Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1921-100, Christian Van Vorst, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
★ Van Vorst, Christian
B.S. Mt. 1921-100
CONTENTS

Derick Van Derheyden one of the heirs at law of Christian Van Vorst slain in battle, in the Rev. War
Application for Bounty Land.

Christian Van Vorst No 1921.

DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received land from the United States.
By an Act of Congress of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for, and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.
N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States.
The following declaration (and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the proper authorities:
State of New York County of Schenectady } ss. I, Derick V. Derhyder, one of the heirs at law of Christian Van Vorst do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that said Christian Van Vorst did enter the service in 1776, for the term of during the war and served as a private in the Regiment No. one under the command of Colonel Goosen Van Schaick, of the New York line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until about the 15th October 1781, when he was slain by the enemy. I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to said Christian V. Vorst 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, Derick V. Derhyder aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint the Hon John W. Taylor 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 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.
Note the words "one of the" interlined before execution. Attest G. H. Van Rensselaer Derick Van Derhyder
Personally appeared the above named Derick V. Derhyder subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and made oath to the same, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Attest, Harmannus Peck Justice of the Peace.
In testimony that the above written Harmannus Peck was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements, &c., in the State of New York at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Schenectady this twentieth day of February 1833
John Schoonmaker C. Clerk, &c.

State of New York County of Schenectady ss. John Lighthall of the Town of Henkille in the said County, being duly sworn deposeth, that he enlisted as a private in the first New York Regiment commanded by Col. Goosen Van Schaick, about the commence- ment of the American Revolution, and served as such during the war. That he this deponent was well acquainted with Chris- tian Van Vorst who enlisted, for and dur- ing the war in the aforesaid Regiment, as a private, and that the said Christian served as such in the said Regiment from the time of his enlistment, until he was slain by the enemy at the Siege of York Town, about two or three days previous to the surrender of Cornwallis. That this deponent was with the said Christian in one of the redoubts taken from the enemy, and conversed with him but a few minutes before he was struck by a cannon ball of the enemy, which occasioned his death in a few hours thereafter, and that he this de- ponent was not more than a rod from the spot where the said Christian was engaged in the redoubt, when he was struck by the said Cannon ball. This deponent well recollects, that but a few minutes before the said Christian was shot as aforesaid, this deponent spoke to

him, and told him he had better come away from where he was, and that he had been there long enough, to which he replied, that he hoped he would not be shot in the position in which he was then engaged, in opening the said redoubt for the passage of the American Cannon and ammunition, and in very few minutes thereafter, while standing with his back to the enemy, he was struck by a ball which put a period to his existence, as above stated.
Given the 19 th day of Feb y 1833 before me John Lighthall
Abraham Van Ingen Commissioner of deeds.
State of New York
Schenectady County
Clerk's office
I John S. Vrooman Clerk of the County aforesaid. Do hereby certify that Abraham Van Ingen Esquire whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit of John Lighthall was a Commissioner of Deeds &c. duly authorized by law to take affidavits &c. and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the Commissioner & truly believe the signature of "Abraham Van Ingen" subscribed to the affidavit aforesaid is genuine.
In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County aforesaid this 21 st day of Feby A.D. 1833.
John S. Vrooman Clerk

State of New York County of Schenectady Surrogate's office —
Feb. 20. 1833
I certify that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me to prove, that Derrick Van Derheyden is the nephew of that Catharine Brooks the only child of Nancy Stephens deceased (which said Nancy was a niece of said Derrick is a nephew of Christian Van Vorst late a soldier in the first New York Regiment commanded by Colonel Goosen Van Schrick, & that Margaret Wessel's Eliza Tannahill, Eve DeWitt & Deborah Shelly are all nieces of said Christian, and further that said Derrick, & Catharine, and the aforesaid nieces are the Only heirs at law in fee to said Christian Van Vorst deceased.
Given under my hand & seal of office this twentieth day of February 1833
J. H. Van Klief