State of New York

Albany County

        Personally appeared before the said Court on the 24th day of June 1833 John D. Winne of Bethlehem in the County of Albany, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Isaac Van Wie of Bethlehem aforesaid applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of June 7, 1832.  The Deponent further saith – I knew the said Isaac Van Wie in the Revolutionary War – The first time I recollect seeing him in the service was at Saratoga, he then belonged to the Company commanded by Capt. Sic – I then belonged to Capt. William Winne’s Company – I do not recollect whether the said Isaac Van Wie was a private or a non-commissioned officer – I also recollect to have seen the said Isaac Van Wie in the service at Schoharie, I think, in the year 1780 – He then belonged to the Company commanded by Capt. John Van Wie, in the regiment commanded by Col. Volkert Veeder and Lt. Col. Barent I. Staats – I also then belonged to the same Company and I recollect said Isaac Van Wie perfectly and as belonging to the same Company – But I do not recollect whether he was a private or non-commissioned officer – We were out in the service at that time or tour about from three to five weeks, as nearly as I can recollect – We were stationed at the Lower Fort – This is all I can now recollect particularly respecting  the service of the said Isaac Van Wie during the Revolutionary War – but from my acquaintance with him and my knowledge of his character – I have no doubt that his affidavit respecting his service hereto annexed, which has been read in my hearing is substantially true – I am upwards of seventy three years of age and the said Isaac Van Wie is older than I am – I believe he is about seventy eight years of age.

Sworn and Subscribed this 24th day

Of June 1833 in open Court                                                John D. Winne

John G. Wasson – Clerk

 

 

State of New York

City and County of Albany

        Personally appeared before me the aforesaid Justice of the Peace in and for the City and county for Albany Isaac Van Wie of Bethlehem in said County and applicant for a Pension under the Act of Congress of June 7, 1832 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 then the periods mentioned below and in the following grades – In the year 1776 I served as Orderly Sergeant for more than three month in the Company commanded by Capt. John Van Wie in the Regiment commanded by Col. Staats and Major Ten Eyck – I recollect that Teunis Vandenburgh was a Lieutenant in said Company officers I do not recollect.

        In the year 1777 I enlisted in the service and served as Orderly Sergeant more than ten month in the Company commanded by Capt. Baltus Van Beathuyes – I do not recollect the names of the other officers of the Company – But the Regiment to which we belonged was commanded by Col. Peter Gansevoort and we were under the command of General Schuyler – I recollect an officer belonging to our Regiment named Peter Tearg – I believe he was the adjutant – I was stationed at Ticonderoga until Burgoyne’s Army came down and was then retreated to Half Moon Point – remained there until General Gates arrived when we advance up to meet Burgoyne and we drove him back to Bemis Heights – I continued in the service until after Burgoyne had surrendered – I was discharged in the winter – I believe I received a written discharge – but am not certain If I did – it is lost or destroyed and I do not recollect what officer it was signed by.

        In the year 1778 I also served as Orderly Sergeant for more than three weeks in the Company commanded by Capt. John Van Wie – We were stationed about a fortnight at Fort Plain up the Mohawk River.

        In the year 1779 I also served as Orderly Sergeant for not less than one month in the same Company commanded by Capt. Van Wie – For at least the above periods I am confident that I served as above stated – making in all a period of not less than fourteen months and three weeks, but I do verily believe that I actually served my Country during the Revolutionary War not less than two years and for such service I claim a pension.

Sworn this 23rd day of

May 1833 before me                                               Isaac Van Wie

        Samuel Jenkins

        Justice of the Peace

 

 

State of New York

County of Albany

        Isaac Van Wie of Bethlehem, Albany County, being duly sworn in open court deposeth and saith that in his first declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the act of Congress of June, June 7 1832, he had stated that he enlisted in Gansevoort’s Regiment in 1777 as an Artesian and was employed in constructing Row Gallies, and continued in that service during the Campaign and in his second or adjoining declaration, he is informed that said service is represented as altogether military, and apparently rewards in the ranking – This deponent being called upon to explain what is represented as a discrepancy in his said two declarations, states sworn or written, that he did enter the service as stated in his first declaration in constructing Row Gallies – But – whether the Company that he belonged to was a regular organized company of Artesian, a fact this deponent is unable to state – He was hired by the day and was to be paid at the rate of one dollar per diem – and was paid by John Lansing, formerly chancellor of the State of New York and now deceased – This Deponent believe the said Lansing was at that time an Adjutant in General Schuyler’s Army – This Deponent and the other person engaged in building this Row Gallies acted under the orders of Col. Gansevoort and General Schuyler – and this is all this deponent is now able to give on this subject – being now aged and unfit and his memory defective – and this Deponent further saith that if his claim for service for the period in which he was engaged in constructing Row Gallies, is deemed inadmissible, he relinquishes such claim, and claims only for his other service as stated in his first and second Declarations above referred to –

Subscribed and Sworn in open court

This 23rd day of September 1833                             Isaac Van Wie

John G. Wasson – Clerk

 

 

 

 

                                                DECLARATION

 

State of New York

County of Albany

        On the twentieth day of September, 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Justice Court of the City of Albany, Now sitting, Isaac Van Wie a resident of the town of Bethlehem in the county of Albany and state of New York aged June last Seventy Seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on the oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.  The entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:

 

That he was employed as a militia man in the year 1776 and occasionally in the course of that year performed service in the militia under Capt John (blank) and marched to Schoharie having in charge 15 wagon loads of powder for the supply of the troops and militia at that place, and after remaining there for sometime, but how long, is not now recollected by the Declarer, he and the rest of the company were discharged and returned to Bethlehem – In the year 1777, he this Declarer enlisted in the Continental Service under Capt. Baltus Van Benthuysen a company of Artificers, and were employed in building and constructing Roegallies and boats for the transportation of Men and Stores at Skeensborough, Lake George and Ticonderoga, and that in the year following the Capture of Burgoyne and his Army, he the declarer was order out with the militia under Col. Volkert Veeder and Lieut. Col. Barent I Staats and marched from Bethlehem or Albany to Schoharie, at the time the enemy and Indians were committing depredations on the frontier in that vicinity, and up the Mohawk River, and Remained in Service during the whole of that Campaign and also in the next Campaign under Captain John Van Wie – That he doth confidently declare that although he cannot state more particularly or in detail, as to the particular time of each tour, yet he can say with truth that he has served in the Continental Service for twenty four months and upwards.  

Sworn and Subscribed, the day and year aforesaid

J. G. Wasson – Clerk                                               Isaac Van Wie

 

 

 

County of Albany

Before the Justice Court of the City of Albany

        On the 20th Sept. 1832 personally appeared John D. Winne of the Town of Bethlehem, who is to this Court well known as a person of truth and veracity, who being duly sworn according to Law, deposeth and saith, that he is well acquainted and hath been for more than half a century last past, with Isaac Van Wie, who hath subscribed and sworn to the within declaration, which he hath heard read and that he knows the greater part of the fact therein stated to be true, and that he doth verily believe the whole of the said declaration to be true in all respects.

Sworn in open Court the day

And year above mentioned

J. G. Wasson – Clerk                                               John D. Winne

 

 

 

State of New York

County of Albany

        On this second day of August 1834 personally appeared in open court before the Justice of the Justice Court of the City of Albany now sitting Isaac Van Wie of the Town of Bethlehem, in the county of Albany aged Seventy Nine 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, 1832 – That he was born in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Five – That there is a record of his age in the family Bible – That in early life he resided in the Town of Bethlehem in the county of Albany – and that since that time he has lived in the Town of Bethlehem and Guilderland in the County of Albany – That he was a resident of the Town of Bethlehem in the county of Albany when he entered the service of the United States.  That he does not recollect the day or month when he entered the same but it was in the year one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Six – That in the same year as this Declareant believes in the month of July he went to Saratoga – That as near as he can recollect his officer at this time were Henry Quackenbush Colonel, Garrett G. Vandenbergh Lieutenant Colonel, Conrad TenEyck Mayor and John Van Wie Captain – That he was out at that time as he verily believes one hundred and twenty days – That in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Seven he went to Saratoga and Fort Edward – That his officers at this time as near as he can recollect where Henry Quackenbush Colonel, Garrett G. Vandenbergh Lieutenant Colonel, and John Van Wie Captain – That he was out at this time thirty days – That in both the before mentioned tours of service he was an Orderly Sergeant – That in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight he went to Schoharie and was out forty five days – that as near as he can recollect he was under the same officers as last mentioned and was an Orderly Sergeant – That in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty he went to the Middle Fort at Middleburgh – and was out sixty day – That his Captain was John Van Wie – The he believes his Colonel was Volkert Veeder and Barent Staats was his Lieutenant Colonel – That he was an Orderly Sergeant – That in the same year he went to Canajoharie and Fort Plain – That he was out at this time eighty day – That his officers as near as he can recollect were as in the last mentioned service – That he was an Orderly Sergeant.  That in the same year he went to Fort Plain, Schenectady, Fort Hunter and Canajoharie and that he was out forty days.  That his Captain was Nicholas Jorleman.  That he was an Orderly Sergeant.  That he was a militiaman under the command of Captain John Van Wie when he was drafted into the service – That he was engaged in no Battle – That he has no documentary evidence of his services and Nicholas Jorleman of the city of Albany and John D. Winne of the town of Bethlehem and Garrett Gowey of the City of Albany and County of Albany can now testify to his services and whose affidavits are here with sent.  That he hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and that his name is no on the pension roll of the agency of any State – That he was never called out after the year 1780.

Sworn and Subscribed the

Day and year aforesaid in open court                                         Isaac Van Wie

J. G. Wasson – Clerk

 

 

 

State of New York

County of Albany

        On this second day of August 1834 personally appeared before the Justices of the Justice Court of the City of Albany now sitting John D. Winne of the town of Bethlehem in the county of Albany who being first duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with Isaac Van Wie who is named applicant for a pension – That he knows said Isaac Van Wie was in the service of the United States during the War of the Revolution –That he was in company with the said Van Wie in the same Regiment at the time most of his declaration when he went to Saratoga and know doubt Van Wie was there during the One Hundred and Twenty day mentioned in his declaration – That at the time Van Wie was at Schenectady, Fort Hunter and Canajoharie he was at Schoharie and has no doubt Van Wie was out at least forty days – That he has no doubt – but he was with him during his other expeditions and knows that the said Van Wie has served at least the time mentioned in his declaration. 

Sworn and Subscribed the day

And year aforesaid in open court                               John D. Winne

J. G. Wasson – Clerk

 

 

State of New York

County of Albany

        On this twenty ninth day of May in the year 1837 personally appeared before me Charles Lansing a Commissioner, Conrad Soop of the Town of Bethlehem in the County of Albany who being duly sworn says - That he is now eight six years old – That this Deponent was in active service in the militia during the Revolutionary War – That he is acquainted with Isaac Van Wie who is an applicant for a pension and he has known him since the boyhood of said Van Wie - That in the year Burgoyne was fallen this Deponent was in active service in the campaign in the North – That this Deponent was in the Company of Captain Hogan – That said Isaac Van Wie was also there in active service at this time in the militia through not with the Company to which this Deponent belonged – but that said Van Wie was with Albany County Militia – That this Deponent was out at this time about four weeks – that he saw Van Wie occasionally during this time – that this Deponent was in active service at Schoharie in the year the forts were attacked by the enemy and that Van Wie was also in the militia service in said year at said place – That he was with service at this time about three weeks and  believes Van Wie was there during this time – that said Van Wie was a Sergeant at this time – That in the year Walter Butler who commanded the enemy forces appeared on the western frontier this Deponent was called out in the militia – That said Isaac Van Wie was also out at the same time – but is unable to state the precise time but believe it to be about three weeks – That Van Wie was reported to have been out frequently in active service and further saith not.

                                                Conrad Soop (his mark)

 

 

 

State of New York

Albany County

        On this twenty ninth day of May in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Seven personally appeared before me Charles Lansing a Commissioner of Deeds, Derrick Hilton of the Town of Bethlehem in the County of Albany who first being duly sworn says – That he is in his Eighty Second year of his age – That this Deponent was in active service in the militia during the Revolutionary War – at Schoharie in the year 1778 – that he is acquainted with Isaac Van Wie of the County of Albany who is no an applicant for a pension – That he has been acquainted with said Isaac van Wie since their boyhood – That at the time aforesaid at Schoharie the said Isaac Van Wie was in active service with this Deponent in the Militia – That said Van Wie was at that time an Orderly sergeant in Captain John Van Wie’s Company of which regiment Quackenbush was Colonel or Lieutenant Colonel – That said Van Wie was in service at Schoharie when this Deponent was there – That this Deponent was there at this time at least four weeks during  which time said Isaac Van Wie was also there – And as this Deponent remained there in the service when he left – That said Isaac Van Wie was reported to have been frequently in service on other occasions and which this Deponent believe true and further saith not –

Sworn and Subscribe this

29th day of May 1837 before me                             Derrick Hilton

C. B. Lansing

 

 

State of New York

Albany County

        On this twenty ninth day of May in the year 1837 personally appeared before me Charles B. Lansing a Commissioner, John Moak of the Town of New Scotland in the County aforesaid to me known, who being duly sworn says that he is Seventy Eight years and upwards – That this Deponent has always resided in said County and has known said Van Wie who is an applicant for a Pension since his childhood – that this Deponent was in active service in the militia in the North along the Hudson River when Burgoyne was taken – This Deponent was in Captain Hogan’s Company of Militia.  The said Isaac Van Wie was out in the militia service in the same year and place – The said Isaac was in Captain Van Wie’s Company – This deponent and said Isaac laid sometime at Peter Becker’s on the North River – and on the East Side of it – That this Deponent was afterwards out in active Service in the militia in the Revolutionary War - though this Deponent is unable to state the year when the said Isaac Van Wie was also in the same service – the militia to which this Deponent and said Van Wie were attacked were laying at Fort Hunter on the Mohawk River – this Deponent recollects that the said Isaac Van Wie was among a Company of lucked men who were selected to go out on Expedition to Fort Plank as it was called, further up the River and that the said Isaac went on said Expedition this Deponent cannot state the precise time in which the said Isaac Van Wie was out in said service at Fort Hunter, but according to this Deponents recollection it was about three weeks – And this deponent further says that at the time first aforesaid mentioned , when this deponent was at the North in active service a part of the militia was ordered to the west to the Mohawk River – This Deponent and said Isaac Van Wie were among the militia who were ordered in such district and bivouacked as far as Schenectady – That the said Isaac Van Wie was out in said mentioned service at the         North and at Schenectady about as much as four weeks as this Deponent believes –

                And this Deponent further says that the said Isaac Van Wie was reported and believed by this Deponent to have been in other service in the Revolutionary War on other times and occasions than above mentioned – And this Deponent says that he this Deponent does not (sic) his name

Sworn and subscribed this                            John Moak (his mark)

29th of May 1837

C. B. Lansing

 

 

         

State of New York

Albany County

        On this twenty fourth day of May 1827 personally appeared before me Albert Gallup a Commissioner of deeds of the County of Albany, Jacob Suter a resident of the Town of Berne in said County and stated aged eighty four years who first being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say –That he is acquainted with Isaac Van Wie of the Town of Bethlehem and has been well acquainted with said Isaac since the childhood of this deponent – That this deponent served in a company of Militia in Col Garrett Vandenberg’s regiment and in Captain John Van Wie’s Company with said Isaac Van Wie in the Revolutionary War – That said Isaac Van Wie was in the service from six to eight months - during which time he was a Sergeant in said company - 

That said Isaac was in the service of the United States at the time of the taking of Burgoyne in 1777 – That this deponent served as drummer in said company and during all the time he so served with Isaac Van Wie aforesaid - That the company when first detached was ordered to the vicinity of Saratoga – the next service performed by the company was at Schoharie, from Schoharie they were ordered again to Saratoga and from Saratoga to Schenectady,

Sworn and Subscribed

Before me on the day and year                                     Jacob Suter (his mark)

First above written

Albert Gallup

 

 

 

In the matter of the application of Isaac Van Wie

For a Pension under Act June 7th 1832

        State of New York

        County of Albany            Isaac Van Wie of the Town of Bethlehem and County of Albany being duly sworn deposes and says that he herby relinquishes all claim for service rendered under Baltus Van Beuthusen and which are set forth in his application for a pension – And this Deponent further says that he thinks the believes the remaining terms of service in his supplemental declaration set forth are all true and as near as this Deponent can estimate the same – And this deponent further says that he has never knowingly misrepresented his service in order to obtain a pension – That he is poor and dependant on other for the necessities of life and that the small pittance he asks for is to enable him with out dependence to obtain hi s daily bread – That he is old and infirm and unable to labor – That he has no documentary evidence of his services – And further this Deponent saith not

Subscribed and Sworn this

25th July 1836 before me

the said Isaac Van Wie to me known                        Isaac Van Wie

C. B. Lansing

 

 

 

State of New York

County of Albany

        Isaac Van Wie of the Town of Bethlehem, Albany County, being sworn in open court deposes and says – That in his original declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension he has stated that he was enrolled as a militia man under Captain John Winne in 1776 – And went to Schoharie having charge of fifteen wagon loads of powder and in the course of that year occasionally performed military service – And that from a supplemental affidavit it appears that in the year 1776 he belonged to a company commanded by Captain John Van Wie and went to Saratoga – Now this deponent for the purpose of explaining such seeming inconsistency says that he did perform the service as alleged in his supplemental affidavit under Captain John Van Wie in 1776 – And that the name of Captain John Winne was incorrectly inserted for Van Wie in his original declaration and this deponent appeals to the subsequent affidavit made by him to show such mistake that he did not at anytime serve under Captain Winne.

        And this deponent further says that contrary to his intention, as well as to the truth of the statement, he has, as he understands been made to represent the services which are detailed in the construction of Boats as though he was knowing to the fact - that the said party or Company to which he belonged was a military one whereas this Deponent states  that in the year 1775, and not in the year 1776 as he is made to swear, he went from Albany with other under Baltus Van Beuthusen (who by said party or company was styled Captain) for such service as there stated – and that he performed such services, but as he has before stated it was not his intention to swear that the said company of which Van Beuthusen was the Captain or leader was a regularly organized military corps in the service – And this deponent further says that after he had made his original declaration and had understood that the small gratuity which he claimed had been denied him knowing the justice of his claim and the servitude of his intentions – And wounded in his feeling by the many misrepresentation when he had been unknowingly induced to make as far as he was able upon his own recollection – ant that of some of his old friends he made in detail an enumeration of so much of his services as he could safely affirm which are se forth in his affidavit of the second August 1834 and which he believes true and which services fall far short of the actual service he has performed – That he has no documentary evidence of his services, but as is above stated he was enabled in his subsequent affidavit to detail them – And this deponent further says that the discrepancies in his deposition have been produced by the inaccuracy of the person employed by this deponent in the first instance – And that the explanation now made are the result of subsequent reflection and conversation with his aged fellow soldiers yet on the stage – And this deponent further says that he has again heard his declaration of the 2nd August 1834 read to him and verily believes it true.

Subscribed and Sworn in open Court

This 27th day of April 1835                             Isaac Van Wie

John G. Wasson - Clerk

 

 

 

Transcribed by Charles F. Luke

 

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