Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11599, Elias Van Auker, New York

SERVICE
SERVICE New York
NUMBER _____
S. 11599
Van Auken, Elias or Van Anker
carded
CONTENTS

Elias Van Aiken of Hudson Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Cavallary commanded by Captain Bartwright of the Regt. commanded by Col Elliston in the New York time for 2 Years —
Elias Van Aiken Records corrected June 29/05. f
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars — Some per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Mar 1839 — and del d to D Bruger Esq Present
Arrears to the 4th of Mar '33 — $ 166.00 Semianl. allowance ending 4 Apr '33  40 $ 200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Not June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk Book E Vol. 4 Page 34

In matter of Elias Van Auken Pension application Declaration & affidavits
I do hereby certify that the within papers passed through the hand of the Clerk with name in the same manner in which they now are Daniel Buer formerly member of Congress
Stearns as L. 1.

State of New York
Steuben County ss. On this 16th day of October in the year 1882 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Elias Vanauker, a resident a resident of the Town of Howard in the said County of Steuben aged seventy-three years in December last, 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, 1882.
1776
Col
Ellison
Lieut Col
Thurston
Major
Decker
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That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he first entered the service in June 1776 under Capt Morris Courtwright, Lieut. John Van Duzee and Captain Martin Boyken-dale, at Minisink Orange County and State of New York where he then resided. This applicant marched with said company to Fort Montgomery on the North River and remained there about four weeks and was there dismissed - not in writing. Col Ellison commanded the Regiment Lieut. Col. Thurston and Major John Decker. That
1776
in the month of September or October same year this applicant performed another tour of duty under Lieut. John Van Duzee (Capt Courtwright was suspected of being a tory and was confined in jail, entered
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the service at Minisink aforesaid, where he then resided. Marched from thence to Fort Montgomery and remained there on duty about one month, and was there discharged. Did not receive a written discharge.
1777
3 months
That in the year 1777, he again entered the service as a three months man and as he thinks early in the month of September of that year, at Minisink aforesaid, where he then resided under the command of Lieutenants John Van Duzee and Martineus Decker, but he is not quite sure don't recollect the names of the other officers. Marched early in September from Minisink to Fort Mont.

1777 - at the said Fort when it was taken in October 1777, but made his escape with the Company - Marched the next day after the Fort was taken to Newburgh; thence to Banks Bridge at the Wallkill where he remained a short time - was then ordered to Esopus, and arrived there the day Esopus was burnt - and after remaining there a few weeks, was ordered to Newburgh where he was discharged in December early in December 1777. Just Van Anglen's Company, at Fort Montgomery was attached to Col. Brown's Regi- ment as he thinks. The fort was commanded by Gen. Clinton - did not receive a written dis- charge.
1778
That in the Month of April, of the year 1778 he again entered into the service of the United States as a Militia man, at Minisink, in the County of Orange State of New York, where he then resided under Capt. Levi Van Atta, Lieuten- ant Melchior Westfall and Martine Decker under the Command of Major John Decker built a Fort at Minisink for the protection of the inhabitants continued to do duty until December following - During that summer he was almost constantly out on scouting parties while out on one occasion under the command of Lieutenant Decker with a party of men took four prisoners who came from New York and were going to Chagawa. The name of one of them was Robert Land. They were put in jail at Goshen Orange County - This applicant was dis- charged at Minisink aforesaid but did not receive a written discharge.
S.M.
1779
That he again entered the service of the United States in the Month of April in the year 1779, where he then resided under the same officers last mentioned, and did duty in the said Fort at Minisink and on scou- ting parties until the Fort was captured by the

Indians and Tories on the 24 th of July of the same year. That at the time said fort was taken the applicant was out of the fort, and not knowing that the fort was taken, and while returning to the fort, the party to which he belonged was attacked by a large party of Indians and Tories, and he was wounded; returned into another fort that had been evacuated by our people and there defended themselves one of our party was killed. During the engagements in and out of the fort this applicant received two wounds one through his thigh and the other through his arm. After this the inhabitants all fled and the Militia were discharged the last of July 1779 - not in writing, having served three months. He was confined about three months with his wound and was at his own expense for medical and other attendance.
3. m.
3. m.
1780
That in the month of March in the year 1780 he resided at a place called the Drowned Lands in Orange County & State of New York, and at that place enlisted for nine months as he supposes, in the Militia, under Captain Abraham Westfall, Lieutenant John English - and Ensign Timothy Coleman. The Regiment was commanded by Col. Ewen Kirk but was not all at any one time stationed at the same place - Major DeWitt commanded the detachment to which this applicant belonged - was stationed in the Town of Minnisink and was employed in scouting parties and in protecting the inhabitants. Don't remember the names of any other officers was discharged in December of the same year having performed a term of military duty of nine months - Did not receive a written discharge. He has no documentary or other proof of said services except the affidavits of Henry Van Etten and Martin Guykendall hereto appended.
Col.
Major
Major
DeWitt
9 months

1 That he was born in the year 1759 - at Minesink in Orange County State of New York Has no record of his age - kind when called into service as stated above - since the war at Minesink - at Beach Wood, Luzerne County Pennsylvania - at Near Ithaca Tompkins County NYork At Newtown Tioga County NYork and in Howard Howard, Steuben County where he now lives. Called into service in the manner herein stated - Have already stated the names of officers & circumstances of service as far as he can recd also as it regard his discharge can prove as to his character for veracity and the belief of service as a soldier of the Revolution by James Loghry and Daniel Hamilton Stephen Smith and James Loghry.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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
Mr. Samuel S. Dyer Clk Steuben County
Elias Van Auken
James Loghry
We Stephen Smith and James Loghry residing in the town of Howard County of Steuben and State of New York hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Elias Van Auken who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy three years of age; that he is reputed and be- lieved 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
Mr. Samuel S. Dyer Clk
Steuben County
James Loghry
Mr. Van Auken

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 Stephen Smith and James Loghry who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the said town of Newark and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
E. L. Edwards Sam Chapman Henry Williams Paul C. Cook
I David Rumsey 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 Elias Vananker for a pension
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 16th day of October 1832
D. Rumsey
Open Court this 16th day of October 1832

Elias Van Auken Steuben co N.Y.
Admitted Private 2d mn - $80.00
C
Hon Daniel Cresser

BRIEF in the case of Elias Van Auken of Stuber co in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1882.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 73  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.     In 1776 about 1 28 Private Gen. Capt Cartwright, Col. E. Cliston   1777 3 Gen. Brown's reg.   1778 about 3 Capt Van Alstyne, Maj. Decker   1779 3 same   1780 9 same   211 Capt Watfall, Maj. Smith  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Orange county, N.Y.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? court 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. Bradner Examining Clerk.

Perman
11599
INVALID.
No. 11599
Elias Van Auken ★
Pre New War
Act: June 1 st 82
Box: — Vol. A , Page 388
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Elias Van Auken ★ Records corrected June 29/65 f.

Sir:
Sept. 30, 1831.

Bliss Van Nanker

State of New York } County of Orange } ss. Henry Van Etten of the town of Senprouns in said County, being duly sworn says, that he is aged Seventy two years on the first day of May last - That he was well acquainted with Elias Van Etten now of the town of Howard in the County of Steuben in the State afore- said during the Revolutionary War, and he is now well acquaint- ed with him, That the said Elias Van Etten was in the service of the United States in the month of October in the year 1777 immediately after the British Army had captured Fort Montgomery this deponent served in the same Company with him. The said Elias Van Etten marched from the Minisink settlement in the western part of Orange County in the State aforesaid under the command of Lieut. John Van Dyke and Martinus Decker of the Militia, and went to New Windsor on the bank of the Hudson River and from thence to Banks Bridge, and deponent believes that said Elias Van Etten went from the last mentioned place to Esopus (now Kingston) in Ulster County - Deponent thinks that said Elias Van Etten was at that time in said service one month perhaps more, That said Elias Van Etten in the latter part of November 1778 went in company with deponent and a few others under the command of Lieut. Martinus Decker from the settlement of Minisink in pursuit of four men that were carrying despatches from the British at New York to the hostile Indians at Niagara they went about twenty five miles and overtook and made prisoners two of said men - to wit, Robert Land, and Edward Hicks, who were afterwards taken into the State of New Jersey and delivered to Gen. Pulaski, That from the opening of the Spring of 1778 to the end of the War the Militia in the Western part of Orange County were almost continually under arms and in the service guarding the frontiers against the hostile Indians and Tories and this deponent has frequently seen the said Elias Van Etten during that time doing duty as a Soldier on the frontiers, such as scouting and guarding at the block houses, That in the month of July the 19 th 1779 when the Indians attacked and destroyed the Minisink settlement the said Elias Van Etten and

3 years at least on the frontier etc in the Militia New York
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deponent while returning from a funeral were met by a party of Indians and Tories near a block house called Van Antwerp Fort, the said Elias Van Antwerp was wounded in his thigh and arm while he and deponent were trying to gain the fort, they however got in and with a few others having in all only six muskets defended and kept said block house with the loss of one man killed in the fort. This fort was the only one in the settlement that was not taken and burnt by the Indians, deponent does not now recollect whether said Elias Van Antwerp served at any time under enlistment, but from the nature of the service in which he has seen him he has no doubt but that the said Elias Van Antwerp served as a Soldier in the Militia at least three years during the Revolutionary War
Subscribed and sworn
Harry Van Antwerp
the 2 nd day of October 1832
before me Cornelius Greykendall Justice of the peace
I certify That I am well acquainted with the above named deponent, That he is of good repute and as a Witness is entitled to full credit
C. Greykendall

Mayor DeWitt in all three years was wounded by the Indians Capt Westfall St. 8 or nine months Col. Paulding's New York Militia State of New York Minisink Settlement 
Cayuga County } J. Martin Cuykendall of Orange in said County being duly sworn says That he is aged Sixty eight years on the 18 th day of February last, That he was during the Revolutionary War well acquainted with Elias Van Auken now of the town of Howard in the County of Steuben in said State of New York and is now well acquainted with him, That in the year 1780 at this deponent saw the said Elias Van Auken in the service of the United States at the picketed house of Jacob Shimer, (commonly called Shimer's Fort) in the Minisink Settlement in Orange County, he served in Capt. Abraham Westfall's Company in Col. Paul- ding's Regt. (Major Thomas DeWitt) the said Elias Van Auken entered the service early in the spring and continued in said service for the term of Eight or Nine months as this deponent now recollects, this service was on the frontier guarding against the Indians and Tories, the troops were raised by having the Militia clasped and each class to furnish one soldier for the term of Eight or nine months, deponent has at other times from the spring of the year 1778 to the fall of the year 1781 frequently seen the said Elias Van Auken in the said service as a Soldier in guarding the frontier in the Western part of Orange County against the Indians and Tories, deponent understood at that time that said Elias Van Auken was wounded by the Indians and Tories when they attacked the block house called Van Auken's Fort, deponent does not now recollect whether said Elias Van Auken served more than once under enlistment but from the nature of the service on the frontier in which this deponent has seen him serve this deponent thinks he must have served at least three years as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War
Subscribed and sworn to this 2 nd day of October 1832
Martin Cuykendall
before me Cornelius Cuykendall Justice of the peace I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named deponent. That he is of good repute and as a Witness is entitled to full credit
C. Cuykendall

State of New York Cayuga County ss I, Michael S. Myers Clerk of said county do certify that Cornelius Gyskendall before whom the within affidavits present to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for said county And that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe his name subscribed to said affidavits to be his proper hand writing and signature — Witness my hand and seal of office, this third day of October A.D. 1832
M. S. Myers Clerk for P. M. Myers Det Clerk

State of New-York.
CAYUGA COUNTY, } ss. CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, MICHAEL S. MYERS, Clerk of the County of Cayuga and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said County: Do HEREBY CERTIFY, that Cornelius Gaykendall Esquire , was on the nineteenth day of February - one thousand eight hundred and thirty  a Justice of the Peace
_____ in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity: And that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Cornelius Gaykendall - and verily believe the signature to the annexed affidavit and certificate to be his proper hand writing.
I certify IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF , I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, and subscribed my name this twentieth day of February A. D. 1830
M. S. Myers Clerk of Cayuga Common Pleas

town of Owasco Co.
Henry Van Etten of the town of Sempronius in the County of Cayuga being duly sworn saith that he was during the Revolutionary war acquainted with Elias Van Auken whom this deponent believes to be at this time of about sixty seven years of age and this deponent also saith that said Elias Van Auken was on the 20 th day of July in the year One thousand seven hundred and seventy nine wounded by a party of Indians in the settlement of Minisink in Orange County State of New York wounds were in the left thigh and left arm and this deponent at the time understood that he the said Elias Van Auken was for a considerable time confined by reason of his wounds said deponent further saith that he frequently saw said Elias Van Auken in the service against the at different times and places but does not now recollect whether he was ever enlisted this deponent believes from the best recollection he has that said Elias must have served as a Soldier in all during said Revolutionary war as long as Nine months or perhaps more and further this deponent saith not
Henry Van Etten
Subscribed & sworn February 19 th 1830
before me Cornelius Van Auken
Justice of the peace

I certify that the within name Henry Van Etten is to me personally known and is of good and reputable character and what he saith is entitled to credit.
Onond Feb. 19 th 1830 C. Cory  Kendall
I certify that the within name

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rejected Sept. 30. 1831
Hon. J. Magee
resp. Sept. 30. 1831

Town of Owasco p.
Martin Cuykendall of the said town of Owasco in the County of Cayuga being duly sworn saith that he was during the Revolutionary war acquainted with Elias Van Auken whom this deponent believes to be at this time of about sixty eight years of age and this deponent further saith that said Elias Van Auken served as a soldier in the year One thousand seven hundred and eighty as near as this deponent can recollect at all events it was the year after the settlement of Minisink was destroyed by the Indians, said Van Auken served in what was then called the Nine months service under in Capt. Abraham Westfalls Company 1st Lieutenant was John English 2 d Lieutenant was Timothy Coleman, Thomas Derrit was a Major in the Regiment to which said Elias Van Auken belonged and this deponent believes that the Regiment was commanded by Colonel Newkirk the services of the Regiment to which said Elias Van Auken was attached were principally to watch the movements of the Indians on the western frontiers in the Counties of Orange and Ulster and this deponent thinks that said Elias Van Auken served in the said Regiment in the said year the whole or nearly the whole of nine months being the term of enlistment and further this deponent saith not
Subscribed & sworn February 19 th 1830
before me Cornelius Cuykendall
Justice of the peace
Martin Cuykendall

I certify that the within named Martin Lury Kendall is to me personally known and is of good reputable character and what he saith is entitled to credit Onusco Feb. 19. 1830
C. Lury Kendall