Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11635, Rutger Van Woert, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Van Woert, Rutger
S. 11635-
CONTENTS
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New York 14755.
Rutger Van Novert of Waculist in the State of N.Y. who was a priv: in the Comp: commanded by Captain Oslown of the Ref: commanded by Col Schuyler in the line for
8. months 7. days -
N.Y. Line Records, completed June 12/05, p.
Inscribed on the Roll of N.Y. at the rate of 27. Dollars 43. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18. day of June 1833. and sent to James van Enger, Albany, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. 54. 86. Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. " 13. 71.
$ 67. 57.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Franciosi Clerk. Book E. Vol. 4. Page 38.

Rutger Van Woerts 5824.
Declaration
Service not set forth in detail Witness affirms in general terms the truth of all the facts in the de- claration.
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Phoebe Yoss Fri

Ulany County Ys. The within named Rutger VanVleet, who hath subscribed and made oath to the annexed declaration, being duly sworn, maketh oath and saith, that he hath read the brief sent to him through his agent James Van Ingen, and also the Extract of a communication made by J. L. Edwards, Chief of the Pension Office to the Hon. Mr. Lansing, assigning objections to the allowance of a pension to this deponent under the act of June 1832, and now declares & says, That altho' he was by law exempted from actual Service during war he nevertheless performed militia duty in the Revolutionary War, and that he did actually serve under the following named officers in Col. Philip P. Schuyler's Regiment; namely - In the years 1778-1779-1780-1781 & 1782, he this deponent did actually perform three several tours of three weeks each to Schoharie; three several tours of three weeks each to Fort Hunter; four several tours of three weeks each to Saratoga; one tour of four weeks to Lake George. three several tours of three days each to Schenectady; that in the year 1777 he performed no other service than going with his waggon and horses to Stillwater for the purpose of carrying down the wounded men after the battles between the two armies, in which service he was employed for the term of one week - the rest of the year 1777 he was not out, to his recollection, on personal military duty. That he cannot particularise in which of the above years the above several tours were performed, but he is confident he did perform them, and under the following named officers of the company to which he belonged: Capt. Ostrom, Lieutenants Weaver and Schuyler and Ensign Gerretse, or under a part or the whole of them - And having now declared under oath, all the particulars relative to his revolutionary services which he can recollect, he submits his case, for a private's pension to the department of War; and if denied, he respectfully requests that his papers may be returned to him -
Subscribed & sworn to the 2 d Day of February 1833
Rutger VanVleet
Gerrit L. Doo Justice of the Peace Court of the Co. of Albany

Albany County ss. John Bulson, aged 92 years in July last, being duly sworn, according to Law, deponeth & saith, that he well remembers, that Rutger Van Klief, who hath made oath to the within affidavit, was out with the militia of Col. Schuyler's Reg t on a tour of four weeks to Lake George as within mentioned; and he also recollects that he hath frequently seen him out with the same militia, on other tours, but cannot positively now say at which places in particular, nor for what length of time; but he is confident that he hath frequently been with him on militia duty in the course of the Revolutionary War - and he further says that he has never been taught to write his name
Subscribed & sworn this 2 d Feb y . 1833
John his + Bulson mark
Gerrit S. Rose Justice
of the Municipal Court of the City of Albany, and I do also certify that the said John Bulson is a man of credibility and veracity and well known to me as such.
Gerrit S. Rose Just Peace

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
COUNTY of Albany } ss.
On the first day of Sept 1832, personally appeared in open court, before Rutger Van Woert now sitting, a resident of the Town of Schoharie in the county of Albany and state of New York aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated, That he was enrolled and called into service at the age of sixteen years; that he was once drafted to perform military duty, and ordered to be ready with five days provisions, to march to Fort Stanwix but this order was afterwards countermanded; that he was a private in the Walnut Hill Regiment of Militia whereof Philip Schuyler was Colonel; Barent I. States Lt. Colonel, Abraham Imsa Major, Henry Ostrom Captain, and Jacob Wlaun and Peter I. Schuyler Lieutenants, with all of whom this Declarant has served at different times, and all of whom except Peter I. Schuyler are since dead; that he has been ordered out to march on various expeditions viz: to Schoharie ; to Schoharie repeatedly; to Lake George ; to Saratoga several times; to Fort Hunter repeatedly; but this Declarant cannot now recollect how long, or for what periods, on each expedition respectively; but he is very confident, from the numerous times he has been called out into actual service during the course of the Revolutionary war, that he has performed military duty as a private for a period of not less than five years - that in the course of his service, he has frequently seen Col. Van Schaick and John H. Wendell of the New York line at different places with the regular troops - That this Declarant refers to Philip Schuyler , Peter I. Schuyler , Rutger Schuyler , Thomas Killhouse and Eliz Noyes , all neighbors of his to whom he is well known, and who can testify to his character for veracity, and to their belief of his services as a revolutionary soldier - Independent of which foregoing, he this Declarant doth claim the pension allowed by the act aforesaid, for having, in the year 1777 furnished an able bodied recruit to serve during the war, agreeably to the Certificates which are hereunto annexed, and to which he this Declarant doth refer
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
John G. Wapson CLK
Rutger van woert
WE _____ a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and _____ residing in _____ who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them, that _____ who hath signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the _____; and that _____ and is a credible person, who has also signed the same, is a resident of the _____ and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I John G. Wapson Clerk of the Justice court of the City of Albany DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of Rutger Van Woert for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this first day of September A.D. 1832.
John G. Wapson CLK

State of New York County of Albany ss. I Abraham Van Eyck Saw one of the Judges of the County Court, of the County of Albany do Certify, that on the 3 rd Sept. 1832 - I went to the dwelling house of Peter S. Schuyler Esquire, Residing about one mile from my Residence in the Town of Water Street in Said County (he the said Peter S. Schuyler being unable by a late paralytic attack and bodily infir- mity to attend in Court to testify) and before me the said Judge he the said Peter S. Schuyler made solemn Oath, that the facts stated in the within declaration of Rutger Van Wont and by him subscribed and sworn to, are true. That he this Depo- nent is the identical person referred to in the said declaration, as the Lieutenant in Capt. Henry Ostrom's Company and Col. Philip P. Schuyler Regiment of militia.
Subscribed & sworn to this Sept. 1832 - before me
Sept. 1832 - Virginia Abraham Lincoln Esq. J. W. Peter Schuyler Judge County Court,
Rutger Van Woert's Declaration.
We Robert Branton Chapman residing in Waterville and Isaac Vallance residing in the same place do certify that we are well acquainted with the latter gentleman, who has lately moved to the within description, that we believe him to be greatly prejudiced against the former and believes in the neighborhood against him that he is a reformer and believes in the neighborhood against him has a several and several that we concern in that testimony - Given a several and several that we concern in that testimony - Robert Branton - Sept 9 th 1833. Isaac Vallance And the Justices Court of the City of Bangor do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after hearing the interrogatories presented by the Hon. Richard D. Dinsmore the within premises apprehend was a violation of the Rev. John D. Sleeper and that that Robert Branton is a Chapman residing in the town of Bangor that Robert Branton who has also signed the same was present at the said residence where the said Robert - And that their statements are entitled to credit - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Justices Court now hereunto set my hand the seal of the said Justices Court the 9 th day of Sept 1833 John G. Watson Clerk

DECLARATION
We Robert Bronk a Clergyman residing in Watervliet and Isaac Vallance residing in the same place do certify, that we are well acquainted with Rutger Van Vleet, who has subscribed and sworn to the within declaration, that we believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Revolution ary soldier and that we concur in that opinion - Subscribed and sworn to, the 9 th day of Feb y 1833. - Robt Bronk Isaac Vallance
And the Justices Court of the City of Albany, do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that Rutger Van Vleet the within named applicant was a Soldier of the Revolution - And the Court further certifies that Robert Bronk is a Clergyman Resident in the Town of Watervliet, and that Isaac Vallance who has also signed the same, is a resident of the same place and that their statements are entitled to Credit -
In testimony whereof I John G. Watson Clerk of the said Justices Court have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the said Court the 9 th day of Feb y 1833 John G. Watson Clerk

State of New York } ss. County of Albany }
I Abraham Ten Eyck Juw. one of the Judges of the County Court of the County of Albany do Certify, that before me personally appeared Thomas Hishouse, Philip S. Schuyler, Peter S. Schuyler, & Peleg Voyes, all of the Town of Watervliet in the County of Albany, all of whom are to me well known, as persons of strict truth and unquestionable veracity, who having been severally duly sworn, do on their Oaths declare, that they are well acquainted with Rutger Van Wart of the said Town of Watervliet, that he is a near neigh- bour to these Affiants, that they believe him to be of the age which he has declared himself to be, in the declaration made by him before the Justices Court of the City of Albany, and by him Subscribed and Sworn to before the said Court, and which has been distinctly read in their hearing; that the said Rutger Van Wart is a person of undoubted vera- city; and that they believe the facts by him stated to be substantially true in all respects: And I the said Judge do further Certify, that I am also well acquainted with the said Rutger Van Wart, he being a near neighbour to me, and that I do believe him to be of the age of Seventy four years as mentioned in his aforesaid declaration, which I have read, and which I do believe to be true in all respects.
Tho. Hishouse
Subscribed and Sworn to by the several persons above mentioned this 3 rd Sept r 1832
Philip S. Schuyler
Abraham Ten Eyck Juw. Judge County Court.
Peter S. Schuyler Peleg Voyes Jr.

State of New York Albany City and County Clerks Office } ss
I Daniel L. Bowles Deputy Clerk in the absence of Conrad A. Van Eyck Clerk of the said City County do hereby certify that Abraham Van Eyck Jm r Esquire before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn and whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate of the inability of Peter S. Schuyler to attend Court. I was on the day of the date thereof one of the Judges of the County Courts of the County aforesaid, it being a court of record. And that the signa- tures to the said certificate and the Jurat of the said affidavit are genuine signatures. Witness my hand and the seal of the said County this sixth day of September 1832
D. L. Bowles Def. Clk

5824
Rutger Van Doert
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Oct 7 1832 Nov 10 1832
James Van Ingen Albany NY

BRIEF in the case of  Pulger Van Woert  of Walcullist in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court.  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? Seventy four years.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 17 various services amounting in all to not less than 20 years — but cannot state the precise period, as service also during pension, for having in 1777, recruited an old bodied recruit, as is shown by the Col. Cert. herewith Col. Phil. P. Schuyler. Col. Capt. H. Ostrom.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? not stated  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Peter S Schuyler. living witness — proves the truth of declaration. Th. Willbraham, Phil. S Schuyler, Peter S Schuyler & Relcs may say so together with Judge Van Dyck. certify to the truth of the truth stated by the applicant.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. H. B. Examining Clerk.

Rev. Wm.
11635 ✓ INVALID.
File No. 11635-
Kentucky Van Pelt Phil. Phil. Pa.
Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 389
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Albany Feb. 9 th 1833
Sir
The inclosed is forwarded to you, in the hope that the additions which have been annexed, will satisfy the Department, that Rutger van Alst is really entitled to a pension from the Government -
With the highest respect
I am Your obed Serv t
J. W. Van Engert
L d Edwards Esq

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Albany April 30 1778.
This is to certify that I Phillip Wendell Do give over all my Right and Claim of the within Contested Soulger on the other Side named Jacob Howse into and I do hereby acknowledge to be fully satisfied and paid for one half all my pretence as witness my hand the Day above written Philip wen all witnesses In Presence of Jacob Saming Jr = Justice of the Peace
In consequence of the above Certificate I do hereby Certify that Rutger Van Woert is Exempted from all military Drafts during the Present War
Thi. T. Schuyler Coll.
Van Woert Rutger NY 511635

Albany 14 th May 1777
I the Subscriber Robert McKeen Regiment of the Continental army do hereby certify that Philip Wendell & Rudger Van Woert have furnished one able bodied Recruit namely Jacob House to serve in the said Regiment during the War pursuant to a resolve of Congress dated the 1 st April 1777.
In the Presence of Roerbach Justice of Peace
Robert McKeen Lieut of 1 st Batt n of N Yorkers
In consequence of the above certificate I do hereby certify that Philip Wendell and Rudger Van Woert are exempted from actual Service during war - ~ - as witness my hand the 14 th May 1777
Jacob Lansing 1 st Col Thos. P. Schuyler Col