Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1134, Harman Van Riper, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Van Riper, Harman Harmon
S. 1134.
CONTENTS
carded.

New Jersey 28.965
Harmon Van Riper
of State in the State of New Jersey who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Spear of the militia commanded by Col. Van Cotenandt Lottin time for
16 months N.J.
Date of death not on AB
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 58 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of August 1834 and sent from Goodell Baldwell N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 34 160 Semi-annual allowance ending 26.66 $186.66
Revolutionary Claim. Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Book H Vol. 3 Page 137 Clerk

30.396 1
Harman Van Riper Declaration
returned
Ans: G. W. Gould Apr 29 - 1834
fees paid

State of New Jersey Essex County ss On the ninth day of April in the Year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Harmon Vanripers a resident of the Township of Caldwell County of Essex & State of New Jersey aged Seventy two years 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 th 1832
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated That on the 19 th day of September 1777 at the age of sixteen years his name was put on the Muster Roll of Capt n Cornelius Speer Company of Militia a private and on the 19 th day of October one month after was ordered to go to Elizabeth Town point & on the 20 th March under the Command of Capt n Abraham Speer John Speer Lieut t Ralph Port Ensign Regiment Commanded by Col l Philip Van Cortlandt Sam l Hays Maj r Served one month keeping guard was dismissed & returned home December 27 th Recollects was ordered by Timothy Gould Sergeant to March to Newark, recollects it being in time of holy days very cold weather served one month Billed in the Academy kept guard at Camp dock da Henry & Round Creek Commanded by Capt n Josiah Pearson does not recollect his other officers good sleighing great fear of British & Refugees had to patrol on the Margin of the Passaic River remembers well that he was thin clothed & almost frozen many a night at the end of his Months Tour of duty was discharged & returned home 1778 April thinks about the 5 th day orders from Capt n Cornelius Speer by Col l Corn elius Speer Sergeant to March to Aegunackrock as he went saw people ploughing Remembers at Aegunackrock fisherman preparing their Nets for fishing performed one months Tour of duty keeping guard & on Scouts to protect the inhabitants from Refugees at the end of his Month was dismissed by his Capt n & returned home
June 18 th Great distress News that the British was coming from Philidel ph chia into Jersey ordered out on alarm under Capt n Cornelius Speer John Crane Lieut t Ralph Port or Maunus Speer Ensign cannot recollect which with 3 day provision Marched to Brunswick there organized into Regiment under the Command of Col l Philip Van Cortlandt Sam l Hays Major onached in Regiment Some distance from Brunswick

towards Monmouth and on the 26 th of the month ordered to march back to Newark (Nuis) That the british was coming out of New York into Jersey on the 2 nd day of July was dismissed at Newark & returned home on regular duty 16 days.
In August date not recollect called out on a regular tour of duty under the command of Cap t Amos Dodd marched to Belville formerly called Second River remember billeting at Old Sarlands & extreme hot weather thinks John Crane was Lieut often on a scouting party to Barbados Neck and Pollyfly Refugees very troublesome remember seeing farmers gathering in their crops of oats & getting salt hay in the meadows served out his month and returned home being regularly dismissed by Capt t A Dodd
In December remembers from particular state of his family on the 4 th day was warned out by Sergeant Cor d barrier on a regular tour of duty to Belville under the command of Capt t Elijah Squire billeted at Old Sarlands keeping guard cannot recollect subaltern officers (Col d Dammora Regiment of Refugees lay in Haverin Town) The Refugees kept up a depredatory warfare throughout the winter season while the Rivers were frozen over was continually alarmed & on scouts recollect snow deep & travelling hard & difficult continued on duty one month and discharged by Cap t Squire & returned home after being home about two weeks was called out on alarm the british and Refugees a strong party had come out & was on their way to Pollyfly and Hackensack on a foraging expedition marched with Cap t Cornelius Speer Company to Hackensack attached a party of their light horse drove them back the Enemy plundered the inhabitants drove off a number of cattle & took some of the inhabitants prisoners was on duty three weeks was then dismissed by Cap t Cornelius Speer & returned home May 1 st 1780 Capt t Dodd commanded the Battalion does not recollect seeing Col d Van Courtland or any other field officer
1779 March cannot recollect the day was ordered to march to Newark under command of Cap t Abraham Speer on a regular tour of duty Capt t Wheeler Lieut recollect the orderly sergeants name was Baldwin from Orange kept guard at Camp's dock Old Ferry and Neck gate remember billeted at Abiel Danfield's served one month was dismissed and returned home

8 In June he thinks about the eight day he received Rebel orders by Col d Jasper orderly Sergeant to take his Tour on duty under the Command of Cap t Josiah Purvis to march to Newark to guard the lines he continued there one Month billeted at Abiel Canfield's does not remember who his Subaltern officers were was on duty at Camp dock Ground Creek & Old Ferry and at the end of his Month Tour he was discharged and returned home
9 October does not recollect the day was ordered by Lieut n Gould Sergeant to march to Aquackunkon to do a month's tour of duty under the Command of Cap t Abraham Speer John Crane Lieut n on his March recollects farmers were gathering their Corn threshing buckwheat and digging potatoes does not recollect any particular circumstance that occurred during his Month's service kept guard on the Passaic River at different places during his term and at the end of his Month was regularly discharged & returned home
10 1788 January 5 th remembers in time of Holy day extreme Cold weather was on duty at Second River under Command of Cap t Amos Doolittle Mauns Speer Lieut n Ralph Post Ensign one month Rivers & Bay given over British & Refugees very Troublesome making depredations in Sway driving off Cattle & taking the inhabitants prisoners had a hard Month's Tour of duty at the end of his Month was regularly discharged & returned home
11 April was warned to March to Newark under the Command of Cap t Cornelius Speer does not recollect the day of the Month thinks the first of the Month farmers was plowing that his father & neighbor had turned their Cattle out to pasture does not remember the subaltern officers kept guard at Camp dock & bound creek nothing Special that he recollects, served out his month duty & was discharged & returned home
June about the 7 th was called out on alarm The news came that the British was crossing from Staten Island to Elizabeth Town Joined Cap t Cornelius Speer Company John Crane Lieut n & Ralph Post Ensign Phillip Van Courtland Col Samuel Hays Major Marched towards Springfield The British Marched to Connecticut Farms burnt the Village & afterwards burnt Springfield he was in several Skirmishes and on the 23 rd day of June he thinks it was had a severe engagement was near Moses Smith and Harmon Brown

27 when they were killed with a cannon ball after the battle pursued them to Elizabeth Town took a number of prisoners was on duty untill the 3 rd of July Remembers he returned home on the 4 th of July Saw a number of Continental officers but did not know them
12 In September 19 th having been previously warned marched to Belville Commanded by Cap t Abraham Speer Select John Crane thinks Cornelius Garner Sergeant remembers the day it being his birth day performed one month's tour of duty keeping guard was dismissed by Cap t A. Speer & returned home
1781 In January he thinks about the 10 th remembers it was very soon after the holy-day, was warned to go to Aquackanonk to keep guard time of good sleighing went in company in a Red with others among whom was John Personett they ran their horses up set & several of them much hurt when they arrived at Aquackanonk their Commanding officer was Cap t Amos Dodd does not recollect the Subaltern officers Timothy Gould orderly sergeant continued keeping guard & scouting one month was dismissed & returned home
14 In May was warned to march to Belville to keep guard one month under Cap t Cornelius Speer recollect the Company billeted in an old stone house the family having left it on account of the Enemy firing across the Paspai River they at that time were in possession of Barbadoes Neck knows it was in May in time of planting corn had to leave all the work with his old Father continued on duty one month was dismissed and returned home
15 In July was again warned out on a month's tour of duty under the command of Cap t Elijah Squire remembers there was a great call for troops & the story was that Gen l Washington was going to attack New York knows it was in July in the time of harvest left all and marched to Belville kept guard along the river & billeted in the old stone house again recollect Ralph Post was Ensign & one Daniel Williams orderly sergeant
16 In October remembers the British and Refugees being trouble some in time of gathering corn & other fall crops foraging parties frequently making depredations was called to do a month's tour of duty under the command of Cap t Cornelius Speer marched to Aquackanonk billeted at John Speer

John Crane Lieut ensign not recollected Swarthmore County Sergeant had frequent skirmishes with British & Refugees Served out his month was discharged & returned home
1782 In January on New Years day was ordered to Belvidere under Command of Cap t Abraham Speer to perform a months Tour of duty (does not recollect the Subaltern officers) on account of the refugees & house thieves that continually harassed the inhabitants. Served his tour of duty was dischar- ged & returned home
Was never Stationed with Continental Troops - never did duty under any Field officers but Col Phillips Van Courtland Maj s Samuel Hays and Maj s Caleb Dadd never had a written discharge or any other documentary evidence his officers are all dead he has no person living that he knows that can testify to his services excepting David Harrison Isaiah Gould & Morris Morrison whose affida- vits are annexed
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of this or any other State or Territory to his knowledge only on that of the State of New Jersey
Sworn to & Subscribed this } Harman Van Riper day and year aforesaid }
Sam l B. Miller Judge
Interrogatories to the applicant put by the Court
1 st Where & in what year In the Township of Caldwell born Sep r 19 th 1761 were you born } 2 nd Have you any Record In the Record book of Baptized Persons in the dutch of your age & if so where Disbursed Church at Acquackaronk is it } 3 rd Where were you living In the Township of Caldwell First County where when called into Service } I have ever since and am living there now & where do you now live }

4 th How were you Called into Service &c was never drafted into Service nor a Substitute for others but always performed his part of Duty when Called on in times of Alarm 5 th State the names of the regular officers who were with the troop where you served &c never was with regular troops to his knowledge excepting at the Battle at Spring field & then did not know either officers nor men 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from Service never had a written discharge 7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known David Harrison Esq r Timothy Gould Peter Speer Esq r Caleb Burnett Esq r Henry Van Ness Esq r Richard Speer Manners Esq r David Peir Esq r That he was actively engaged in actual military Service during the whole of the time he states and for which he claims a pension and not employed in any Civil pursuit during that time
We Stephen Grover a clergyman residing in the Township of Caldwell County of Essex & State of New Jersey and Noah Sayre residing in the same place hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Harnan Van Ness who hath subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy two years of age that he is respected and beloved in the Neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion  Sworn & subscribed the day of year aforesaid  Stephen Grover Noah Sayre Saml B. Miller - Judge

State of New Jersey } On the Seventh day of April One Thousand Essex County } eight hundred & thirty four before me William Gould one of the Justices of the peace in and for Said County personally appeared David Harrison Esq r aged Seventy four years who being Sworn according to Law on his oath saith that he was at the Town at the time Springfield & the Farms was burnt by the British he believes and has no doubt that Harman Vanriper was with them from the relation of the fact of Harman Brown & Moses Smith being killed by a Cannon Ball and his finding a man killed in the wheat field that Henry Lane & Daniel Scheltree stoped to bury also that he was at Hackensack & Polly fly and has no doubt that the said H - Vanriper was at Hackensack & Polly Fly from his Statement that he makes of lying on a certain field that the British had incamped on the day before and of our retreat for fear the British would cut off our retreat at the Acquackanock Bridge over Passaic River and further saith not Taken & Sworn before me the day & David Harrison year just above written William Gould
State of New Jersey } On the Seventh day of April one Thousand eight hundred Essex County } & thirty four before me William Gould one of the Justices of the peace in and for the county personally appeared Jonah Gould in his seventy third year of his age who being Sworn according to Law on his oath saith that he was a private Soldier in Captain Cornelius Speers Company with Garrison Vanriper who was also a private in Said Company that they was together on months later in Newark two month he distinctly remembers billeted at Abel Canfields stood Centinel at Camp deck & old Ferry together was at Belville together

at the on monthly duty three months together keeping guard billeted at John Speers at an old stone house standing simply also at old barlands was in one mess together recollects Harman Vanriper at the alarm at Springfield & the Farms saw him with the troops every day under arms with the militia until deponent was called to join a company of Artillery after which he dont remember of seeing him in that alarm & he believes that they have been soldiering together often at times not stated but cannot recollect so as to give a correct statement deponent further saith that he has been intimately acquainted with the said Harman from a boy & can unhesitatingly say he is a man of fair & honest character for truth and veracity and entitled to credit and reputed in his neighbourhood to be a soldier of the Revolution
Josiah Gould
Taken & sworn before me the day & year first written
William Gould
State of New Jersey On the fifth day of April 1834 personally Ezra County ss I appeared before me William Gould one of the Justices of the peace in & for the County Morris Morrison aged Seventy four years who being sworn according to law on his oath declares that he was intimately acquainted with Harman Vanriper in the Revolutionary war that in the month of April date not recollected in the year 1778 said Harman Vanriper served one month as a private soldier in Capt Cornelius Speers company of militia John Crane Lieut remembered they billeted together at John Speers with deponent remembers standing guard with him at the Landing as was then called knowing him to be a man of truth & veracity & entitled to credit Sworn & subscribed before me the year & day aforesaid
Morris L. Morrison mark
William Gould

And the 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 certify that it appears to them that Stephen Grover who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Township of Caldwell County of Essex and State of New Jersey and that Nick Sayne who has also signed the same is a President in the same place and is a Credible person and that their Statement is entitled to Credit
April 9 th 1834
Sam d B. Miller - Judge
State of New Jersey County of Essex
3 rd I, Elias Van Arsdale Junior Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Essex. Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Harmon Van Riper for a pension. I do further certify that William Gould before whom the several respective affidavits hereto annexed were made and taken, at the time of taking the same was & still is one of the Justices of the peace for said County, and that Samuel B. Miller above named is one of the Judges of said Court of Common Pleas, both of said persons being duly Commissioned and sworn: And that the signatures "William Gould" "Sam d B. Miller" wherever they occur in said proceedings are genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Newark, the Twelfth day of April A D Eighteen hundred and thirty four
E. Van Arsdale

January 5, 1933
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This correspondence belongs in
Mr. James W. Bakersley 623 North Geneva Street Glendale, California
SA-J/HEL Harman Van Riper-S. 1134 Jacob Vreelandt -W. 25844
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you state that you are the great great grandson of five soldiers of the Revolutionary War, namely Johannes Vreeland, Michael Vreeland, Harmon Van Riper, James Jacobus and Mathew Newkirk, all of New Jersey, and request that their records be furnished you.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers of that war.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made and no records found of such claims having been made on account of the services of Johannes or John Vreeland, as described, or of a James Jacobus or a Mathew Newkirk.
It is suggested that as a possible means of obtaining information in regard to the military service of soldiers of that war, you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, this city.
The records of Harman Van Riper and Michael Vreelandt have been found and their histories are furnished herein, the data for which were obtained from the papers on file in pension claims, S.1134 and W. 25844, based upon the military services of those soldiers in the Revolutionary War.
Harman Van Riper S.1134
Harman Van Riper was born September 19, 1761, in Caldwell Township, Essex County, New Jersey, and his name was borne on the record book of baptised persons of the Dutch Reformed Church at Acquackanonk, New Jersey. The names of his parents are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.

While residing in Caldwell Township, New Jersey, Harman(he signed Harman-was pensioned Harmon) Van Riper enlisted and served at various times on monthly tours on alarms from September, 1777, until October, 1782, at least twenty months in all, as a private under Captains Abraham Speer, Cornelius Speer, Amos Dodd, Elijah Squire, Henry Jaralmon, Thomas Williams, Robert Nichols and Josiah Pierson, Major Caleb Dodd and Colonel Philip Van Cortland in the New Jersey Troops. He was at the battle of Springfield and in several skirmishes.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 9, 1834, while residing in Caldwell Township, Essex County, New Jersey, where, he stated, he had always lived.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Harmon Van Riper(S.1134), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Record Division, this city, citing the following data:
Harmon Van Riper, Certificate No. 28965, issued August 11, 1834, rate $53.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New Jersey Agency.
* * * * *
Michael Vreelandt W.25844
Michael Vreelandt(as he signed-pensioned Vreeland) was born in 1761, in Essex County, New Jersey; the names of his parents are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.
While residing in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, he volunteered in June, 1778, served as a scout in Captain Arthur Taggart's Company, Colonel James Murray's Pennsylvania Regiment; he stated that his brother, Jacob Vreelandt, was lieutenant of said company; Michael was in an engagement with the Indians on April 16, 1779, near Vreelandt's Fort which was a frontier garrison located on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River on land owned by soldier's father, and on

July 20 or 21, was taken prisoner by the Indians when Vreelandt's Fort was captured, in which engagement his father and brother, Lieutenant Jacob Vreelandt, were killed. Michael Vreelandt was carried to Quebec and held until about January 1, 1783, when he was exchanged.
After the Revolution, he lived on the land inherited from his father in the state of Pennsylvania; then moved to New York State and thence to Michigan, in which state in Browns Town, Wayne County, he was living when he was allowed pension on his application executed January 25, 1833.
He died in Michigan in 1841, exact date of death not shown.
The soldier married in 1817, in Fayette, Seneca County, New York, Dytha Catlin, a widow. The name of her former husband is not shown nor is there any reference to another wife of the soldier.
Soldier's widow, Dytha, was allowed pension on her application executed August 12, 1854, at which time she was aged seventy-nine years. Said application was made in Seneca County, New York.
In 1857, Clara Sweet and Marcy Catlin stated that they were the surviving children of Dytha Vreelandt; Their ages are not shown; in 1854, Clara Sweet was a resident of Seneca County, New York.
The names Edward F.B.Sweet and William Sweet appear; no relationship to the family was shown and there are no further family data.
The foregoing is the history of the only soldier named Michael Vreelandt (under any spelling of the surname) that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Dytha Vreeland (as she was pensioned) widow of Michael Vreeland (S.25844), you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data:
Dytha Vreeland, widow of Michael Vreeland, Certificate No.4490, issued September 5, 1854, rate $80 per annum, commenced February 2, 1853, Act of February 3, 1853, New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

1934 - Jan 5 - 7th. A Jas. H. Ackersley - 8th
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File No.
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Harmon Van Riper P.O. N.Y. City
July 7 1892
Index: - Vol.
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[Arrangement of 1870.]

Harman Van Riper
Payments to be made at Trenton by Pres d of Trenton Bank, B o Agent for paying Pension- ers in the Agency of
New Jersey
X 184
Reuben P. Chapman
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book F, Vol. 3 Page 127. by Lee Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the laws of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Garmon Van Riper of the State of New Jersey who was a private in the War of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Fifty three dollars and thirty three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States this eleventh day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four
John D. Dwyer acting Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. L. Edward
Commissioner of Pensions.

Sept 15 1834 Paid to Oct 4 1834.
Mar 9 1835 Paid to Mar 4 1835
Sept 11 1835 Paid to Sep 4 1835
March 12 Paid to Mar 4 1836
Feb 7 1836 Paid to Sep 4 1836
Apr 18 Paid to Mar 1837
Paid to Mar 1840
Paid to Sep 1837
Paid to Mar 1838
Paid to Sep 1838
Paid to Mar 1839
Paid to Sep 1839
28,965
WAR DEPARTMENT
RECORDS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE

JAMES W. ECKERSLEY
(A. B. - LL. B. - A. M.)
EDUCATOR. LAWYER AND WRITER
RESIDENCE: JUNIATA, NEBRASKA AND SALEM, OREGON
EDUCATED:-
Juniata, Nebr., High School Hastings, Nebr., High School Nebraska Business College of Omaha, Nebraska Nebraska State Normal Cotner University Willamette University, A. B. and LL. B., Salem, Oregon University of Nebraska, A. M. Fellow in History at University of Nebraska
Glendale, California, December 16th, 1933.
Veterans Administration, Pension Division Revolutionary War, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I have the honor of being the great-great-grandson of five soldiers of the Revolutionary War and I would like a report in detail of their record in that war as shown by the records in Washington, D.C. I would like all the information you can give as to their service and their families etc.
They are as follows:
Johannes - John 1 8 2
1. Johannes Vreeland , Captain in the New Jersey Militia. Born in 1742 and died 1823 or thereabouts. His wife was Keetje Hoagland, born 1747 and died 1819.
2. Michael Vreeland , Private in the New Jersey Militia from Essex County. Born July 31st, 1758, died 1825. His wife was Gertje Sickles, she died July 2nd, 1815.
3. Harmon Van Riper , Sergeant in the New Jersey Militia from Essex County. Born 1761 and died about 1845. His wife was Margrieteye Jacobus. He may have also served a short time in the War of 1812, if so please give that record also.
4. James Jacobus , served probably from Essex County, New Jersey Militia. Born about 1716 and died about 1794. His wife was Maretje Kip.
5. Mathew Newkirk , Wagonmaster in the New Jersey Militia.
Yours very truly,
James W. Eckersley
James W. Eckersley, 623 North Geneva Street, Glendale, California.

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State of New Jersey Essex County ss
On this Eighteenth day of June 1834 Personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions Now Sitting being a Court of Record Harmon VanRiper a resident of the Township of Caldwell in the County of Essex & State of New Jersey aged Seventy three years being born the 19 th day of September 1761 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 th 1832
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated
That on the 19 th day of September 1777 at the age of Sixteen years his name was put on the Muster Roll of Cap Cornelius Speer Company of Militia a private and on the 19 th day of October one month after was warned to go to Elizabeth Town point & on the 20 th Marched under the command of Cap Abraham Speer John Speer Lieut Ralph Post ensign Regiment commanded by Col Phil VanCournland Sam l Hays Maj d Served one month keeping guard & making bread works at the expiration of his month was dismissed by his Cap & returned home. December 27 th Rebull's being cold was warned by Sim d Gould Serjeant to march to Newark joined Cap Cor d Speer Company John Crane Lieut Phil VanCournland Col Sam l Hays Maj d performed one months tour of duty keeping guard billeted at David Cranes remembers drinking hot toddy on the Holy days Served one his month was dismissed & returned home
1778 April thinks about the 5 th day orders from Cap Abraham Speer by Col d Farmer Sing to March to Second River (now called Belville) Josiah Durnby Lieut. does not remember the Ensign Phil VanCournland Col Sam l Hays Maj d Continued one month keeping guard remembers that Isaac Peir & Josiah Gould performed a months tour of duty at the same time in his Company & they all billeted together at Old Garlands as he was called at the end of his Months tour he was dismissed & returned home
June 16 Great distress news that the British was coming from Philadelphia in New Jersey ordered out on Alarm Col d Speer Cap m John Crane Lieut Phillip VanCournland Col Sam l Hays Maj d took three day provision Marched to New Brunswick there organized into Reg t under command of Col VanCournland proceeded on to wards Monmouth & on the 20 th of the month ordered to March back to Newark (New) That the enemy was coming out of New York into Jersey on the 2 nd day of July was dismissed at Newark by Cap d Speer having been on duty Sixteen days recollects that Josiah Gould was in Company under Cap d Speer

In August date not recollected called out on regular tour of duty joined Capt Amos Dadd's company John Speer Lieut Cornelius Farmer originally Lieut Phil Van Courtland but do not recollect the day Marched to Helville billeted at old barlands with Josiah Gould who was soldiering with him, often on scouting parties together to Barbadoes Neck & Pollyfly Refugees very troublesome scoundrels seeing the farmers getting their oats & salt hay served out his month and returned home being regularly dismissed by Capt Dadd
The 4 day of December recollects the time from the particular state of his family was warned to perform a month's tour of duty by Col Farmer Lieut Marched to Helville commanded by Capt Elijah Squire does not recollect Subaltern officers billeted at old barlands with Josiah Gould in his class Col Robert Drummonds Reg t of Refugees lay in Virgin Town the Refugees kept up a depredatory warfare through the winter season while the rivers & bays were frozen over was continually alarmed by commands by Col Phil Van Courtland Samuel Hays Maj t continued on duty one month and was discharged by Capt E Squire & returned home
1779 January 19 th after having been at home two weeks was called out on alarm a strong party of British & refugees was on their way to Pollyfly & Hackmack on a foraging party marched with Capt John Speer's company to Hackmack does not recollect the Lieut, Ralph Post Ensign attacked a party of light horse the enemy had plundered the inhabitants & drove off a number of their cattle & some of the inhabitants prisoners continued on duty until the 10 th day of February Maj t Caleb Dadd commanded the batt n does not remember seeing Col Van Courtland or any other field officer was dismissed by Capt Speer & returned home
In April does not recollect the day of the month was warned by Lieut Gould Lieut to go to Newark on a month's tour of duty under command of Capt Elijah Squire Lieut John Crane Phil Van Courtland & Col Samuel Hays Maj t recollects the green grass began to grow as we marched billeted at David Crane's kept guard at Camp dock & Neck gate Josiah Gould & Isaac Pier was in the class & billeted with him at David Crane's at the expiration of his month was dismissed and returned home
In July just in harvest time was warned by Col Farmer Lieut to perform a month's tour of duty under the command of Capt Elijah Squire Lieut David Crane Col Thomas commanded the Reg t Sam t Hays the Battalion employed making breastworks &

guarding the lines in tents. Josiah Gould & John M Riker was laging in the same tent & in the same mess during the whole of the Month at the expiration of the month was dismissed by his Cap n
9 On Training day on the first Monday in October was ordered by Timothy Gould to march to Belville on a Month's tour of duty commanded by Cap n Cornelius Spen Ralph Post Ensign Phil Van Courtland Col Caleb Dodd Maj t billeted with John M Riker & Josiah Gould at Old Garlands keeping guard on the Passaic River Served one month was dismissed by Cap n C. Spen
10 1780 In January 8 th recollects it was Holy day extreme cold was on duty at Belville under Cap n Amos Dodd Maurice Spen Lieut t Phil Van Courtland Col Sam t Hays Maj t Josiah Gould billeted at John Spen together was ordered on Scout near Hackensack fell in with London traders took four horses & two Negroes going to the enemy one of the Negroes was killed while endeavouring to make his escape it was said they were the property of one Vanhouten at the end of the month duty was assumed by Cap n A. Dodd
11 In April remembers began to see Green grass as they marched was ordered on a month's tour of duty to Belville Joined Cap n Henry Salomon Com d do not remember Subaltern officers Phil Van Courtland Col Sam t Hays Maj t billeted at Old Garlands with Isaac Peir John M Riker & Josiah Gould performed a month's tour of duty together in the time was on a Scout near Sea Caves came across a company of London traders took their cargo of butter eggs & veal they made their escape served out the month together was dismissed by Cap n H. Salomon
about the 7 th day of June was called out on alarm The British was coming over from Staten Island to Eliz t Town Joined Cap n Cornelius Spen Company John Crane Lieut t Ralph Post Ensign Phil Van Courtland Col Sam t Hays Maj t marched towards Springfield (The enemy marched to Connecticut Farms & burnt part of the Village, afterwards burnt Springfield) at Sauxhall The Company soon saw John M Riker & Josiah Gould being Neighbours they kept together during the time they were out in the alarm on the 23 rd day of June he believes they had a battle, Saw Moses Smith & Harran Brown when they were killed with a Cannon Ball pursued them to Eliz t Town took a number of Prisoners saw a number of Continental Officers but did not know any of them was on duty until the 4 th day of July was then dismissed by Cap n Col n Spen on returning home was obliged to march to Eliz t Town on a month's tour of duty irregularly

guarding the lines in tents. Isaiah Gould & John N Riker was laging in the same tents in the same mess during the whole of the month at the expiration of the month was dismissed by his Cap n
9 On Training day on the first Monday in October was warned by Timothy Gould to March to Belville on a Month's Lous of duty commanded by Cap n  Cornelius Spen Ralph Port Ensign Phil Vandcourtland Col Calib Dodd Maj t billeted with John N Riker & Isaiah Gould at Old Garlands keeping guard on the Passaic River Lived one month was dismissed by Cap n  C. Spen
10 1780 In January 3 rd week it was holy day extreme cold was on duty at Belville under Cap n  Amos Dodd  Maurice Spen Lieut Phil Vandcourtland Col Sam t Hays Maj t Isaiah Gould billeted at John Spen together was ordered on Scout near Hackensack fell in with London traders took four horses & two Negroes going to the enemy one of the Negroes was killed while endeavouring to make his escape it was said they were the property of one Sanhouton at the end of the month duty was assumed by Cap n  A. Dodd
11 In April remember began to see Green grass as they Marched was ordered on a month's Lous of duty to Belville Joined Cap n  Henry Salalamon Comp d does not remember Subaltern officers Phil Vandcourtland Col Sam t Hays Maj t Billited at Old Garlands with Isaac Peir John N Riker & Isaiah Gould performed a month's Lous of duty together in the time was on a Scout near Secaucus came across a company of London traders took their cargo of butter eggs & deal they made their escape served out the month together was dis- missed by Cap n  H. Salalamon
about the 7 th day of June was called out on alarm The British was coming over from Staten Island to Eliz n Town Joined Cap n  Cornelius Spen company John Brane Lieut Ralph Port Ensign Phil Vandcourtland Col Sam t Hays Maj t Marched towards Springfield (The enemy marched to Connecticut Farms & burnt part of the Village, afterwards burnt Springfield) at Banshall
The company soon saw John N Riker & Isaiah Gould being Neighbours they kept together during the time they were out in the alarm on the 23 rd day of June he believes they had a battle. Saw Moses Smith & Harrison Brown when they were killed with a Cannon Ball pursued them to Eliz n Town took a number of Prisoners saw a number of Continental Officers but did not know any of them was on duty 27 untill the 4 th day of July was then dismissed by Cap n  Col n Spen on returning home was obliged to March to Eliz n Town on a Month's Lous of duty immediately

thinks he arrived there on the 5 th of July Joined Cap n Elijah Squire's company 12 Amos Harrison Lieut Col - Thomas Col lay in tents with John N Riker Josiah Gould & Isaac Peir performed one month's tour of duty keeping guard & building forts at the end of the month was dismissed by Cap n Squire
In October on training day was warned by Col n Gurnee to perform a month's tour of duty Joined Cap n Henry Sandelmann's Company does not recollct Subaltern officers Phil Van Courtland Col marched to Newark kept guard at the old Ferry and Round Creek billeted at Wm Grant with John N Riker 13 Josiah Gould and Isaac Peir remember going a fishing at Jasper's Creek with Abie Canfield black man served out the month together was dismissed by their Cap n at the expiration of their Months Service
1781 January thinks about the 7 th day remembers holy day last over was ordered to March To Belville to perform a month's tour of duty Joined Cap n Abraham Speers Company does not recollct the other officers Phil Van Courtland Lieut Col Dodd Maj n billeted at Old Garlands with John N Riker Josiah Gould and Isaac Peir recollcts being present when John Speer with his father's old Lowerhill gun killed one March a refugee across the Raritan River had frequent skirmishes The British & Refugees then had possession of that part of Bergen County, at the end of the 14 month's tour was dismissed went home together
In May thinks about the 15 th recollcts they had not planted their Corn was warm to March to March to Newark Joined Cap n Elijah Squire Company John Grant Lieut Col n Courtland Maj n Sam l Field officers billeted at Wm Grants with 15 Isaac Peir & John N Riker kept guard at Camps dock & old Ferry Served their month & discharged by their Cap n
In August as near as he can recollct, remembers people were getting Salt hay in the Meadows was ordered by Col n Gould Lieut to March to Newark to do a month's tour of duty Joined Cap n Thomas Williams Comp y Amos Harrison 16 Lieut Phil Van Courtland Col Sam l Hays Maj n billeted at David Cranes with Isaac Peir Josiah Gould & John N Riker kept guard at Round Creek & Camps dock recollcts they drew Stinking Spoiled beef of the Commissary David Banks after a severe quarrel returned it & drew pork Served their month & was dismissed by their Cap n
November does not remember the day was warned to do a month's tour of duty at Acquacknonk Joined Cap n Abraham Speers Company Phil Van Court- land Col n Dodd Maj n billeted at John Speer with Josiah Gould and

17 John N Riker recollects being on a Scout together at Hackensack River at Snake hill found London traders with beef pork & eggs took some of them prisoners and their Cargo conveyed the prisoners to the guard house served month Tour of duty was discharged by the Col n .
1782 In February was ordered on a month Tour of duty to Newark Joined Capt n Elijah Squire Company Phil Van Courtland Col do not recollect the Maj n billeted at Abial Canfield & kept guard at Old Ferry & other places not recollects remember Josiah Gould served a month with him & billeted with him at A. Canfields at the expiration of their Month's duty was dismissed by their Capt n .
18 In June does not remember the day was ordered to go to Belville and perform a month Tour of duty Joined Capt n Robert Nichols Company Phil Van Courtland Col billeted at Old Garlands with Isaac Peir John N Riker & Josiah Gould Rufus King Troublesome was on a Scouting party with Isaac Peir Josiah Gould & others, in a Creek in Salt Meadows found a Canoe with a bag of salt which they seized & took to Belville at end of the Month's duty returned home recollects he got home in harvest time.
19 In October does not recollect the day was ordered to March to Newark to serve a month's duty Joined Capt n Josiah Peirson's Company thinks Amos Harrison was Lieut n Phil Van Courtland Col billeted at David Crane recollects while on duty hearing that Gen l Cornwallis was taken & his Army remembers that John N Riker served with him the whole month and was with him at David Crane's in the same Mess at the end of the month was dismissed. He declares further States that he was never embodied with Continental troops when in Service has often seen Officers and Men but does not recollect them now has no documentary evidence of his Service nor written discharge.
20 Hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of this or any other State to his knowledge. Sworn to and Subscribed this day & Year aforesaid — } Harman Van Riper
Rufus Harrison
David Harrison } Court of Records William Gould }

We the Subscribers Stephen Grover a Clergyman residing in the County of Essex and Timothy Gould residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Herman Vanriper who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration & we believe him to be Seventy three years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion
Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid }
Stephen Grover. Timothy Gould
Rufus Harrison David Harrison } Court of Record William Gould }
Interrogatories
1. Where & in what year were you born Answer In the Township of Caldwell on the 19 th day of September 1784. 2. Have you any record of your age & if so where is it Answer In the Record book of baptised persons in the dutch Church at Aquackunonk. 3. When were you living when called into Service & where do you now live Answer In the Township of Caldwell Essex County where I have have lived ever since. 4. How were you called into Service &c Ans I was never drafted nor a Substitute took his regular turn of duty when called into Service & turned out in times of Alarm. 5. State the names of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served &c Ans Never was with regular troops to his knowledge except at The Battle at Springfield and then did not know either officers nor men. 6. Did you ever receive a written discharge from Service & if so by whom was it given &c Ans Never had a written discharge at any time as he recollects.

State of New Jersey Essex County ss
On the eighteenth day of June 1834 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions being a Court of Record now sitting Solomon Gould aged Seventy three years who being first sworn according to Law Saith that in the month of December 1777 Harmon Vanriper did a month's tour of duty with him at Newark under Capt. Corb's Speer billeted at David Crane's Cold Weather kept guard at Camp dock & old Ferry
1778 In April Harmon Vanriper did a month's duty at Second River Now Called Belville County of Essex billeted together at old Garlands in Capt. Abraham Speer's company was in the same class
In June was called out on alarm sixteen days under Capt. Corb's Speer marched towards Morristown  Springfield with Harmon Vanriper they did duty together through the alarm & returned home together
In August did one month's duty with Harmon Vanriper at Belville in Capt. Amos Dodd's company billeted at old Garlands recd'd scouting together at Pollyfly & Barbadoes Creek
In December Harmon Vanriper was one month's soldiery with him at Belville in Capt. Elijah Squire's company billeted together at old Garlands
1779 January Harmon Vanriper was with him on alarm twenty one days under Capt. Corb's Speer at Hackensack & Pollyfly they were in the same class & dismissed together by Capt. Speer In April Harmon Vanriper was one month's soldiery with him at Newark in Capt. Elijah Squire's company billeted together at David Crane's & did duty together at different places through the month & returned home together In July Harmon Vanriper did duty with him one month at Elizabethtown in Capt. Elijah Squire's company lay in tents & mess together worked at breastworks together & kept guard In October Harmon Vanriper did one month's duty with him at Belville in Capt. Corb's Speer's company billeted at old Garlands together & generally on guard & scouts through the month's duty
1780 January Harmon Vanriper did one month's duty with him in Capt. Amos Dodd's company at Belville was on a scout with him at Seaconcus billeted together at John Speer's was dismissed & returned home together In April Harmon Vanriper did a month's tour of duty with him at Belville In Capt. Henry Sarelsman's company billeted together at old Garlands was together on a scouting party at Seaconcus
In June in time of alarm at Springfield Harmon Vanriper was with him during the alarm in Capt. Corb's Speer's company until being dismissed on the 1 st of July

on returning home was ordered to Eliz Town & Join Cap Elijah Symmes Company Served one month with Haman Vanriper & Served with him in the same Company & mess together in the same tent was dismissed & returned home together In October Haman Vanriper Served one month with him Soldering at Newark in Cap Henry Sardamans Comp y billeted together at Wm Grants & kept guard together at the Old Ferry & bound Creek 1781 In January Haman Vanriper Served one month Soldering with him at Belville in Cap Ab m Speers Company billeted together at Old Garlands were present when John Speer killed one March In August Haman Vanriper did one month duty at Newark in Cap Thomas Williams Company were together in one mess billeted David Brans at the time they drew spoiled beef In November Haman Vanriper was with him one month on duty at Aquacknonk in Cap Abraham Speers Company billeted together at John Speers was together on a Scout at Hackensack took a prize of beef pork & eggs &c 1782 In June Haman Vanriper Soldered with him one month at Belville together in Cap Robert Nichols Company billeted together at Old Garlands on a Scout found a canoe & bag of salt which they made a prize & took to Belville & further South
Sworn & Subscribed the day of June Aforesaid Rufus Harrison David Harrison William Cook J. C. Smith Court of Records

State of New Jersey Essex County ss for the Said County being a Court of Record do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier & served as he States and the Court further certify that it appears to them that Stephen Grover who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Essex aforesaid and that Timothy Gould who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit And we further State that the affidavit of Sarah Gould was taken in Open Court and that it is his Genuine Signature
We the Court of Quarter Sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of Harrison VanRiper for a pension
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our Seal of office this eighteenth day of June in the year of our Lord 1834
Prentiss Harrison David Harrison } Court of Record William Gould }