohio, Mary intermarried with Jonathan Powell & Catherine Vanpelt both of the State of Virginia
and that the above named persons are all the heirs of the said John Vanpelt known to be living.
In witness of all which, I have hereunto affixed my hand and seal official in my capacity of Notary Public Justice of the Peace in and for said County in the 22 d day of February A D 1827.
J. W. Markley executor of last will & testament of administration

2313 Madison Ave Toledo O.
Com. of Pensions, Wash. D. C.
Dear Sir -
Should you kindly send me a record of the Van Pelt family -
My great grand father - was Isaac Van Pelt. He

lived at the time of his death in Knightstown Bucks Co. Penna. - died 1811 Farther back than that I do not know about the family - but this may be that his father was Lieut. John Van Pelt of Revolutionary times. I wish to give the U. S. PENSION OFFICE JUL 22 1912 D. R.'s and must have records - and have

been informed that they would be sent me from your bureau -
Respect
Jane Van Pelt Banne

12m Rev. War Section.
Trac. 12 37
July 23, 1912.
Mrs. Jane Van Pelt Barnes, 2313 Madison Avenue, Toledo, Ohio.
Madam:
In reply to your undated letter received the 22" instant, you are advised that from the papers on file in this Bureau, it appears that John Van Pelt of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, was a Lieutenant in the 13th regiment of the Pennsylvania Line, and served as such to the close of the Revolutionary War. The date of his death is not shown.
On February 21, 1827, his daughter Anna or Ann Vaughen, wife of William Vaughen, applied for the bounty land due on account of her father's services, and the same was allowed on Warrant # 1237, for two hundred acres of land issued March 31, 1827, to his surviving heirs; viz. Anna or Ann Vaughen and Elizabeth who married Charles McGlathery, both residing in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Mary who married Jonathan Pownel, and Catharine Van Pelt, both of Virginia; and John and Joseph Van Pelt of Highland County, Ohio.
There is no other family data on file.
You are further advised that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Isaac Van Pelt described by you.
Very respectfully,
J. C. Klavenfort Commissioner.