Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18196, Martin Van Slyke, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New York.
Van Slyke, Martin Anna
Ph 18/196
CONTENTS

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Entered as Roll of Pleadings... Reverend... 1848, Page 23...

Declaration
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 York
County of Niagara } On this 31 day of August 1844 personally appeared before the Subscriber a judge of the Court in and for said County Anna Van Slyke a resident of Lockport in the said County aged Eighty nine years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"
"N.Y. Jan 27. 1844 to end of War"  see also N.Y. Jan 27. 1844
That she is the widow of Martin Van Slyke who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and served According to her present recollection & belief Six or Seven years, that he enlisted for during the war, he enlisted in 1776 or 1777 under Capt. Frank, Col Grose Van Schiack in the regular army, that he resided during the Revolution near Little Falls in what is now the town of Mannheim near the Mohawk River, New York, that she has often heard her said husband speak of having served through the war, and manning his officers as above named, She further declares that she was married to the said Martin Van Slyke on the 25 th April 1784. Seventeen hundred and eighty four, that her husband the aforesaid Martin Van Slyke died on the 30 th November 1813 eighteen hundred and thirteen; that she was not 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, viz at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed, on the } her day and year above written, before }  Elias Ransom  Anna X Van Slyke   Mark  First Judge of Niagara County Court, _____
I certify that the above named Anna Van Slyke is a respectable person, that I consider her to be of the age represented by her, she cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court, and that the intimation of the words "according to her present recollection & belief" were made before Elias Ransom  First Judge of Niagara County Court
State of New York } County of Niagara } Personally appeared before the Subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County Margaret Osterander of Cambridge in said County aged forty five years and upwards after being duly sworn according to law deposes and saith that widow Anna Van Slyke who is applying for a pension, as the widow of Martin Van Slyke is the deponent's mother and that the said Martin Van Slyke late a soldier in the war of the Revolution was the deponent's father, that this deponent is the eighth child of her said father & mother all of the same father & mother, that there is but one surviving child besides herself, and that is her brother James supposed

to be in Canada aged fifty seven years and upwards, that this deponent knows of no family record of her said father & mother's family, that she has always from a child understood & believed, that her said father had been a soldier in the war of the Revolution, & that her said father the the said Martin Van Slyke died November 30 th 1813 Eighteen hundred and thirteen, leaving as his widow the said Anna Van Slyke who still remains his widow
Sworn to & subscribed before me } this 31 st day of August 1844 }
Margaret X Ostrander mark
11565
Lewis Daggett Justice of the Peace
I certify that Margaret Ostrander who executed the foregoing deposition is a respectable person
Lewis Daggett Justice of the Peace
State of New York } County of Niagara } Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County George Van Slyke of Leavistown,  Leavistown, in said County aged 86 years after being duly sworn according to law deponeth and saith that he has for sixty years been personally acquainted with widow Anna Van Slyke who is making application for a pension as the widow of Martin Van Slyke, that he has been from a boy personally acquainted with her late husband the said Martin Van Slyke, and that he was this deponent's brother that the present applicant the said Anna Van Slyke is the identical person and widow of the said Martin Van Slyke, that she is the identical person who was the wife of the said Martin Van Slyke within named one or two years after the close of the war of the Revolution & as early as 1784 or 1785 as this deponent can well recollect, that the said Martin Van Slyke to the personal knowledge of this deponent, as this deponent was present & saw it, enlisted in 1776 or 1777 under Capt. Frank & in Col. Simon Van Schieck's Regiment for during the war, & that he entered the service & continued in the service to the close of the war of the Revolution belonging to the "main men" the regular army, the said Martin Van Slyke the late husband of the said widow Anna Van Slyke was the identical person & soldier who did the service in the war of the Revolution under that name as above set forth & that he died in eighteen hundred thirteen leaving as his widow the said Anna Van Slyke who still remains his widow,
Sworn and subscribed before me } this 31 st day of August 1844 }
his George X Van Slyke mark
Lewis Daggett Justice of the Peace
I certify that George Van Slyke above named is a respectable person
Lewis Daggett Justice of the Peace

State of New York } County of Niagara } Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County Heneri Pickard of Pendleton in said County aged _____ years after being duly sworn according to law depo- seth and saith that he has for fifty or sixty years been personally acquainted with widow Anna Van Slyke, who is applying for a pension as the widow of Martin Van Slyke as well as with her late husband the said Martin Van Slyke This deponent deponeth & saith that she is the identical person who was the wife of the said Martin Van Slyke at the first acquaintance of this deponent & that she is at this time his widow, that this deponent at his first ac- quaintance soon after the close of the war of the revolution and as early as 1780 Seventeen hundred & ninety learned from the said Martin Van Slyke that he had served in & through the war of the revolution, that he had be- longed to the standing army & had served four to seven years, that this depon- ent at that time fully believed that the said Martin Van Slyke had served in the war of the Revolution as above stated that he yet believes the same, that the said Martin Van Slyke died in 1813 eighteen hundred thirteen, during the late war leaving as his widow the said applicant for a pension Anna Van Slyke who still remains a widow that the said parties had as the legal fruit of their marriage several children which were well known to this deponent and having known them when they were chil- dren can well recollect that as early as 1790 seventeen hundred ninety the eldest of the children were from two to six years of age
Sworn & subscribed before me } this _____ day of _____ 1844 }
I Certify that Heneri Pickard who executed the foregoing deposition is a respectable person,
State of New York } County of Niagara } Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County John Van Slyke of Pendleton in said County aged 56 years after being duly sworn according to law depo- seth & saith that he has for fifty to sixty years been personally acquainted with the present widow Anna Van Slyke who is applying for a pension as the widow of Martin Van Slyke, that this deponent deponeth and saith that she is the identical person who was the wife of the said Martin Van Slyke at the earliest acquaintance of this deponent and as early as soon after the close of the war of the Revolution & before the year 1790 Seventeen hundred ninety, that this deponent at his first acquaintance can well recollect of hearing from the said Martin Van Slyke that he that he had been a regular soldier in the army in the war of the

Revolution, of the fact then or at this time this deponent had nor has no doubt that he served several years, this deponent was personally acquainted with the children of the said parties and can well recollect that in 1790 seventeen hundred & ninety they had several children, the eldest four to six years of age, that it was as early as 1790 seventeen hundred & ninety generally understood & believed that the said Martin Van Slyke had served in the war of the revolution, that he died in 1813 eighteen hundred & thirteen leaving as his widow the said applicant Anna Van Slyke who still remains a widow of the said parties having been married as early as the year 1784 seventeen hundred and eighty four, this deponent fully believes as the ages of the children of the said parties fully prove
Sworn & subscribed before me this 31 st day of August 1844
J. Johnson G. Lipe
Lewis Daggett Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above named John Van Slyke is a reputable person
Lewis Daggett Justice of the Peace
County of Niagara
Clerk's Office
I James C. Lewis Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Elias Ransom Esq. then & there Judge of said County of Niagara and that Lewis Daggett was a Justice of the Peace of said County at the time the foregoing Declarations were sworn and made before him respectively and that they were respectively sworn and qualified as such Justice and Judge and duly authorized to act as such and that the signatures of said Judge and Justice are genuine as above written
On this testimony, whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal at Lockport in said County this Second day of September A.D. 1844
J. C. Lewis Clerk of Niagara County

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Abad Joy Ovid Seneca Co Single - New York

State of New York County of Herkimer ss I, George Petrie A Justice of the Peace in and for said county, do hereby certify that I have examined the old records of Marriages, which I verily believe were made and entered by the late Rev. Abraham Rosecrants and which are now in the possession of his grace son Abraham & Rosecrants, that the said records of marriages show great antiquity, & that I verily believe them to have been made at the time of the dates they bear, and that they contain the true dates of the marriages therein contained, & that they are genuine; That I find the following entry made as I then reason to believe, and do believe by the Rev. Abraham Rosecrants as follows "1784 April 25th Martin Van Slyke and Anna Bicknell" that this is the whole of the said record as to the marriage of those persons
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 15th day of April 1845 George Petrie, Justice of the Peace.
State of New York County of Herkimer ss I, Edwin A. Munson Clerk of the County of Herkimer, do hereby certify that George Petrie Esq. whose name is subscribed to the above instrument of writing, was at the date of the same an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, Commis- sioned and sworn, and duly authorized to act as such, and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice, and verily believe his signature thereto to be genuine - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County at Herkimer this 17th day of April 1845
E. A. Munson Clerk

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. : 18196
Anna Van Slyke
widow of
Martin Van Slyke
Dr. New York
Act : Feb 29 48
Index :—Vol. M , Page 296
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Dear Family N.Y. I believe it is by the grace of God
Act July 7 th 98

N o . 11.565
Anna Van Slyke New York
(Wid m of Martin.) let. of 7 th July 1838. — M o '84. — died 1883; son rev.
Admitted. 2 years private $80. 00
Commencing March 4. 1836.
also 3 Mar. 43 7922 & June 1, '44 688
Adad Joy Esq. Wid New York

7017 albany New York
Anna Van Slyke, widow of Martin Van Slyke, who was a Private in the Rev. war.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of June '43 and sent to Abad Jay. Ovid NY
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
June 17 - 1843 Recorded in Book a Vol. 2 Page 89
2 Certs.
1 act 1838
1 " 1843 & 44.
Rep.

9423
New York
rept
Anna Van Slyke, widow of Martin Van Slyke who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 30 Novem 1813. of Niagara in the State of NY who was a priv in the Company commanded by Captain the commanded by of the line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of June 45 and sent to Arad Joy, Auditor Total amount, $ 1000
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Book Vol. Swan Clerk, Page 185

Maria Van Slyke, Wid. File 15812, was allowed pension on the same service as this widow, as the soldier never applied, it is not possible to determine whether either of them was the widow of the actual soldier
aw. June 23, 1914

Jan 5 68
NY.
Dear J. L. Edwards Chair of Planning Washington D. C.
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Ovid Feb 27 th 1845
Dear Sir
Pardon me for troubling you, may I be allowed respectfully to say in answer to yours of the 21. in the case of Anna Van Slyke, that I mailed to you yesterday the Judges certificate of the genuineness of the old record held by Abm G. Rosecrants, in the case of Lud & Bellinga it being precisely a parallel case with this, the certificate of marriage having been taken (as I suppose) from the same book - I ask whether that certificate will not remove the objection in both cases, as well Mrs Van Slyke, as the one for which it was especially made - if it removes the objection in your letter, you will doubtless issue the Pension certificate
Respectfully Your Most Ob st Serv t Abad Joy
Hon J L Edwards Comm r of Pensions Washington D. C.

NO CO
NY
7017
Hon. E. Blackner
H of R
Free
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Chair of Finance
Washington D.C.

Ovid N.Y. Augt 28. '48
Sir
I enclose application for a pension certificate
Respectfully Yours Behold Abad Joy
Hon J L Edwards Comm te of Pensions

April 24, 1845.
Adal the cap
Anna Van Dyke
Per
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FREE
J. L. Edwards Camp of Pioneers Washington D.C.

Over April 21, 45
Orhi
I enclose cert of marriage of Anna Van Horne, I presume it will be all that you will ask, as she is supported by charity parish in for asking her certificate to be issued (if due there) without any delay
Hon J L Edwards
Court of Surrogate Washington
D.C.
Respectfully Yours Most Obt Servt Abad Loyo
Rev. J. L. Edwards Court of Surrogate Washington D.C.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled, "An act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."
STATE OF NEW YORK,
County of
Niagara
} ss.
On this 18 th day of August - 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county Anna Van Slyke a resident of Cambria in the county of Niagara aged Ninety three years, who being first 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 on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Marlin Van Slyke who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and died in 1803 - that she was married to him in 1784. that she has drawn a pension at the rate of eighty dollars per annum under the law of 17 th June 1844 -
She further declares that she is a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before
Spencer S. Sage Justice of the Peace In presence of A. J. Burnet
her Anna L. Van Slyke mark
I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit.
Spencer S. Sage Justice of the Peace

aa 7017
Niagara County Clerk's Office
I certify that Sparon S Gay who name is subscribed to the within affi- avit was a Justice of the Peace at the time of taking such affidavit in & for the County of Niagara duly qualified according to Law & that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & truly believe the signature to said certificate is his genuine official signa- ture
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal this 23 day of August 1848
John T. Austin Clerk Niagara County
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DECLARATION

11365 Dec. 14. 1844
Anna Van Slyke
New York,
July 7. 1838,
Adm J. S. Edsick
Com of Pensions Washington D.C.

Orad Dec 9 th 1844
Hon J. L. Edwards
Comt. of Pensions
Dear Sir
I beg leave to enclose to you, application & proof in the case of Anna Van Slyke — as the widow claims that her husband served in the line, & as you have the rolls of the new York line, I do not fear in  the certificate of service — I believe a pension in this case to be justly due, and well established by proof — I disclaim any intention, any desire, any wish, to obtain a pension in this, or any other case, where it is not justly & honestly due
Respectfully Your Ob d
Levi Stratad Joy

State of New York
Herkimer County
Abraham G. Rosecrants of the town of Little Falls in said County being duly sworn according to law saith that he is aged forty years and has always resided in said town and that he is the only son of George Rosecrants Esq. late of said town & County deceased and is grand son of the Reverend Abraham Rosecrants, minister of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of that vicinity before, during & after the Revolutionary war & until his death according to the current testimony of disponent parents and the inhabitants of this section of the County - that disponent father died in December 1838. and shortly before his death he gave to disponent to keep a book of records of marriage & baptisms made as he said by disponent said grandfather as such minister, which he this disponent father then & often before told disponent had been entrusted to him by his said father and which book of records disponent remembers from his earliest recollection to have seen in his father's house and always spoken of as the records of marriage & baptisms of disponent's grandfather & believed to be so and the only book of his records saved from destruction in said war.
That in said book of records is entered in the same hand writing of the other parts of the same book of records of marriage in the words & figures following. "1784, April 25 th Martinus Von Slyke und Anna Bickert"
That this is the whole of the said record as to the marriage of these persons - that next after this entry is "12 May" "David Ph. Schuyler u. Margretha Peter Kessler, Wittibbe" then next "29 May John Reis u. Catharine Millegals" next before said entry is "April 11 th George Von Slyke u. Margretha Bickert" and then next before is "30 March Michael Schuyler u. Maria Kessler" both of which are in regular order all in the same hand writing and which this disponent always understood was informed and as disponent believes true is the proper handwriting of disponent's said grandfather - other entries of other marriage precede & succeed the above in fair regular order, and the whole of said book of records bears intrinsic evidence of the truth of what is therein written. Disponent saith that his said father was in his life time for many years a justice of the peace and judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Herkimer and a member of the house of the Assembly and of the Senate of the legislature of the State of New York at different periods. Further saith not - Abraham G. Rosecrants

State of New York
Herkimer County ss. I being one of the justices of the peace in and for the county of Herkimer aforesaid, do certify that on this fifth - day of August 1844 personally came before me Abraham G. Rosecrants to me well known to be the person described in & who signed the within deposition & being by me duly sworn did depose & say that the facts stated in the said deposition are true of his own knowledge except those stated on information & belief and as to those facts he believes - he believes them to be true & that said Abraham is a man of truth & his statements are entitled to belief
Henry Thompson Justice of the peace
State of New York, } Herkimer County, ss. }
I, ERWIN A. MUNSON, Clerk of the County of Herkimer, do certify that Henry Thompson Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument in writing and endorsed thereon, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, dwelling in the said county, and duly authorized to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said certificate to be his genuine signature.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county.
Augst 5. 1844
E. A. Munson Clerk

11564 11565 Anna Van Slyke N.Y. Act July 7 th 38

State of New York } County of Wayne } ss. Personally appeared upon the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County, Adam Garlock of Palmyra in said County aged twenty one years, after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and saith, that at the close of the War of the Revo- lution in 1783 he became personally acquainted with Martin Van Slyke who had been a Soldier in the War of the Revolution, as this deponent then understood, and has ever since so understood, and that the said Martin Van Slyke had served several years as a Soldier in said War. That the said Martin Van Slyke is the identical person who this deponent understood served under that name in the War of the Revolution, that this deponent was and is equally well acquainted with Widow Anna Van Slyke, who is applying for a pension as the Widow of the said Martin Van Slyke. He deposes and saith that the present applicant for a pension, the said Anna Van Slyke is the identical person who was the Wife of the said Martin Van Slyke - Soon after the close of the War of the Revolution and as early as 1784, this deponent knew the parties as husband and Wife, that the said Martin Van Slyke died in 1813, as this deponent believes, that this deponent was at the house of the said Martin Van Slyke in 1815. He was then dead leaving as his widow the said Applicant Anna Van Slyke, who still remains a Widow as this deponent understands still.
Sworn & Subscribed before me } this 27 th day of November 1844 } Adam his Garlock Mark Fred Smith
Justice of the peace Wayne County } I do hereby certify that the said Adam Garlock is a person of truth & veracity entitled to credit. Fred Smith

State of New York
Ulster County Clerk's office P s I hereby certify, that on the 27 th day of November last past Frederick Smith Esquire was a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly qualified to act as such; And that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe his signature to the trust to the within affidavit to be genuine.
Witness my hand & seal of office December 11. 1844.
Daniel Chapman
Clerk of said County.
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