Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1658-100, Isaac Van Guilder, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
or Van Guilder, Isaac Van Gelder
B.L.Wt, 1658-100
In July 16, 1830 to Isaac
CONTENTS

1658
Isaac Vanguilder
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Keenkilli Creek to N.Y. July 21st 1830
Sir
I have received Land Warrant N o 1658 issued to James VanGuilder Son and the other heirs of law of Isaac VanGuilder who was a Private in the New York Line of the Army of the Revolution
Very Respectfully Yours
Sim s Wakeley
To William Gordon Esqr Bounty Land Office Washington City

Isaac Van Guilder N o 1658

James Van Gilsaer, Papers

Revolutionary Bounty Land Claim
State of New York } Orange County }
I James Vangelder son and one of the heirs at Law of Isaac Van Guilder Deceased do upon oath testify and declare to the best of my knowledge and belief that Isaac Vangelder aforesaid did enlist in 1777 for the term of three years during the war and served in the Regiment No. Two under the command of Colonel Philip Van Courlandt of the New York Line and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war I further declare that I never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to Isaac Van Guilder aforesaid 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 James Van Guilder aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Lewis Wahley of Green County 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 and the rest of the heirs 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 In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my mark and seal This 24 th day of February in the year 1830
Witness James Wood
James his mark Vangelder
Personally appeared the above named James Van Guilder subscriber to the foregoing declaration and made solemn oath to the truth of the same and in my presence acknowledged the above power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned
Warwick Feb'y 24 th 1830 James Wood justice of peace

State of New York County of Orange } }
In testimony that the within written James Wood was a Magistrate authorized to administer Oaths &c - in & for the County of Orange in the State of New York at the within date, and that his name there subscribed appears to be his usual signature, -
I have hereunto affixed the County Seal and subscribed my name and quality at Goshen the 27 th day of February 1830 Asa Dunning County Clerk
State of New York
Orange County
Herewith Office Copy: I Daniel H. Fitchill Esquire of the County of Orange, do certify, that satisfactory evi- dence, was received before me, to prove that James Van Gilden is one of the sons and heirs at Law of Isaac Van Gilden deceased who is reported and believed to have been a soldier in Regiment No. two under the Command of Colonel Philip Van Kortland of the New York line in the army of the Revo- lution -
In testimony whereof we have caused the seal of Office of our said Esquire to be hereunto affixed. Witness Daniel H. Fitchill Esquire of the said County of Orange at Goshen the fourth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and thirty and of our Independence the fifty fourth -
Daniel H. Fitchill
Esquire

Isaac Van Gelder B.L. M. 1658
January 24, 1939
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His request is in Misc files under Hyer
Mr. Richard Hyer Waterloo New Hampshire
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letters of recent date, in which you requested the Revolutionary War records of Elias Anderson, Abraham Bennet, James Cunningham, Isaac Van Gelder and William Scott all of whom served in various New York organizations, also of Thomas Hyre of North Carolina and of David Hiere of Pennsylvania.
There are no claims for pension on file based upon service in the Revolution of the James Cunningham described by you, nor of any Elias Anderson, Thomas Hyre or David Hiere. All spellings of those surnames were searched.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data, and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request which requires so much time and research.
You are furnished herewith the records of Abraham Bennett and Isaac Van Guilder or Van Gelder of New York.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

January 24, 1939
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Mr. Richard Hyer Waterloo New Hampshire
See Miss Files - for letter
Abraham Bennett, S. 2987 Isaac Van Guilder, B.L.Wt. 1658-1 00 BA-J/MLB
Dear Sir:
The Revolutionary War records of Abraham Bennett and Isaac Van Guilder or Van Gelder are furnished you, as follow:
ABRAHAM BENNETT S. 2987
The data which follow in regard to Abraham Bennett are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 2987, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Abraham Bennett was born in 1764 in Orange County, New York. The exact date of his birth and names of parents were not stated.
While a resident of Warwick, Orange County, New York, Abraham Bennett enlisted in March or April, 1780, served as private under Captains Westfall and White and Lieutenant Van Wyck, and Colonel Weissenfels in the New York troops, was in a skirmish at Pokatoccon and was discharged after having served nine months.
After the Revolution, the soldier resided five or six years in the State of Pennsylvania, then in Newtown, New York; from there moved to Steuben County, then Seneca County, in the same state; from there he moved to Seneca County, Ohio, and was residing in Scipio in that county, when he was allowed pension on his application executed July 22, 1833. He stated in his application that he had been living in Scipio, Ohio, twelve years. He signed his name both Abram Bennitt and Abraham Bennett.
In 1845, Abraham Bennett was living in Michigan, in or near Jackson County, with children. In 1848, he had moved back to Seneca County, Ohio, and living with children there, his post office being Republic, Ohio.

Abraham Bennett's wife, who was about the same age as the soldier, was still living in 1849. Her name or other details concerning her and names of their children were not given.
The soldier died May 12, 1852.
In 1849, Abraham Bennett's brother, Jonathan Bennett, was aged sixty-one years and made affidavit in Delaware County, Ohio, in behalf of Abraham.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, and name and address of the person paid, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Abraham Bennett or Abram Bennitt, certificate #22387, issued October 25, 1833, rate $30 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Ohio (Pittsburg) Agency.
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ISAAC VAN GUILDER B. L. Wt. 1658-100
The data which follow in regard to Isaac Van Guilder (name shown Van Gelder, also) were obtained from the claim for bounty land based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Isaac Van Guilder and names of his parents are not shown.
Isaac Van Guilder enlisted in 1777, place not stated, to serve during the war, served as private in Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt's 2 nd New York Regiment, and continued in service until the close of the Revolutionary War.
James Van Guilder, son of Isaac, applied February 24, 1830, in Orange County, New York, for bounty land which was due on account of the soldier's service. He applied in behalf of himself and the other heirs at law of Isaac Van Guilder (their names not designated).
The records show that Warrant No. 1658, for one hundred acres of bounty land, was issued July 16, 1830, to James Van Guilder and the other heirs at law of Isaac Van Guilder, deceased.
If you desire information in regard to location of the land referred to above, you should apply to The Commissioner of the General Land Office, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, the acreage and date of issuance.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Van Euilder, Matthew GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7914 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED August 4, 1791 to not shown
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.