Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,957, for Anthony Sherman, New York
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Service   New York
Sherman, Anthony
or Shearman
Number S.31.957
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State of Newyork   )
Suffolk County       ) Ss   On this 20th day of September 1832 personally appeared before me Jonathan S. Conklin first Judge of the court of Common Pleas of County of Suffolk in the state aforesaid Anthony Sherman who is a resident of the town of Southampton in the County and State aforesaid who being 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 is 90 years old.  That on the 15th September 1775 he inlisted in a company called minute men of whom David Pierson of the town county and state aforesaid was chosen Capt and John Foster Lieutenant that he continued in said company under the aforesaid officers which were attached to the Brigade commanded by Gen Woodhull untill the spring of 176.  That he then inlisted in the Continental as Regular army under Capt John Davis and was attached to the regiment commanded by Col Henry B. Livingston in Gen George Clinton's Brigade that he was stationed at Montauk on Long Island untill the general evacuation by the Americans troops was then engaged for some time in removing the inhabitants and likewise a great number of Cattle to Connecticut after this was effected he was with the Regiment Stationed at Say Brook while there was detached with a part of Regiment on an expedition against a party of Refugees who
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lay at Setauket on Long Island under the command of Capt. Jacob Smith which after a Smart Skirmish in which several were killed and wounded on Both sides they succeeded in capturing after his return to Say Brook the regiment went to Newhaven  How long they staid at Newhaven he does not recollect but went from there to Peekskill in the state of Newyork staid there a short time and then went to fort Montgomery where he was Discharged by Gen George Clinton some time before it was taken by the British  that at the time he was discharged Gen Clinton told him he could not give him a written discharge because he could not pay him off  this he thinks was in the spring of 1777.  that soon after that he entered the service as a substitute for John Griswold served six month for Griswold  that after his time was out he entered the service as a Substitute for Samuel Fuller under Captain John Beman and was attached to the northern army under the Command the Command [sic] of Gen Arnold was at the Battle of Saratoga when Burgoyne and his army were taken Prisioners  Does not Recollect at what time he was discharged but after that entered the service as a substitute for Ruben Champion  was again attached to the regiment Commanded by Col Henry B. Livingston joined the Regiment in New Jersey was at the Battle of Monmouth
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Rev. War Section.

April 27, 1923.

Dr. James M. McGee,
437 Paoli Avenue,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Dear Doctor McGee;
You are herewith furnished the histories of the only soliders named Adam Hamsher or Homsher and Anthony Sherman found on the Revolutionary war reo-ords of this Bureau.
From the papers in the Revolutionary war pension claim S. 22307, it appears that Adam Hamsher or Homsher was born in Upper Hanover Township. Montgomery County, Penssylvania, October 7, 1754, and while living in Woroester Township, Pa., he enlisted the latter part of July 1776 and served three months as a private in Captain Christian Weber's Company Colonel Curry's Regiment, Pennsylvania Troops. September 1777 he enlisted and served two months as a private in Captain Peterman's Company Colonel Curry's Regiment. In 1778 he served six weeks as a teamster.