Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9503, for Jonathan Sherwood, Connecticut
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Conn, Sherwood, Jonathan R9503
CONTENTS
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No 4122.
Deserted
3d Dec 80
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State of Connecticut }
County of Fairfield } Ss. Ridgefield
On this 3 day of August - AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Reuben Booth Judge of Probate for the district of Danbury in said Fairfield County now sitting in Ridgefield in said District Jonathan Sherwood a resident of said Town of Ridgefield who being first 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 intend the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as is herein Stated
That early in the month of April in the year 1775 he enlisted as a private soldier in a company raised and commanded by Captain Ichabod Doolittle in Colonel Waterbury's Regiment Connecticut State Troops that he was mustered for service in said Corps about the middle of said month of April at Ridgefield aforesaid and marched with said company to Stamford in said County where said Colonel Waterbury then resided - That said Regiment there marched for the City of New York. stopping for a few days at Horseneck in said County of Fairfield remained a few weeks then marched to Harlem and there remained three or four weeks, said Regiment then returned to said City and there embarked in Boats and proceeded up the Hudson river as far as Half Moon point called (now Waterford) in said State of New York. That they were joined by some New York State troops under Colonel Richmond. That said troops camped at said Court several weeks, and then proceeded to the Northward in company with said New York troops, the whole under the command of General
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Schuyler at Skeensborough (now Whitehall), the Expedition embarked on lake Champlain in Boats and proceeded to Ticonderoga. After reducing said Ticonderoga and the Isle Aux Noix and having made an unsuccessful attempt upon St. Johns the Army retreated to said Isle Aux Noix When General Montgomery assumed the command of the whole a few days afterward the expedition again proceeded Northward and succeeded in Capturing the Fort at St Johns and the City of Montreal - After the capture of Montreal a part of said Regiment enlisted to proceed to Quebec with General Montgomery and the remainder among whom was this declarant returned to St John, where after performing Garrisson duty awhile, he was discharged and provided down the Lake in a [illegible] galley to said White Hall, and then proceeded to Connecticut. where he arrived in the month of January 1776 - having travelled on foot from said White Hall and having served in said Tour nine months or more - And this declarant further states that in the month of December 1777 he entered the service in a company of drafted Militia a private soldiers as a substitute for Joel Sturges of said Ridgefield that the service was performed at Fairfield in said County of Fairfield for the whole term under the command of Lieutenant Job Smith the guard being stationed at Kenseys point in said Fairfield and that after having served as aforesaid for the period of three months he was dismissed And this Declarant further states that in the Summer of 1780 he enlisted for six months in Company under the command of Captain Prior in Colonel Bradleys Regiment. General Huntingtons Brigade
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on the Connecticut line of the Continental establishment, that he was mustered for service in Danbury in said County, and marched with a part of said company to Fishkill Heights, when he joined the said Regiment - that after he joined his Regiment it remained a few days at said Heights where the troops were obliged to sleep in the open air without tents, when they crossed the River at Kings ferry and passed in to the State of New Jersey this declarant States that he was present and saw Major Andre executed on the 2d day of October of the same year that afterward said regiment recrossed the Hudson river at said Kings Ferry. When they went into winter quarters and this declarant having served out the full period of his enlistment was discharged by Lieutenant Colonel Johnson, which discharge he has lost
And this declarant further states that in the month of July 1781 he served as a private in a Company of drafted Militia as a substitute for  Stephen Bradley of said Ridgefield for one month the company to which he was attached marched under the command of Capt David Olmsted to Horseneck, in said Fairfield county and there remained few days and were ordered to return to said Ridgefield, when said company was employed in watching the movements of a Body of British  Light Horse, there stationed at Poundridge in the vicinity of said Ridgefield where this declarant completed the month service, and was dismissed that declarant States that he was born in the Town of Fairfield on the 4th day of October 1755 had a record of his age in Bible which is now lost. that when he was an infant as he was informed his Parents removed to said Ridgefield, where he
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resided at the several period when he entered the service as aforesaid. That he has resided in said Town of Ridgefield subsequent to the war of the Revolution up to the year 1825 when he removed into the State of New York and resided for three years, when he removed to said Ridgefield where he still resides. All the service aforesaid
he performed as a private Soldier 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn and Subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid } Jonathan Sherwood
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigating the matter and after putting the Interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he stated-
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk
I Edward Taylor Clerk of the Court of Probate for the district of Danbury do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Sherwood
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of my said office this 3d day of August 1832
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk
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State of Connectient }
Fairfield County } S.S.
Reuben Boothe of  Danbury in the said County Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the District Danbury in the said County and State do hereby certify that Edward Taylor Esquire who hath signed and certified the foregoing proceedings of the said Court of Probate and the certificates of Caption of annexed Depositions, is Clerk thereof, and was [illegible] Clerk duly appointed and Sworn at the time the same purport to have been signed
and certified by him that the said  preporting to be the signature of said Edward Taylor are in his proper hand writing and that full faith and credit are due to his attestations as such Clerk
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in Danbury aforesaid this 8th day August 1832
Ruben Booth Judge the Court of Probate for the District of Danbury Connecticut
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I Jacob Resseguie of Ridgefield in the County of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut aged Seventy nine years, being duly sworn do depose and say, that early in the month of April 1775 Jonathan Sherwood then of residing in Reading in said County enlisted as a Private Soldier in the company commanded in Captain Ichabod Doolittle in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Waterbury in the Connecticut State Troops. He was volunteered for service in said Corps about the middle of said month of April 1775 at said Ridgefield and marched with said company to Stamford in said County of Fairfield where said Colonel Waterbury then resided. The said Regiment then marched to the city of New York, stopping for a few days at Horseneck in the town of Greenwich in said Fairfield County after remaining in New York doing works said Regiment marched to Harlem and remained there three or four weeks said Regiment then proceeded to said City of New York and there embarked in Boats to Waterford in the State of New York then called Half Moon Point. they were there joined by some New York Troops and after having been encamped there several weeks proceeded to the Northward in company with said New York Troops. the whole under the command of General Schuyler A Skenesborough now Whitehall the expedition embarked on Lake Champlain in boats. After [illegible] Ticonderoga  and Isle aux Noix and having made an [illegible] attempt upon St Johns the Army retreated to said Isle Aux Noix where General Montgomery joined them, and assumed the command of the whole - The next day or a few days afterwards, the expedition again proceeded
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Northward and Succeeded in capturing the fort at St Johns and the City of Montreal After the Capture of Montreal a part of the said Regiment enlisted to proceed to be with General Montgomery, Col. Waterbury with the remainder returned, after performing Garrison duty for a short period in the Fort of St Johns.
Said Nathan Sherwood served as a private soldier in said Regiment from the time he so joined the service until about the first day of January, 1776. He was engaged and participated all said marches expeditions and battles, and left St Johns on his return home about said first of January 1776 -
How long his journey in his return [illegible] do not recollect nor how long he remained on his return at Ticonderoga where General Schuyler then commanded but according to my best recollection and belief he was engaged in the service under the said enlistment about nine months, & enlisted in the same Company with said Sherwood at the same time he did and served therein with him during the whole period aforesaid 
Jacob Resseguie
August 3d 1832 Sworn & Subscribed in open Court and the said Court of Probate certifies that the deponent sustains a good character for truth and is a credible witness
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk
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I Philip Keeler of Ridgefield in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut aged Seventy one years, being first sworn according to Law do depose and say that in the Winter of 1777. 8. This deponent was a tour of Militia duty in the Town of Fairfield for three months under Lieutenant Job Smith and has knowledge that Jonathan Sherwood of said Ridgefield was in said Company at said time and served therein as a private soldier. that he served as aforesaid for three months as a good and faithful soldier, and as this deponent believes was honorably discharged and this deponent further states that said Jonathan Sherwood was on a tour of Militia duty with this deponent in July 1781 under Capt David Olmstead said service being a part of it performed at Horseneck, and the remainder at Ridgefield watching the British Light [illegible] which then lay at Poundridge in the State of New York - and further say not
Philip Keeler
State of Connecticut }
Fairfield County } Ss. Ridgefield 1st August 1832
On the day and year aforesaid personally appeared Philip Keeler to me well known, and a person of truth and made Solemn Oath to the truth of the deposition by him subscribed
before me Harvey Smith Justice of Peace
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August 3d 1832 The above named deponent
personally appeared in open Court and made
oath to the above named depontion the said
court certifies that he is a credible witness
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk
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I Riah Nash of Ridgefield in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut aged sixty nine years being duly sworn according to law depose testify and say that I am well acquainted with Jonathan Sherwood of said Ridgefield in the County and State as above and know that said Sherwood served for six months in Captain Prices company
in the year 1780 in Col Bradleys Regiment in the Connecticut line of the Continental establishment, this deponent being at that time intimate with said Sherwood, and further say not
Riah Nash
August 3d 1832 Sworn & Subscribed in open Count, and the said Court of Probate certifies that the deponent sustains a good character for truth and is a credible witness
Attest Edward Taylor Clerk
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September 13, 1934
Mr. Willard E. Wight
Quarters 30-B
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
BA-J/MMHF/eel
Jonathan Sherwood-R.9503
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request verification of a statement in regard to the service of Jonathan Sherwood (R.9503), a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
An examination has been made of the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, R.9503, based upon the service of Jonathan Sherwood, and the following statement in regard to the alleged service of that soldier is shown as follows, as stated by him
"And this declarant further states that in the Month of July 1781 he served as a private in a company of drafted Militia as a substitute for Stephen Bradley of said Ridgefield, for one month. The company to which he was attached marched under the command of Captain David Olmsted Horse neck in said Fairfield County and there remained a few days, and were ordered to return to said Ridgefield, where said company was employed in watching the movements of a body of British Light Horse, then stationed at Pound ridge in the vicinity of said Ridgefield where the declarant completed the month's service and was dismissed."
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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1934 - Sept 13. Let to Mr Willard E. Wright in which par in re-sent as sub for Stephen Bradley in Capt David Olmsted Co, is quoted EEL
9.503
Jonathan Sherwood
REJECTED
Service:
Enlisted:, , 18 .
Discharged: , 18 .
Application filed: , 18 .
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized. Contract
Cert. of Dis. Searched for , 18.
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Connect
Jonathan Sherwood
rejected
see letter to 
Edward Taylor
5 Decr 1832
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Quarters 30 - B
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Aug. 27, 1934
Dear Madam,
Can you tell me if the following is mentioned in the pension application Jonathan Sherwood (R 9503):
"In July 1781, substituted for Stephen Bradley of Ridgefield for 1 mo. under Captain David Olmsted"
I shall appreciate any information greatly
Sincerely
Willard Wight
If the [illegible] pen was rejected say "it was alleged" etc