Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,268, for John Resseguie, New York
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(8-1776)

SERVICE | Conn.     New York 
Ressiguie, John 1
NUMBER | S.14.268 
carded.
CONTENTS | [BLANK]
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14762 
New York.   14762 

John Resseguie of Schoharie in the State of N.Y. who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Jones of the Reg. commanded by Bradley - in the Conn. and New York, line for - 2 years 

Inscribed on the Roll of N.Y at the rate of 80. Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 18. day of June 1833. and sent to Hon. I. Bouck, Middlebury, Schoharie N.Y. 

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 | 160.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept  "  | 40.00
[TOTAL] $200.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832 
Recorded by F.F. Franciosi, Clerk 
Book E.  Vol. 4  Page 74 

[CHECKMARK]

Dead 
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6th April 1838 from 4th March to 9th May 1860. Agt notified 5 May 1841.
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 

State of New York 
County of Schoharie 
On this sixth day of Oct. 1832 Personally Appeared in Open Court, Before William Beckman, William Mann & Henry Shafer now sitting - Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Schoharie 

Now sitting John Rassequie a resident of the town of Sharon in the County of Schoharie and State aforesaid. Aged 74 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 7, 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated 
1st - was Born in the town of Ridgefield Fairfield County State of Connecticut on the 2d day of March 1758. Now 74 years of age.
2nd - has no record of his Age Excepting in his Bible 
3rd - was living in the town of Ridgefield, County and State Aforesaid, before the Revolutionary War and during the war
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after the war lived in different places until the year 95. then settled himself in the town of Sharon Schoharie County State aforesaid and has lived on the same farm he now resides from that time to the present date making about 37 years.

That about November in the year 75 he enlisted the term of three months under Ebenezer Jones Captain Lieut. Gamaliel Benedict John Keeler Ensign, Philip B. Bradley Col, met together at the City of New York then was placed on guard during said term and served his term faithfully - Then he was discharged by word - they went from June 76 - About June 20th in 76 before the 11th Independence was Celebrated or declared and previous to the Arrival of the British fleet at New York Commanded by Lord Howe he then enlisted the term of 8 months and was under Col. Philip B. Bradley, Capt. Elisha Abels, and William Hawley Lieut. he thinks was placed was in the service in New York City about 5 days. was then marched to Bergen town Point opposite Staten Island in Jersey side was then kept on guard about 4 months, was then when Lord Howe arrived and landed his army on Long Island and when the Battle of Long Island  and when City of New York was taken by the Enemy - Was then marched near Newark o Jersey side was there a short time and was then marched to Fort Washington and was in the service at that fort when it was taken by General Howe was not in the fort and then retreated across the river at this time to Fort Lee (recollects a number of Americans were made prisoners at this time at Fort Washington)