Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18199, Nicholas Van Slyk, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Van Slyk, Nicholas or Van Slyke
No. 18199
Abigail
CONTENTS

1169 Albany New York
Abigail Van Slyke widow of Nicholas Van Slyke
who died on the 28 May 1826 at Montgomery in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Lefgraft of the reg t commanded by Col. N.Y. in the line for 13 months and 23 days
July 17 1837
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 8 th April 1837 from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838. - A/c notified 28 Dec 1838.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany aging at the rate of 52 Dollars 57 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of July 1837 and sent to Mrs. Abigail Van Slyke
Bears to the 4th of March 1837 $15.42 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 26.28
$391.70
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the }
Recorded by John G. S... Clerk, Book 1 Vol. 1 Page 14

1.1222 V 2057 Widow Abigail Pensylvania papers
Vol 6. p 74. ff 0. 87 1780 1. 33 1779 75. 2. 89 1780 5. 11
Admitted Private minutes 15 & 23 days
Thomas Garrison Esq Present

Declaration
In Order to obtain the benifit of the third section of the Act of Congress Passed the 4 th of July 1836.
State of New York Montgomery County } ss. On this 1 st Day of June 1837. Personally appeared before me John Hand one of the Judges of the Montgomery County Courts, Abigail Vanslyke Vanslyke a Resident of the town of Glen, the County and State Aforesaid Aged 76 years, who first being Duly sworn according to Law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the Benifit of the provision of the Act of Congress passed July the 4 th 1836, that she is the widow of Nicholas Vanslyke or Nicholas A. Vanslyke, who was a private in the Revolutionary war, and served therein therein part of the time in Col. Frederick Fisher's Regiment, and Capt. Jacob Gardiner's Company, and also in the Boating service as he informed her in Capt. Simon DeGraff's Company that she has no personal knowledge of the service of her husband till the year 1779, only from Traditionary evidence as was related to her at different times during the war and since, that the said Nicholas Vanslyke served in Capt. Jacob Gardiner's Company in the year 1775. 1776. 1777. till the year 1778. when he enlisted in Capt. Simon DeGraff's company of Boatmen and served the whole term till the company was discharged; in the Militia in the year 1775. and 1776. she was informed he went out and did his Duty as the Officers ordered him in the year 1777. He was 3 Months at Tiendataroga, from the first of January 3 Months Under the Command of Col. Ebenezer Cox in Capt. Samuel Paton's Company, the same year About the last of June to the Unandilla Under the command of Genl. Herkimer, Two or three weeks the Months of July and August, Under the Command of Genl. Herkimer to the Battle of Oriskana About One Month, the time of his service the cannot particular ly specify. she further declar es that she was Married to the said Nicholas Vanslyke on the 25 th Day of April or before the first of May I am positive it was About that time

And it was in the year 1779, and A. Brother in law of his John Barlett went with them when they married who is now dead it was at Stone Arabia in the town of Palatine said county it was by a Dutch Minister of the Lutheran Church about 15 miles from where she lived whom she was little acquainted with her husband the said Nicholas Vanslyke Died on the 28 th Day of May in the year 1826. and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will appear more fully by Reference to the proof hereto annexed Abigail mark Vanslyke Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid before me
John H. and a Judge of the Montgomery County Courts
I further certify that the said Abigail - made her mark in subscribing said foregoing declaration for the reason that she never learned to write - and I am acquainted with said Abigail - & know her to be a creditable person and that the statements by her in said declaration are entitled to full credit. I have also examined the said declaration and find no material alterations therein excepting those made & noted - To wit the words "Vanslyke" on the 6 line - "obtain" on the 10 line - and the figure 28 on the forty second line were all partly written on obliterations before said declaration was sworn to - and the word "his" on 25 line "myne" on the 27 line obliterated - and the words "She entitled" several times & letter "I" obliterated - and the words "he" on 22 line "is" on 30 line "They" on 38 line - "said county" on 39 line were all entitled said alterations were all made before said declaration was sworn to - & also part of my first said declaration was wrote by me on obliterations and I find in this but for the alterations John H. and a Judge of the Montgomery County Courts

State of New York Montgomery County ss. — I. the undersigned a judge of the County Courts of the County aforesaid — do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter by examining the declaration & affidavits hereto annexed that Nicholas Vanslyke (otherwise called Nicholas A. Vanslyke) was a revolutionary soldier — and has lived as such, as stated in said declaration & affidavits — and that Abigail Vanslyke — the applicant — was the lawful wife of the said Nicholas — and that she was married to him, on or about the time stated in said declaration — and that he died on the day — as mentioned in said declaration and that she now is — and has remained his widow ever since his death — and I further certify that the said Abigail — — Vanslyke — cannot, and is unable to appear in any of the County Courts of record to make her declaration by reason of bodily infirmary — Given under my hand at Glen in said County this first day of June 1837 — John H. Ward a judge of the Montgomery County Courts

State of New York County of Schenectady ss.
William Corl of the town of Rotterdam in said County aged Seventy-six years and upwards, being duly sworn and examined, doth depose and say, that he this Deponent was a private in a Company of Battallion Commanded by James or Jacobus Peek during the year 1777 in the war of the revolution, & served during said year at Tarrytown, Albany, PEEKSKILL, Fish- kill & other places. — That during said year or 1778 this Deponent believes he this Deponent became acquainted with Capt- ain Dickenson, who was a Captain of a Company of Battallion in the Quarter Master General's Department — that said Capt: Dickenson, was in duty with his Company sometime in the summer of the year last named at a place called Tar- rytown or Continental Village about two miles from Peekskill — that he this Deponent is assured that the men enlisted in said Company, as was the case with all who enlist- ed in the several Companies, as in the Department of the Quarter Master General aforesaid, did so enlist, or were obliged to to enlist for a term of not less than one year, & that the members of said Companies, were employed during those portions of the year when the streams were not navigable by reason of the ice, in performing other duties, besides those of transporting military stores, such as cutting wood and timber to be used by

by the American army - so he this Deponent understood & believed the fact to be - and this Deponent further saith, that the Company to which he belonged & he believes other companies of Bat- talion (so called) drew for their own use arms & ammunition. This he this Deponent particularly remembers was the case in the year 1780, when he this Deponent & his Company were stationed at Saratoga & were serving under an enlistment under Capt. Joseph Pick in said Department of the Quarter Master General Note the figures of year 1778 interlined Subscribed & sworn to this 9 th May 1837, before me Stephen A. Daggett Esq.
William Corl I, Stephen A. Daggett before whom the the foregoing affi- davit of William Corl has been taken do certify, that I am well acquainted with said William Corl & believe him to be a man of veracity & credibility. Schenectady May 9 th 1837. Stephen A. Daggett, -
State of New York County of Schenectady } Clerk's Office - ss. I, Jonathan C. Burn- ham Clerk of said county, do hereby certify that Stephen A. Daggett before whom the foregoing affidavit of William Corl has been taken & by whom the certificate of Credibility attached thereto, has been signed, was at the time thereof his now a Commissioner duly authorized to administer oaths &c and that his signature to said affidavit & certif- icate is genuine. Given under my hand & seal of office, this 9 th day of May 1837. Jon. C. Burnham Clerk

State of New York } County of Montgomery } ss. Then William Forgasan
of the town of Danube Herkimer County State Aforesaid being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is now of the age of eighty two years and that in the war of the Revolution he was well acquainted with Nicholas Vanslyke or Nicholas a Vanslyke and saw him at Fishkills in Dutchess County in the Boating service and afterwards in the same year saw him at the Docks at Albany with Boats in the service of the United States under the command of Capt. Simon Degraff the year he cannot swear to but it was after the surrender of Burgoyne I am Positive of
Sworn to and subscribed this 5th day of May 1837 before me Myndert Stamin Com of Oudes &c -
William Forgasan
I Certify that I am personally acquainted with William Forgasan who has sworn to the foregoing Affidavit and know him to be a creditable person and that the statements by him made in said Affidavit are entitled to full Credit
Myndert Stamin } Com of Oudes &c

State of New York
County of Montgomery, S. C. } the Rev. Abraham Van Horne of the Mohawk Township, Montgomery County, and State aforesaid, being duly sworn, saith that he is now in the 72 nd year of his age, and that he has been the minister of the Gospel, in the Congregation of Canajoharie for more than forty years, and that he has been well acquainted with Nicholas Van Slyk and his wife Abigail Wood for all that time, that they were members of the Church of Canajoharie all this time, in full Communion, said Van Slyk has been an officer in said Church several years, they have always been reputed as man and Wife, and the subject has never been called in question, that I further state that the said Abigail Wood, is the Widow of Nicholas Van Slyk Deceased, that she is the Widow of said Nicholas Van Slyk at present, and has never been remarried since his Death, and now applies for a pension under the act or Law of the 4 th of July 1836. And further the Deponent saith not
Subscribed & sworn to this 10 th day of June 1837 Before me Myndert Starin } Com of Dues 85
Abraham Van Horne
I do certify that I am personally acquainted with Abraham Van Horne who has subscribed his name to the above affidavit and I know him to be a creditable person and that the statements by him made in the said Affidavit are entitled to full Credit, the word Church entered between twelfth & thirteenth line Before signed Myndert Starin } Com of Dues 85

State of New York { County of Montgomery }
ss. Adam Miller of Charlstown in the County Aforesaid being duly sworn says that he is now of the age of 84 years and was a soldier of the Revolution and also served in the Boating service called Battowman in the year 1778 in Capt Simon Degraff company was enlisted in the Beginning of March and was engaged in cutting and getting out Timber till the River was Navigable for Boats and continued in the service till the 31 Day of December then we were discharged and was Acquainted with Nicholas Vanslyke or Nicholas a Vanslyke who served the whole term in said company of Capt Simon Degraff and that that the said Abigail Van Slyke who Now Applies for a pension is the widow of the said Nicholas Vanslyke and Married to him in the war of the Revolution as near as he Remembers in the year 1779 Subscribed and sworn to this
12th day of May 1837 before me Adam his Miller Myerst Starin Com of Deeds &c Mark
State of New York Montgomery County ss on the 12th day of May 1837, personally appeared before me, Adam Miller, who took and subscribed his name by making his mark to the above affidavit after being read to him, and is a person to me well known, and that he has always been a man of unimpeachable integrity & veracity
Myerst Starin Com of Deeds &c

Adams William Cortyfoak
[Faint, mirrored cursive handwriting, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page. The text is mostly illegible but appears to be a continuous letter or record.]

33 Frederick Sammons of Johnstown Montgomery County State of New York being duly sworn saith that he was well acquainted with Nicholas Van Slyke in the Revolutionary War and that said Van Slyke did duty with the deponent in a detachment of the Militia of the County of Montgomery which was organized in the month of Dec r 1776 the & marched to Pisonaroga the 1 th of Jan y 1777 under the command of Col o Abraham where said Van Slyke did duty as a private soldier with this deponent for three months in Capt. Samuel Patengab Com- pany and has also seen said Van Slyke on duty times at different times on the Mohawk River but cannot now accurate- -ly recollect the date time of service nor the date but knows that he was esteemed by his officers as good soldier & utmost confidence was placed in him
Fred, Sammons

State of New York
Montgomery County Is On this 3 rd Dec r 1836 personally appeared before me John W. Cady a Justice of the peace in & for said County the Within named Frederick Jammons who took & subscribed the within affidavit. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Frederick Jammons & that he is a man of unimpeachable integrity & veracity.
John W. Cady.

State of New York & County of Montgomery ss § Magdalene Guackenbush of the town of Glen County of Montgomery & State aforesaid said first being duly sworn saith that she is 76 years of age and saith that she was well acquainted with Nicholas Vanlike deceased and his wife Abigail Vanlike before & after the Revolution War and it was reported - and said that the said Abigail Wood was married to Nicholas Vanlike in the year 1779 and I have known them to live together as man & wife ever since the year 1779 and I have always lived since their marriage within two & a half miles from them and in the same town until his death and I do now still reside and in the same town two and a half miles from the widow Abigail Vanlike who is the widow of Nicholas Vanlike deceased and who has applied for a pension under an act of law passed 4 th day July 1836 and further this deponent saith that
the words line in the Eleventh & (which was interlined before signed) Subscribed & sworn to this 5 th day of June 1837 before
her Magdalene + Guackenbush Mark Me John S. Guackenbush a justice of the peace and for the county of Montgomery & I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Magdalene Guackenbush who has made her mark for reason she never had learnt to write and sworn to the above affidavit and I know her to be a credible person and that the statements by her made in the foregoing affidavit is entitled to full credit
John S. Guackenbush justice

State of New York
Montgomery County Clerk's Office.
ss: I, George W. Ferguson, Clerk of Montgomery County, do hereby certify that John Hand before whom the annexed declaration of Abigail Van Slyck purports to have been sworn, & whose name is thereto subscribed, and also subscribed to the annexed Certificate of Character, Interlineations & Opinion in the matter of the said Applicant Abigail Van Slyke, was on the date of the same a Judge of the County Court of said County: And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & truly believe that his name subscribed as herein before stated is a Genuine signature.
And I further certify that Mynant Starr before whom the annexed affidavits of William Dougason, Adam Miller & Abraham Van Horne purports to have been sworn, & whose name is thereto subscribed & also subscribed to the foregoing certificate of Character of said Deponents, was on the date of the same a Com- missioner of Courts in & for the county of Montgomery duly authorized by law to administer Oaths & take affidavits. And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & truly believe that his name subscribed as herein before stated is Genuine.
And I further certify that John W. Cody before whom the annexed affidavit of Frederick Leininger purports to have been sworn, & whose name is thereto subscribed, & also subscribed to the annexed Certificate of Character of said Deponent, was on the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in & for said county. And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & truly believe that his name subscribed as herein before stated is the Genuine signature of said Justice.
And I do further certify that John S. Quackenbush before whom the annexed affidavit of Magdalena Quackenbush purports to have been

April 3, 1929.
W.W. Van Slyke, 1156 Hopkins Street, Oakland, California.
Sir:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 18199, it appears that Nicholas Van Slyk or Van Slyke enlisted ( place not stated) and served in 1775 and 1776 as a private at various times in Captain Jacob Gardenier's Company, Colonel Frederick Fisher's New York Regiment, length of service not stated.
He enlisted the first of January 1777 and served three months as a private in Captain Samuel Pettingall's Company, Colonel Ebenezer Cox's New York Regiment and served two or three weeks in July and August under General Herkimer and was in the battle of Oriskany.
He enlisted in March 1778, served in Captain Simon Degraff's New York Company in the batteau service and was discharged December 31, 1778.
Soldier died May 28, 1826.
He married, April 25 or before the first of May 1779, in the Lutheran Church in Stone Arabia, Town of Palatine,

Montgomery County, New York, Abigail Wood.
She was allowed pension on her application executed June 1, 1837, while a resident of Glen, Montgomery County, New York, aged seventy-six years.
There are no data relative to children.
This is the history of the only Nicholas Van Slyk found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
No. 18199 Abigail Van Slyke Widow of Nicholas Van Slyke Pr. Rev War
Act July 4 th 86 x: Vol. 121 , Page 296
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Hist. to Mrs. Katie Van Slyke Delwood Mar. 8, 1906. 25 Nov. 26 Hist. to Annie Van Slyke A.D.Y. 29 Apr. 2 Hist. to W.W. Van Slyke A.D.Y.

Suppl. to The Samson (p. 2) 1937

W. W. VAN SLYKE 1186 HOPKINS STREET OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
Mar 25, 1929
To the Honorable
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dr Sir, The attached papers referring to various Revolutionary soldiers named Nicholas & Nicholas G. Van Slyke, with the suggestion from Adjustant General Office, that there was a possibility that the records in your office might add some facts as to location, name of wife or children who were beneficiaries under pensions if any, May I have such information; if any, that exist among your files.
I thank you in advance for this Courtesy, and asking that you return all attached papers with your reply
I am, Sir, Respectfully
W. W. Van Slyke
1156 Hopkins St.
Oakland Calif.

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 18 th , 1838.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Abigail Vanslyke, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Fifty two Dollars and fifty seven Cents per annum, under the law of the 4 th July, 1836, — has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th — of Sept. 1837 — to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson H. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

A.N.Y.
November 26, 1928.
Annie Scott Baxter, 3308 Old French Road, Erie, Pennsylvania
Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 18199, it appears that Nicholas Van Slyk or Van Slyke enlisted (place not stated) and served in 1775 and 1776 as a private at various times in Captain Jacob Gardenier's Company, Colonel Frederick Fisher's New York Regiment, length of service not stated.
He enlisted the first of January 1777 and served three months as a private in Captain Samuel Pettingall's Company, Colonel Ebenezzer Cox's New York Regiment and served two or three weeks in July and August under General Herkimer and was in the battle of Oriskany.
He enlisted in March 1778, and served  served in Captain Simon Degraff's N.Y. Company of Boatmen  in the battle service & was discharged to December 31, 1778.
Soldier died May 28, 1826.
He married Abigail Wood , April 25 or before the first of May 1779, in the Lutheran Church in Stone Arabia, Town of Palatine, Montgomery County, New York, ✓

She was allowed pension on her application on June 1, 1837, while a resident of Glen, Montgomery County, New York, aged seventy-six years.
There are no data relative to children.
This is the history of the only Nicholas Van Slyk found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Respectfully,
Soldier had a bro-in-law John Barlett ?
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

In the absence of all other evidence in the case and considering the character of the Deponent it
appears to me it ought to be admitted as establishing the marriage of the parties
J. N. P.

I Thomas Sammons of the State of New York Montgomery County Town of Mohawk aged seventy five years past first being duly sworn do depose and say that I have been acquainted with Abigail Widow of Nicholas Panslyke who now Applies for a pension and know her to have Lived with the said Nicholas since the year 1779 as his wife till his death and have no doubt  doubt but she was Married to him as she States in her Declaration and further saith not
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15 th day of July 1837.
Tho: Sammons
J. N. Maculdeo J. P. [?]

Erie, Pa Feb. 19, 1928
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir
The War Office has suggested that possibly you can supply me with additional data concerning my great-great-grandfather, Nicholas Van Slyke who served as a private in the "evolutionary War at the Battle of Oriskany (tryon) now Montgomery County, in the 2nd regt, N.Y. Militia and in 1778 served as a fifer in the levies raised for the defense of New York State. He lived at or near Palatine, probably in what is now Mindon, and I would like to get place of enlistment, etc if possible. Thanking you, I beg to remain,
Very sincerely
Annie Scott Baxter,
3308 Old French Road
Erie, Pa
He died 1792
only one he was in bat. of Oris. so send it

File with 1097872 MILITARY SECRETARY'S OFFICE FEB 12 1906 1099850 WAR DEPARTMENT
W. 18199 St. Louis, N. Y. Feb. 9 th 1906
Nicholas Van Slyke (Slyke) Fought in battle of Oriskany under Gen. Herkimer (Jacob Klock's regt)
Mrs. H. Van Slyke Selwood Whether alive was ever on pension list?
Address: "The Military Secretary, War Department, Washington, D. C."
1099850 WAR DEPARTMENT, THE MILITARY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 1906.
Respectfully returned to
Mrs. Hattie Van Slyke Selwood, Fort Plain, New York.
Application such as that made with in should be addressed to the Com- missioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
[Signature] The Military Secretary.

Fort Plain Feb 9. 1906 (Rev. War Dept.) Pension Dept.) Washington. D. C.
Will you ascertain for me if one Nicholas Van Slyke (Slyke) who fought in the battle of Oriskany under Gen. Herkimer (Jacob Klock's regiment) was ever on the pension list?
Very respectfully Mrs Hattie Van Slyke Selwood Fort Plain N.Y.