Hi, Van researchers: Is anyone searching for a Rev. Aeneas or William VanArsdale? I found the following in the Rev. War pension application of my g-g-g-g-grandfather, Joseph Doty: Applied for pension August 17, 1830. Writing in support of awarding Joseph Doty a pension were his fellow Light Horse Troop members, * John Crane, Recompence Stanbery, Benjamin Bedell, Jacob Potter, Jacob Lacy and cousin James Doty, all of whom wrote supporting statements before John Littell. The statements said he was on duty at Springfield when General Washington was there and was at the ... (?) of the Reverend William VanArsdale, the clergyman. The troops paraded in front of Mr. VanArsdales home in the summer of 1780 when Springfield was burnt by the enemy. * George Townley (The Mr. Arsdale was Aeneas VanArsdale) Documentary Reference: Record Division, Ser.File 992, Rev. War, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, DC. Service verified by original pension application on file in Pension Bureau. It is a little misleading, as one doesn't know whether the Rev. Mr. VanArsdale was Aeneas or William, but I copied it exactly as I found it at the Library of Congress, September 1988. Hope it helps someone. Sasha Stanley