Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9452, for Jesse Sherman, New York
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Service Mass NY

Sherman, Jesse

Number R.9452.
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Dates at top crossed out.

9452

Jesse Sherman

Service   (Too light to read, illegible)

Stamped REJECTED
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Partial word at top. ----tient

33.020

Jesse Shearman

rejected

let N Perry 5 June 1835

9452
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New Milford Con. June 1st 1835

Sir. I herewith send the declarations of Jesse Sherman for a pension who was a soldier in the continental service if his statement is correct-  Please make returns to me-
Your Obt Servant 
N. Perry
Hon. J. L. Edwards
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Jesse Sherman

deserted from Grahams CO

26 May 1780
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State of Connecticut, County of Fairfield, Probate District of New Milford  On this 28th day of May 1835 personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Probate for said District now sitting at Sherman in said District County Jesse Sherman a resident of said Town of Sherman aged seventy six years the 25th day of December 1834 who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the month of June (as he verily believes) in the year 1775. with Capt Jesse Saunders and served in the Regiment commanded by Col. Sargeant of the Massachusetts line under the following named officers. He enlisted for the time of nine months at New Swansey in Massachusetts at which time he resided in Dartmouth in the County of Bristol State of Massachusetts. serving this term of his enlistment he served in Boston and in that Vicinity= his term of enlistment expired
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service he enlisted again for the time of three
years in the spring of 1777 under Capt Chas Graham in the 2d Regiment of the New York line under the command of Col Philip Courtland formed under Lieut James Nottingham Ensign James Farley. Genl Poor. He remained at Peeks Hill; Fishkill & other places on the Hudson River till he went on to meet Genl. Burgoyne's Army and was in the battle at the time of his surrender in October 1777 and from there he marched to Fishkill where he remained through the winter of 1777 & 1778. In the Spring of 1778 he marched [scratched out] to New Jersey and was at Morristown and in the battle at Monmouth in the month of June 1778 and remained in New Jersey & the Southern part of the state of New York during the summer & fall of that year & took up winter quarters at Morristown & Valley Forge during the winter of 1778&1779. In the Spring of the year 1779 he marched with Gen' Sullivan within about 25 miles of Niagara Falls & there had a battle with the Indians & Sixteen of the men in Company with him were killed.
This campaign lasted during the summer & fall [crossed out] & from there he returned to a place called [illegible] west of the Hudson
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River nearly opposite Poughkeepsie at which place he remained through the winter of 1779 & 1780 at which place he left the service in the spring of 1780 his term of service for which he enlisted having expired- he had no written [underlined] discharge but was honorably dismissed.
He was born at Portsmouth in the state of Mass June 25, 1758 he has no record of his age unless it is at Dartmouth & does not know that there is any record there. He has lived in this town about 25 years. He has no Documentary evidence of his services.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Jesse X his mark Sherman
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Nathaniel Perry Judge of the Court of Probate for said District
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he stated
Nathaniel Perry Judge of Probate for said District
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State of Connecticut
Probate District of New Medford H.
I William J. Starr Clerk of the Court
of Probate for said District. do hereby
Certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the said Court in
the matter of the application of Jesse Sherman
for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal of office this 28th
day of May 1835 William J. Starr Clerk