Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11743, Jacob Wisner, Md.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Md.
Wisner, Jacob
NUMBER
R. 11743
CONTENTS
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16 July 17. Hist. to G. Franklin Wisner
[illegible] T. F. Dennis Law Clerk Bu. of
Pensions. no letter in our files. c

11,743 ┃
P. O.  Jacob Wisner ┃
Service: ___
Enlisted: ___, 18
[stamped] REJECTED
Discharged: ___, 18
Application filed: ___, 18
Alleges: ____
Re-enlisted: ____
Attorney: ____
P. O. ____
____ Recognized.  ____ Contract
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[illegible]
her letter  6 Oct. '35
T. H. Linch  Georgetown
11.743
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State of Ohio Brown County Court of Common 
Pleas August Term 1835  ss
On this first day September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five personally appeared in open Court before the honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Brown and State of Ohio now sitting Jacob Wesner a resident of said County of Brown aged seventy six 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 7th. 1832- That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated to wit

This first service was in the fall season of the year 1775, he was called out in Washington County Maryland to serve as a militia man under Captain Bonnet and Colonel Stull-- Nicholas Hawkee was Lieutenant of the company he does not recolect the names of the other officers at that time - he was marched through Pennsylvania to Trenton in New Jersey where he was engaged as a guard - he was out on this tour two months - he was in no engagement with the enemy but was employed the whole tour as a guard; in and about Trenton at the end of the tour he received from Captain Bonnet a written dischare which is now lost

In the month of October 1776 he volunteered as a private in Washington County Maryland for two months under Captain Peter Bell of Colonel Shirhawkes regiment and General Irvings Brigade he was marched under the above named officers through Lancaster and Philadelphia to Trenton in New Jersey where he remained until the expiration of his time, in December 1776 Captain Bell gave deponent another discharge which has long been lost-- he was employed while at Trenton as a guard but
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was not in any of the engagements with the British or tories; he was sometimes out on scouting parties

In the month of April 1777 in Washington County Maryland he enlisted in the continental service for twenty months under Captain Stull - Cols Guess and Ramage and Major Bellmer - Adjutant Burgess and Quarter Master John Ragan were the officers of the regiment - he belonged to the Maryland line on the continental establishment. His regiment rendevoused at Hagerstown and marched thence through Little York and Lancaster to Sweedsford across the Schuylkill river thence to White Marsh where it joined the main army under Genl. Washington on the 4th of October 1777 deponent was in the battle of Germantown Penn. where the Americans were repulsed and retreated to Skippack creek deponent was wounded at the left arm in this battle - his arm has been stiff ever since-- soon after this battle deponent on account of the wound in the left and was discharged from the service - he obtained a written discharge from Captain Stull - he received credit for six months service- during this six months service he was in several skirmishes with the British at different places to wit ant at Sweedsford and along the Schuylkill at various points -- On his discharge he went home

In the month of October 1778 deponent again volunteered at Hagerstown Maryland as a private under Capt Rogan - he marched under Capt Ragan to Fredericktown[??] thence to Annapolis this where his company joined other forces he remained at Annapolis during the whole two months as a guard he was in no battle or engagement at the end of too months he was discharged and went home
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The whole time of deponents service during the War was twelve months - he has detailed the circumstances of his service as fully as he is able, from the lapse of time and loss of memory he is unable to give a more minute account of his service - Deponent states that he has no record of his age he was born in January 1759 in Lancaster County Penn.  

He was living in Washington County Maryland when called into service and served as before stated. He never saw Gent Washington but once - he knew Gen. Sterling Cols Guess and Ramage - he knew Gens Green & Irving - Captain Stull, Bell, Bonnet and other officers whose names he has forgotten - he received several written discharges all of which are lost as before stated - 

There is no clergyman living in his neighborhood to testify for him - he knows of no witness living by whom he can prove his services or any part thereof - he has no proof but traditionary evidence he is well known in his neighborhood to Alexander McCoy David Vance Joseph McCarty Samuel Fitch Robert Espy David Espy John Redman William Bayne and others by whom he can move his good character for truth and veracity and his general reputation in his neighborhood and a soldier of the revolution - 

After the War of the revolution deponent removed to Kentucky thence to the State of Ohio he has lived in Brown County Ohio twenty one years - He never received a pension and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Jacob Wisner

Sworn and subscribed in open court Job when the day and year aforesaid
G. W. King  Clerk
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We William Bayne and Alexander McCoy residing in the County of Brown and State of Ohio hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Wesner who has subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy six 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
Wm Bayne
Alexr. McCoy
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
G. W. King  Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories subscribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolutionary War and served as he states And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Bayne and Alexander McCoy who have signed the preceding certificate, are residents of the said County of Brown in the State of Ohio, that they are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit

I George W. King Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Brown and State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Wesner for a pension--
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office this 7th day of September A.D. 1835
G. W. King   Clerk

33,256
Jacob Wisner
Ohio

Thos N. Linch
Georgetown
Ohio
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J. J. Combs Esq
Agent [illegible]
Washington
Distr Columbia

[round ?postmark] GEOR  M
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Jacob Wisner
Ohio
Act 1832

J. J. Coombs
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Georgetown Ohio May 8th 1853
Dear Sir:
While N. Bowen Esq was at Washington City and a member of Congress. I sent to him a letter asking information concerning a support claim of Jacob Whisner his upon the government. I gave him items[??] enough to put him upon the inquiry - He wrote me that he had sent my letter to you or a reliable man in such business - I have not had the pleasure of hearing from you -  I doubt not the claim is a good one & I will join you in the business & we will make an equitable division of what may be made, Jacob Whisners heirs have been to see me recently & wish to know what can be done -  If you got the letter sent by me to Mr. Bowen please let me know & also let me know what the prospect is & what steps will home to be taken here - 
Reply as soon as convenient
Yours Truly
David G. Devon
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Land Office, Annapolis, Sept. 19th 1835;
Sir,
Your's of the 20th Inst with the declaration of Jacob Wisner enclosed was received, -- I have very carefully examined the Muster and pay rolls of the revolution in this office, and do not find his name upon any of said rolls, -- the declaration is herewith returned,
I am very respectfully
Yr. obt. svt.
G. G. Brewer

J. L. Edwards, Esqr.,
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.  3--525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C. ,   July 17"         , 1916

J. S. C.
R. File 11, 743
Rev. War.
G. Franklin Wisner,
211 East Fayette St., Baltimore, Md.

Sir:-
In reply to your request of    July 14"       , received  July 14". for a statement of the military history of    Jacob Wisner,    a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.

[table 6 columns]
[c-1]  Dates of enlistment of appointment.
[c-2]  Length of service.
[c-3]  Rank
[over c-4 and c-5] OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
[c-4] Captain.
[c-5] Colonel.
[c-6] State.

[c-1a]  1775
[c-2a]  2 mos.
[c-3a]  Private
[c-4a]  Bonnett
[c-5a]  Stull
[c-6a]  Md.

[c-1b]  Oct. 1776
[c-2b]  2 mos.
[c-3b]  
[c-4b]  Peter Bell
[c-5b]  Shirhawkes?
[c-6b] 

[c-1c]   Apl. 1777
[c-2c]  6 mos.
[c-3c] 
[c-4c]  Stull
[c-5c]  Gist & Ramage
[c-6c] 

[c-1d]  Oct. 1778
[c-2d]  2 mos.
[c-3d] 
[c-4d]  Ragan
[c-5d]   " [Gist & Ramage]
[c-6d] 

Battles engaged in,   Germantown, where he was wounded in the left arm.               
Residence of soldier at enlistment,    Washington Co., Maryland         .
Date of application for pension,      September 1, 1835.       
Residence at date of application,     Brown Co., Ohio.
Age at date of application,     born in Jany. 1759 in Lancaster Co;, Penn.
Remarks:   this claim was never allowed for the reason that claimant failed to furnish proof of his alleged services. There is no family data on file.

Respectfully,
Commissioner
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