Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 42600, John Vanderburgh, New York

SERVICE
New York
NUMBER
Vanderburgh, John Vandeburgh,
8 42600
CONTENTS

11,803
New York 4
John Vanderburgh
of Lexington in the state of New York
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Livingston of the New York line, for the term of one year
scribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 th of February 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th of June 1819 and sent to Munson Buel Esq r Lexington New York
Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819.
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sep. 1819.
20 4 28 31
6.74 48.00 $54.74
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Munson Buel Esq r Lexington New York Feb y 14 th 1820

John Vanderburgh
Deer Deer John Vanderburgh
John Vanderburgh
Colonel Livingston's Regt New York line
1776 to 1777
Admitted

State of New York Green County
On the thirteenth day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirteen before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Green and State of New York personally appeared John Vandeburgh Resident of the Town of Lexington in the County of Green and State of New York aged sixty six years who being first duly sworn acknowledged to me that he made the following declaration In order to obtain the provisions made by the Act of Congress Intitled An Act to provide for Certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States In the revolutionary war that the said John Vandeburgh enlisted on the first day of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six enlisted for one year enlisted at a place called Rhinebeck flats in the State of New York enlisted in the Company Com- manded by Captain Childs in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Henry Livingston in the year in that he continued to serve in said Corps until the first of January one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven at which time many of the men enlisted out of the Company for three years and during the war but that he continued to serve in said Corps until the year expired on the Eleventh of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven he received his discharge at Fort Montgomery in the State of New York by his Excellency James Clinton Brigadier General and that he is now in extreme Circumstances and really stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and has no other evidence than in his power of his service but such as accompanies these proceedings
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
State of New York
Green County
I, Munn Buel one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Green do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Vandeburgh did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the foregoing declaration against the Common enemy and I do further certify and that from my acquaintance living a near Neighbour to him that the said John Vandeburgh does not own or possess any real property and has a very trifling personal property and that he is old and infirm now hard unable to labour for his support that he and his wife are now dependent on his children for support and truly believe he stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and I have transmitted the foregoing and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the Department of war for the consideration of the aforesaid Act of Congress
March 22. 1819
Munn Buel

State of New-York
Green county ss
On the 28 th day of January 1819 before me the subscriber one of the judges of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Green and state of New-York personally came Everett Tripp to me personally known and being by me first duly sworn according to law did depose and say that he is well acquainted with John Vandeburgh that some time in the month of May 1776 the said John Vandeburgh joined the army of the revolution he believes he enlisted the first of April for 1776 for one year When he joined the army he belonged to the same company which he the said Tripp did in the company com- manded by Capt. Childs in the regiment commanded by Col. Henry Livingston in the 4 th line that he knows the said Vandeburgh continued to serve in said corps until some time in the month of January 1777 when he the said Tripp was permitted to return home in consequence of the company being partly broken up by means of a majority en- listing out of it for during the war or for three years and he believes that he the said Vandeburgh did serve nine months in the aforesaid corps faithfully and when the said company was broken up the said Vandeburgh continued to serve in the said corps until the expiration of the year ————— ————— that he knows that the said Vandeburgh is now living in the town of Livingston in the county aforesaid and further saith not
Everett Tripp
Sworn and subscribed the date above before me — Morrison Buel one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Green and state of New-York

State of New York ss. I, Clerk, do hereby certify that Green County } the within is a true and Clerk's office - } correct copy of the original now on file in my office. I, James Buel, was a Judge of the Court of Com- mon Pleas of the County of Green at the time of signing the foregoing affidavit & that I know the same to be his hand writing given under my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court this 23 rd Day of March 1819 - Yours William Berghen Clerk of said County.

The original of this was sent to Robert Vil- cotson U. S. Attorney for the Southern Dist. of New York, 28 th July 1821—(See letter)

State of New York
Green County ss. On the fifth day of September 1820 personally appeared in open court being a Court of record called the common pleas court for the County of Green John Vandeburgh aged sixty eight resident of the town of Lexington in the County of Green who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows In Captain. Childs Company in Col d Henry Livingston regiment New York line and that the original declaration of the said John Vandeburgh for the benefit of the act of Congress entitled an act for to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war bears date the 25th day of January 1819 to the best of my knowledge and belief and is inscribed on the pension List Roll of the New York agency by certificate number 11.303 and "I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner whatsoever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property in securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed." Inventory of property. I have no deed or lease of any real property in my own or wifes right or otherwise.
Personal property One old Horse cutter - worth $3.00 One old Horse Harness 5.00 One old Saddle 1.25 One old Bridle .25 One old mare lame Hobb 30.00

  Two axes . . . . . $1.13.   One whip . . . . . .25   One knife . . . . . .25   One rake . . . . . .25   Amount $1.88 
I have a wife whose name is Elizabeth aged about sixty four no children under age my wife is a lame person has no use or very little use of one of her arms which has been broken I now have no trade or occupation am unable to do but very little labour for my support and think I stand in need of the assistance of my country for support-
And further saith not.
John Vandeburgh
Sworn and declared in open Court this 5th day of September 1820.
Charles C. Abel. Dept. Clk.
The Court estimate the pensioners property contained in his inventory at forty one dollars and thirty eight cents. - Catskill Sept 5 th 1820.
Thomas E. Barker.
Benjamin Hackett.
Munson Puel.
Memorandum of the personal property of John Vandeburgh a pensioner,    One old cutter $3- One old harness for one horse $5- $8.00   One old saddle $1.25 One old bridle $-25 1.50   One lame mare & colt $30. Two axes 1.13. 31.13   One whip $-25. One knife $-25. One rake $-25- .75   Amount $41.38 
Harry Hosford
John Flint.
State of New York
Green County ss. Harry Hosford and John Flint of the Town of Lexington County aforesaid depose and say that they are and have been for

a number of years acquainted with John Vandeburgh, a pensioner of the United States that his family consists of himself and wife only that they are both old and infirm unable to do but very little labour that they verily believe he possesses no real estate by deed or lease in his own or in the right of his wife from their own personal knowledge and by information from others in whom they can rely that they have been called by the said John Vandeburgh to go to his dwelling house and make an inventory of his personal property and value the same which said inventory and valuation is made above and by us subscribed which we believe from our own personal knowledge and by information from others contains the whole amount of his personal property.
Harry Hosford John Frost
From and subscribed this 2nd day of
September 1820. Before me Munson Paul, one of the judges
of the Court of Common-pleas for the County of Green, State of New York I William Van Bergin Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Green do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly correct and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount of value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is forty one Dollars thirty eight cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on the 5th day of September, 1820.
W m Van Bergin. Clk
G. S.
I hereby certify that the foregoing pages numbered from one to three inclusive, are truly copied from the original documents on file in the Department of War. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said Department and subscribed

-scribed my name this tenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one.
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War

Sept r 7 th 1821. Let Let this remain suspended until the return of the Secretary of War.
See  See the within letters.
See page 102
Suspended See letters March 13, 1821  see note See Southland, March 10. 1821 see  Apr. 1821

42 600
INVALID.
Rare
File No. 42 600
John Vanderburgh Dr. Rev. Mr.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 525-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Fort Montgomery March 11 th 1777
These may certify that John Vanderburgh Corp d in Capt Childs Comp y Col a Clinton Reg t is Discharged from said Reg t having serv d faithfully from the Date of his Induct n to the Date hereof. —————
James Clinton B r Gen l

Dismissed by Grand Jury Sep. Term 1821 Geo  W. Wood foreman

Livingston Heights July 6 1821.
Sir
Having just learned that John Vandeburgh, an inhabitant of this town, is continued on the Pension Roll, I deem it my duty to submit to your Honor a brief statement of the circumstances of the said Vandeburgh, by which it will be perceived that the War Dep t has been imposed upon. The property of John V. a few years ago was estimated at $4,600. this property he divided among his children, & took a Bond from his son James J Vandeburgh, who had the largest share of his estate, for the support of him & his wife. This Bond it is strongly suspected has never been surrendered; or if it has, the surrender is only conditional, to enable Vandeburgh to avail himself fraudulently of the provisions of the Pension Act. The above statement may be relied on the facts are notorious & hundreds may be found ready to attest to their accuracy.
I am your ob t Serv t signed Chester Hall.
Hon: J. C. Calhoun.

Recd. 3 Sep. 1821
Lyndon Wright N.Y. 24th August
Wm De John C. Calhoun Esq. Secy of the War department City Washington

Green County N.Y.
Saugerties, August 24 th 1821
Hon. John G. Calhoun Esq.
Sir
Some months ago I received a petition Certificate from your department for John Sandeburgh you soon after wrote to him that the payment was stopped for the present on account of some information given you that he had not made out a Correct Inventory of his property soon after the receipt of your letter his Honor Judge Duer wrote to you on the subject and sent you a number of affidavits showing it Certain that the information was false and without any foundation in truth. I understand two or three persons in Saugerties who were very hostile on account of Petitions have had a dispute at the Election and said that he should never receive his portion. It was in their power to prevent it which proceedings of theirs I deem a very ungenerous and unjust act. The affidavits and Judgement Commissioner decides the facts that may be relied on by you I know I have heard nothing from you since on the subject I also sent on the proceedings of Eben Cornish Jr and Stephen Schenck five weeks ago with such other information as you requested have heard nothing from them had no return of Consistent with your Honor please make returns to me by the next mail as the applicants are in great want of assistance from their family -
I remain Sir with great respect your obedt Servt Ruben Hosford

FREE
Hon!
John. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War Washington

New York July 26 th 1821
Sir
The enclosed papers were transmitted to me by Mr. Sutherland, the attorney of the United States, for the Northern District of New York. - As the object of the War Department is to submit them to the Grand Jury, it will be necessary that the original affidavits should be furnished.
With great Respect
Your obedt. Servt.
Robt. Patterson
Hon: John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington

State of New York Green County ss
vs Robert Thompson and John Frent of the Town of Livingston in the County of Green and State of New York deposited under oath that they have for many years lived in the neighborhood with John Vandeburgh a partitioner and also with Saml Vandeburgh and John Vandeburgh and that they are all conversant to be men of truth and integrity and their deponents further say that they do firmly believe that the said John Vandeburgh did make out a Correct and honest statement of every Cent of property he possesses except what the Decree of Congress exempted for the purpose of obtaining a partition and further saith not
Sworn before me
Rankin Hodges a Commissioner for the County of Green on the 31. day of March 1821
JOHN FENT Probt. Thompson

Hon. J. Wm. Calhoun Esq.
Sturminster Newton April 9 th 1821
I understand that some persons or persons from this place have wrote a letter to your Honour with a view to defeat the payment of John Vandeburgh, Spencer, and from seeing your written communication to him I am informed the payment is suspended - and that for not making a Correct Statement - But I do think it my duty on the occasion to inform your Honour that I think it an ill founded report and hath no foundation in fact, I hope it was done through the want of Correct Information - yes I fear it had its foundation in Malice altho I think the Information Indirect I think they had something to predicate their belief upon. On the 25 th day of March 1815 I was called on to go to the House of John Vandeburgh where I made out a deed of forty acres of Land and from John Vandeburgh to James J. Vandeburgh for the Consideration of six hundred dollars which James paid the said John for in other Land, of equal Value. And on the third day of Janu- ary 1816 I was called upon to make out a deed for John Vandeburgh to his Son John J. Vandeburgh of forty acres adjoining the other 40 here & which John J. paid for as well in conveying Land to him in a nother place of an equal Value to the amount of $600. And on the same day I was called upon by John Vandeburgh to make out a deed for him to James J. and John J. Vandeburgh for sixty three acres of Land which I made out and was Executed James J. and John J. gave their promissory note for one thousand dollars payable by ten yearly Installments payable to one Peter Vandeburgh At the same time I drew a written agreement that James J. and John J. Vandeburgh Executed to maintain the said John Vandeburgh and his wife during their natural Lives. But Sometime in the year 1817 the old man their father had got into an embarrassed situation owed large sums of money and suits, as Law were likely to be commenced against him made a bargain with his two sons James J. and John J. that he would give up the writing for his and his wife's maintenance if they would then pay all his debts that he then owed which was agreed to done and performed and the writing was then given up by the said John to his two sons James J. and John J. which writing was then destroyed these are unquestionably the facts. The old Gentleman has frequently stated these facts at that time and this is what your Informants In- formation is predicated upon, and I do think I may with safety say that since there has never been any written or parole agreement made of any name or nature it has returned for its origin the above Case

as stated Old Mr Vandburgh and his sons are respectable people and are considered as men of truth and veracity, the two sons are each men of small property the old man I believe possesses not one cent more in value than what he made an inventory of except such as the Law of Congress exempts in such cases, I do believe my knowledge of their concerns of that family greater than any others except the family I do believe he made out a correct inventory of what he possessed and is well entitled to a recovery I would not willingly impose on you or the Law of Congress by giving you incorrect Information - there are some persons here that appear very hostile not only towards him but every other person who has attained you will have the affidavits before you which would not be disputed here as to truth I think a better kind of testimony than can be afforded from any other source - I sent on to your department Charles Rose's proceedings sometime ago with Ephraim Nunham's have said Nunham heard nothing from Rose will you therefore be so obliging as consistent to write me by the next mail -
Yours truly off
Munson Root
As will you give me the names of those persons your informants that they may be satisfied of their error and mistake

Leighton Heights Apr 22 Hon. John C. Calhoun Esq. Secretary of the department of war City Washington John Vanderburgh Evidence to serve suspension of ment of his pension Recd 23 Apr 1842

State of New York
Green County ss. James Vandeburgh and John Vandeburgh of the Town of Pennigton in the County of Green and State of New York deponeth and saith that they are the sons of John Vandeburgh who has lately filed a petition from the United States that deponents do further swear that on the twenty first day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen the said James Vandeburgh did purchase forty acres of Land of the said John Vandeburgh in said Pennigton for the sum of six hundred dollars and did pay the said John Vandeburgh for the same down, and that these deponents do further swear that on the third day of January eighteen hundred and sixteen the said John Vandeburgh purchased the forty acres of the said John Vandeburgh reclaiming the same Land for the consideration of six hundred dollars, More both of the above sums were paid for by the said James and John to the said John Vandeburgh in Land of equal value which said land has since been conveyed to one James Vandeburgh and Robert D. Davis Davis Briggs, these deponents further swear that the said James and John did on the same third day of January last aforesaid purchase of the said John Vandeburgh sixty three acres more for which they gave their notes to one Peter Vandeburgh for one thousand dollars, payable by yearly installments for ten years, which said notes we have

paid as fast as they became due and these deponents do further swear that at the same time they gave a writing to the said John Vand- burgh to support him and his wife during their natural lives but these deponents further swear that on or about the twenty fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen by a particular agreement between us the said parties the said writing of Main- tenance was given up by the said John Van- burgh to the said James and John and destroyed by agreement by the said parties and that these deponents do further swear that since that time they have never made any agreement with the said John Vandburgh in writing or otherwise, for his or her maintenance and these deponents do further swear that they are well acquaint- ed with their father John Vandburgh and his circumstances and do truly believe that the said John Vandburgh has made out a true and correct inventory of all his proper- erty that he has no more than he has made an inventory of excepting what the Law of Congress exempts and further saith James T. Vandburgh not — John F. Vandburgh

Sworn on the seventh day of April in the year 1821 Before me Rankin H. Stafford a Commissioner for the County of Dutchess of New York

John Kandeburgh copy
11.803
Schuyler
John

State of New York
Green County ss. In the fifth day of September 1820 personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of Record Called the Common Pleas Court for the County of Green John Vandeburgh aged Sixty Eight resident of the Town of Roxton in the County of Green who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows In Captain Childs Company in Colonel Honycutt's Regiment New York Line and that the original discharges of the said John Vandeburgh for the services of Congress entitled an act for to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States for the revolutionary war bear date the 28 th day of January 1819 to the best of my knowledge and belief and that I was in the pension roll of the New York Agency by Certificate Number 11.803 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner whatsoever disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby to do or to diminish my ability to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property in securities contracts or debts due me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
Schedule of Property
I have no real or lease of any real property in my own or wifes right or otherwise
Personal property    one da Horse Citter wath $ 3 00   one da Horse Harness 5 00   one old saddle 1 25   one old bridle 25   one old mare Saddle and Cols 30 00   two axes 1 13   one whip 25   one knife 25   one rake 25   Amount $41 38 
I have a wife whose name is Elizabeth aged about Sixty four No children under age My wife is a Person of no value or very little use of one of her arms which has been broken I now have the trade or occupation am unable to do but very little labour for my support and therefore stand in need of the assistance of my Comby for support and further with this
John Vandeburgh
sworn and declared in Open Court This 5 th day of September 1820
Clerks C. Steele Clerk The Court Estimate the petitioners property Contained in his inventory at forty one dollars and thirty eight Cents Callender September 5 th 1820 Thomas P. Barker Benjamin H. Barton Morrison Burl

Memorandum of the personal property of John Vandeburgh a petitioner
  one old Cutter $3.00  one old harness for one horse $5.00  $8.00    one old saddle $1.25  one old bridle $0.25  1 50    one lame mare and colts $30.00  two axes $1.13  31 13    one whip $0.25  one bridle $0.25  one rat trap $0.25    Amount  11 75     $41.38  
Harry Hosford John Frink
State of New York Joseph Campbell Esq. Harry Hosford and John Frink of the Town of Seneca to the Comptroller aforesaid depose and say that they are and have been for a number of years acquainted with John Vandeburgh a petitioner of the United States that his family consists of himself and wife only that they are both old and infirm unable to do but very little know that they truly believe he possesses no real estate by lease or lease in his own or of the right of his wife from their own personal knowledge and by information from others in whom they can rely that they have been called by the said John Vandeburgh to go to his dwelling house and make an inventory of his personal property and take the same which said inventory and take as above made and by us subscribed which we believe from our own personal knowledge and by information from others contains the whole amount of his personal property
Harry Hosford John Frink
Sworn and subscribed this 2 nd day of September 1820 Before me Mennon Buel one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Green State of New York

I Wm Van Bergen Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Greene do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath & the Schedule there to annexed are truly correct & I do further certify that it is the opi- nion of the said Court that the Total amount of Value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is forty one Dollars thirty eight Cents Intest- mory whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court on the 5 th Day of September 1820. Wm Van Bergen C.P.M.