Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,891, Elias Van Sickles, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Van Sickles Elias Van Sickles
R. 10,891
CONTENTS

N 37698 Elias Van Lickle aw N.Y.
act 7 June 1832
to A. Lay Wilkesburg N. York

State of New Jersey, Essex County, ss I, John P. Jackson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Essex aforesaid Do hereby certify, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court, that Elias Van Sickels was a Revolutionary soldier; that said Elias Van Sickels was a resident of Elizabethtown in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey and died at Elizabethtown in said State and County on the twenty sixth day of April, in the year eighteen hundred and forty two and left Phebe Van Sickels his widow him surviving. And I do further certify that Casper Paine Esq t before whom the annexed deposition of Huldah Terry purports to have been sworn, was on the day of the date thereof a Judge of said Court duly commissioned and sworn and authorized to take the same And I do further certify that Elias Winant Esq t before whom the annexed affidavit of Phebe Van Sickels purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and sworn and authorized to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and Justice above referred to and do mosty believe their signatures subscribed to the first of them respective- ly in affidavits, and their Certificates thereto appended are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and the seal of the said court this 7th day of June 1847.
J. P. Jackson Clerk

State of New Jersey Essex County } ss.
Be it known, that before me the subscriber a Systine Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Phebe Van Sickles of said County, to me personally known, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that she is the widow of Elias Van Sickles, late of Elizabethtown in said County of Essex, deceased, who she has always un- derstood and richly believes was a soldier during the Revolutionary war in the New Jersey Troops, under Captains, Craig, Winant, Peatt, Laying and others, under Col d Thomas Jaquish and Ogden; that she has no information as to the precise length or number of his respective terms of service, but from the best of her knowledge on the subject, she believes he did not serve less than 9 Monthly terms in the Militia, in most of which she believes he was a substitute for others, and a term of 6 months which she believes was under Capt d Peatt and Col d Ogden, and a term of one year, as a horseman, but in what Troop or Company she has no infor- mation; that she was married to him on the — day of December in the year 1840; and that he died at Elizabethtown on the 26 th day of April in the year 1842 and left her, his widow him surviving; that she resided during the Revolutionary war, in the County of Essex New Jersey, and that she has now no documentary evidence of his service, his discharge from the Army was either lost or destroyed soon after her marriage to him; that he is the identical person who testified in the case of Susanna Pool widow of William Pool for a pension; that the reason he omitted to apply (or to make other application for a pension,) was, he could not find two witnesses to testify to each of his various and numerous terms of service, which he was informed was indispensably necessary, and more particularly so as his discharge had been lost or destroyed, and a further reason was his bodily infirmities were so great he was not able to look up his surviving comrades, to testify and being very poor, he could not employ others to do it for him; that she makes this deposition in order to obtain the balance of pension due him by virtue of the Act of Congress of 7 th June 1832, and to sus- tain his right to a pension under said Act she relies on the records of the Dep- artment and the accompanying proof, and as a further evidence of his service she would respectfully refer the Department to the declarations

of Mrs. Huldah Terry, widow of Jonathan Terry, for a pension, and to his own affidavit, in the above described case of Mrs. Susanna Pool, widow of William Pool.
Sworn to and subscribed this 7th day
of June 1847, before me
Elias Winans Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Essex.
Abel Varnum
I hereby certify that I was well acquainted with Mr. Ebenezer Elias Dean Dibble late of our Township of Elizabeth in the County of Essex New Jersey, and knew him from my earliest days, until his decease which was in the spring of 1842, and do well remember, that it was often talked among his old companions & associates that he was in the army and services of the Revolution and often had him talk of the same and it was so considered by the citizens among us. I have known him for fifty  forty five years, before his decease
Elias Winans Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey, Essex County ss.
Hulda Jury of said County being duly sworn deposes and saith that she is the widow of Jonathan Jury, deceased, and the Sister of Elias Van Sickles. That her brother the said Elias Van Sickles, was older than her, and was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, served in the Militia of Essex County as a substitute for this deponent's husband three monthly tours. He also served in the Militia of Middlesex County as a substitute and supported his father's family with the proceeds arising from such service his father having been a prisoner in New York. And this deponent further says that her brother was out in the six months service, and was in the years service as a light horseman, in the latter part of the war. That she does not know the name of any of his officers. He resided during the Revolutionary war, at Beiktown Essex  Essex County New Jersey. He died in Elizabethtown, in the Spring of the year 1842, and left a widow Phoebe Van Sickles who is yet living. And this deponent further says that the reason that her brother the said Elias Van Sickles did not make application for a pension was that he could not find the witnesses to prove his service by, although he made diligent search to find and having been advised of making application. That he entered the service when he was fifteen, and from the time he entered the service he remained in the service until the close of the war, attending to no other pursuit. He occasionally came home, and to see his mother when he was discharged from his tours of service. This deponent thinks he was under Capt Winant's command she thinks under Capt Loring in the Essex Militia. Sworn to and subscribed this 15 day of
Hulda her Jury mark.
September 1845 before me Cooper Parr Justice of the Peace
I Certify that Mrs Hulda Jury making the above deposition is is personally known to me and is a credible witness in the premises. Cooper Parr Justice of the Peace

State
It will be seen that the deposition of Hulda Terry was made previous to June 29, 1846, on which day the Dept- gave the information contained in its letter of that date. (See the Papers of Susanna Poole widow of William.)
As a further evidence of the service of the said Elias Van Sickels the Department is referred to an affidavit made by him, in the case of Abba Wood, widow of Jonas Wood of New Jersey. If her husband set out his own service at length in the three two affidavits referred to, and they in all essential points corroborate each other, and harmonize as nearly as could be expected under the circumstances, with the accompanying proof, we think his service should ought to be regarded as well sustained by proof.
It will be seen by reference to the papers of Mrs. Hulda Terry widow of Jonathan (act of 7th July 38,) that the Department in the adjustment of her pension deducted the three Monthly terms which she swore her husband hired the said Elias Van Sickels, to perform for him, thereby admitting the proof to be sufficient, in its negative character, and I can see no reason why it should not be regarded as satisfactory affirmative proof in this case.
It is said that he made an application for a pension, but we cannot after the most diligent search find any trace of it, nor of the positive fact that he ever made a declaration. The declaration which Judge Winant informed me that he made before him, turns out to be the deposition that he made in the case of Abba Wood above referred to.
B. A. Lay Ag't for claimant

Ms 2768 Rev. John Wesley K.S. Sermon on the Mount, Chap. V, VI, VII
10891
at T. M. C. S. A.

REJECTED
10891
P. O. Elias Van Lick
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
Mentor
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Department of State Trenton August 20/49
Sir
I have to inform you, that I have carefully examined the records of this office for the name and services of Elias Van Sickel in the Revolution, without success. The Indents for the Counties of Essex, Middlesex & Somerset, as well as the imperfect rolls of the 6, 9 & 12 mos Service do not contain his name,
Capt. Pratt had a Company of 6 mos men in 1780. Capt. John Craig had a Company of 6 mos men in 1779. a troop of 17 Horsemen in 1780 and a Company of 12 Horse men in 1782. Capt. Craig's roll of 1779 we have - the name of Elias Van Sickel is not borne in it. the other rolls we have not got.
The Indents for Militia Service only show payments for balance due - from November 1779.
very respectfully, Your old Servant Charles M. Chesney
C. A. Layman