Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36358, Rinear Vanhoosear, New York

SERVICE
New York
Vanhoosear, Rinear n Reneear
NUMBER
S. 36358
CONTENTS
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11,651 Q
Connecticut.
Ruben Vanhoover
of Wilton in the state of Cont who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Livingston of the New York line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th of June 1819 and sent to Philip Edwards Esq rs Bridgeport, Cont
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819. at 2/30.  88.26
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 1 st Sept 1817.  48.00
$136:26
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
do "Head"

District of Connecticut ss
On this 4 day of April A.D. 1910 Rinear Vanhoor swear of Wilton in said District under oath before Pier- pont Edwards District Judge of the United States for the District of Connecticut in which District the Declarant now resides & ever since the end of the War of the Revolution hath resided that in the fall of the year seventeen hundred & seventy six shortly after the retreat of the American Army from Long Island or in the beginning of the Winter next after said retreat the Declarant enlisted into the service of the United States as a private for the term of three years in Captain Nathan iel Root's company in Colonel Henry B. Livingston's regiment being the first Regiment Regiment in the New York line on the continental estab- lishment of the Armies of the United States in the war of the revolution and that the declarant faithfully served out said term of three years in said line or said establishment of said Armies in said war part of the time a corporal & a part thereof as a sergeant and at the end of said term was regularly & honorably discharged which discharge the declarant hath by time and accident lost
And the declarant further maketh oath that he is & ever since the declaration of independence hath been a resident citizen of the United States and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for his support Rinear Vanhoor

District of Connecticut 24 April 4 th 1818 the within Namee Pomas Vanhoosear came before me & in my presence subscribed the aforesaid declaration & made Oath that the same is true
Richard L. Edwarde District Judge of District.

I Purvis Edwards District Judge of the District of Connecticut do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Rinear Vanhoosear who made & subscribed the declaration contained in the annexed schedule did serve in the Revolutionary war against the common Enemy as stated in his said declaration V I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me in this case to the Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to an Act of Congress in such case made & provided said proceedings & testimony are contained in the annexed schedule May 20 1818
Purvis Edwards

Defendant's argument to the March 24 th 1819 I think I have the Defiant Judge off Defendant was entitled to that the memorandum therein Vanhoofen by reason of the evidence circumstances etc. etc. placed in mind of the appearance her country so full of Full Broad

Defunct barnacles March 27 th 1819 I think Broad Defunct but of a fair Defunct do not say that Jonathan Wherner and Joshua Davis the Dependants to the annexed deposition are disinterested and indolent witnesses such as Edward

District of Connecticut ss
On this 4 th day of April A.D. 1810 before me Peter Edwards District Judge of the United States for the District of Connecticut came Jonathan Kimmen of and Westport in said District who being duly sworn doth depose & say that he well knows that the aforesaid declarant Bineas Vanhoosean served in the army of the United States for said term of three years in the war of the Revolution agreeable to what he hath in his declaration foregoing set forth. This Declarant having served during said term in the same company with the said declarant and lived in the same mess & tent with him for the whole of said term of three years except when separated on duty for a short time on different stations.
Subscribed & sworn to before me Peter Edwards (Jonathan Kimmen) District Judge of the District of Connecticut
Joshua DAVIS of Fairfield in the county of Fairfield ss said District do depose & say that I enlisted into Captain Sackol's company in the 4 th New York Regiment in the line of the State on the establishment of the same and the above Bineas Vanhoosean did enlist into the same company Regiment for the war and I do know that the said Vanhoosean out of service that

War and until he was regularly disbanded March 8 th 1863
Joshua Davis
Sworn before me this day Just Edward Dilluc Judge of Common Pleas
1776-
4 th April 1863
Palmer Mass
Should be satisfactory that he was entitled to the same as the two other veterans
see Certificate of the
State at the present time in the hands of the official
John B. Sanford
General Van Riper
Col. Livingston
Major Genl

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. I. 36358.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
January 31, 1898.
Sir:-
Replying to your request for information concerning Rinear Van Hoosear, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application on April 4, 1818, at which time he was residing at Wilton, Conn., (age not stated), and his pension was allowed for three years' actual service as a sergeant in the New York troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Horton and Col. Livingston. Place of his enlistment not stated.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. H. F. Norcross,
38 West Liberty St.,
Bridgeport, Conn.

36 358 Rev  INVALID.
Jan. 31/98, H. F. Norcross Bridgeport - Conn -
File No. 36,358
Reneas Vanhoosear
Serg Rev 1860
Act: 16 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 59 1/2
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Bridgetown Conn June 15. 1898
H. Clay Evans, Comm'd Bureau of Pensions
Dear Sir, Please give me the military record of Rinear Van Wooscar who was a soldier of the Revolution. He was placed on the Pension Roll June 10-1819. He Enlisted from Weston Conn. in Fall of 1776. in N.Y. line on the "Continental Establishment." Reference

is made in Norwalk probate Records to "Pension Roll pg 514 Senate Documents State Library"
Awaiting your kind reply I remain.
Yours truly H. F. Norcross *38 West Liberty Street Bridgeport Conn

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Von Hoosen, Garret GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7916 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED February 21, 1792 To Wm. Campbell, assignee
*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.