Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,467, Henry Van Curler, New York

SERVICE
Van Couver, Henry
NUMBER _____
S. 23467
CONTENTS

24796 New York
Henry Van Keulen of Jefferson Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hodges of the Regt. commanded by Col Van Kort in the New York line for 9 months 7 days -
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 30 Dollars 77 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of March 1834 and sent to Hon R. Wardwell A.R.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar '34 - $92.31 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep '34 15.38 $107.69
{ Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by No. Cromwell Cle Book E Vol. 4 Page 85
Paid at the Treasury under the acts of the 1st April 1838 from 4 March 1837 to the 6th Aug 1837, the day of his death. Agt Notified 21st March 1839

H. 12.048
Debit to Admiralty age
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STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. Jefferson County, }
ON this 11 th day of September 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County, now sitting, Henry Van Carts a resident of Brownville in said County, aged 74 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 here- in stated. Volunteered in the Militia in the State of New York under Capt. Samuel Hodge, Maj. Van Tref, Col. Van Vorst at Cambridge, then to Fort Ann where he was stationed and remained until the fall of 1775, when he moved into Penn Resided at Cambridge N.Y. Thinks it was in the Year 1775. Thinks it two years before Burgoyne came down. A Regiment was ordered out and was ordered out with it. And at this time five units. Capt. Samuel Hodge - Maj. Van Tref - Col. Van Vorst a Van Voorst. Genl. Schuyler then in 1776. Volunteered for six months, served at Fort Ann under Capt. Saml. Hodge, Maj. Van Tref, Col. Van Vorst. Genl. Schuyler. Serv- ant his time was discharged. In 1777. was at the taking of Burgoyne, & served over two months, was then discharged at Schuyler's Flats. When Bur- goyne surrendered to Genl. Gates. In 1778. was drafted as a Militiaman for six months to go down the North River; I hired a man to go in my room. The man's name was Amos Bennett who served the time out. Was here in the Year 1758. or near as I can recollect. Never received any discharge in writing. Has no record of his age. Was here in New Jersey. Has no documentary evidence. Removed from New Jersey to White Oak or Cambridge - then to Chimneygo - then to Service in the County of Lewis. Then to Rutland in the County of Otsego. At the time of the Revolution when he was residing. That he knows of no living thing who he can prove to prove his service in any part thereof.

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.
P. Burchard Clerk
Henry his J Van Curen mark
We, Russel Robertson  a Clergyman , residing in the Town of Pamela in said County, and William Martin residing in Brownville hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Henry Van Curen who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 74 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 to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
P. Burchard Clerk
Russel Robertson William Martin
And the said Court 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 Russel Robertson who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman , resident in the town of Pamela and that William Martin who has also signed the same, is a resident in Brownville and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, PELEG BURCHARD , Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Henry Van Curen for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Court, this eleventh day of September 1832
P. Burchard Clerk

No 12048
Henry Van Curen
Pay 5.14, 11.12.17
P 352
24 Sep 32 10 Apr 33
Adrie Ely
Coalulown
Jefferson Co
W.Va
Hon D. Wanda de

No 12048
BRIEF in the case of  Henry Van Buren of Brownsville  County of Jefferson  in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Before 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 74  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. Gen. Field     Was ordered out In 1775 — 1 7 Private Gen. Schuyler Col. Burt   March and plateau — 6 — — Advt. Col. Burt Sam. Hoodge   Volunteered in 1776 — — — — Same officers —   1777 One 2 — — served as a substitute for the name of Bennett who served the time out   was drafted in 1778 — 4 — —  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Not any  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Cambridge New York  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. G. Wilcox Examining Clerk.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
February 9 th 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6 th 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," The children of Henry Van Custer, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Thirty — Dollars and Seventy seven Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, 1837, to the 6 th August, 1837, the day of his death.
Respectfully yours,
Wilson B. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

New York Rev.:
Henry Van Curen Suspended let. to A. Bly 12 Aug. 1833
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Act. 7 June '32

Henry Van Curen
Letter of Aug 12, 183 to Adriel Ely Esq. in
R. 7856 Peter Paddock

Revolutions
23467
INVALID.
File No. 23,467
Henry Pombier Rev Rev
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 439
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Adol. Knopf Kauf von Curter My Claim Suspended
J. Edwards
Commission of Pensions
Hon. D. Wardwell
Washington

Watertown N. York Aug 27. 1837
Sir
In yours of the 12 th inst. you say the claim of Henry Van Curen is suspended for some evidence of his services or a more satisfactory support of his personal character alleged age and traditional reputation.
I now forward the deposition of all his neighbours showing his character to be good - his age what he alleges and his traditional reputation to be well sustained which I hope will prove satisfactory & receive immediate attention.
Yrs. Respectfully
Daniel D.
Hon. J. L. Edwards

Van Custer
glance

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Henry Van Curen which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? No CVO + VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? No VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 2 & 3
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
*QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
*QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
+ A more full & detailed account of service is required to substantiate this claim

State of New York
Jefferson County ss
Lyman Ackerman Personally appeared before me the Subscribed Justice of the Peace in and for Sara County Lyman Ackerman well known to me to be a Christian residing in the Town of Brownville who being duly sworn testifies that he is well acquainted with Henry Van Curen - that he believes him to be Seventy four Years of age that Sara Van Curen is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that he concurs in that opinion
Sworn and Subscribed to Thirteenth day of May 1833
before me Oliver Grew Justice of the Peace
State of New York
Jefferson County Clerk's Office ss J. Kley Kuykendall Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Oliver Grew Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County & that I am acquaint- ed with his handwriting and verily believe his name subscribed to the said aff- idavit to be his proper handwriting and signature
Witness my hand and the seal of the said County this Fifteenth day of May 1833.
P. Burroughs Clerk

Henry  Van  Curter
Admired by age

State of New York
Jefferson County
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Isaac Luther Smith, Louis Rockwood, Jehiel Howke, and George Howke who being duly sworn according to Law say that they are the neighbours of Henry Van Curen who is an applicant for a Pension - that we have been acquainted with him about fourteen Years. That he the said Van Curen is a man of truth , whose statements are to be relied on - We believe him to be seventy four or five years old - We also believe that he is justly entitled to a Pension - that this opinion is formed from the fact - that previous to the passage of the Pension Act and before the enactment of any idea of getting a Pension we have heard him relate his Military Services in the time of the Revolution
Sworn and subscribed to this 27 th day of August 1833 before me
Cyrus Allen Justice of the Peace
Isaac Luther Jehiel Gilson George Howke Louis Rockwood Jehiel Howke
I certify that I am acquainted with all the above deponents and that they are all credible persons - I also consider the Van Curen a credible person whose statements are entitled to full credit
(Cyrus Allen Justice of the Peace)

State of New York Jefferson County ss. I Peter Burchard Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Ogren Allen before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for the said County commissioned and sworn and duly authorized to take the same; and further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and nearly believe his name subscribed to the same to be his proper hand writing, and signature. Witness my hand and Seal of said County this 27 day of August in the year 1833 P. Burchard Clerk

State of New York
Jefferson County ss. Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in the County aforesaid Henry Van Cleet, who being duly sworn deponeth and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades—
In the Year 1775 just after Corn Harvest—October I believe then residing at Cambridge Washington Co. N York—Then a private in Capt. Sam Hodge's Co. in Col. Van Wirt's Regt. Genl. Schuyler's Brigade New York Militia. I recd. an order to turn out to go to the Frontiers. The Whole Regt. was called out & its Head quarters was at Cambridge. The officers out, were Col. Van Cleet Major Van Tyle. Capt. Hodge. Capt. Dey. Capt. Savage, & Capt. S. Dey —I have forgotten the names of the Lt. Col. & many of the other officers from Cambridge. The regt. being divided into small squads or scouting parties we were sent off in various directions as scouts. I marched under my Capt. as far as Lake George. I was out in this service not less than five Weeks. When the alarms having subsided the whole Regt. was dismissed. Then about the 1 st of June 1776—Men were needed to take a 6 Mo's tour up to Skaneateles Fort Ann Lake George & in that section of the County & Col. Van Wirt called out the whole Regt. & beat up for volunteers for said Expedition. I turned out a volunteer a private in Capt. Hodge's Co. in said Van Cleet's Regt. 70 Men volunteered and marched to Head quarters Fort Ann. Col. Van Wirt went up—but Capt. Hodge had the command as oldest Capt. of these 70 Men—from Fort Ann we performed a variety of tours as scouts. We returned and were discharged about the first of December having served not less than Six Months. On the day of the Battle of Bennington Sept. 16 th August 1777. The whole Regiment was called I volunteered to go against Burgoyne. Still a private in the same Co. & Regt. & same officers as in the above Expeditions. Marched to Stillwater & was in that Battle and at Bemis Heights. I remained till after the

Surrender of Burgoyne about a fortnight and was discharged at Schuylkill Flats & returned home having served not less than two Months and one half. The Continental Troops were stationed by themselves & the Militia by themselves therefore cannot tell what Continental troops were out — I remember, Genl Arnold & Genl Gates, Genl Schuyler, Col. Morgan & his Rifle Regt was out & troops from every quarter even to Boston — I ask a pension as a private soldier for services in the year 1775 — One Month and a quarter " " " " 1776 Six Months " " " " 1777 two " & a half making a period of Nine & three fourths Months & I have no record of my age as is stated in my first declaration
Sworn and Subscribed
this 15 th day of May
1833 before me
Dan. Lee Justice of the Peace.
his Henry Van Curen mark
State of Pennsylvania
Jefferson County Clerk's Office for S. P. I. do hereby certify that Daniel Lee Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County. And that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper handwriting and signature
Witness my hand and the seal of the said County this Fifteenth day of May 1833
S. P. Burroughs Clerk