Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,843, Cornelius Vanderveer, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Vanderveer, Cornelius Aulche
P. 10,843
CONTENTS.

Declaration of Hulche Bandewen, Widow of Cornelius Bandewen, In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."
State of New Jersey Monmouth County } ss:
On this twenty fifth day of October A D 1838 personally appeared before the Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas held at Freehold in and for said county of Monmouth in open Court Hulche Bandewen a resident of the township of Middletown in said county and at the age of sixty two years on the fourth day of December last past who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the follow- ing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows:"
That she is the widow of Cornelius Bandewen who was a private in the Militia in the war of the Revolution That she has heard her husband say and verily believes that he entered the service of his country at the com- mencement of the Revolutionary war as a private sometime in the month of July 1776 when the British Fleet arrived off Sandy Hook in a Militia Company

of Monmouth County belonging to Colonel Holmes Regiment Commanded by Captain John Smock and Lieutenant Tobias Pollenes and that he served therein and in the Company Commanded by Captain Samuel Backus Lieutenant Peter Vanderhorst at least every other month in Monthly tours during the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 & 1780, That during said years in said Companies he most frequently took his father's Monthly tour whose name was Dominicus Vanderhorst as his substitute by means of which he was with a few Monthly tours only excepted only in the service of his country at least three years and six months. - That some time after the Battle of Germantown he entered the Company of said Captain Backus with his father, but the father had time the Deponent don't recollect having heard his husband say. That the Head Quarters of said Companies were at Middletown near the Bay Shore of Middletown where a Constant Guard was kept up by the Militia, that their duty was to guard the shores of said County from the foraging parties of the British and Tories who were frequently landing from New York Long and Staten Islands and plundering and robbing the inhabitants. That said Companies were kept continually man- ning and countermarching along the shores of said County and Coast. - That she has heard her husband say and believes that

he served a continued term of three years and six months during the years before mentioned commencing in July 1776 and ending about the beginning of 1781 or close of 1780 in his own alternate Monthly terms and as a substitute for his father whose duties were more required at home and who was not so well able to bear the fatigues as her husband, that her husband's father did not perform more than four Monthly terms himself during all that period, her husband serving as his substitute all the other alternate Monthly terms in his place. That she has heard her husband say he was out in Monthly terms in the years 1781 & 1782 and in alarms but is unable to say what lengths of time. She cannot state at the distance of time all the Field officers - though she thinks that David Forman was General and Asher Holmes Colonel. That her husband resided in the township of Middletown aforesaid when he entered the service until his death which was on the first  tenth day of January 1827. That he was drafted or called out under the Laws & Ordinances of New Jersey which required the Militia to serve every other Month in guarding the shores aforesaid and as a substitute for his father under said Monthly terms. He was engaged in the Battle of Germantown under Captain Mock, and also in the

Battle of Monmouth - His Marches were principally confined to the County of Monmouth in guarding the shores aforesaid except his March to Kenne- bec and once to Souland Mountain while the British were in New Brunswick under Captain Smock. That she has no documentary evidence of his claim.
She further declares that she was married to the said Cornelius Vanderveer on or about the sixth day of January 1791 by the Reverend Benjamin D. Bois of Part of the Dutch Church at Freehold Mary Vanderveer the sister of my husband being Bridesmaid and one Isaac Harris Groomsman who if living resides in the Lake County in the State of New York where he removed many years ago. That her husband the aforesaid Cornelius Vanderveer died on the first day of January 1827. That she was still married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four namely at the time above stated - That she believes there is documentary evidence of her marriage in the Book of Registry of Marriages in said Dutch Church.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written { Unlike the Divorce in open Court before me }
H. C. Shrockmorton

3 State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss. William Anderson of said County being duly sworn says that he is eighty one years of age and is a soldier of the Revolution and a pensioner residing in said County of Monmouth, that he the Deponent was well acquainted with Cornelius Banderwa now deceased the former husband of the above named Andie Banderwa being brought up within a quarter of a mile of where he resided, that he knows the said Cornelius Banderwa was in the service of his County as a private Militia man in the Company of Captain John Smock in which Tobias Pothermus was Lieutenant and in the Company of Captain Samuel Barbark of which Peter Banderwa was Lieutenant under Col. Asher Holmes from the month of July in 1776 until the beginning of the year 1781. That the said Cornelius Banderwa was out in the service during all said period of time serving every alternate month his monthly tour and the intervening monthly tours as the substitute of his father one Dominicus Banderwa That this Deponent was out in the service as a Militia man from the commencement of the war until the close under Captains Burrour, Smock Barbark, Walton & others and that his

Service was confined to the County of Monmouth in guarding the coasts and shores from the British and Tories except his Marches to Germantown and to Soulard Mountain while the British were in New Brunswick that while in the Service during all the period of time from July 1776 until the beginning of the year 1781, he was often saw the said Cornelius Vanderveer in the Service a great part of the time daily as they were often in the same Company almost every week and months during said period, that the said Cornelius Vanderveer served his alternate monthly tours during said time and then in the alternate months as a substitute for his father Dominicus Vanderveer served all his tours except three or four. That this Deponent cannot be mistaken in the Service of said Cornelius Vanderveer as he the Deponent was out in the Service all the time himself in the five months Service under Captain Burrows in serving his own alternate monthly tours and as a substitute for his Master to whom he had been bound one Richard Seydams in his alternate monthly tours and he well recollects the said Cornelius Vanderveer was constantly in Service in the same way in monthly tours of his own and as the substitute of his father, the Deponent having

often observed to the said Cornelius bander- -eer when in the service, that they two from their situations had served as much or more than any other individuals out in the service -
This Deponent will recollect that the said Cornelius bander- -eer was at the Battle of Germantown under Captain Smock and also at the Squirrel Mountain at the time before spoken of - That said Cornelius bander- -eer was always considered a good soldier ever prompt and ready to do his duty, that he died sometime in the early part of the year 1827 in the township of Middletown being near the age of the Deponent they having been when Boys play fellows together considered near the same age -
That the Deponent has known the said Cornelius bander- -eer for about thirty years as the wife of the said Cornelius bander- -eer in his life time and that since his death she has ever since and now continues his widow unmar- -ried - That the Headquarters of the companies of the said Captain Smock and Barkhake where at Middletown and other points and places in said County of Monmouths during the period aforesaid, and their duties relate to guard the Coasts and shores of said County from the British and Tories, Richard Holms was Colonel and David Forman General - That the services of said Cornelius bander-

Where his own alternate monthly tours as a private drafted Militia Man and as a substitute for his father in his alternate monthly tours under the Laws and ordinances of New Jersey.
That the Deponent receives hereunder a pension under the act of March 7th 1832 and knows well the said Commissions deemed would if having been entitled to the same for the like services performed by the Deponent.
Sworn & subscribed in { his open court this 25th } William X Anderson October 1838 before me } Mark Thos. C. Root Morton
State of New Jersey Monmouth County } ss. Mary Vanderveer of said County and State being duly sworn deposits and says that she was seventy nine years of age last September that she is the Mandate Sister of Cornelius Vanderveer deceased formerly the husband of the above named Anche Vanderveer, That her brother the said Cornelius Vanderveer entered the service as a private Militia Man in the month of July 1776 while the British Fleet was lying off Sandy Hook and that he performed his alternate monthly tours from that time until the beginning of the year 1781, and also served the intermediate alternate

monthly tours as the substitute of her Father Dominicus Vandervort with the exception only three or four monthly tours which were served by the said Dominicus Vandervort That the said tours were per- formed under captains John Smulders Barbary with the lieutenants of said companies Pothemus and Vandervort whose names she has often heard her brother and father mention. That she knows said tours were performed by her brother from the fact, that she always lived at home at her father's house, and that as her brother the said Cornelius and her father the said Dominicus were drafted in the Militia as priests to serve every alternate month during said period of time, her brother served his alternate months from July 1776 until the early part of 1781, and also from the necessity of her father's being at home to attend to the concerns of the family and not being of very robust health her brother with the exception of three or four monthly tours served the monthly tours of her father, the effect of which was her the said Cornelius was out all the periods of time aforesaid except the three or four months before named. That the said Cornelius was every few weeks at home to get his clothes washed and mended for and how or so and then had again to join his company - That she has often heard him say

his services were under the before named Captains and Lieutenants, Asahel Holmes Colonel and David Forman General, That she well recollects his being absent from the County at the time of the Battle of Germantown and of his marching to Soulard Mountain in this State -
That this Deponent was present at the Marriage of her brother with the before named Aulche Vanderveen she then Deponent being Bridesmaid and one Grace Harris Groomsmaid, they were married by the Reverend Benjamin Dutrois of the Dutch Church at Fresh at his House on or about the sixth day of January 1791; and that her said brother died on the first day of January 1827 at his House in Middletown where this Deponent then resided, she being present at his death and burial and that the said Aulche Vanderveen has never since married and since then and yet remains his widow -
That she has a distinct recollection of his return home after the Battle of Germantown barefooted and his soles & heels he could walk with difficulty -
Sworn to subscribed in open her Court this 25th Oct 1838 } Mary Vanderveen before me - } marks
H. C. Brockmole
And the said Court Do hereby certify that the foregoing names Aulche Vanderveen William Anderson and Mary Vanderveen are credible persons and their respective statements are entitled to credit - Dated Oct 25th 1838 -

State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss. I Daniel H Ellis Clerk of the Superior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court on the application of Adelia Vanderveen widow of Cornelius Vanderveen for a pension, and I do hereby further certify that Thomas C. Rockmorton Esquire before whom the foregoing declaration of the said Adelia Vanderveen and affi- davits of William Anderson and Mary Vanderveen respectively were sworn who has certified to their credibility that in open Court was at the time thereof and now is one of the judges of said Court duly commissioned and sworn and that the signature of the said Thos C Rockmorton to the parts of said declaration and affidavits and certificate respectively is the proper hand writing of the said Thomas C Rockmorton Judge as aforesaid, and as such is entitled to full faith and credit; and I do also further certify that the name signed John Hall to the seal of the affidavit of the James Otterson hereto annexed and accompanying these proceedings is the proper hand writing and signature of said John Hall and that the said John Hall was at the date of said affidavit and now is one of the judges

of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Monmouth in said State duly Commissioned and sworn and as such that his signature is entitled to full faith and credit.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Freehold this twenty seventh day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
J. V. Ellis Atty
3096 V Ansel Vanderzee Oct. 1838

State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss:
I James Otterson, Pastor of the first Reformed Dutch church of Freehold, do hereby certify that I have in my possession the records of said church during the time in which the Rev d Benjamin Dubois was pastor & that among the record of marriages in the hand writing, as I have reason to believe, of the said Rev d B. Dubois, I find inserted the marriage of Cornelius van der beer & Aulche van der beer on the sixth day of January Anno Domini One thousand, seven hundred and ninety one; & which record is in the form of words following viz "Cornelius van der beer and Aulche van der beer, were married January 6 th 1791."
Freehold Oct r 26 th 1838
J. Otterson
State of New Jersey, Monmouth Co. ss.
Sworn to & subscribed before me by one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas by the said James Otterson who is a credible person & whose statement is entitled to credit this twenty sixth day of October 1838. John Hull

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Cornelius Vanderveer a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1776 Served at Various times during the Rev. Pvt John Brooks Samuel Barker Asahel Holmes N.J.          
Battles engaged in, Germantown Monmouth
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Middletown Twp. Monmouth Co. N.J.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 25, 1838.
Residence at date of application, Middletown Twp. Monmouth Co. N.J.
Age at date of application, Dec. 7, 1763-
Remarks: Sol. Conf. Dominicus Vanderveer Sol. d. Jan. 1, 1827. in Middletown Twp. N.J.  He was born Jan. 6, 1791. Anselm Vanderveer at Fairhold N.J.
The claim was not allowed on account of insufficient proof of 6 mos. service as req. by the Act of July 7, 1838 under which the widow applied for pension.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
Office note 6-2856
As all of these officers and a man named L.V. are reported in the N.J. Archives I did not say no proof of service but modified it to 6 mos service a requirement of Act. An

Vt. Jersey
Aulche Vanderveer
let. to D. B. Ryall 10 May 1839
" J. M. Lawrence Oct. 2. 44
to same — Dec 27 th 1844
10843
Act July 1838

1915 June 4. Heir to Miss aw Julia Fuller, Beatrice Nebr. (her letter forwarded to Army Navy Dis. relative to county land inquiry of Aaron Fuller War 1512 Di/5 p 6-160.55)
10.843
P. O. _____
Alche Vandover
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Sir
90 Gen H
Oct. 23. 44
The add l evidence in the case of Adche Vanderveer whose claim has not been urged since May 1839, has been examined & filed. These transcripts of records do not supply the specification of the service which is indispensably necessary to the adjustment of a pro rata pension and also required by the rules. A full pension was claimed for her husband's service under Capt John Smock & Capt Carhart of the Monmouth Co. Militia in his own duty & as a substitute. The militia were clapped into 8 divisions and served in rotation & one of the extracts shows that the attempt upon the part of the officers to exert the power given in the act, to call out 4 classes at a time had met with "but very little success". The papers for

which no evidence to justify any allowance nor is it asserted that the claimant is now alive
James N. Lawrence Esq. Inlay Town N. J.

James A Laurence Dec 27 th 18/44
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Pension Office December 27 th 1844
Sir,
The additional declaration of Sulche Vandever has been received and filed with her other papers. You are referred to my letter to you of the 2 nd Oct. last for the situation of this Claim, and the proof to be furnished before a formal decision can be made upon it.
James A Laurence Esq, Mileys town, New Jersey

D B Ryall
10 May 1839
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War Department Pension Office
10. May 1839
Sir The papers of Mrs Aulche Van der Veer, widow of Cornelius Van der Veer, have been examined and filed - It is alleged that the claimants husband served in monthly tours for himself and as a substitute for his father from the commencement of 1776 to the close of the year 1780 first under Capt John Smock afterwards under Capt Samuel Carhart; In the first place there is no evidence in the Department military  for that a Capt of the name of John Smock was in the service of the County of Monmouth at the period referred to - Capt Samuel Carhart as often  from the pay rolls of his The first term of Capt Samuel Carhart, of which there is any evidence in this office, commenced in 1778 His service for that year extended  last to 3 months and twenty seven days; In 1780 he appears to have had the command of a company of for State troops, 9 months more; No part of this claim can be allowed except upon full & satisfactory explanation
Daniel B. Ryall Esq, Archbold N.Y.

Recd up w/o 10th
N.Y. 7 July 1838.
2096
J. L. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Nov 12

St. John's Newfoundland Nov 2 1838.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dr Sir
Inclosed is the application of Antche Vandewen widow of Cornelius Vandewen due for a pension. You will oblige her & myself by giving it your early attention. - Please enclose the certificate to me if granted at this place -
Yours very Respectfully
Daniel D. Ryall
Nov 2 1838

Additional Evidence of Hulche Vanderweer widow of Cornelius Vanderweer of New Jersey
James. N. Lawrence Inlagstown Monmouth Co., New Jersey

December 12 th 1777
The Council of Safety met at Princeton.
Present
His Excellency the Governor.
Mr. Smith Mr. Manning
Mr. Speaker Mr. Mechem
Mr. Smeal.
Ordered that there be paid to Cornelius Vanderwerf for his services in attending the Council of Safety as a light-horseman the sum of £ 5. 15. 6
State of New Jersey
file in my Office.
I Charles G. Mr. Chesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true extract from the minutes of the Council of Safety as taken from and compared with the original now on
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at Trenton in said State this eleventh day of May A. D. One thousand eight hundred and forty four.
Charles G. Mr. Chesney Secy of State

Receipts for Cash paid  One years' interest on Notes given by the Commissioners of the several Counties for Militia Services.
   No. of Voucher. No. of Certif. Date. SIGNED BY. PAYABLE TO. Amount. 1 y's int.     Indent 738 May 1. 1784 Thos Henderson Cornelius Vanderveer 5.0.0.  
STATE OF NEW JERSEY:
I, CHARLES G. McCHESNEY, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true abstract from a Book, headed as above, as taken from, and compared with the original, now remaining in my office.—And I do further certify, that Thos Henderson was, by an Act, passed by the Legislature of this State, December 20, 1783, entitled "An Act to procure an estimate of the sums due to the Militia and Troops who have been raised for the defence of the frontiers of the State, and to provide for the settlement of the same," appointed a Commissioner for the County of Monmouth for the purpose of settling and adjusting the pay rolls of the Militia and Troops of this State, as aforesaid, and also for signing and delivering out to each and every person a note for the payment of what may be justly due.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said State, this Eleventh day of May A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty- four .
Charles G. McChesney Secretary of State.

To the Hon ble the Governor, Council and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey now sitting at Had- donfield.
The petition of the Militia Officers of Monmouth County humbly sheweth that your petitioners, have since the publication of the Militia law, attempted at two different times to call out one half of their respective Companies and Regiments with but very little success. From the peculiar situation of this County, viz: a Sea Coast of at least one hundred miles, that is daily and nightly infested with the Tory Refugees and British Volunteers - &c. &c.
Monmouth County March 14 th 1777
Daniel Hendrickson Col. Asher Holmes Major Moses Shepard Lieut John Smock - Capt.
The name of John Smock as Captain is borne on two other petitions from Monmouth County, bearing dates Feb y . 21 st 1777 and February 25. 1778. Now on file in this Office.
State of New Jersey
I Charles G m Chesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the above is a true extract from a paper headed as above, as taken from & compared with the original now on file in

my Office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office at Trenton in said State this fifth day of June A.D. One thousand eight hundred and forty four.
Charles. G. M c Chesney
Secy of State

Declaration of Sulcho VanHorn
James Laurence Inlaytown N. Jersey

State of New Jersey Monmouth County } ss
on this thirtieth day of Feb- ruary A.D. 1844, Before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Personally appeared Adche Vandermeer of the Township of Shrewsbury in the County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey. In the seventy ninth year of her age a Person of truth and veracity, who being duly sworn according to Law on her oath deposeth and testith that she is the widow of Cornelius Vandermeer deceased for whom services she made appl- ication a number of years ago. That appli- cant is unable to produce any more evidence than what has been transmitted already to the Commissioner of Pensions. She further declares that she cannot state each separate hour of her husbands in the Revolution nor the dates when they were performed. The testimony at- tached to her declaration was obtained while Plenty of living testimony was to be obtained most all of whom are now dead to persons who performed service in Monmouth County but know that deponents husband was a faithful soldier and performed service during the whole war of the Revolution. She will be glad to recei- ve such amount of Pension as the Departmen- t will allow being unable to procure any additional evidence.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid
Adche Vandermeer
Before me John Statusin J.P.

State of New Jersey, Monmouth County
ss: C. Samuel Mairs, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, do hereby certify that John Watson Esq: before whom the foregoing deposition was taken, was at the time of taking the same, and now is, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, duly com- missioned; sworn and enrolled in my office; and that to all acts authenticated by him in his official capacity as said Justice, full faith and credit are due and of right ought to be awarded; and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice and that his signature above affixed is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Freehold, this 31 st day of October, A.D. 1844.
C. Mairs, Clerk.