PENSION: Christian Van Valkenburgh; Clermont, Columbia co. NY submitted by Donald E. Lampson (dlampson @ earthlink.net) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** State of New York} }Ss.: Columbia County } Barnet Sipperly, being duly sworn, says that he resides in Germantown in said County & is now seventy nine years of age. That during the Revolutionary War this deponent belonged to Capt. Teal (Diel) Rockefeller's Company in Col. Peter Livingston's Regiment. That he was well acquainted with Christian Valkenburgh, the husband of Catherine Valkenburgh. That said Christian belonged to Captain Smith's Company in said Regiment, & was a Lieutenant in said Company & afterward Quartermaster of said Regiment. That said Christian was out in service with this deponent in the spring of 1776 & marched as far as Greenbush where they stayed two weeks & were discharged. This he thinks was in August & said Christian he thinks was Sergeant or Second Lieutenant. Again in the latter part of 1776 & forepart of 1777 said Christian was in service with this deponent at Fishkill for two months. Said Lieutenant in the Company of Capt. Cline or Kline, but he does not recollect the Colonel's name. They were drafted for this service, & he thinks it was the latter half of November, all of December & half of January following. Again in the summer & fall of 1777 said Christian was in service at the north with this deponent for three months or more. They went to Fort Edward in July, the said Christian being lieutenant in said Smith's Company. They were on the retreat before Burgoyne & were at the battle of Saratoga & discharged soon after the Surrender of Burgoyne. They were out in actual Service at this time full three months. Again said Christian was out in service with this deponent at Schenectady, Balltown & Saratoga about six weeks in the fall of 1780 or 81. The Indians & Tories had burnt several buildings at Balltown & this expedition was on that account. Said Christian Valkenburg was on this service Quartermaster of the Regiment. And this deponent thinks said Christian Valkenburg performed much other service, which he cannot now specify. And this deponent this deponent further says that said Christian was married to Catherine ******** in the fall of 1775 by the Rev'd. Wm. **** & this deponent was at the wedding & saw them married. That said Catherine is now the widow of said Christian in 1812. his /s/ Barent X Sipperly mark In Presence of ********************** Jonas Finger Sworn before me this June 26th 1838 /s/ J. W. Fairfield Commissioner of Deeds _____________________________________________________________ State of New York} }Ss.: City of Hudson } On this 28th day of July A..D. 1837 personally appeared before the Justices Court of the City of Hudson, & the Justices thereof, Catherine Valkenburgh of the Town of Clermont in the County of Columbia & State aforesaid, aged Eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836. That she is the widow of Christian Valkenburgh who was a Lieutenant & Quartermaster (& the same individual named in the annexed Commissions) in the Regiment of Militia Commanded by Lieut. Col. Henry Livingston, & of which Peter R. Livingston was Colonel when her said husband was Lieutenant in the Company of Capt. Philip Smith. That she married to said Christian in the year of 1777 in the month of May. She thinks that her husband had a Commission of some kind before her marriage, & was out in service at the north before said marriage, in said Regiment, she thinks six weeks, & after her marriage her said husband was out & absent in the service several times. She recollects he left soon after marriage & was gone till bout the time of her confinement with her first child. He came home at that time and before she was **** he left her again & was absent some time. This service was also at the north. He was also in service with General Putnam at one time , but how long she can't say. & in the year 1780 & 81 he was absent in service at the north twice while he was Quartermaster, but how long she can't say. She further says that by reason of old age & infirmity , she cannot state any of this service with any greater particularity than as above. That her said husband died in the year 1813 or 14, & she has remained a widow since. Her /s/ Catharine X Valkenburgh mark Sworn to & subscribed the Day & year above written In the presence of ******* ***** & in open Court. /s/( illegible) Clerk _____________________________________________________________ Columbia County}Ss.: George Deneger, being duly sworn, says that he, this deponent, was acquainted with the above named Christian Van Valkenburgh during the Revolutionary War & recollects that said Van Valkenburg was in the service both as Lieutenant and Quartermaster in Col. Livingston's Regiment, & recollects particularly he saw said Valkenburgh in service at Albany in the fall of i780 & that he was Quartermaster of said Regiment. This deponent was then returning from Fort Edward where he had been in service. This deponent thinks that said Valkenburgh was called out after ************* in 1781 & went to the North & was gone some time, can't say how long. This deponent saw him, said Valkenburgh, in service at Saratoga. This deponent cannot be any more particular, but thinks said Valkenburgh was much time in service. /s/ George Deneger Sworn before me July 26th 1837 /s/ J.W. Fairfield, Commissioner of Deeds. (Note: George Deneger served in one of the regiments of the Continental Line.) ____________________________________________________________ Columbia County} Ss.: Adam Clum, being duly sworn says he will be Eighty two years old next October, & is a Revolutionary Pensioner. That he knew the said Christian Valkenburgh in the time of the Revolution & that he was in the same Company of Capt. Smith for some time with said Valkenburg. That he recollects said Valkenburgh was in service with this deponent in the spring of 1776 or 77 at Albany for about 3 weeks. And again said Valkenburgh was in the Service the fall that Burgoyne was taken with this deponent at Stillwater & Saratoga six weeks & left there just before the arrival of Burgoyne & thinks that said Valkenburgh then joined General Putnam on the line to prevent the British coming upthe River Said Valkenburgh then held some commission & was an officer in the Company. And again this deponent served under said Valkenburgh who had command of a Company of Guards in said County of Columbia during the summer & fall of 1778. Said Valkenburgh was then a Lieutenant & had command of the Guards, and he thinks, was in actual service in such command from the first of August or there about till the leaves fell in October , the last part of October . Thinks about three months. Again this deponent recollects that said Valkenburg was in service with deponent at Schenectady & Saratoga in the fall of 1780 or 81. Six weeks, & was then Quartermaster of the Regiment. He recollects this from his serving out the rations to this deponent. This deponent thinks said Valkenburgh was at the North twice after he was Quartermaster, but he cannot swear positively. /s/ Adam Clum Sworn before me July 28th 1837 /s/ J. M. Fairfield Commissioner of Deeds (Note: There are a number of sworn statements by Adam Clum in various pension files. They all somewhat conflict with each other as to when his tour ended after Saratoga. It may have been a language problem coupled with advanced age. He also seemed to have talked about the times of his tour not the individual soldier who was the subject of the particular application. It seems likely that when he says "left there just before arrival of Burgoyne" he is speaking of the Arrival of Burgoyne at the surrender ceremony, not Burgoyne's arrival at where the Battles of Saratoga took place. See his declaration in his own pension file. Since there are similar problems with Clum's statements in other pension files, it seems that the affidavit of Barent Sipperly is more accurate than Clum's. - D. E. Lampson, June 14, 2001.)