Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1141, Jacob Vosseller, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Vosseller, Jacob
S. 1141
CONTENTS
Banded

Death not shown in A.B.
NEW JERSEY Jacob Rosseller 22915 of Knutendall, in the State of New Jersey who was a Private in the Corps commanded by Captain Ten Eyck of the Regt. commanded by Col. Melick in the New Jersey line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of NEW JERSEY at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of DEC: 1833 and sent to H. Randolph M c . Prest.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $ 200 Semi-ant. allowance ending N o . 34 40 $ 240
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by G. C. Stokes Clerk, Book E Vol. 3 , Page 127

No 170.13 Pvt Wolfkiller M.D.
Returned i.f.m.
Admitted - Private 2 years
Jas Randolph William C Morris Present Somerville Somerset County M.D.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
16 th May - 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jacob Vapeller Hunterdon Co. N.J.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Priv Capt Jen Eyck Col Kuhn huyser M.J. Aged 74 Traditionary   " Moffet McDuffie Springfield Somerset Survey   " Logan May Co Witness   " Porter McDonald Monmouth M.J.   " Salphur "   " Jen Eyck "   Generally went out Monthly tours he was in actual Service between two and three Years  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. ¶ This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said 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 certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Dyer Foster Samuel Clark

State of New Jersey Huntingdon County ss
On application for the benefit of The act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
On this twenty third day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in our Court before the Judges of the Superior Court of Common Pleas now sitting in & for the said County of Huntingdon Jacob Vosseller a resident of the Township of Lebanon in said County of Huntingdon and State of New Jersey aged twenty four years on the twelfth day of this present month, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following de- claration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as therein stated - Before the British arrived at New York he performed his first hour of duty at Bergen under Capt. Jacob Ten Eyck - Col Haringhuyse commandant of the regiment he served several times at Elizabeth town under different officers - Captain M c Intosh, Capt. Logan Capt. Gosh and others - Col Haringhuyse comman- ded on some of the times and Col M c Intosh on others - Richard McDonald was his Major - he was also stationed at Woodbridge for one month under Capt. Gosh - he was at Springfield un- der Capt. Ten Eyck - was at Newark also on one occasion - was also stationed at various places along the shore between Perth Amboy and New ark - a guard - under different officers - he was also at Monmouth at the time of the Monmouth Battle under Capt. Ten Eyck - and Colonel Haringhuyse - he was out on a flank- ing party during the Battle - General Washing- ton was there & commanded - but he does not remem- ber the names of any others of the regular officers who were there - The only regular irregular officers

whom he knew was Major Puyat - he was at the Springfield Battle - he was also in a skirmish with the British at Boundbrook - he was out in actual service between two & three years his time in the whole - he generally went on monthly tours - and was frequently called on alarms - as he lived near the lines he returned
1st?
the service as a militiaman, performed always his own tours of duty and never hired a substitute nor went out as a substitute for another
2nd?
He was born in the Township of Bridgewater in the County of Somerset, New Jersey on the 22nd day of
3rd?
October 1758, when he resided when he first entered the service & continued to reside during the war & for many years afterwards - until he moved into Morris County where he resided several years - from Morris County he moved into Schuyler County in the State of New York and from there into Hunterdon County New Jersey where he has resided for the last thirty years.
4th?
The record of his age is in his family Bible at home He never received any written discharge from
5th?
the service - nor has he any documentation evi- dence John Haas Esq. Joseph Johnson Esq. Morris
6th?
of Fritz Esq. Daniel Castner - Joseph Horn and many others his neighbours can testify as to his character for veracity - and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution -
He hereby relinquishes every claim what- ever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to & subscribed } The day & year aforesaid }
Jacob Vosseller S.A.
Bonfils Esq.

We John Haas residing in Rushbury in the County of Huntingdon and Benjamin Egbert residing in Bethlehem in said County, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jacob Vosseller who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be seventy four years of age; That he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed this day & year aforesaid } J. Thompson.
John Haas Benj r Egbert
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & 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 certifies, that it appears to them that John Haas who has signed the preceding certificate resides in the township of Rushbury in this County, and that Benjamin Egbert who has also signed the same resides in Bethlehem in said County, & and that they are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credence - and they further certify that there is no clergyman residing in the immediate vicinity of said applicant.
J. Thompson Elijah Wilson
Brother P. P. Cooke Benj r Egbert

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County
Personally appeared before me George Henry one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for said County of Hunterdon Jacob Topeller who hath made the foregoing Declara- tion who being duly sworn according to Law on his oath deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service nor enter into a minute detail thereof but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than two years as a private in the militia service during the Revolutionary War and for such service he claims a Pension. — The militia were clapped into claps and went out by towns. He always went when his town came but once and made that up at the next town. His duty when in service was with his company to guard the shores. & keep watch over the country, to protect it from incursions of the enemy, go on scouting parties against them and such like duties. — That during this service he was not employed in any civil pursuit, but was engaged in military duties. — He further saith that he is in needy and indigent circumstances, and stands much in need of the Pension due him under the late Act of Congress. —
Sworn & subscribed before me this 18 th of July A D 1833
Geo. Henry
Jacob Vofiller

Huntingdon County Pa: Luke Vopeller maketh oath and saith that he is well acquainted with Jacob Vopeller, who is a brother of the deponent he was out in the Revolutionary war with him - on a number of times - from the com- encement of the war to the close - we were together at Bergen when all the militia were called. we were also out together at Bound brook when the British came there - and had a skirmish there - We were a number of times on tours of duty along the shores at Elizabeth town and Newark - as a guard - and knows that his brother served several tours of duty when the deponent was not with him - he was out on every tour of duty when his class was called during the war, except on one occasion, when he stayed at home to get married and was excu- sed by his officers - he always performed his own tours of duty and never hired a substitute - he served his country faithfully for at least two years in the whole as the deponent verily believes.
Sworn & Subscribed } In open court } October 23 d 1832
Luke Vopeller
J. Thompson
I, John Thompson Esq before whom the above affidavit of Luke Vopeller was made certify that I am well acquainted with the said Luke Vopeller; that he is a credible person; and that his statement is en- titled to credit - Witness my hand this 6 th August
1833 -
J. Thompson

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County ss
I Isaac G. Farlee clerk of the court of common Pleas of said county of Hunterdon Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jacob Vopelle for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said office this twenty fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and thirty two
Isaac G. Farlee clerk
Jacob Vopelle Application for Pension 17043
State of New Jersey Hunterdon County ss
I Isaac G. Farlee Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of said county of Hunterdon Do hereby certify in addition to the foregoing that George Henry before whom the foregoing affidavit was made & John Thompson who has made the proceeding certificate of credibility are Judges of this court duly commissioned & sworn, that I am acquainted with their signature and know those to be in their proper handwriting
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said court this tenth day of August A 1833
Isaac G. Farlee clerk

State of New Jersey Huntingdon County ss:
Personally appeared before us the undersigned Judges of the
Superior Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Huntingdon Jacob Vosseller who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but ac- cording to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the grade of a private - He entered the service of the United States, as a militia man in the Jersey Militia - in the spring of the year 1776 - and served a tour of one
1 m
month at Bergen under Capt. Van Dyck, watch- ing the enemy - Our Major was Richard McDon- ald and Col. Furst (I think) was commandant of the regiment - In the summer & fall of the
3 m
same year he served three tours of a month each at Elizabeth Town watching the enemy and guarding the stores - one under Capt. Van Dyck - and two under Capt. Logan. Haupt Col.
or Frelinghuysen and Major McDonald being the Field Officers: - In the winter & spring of
2 m
1777 - he served two tours of a month each at Elizabeth Town Point. under Capt. Moffitt watching the enemy and guarding the stores.
1 m
And one 8 months at Elizabeth Town under Capt. Van Dyck - watching the enemy - Col. Weddagh being commandant - In the summer of
1 m
1777 - he served one tour of a month along the shore between Perth Amboy & Elizabeth Town guarding the stores - under Capt. Logan Frelinghuysen & McDonald being the Supe- rior Officers - And in the summer and
2 m
fall of that year two monthly tours - one at Newark under Capt. Van Dyck, watching the enemy - and thinking Weddagh was his Col. nel - and one at Woodbridge under Capt.

10. Sutphin guarding the Shore - This was a Capt d command: - In the winter & Spring of 1778, he 1 m d served one tour of a month at Elizabeth Town Point, guarding the Shore, but can't now re- member his Capt d name - he was sometimes an stranger - Some Colonel from Morris Coun- ty commanded the regiment whose name he 1 m d does not recollect - In the month at Elizabeth Town under Capt Porter & same Col, as the last watching the enemy - And also one tour of 1 m d a month at Boundbrook, under Capt Ten Eyck - at which time Frelinghuysen or Mid- daph was Col but don't recollect which - while on this tour he was in a skirmish with the British there, who sent up a party from New Brunswick - and took some of our field pieces In the summer of same year he served a tour 1 m d of a month in Monmouth, and was at the Monmouth Battle under Capt Ten Eyck and Colonel Frelinghuysen - In the latter part 2 m d of this year he served two monthly tours at Elizabethtown and the Point and along the Shore watching the enemy - under Capt Logan Col Frelinghuysen and Major Mc Don- 5 m d ald - In the year 1779 - he served six monthly by tours along the Shores between Perth Amboy and Elizabethtown, and was stationed most of the time at Elizabethtown and the Point watching the enemy and guarding the Shores. Three of these tours he served under Capt Ten Eyck - and two under Capt Logan - Freling- huysen commandant - and one under some Capt whose name he cannot recollect. 1 m d In the winter of 1780, he served one month at New Brunswick under Capt Ten Eyck. Frelinghuysen Commandant - He served one month at  Elizabethtown under Capt  Logan and Colonel  Frelinghuysen 

In the Spring and summer of the same year 3 m he served three monthly tours - one at Spring- field under Capt. Ten Eyck & Col. Frilingmeyer. at the time of the Springfield battle, and two at Elizabethtown under Capt. guarding the lines one of them last under Capt. Logan & Col. Med- dash - and the other under a Major Capt. from Ruffen or Morris whose name he does not now remember - Towards the close of this year he 1 m served a months tour at Elizabethtown Point under Capt. Logan guarding the shore. He served also two or three other tours in the winter & Spring of 1781 - and was stationed at Elizabethtown & the Point guarding the shore - under Capt. Logan & Ten Eyck - and for such service I claim a pension. And this deponent further says he knows of no other wit- nesses who can testify to his services. Than those whose affidavits now accompany these papers -
Sworn & subscribed before us Sept. 30 th D 1833 }
Jacob Vespeller
Robert K Redding Geo. Henry
New Jersey, Sermon. p. Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the judges of the court of common pleas of S. County Christopher Vanarsdal aged 73. years, who being duly sworn on his oath saith that he was well acquainted with the above named Jacob Vespeller in the Revolutionary war. were both attached to the company of Militia of Capt. Ten Eyck of S. County. deponent believes that said Vespeller was at Elizabethtown Point Bergen & Commonwealth & other places, but cannot particularly name them. This deponent has heard the statement of S. Vespeller respecting his said services & believes the same is correct. Sworn & subscribed the day before first above written before
Christo. N. Arsdalen
W. W. Gaston

I William B. Gaston do hereby Certify that Christopher Van Arsdale who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing affidavit is a person of truth and veracity, and that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief - Dated Somerville. September 26 th 1833.
W. B. Gaston
Secondly. Before me the said William B. Gaston personally appeared Richard Brokum aged 75 years who being duly sworn on his oath saith that he was well acquainted with the above named Jacob Vopellor in the Revolutionary war - Vopellor was out with him in service two years of a month each in the years 1777 & 1778. The said Jacob was in said service at the Battle of Monmouth, & at the skirmish with the British at Bound Brook & Middlebrook. Depositor believes said Jacob was out with him at Bergen Elizabeth Ferry & Commonwealth, & is satisfied that the said Jacob turned out as a militia man at the commencement of the war & continued to turn out & do his regular turns of duty excepting errors, to the end of the war - we lived within half a mile of each other, & were enrolled in the same Company - I draw a pension of $80 per per annum. I further recollect of being out another month with the said Jacob at Ambey - we were guarding the lines - I don't recollect the year - our Captain was Commander - our Company was classed & sometimes said Vopellor would fall in a different class from depositor, & it was always understood in the neighborhood, that at the end of the war Vopellor turned out & done his duty faithfully Sworn & subscribed this 26 th of September 1833
Richard Brokum
W. B. Gaston
I the said William B. Gaston do hereby Certify that Richard Brokum who has subscribed & sworn to the above affidavit is a person of truth & veracity & that his statement is entitled to credit & belief. Sept. 26 th 1833
W. B. Gaston

State of New Jersey } John M. Mann Clerk of the Somerset County } Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that William B. Gaston before whom the abn affidavit was made and whose genuine signature is thereto subscribed was at the time of the date thereof and now is a Judge of said Court in full commission & In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Bridgewater this twenty seventh day of September in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty three - J. M. Mann
To all to whom these presents shall come Before me the subscriber personally came John Haas esquire who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith that he is in the 76 th year of his age and that he is acquainted with Jacob Vosellaer the applicant for a pension that he served with him in the revolutionary war a number of tours at New Ark, Bergen, Elizabeth Town and at Aquackanonk along the Raritan River and at the battle of Monmouth after which this deponent removed from Somerset to the Billings to pass  to new Brunswick where he now resides and this deponent further saith that he was acquainted with Christopher Vanarsdalen and Richard Brokaw mentioned in the foregoing affidavits and verily believes that their testimony deserves due credit and that this deponent has done duty with all of them in the militia service at the war of the revolution - John Haas
Sworn to and subscribed Before me this 29 th Day of September 1833.
Archibald Kennedy Justice of the Peace In & for said County
I George Henry one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Hunterdon do hereby certify that John Haas who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit is a person of truth and veracity, that his statement is entitled to full credit & belief. September 30 th 1833
Geo. Henry

State of New Jersey } Huntingdon County }
I Isaac G. Farlee Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Huntingdon do hereby certify that Archibald Kennedy Esquire, Robert R. Reading and George Henry Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken are Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that facts and credit are due to all their official acts as such, and that I am acquainted with their hand writing and that their signatures are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Flemington this thirtieth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Isaac G. Farlee
do T. W. M. doelfh present

April 30, 1936.
Mrs. E. T. Prideaux 197 Hillsdale Street Hillsdale, Michigan.
BA-J/ILL Jacob Vosseller S. 1141
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Jacob Vossler of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
The data given herein were found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 1141, based upon service of Jacob Vosseller in the Revolutionary War.
Jacob Vosseller, as he signed his name, was born October 12, 1758 in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, and resided there during the period of the Revolutionary War. The names of his parents were not stated.
He enlisted in the spring of 1776, served on various tours in each year until the spring of 1781, amounting in all to more than two years, as private under Captains Jacob Ten Eyck, Moffatt, Logan, Sutphen and Porter, Major Richard McDonald, and Colonels Hunt, Middah, and Frelinghuysen in the New Jersey troops; during the period of his service, he was in the battles of Bound Brook, Monmouth, and Springfield.
The soldier continued to reside in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, many years after the Revolutionary War, then moved to Morris County, where he resided several years, after which he moved to Schoharie County, New York, and from there about 1802, to Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
Jacob Vosseller was allowed pension on his application

executed October 23, 1832, at which time he resided in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
Jacob Vosseller was married during the time of his Revolutionary War service, but the date, place, and names of his wife were not stated. He made no reference to children.
In 1832, Luke Vosseller, the soldier's brother, stated that he served some of the time with him in the Revolutionary War.
NOTE
One Daniel Castner was a neighbor of the soldier in 1832; no relationship between him and the family of Jacob Vosseller was stated.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
Jacob Vosseller Certificate #22918 Issued December 3, 1833 Rate $80 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832. New Jersey Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
This inquires stated that Jacob V. married Sally Castner -

197 Hillsdale St. Hillsdale, Mich.
Apr. 15, 1936.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen -
Would you kindly supply me with information concerning one, Jacob Vossler, who served seven years in the Revolution. He was from Hunterdon Co. N.J. He had a daughter Mary who married Jonathan Robin son was born in Somerville, Somerset Co. N.J. Dec. 20, 1785 & she was my great-grandmother. I have been in the Detroit Library and in Chambers' "Early Germans of N.J." p 553 it records a Jacob Vossler who married Sally Bastner; he was a soldier in the Revolution - "probably of Spruce Run" - However I thought that there should be a fuller record somewhere concerning a man who had served for seven years - Thanking you in advance for the information I am Very truly yours Mrs. E. T. Prideaux - (above address)

1936 - April 20 - Hint. to Mr. E. J. Prideaux - d.h.d.
22918 - Ceb. Sto
INVALID.
New York
File No. 1141.
Jacob Vosseller, Brn. N. J. Line.
Act: June 7, 1892.
Index: — Vol. a , Page 386
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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