Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,048, Evert Van Aernam, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Van Aernam, Evert
S 23048
CONTENTS

New York B. 5 H H
Ever Van Aernam
of Schenectady in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Van Aernam of the Regt commanded by Col. _____ in the New York line for 6 mo 29 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 2 3 Dollars 2 2 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of April 1836 and Ser. No. 19. J. Lansing No of Regt
Arrears to the 4th of March 1836 $117.10 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. " 11.71
$128.81
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M. H. Addison Clerk Book - E 2 Vol 4 Page 48

32268
Evert Van Aernam
Evert Van Aernam
In Vol 6- page 50 - 9 days 57 - 13 - 52 26 58. 12   60 in 1779 80 1781 -
adm d  6 mo. 29 days pri
Hon. G. V. Lansing C. F. Yates Agent Schenectady

State of New York Schenectady County ss
On this seventeenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty four, personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Evert Van Alstine a resident of the Town of Guilderland in the County of Albany & State of New York, aged seventy two years and upwards, 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 7 th 1832.
He was born in the said Town of Guilderland in said County of Albany in said State on the sixth day of October in the Year one thousand seven hundred & sixty two. His age is recorded in the Family Bible kept by his Sister Nancy.
He was living in the City of Albany in the said County of Albany when he entered the service of the United States. He lived there about two years after entering the service, & then moved to said Town of Guilderland, formerly called Helderberg , where he has ever since lived & still lives.
He entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated.
In the fall of the year 1776 he was enrolled in a Company of Militia, commanded by Captain Jacob Van Alstine Lieutenants George Waggoner & Ensign John Aker , belonging to Colonel Philip Schuyler's Regiment. After being enrolled

He with the Company & Regiment in which he was, marched to Lake George, where he performed Garrison Duty , with the Americans stationed there for a term of at least six weeks; at the end of which time he returned home, and was not again called out, until sometime in the summer or fall of the year 1777, when he entered the said Jacob Van Rensselaer's Company in the same said last mentioned Regiment of Colonel Philip Schuyler, with which Company he marched to Saratoga in the Expedition against Burgoyne, where he remained performing service in camp for a period of at least six weeks. During this Expedition Burgoyne surrendered himself & Army to the Americans.
In the year 1778, but at what time of the year he don't recollect, however he thinks it was in June, to the Upper Fort of Schoharie, where he performed Garrison Duty for at least thirty days, under Capt. Louisine he thinks, who was a militia Captain, Colonel Vrooman Commanded the Fort at this time.
In the fall of the last mentioned year to the Lower Fort of Schoharie under Capt. John Groot, a militia Captain, where he performed the like Duty as above for at least five weeks or more.
In the summer of the year 1779, as this declarant thinks, under said Capt. Van Rensselaer, at the Upper Fort of Schoharie, when a party of Indians made their appearance and threatened an attack, for a period of at least twenty five days.

In the fall of the year 1779 at the Middle Fort of Schoharie under Capt Jacob Van Arum Arum, for a term of at least five weeks
In the fall of the year 1780 under Captain John Groot - at the Lower Fort of Schoharie when Sir John Johnson Major Ross & the enemy under them made an incursion into Schoharie & made an attack. The celebrated Murphy at this time was at the Middle Fort . After the enemy had committed some ravages, they started in pursuit of them & followed them to Fort Plain in Montgomery County marching through Fort Hunter , Cauchenewa , Stone Arabia & Palatine in the pursuit. at this time he performed a service of at least forty days. Of this last mentioned Fort at the period last mentioned Brcker  was commanded as Major, Lawrence Schoelcraft as Adjutant.
In the spring of the last mentioned year under Captain John Groot, at Fort Hunter for at least three weeks.
Sometime in the summer of 1781, he was at the Garrison at Schenectady with the encamped Troops at that place for at least twenty five days, he does not recollect who commanded him at this time, but recollects that Colonel Schuyler was there. After lying in the Garrison at Schenectady, he was ordered to Johnstown

but did not arrive until the Battle with the Enemy under Ross & Batten had taken place, when they pursued the Enemy for a short distance. He was not at this time about five or six days.
While at Schoharie he was frequently out with small detachments on scouting. He has marched through Fort Miller, German Flatts & other places. This declarant has been out to Schoharie & other places, at other times than he has specified, but is not able to state at what particular times, under what officers, for what length of times, yet he claims a pension only for the above specified times of service, as a private, to wit, nine months.
The reason why this declarant has made his application in the County of Schenectady, is because it is more convenient for him to attend the Court of said last County, because his Witness Robert Slater resides there.

THE FOLLOWING are the names of some of the regular officers whom he knew, or who were with the troops where he served, and such continental and militia regiments or companies with which he served, or as he can recollect, viz :
General Van Rensselaer & Regiment, Genl. Pauseroat. Colonel Willett & Dubois.
He never received any written discharge from the service.
Everst Van Rensselaer
He has no documentary evidence, and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except those whose affidavits are hereto annexed.
The following are the names of persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution, to wit
Thomas Nelsauer & John Westfall
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever, 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.
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year first aforesaid
J. C. Burnham
Clerk.
Everst Van Rensselaer

Counts of Schenectady State of New York } ss: Thomas Ulsover of the Town of Guilderland in the County of Albany, being duly sworn says that Erast Van Amum, who has sub- scribed & sworn to the above declaration is well known to him, and that he is a man of truth & veracity, that I believe him to 72 years of age sworn this 17 th day of } October 1834 Thomas Ulsover
WE, John Westfall residing in the Town of Guilderland in the county of Albany - aforesaid, and residing in the do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Erast Van Amum who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy two 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.
Subscribed and sworn the } day and year aforesaid } J. C. Burnham Clerk.
John X Westfall Mark
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 Thomas Ulsover who has subscribed & sworn to one of the above affidavits is a resident of the Town of Guilderland in Albany County & is a credible person, and that John Westfall who has signed the who otherwise signed the same, is a resident in the said Town of Guilderland that he is also a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I J. C. Burnham Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Schenectady do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Erast Van Amum for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four
J. C. Burnham Clerk.

State of New York County of Schenectady ss
Robert Slater of the town of Rotterdam in said County, being duly Sworn Saith, that he was in the time of the Revolutionary war & is now well acquainted with Evert Van Aernam an applicant for a Pension under the act of 7 th June 1832, referred to in the annexed papers - that he said Van Aernam was enrolled & served in the same Company of Militia with this deponent - viz the Company Commanded by Captain Jacob Van Aernam in the Regiment of Colonel Philip Schuyler - that this deponent has personal knowledge of the services of said Evert Van Aernam du- ring said war at the following places & for the following periods of time viz - at the Saratoga during the Northern expe- -dition against Burgoyne & his army during the year 1777 for a term not less than five weeks - at the lower fort of Scho- -harie in the year 1778 for a term not less than five weeks - at the middle

fort of Schoharie this Deponent thinks in the fall of the year 1779 for the term of at least four weeks - in the year 1780 in the month of October on the occasion of the attack on said lower fort of Schoharie by Sir John Johnson for the term of least five weeks - this Deponent is certified that said Van Aernum served on many other occasions and for many other terms than those above specified, yet this De- ponent cannot specify more particularly than he has in this affidavit done - the said Evert Van Aernum as well as this Deponent sometimes served in companies and under officers other than those of the company in which they were enrolled, and in consequence hereof this Deponent having been engaged in different expeditions and in different parts of the Country, cannot swear pos- itively to any terms of service performed by said Evert except those in which he this Deponent engaged in company with said Evert & further saith not Sworn this 3 rd Day Robert H. Nelson of June 1834, before me John H. Shaw Esq. Justice of the peace

I John H. Shaw Esq. aforesaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Robert Slater who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing deposition before me. that said Robert Slater is a man of truth and veracity and that his statements are entitled to credit. Witness my hand this 3 rd day of June 1834
John H. Shaw Esq.

STATE OF NEW-YORK, County of Schenectady, CLERK'S OFFICE, } 88.
I, JONATHAN C. BURNHAM, Clerk of the county of Schenectady, do hereby Certify, that John H. Van Eps whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing, and endorsed thereon, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid dwelling in the said County, and duly authorised to take the same: And that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said John H. Van Eps and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment, is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, the 28 th day of October A D 1834.
J. C. Burnham CLERK.

  76  fall  6 weeks  Lake George  Capt Van Alstyne  Col Schuyler    77  "  6 weeks  Saratoga  "  "    78   30 days  Upper Fort  " Lansing  Col Vrooman    78   5 weeks  Schoharie  " Groot     79  spring  25 days  Upper Fort  " Van Alstyne     79  fall  5 weeks  Middle Fort  " "     80  fall  40 days  Lower Fort  " Groot     80  spring  3 weeks  Fort Stant  "     81   25 days  Schenectady  no Capt   

Evert Van Aernum —
born '62
  fall 76 enrolled Capt. Van Aernum Co. Schuyler — 42   77. " " 42   June 78 Capt. Lansing " Vrooman 30   fall 78 " Groot _____ 35   summer 79. " Van Aernum In Vol 6. p 52 26 days 25   fall " " " Vol 6. p 57-13 9 days 35   fall 80 " Groot " " " " 58 12 40   Spring " " 2.00 21   81. no officers 25 days & 5 or 6 days 270 
30 ) 149 ( 4 120 --- 29 6.00 5.70 --- 90
22 2.08 264
22 3.00 ( 13 --- 06 22 --- 286

32,268 N. York
Evert Van Aernam Suspended
Lett 8 Dec r 1834 to G. F. Yates
Lett to same - May 26. 1835
Suspended for violence from Albany
Lett. to Hon. A. Ward 16. Mar. 36, G. F. Lansing

Ebenezer Van Aernam Hilton.
Mar. 14
My attention
Miss
James L. Edwards Esq. Committee of Pensions War Dept. Washington D.C.
G. J. Lansdown P.R.

(private) J. L. Edwards Esq
My Dear Sir
This letter was enclosed to me with a special request that I should see you on the subject - I will know, how entirely your time is occupied with your business, and therefore forego the pleasure of a personal interview on the subject, and take the freedom to ask you to answer the same at your earliest leisure - When last I met with Mr. Luce of your office we had some conversation as to the Hilton case, I would be gratified with an answer on that case also.
I am very respectfully Your obt serv
Gerrit Manning
House of Reps 13 March 1856

Resolution
23048 INVALID.
File No. 23048
Evert Van Buren
Es Rev New
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 432
[Arrangement of 1870.]

J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.

Schenectady Oct. 28 1834
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Sir
I have the honor to send herewith the Declaration of Overt Van Aernum under the Act of 7 th June 1832, for your decision thereon. I am truly Yours
J. W. Yates

— Van Arnam
ap 24
W.J.
Hon
James L Edwards
Committee of Pensions
War Department Washington D.C.
Eng. G. G. Lansing Apr 2

Hon J L Edwards
Sir
The enclosed was received this morning, and I send it to you that you may enclose me a certificate for the term now settled thereby.
I am very respectfully,
Yours & G. Manning
Washington 2 April 1850.

A. S. Edwards Commission & Co Washington D.C.

A. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner etc
Sir My Father Evert Van Aernam made application for a pension under the act of 1832 through Mr. A. J. Yates of Schenectady. I cannot learn from him precisely how the matter stands (will it be asking too much if you will let me know what the difficulties are in his case, if any, and what is necessary to be done to forward his application)
I am Your H on . Servt.
Henry Van Aernam Guilderland Alb. Co. N.Y. March 9 th 1830.

Dunnville N.Y. Free March 28 th
Hon.
Garret G. Lansing House of Representatives Washington D.C.

Henry Y. Lansing H. B.

G. W. Lansing Esq. Sir.
I have received your favor of the 17 th inst. covering a letter from the Commissioners of Pensions in relation to the claim of my father for a pension. I thank you for your prompt attention to my request. I have consulted with my father & he comes to the conclusion that he had better take up with a certificate for six months and 29 days, in consequence of the extreme difficulty of obtaining any testimony other than that already sent to the Department.
I am yours respectfully
Henry Van Aernam
March 25 th 1836 Guilderland Albany Co. N.Y.
I, Coert Van Aernam of the town of Guilderland above named, hereby relinquish my right and claim to any pension under the act of 7 th June 1832, other than for six months and twenty-nine days.
Coert Van Aernam
Acknowledged before me this 28 th day of March 1836
John F. Luakebush J.P.

May 23 rd M c Allen
St Brant Evert Van Arden
P.
Revolutionary Claim
Richard Ely
Commissioner of Pensions War Department Washington D.C.

To
J. L. Edwards Esq Commission of Pensions
not

Schenectady May 18. 1835
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Sir
The enclosed is a new declaration in the matter of the application of Overt Van Aernam for a pension under the act of 1832. The first declaration was objected to on the ground that the applicant did not make it in the County in which he lived. All the testimony in the power of the applicant to procure, is attached to the first declaration which is on file in your office.
I am yours respectfully
J. H. Yates

State of New York County of Albany 3ss.
Paul J. Hoch- strasser of the town of Bern in said County aged seventy  seventy three years and upwards, being duly sworn doth depose and say, that he was in the time of the revolutionary war & is now well acquainted with Evert Van Aernam of the town of Guilderland in said County, an applicant for a Pension under the act of 9 th June 1832 - that this Deponent served during said war in the same Regiment with this said applicant Evert Van Aernam, viz the Reg- iment of Militia commanded by Colonel Philip Schuyler - that this Deponent has personal knowledge of the services of said Evert Van Aernam at different times and in different places during said war - but cannot recollect more particulars of said services than as followeth at Saratoga according to the best of this Depo- nent's recollection in the year one thousand seven hundred seventy seven for a period not less than thirty days un- der command of Col. Philip Schuyler at Schoharie in the three forts at that place.

performing garrison duty for a term not less than one hundred and eighty days under command of Colonel Philip Schuyler and Colonel Broome at Buff At fort Hunter thirty days under Captain Broome and At Schenectady thirty days under the command of Colonel Philip Schuyler At Bruns Wrights in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven thirty days under Colonel Dickson and further says not
Subscribed and sworn this 30th day September 1834 before me James Patten Justice
Paul J. Stocktrafer
Note that the word "seventy" in the 3 rd line 1 st page the words "hundred seventy seven" in the 23 rd line same page interlined and written on margin before execution.
James Patten Justice James Patten aforesaid do hereby
Certify that I am well acquainted with Paul J. Stocktrafer who has subscribed to the foregoing deposition before me & that said Paul J. Stocktrafer is a man of veracity & that his statements are entitled to credit - Witness my hand this thirtieth day of June 1834 September 1834 James Patten
State of New York Albany County } ss:
I learned A. Van Eyck Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that James Patten before whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn and whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate was on the day of the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County - and that his signatures above written are genuine -
Given under my hand and the seal of the said County this second day of October A.D. 1834.
A. Van Eyck Clerk for Jonas Wickes Deputy

Evert Van Aernam
Giles F. Yates agent Schenectady
Dec. 11. 185. paid

State of New York County of Albany } 7  De
On this third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & thirty five, personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting - Evert Van Alaman . A resident of the Town of Guilderland in said County & State, aged seventy two years and upwards, 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 7 th 1832.
He was born in said Town - County & State aforesaid, on the sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & sixty two.
His age is recorded in the Family Bible, kept by his sister Nancy -
When he entered the service of the United States, he was living in the City of Albany in said County, where he lived about two years thereafter & then removed to said Town of Guilderland - which formerly was called Heidelberg - where he has since lived to our time. He entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers & served as herein stated - to wit:

Sometime in the fall of the year 1776, he was enrolled in a Company of Militia, of which Jacob Van Alstine was the Captain, Geo Waggoner Lieutenant & John Aker Ensign, in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Philip Schuyler .
Being enrolled, he with the company marched to Lake George , at which place he remained for a space of six weeks, doing Garrison Duty.
In the summer or fall of the year 1777, he, this declarant, was again called out under said Van Alstine , in said last mentioned Company & Regiment, to march to Saratoga , for the purpose of resisting the advances of General Burgoyne , at which place he remained for a period of at least six weeks, doing Garrison Duty.
Burgoyne was captured during this Expedition, in which he assisted.
In the year 1778, cannot recollect precisely at what time, but believes it was in the month of June he was again called out under Capt. Lansing a Militia Captain - to the Upper Fort of Schoharie ; at which place he also performed Garrison Duty for a term of one month or more. Colonel Vrooman was Commander of the Fort.

In the fall of said year 1778, he performed the like duty as heretofore mentioned for a period of at least thirty five days, under Capt John Groot - a militia Captain - at the Lower Fort of Schoharie.
In the summer of the year 1779, when a party of Indians were preparing to attack the Upper Fort of Schoharie, he was called out to said Fort under Capt Van Alstine aforesaid. At this time he was out for a space of twenty five days at least. In the fall of the last mentioned year, he performed duty at the Middle Fort of Schoharie under said Capt Van Alstine, for a term of five weeks.
In the spring of the year 1780, he was at the Fort Hunter under said Capt John Groot, for at least three weeks.
In the fall of the last mentioned year, he performed Garrison duty at the Lower Fort of Schoharie under said Capt John Groot. While there an attack was made upon the Fort by Sir John Johnson & Major Ross. He also at this time pursued the Enemy through Fort Hunter, Caughnewaga, Stone Arabia, Palatine & as far as Ft. Plain.
The whole time of service, both at the Fort & in pursuit of the Enemy, was on this occasion, at least six weeks.

This declarant thinks that at this time last  Becker was commander of the Fort.
In the year of 1701, sometime in the summer, he was performed duty in the Garrison at Schenectady, at least twelve four or five days. Believe that Schuyler was at the Fort at the same time. After remaining in the Garrison as before mentioned, he was ordered to Johnstown, but came there after the Battle had ended. He went in pursuit of the Enemy a short distance. The time he was at this time out, was five or six days.
Has marched through St Miller. German Flatts, Herkimer & other places.
This declarant claims a pension for the ten months & an half above specified only, although he is sensible that he has not only performed service at other times, but also at other places than those above mentioned.
Sworn and Subscribed in full Court this 3 rd day of April 1855 before me.

THE FOLLOWING are the names of some of the regular officers whom he knew, or who were with the troops where he served, and such continental and militia regiments or companies with which he served, or as he can recollect, viz :
Colonel Vrooman, Colonel Willett, Genl Van Renselaer This Regiment & Genl Ganservoort
He never received any written discharge from the service.
He has no documentary evidence, and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except those persons, whose depositions are now on file, annexed to a former declaration of this applicant
The following are the names of persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution, to wit Abel French of the City of Albany John Westfall of the Town of Guilderland & Henry B. Van Alstine
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever, 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.
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year first aforesaid
Conrad A. Tru Eyck Clerk.
For the Applicant

WE Abel French residing in the City of Albany in the county of Albany aforesaid, and John Westfall residing in the Town of Guilderland County aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Evert Van Arnam who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy two 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.
Subscribed and sworn the } day and year aforesaid }
Conrad A. Van Eyck Clerk.
C. A. French John Westfall
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 by the affidavit of Abel French and John Westfall
who have signed the same, is a resident in the Town of Guilderland aforesaid said that he is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Conrad A. Van Eyck Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Albany do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Evert Van Arnam for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty- five
Conrad A. Van Eyck Clerk.