Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 518, Isaac Berdan, New Jersey.

SERVICE
New Jersey
Berdan, Isaac Christiana
NUMBER
N. 518
CONTENTS

7253
New Jersey
Christiana Berdan,
No. -821.
widow of Isaac Berdan,
who was a private,
in the New Jersey line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28. day of August, 1805,
and sent to R. S. Gould,
Hackensack N. Jersey
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
27 June, 1844.
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 93.

No 6409 R d February 22. 1845, Christina Brann widow of Isaac N d act 4 July 1836

State of New Jersey County of Bergen ss.
I, John H. Berry, Clerk of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Samuel H. Berry Esq. before whom the annexed declaration of Christiana Barden and the annexed depositions of Henry Barden and Alexander H. Warner, purports to have been sworn, was on the days of the dates thereof a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge, and do verily believe that the signatures purporting to be his, subscribed to the jurats of the annexed declaration depositions and certificates are his own proper signatures, and genuine hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Hackensack this thirteenth day of February A.D. one thousand Eight hundred and forty five.
John H. Berry Clerk

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 14 th of July 1836.
State of New Jersey Bergen County } ss.
On this second day of September eighteen hundred and forty four, personally appeared before me the undersigned a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Christiana Berdan, a resident of Tea Neck in the County of Bergen, in the State of New Jersey, aged eighty three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 14, 1836, that she is the widow of Isaac Berdan, who was a private in the Militia of Bergen County New Jersey during the Revolutionary War. That he was enrolled in the Militia at the commencement of war, and entered the service, and that he went out and served his "month" in the Militia as often as it came his turn to go, during the whole period of the said War, He was in Captain Outwater's Company, and was also under other Captains whose names I do not recollect. That she does not recollect, how many monthly tours he rendered, and that she has no documentary evidence of his service. That she had by her said husband four children namely, John, Effe, Samuel, Isaac. She further declares that she was married to the said Isaac Berdan, in the Revolutionary war but in what year, or in what month she does not recollect, but she recollects distinctly that her said husband was engaged in service after their marriage, that she had been married about two years when her eldest child was born. That her two eldest children was christened by Dominic Romine, and the two younger by Domina Frealeigh. That her husband the aforesaid Isaac Berdan resided during the whole period of the war in the Village of Hackensack in the County of Bergen and State of New Jersey and that her husband the aforesaid

Isaac Berdan died on the eighth day of May, eighteen hundred and twenty eight, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written before me Christiana her Berdan
Samuel H. Berney a Judge of Bergen Com. Pleas
I Certify that I am well acquainted with the applicant who has made the foregoing declaration, she is a woman of undoubted character for truth and veracity and her declaration is satisfactory evidence to me of the facts therein contained; and also that the applicant is unable by reason of bodily infirmity to attend Court.
Samuel H. Berney Judge of Bergen Com. Pleas
State of New Jersey
Bergen County
W.B. Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Henry Berdan who being duly sworn, deposes and saith that he is aged 94 years and upwards, that he is well acquainted with Christiana Berdan who has made the foregoing declaration, that she is the widow of Isaac Berdan who was the brother of this deponent. And this deponent further says that his brother the above named Isaac Berdan, was older than this deponent, and that he, and his said Brother resided, during the Revolutionary war at Hackensack in in the County of Bergen New Jersey, and that he this deponent served in the said war in the year 1776, as Lieutenant in Capt. Staggs Company of Col. Thompsons Regiment, and was afterwards for most of the time employed as assistant Commissary in the said County of Bergen. And this deponent further says that his brother the above mentioned Isaac Berdan was a soldier in the Militia of the County of Bergen during the said war, that he distinctly recollects, that he was a private in the year 1776, in the Company commanded by Captain Terhune in Col. Dey's Regt. They laid down at Elizabethtown, and from there they went to Horseshoe,

and to New York and then to Fort Lee, that he does not recollect how long his said brother served in that year, but according to the best of his recollection it was from about May until December, and that from the close of that year, until the close of the Revolutionary war, his brother the above mentioned Isaac Berdan, served as a Militiaman, went out and served his month, as often as his Class was called, but how many such monthly tours he served this deponent does not recollect, but that he recollects he was out one tour in Capt. Van Sauns Company at Hackensack, and then he recollects that he was out in his many of his tours in Captain Outwaters Company, and that he recollects that he served one of his tours at Agrenknack, And this deponent further says, that upon reflection he thinks that his said brother was in the service, under Captain Outwater under enlistment, in the latter part of the War, that the Troops in which he performed the most of his services laid stationed in Hackensack, And this deponent further says that his brother the above mentioned Isaac Berdan, was married to the said Christiana, in the Fall of the year he thinks 1781, and that this deponent distinctly recollects that his brother the said Isaac Berdan was in the service after his marriage to the said Christiana, who is now claiming a pension,
Henry his X Berdan mark
Sworn to and subscribed this 9 th day of September 1844, before me
Sam l H Berry a Judge of Bergen Com. Pleas
I Certify that the above named affiant Henry Berdan is personally known to me, and has been, for a great number of Years, and is a man of the most undoubted character for truth and veracity and in my opinion his statements are entitled to full credit.
Sam l H Berry Judge of Bergen Com. Pleas.

Bergen County N.J.
I Alexander H. Warner of Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey do hereby certify that it appears by the original records of the Dutch Reformed Church of Hackensack in my possession, that Eikje child of Isaac Berdan and Christina Berdan  Banta was born on the 8 th day of January in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five and was christened  baptized on the 30 th ensuing. And I do further certify that there is an omission in the said records of the insertion of the christening  baptism of Infants from the 18 th day of March - seventeen hundred and seventy eight - to the Twelfth - day of September seventeen hundred and eighty four.
I the above named do depose and say, that I am the resident Clergyman of the Dutch Reformed Church in the Village of Hackensack and County and State of aforesaid, and that the above is a true transcript from the records, with the exception of the dates, which is expressed on the original records in plain legible figures and letters as follows "Date of Birth of the above mentioned child, as expressed on the record 1785 { Isak Berdan } "Date of Baptism of the said child 1785 { ende moeder Christina Banta } "Date of the last insertion of the Baptisms of infants 1785 { Geboren den 8. Jannearie } "Date of the first insertion 1785 { gedoopt den 30. Jannearie Eikje } before the omission" 18. van Mert in het jaar 1778. Date of the first insertion
after the omission" den 12. September 1784.
The words "Berdan, Banta & baptized" intitled before sworn to and subscribed this
Alexander H. Warner
12. day of February 1845. before me. Saml. H. Berry Judge of Bergen Com. Pleas.
And I do further certify that the above affidavit is personally and well known to me, and is the clergyman he represents himself to be.
Saml. H. Berry Judge of Bergen Com. Pleas.

New Jersey
Christiana Berdan
widow of Isaac Berdan
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the — of 1828 or 1829 of Bergen Coy in the State of N. Jersey — who was a private in the — commanded by Captain — of the — commanded by — in the N. Jersey — line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Trenton at the rate of 30 — Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the — 28 th day of August 1845 and sent to R. S. Gould, Hackensack, N. J.
Total amount, $150.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by William B. Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 — Page 191. —

Rev  WIDOW, &c.  Rev
File No. 5718
Christiana Berdan,
Widow
Isaac Berdan,
Prov. N. Jersey Line.
Act: Mar. 3. 1843. &c.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 48
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Receipts for Cash paid Fourth years' interest on Notes given by the Commissioners of the several Counties for Militia Services.
   No. of Voucher. No. of Certif. Date. SIGNED BY. PAYABLE TO. Amount. 1 y's int.     40 283 Oct. 25. 1784 Peter Wilson Isaac Borden 2. 9. 12 0. 2. 11  
STATE OF NEW JERSEY:
I, CHARLES G. MCCHESNEY, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true abstract from a Book, headed as above, as taken from, and compared with the original, now remaining in my office.—And I do further certify, that Peter Wilson was, by an Act, passed by the Legislature of this State, December 20, 1783, entitled "An Act to procure an estimate of the sums due to the Militia and Troops who have been raised for the defence of the frontiers of the State, and to provide for the settlement of the same," appointed a Commissioner for the County of Bergen for the purpose of settling and adjusting the pay rolls of the Militia and Troops of this State, as aforesaid, and also for signing and delivering out to each and every person a note for the payment of what may be justly due.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, in said State, this thirteenth day of September A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty- four
Charles G. McChesney Secretary of State.

Bergen County New Jersey Hackensack February 21. 1845
Sir
I have the honor herewith to enclose to you for examination and report the case of Christina Durdan, widow of Isaac, under the 3 d Section of the act of Congress of July 4. 1836. The best proof that the nature of the case will admit of is herewith enclosed. The proof relied on to sustain the date of the marriage to bring her case within the provisions of this law is her own solemn declarations and that of her husband's brother that the marriage took place before he left the service, and in the further support of that allegation is an abstract from the Church records showing the second child was born Jan'y 8 th 1785. In consequence of an omission in the records we are not able to show when the first child was born, nor is there any other records by which it can be shown, but it would appear that it was born near the close of the year 1782.
The best proof of the service that can be found is enclosed, which I suppose falls somewhat short of the proof required by the rules, unless the original Rolls of Captain Paterson should afford additional proof, which is the reason that she has not made earlier application.
From the proof, and from the best sources that information can be obtained in relation to the length of her husband's actual military service during the war, I am fully satisfied that it could not fall short of one full year, but as we fail to make it so appear, she submits her case to your liberality, and will be satisfied to receive such a pension as you may determine from the proof, that she is entitled to, being of the opinion that you will certainly feel warranted in coming to the conclusion that her husband's service did not fall short of six months -
I have the honor to be Very respectfully Your Obedient Servant Robert S. Gailor
J. L. Edwards Esq d Commrs s of Pensions

Hackensack Bergen County New Jersey April 29. 1845.
Sir
I have received yours of the 19 instant in relation to the case of Christiana Berday, widow of Isaac Berday. Your remark "that the only evidence of Isaac Berday's services exhibited, is the Certificate of the Secretary of State" makes it evident that the deposition of Henry Berday, brother to claimant's husband, which was transmitted with the papers has been overlooked, and consequently respectfully ask a reexamination. His testimony is relied on not only to show the fact that his brother rendered the usual monthly terms, that the institution of this County was by law required to render, but to show in connection with the Church Records the undoubted fact that the marriage took place as she swears before her husband left the service. The best, and only proof that can be afforded, both, in relation to the date of the marriage and the service, is with you, and if upon the examination you should not deem yourself warranted in allowing her any pension at all under the act of 1836, you will confer a favor, by informing me if you will allow her anything under the act of 1838.
I have the honor to be Very respectfully Sir Your obed Servt
R. W. S. Gould
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions

Hackensack Bergen County, New Jersey July 29 th 1845.
Sir I have the honor to herewith enclose to you the required explanatory proof in the case of Christiana Burdau, widow of Isaac Burdau, which is relied on to overcome the difficulties growing out of the fact that she inadvertently made a declaration, under the name of "Carmelias Burdau," instead of "Christiana Burdau."
I am most respectfully Your very obedient servant,
Robt. S. Gouler
J. L. Edwards Esq. (Commissioner of Pension)

Hackensack Bergen County New Jersey July 14. 1845
Sir,
I have received your letter of 7 th inst in relation to the claim of Christiana Berdan, widow of Isaac under the Act of July 4-1836, and July 7-1838. It appears that her declaration, was subscribed "Cornelia" instead of "Christiana" Berdan and that there is a discrepancy in the two declarations as to the year of his death, in one it is given as 1828, and in the other 1829- and you require an explanation. In reply I have to inform you that Christiana Berdan, widow of Isaac, who claimed a pension per act of 4 th July 1836, is the identical person who made a declaration under the act of 7 th July 1838, which was enclosed in my letter to you of 24 th of May last, and if it purports to have been made by "Cornelia" instead of "Christiana" it is an error, arising from her inability to write her name, and the similarity of the two names. The discrepancy as to the date of his death is the result of an error, in the computation of the time, from circumstances , there being no record of it. His death took place in 1829- I hope the explanation will be satisfactory.
I am very respectfully Your obedient Servant Robert S. Boeld
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions

Hackensack Bergen County
New Jersey May 20. 1845.
Sir
I have received your letter of the 5 th inst. in relation to the claim of Cornelia Berdan, widow of Isaac Berdan, under the Act of July 4. 1836, in which you say that if she will make a declaration under the Act of July 7. 1838, no objection will be raised against allowing her for nine months as private. I have the honor now to enclose to you her declaration under the act of 7 th July 1838, and agreeable to your promise, "which is regarded as satisfactory" you will confer a favor by making out, and transmitting her certificates upon the receipt of this.
I am Sir
Very respectfully
Your obed Servt R. M. S. Gould
J. L. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions

to Christina Brann widow of Isaac N. S.
act 7 July 1838
Adm. 9 mo per $30 00 per Ann
Adm. acts 3 March 1843 and 17 Aug 1844 $30 00 per Ann
Robert S. Gouea Hackensack N. J.

N 552 6529 Christina Brudn Widow of Isaac N.Y. act 7 July 1838
Married June 6 1794 husb: died 1828

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 7th July 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows," State of New Jersey } S.S. Bergen County }
In this nineteenth day of May eighteen hundred and forty five, personally appeared before me the undersigned a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County aforesaid, Cornelia Berdan, a resident of Tea Neck in the State and County aforesaid, aged eighty three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows," That she is the widow of Isaac Berdan, who was a private during the Revolutionary war in the Militia of Bergen County New Jersey, That he was a resident of Hackensack, Bergen County New Jersey, prior and during the war, in which he rendered the usual Militia service that was by law required of a Militiaman to render, and that she hereby relinquishes her claim to a pension under the act of Congress of July 4, 1836, for the reason that she understands her proof is not deemed sufficient to establish it, She further declares that she was married to the said Isaac Berdan, in the latter part of the Revolutionary war, and that her husband the aforesaid Isaac Berdan, died on the  day of May eighteen hundred and twenty nine, that she was married to him, prior to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz. at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day 
and year above written before me 
Th: MITCHELL, Judge of Bergen County Court of Common Pleas.
for Cornelia Berdan Frank
I Certify that the above applicant is personally known to me, and is by reason of bodily infirmity unable to attend Court.
May 19, 1845.
Th: MITCHELL, Judge m.

State of New Jersey } Bergen County } ss.
I, John H. Berry — Clerk of the County aforesaid Do hereby certify that Abraham Westervelt before whom the foregoing declaration purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date thereof, and now is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said Coun- ty, duly Commissioned and sworn, and authorized to take the same. And further that I am well ac- quainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and do verily believe that his signatures, subscribed to the foregoing declaration, and certificate are his own genuine signatures and proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Hackensack this nineteenth day of May A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty five.
John H. Berry Clerk

State of New Jersey, Bergen County. ss. Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, for said County, Christiana Budan, who being duly sworn deposes and saith, that she is the widow of Isaac Budan, on account of whose military service in the Revolutionary War she has hitherto made two declarations, in order to obtain a pension, and that if her latter declaration purports to have been made by Cornelia Budan, it is an error, as her name is Christiana Budan and that she believes that such error is mainly attributable to her inability to write, or to read writing, and the supposition of her attorney, and the Judge, that her name was Cornelia, instead of Christiana, as she was not asked by them when she made her second declaration, what her name was, she therefore supposes that her name was, "if it is so" inadvertently, by them wrote Cornelia, instead of Christiana, as it should have been, and that she cannot now state positively whether her husband died in 1828 or 1829, and that if her declaration contains a discrepancy as to the year of his death it is attributable to an error of hers in computing the number of years that he has been dead, as she has no record of his death, but the Inscription on his Tomb Stone in the Church yard at Hackensack, will "if legible" show the date of his death.
Sworn to and subscribed this, 28 th day of July, 1840. before me
Sam l H. Berry Judge of Bergen Common Pleas
I certify that I am well acquainted with Christiana Budan who has made the above deposition, and that I was well acquainted with her late husband the said deceased Isaac Budan. I knew her as his wife, and do now know her as his widow. I also certify that she is the identical person that made a declaration before me in order to obtain a pension, in I think it was the summer of last year. I also certify that it appears, by the inscription on her late husband's Tomb Stone, that he died on the seventeenth day of May eighteen hundred and twenty eight, and was born on the twenty sixth day of November, seventeen hundred and forty seven. - The erasure, and insertion of the word 'summer' is duly noted.
Sam l H. Berry Judge of Bergen Common Pleas

State of New Jersey } Bergen County } ss. I, Abraham Westervelt one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County Do hereby Certify, that Christiana Budan making the foregoing deposition is the identical person who in May last made made a declaration before me in order to obtain a pension, as the widow of Isaac Budan deceased and that I am well acquainted with her, and was well acquainted with her late husband the said Isaac Budan, and she was during the lifetime her said husband always known as his wife, and is now known as his widow And also, if the Declaration that she made before me, purports to have been made by "Cristiana" instead of Christiana, it is most undoubtedly an error, as her name is well known to be Christiana Budan
In Testimony Whereof, witness my hand at Hackensack in the said County of Bergen this 29 th day of July 1845,
Ab. Westervelt Judge of Bergen Common Pleas -
State of New Jersey } Bergen County } ss. I John H Berry Clerk of the County of said, do hereby Certify, that Samuel H Berry Esq. before whom the foregoing deposition of Christiana Budan, purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date thereof a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, duly appointed Commissioned and sworn as such, and duly authorized by the law of this State to take the same. I also further Certify that Abm Westervelt by whom the above Certificate purports to have been made was on the day of the date thereof a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County duly Commissioned and sworn as such. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judges, and do verily believe that the signatures, purporting to be theirs, as is subscribed to the foregoing deposition and Certificate, is their own genuine signatures and proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 29 th day of July A.D. 1845.
John H Berry Clerk