Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 146, John Voorhies, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Voorhies John Voorhees or
W. 146
Conover Ann (former widow)
CONTENTS

New Jersey 3962
Reported
Mrs. Eunice, formerly widow of John Voorhees
who died on the 25 September 1796 of Warren co. in the State of New Jersey who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Oliver of the Regiment commanded by Col. Scudder in the New Jersey line for 12 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 110 Dollars 62 1/2 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of December 1843 and sent to Hon. M. L. Day in U.S. Senate
Arrears to the 4th of September 1843 $ 500.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 14 Mar. 1844 20.00
$ 520.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 d }
Recorded by Gro. C. Ames Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 1 Page 139

5929 Ann Conover Declaration Acts of 1836 & 1837 N.J.
20 Mr Rice Trenton N.J.

State of New Jersey ss.
On this twenty ninth day of February one thousand eight hundred and forty, personally appeared before the Justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New Jersey, now sitting in the city of Trenton (in open court) Ann Voorhees or Conover, a resident of the township of Lawrence in the county of Mercer and State of New Jersey, aged Seventy seven years, past on the 22 nd February 1840 who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the act of Congress passed "July 4. 1836" and the act explanatory of said act passed "March 3. 1837". That she was married to John Voorhees who was a Private in the New Jersey Militia in the service of the United States - and who was drafted and served as substitute for Gerrit Voorhees (his father) in the said Militia under the following named officers - under Captain William Conover, Captain Stout, Col. Scudder, Col. Hoyer, Major Egbert and other officers as this declarant has often heard him say and believes, during said term of duty, he served at Bennetts Island, Elizabeth Town, Woodbridge, Princeton, Cranberry, Spotswood Amboy, Steelsgap and near Sand Mountain, Parlehook Rahway, Blazing Star, Bergen Point and other places. This declarant recollects that the said John Voorhees returned home on the 2 nd day of January 1777, after the Battle of Trenton, and that said term was six weeks on in Pennsylvania, having left home in November under Captain Samuel Stout - this declarant fully believes.

that her said husband served fully as much as eighteen months during said war of the Revolution.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Voorhies on the twenty-seventh day of May one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine, by the Rev. Thomas Smith of Cranberry, New Jersey, and that her husband the aforesaid John Voorhies died on the 25 th September 1796. That she was afterwards mar- ried to William Conover, who was a Captain in the New Jersey militia in the Revolutionary war, on the fourth day of June 1817, who died on the 9 th September 1824 and that she was a widow on the 4 th of July 1836, and still remains a widow, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sworn and subscribed on the day & year above written before me in open court.
W m L. Dayton
Ann her Conover mark

State of New Jersey
I, Nathanick Popham Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that William V. Dayton Esq: before whom the within Declaration was sworn sworn to, was at the time of the doing thereof one of the associate Justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New Jersey, duly appointed Commissioned and Sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestation, and that the signature thereto is in the proper handwriting of the said William V. Dayton Esq.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Trenton in said State, this Sixth day of June A.D. One Thousand eight hundred and forty two.
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John Voorhies was Born September the first in the year of our lord Seventeen hundred Fifty Seven
and was Married to Anne Schanck in May the Twenty Seventh in the year of our lord Seventeen hundred Seventy Nine
Anne Voorhies was Born February the Twenty Second in the year of our lord Seventeen hundred Sixty Three
Our Daughter Mary Voorhies was Born April the Seventeenth in the year of our lord Seventeen hundred and Eighty
Our Daughter Catherine Voorhies was Born August the Eleventh in the year of our lord Seventeen hundred and Eighty Two
Our Daughter Elizabeth Voorhies was Born July the Twenty Second in the year of our lord Seventeen hundred Eighty Seven
Our Son Abijah Voorhies was Born July the third in the year of our lord Seventeen hundred Eighty Nine and Died the first Day of August in the same year
September the twenty fifth in the year of our lord Seventy hundred Ninety Six Then Died John Voorhies

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JESUS CHRIST,
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..... 1809.

State of New Jersey Mercer County ss
On the Twenty Seventh day of January A.D. 1843 Before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Personally appeared Ann Conover of Hamil- ton Township (formerly Nottingham) in the County and State aforesaid in the - Eightieth year of her age - who being duly sworn according to law on her oath deposeth and saith. That Thos. Smith Pastor of the Church at Cranbury has left no record of marriages as has been found on inquiry. Deponent was married to the said John Voorhees on the Twenty Seventh day of May A.D. Seventeen hundred and Twenty Nine. That the record attached hereto, is the only record deponent has - which is taken this day from the family bible, and which contains the dates of deponents first husband's birth also deponents, and their Children - which is in the handwriting of deponents son-in-law - Christopher Van Nest and which was - written upwards of Thirty years ago from and subscribed to the day & year above written } Ann Conover Before
Who married said deponent and John Voorhees John B Mount J.P.
John B Mount J.P.

State of New Jersey Mercer County } ss
Be it known that on the 6 th day of July eighteen hundred and thirty nine before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, personally appeared William Story a resident of East Windsor in the County and State aforesaid and a pensioner of the United States a person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to law on his solemn oath, deposes and saith, that he is well acquainted with Ann Conover formerly the widow of John Voorhees who resided a short distance from the apartment at the commencement and during the Revolutionary war - apartment remembers well, to have served with said Voorhees in the Middlesex Militia in the service of the United States in said Revolution to the best of his recollection as follows, one month June, 1776, at Elizabethtown under Capt. Stout, dept was under Capt. Peter Perrine Col Hoyer commanded the Battalion; one month August, 1776 at Amboy, said John Voorhees was one of the militia, only two companies were there under Capt. Peter Perrine, also in the month of December same year a term of one month said Voorhees was one of the same company either Capt. Dey or Stout commanded cannot say which and Lieut Col Scudder remained the month out at Cranbury, we were all called out in January 1777, by General Proclamation during the battle of Trenton and Princeton this term was a few days short of a month, not being the regular draft was drafted in February, April, May and June and stationed during each month in the village of Cranbury, the enemy then 16 miles off us

The City of New Brunswick said John Voorhees - was one of the same battalions and part of the time one of the same company. The Drafts and Volunteers were then full Capt. Dey. Hunt & Conover commanded the Drafts from our neighborhood all of whom while stationed in Cranbury were under the command of Col. Hyer and Schuyler. Capt. Van John Voorhees under Capt. Gulick at Spotswood in Sept. Just after harvest were we were stationed the month out, and one month served with him either November or December 1777 at Elizabethtown under Col. Neilson & Schuyler, the weather was very cold, also one month (April), served with him at Cranbury under Capt. Conover (Applicant's second husband) the month out, after then enlisted in the 9. Mns Service, and during which time recollects seeing said Voorhees once in June 1778 at the Battle of Monmouth. After was under Capt. Chambers at Woodbridge in April 1779. Said Voorhees was then under Capt. Van Horn the month out, also in August served a month with him at Woodbridge under Chambers and Gulick, Col. Schuyler, Col. Hyer had resigned, and in November same year we were stationed at South River the month out under Capt. Chambers as we went home together. Two other times Capt. M. remembers to have served with said John Voorhees one was in June 1780 during the battle of Springfield under Capt. Chambers and Gulick and one time in January 1781. under Capt. Conover and Gulick at Spotswood and Old Bridge it was not quite a month it was during the revolt of the Pa. line, on part of the country was compelled to be constantly out, particularly the early part of the war. Months and Subsists the days & year above written. Before John B. Marent (J.B.)
My Fellow Story

State of New Jersey Middlesex County ss. On the 7 th day of September A.D. 1840 Before the subscribers one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County personally appeared Abraham J. Gulick of said County who being the only one of the Court and State Affairs in the Eighty fourth year of his age, a Deacon of the Methodist Church and a citizen of the United States who being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he was a neighbor to John Cook and served with him in the Revolutionary war, deponent states he had some one term of a month as a draft in August 1776 at Woodbridge under Capt. Gulick and Col. Hoyer, also in the months of October 1776 a term at Amity under Capt. Gulick to Hightstown and Col. Hoyer in the months of January, February, April they were being deposed recollects said John Cook was then constantly with the Middlesex Battalion in the Village of Branchburg the British were then in New Brunswick, at the time of the Battle of Red Bank in October and Amity this was in 1777, in 1778 deponent a term with said Cook at Elizabeth Town before it was in the summer but cannot name the month also two terms served with said Cook in 1779 one at Red bridge and one at Amity under Capt. Stout and Gulick in 1780 two terms with said Cook - one in June and one in August at Springfield and Woodbridge under Capt. Gulick & Stout & Col. Hoyer & Col. Hoyer and one term in January 1781 at Spotswood the above is all deponent can rec- ollect - his master after Cook, near Master Capt. Conner who has been deceased more than fifteen years, since which time she has remained a widow Sworn to subscribed the day & year written above before me Joseph H. Hovey  Abraham J. Gulick

State of New Jersey Mercer County ss
On the fifth day of September A.D. 1842. Before the Subscriber an Justice of the Peace in and for Salem County personally appeared William Fisher of East Windsor in the County of Mercer State of New Jersey in the Eighty third year of his age a person of reason- -ability and truth and a Pensioner of the United States Who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith That he served in the Militia of New Jersey in the Service of the U. S. during the Revolutionary war a number of times with John Voorhees who resided in the said Township with deft. one time of a month September, in 1776 at Amboy under Capt. Samuel Stout also in December same year a time of about six weeks having been detached in Pennsylvania after the battle of Trenton on the 26 th December by Genl Washington. in 1777. Served three or four Monthly times with said Voorhees in Cranberry but cannot specify each month as it took place from Decem- -ber 1776 to June 1777. under Capt. Stout & Guleick. in June saw him at Somerset Court House but he was not in the same Company but in the same Batt- -alion. also in 1778. Served a number of times with said Voorhees. one in June of a month during which time the Battle of Monmouth took place, under Capt Samuel Stout and Guleick and Col Scudder. also in the month of Sept. either at Woodbridge or Elizabethtown cannot say which. in 1779. deft. served a couple of Monthly times, one was in August or September as Peaches was abundant and ripe some of which took without permission. said Voorhees was reprimanded for so doing as well as deft. in 1780 served a time of a month in April at Amboy under Capt. Stout

also a tour at Springfield in June 1780 under either Capt. Stone or Connor cannot recollect which and in the beginning of the year 1781. When the revolution took place David Voorhees was stationed with Capt. at Spottswood and Old Bridge. Capt. cannot specify all the tours he served with said Voorhees at this great age - but the said Voorhees was classed and drafted generally when drafted, as we both had brothers in the service, the above is given to the best of Capt.'s recollection. Many tours Capt. cannot now specify and further saith not.  Sworn to and Subscribed the day 3 and year above written before me 3 William Fisher John B Mount J.P.

Receipts for Cash paid Second years' interest on Notes given by the Commissioners of the several Counties for Militia Services.
   No. of Voucher. No. of Certif. Date. SIGNED BY. PAYABLE TO. Amount. 1 y's int.     78 944 June 10. 1784 Thomson Stelle John Voorhies £ 3. 2. 1 „ 3. 8   241 671 „ „ Do Do 2. 10. „ 3.   51 807 „ „ Do Do „ 15 „ „ „ 10   53 1287 „ „ Do Do 2. 9. 2 „ 2. 11  
STATE OF NEW JERSEY:
I, CHARLES G. MCCHESNEY, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true abstract from a Book, headed as above, as taken from, and compared with the original, now remaining in my office.—And I do further certify, that Thomson Stelle was, by an Act, passed by the Legislature of this State, December 20, 1783, entitled “An Act to procure an estimate of the sums due to the Militia and Troops who have been raised for the defence of the frontiers of the State, and to provide for the settlement of the same,” appointed a Commissioner for the County of Middlesex for the purpose of settling and adjusting the pay rolls of the Militia and Troops of this State, as aforesaid, and also for signing and delivering out to each and every person a note for the payment of what may be justly due.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said State, this twentieth day of July A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty- three
Charles G. McChesney Secretary of State.

State of New Jersey.
I Charles G. M. Chesney Sec- retary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify, that John B. Mount Esqr before whom the affidavits of Ann Conover, William Fisher and William Stay were taken was at the time of the doing thereof one of the Jud- ges of the Court of Common Pleas and Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Mercer in Said State duly appointed, Commissioned and sworn and Joseph M. Chesney Esqr before whom the affidavit of Abraham Gulick was taken was at the doing thereof one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex in Said State duly appointed, Commissioned & known that full faith and credit are to be given to their official attestations and that the Signatures thereto are in the proper hand writing of the Said John B. Mount and Joseph M. Chesney. In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office at Trenton in Said State this First day of August A.D One thousand eight hundred and Forty three 1843,
Charles G. M. Chesney Secy of State

September 17, 1926
Mrs. John Young 1204 South Mill St., Crawfordsville, IND.
Madam:
I have to advise you that this Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services.
A careful search of the records fail to show such a claim on file on account of the services of Captain William Conover, or Covenhoven, born in 1750 in New Jersey and died September 9, 1824 in Ohio.
However, from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim, Widow File No. 146, it appears that Ann (or Anne) Schanck born February 22, 1763, married May 27, 1779, John Voorhies born September 1, 1757, son of Coert Voorhies (also spelled Voorhees). He died September 25, 1796. His widow then married June 4, 1817, Captain William Conover under whom her former husband, John Voorhies, had served as a private in the New Jersey Militia at various times during the Revolution. He died September 9, 1824, places of death and

burial not stated. It does not appear that he was ever wounded, or that pension was ever claimed from the United States on account of his services.
His widow Ann Conover was allowed pension on account of the services of her former husband, John Voorhies, on her application executed February 29, 1840 while a resident of Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to pension or bounty land having been claimed on account of the services of any soldier surnamed Fine who was killed at the battle of Guilford Court House.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
N.Y. 126
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Voorhees a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 Served at Col. William Bonner Lydia N.J.   Various Samuel Stout Styer   times 12 Peter Perrine Neilson   months. Calick   Chambers  
Battles engaged in, Monmouth. Springfield.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____
Date of application for pension, May 29, 1841. For it was at
Residence at date of application, at Lawrenceville, N.J.
Age at date of application, 84
Remarks: Soldier was the son of Coert Voorhees. He was born Sept. 1, 1757. He married May 27, 1779, Anna Van Brunt. He died Sept. 25, 1796. His wife, Anna, was born June 4, 1817. William Bonner who died Sept. 9, 1824. Christopher Van Brunt was a son-in-law. See Supplement for names of children.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

February 13, 1914.
Mrs. Anne V. Dickinson, 100 Greenwood Avenue, Trenton, N. J.
Madam:
In addition to the military history of John Voorhies, Wid. File No. 146. Rev. War, you are furnished the following data as to his children.
Mary, born April 17, 1780. Catherine, " August 11, 1782. Elizabeth, " July 22, 1787. Abijah, " July 3, 1789. died August 1, 1789
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

1204 S. Mill St. Crawfordsville Ind Sept, 15 th 1926.
Bureau of Pensions Washington D. C. Dear Sir:-
You requested me to send you what information which I had about Capt. William Coenenhoven or Conover. He was born in Monmouth Co. N. Jersey. 1780; and was a Capt. in the Revolutionary War. He lost a leg and as I said before received a pension of eight dollars a month for being disabled. He married Ida Voorhees and had three daughters who were as follows. Nellie, Anna and Maria.

Nellie married Garret Schunck Denne married John Shepherd Maria " " Stephen
Note ! Garnet Schenck was born May 14 th 1779 at Freehold N. Jersey and died July 1 st 1809. He and Nellie Conover were married Aug., 24 th 1797.
I do not know when William Conner came to Ohio but he died there on the 9 th day of Sept, 1824. and is buried in or near Miamisburg Ohio.
Do you have any record of a pension or land grant being given to the widow or children of a Mr Fine of Carolina? He fought in the Revolutionary War and was killed in the Battle at Guilford Court House North Carolina.

I would be very glad to get any information about him.
Yours Respectfully, Mrs. John Young.

1204 S. Mill St. Crawfordsville Ind June 21 st 1926
United States Dept of the Interior Bureau of Pensions. Washington. D. C. Dear Sir:-
Please send me the Revolutionary War record of Capt. William Covenhoven of New Jersey. He was disabled and received a pension of eight dollars. He was born in New Jersey 1750 and died in Ohio 1824.
Also if you have any records of any other William Coven- hovens or Conovers please send them too. That was also his father's name, but I do not know whether he served also or not.

Thanking you very much I remain,
Yours Respectfully, Mrs John Young. 1204 S. Mill St Crawfordsville, Ind.

3-2027
MSF
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS WASHINGTON
August 19, 1926
Mrs. John Young 1204 South Mill St., Crawfordsville, Ind.
Madam:
I have to advise you that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to William Covenhoven (or any spelling of that surname) who was born in 1750 in New Jersey and died in 1824 in Ohio. You are requested to furnish any data you may have in your possession in regard to the alleged pension.
Please return all of this correspondence with your reply.
Respectfully,
E. W. Morgan
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

V 5929 Ann Conover N.J.
Let to D. N. Rice Nov. 9 1823
act 4 July 1836

1914 Feb. 13 Hist. to Mrs. Anne W. Dickenson V.L.M. 1926 - Sept. 17 - Information in regard to Capt. Wm. Bowler, to Mrs. John Hance - M.M.F.
146
WIDOW, &c.
File No.
146
Ann Conover formerly Widow John Vorhus Pvt, Riv. War.
Act: July 4, 1836.
Index: — Vol. A Page 141
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June 76. 1 mo Elizabethton Capt Stone - for Hyer Aug " 1.1 Amboy Perrine " - Dec - 1 Cranberry Deep " Scudder Jan 77 near a month - July " Cranberry Apr 1 May 1 June 11 June 78 Monmouth Battle Apr 79 Stone Aug - Woodbridge Nov - 1 st River Capt Chamber June 80 Conover Spofford Jan 81 Gulick Old Bridge

Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C. Dear Sir
Will you send to me the Revolutionary record of John Voorhees of New Jersey I am not sure of the county, but he died in a part of Burlington which afterward made Mercer County - although he may have lived in Somerset, Middlesex or Hunterdon residing in Middlesex when he served in the war - His wife

Anna Schaeck Voorhees who afterward married William Cornhorn (Conover) received a pension - She died 1849 in Trenton N.J. John Voorhees died 1796
I have been told that he was a Captain in the Continental Army.
Very truly yours
ANNE T. Dickinson 100 Greenwood Ave - Trenton N.J.
February 7 1914

Dec 7 '43
Ann Canover
W. L.
L. Edwards
Comt. of Pensions
Washington.
Wm L. Dayton
Hon Wm L. Dayton Senate U.S.
Adm o . private 12 mo $40. act July 4. 1836
Send Card to
Hon Wm L. Dayton Senate U.S.

Senate Chamber
Dec 7. 1843
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Rec. Mrs. Ann Conover as appli- -cant for a pension inable at present to make proof of longer service than is heretofore proved. She desires that a Certificate may be issued for the amt. named in your letter of the 9 th ult.
Yours &c
M me L. D. Dayton