Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt-1689-100, James Van Orman, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Van Orman, James
B.L. N o 1689-100
Van Norman
CONTENTS
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DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received land from the United States.
By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for, and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.
N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States.
The following declaration (and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the proper authorities:
State of New York County of Ontario - }
I, Elizabeth Ayers _____ heir at law of James Van Orman _____ do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that James Van Orman did enlist in 1776, for the term of during the war, and served in the regiment No. 1. 2 or 3 - under the command of Colonel Barber _____ of the New Jersey _____ line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war _____
I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to James Van Orman _____ on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore,
Know all men by these presents, that I, Elizabeth Ayers _____ aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Isaac Price _____ to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest, Subscribed to and sworn to before me this 2 day of November, 1830. Henry Chapman J.P. & Commissioners &c
Elizabeth Ayers her mark
Personally appeared the above named Elizabeth Ayers _____ subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Attest,
Henry Chapman Justice of the Peace.
In testimony that the abovewritten Henry Chapman _____ was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c., in the State of New York _____ at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Catskill _____ this Second day of November 18 30
Ralph Lester Clerk, &c.

State of New York } County of Seneca }
I Jane Thorp of the Town of Perry in the county
aforesaid of lawful age being duly sworn do depose and say, that James Van Norman, (my first husband) according to the best of my knowledge and belief enlisted into the service of the United States, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, into the first Regiment of the New Jersey Troops and served from that time until he was discharged after the close of the Revolutionary war. That the whole time he served was six years or more. That he served a part of the time in a company commanded by Captain Firman and a Regiment commanded by Colonel Barber and that Barber was Colonel at the same time Firman was Captain
Subscribed and sworn this 29 th day of October A.D. 1830 before me
Jane her Thorp mark
Nichol M. Ward
Justice of the Peace & Commissioner of Deeds.

State of New York Seneca County ss
I David C. Miller Clerk of said county do certify that Phoebe M. Ward was at the time of taking the within affidavit, a Commissioner in and for said county, duly authorized by law to take the same.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 30 October A. D. 1830
D. C. Miller Clerk

Country Office Dec. 9 th 1820.
FREE
John W. Eaton Secretary of War City Washington

Sir
your Letter of the 12 Inst. has Duely Come to hand Inclosing a Land warrant N o . 1639 for one hundred Acres of Land to Elizabeth Ayers the Daughter and Only heir at Law of James Vanorman A Soldier of the revolutionary War of the Jersey Line together with a Copy of the act of Congress for Instructions to proceed He
I remain Respectfully yours Farmington November
th 24, 1830
Isaac Price
M c John H Eaton Secretary of War City Washington Isaac Price
NB Said Land Warrant is Recd by me Isaac Price

James Vanorman N o 1689

State of New York
Ontario County
Surrogate Office } S.S. -
I hereby certify that satisfactory Evidence has this day been adduced to me to prove that Elizabeth Ayers, wife of Jediah Ayers of Canandaigua in said County is the only child and heir at law in fee to James Van Norman late a soldier in the 2 d or 3 d Regiment of the New Jersey Line in the Revolutionary War.
Given under my hand and Seal of office at Canandaigua this 2 d day of July A.D. 1830.
Jared Willson Surrogate of Ontario County