Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,458, John B Wickoff, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Wickoff John B. or Wyckoff
S. 6458
CONTENTS
carded

N o 5866 New Jersey
John B. Wyckoff
Somerset Co. in the State of N. Jersey who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Jon Eyck of the by in the New Jersey Militia time for 8 months
John B. Wyckoff June 13, 1834. Record corrected
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of Feby. 1833 and sent to Hon. J. Southard, H. R.
Arrears to 14th of Sept. 1832 39.99 Semi-ant. allowance ending 14. March 1833 13.33 $ 53.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book D. Vol. 4 Page 183

No 4576
New Jersey
14 Feby '33
17/14. —
Wm. J. Southard
Ho. Rep't
P 246
Admitted
Private
8 mo's
$26.66

BRIEF in the case of  Geo. B. Waiskoff of Bridge water  County of Somerset in the State of  New Jersey  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 73.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1776. only the first service of a month recalled. three 8 one Private Gen. Capt. Lee Buck. and most of the other Officers.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Guilford 
 6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? South Branch New Jersey. 
 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional 
 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Defective 
Period of service not given
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. H. Miller Examining Clerk.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of New Jersey Somerset County ss On this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas now sitting John B Wyckoff a resident in Somerset County and State of New Jersey aged Seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers who served as herein stated - In 1776 he entered the Militia at the South Bridge by volunteering & served one month under Cap Ten Eyck Common sense marched to Commensipad enterd He again volunteered & served one month at Pompton - Can't recollect his Captain's name - He again volunteered and served one month marched to Hightstown - He again volunteered & served one month - marched to Springfield - He again volunteered & served one month - marched to Elizabeth Town - He again volunteered and served one month - marched to New Brunswick in this State - He again volunteered & served one month - marched along the Raritan & Millstone rivers - He again volunteered & served one month - marched to Pennsylvania - was at the Germantown battle - was under the following officers Cap I Ten Eyck. Cap Van Arsdale Capt. Telson Cap Hall. & St. John Brinkam - He was born at Riegfield on the 2 nd day of August 1759. He has no other record of his age than that taken from his father's bible. He knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services - He has no documentary evidence of his said services He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.
Subscribed to the day & year aforesaid W. H. GASTON
John B Wyckoff

We John Van Liew a Clergyman residing in the Township of Readington in the County of Hunterdon And Richard Hoagland of the Township of Bridgewater in the County of Somerset hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with John B. Wykoff who has sworn & subscribed to the above declarations that we believe him to be seventy three years of age - That he is respected & beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion - Sworn & subscribed the _____ day of _____ A.D. 1832 John Van Liew Richd. Hoagland W. H. Gaston
Somerset ss Personally appeared in open court on this fifteenth day of August 1832 Christopher Vanroose who being sworn on his oath saith that he is acquainted with John B. Wykoff the above named complainant and that he knows him to be a soldier in the war of the revolution and that he believes him to have been a good soldier - Sworn & subscribed this day of _____ hereof appeared in open court } Christo: Vanroose W. H. Gaston
I hereby certify that the above named deponent is well known to me as a person of credibility Isaac Southard
One of the Representatives of New Jersey

No 4. 51b Application of John B. Wykoff of Bridgewater, Som- erset County New Jersey for a Pension
Forward Certificate to T. A. Hartwell Somerville New Jersey.

And the 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 John Van Liew who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Township of Readington County of Hunterdon and that Richard Hoagland who has also signed the same is a resident of the Township of Bridgewater County of Somerset and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Wm. H. Gaston
DeWitt Vanderpool
Wm. H. Rivers
David H. Durlacher
State of New Jersey } Somerset County } ss. I, John M. Maud Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of John B. Mychoff for a pension.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
J. M. Maud

W. W. ... John B. ... Payments to be made at Trenton by the Pub. Trenton Bdg. Com. of Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of New Jersey
John B. ...
$6458
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, in Book D. Vol. 1 page

March 14. 1833 Paid Sept. 5 th 1833 Paid March 12. 1834 Paid Sept 6. 1834 Paid
to H March 1833 to L Sept. 1833 to L March 1834 to L Sept 1834
No 586

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, John B. Mycheff of the State of New Jersey who was a Private in the army of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Twenty dollars and Sixty Six cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Nineteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
Isaac
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J L Edwards

Rea May
6458
INVALID.
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File No.
6458.
John B. Waykoff Brit Reb War
Act:
June 7 th 1832.
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[Arrangement of 1870.]
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