Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2200, Garret Van Eps, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Van Eps, Garret Sarah
W 2200
CONTENTS

4263
New York
Garret Van Eps.
of Schenectady in the State of New York who was a private - in the Comp y commanded by Captain Van Eps of the Reg t commanded by Col Wimple in the N.Y. line for 7 -
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 23 - Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of May 1833 - and sent to Stephen A Daggett. Schenectady New York
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833. 46.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th July 1833. . . 11 66
$57.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk, Book C. Vol. 4, Page 34.

Garret Van Eps
16395 ✓
1 Capt No 4
(Care of) Stephen A. Daggett Esq. Schenectady N.Y.

State of New York County of Schenectady ss }
On this eighteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two. Personally appears in Open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Schenectady now sitting Garrol Van Eps a resident of the Town of Glenville in the County of Schenectady aforesaid Aged sixty eight years and upwards and 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 of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he was born at the City of Schenectady in the State of New York in the then County of Albany now County of Schenectady as by the annexed Record of his age appears on the 30th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred sixty four The Record of his age is taken from the Book of Records of the Ref. Prot. Dutch Church in the City of Schenectady that he has always resided within a few miles of the City of Schenectady and resides there now in the Town of Glenville aforesaid.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated.
That in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty he was drafted into the Company of Captain Abraham Van Eps That he this deponent marched with the said Company from the City of Schenectady to a place called Stone Arabia that the Company was stationed there under Major Ellis A. Pond to Guard the Fort and the adjacent Country that this deponent continued there for the term for

which he had been drafted viz four months from the first of August until the first of December his duty was to stand guard and to go on scouts in pursuit of Indians and Tories. That at the expiration of the said term of four months he was discharged he had no discharge in writing. That he returned home and the next spring
This deponent in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one was again drafted into the said company of Abraham Van Eps in the Militia of the State of New York in the Regiment whereof M. Temple was Colonel. That the company with the Regiment marched from Schenectady to a place called Fort Plank about thirty miles from the said City of Schenectady that he continued there doing duty for the term of three months for which he was drafted on guard on scouts in pursuit of Indians and scouring the country of the common enemy at the expiration whereof he was Honorably discharged he had no discharge in writing he did all kinds of duty as a faithful militia soldier. And then returned home to Schenectady and this deponent further says
That he went at one time on a scout with a small company to Clifton Park and Ballston on a scout which lasted about three days the object was to catch the famous Joe Bettis. And further deponent says That from the year 1780. he was constantly on the alert to keep the defence of his country that besides the services above enumerated he was frequently called out on sudden emergencies to do Military services & to go on scouts in search of Indians & Tories who were a constant annoyance to the City of Schenectady & vicinity where deponent

deponent resided.
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: Col Willet Col. Wemple.
Major Swift, Major Fonda. - Capt Van Eps Captain Vrooman.
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 the deposition 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 William D. Shurn Peter Sanders, Brant Sanders and John J. Ten Eyck
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
John S. Vrooman
Clerk.
his mark Garret Van Eps
In open court personally appeared in the court of Common Pleas of Schenectady County Jacob Dyport who being duly sworn deposes and says that he thinks and believes that the said Garret Van Eps who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration was out in the service of the United States at Stone Arabia at the time and manner in said declaration stated that this belief is founded on the particulars of that campaign which are detailed by the said Garret and recollected by him in a manner that no one except a person who was at the Fort could know

and from these and other circumstances deponent is confident the said Garret Van Eps was at Stone Arabia at the time he alleges. Subscribed & sworn } Jacob his X Lyport in open Court this } mark 18th day of Oct 1832. Edw S. Bowman Clerk
County of Schenectady to wit. know Alexander Van Eps being duly sworn doth depose and say this deponent is well acquainted with Garret Van Eps who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that he was in the same company with him the said Garret at Stone Arabia as a militia soldier, that the said Garret Van Eps continued there four months doing duty as a good and faithful soldier. he deponent knows that he was there at least four months in the fall and summer of 1780. Also deponent knows the said Garret frequently at on different duties in the Army as a soldier at various times during the whole war of the Revolution. deponent also swears that the place where they resided was much infested with Tories Indians and spies and that when not out on actual military duty the Militia were constantly on the alert that the said Garret was in actual service more than one year.
Subscribed and sworn } Alexander his X Van Eps in open Court this } mark day of October 1832 John S. Bowman Clerk

Affirmed in open Court this 19th day of October 1830 John S. Voorhman Clerk
State of New York County of Schoharie ss.
To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Schoharie
I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with the Applicant, Garret Van Eps, now before Court & that the said Garret Van Eps is a farmer in the Town of Glenville & County of Schoharie - of decent char- acter - since so far as known to me - a man generally reputed good for truth & veracity -
John Murphy - Minister
of the Reformed Dutch Church of Glenville - County of Schoharie
WE William Orsburn Barent Sanders and John J. Van Eyck residing in the Town of Glenville in the county of Schoharie aforesaid, and John J. Van Eyck residing in the City of Schoharie aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Garret Van Eps - who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty eight 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
John S. Voorhman
Clerk.
William Orsburn Barent Sanders
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 William Orsburn and Barent Sanders reside in Glenville aforesaid and John Van Eyck is a resident of the City of Schoharie & James
Murphy who signed the same, is a resident in the Town of Glenville & is a clergyman and that the whole are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I John S. Voorhman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Schoharie do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Garret Van Eps for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twentieth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two
John S. Voorhman Clerk.

and from these and other circumstances he out had no hesitation in saying the said Garret Van Eps was there at the time he states
Garret Van Eps. Pension Papers.

This  Certifies , that it appears from the Register of Baptism belonging to the PROTESTANT REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH in the City of Schenectady, Gerret, son of Jan Baptist Van Eps & Jannetje Lansing his wife, was born on the 30 th day of January in the year, 1764.
CERTIFIED,
Jacob Van Vachten
V. D. M.
Schenectady, July 13. 1832.

County of Schenectady ss: State of New York
John Cort being sworn doth depose and says that he was well acquainted with Garret Van Eps who has subscribed to and sworn to the foregoing declara- tion and this deponent says he knew before the Revolutionary war and has known him ever since that this deponent saw him out at Stone Arabia in the service of the United States as a private soldier in the year 1780 deponent further says that said Van Eps was a good soldier & a firm Whig.
John Cort
Subscribed & Sworn to Open Court this 19th day of October 1832 John S. Brown Clerk

253 207. NEW YORK
Reported
Sarah Van Eps widow of Garret Van Eps who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
NY Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 23 Dollars 33
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of Aug t 1847 and sent to
G. F. Yates Esq. Albany, N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 185 - Vol. 1 29 July, 1848 P.

376 Sarah Van Eps widow of Garret Van Eps -
Declaration of widow under act of July 29 th 1848. Dec r 30 th 1848.
Aff t of identity.
M ch 179 th Mustard Oct 1844 Albany 23 rd p.m. M ch 4 th 1848
G. H. Yates
Solicitor
Albany
N.Y.

State of New York County of Schenectada ss.
On this 30 th — day of December 1848, personally appeared before Samuel W. Jones Esq. Judge of the County Court of the said County Sarah Van Eps , a resident of the town of Glenville in said County aged upwards of twenty three years, & she being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 29 th 1848.
That she is the widow of Garret Van Eps who served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution in manner herein after stated.
She further declares, that she was married to the said Garret Van Eps on the twenty-first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Ninety seven (21 st January 1797) by a Clergyman of the Presbyterian Church at Charlton aforesaid. Her maiden name was "Henry". Her husband the said Garret Van Eps died on the twentieth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-four. She was not married to him prior to his leaving the service of the United States in the revolution, but her marriage took place previous to the second — day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred; viz, at the time above stated.
She further declares & swears, that she is now a widow, and that she has never before made any application for

a pension - and further that her husband received a pension of $23 75 per annum up to the day of his death. Mr Subscribed & sworn as aforesaid in open Court the said Sarah Van Eps also testified that her said husband the said Garret was a pensioner of the United States under the act of 7 th June 1832. — S. W. Jones, County Judge of Schenectady County.
And the said Court after an examination of the matter hereby declare their opinion, that said Garret Van Eps was a pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832 at the rate of $23 75 per annum. That he died on the twentieth day of May one thousand eight hundred and forty-four. That he died leaving him surviving said Sarah his widow. That said Sarah was married to said Garret Van Eps on the twenty first (21 st ) day of January — one thou- -sand seven hundred & ninety-seven - and that she still remains his widow & is unmarried - All of which is hereby accordingly certified.
S. W. Jones, County Judge of Schenectady County
State of New York County of Schenectady } ss
I hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original pro- ceedings in the matter of the application of Sarah Van Eps widow of Garret Van Eps deceased for a pension before said Court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my official seal, this 30 th day of December 1848.
S. H. Marsh Clerk of said Court.

State of New York Schenectady County ss.
Catharine Burns of the town - of Rotterdam in said County aged sixty seven years upwards, being duly sworn said, that she moved to said town of Rotterdam from the town of Glenville in said County over a year ago - that she was born & brought up in said town of Glenville - That from her earliest recollection she was acquainted with the Sarah Van Eps within named - that she & this depo- nent lived neighbors together - That said Sarah was the daughter of John Henry who resided in said town of Glenville - That she this Deponent was present when said Sarah & said Garret Van Eps were joined in wedlock That the marriage took place in the town of Charlton now County of Saratoga in said State and that they were married by a Clergyman of the Presbyterian Church in said town of Charlton - That she this Deponent is unable to fix the date of the said marriage from any circum- -stances that now occur to her recollection - but she knows it was more than fifty - one years ago - that she was herself married about four years thereafter, when she was in the twentieth year of her age - That since said marriage of said Sarah and Garret she this Deponent has kept up her acquaintance with them - That they have lived together as husband & wife till the day of his death - & reared a family of children - The oldest of whom was named Jean Baptist - that said Garret Van Eps was a pensioner of the United States

that he died about five years ago & that since his death the said Sarah Van Eps has remained his widow & is still unmarried -
Subscribed & sworn this 30 th day of December 1848 before me: & I certify that said Deposition is a credible witness - and that she cannot write owing to stiffness in her right hand
Catharine her Burns mark
J. W. Jones, county judge of Schenectady county -

STATE OF NEW-YORK, County of Schenectady, } ss. CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, SILAS H. MARSH , Clerk of the County of Schenectady, Do hereby Certify, That Samuel W. Jones ————— Esq. before whom the foregoing Affidavit was subscribed and sworn, was, at the time of taking the same, a Judge of the County of Schenectady in and for said  the County, duly commissioned  elected and qualified as such; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe that the signature to said Affidavit and Certificate is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County, this — 30th — day of December 1848.
S. H. Marsh Clerk.

Sarah Van Eps widow of Garret Van Eps
Docy Evidence in relation to marriage -
G. H. YATES No 3) Solr
John J. Yates Esq. Attorney at Law

State of New York County of Schenectada ss:
The undersigned being duly sworn saith - that he is the Pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church of the City of Schenectada, and as such has the custody of the Records thereof; that the following entry appears on the Record of baptisms solemnized by the pastor of said Church (& of the birth of Children of parents members of said Church), viz -
  Inders  Kindren & tyd van geboorte  Getuigen    Garret Van Eps  1797  John Baptiste Van Eps    Sarah Henry  Baptiste Van Eps  Jannetje Lansing     March 18 -   
That said entry appears word for word & figure for figure as above written, and in plain and legible figures and letters - That the purport of said entry is as follows to wit - Baptiste son of Garret Van Eps and his wife Sarah whose maiden name was "Henry" was born on the Eighteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety - Seven (18 th March 1797) & that John Baptiste Van Eps and Jannetje Lansing - were the sponsors at the baptism of said child Baptiste.  Jacob Van Vechten
I certify that on the first — day of January 1849, personally appeared before me the Subscriber the Rev d Dr. Van Vechten above named, & he made oath that the facts set forth in the foregoing deposition by him signed are true; and I further certify, that I am well acquainted with the said Deponent & know him to be the pastor of said church as above stated by him in his said dep n

position, & that as such he has the custody of the records of said Church. P. H. VEDDER, S.P.

STATE OF NEW-YORK, County of Schenectady, } ss. CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, SILAS H. MARSH , Clerk of the County of Schenectady, Do hereby Certify, That Benjamin V. Vedder Esq. before whom the foregoing Affidavit was subscribed and sworn, was, at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified as such; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said B. V. Vedder and verily believe that the signature to said Affidavit and Certificate is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County, this 16 th day of January 1849.
S. H. Marsh , Clerk.

10/6395
Garret van Eps Schenectady 6 o N.York
Stephen Daggitt age Schenectady N.York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 Gerrit Van Eps
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Aug 1780 4 Private Capt. Van Eps Maj. Sill, Lt. Col. Van Eps From Schenectady to Stony Point 68 3 living, 1 deceased   " 1781 3 Col. Munkle, Maj. Sill Fort Plank 69 as a Traditionary  
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 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) _____ 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 day 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 (1) 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 he 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 , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly 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] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Roy
WIDOW, &c.
File No.
2200
Sarah Van Eps.
Widow.
Jannet Van Eps.
Da. Rev. Wm.
Act:
July 29. 1848.
Index:—Vol.
M.
Page
294
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Gerrit Van Eps, N.Y. Schenectady Co, act; June 32 $ 23 33 per annum
To What time was he last paid & A. B. A. p a to 4 th Sept. 1841. P. B.
Pension Office July 30 1849

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
The State of Ohio }
County of Knox } ss.
On this 26 th day of April 1845
before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of
Knox (Ohio) personally appeared David Johnson
who, on his oath, declares that he is the same
person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain
Cairns in the Regiment commanded by Colonel
whose name is not remembered in the service of the United States; that
his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Indiana
from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (Dis-
trict, or territory,) of Ohio Knox County aforesaid where he intends
to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The fol-
lowing are his reasons for removing from the State of Indiana to the State of Ohio was that in the State of Indiana he had become through misfortune, blind, deceived and nearly destitute of property and having an older son living in Knox County Ohio upon whose care & kindness he felt it necessary to rely for future sustenance He therefore moved to Ohio to find a home in his present extreme old age
Sworn and subscribed to before me, } the day and year aforesaid. }
David X Johnson mark
E. H. Cottow J.P.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath, is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
In every case where the Clerk of the Court or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with 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 which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small 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.

The State of Ohio } Before me the subscriber a Justice of the Knox County } Peace in & for said County personally came Levi H. Johnson who makes oath & says that David Johnson who signed & sworn to within affidavit is the identical person therein named Sworn to & subscribed before me } Levi Johnson This 26 th day of April 1845 } E. Mottou J.P.
I hereby certify that the above named Levi H. Johnson is a man of respectability and of integrity and that the foregoing affidavit was made by him this 26 th day of April A.D. 1845 E. M. Mottou J.P.
The State of Ohio, Knox County } I, Isaac Headley, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County do hereby certify that E. M. Mottou Esq. before whom the several foregoing affidavits were made was, then and now is, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that the several foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Mount Vernon this 26 th day of April A.D. 1845 Isaac Headley, Clerk H. C. Pleas.

Sarah Van Eps widow of Ganeb Van Eps
• Application for pension under act of 21 st Jany 1848.
Statement of Claim
G. H. W. D. Solicitor

Sarah Van Eps Widow of Garret Van Eps -
app t for pension under the act of Congress passed July 29 th 1848.
Garret Van Eps was a pensioner of the U. S. under act of 7 th June 1832 at the rate of $23 33 / 100 per annum. He died 20 th May 1844.
was married 21 st Jany 1797 -
Document N o 1. = Declaration of widow with Certificate of Court as to all material facts -
Doc t N o 2. Aff t of Catharine Burns who was present at marriage - Identity &c
Doc t N o 3. Documentary evidence of bap- tism of child "Baptiste" on the 18 th March 1797.
Giles F. Yates
Sols
Albany Feby 14 th 1849.