Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6345, Matthew Van Dyke, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Van Dyke, Matthew Van Dike
W 6345
Lydia
CONTENTS

Letter to Pen Agt 29. Oct 1840
Paid at New Jersey under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 Sep r 1839 to 4 March 1840. agt Notified 27 Nov. 1840
New Jersey 587
Lydia Van Dyke widow of Matthew Van Dyke
who died on the 18. Sept 1832 of Middlesex Co. in the State of N. Jersey who was a Private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the N. Jersey line for 12 months & 14 days
Inscribed on the Roll of N Jersey at the rate of 41 Dollars 54 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of March 1837 and sent to James F. Randolph, N. Brunswick, N.J.
Arrears to the 14th of March '37 249. 24 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep r . " 20. 77
$269.01
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 — }

MATTHEW VANDIKE was Born, — January 8 th 1752.
LYDIA LONGSTREET was Born July 17 th 1758.
MATTHEW VANDIKE, and LYDIA LONGSTREET, were MARRIED Janua y 25, 1774
MARY VANDIKE was Born August 23 d 1780
ELIZABETH VANDIKE was Born, December 23 d 1782.
JOHN VANDIKE was Born April 29 th 1785.
ISAAC VANDIKE was Born, July 29 th 1787.
LYDIA VANDIKE was Born Septem r the 10 th 1789

New Jersey Lydia Van Dyke Widow of Matthew Van Dyke
Application under the act 4 th July 1886.
No 323
Admitted
Private 12 mo
+ 14 days
Married
Applicant's handwriting
That the applicant
does not claim that
and of being an heir
James H Randolph Agent A. Brumback C.S.

Declaration
of Lydia Van Dyke, widow of Matthew Van Dyke, late of the township of South Brunswick, County of Middlesex and state of New Jersey, dec d in order to obtain the benefit of the 3 d section of the Act of Congress of the 4 th of July 1836.
State of New Jersey Middlesex County ss. On this twenty second day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, personally appeared Lydia Van Dyke, a resident of said County, in the 78 th year of her age, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of Congress passed the 4 th of July 1836: That she is the widow of Matthew Van Dyke, late of the township of South Brunswick, County of Middlesex, deceased, who was an Ensign in the War of the Revolution - at the commencement of that war, and afterwards, served as a private soldier. That she is unable to say how long he held the Commission and rank of Ensign after the war commenced, but she believes not longer than the first year or two of the war; that he returned his Commission to her commanding Officer, preferring the duties of a common soldier, to the responsibilities of an officer: she recollects of his going into service so early as 1775 after the Forces on Long Island to disarm or quell them; how long he was out at that time she cannot positively say, not a month, though she thinks, but not less than ten days: recollects of his being on a tour afterwards at Paulus HOOK or that neighborhood, on occasion of the British landing, or taking possession of Staten Island; this, she thinks, was in 1776: on this tour he was out longer than when at Long Island and not less, she believes, than a month. Her services of

towards, she can only generally recollect that he was out from home in the service very often, always she believes in the militia service, and in the performance of the duties required at that time by the laws of the State; knowing that this kind of service lasted from the beginning to the end of the war, and that he did his full share of it. She prefers to rely upon the recollection of others - upon those who seemed with him, or at the same time, rather than attempt an account herself, which must necessarily be extremely defective. She therefore refers to such testimony as her friends may be able to collect for her.
She further, on her oath declares, that she was married to the said Matthew Van Dyke on the twenty fifth of January 1834, by the Rev Jacob Van Andalen, long since deceased; that her husband, the aforesaid Matthew Van Dyke, died on the eighteenth day of September, eighteen hundred and thirty two, in the 81 st year of his age; and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Known & subscribed on the day and year above written, before
Lydia Van Dyke
The figure 81 written over an erasure before execution. At Van Dyke was in the 81 st year of his age
Peter P. Murray Jr. D r
Whereupon the said Court, after investigation of the matter, and propounding such interrogatories as they considered calculated to elicit the truth, do give it as their opinion & conviction, that Lydia Van Dyke, the aforesaid applicant, is the widow and legal representative of Matthew Van Dyke, late of the Township of South Brunswick, County of Middlesex, deceased - that said Van Dyke departed this life on the 18 th day of September 1832, and that said Lydia has never since been married. They also of the opinion, that said Matthew Van Dyke was a soldier

of the Revolution, did a full share of militia service during that period, and would be clearly entitled to a Pension under the act of June 1832, if he were living to claim it.
I Nicholas Booraem, Clerk of the County of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey, and of the Court of Common Pleas in said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing are the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Lydia Van Dyke for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, & affixed the seal of said Court, this eighth day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty six.
N Booraem clerk

State of New Jersey } ss. On this fifth day of October 1896, before Middlesex County } ss. me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, per- sonally appeared Henry Fount, known to me as a credible person, whose testimony is entirely to be relied upon, who being duly sworn on his oath saith, that he is in the 81 st year of his age, a soldier of the Revolution, and on the receipt of a Pension as such - was well acquainted with Matthew Van Dyke, of South Brunswick, Middlesex County, deceased - knows of the marriage of said Van Dyke to Lydia Longstreet, sister to Capt Aaron Longstreet, and that this marriage took place before the war of the Revolution - knows that said Lydia Van Dyke is now living, and is the widow of said M c Van Dyke - and has not been married since his death, which occurred in 1832, knows that said Matthew Van Dyke was in service in the war of the Revolution, that he belonged to Capt Longstreet's company of Middlesex militia, that he was an ensign in said company at the commencement of the war, but that he resigned & went into the ranks as a common soldier before the war was over - knows that said Van Dyke was out with the rest of the militia of the neigh- borhood very frequently, from the beginning to the end of the war, but cannot specify times
Subscribed & sworn to before me the day & year aforesaid }
Peter P. Livingston Justice of the Peace }
Henry Fount
State of New Jersey } ss. On this 8th day of October, 1896 be- Middlesex County } ss. fore me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, per- sonally appeared Abraham Skillman, known to me as a credible person, whose testimony may be entirely relied upon, who being duly sworn on his oath saith - that he

was well acquainted with Matthew Van Dyke, of the township of South Brunswick, County of Middlesex, deceased. Knows of his marriage, before the war of the revolution, to Lydia Longstreet. Knows that said Lydia is now living, the widow of said Van Dyke, and that she has not been married since the death of said Van Dyke, in 1832. Knows that said Van Dyke was engaged in the service of the Revolution - that he belonged to the company commanded by Capt Aaron Longstreet. (his deponent belonged to the same company) That he did duty in that company - recollects him distinctly as a private in that company in the latter part of the year 1776, at the time of the retreat of Washington through the Jerseys - that he fell back with the militia & regulars that constituted Washington's army, and went over into Pennsylvania with them, etc. and returned after being there upwards of a month. Did not return in time for either the battle of Trenton, or Princeton, in consequence of the ice. Said Van Dyke was out on this tour at least one month and a half. Immediately after this tour, said Van Dyke, as this deponent knows, was out again, with other embodied militia, and went to Brandywine, thence into Manum in the county, and remained on that occasion one month. Deponent recollects said Van Dyke at various times during the whole of the war, but as he was not himself employed a part of the time in the magazine service, he cannot speak positively as to the number of tours that he performed. From what he knows of the services of others, he feels quite safe in saying that said Van Dyke performed three tours of a month each, in each of the years 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781 & 1782. His service was all of it in fulfilment of the requisitions of the laws of the state, and performed with embodied corps of the militia, under regular officers.
Subscribed from the day of year aforesaid, before me Peter P. Munford Justice of the Peace
Abraham his Killian mark
State of New Jersey Middlesex County In the 8th day of October 1836, before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex, personally appeared William Van Tilburgh. Known to me as a credible person, whose

testimony is implicitly to be relied upon, who being duly sworn, on his oath declares, that he was intimately ac- quainted with Matthew Van Dyke, late of the township of South Brunswick, County of Middlesex, N.J. deceased - lived a near neighbor to him, from his boyhood upwards - knows of his marriage to Lydia Longstreet before the war of the Revolution - Knows that said Lydia is now living, is the widow of said Matthew Van Dyke, and has not been married since the death of said Van Dyke in 1832 - is well acquainted with the services of said Van Dyke as a soldier in the revolution - Knows that he did a great deal of service - as much as any one in that district of country - that he was a Whig at time of steel and engaged from the beginning to the end of the war, in fighting the battles of Liberty & Independence - Knows that said Van Dyke belonged to the company of militia commanded by Capt Adron Longstreet - deponent belonged to the same company - and was out at the same time with said Van Dyke very often, and from living in sight of said Van Dyke's house, and upon very intimate terms with his family, has as complete a knowledge, almost, of Van Dyke's services as of his own. Deponent commenced his services in 1777, and his first tour was on occasion of an alarm, was marched to Somland Mountains, some fourteen miles from New Brunswick. Was out on this tour two weeks, at least. Said Van Dyke was with them, under Capt Longstreet & Gen. Dickinson. During the same year, deponent served three other tours of a month each under Capt Longstreet, in what was called the Elizabeth town station, in defending the country from murder & rapine & depredation from the enemy on Staten Island. He recollects that said Van Dyke was with him on two of these tours - serving two tours of a month each. In the winter of 1777-8, he the de- ponent was out on the shore from the Shaeffer's Amboy to Woodbridge, &c. and did two tours of a month each, under Capt Covenhoven, as he thinks. On both of these tours said Van Dyke was with him, as he recollects. Afterwards in 1778, said Van Dyke, as this deponent knows, being with him, served a tour of a month under Capt Longstreet at and before the battle of Monmouth, and in the service required at that time. In the same year said Van Dyke, as this deponent

5. 14 Knapp, did two other tours of a month each, in guarding the lines, in the eastern section of the State. In 1779, the said Van Dyke was out again with his deponent, in answer to the calls made upon their company, and did one tour of a month under Capt Stout - another tour of a month under Capt Debor, and another tour of a month under Capt Gomb - upon all which occasions they were ranging the country from Woodbridge to Hackensack Bergen Point &c. - on the lines, pursuing parties of British, Hessians & Tories, & punishing & preventing depredations, burnings & murders. In the year 1780, his deponent did a great deal of hard service, and recollects said Van Dyke on several occasions. One of these occasions was at Woodbridge, where said Van Dyke performed a tour of a month, under, he believes, Capt Debor. Another tour of a month was performed in 1780 by said Van Dyke at the time of the battle of Spring fields, at which they were both present. A third tour of a month same year was also on the lines at Woodbridge and vicinity in the service of guarding the lines. He believes said Van Dyke did one other tour during this year, but not being positive, he omits it. In 1781 he Knapp said Van Dyke was out in January of that year, and served a month under Capt Longstreet & Col. Neilson, at New Brunswick, and that vicinity. They were in expectation of the enemy at that place. Said Van Dyke was out again with his deponent same year on a tour of a month under Capt Longstreet, at Spotswood, to watch the movements of the enemy in Amboy Bay. Again in the same year said Van Dyke served a tour of a month under Capt Schenck at Princeton in guarding the prisoners collected there. He afterwards recollects that afterwards, in the same year, the said Van Dyke did a tour of a month on the Elizabeth town station, in guarding the lines, but he does not know under what officer, as deponent was not there. Said Van Dyke was out again in 1782, and did two other tours of a month on the lines, in guarding, as deponent remembers. All the tours thus recounted were in embodied corps, in regular service, under officers duly commissioned, & ordered out by the constituted authorities of the state. No better soldier than said Van Dyke could be found.
Subscribed to the day and year aforesaid before me
Peter P. Munson Justice of the Peace
William Van Ilbrough

I Nicholas Booraeu, Clerk of the County of Middlesex, New Jersey, do hereby certify, that Peter P. Runyan before whom the foregoing affidavits of Henry Fount, Abraham Skillman and William Van Pilsburgh were taken, is and was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace, duly commissioned therefor, and that his signature thereto is in his own hand writing.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office, this eighth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and thirty five.
N Booraeu clerk

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Matthew Van Dyke W. F. 6343 - name also appears Van Dike
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775 Served at various times until 1782 Ensign and Private Baron Longstreet Coonhorst Stout Dobow Comb Schenck Neilson N.J.                                                   
Battles engaged in, Springfield
Residence of soldier at enlistment, 1
Date of application for pension, Sept 18 1836. This claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, South Brunswick Twp. Middlesex Co. N.J.
Age at date of application, She was born July 17 1758
Remarks: Soldier was born Jan'y 8 1752 & married Jan'y 25 1774 Lydia Longstreet.
Their children were Mary born Aug. 23, 1780. Elizabeth b. Dec. 23 1782.
John b. Apr. 29 1785. Isaac b. July 29 1787. Lydia b. Sept. 10 1789.
Soldier died Sept. 18 1832.

New Jersey Lydia Van Dyke Widow of Matthias Van Dyke Lett to J. F. Rundolf Oct. 20. 1836 to same Dec. 1. 1836

1908 Apr. 21. Hist. Soc. Louise Wright, V.P.M.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 6345-
Lydia Van Dyke Wid. of Matthew Van Dyke Rev. N.Y. City.
Act: July 4 th 36, Sec. 3d
Index:—Vol. Ms , Page 295-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Winter Bank Pension Office October 26 1840
Sir
The enclosed voucher requires Your special direction for payment,
I am very respectfully, Your Ob t Serv t John Dickinson Pres t
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
November 18 th 1840.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of March, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Lydia Van Dyke, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the New Jersey Agency, at the rate of Forty one Dollars and 54 Cents per annum, under the law of the 4 th July 1836, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839, to the 4 th March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Wilson N. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

MAIN OFFICE
BANKING DEPARTMENT
C.O. PATCH, Vice President.
A.G. TAME, Treasurer
E.B. GREENE, Assistant Treasurer.
The Cleveland Trust Company
CAPITAL $2,500,000 00
SURPLUS $2,500,000 00
CLEVELAND, O.
April 13, 1908.
To the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
My dear Sir:-
Will you kindly send me a record of the Revolutionary service of two ancestors of mine? One was Matthew Van Dyke who died in 1832, whose widow Lydia received a pension while living in New Jersey, probably in Middlesex or Somerset Co. The other, John Gerlick , received a pension while living in Middlesex Co. New Jersey. Any details as to date of birth and death, or mention of parents of either as patriots, in their pension applications would be very welcome.
I shall be very grateful for any information concerning these men.
Yours very truly,
(Miss)
Louise Knight.
Address
Care of The Cleveland Trust Co.

New Jersey Supplemental papers in the case of Lydia Van Dyke.
James M. Randolph, ap. N. Pennycuick, ct.

State of New Jersey
Middlesex County ss
On the 14th day of December, 1836, before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex, personally appeared Lydia Van Dyke, known to me to be a credible person, whose testimony is to be relied upon, who being duly sworn, on her oath saith, that she is an applicant for a Pension under the Act of July, 1836 - that she understands some explanation is required as to her husband's name not appearing on the memorandum of certain certificates granted to the militia of New Jersey for arrears of pay at the close of the War. She has a distinct recollection of hearing her husband, Matthew Van Dyke, speak of the certificates in question, and say that as he had received the most of his pay, he did not deem it worth while to go for his, and he moved not to go. and He did not, so far as she recollects, or knows, go for any. Said deponent being also informed that some record evidence of her marriage with the said Matthew Van Dyke is required, or would be satisfactory, has consented to have a leaf detached from her family bible which contains such record. In order to identify the record in question she further says, that it contains first - the name and date of birth of her husband - then her own then the date of marriage and date of birth - and then the names of their children, Mary, Elizabeth, John, Isaac, and Lydia. This record she declares to be the true family record, and the only one in existence, so far as she knows, except, perhaps, transcripts made by her children. The record was made between thirty and forty years ago.
Subscribed and sworn to the 3rd day of December, before me the authentication of "then the date of their marriage" made before me continues.
Peter P. Rutgers Justice of the Peace
Lydia Van Dyke

State of New Jersey
Middlesex County
On this 28th day of December, 1836, before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared William J. Van Dyke, known to me to be a credible person, whose testimony is to be relied upon, who being duly sworn, on his oath saith, that he has made due and diligent enquiring at the proper place, to ascertain if there was in existence any Church record of the marriage of Lydia Langstreet to Matthew Van Dyke, or any record kept by the Rev Mr Van Andalen, who married them, and that he could find none, and believes there is none. He further, on his oath, declares that the Rev Mr Van Andalen, the officiating Clergyman in aforesaid, is long since dead.
William J. Van Dyke
Subscribed to the day aforesaid, before me,
Peter P. Rymond Justice of the Peace
State of New Jersey
Middlesex County
I, Nicholas Boorman Clerk of the County of Middlesex aforesaid, do hereby certify that Peter P. Rymond, before whom the foregoing affidavits of Lydia Van Dyke and William J. Van Dyke were taken, is a Justice of the Peace, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereto is in his own hand writing.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this eighth day of December, eighteen hundred and thirty six.
N Boorman Clerk