Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 6352, Peter Vancleaf, Continental New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental New Jersey
Vandeaf, Peter or Vanchief
W 6352
Mary Ann
CONTENTS

953 4953
Ohio Pittsburgh.
Mary Ann Vanclief widow of Peter Vanclief N.J. who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of July 1849 and sent to
J. E. A. Morris Beverly Washington Co Ohio
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 365 Vol. 4.

V 6548 Mary Ann Bandleaf of Peter. Ohio,
Loose Capt Barnes Col Spence Thompson 1787/88

State of Ohio } Morgan County } ss. On this tenth fifth day of December, 1839 personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Mary Ann Vancleaf a resident of Washington Township in the County of Washington and State of Ohio aged Seventy five years.. Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress passed July 7, 1834 entitled the act granting half pay pensions to certain Widows.. That she is the widow of Peter Vancleaf who was a Privet in the army of the Revolution and served three years in Col. Oliver Spencers Regiment in the New Jersey line and received a discharge Signed by Wm S. Smith Lt. Col. Commander and dated Springfield 15 th May 1780 herewith enclosed. besides one years service prior to said three years for which his discharge has been lost or mislaid. She further declares that she was married to the said Peter Vanc- leaf on the fourth day of March Seventeen hundred and Eighty five as nearly as she can now recollect and as she varily believes and that her husband the said Peter Vancleaf died on the fifth day of March 1816 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of Jan- uary seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated that she once had a Certificate of her marriage from Benjamin Duffel when the marriage was celebrated which has been lost or mislaid
her Mary Ann Vancleaf mark
Sworn to and Subscribed before me the day and year above written
J. G. Linn A. Judge
I certify that Mary Ann Vancleaf from old age and infirmity it would be extremely for her to attend in open Court
J. G. Linn

The State of Ohio } ss } James M. Gaylord Clerk Morgan County } of the Court of Common Pleas of said Morgan County, do hereby certify that J. C. Kimm is an Associate Judge as aforesaid, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I do hereunto subscribe my name and affix my of- ficial seal at Mt. Carmel this 7th day of Decr: A. D. 1839 J. M. Gaylord Clerk

Before me one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the Morgan County and State of Ohio — Personally come Peter Vaneleaf who being first duly sworn according to Law deposes and says that his a son of Peter Vaneleaf late a Revolutionary — Soldier of the United States deceased, and Mary Ann Vaneleaf. That he was born on the twenty first day of September 1792 that his oldest sister Amy now wife of Samuel Vott was born on the fourth day of December 1785 as he has been told and believes, that his second sister Abigail now the wife of Cyrus Cheadle was born on the six day of January 1787 as he has been informed and believes, and that his oldest brother Daniel Vaneleaf sin deceased was born about the first of March 1789 as he has been informed and believes, that the Records of the births of his fathers family which was in a family Bible was destroyed as he believes has been informed and believes about the time of his fathers moving to Marietta about the year 1796. And that his mother Mary Ann Vaneleaf has remained a single woman since the death of his father Peter Vaneleaf. And further this Deponent saith not
Peter Vaneleaf
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this fifth day of December 1839
J. C. Linn A. Judge
Before me one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Morgan and State of Ohio. Personally appeared before me Abigail Cheadle who being duly sworn according to Law deposes and says that she is a daughter of Peter Vaneleaf that late a Soldier of Revolutionary Soldier of the United States deceased and Mary Ann Vaneleaf his

wife that about thirty years ago when she lived at home with her father and that she frequently saw a paper that was called the Certificate of the Marriage of her father and Mother and that she believed it to be the same. And further this deponent saith no. Abigail her Ghedal mark
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this fifth day of December 1839.
J. G. Sinn A Judge

March 25, 1940.
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Mrs. Nina C. Kyle 775 South Eighth Street San Jose, California
BA-J/ADY Peter Vancleaf W.6352
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Peter Van Cleaf, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The record of the only Peter Vancleaf that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office, all spellings of the names searched, is furnished you herein as found in the papers on file in pension claim, W.6352, based upon his military service in that war.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Peter Vancleaf, the name is also shown as Vancleaf, are not stated.
Peter Vancleaf enlisted, date and place not given, and served one year in the New Jersey troops, names of the officers are not shown. He then enlisted, place not stated, served as private in Captain Burrowes' Company, Colonel Oliver Spencer's Regiment and was discharged May 15, 1780; length of service three years.
About 1785, he was living in Haddonfield, New Jersey. He was a resident of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in 1790, and lived there a number of years, then moved to Ohio County, Virginia. He resided in Marietta, state not given, and then moved to Waterford, Washington County, Ohio.
He died March 5, 1816, place not stated.
Soldier married March 4, 1785, place not given, Mary Ann, her maiden name not shown.
Soldier's widow, Mary Ann Vancleaf, was allowed pension on her application executed December 5, 1839, at

which time she was living in Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio, and aged seventy-five years.
She died September 6, 1854, place not given. On AB,
About 1804 or 1805, soldier and Mary Ann Vancleaf had a family of seven or eight children. The following names of the children of Peter and Mary Ann Vancleaf are shown:
Amy born December 4, 1785. Abigail " January 6, 1787. Daniel Vancleaf "about 1" of March, 1789, Peter Vancleaf " September 21, 1792.
Said Daniel was dead in 1839, date and place of his death not stated. In 1839, said Amy, was the wife of Samuel Nott, and said Abigail was then the wife of Cyres Cheadle or Chedal. No other names of children were designated and there are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Mary Ann Vandleaf Ohio
Suspended.
See let. 6 Jany. 1840. Hon. C. Morris
Act 7 July 1838,

1940 Mar. 25. Hist. to Mrs. Nina C. Kyle. A.D.Y.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 6352
Mary Ann Bransleaf Wid.
Peter Bransleaf Pvt 7 Reg't Wis
Act: _____
Index:—Vol. 86 , Page 295
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Ohio 6704 Pittsburgh, Agency
Mary Ann Vanclief widow of Peter Vanclief who was a Private in the N Jersey Line.
Rep. 7 March
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the day of March 15 th and sent to
John C.A. Morris, Jr Waterford Ohio
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
and June 17, 1844 Recorded in Book 66 Vol. 2 Page, 211.

Ohio (Pitts.) 5060.
Mary Ann Vancleaf, widow of Peter Vancleaf, deceased who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 5 th of March, 1816. of Morgan co. in the State of Ohio. who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Burrows of the Regt commanded by Col. Spencer in the N. Jersey- line for 2 years private
Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh - at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of February, 1840 and sent to Hon. C. Morris, House of Representatives.
Arrears to the 14th of March, 1840 $320:00 Semi-annual allowances ending 4 Sept " 40:00
$360:00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clerk. Book A Vol. 2 Page 219
Reputed to Pittsburgh Pen. Apt July 26, 1840.

Peter Vandeleaf late of Col c Oliver Spencers Leg n having served the full term for which he was enlisted and received his arrears of pay and cloathing as per receipt on the back is Discharged
Given under my hand at Springfield this 15 th day May 1780
Wm Smith Col l Com d

Mary Ann Vanclief
E. Cutler's Deposition

I Ephraim Cutler of Warren in the County of Washington & State of Ohio Testify and say that some time in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and ninety six I became acquainted with the late Peter Van Clief now Deceased and Mary Ann Van Clief his wife and now his relict & widow that they were then living in a family capacity with a number of children (to wit) Amy, Abigail, Peter and I then believe then that I have at all times believed that they were lawfully wedded some twelve or fifteen years before that this belief is strengthened by a knowledge of the good character and regular moral habits which they have sustained that they in that year became settlers in Waterford in this County on one hundred acres of land granted to settlers in the early settlements of this country that P o Van Clief sustained the character of having been a faithful vigorous soldier in the New Jersey line of the Army in the revolutionary war that he served for years in the line and I believe was after employed in that valuable partisan corps called the Hangers to the or nearly to the close of the war and I well recollect his relating to me the history of battles & enterprises in which he was engaged which corresponded with the history of those times and he sustained a character for truth and veracity I believe never questioned by any and further the deponent saith not
Ephraim Cutler
The State of Ohio } At Marietta on the 6 th day of February 1840 Washington County ss. } before me came Ephraim Cutler the above affiant, who made solemn oath that the matters and things by him set forth and testified in the foregoing affidavit are true, as he verily believes. And I do certify that I am personally now and have been for years, personally acquainted with the said affiant, and believe him to be a person of truth and veracity; his public and private character entitle him to full faith and

and credit. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and official signature.
D anl H. Bull Jr. Pease
The State of Ohio } I Thomas W m Ewart, clerk of the Court of Com- Washington County ss } mon-Pleas within and for said County hereby certify that David H Bull Esquire is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County legally authorized to act as such and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Marietta this sixth day of February A D 1840 Thos W m Ewart Clerk

Athens, Ohio,
Dec. 27. 1839.
Hon. C. Morris.
Dear Sir
Enclosed I forward to your case an Application of Mrs Mary Ann Vanclief Widow of Peter Vanclief, late a Revolutionary Soldier, for a 5 year's Pension under the Act of July 7. 1838, which you are requested to transmit to the Comr of Pension's Office. I have the declarations of Judge Cutler & some of my own relations who were acquainted with the Vanclief family from early times, to their great respectability. The Discharge furnishes sufficient proof of the service of the late husband of the Applicant, and the affidavits of her children are the best proof attainable of her marriage &c.
As yours Respectfully
A. H. Brown

Atkins, O. Feb. 10, 1840
Dear Sir
Enclosed herewith you will find the Depositions of Judge Cutler of Washington County and Mr Joseph Williams of Morgan County, in support of the claim of Mrs Mary Ann Van Cleef to a Pension, which you are requested to transmit to the office of the Commissioner of Pensions -
The official character of Judge Sims, before whom the Deposition of Mr Williams was taken, has been already certified - I presume these Depositions will be deemed sufficient to establish the fact of the marriage prior to Jan'y. 1. 1794 -
Yours with respect
A. G. Brown
Wm. C. Morris,
P.S. Feb. 12. Since writing the above, the Deposition of Mrs Hannah Williams (Mother of Joseph Williams) who is now residing in this County, has been obtained by the friends of Mrs Van Cleef, and is herewith enclosed.
Yours &c. A. G. Brown

Hon. C. Morris A. C. Morris Washington D. C. H. R.

House of Rep s January 4 th 1840
Dear Sir
I will thank you to examine the enclosed papers, which have been forwarded for the purpose of obtaining a pension.
Very respectfully
Your obed Serv t Calvary Morris
N. L. Edwards Esq r

6548 Mary Ann Vandearf of Peter Ohio.
admitted
Pr: Inf 2 yrs #80 Cap: Burrows Col. Spencer. N.J.
died 5 th March 1816
Act 7 th July 1838
Non: C. Morris N.R.

775 S. 8 th St. San Jose, Calif.
Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C. Gentlemen,
I have been informed by the office of the Adjutant General of the state of New Jersey that there is on file in the Pension Bureau of Washington "Pension Claim No. 6352," filed by the widow of Peter Van Cleef, a private in the Continental Army. Kindly send me a copy of the same. Does it give the date of his marriage to Sallie Evans, or the date of the birth of any of their children?
Very truly yours, (Mrs.) Inia Cowden Kyle.

The State of Ohio } personally appeared Morgan County ss } before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County aforesaid Joseph Williams who being duly sworn as the Law directs Deposeth and Saith that he was acquent with Peter Vanceleaf and Mary Ann Vanceleaf his wife in the State of Pennsylvania in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety and they then lived together as man and wife and had two daughters named Amy and Abigail and the deponent recollect whether they had any more children or not. And that he lived near to the said Peter and Mary Ann five or six years in the State of Pennsylvania And then he the said Williams moved to the State of Virginia and lived there a few years And about the year 1804 or 5 he moved to Washington County in the State of Ohio. When he again became acquent with Peter and Mary Ann Vanceleaf they were then living in said Washington County and had a family of seven or eight children and were living together as man and wife. And he believes they were man and wife. And further this deponent saith not.
Joseph Williams
Sworn to and subscribed before me this fourth day of February 1840
J. C. Linn A. Judge

February the fourth 1840
I hereby certify that I believe the within named Joseph Williams to be a man of truth & veracity
J. C. Linn

Beverly 0 July 12
Free
6704 W. Wardlaw
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Patents Pensions Washington D. C.

Waterford. June 30 th 1849 Mr. J. S. Edwards,
Sir inclosed I send you a paper for the purpose of obtaining a pension certificate for Mary Ann Lanielief.
Her original certificate was dated March 5 th 1845, and countersigned by your Honor, and numbered 6704. She sent it to the pension agent when the date was out, which was on the 4 th of March 1848.
Now Sir if the papers are right please send the order and if not please inform me wherein they are wrong.
I need scarcely remark that I shall consider myself under obligations to you for the favor. Yours &c
J. S. Edwards
J. C. A. Morris
P.S. please direct your letter to Beverly, Washington County, Ohio.
J. S. E.
J. C. A. M.

Mary Ann Van Cleef
Henrich Williams Deposition
Hon. C. Morris H 2

state of ohio Athens County
Deposition of Hannah Williams of Dover Township in the said County of Athens aged seventy-eight years and upwards being produced and carefully examined cautioned and sworn to testify the whole truth doth depose and say
the Deponent says that she was well acquainted with Peter van Cleef and his wife in the state of Mary Ann his wife in the state of New Jersey in Hattenfield and that she knew their certificate of marriage and that she knew that they were lawfully married their first acquaintance was in Bedford County in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania for a number of years and that she saw Peter van Cleef and Mary Ann his wife had a family of children from Bedford County the Deponent and her husband moved to Va Ohio County near Wheeling from whence her husband removed the said Peter van Cleef and his wife Mary Ann in the Washington County state of Ohio the Deponent further deposed and said that her acquaintance with Peter van Cleef and Mary Ann his wife in the state of New Jersey was in the years of seventeen hundred and eighty three four or five or thereabouts.
Hannah Williams
sworn to and subscribed before me Frederick Cradlebaugh a justice of the peace in the Township of Dover and County aforesaid this Seventh Day of February A D 1840
Frederick Cradlebaugh
I do certify that the above Deponent is a credible old lady whose testimony may be depended on
Frederick Cradlebaugh

Joseph Dana, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in & for the County of Athens & State of Ohio, do hereby certify that Frederick Cradlebaugh is a justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned & qualified, and was such at the date of the within Deposition, and that his signature within written is genuine as I verily believe.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 12th day of February A.D. 1840.
Joseph Dana Clerk

Waterford February 24 th AD 1845
Honored Sir,
Your letter of the 19 th of sec. was received and the former that you sent to be perused by Mary Ann vanclief we have perused it and I send it inclosed to you
I want you to attend to getting an order and forwarding the same to me if you please that is if the declaration is right and if it is not right please send me a few lines wherein it is wrong. I knew of no person to send it to but you please attend to it as soon as possible that is if you get this before you come away I am much obliged to you for what you have done and will try to satisfy you some time
Respectfully yours,
P. B. Johnson Esq. John P. A. Morris Jr.
Direct answer to above named gentleman P. B. Johnson

State of Ohio Washington County
On this second day of June 1849 personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace Mary Ann Vanielief, a resident of Ohio, in the county of Washington, aged eighty-four years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of congress, passed on the 2d february, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Peter Vanielief who was a private in the army.
The annual amount of pension which she received under the act of 17th June 1844, was eighty dollars.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Subscribed to and acknowledged on the day and year above written, before me John Callahan, a justice of the peace in and for said County.
collected in the presence of John Callahan Samuel Smith
The State of Ohio - Thomas M. Courtclerk of the County of Washington do hereby certify that John Callahan was on the 2d day of June 1849 an acting justice of the peace for Washington Township in said County, legally commissioned & qualified as such and that his signature as shown to me is genuine & that fully paid & credit given due to all things by him thus certified. In testimony whereof I have unto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Marietta June 27th 1849 Thos M. Courtclerk
Thos M. Courtclerk

No 6993 Mary Ann Vandorf Mother of Peter O.
act No 6993 March 1843 And 17 June 1844 No 443 Adria 2 years/m $80 per Ann
John C. A. Morris Jr. Waterford Ohio
Rev. P. B. Johnson 17 th

State of Ohio, Washington County ss.
On this 22 nd day of February, A.D. 1845, personally appeared before me, the subscriber, a justice of the Peace in and for said County, Mrs. Mary Ann Van Clief, a resident of Waterford Township in the County and State aforesaid, and whom I certify to be a credible person, aged 77 years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed 3 rd March, 1843, and 17 th June, 1844, granting Pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the Widow of Peter Van Clief who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution, and died on the 5 th day of March, 1816, and that she received a Pension of Eighty dollars per annum, under the act of July, 7, 1838. She further declares that she is still a Widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on this day year since Mary Ann her Van Clief above written. Lucia Clark  mark Attest, Justice of the Peace Lucia Clark John H. Morris Jr.
State of Ohio, Washington County ss.
I Thomas M c Wart Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid, hereby certify that Lucia Clark was at the date of the foregoing Declaration and still is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, and that he is duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hands and the seal of said Court, this twenty fifth day of
February
A.D. 1845
Thos. M c Wart Clerk