Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39839, for Job Shearman, Rhode Island
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(3-1776)
SERVICE                                     NUMBER
R.I.               Shearman, Job       S.39839
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CONTENTS
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Notification sent 28th June 1821 to Benjn
Cawell Esq --- Providence R. Island

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Died June 2, 1842
Agency book

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(2,727)
Rhode Island Roll
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Job Shearman
Capt Humphrey
Private
Rhode Island Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence
the 19th of August 1818--
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Certifcate of Pension issued the 21st of Septr 1818
and sent to Wm C. Clarke Esqr Judge
Kingston, Washington Cty R.I.
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Arrears to 4th of Septr 1818 --12/31 & 4/30 --- 4--15
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1819 ---48--- [double underline]
$52-15 [double underlined]

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818}
3 Years
Continued
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file up the
blank

Admitted

So. Kingston
R.I.
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District [crossed out] State [inserted] of Rhode Island; ss

On this Nineteenth day of August 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the
Judges of the District [crossed out] Court of Common Pleas [3 words inserted] of the United States for the said district [5 words crossed out] State of R. Island [4 words inserted], personally appears Job
Shearman aged Sixtyone years, resident in Exeter
in the said district [crossed out] State [inserted], who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An
act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the
revolutionary war:" That the said Job Shearman enlisted in North Kingston
in the state of Rhode Island in the company commanded by Captain
William Humphrey of the United States forces; that he
continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the 25th day
of December 1783, when he was discharged from service in the state
of New York, that he was in the battles of Rhode Island, Morrissania and
at York Town when Cornwallis surrendered to Gen Washington
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support;
and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Job Shearman

I, John Watson Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears
to my satisfaction, that the said Job Shearman did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now trans-
mit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of
War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.  I also certify that
he is in indigent circumstances----

John Watson of CCP
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State of Rhode Island &c
Washington County Sec}  Clerks Office Co Common
Pleas  August 19 AD 1818

I certify that the Hon'ble John Watson Esqr whose
Signature is hereto affixed is a Justice of the Court
of Common Pleas for the County afores'd Legally
chosen and qualified as the Law requires & that
the seal here impressed is the true seal of the
Court aforesaid    Witns  Sam Helme  Clk
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Job She['a' inserted]rman
2727 Mar '19

Con
J.L.E.

The ages &c of [illegible] 
of the Declarers fam
ily residing with
him must be
mentioned
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and the said Job Shearman further
says that he has a wife aged 66 years
who has been under the care of Physician
for the last year & is now sick---that
he has one son aged 20 & 2 daughters
one aged 15 & the other 13 years all depend
ent on him-- & he further says
that all his property if now sold
what not pay his honest & just debts

[4 words illegible]     Job Shearman
3 Janry 1821. Sworn to
before D Howell
District Judge

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Sworn to and declared, on the fifth day of July 1820 before said Court
Witns  Sam Helme Clk of P Court
Washington, sc. Clerk's Office of the Court of Common Pleas AD 1820
I Samuel Helme Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of
Washington, in the State of Rhode Island, &c. do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule
thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Records of said Court;--And I do further certify, that it is the
opinion of the said Court, that the amount in value of the Property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is
One Hundred & fifty Two Dollars, and Ninety five Cents--
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this
Fifth Day of July 1820
Sam Helme Clerk of said Court
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State of Rhode-Island & Providence-Plantations.
WASHINGTON, sc--Court of Common Pleas, Special Term, A.D. 1820
ON this fifth day of July 1820, personally appeared in open Court
being a Court of Record within and for the County of Washington, in the State of Rhode-Island, &c.
Job Sherman aged Sixty three Years
residing in the Town of Exeter in said County who being first duly
sworn according to law, doth on his Oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:--
That he served as a private in Colo Olneys Regiment
of the Rhode Island Line Nearly three years.

I hereby give it as my best Opinion that the House & Lot about
one Acre now in possession of Job Sherman of Exeter is not worth
more than One Hundred & fifty dollars    Robert T Noyes
1820
Special Court C. Pleas July 5. personally came Robert T Noyes Esqr & in
Open Court declared on Solemn Oath the foregoing to be the
truth      Witns Sam Helme Clk of sd Court

further saith that he is a Wall builder and has followed that bu[torn]
last Thirty Years untill he has ruined his Health that if he had not
received his pension he must have been Supported by the Town--and if
his pension is taken from him he must be Supported by either public
or private Charity. That he now owes more than One
Hundred Dollars
Job Sherman

Sworn to and declared, on the fifth day of July 1820 before said Court
Witns   Sam Helme  Clk of sd Court
Washington, sc.  Clerk's Office of the Court of Common Pleas AD 1820
I Samuel Helme Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of
Washington, in the State of Rhode-Island, &c. do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule
thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Records of said Court;--And I do further certify, that it is the
opinion of the said Court, that the amount in value of the Property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is
One Hunderd & fifty Two Dollars, and Ninety five Cents--
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this
Fifth Day of July 1820
Sam Helme Clerk of said Court.
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State of Rhode-Island & Providence-Plantations.
WASHINGTON, sc--Court of Common Pleas, Special Term, A.D. 1820
ON this fifth day of July 1820, personally appeared in open Court
being a Court of Record within and for the County of Washington, in the State of Rhode-Island, &c.
Job Sherman aged Sixty three Years
residing in the Town of Exeter in said County who being first duly
sworn according to law, doth on his Oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:--
That he served as a private in Colo Olneys Regiment
of the Rhode Island Line Nearly three years.

That he made a previous Declaration on the Nineteenth Day of August 1818, and
that he has received a Certificate for a Pension, being No. 2727---And in pursuance of the Act of Con-
gress, passed May 1st, 1820, I do solemnly swear, That I was a resident Citizen of the United States on
the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever,
disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with the intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within
the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land
and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March 1818;
And that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due
to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me
subscribed.
Job Sherman

A SCHEDULE of Property and Income, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) of 
Job Sherman (viz) about one Acre of Land & a small one story House in said
Exeter, some Household furniture (viz) 6 old chairs 1 old Table Some five
Tea cups and Saucers Some knives & forks & 1 broken Kettle And this declarant
further saith that he is a Wall builder and has followed that business for the
last Thirty Years untill he has ruined his Health that if he had not
received his pension he must have been Supported by the Town--and if
his pension is taken from him he must be Supported by either public
or private Charity. That he now [crossed out word] owes more than One
Hundred Dollars
Job Sherman

Sworn to and declared, on the fifth day of July 1820 before said Court
Witns   Sam Helme  Clk of sd Court
Washington, sc.  Clerk's Office of the Court of Common Pleas AD 1820
I Samuel Helme Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of
Washington, in the State of Rhode-Island, &c. do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule
thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Records of said Court;--And I do further certify, that it is the
opinion of the said Court, that the amount in value of the Property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is
One Hunderd & fifty Two Dollars, and Ninety five Cents--
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this
Fifth Day of July 1820
Sam Helme Clerk of said Court.
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April 15, 1932

BA-J/AWF
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Job Shearman
S.39839

General T. H. Slavens
2230 California Street
The St. Nicholas
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter requesting
information in regard to Job Shearman of Rhode
Island, a soldier of the War of the Revolution.

The data furnished herein were obtained from
the papers on file in pension claim, S.39839, based
upon the Revolutionary War service of Job Shearman.

He enlisted at North Kingston, Rhode Island,
date not given, and served as a private in Captain
William Humphrey's company Colonel Olney's Rhode
Island regiment, he was in the battles of Rhode
Island, Morrisania, and surrender of Yorktown, was
discharged at Saratoga, New York, December 25, 1783,
having served two years and nine months.

He was allowed pension on his application exe-
cuted August 19, 1818, then a resident of Exeter, Wash-
ington County, Rhode Island, and was sixty-one years
of age.

In 1821 the soldier referred to his wife as
aged sixty-six years, to a son aged twenty years and
to two daughters aged fifteen and thirteen years,
but he did not give the names of any of them.

The soldier died June 2, 1842, place not shown,
and the date and place of his birth are not given.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Job Sherman
Discharge
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By WILLIAM ALLEN, Esquire;
Major in the Army of the United States of America, and
Captain Commandant of the Rhode-Island Troops.

THESE are to CERTIFY, that the Bearer hereof------
Job Sherman, Soldier----
in the Rhode-Island Troops, having faithfully served the UNITED STATES Two Years and
Nine Months---- and being inlisted for Three Years,
is hereby Discharged the American Army.

GIVEN at Saratoga the 25th Day of December, 1783.

William Allen
Attst J. Greenman  Adjutant
of the Rhode-Island Troops.
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Job Shearman
claim
April

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Mr Boyd

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[fold]ngton City
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Free
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Free

War Department
Washington City

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Mr Boyd
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State of Rhode Island &c
I Job Sherman of Exeter in the County of Washing state that
I served two years & nine months in the Revolutionary War
till the close and had a discharge 25 December 1783 and
being now advanced in years stands in need of help from his
Country
Job Shearman

State of Rhode Island
Washington County ss
At South Kingston April 2. 1818 personal[torn]
appeared before me Job Shearman subscriber to the above
statement and made Oath to the truth of the same
William C. Clarke J.C. Pleas

On the Eighth day of April AD 1818 I have caused
the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the County
of Washington to be affixed hereto
William C. Clarke J.C. Pleas

Countersigned by
Thomas R. Wells Clerk
of said County
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Bloomsburg.Pa. 4-27-1914
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington . D.C.
Sir: Please give me Pension Records of one Job Sherman
a Revolutionary War Soldier from either Connecticut
or Rhode Island. also copy of any other records you
may have concerning him
Your very truly
J.S. Sherman Brace.
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reading . studying

[pension office mail room stamp showing receipt on APR 27 1914]
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39839
INVALID.
Revy
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No. 39,839
Job Shearman
Pri Rev War
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Act: 18 March 1818
dex:--Vol. 3, Page 857

"[Arrangement of 1870]"

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June 27/94 Amd hist t
Mrs Chas. T. Goodrich
College Hill. Ohio C
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May - 13 - 1901
Miss Katherine Steven
Newport RI
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1911 May 2 To Frank
Dempster Sherman,
letter in S.21.482
Daniel Shearman &c
1914 Apr 29. Hist to
J Sherman Brace &c
1919 Dec 6. To Mrs Arthur
H. Lathrop letter in claim
of Daniel Tafft W.13,974. &c
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1920 Dec 4 Hist to
Stephen K. Perry Letter
in 13974 W. Daniel Tafft En
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932-Apr-15-hist to
Genl J.H. Slavens avy
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932 Aug 3 . Gen J.H.
Slavens adv no fur data
a his letter in Job Sher
man S.28874 avy
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[unknown stamp]
 MAY 9 1901       EW

Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir:- Can
you give me a record of the service
of Job Sherman [name underlined] who in Sept 21, 1818 [date underlined]
at the age of 77, was placed on
the Pension roll by the U.S.
Government, and oblige
Yours truly
(Miss) Katherine Stevens
Address   292 Broadway
Newport,
R.I.

[pension office mail room stamp indicating receipt MAY 7 1901]
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S.
College Hill Ham Co, O
June 12, 94.
To Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir,
My great-grandfather
served during the
Revolutionary [underlined] war and
received a pension during
the remainder of his
life. I think at the
close of his life it was
sent through the P.O.
at Albany N.Y.
I wish to know under
whom & in what
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regiment he served,
& any particulars
which the records
might disclose. He
was own cousin to
General Green and
probably served under
him. I think he
enlisted from Connecticut
& his name was
Job Sherman. I also
had two other grandfathers
who served one under 
La Fayette (Samuel Bern[illegible]
and another --Tuttle
who served under
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Washington but the latters
first name I do not remember
& I do not know if either of these
received pensions. I think I am
entitled to join the Daughters of
the Revolution & will be greatly
obliged to you if you can ascertain
any thing from the records for me.
Respectfully
Mrs Charles T. Goodrich
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THE ST NICHOLAS
2230 CALIFORNIA STREET
WASHINGTON, D.C.

March 4th 1932

Veterans Administration
Veteran Bureau
Washington DC     [pension office mail room stamp indicating receipt on MAR 4 1932]

Will you please give me [word inserted] what in-
formation you may have in regard to
Job Shearman [name underlined] who was a Private in
Capt Wm Humphreys Co. Col Olney's
Regt (Rhode Island) during the Revo-
lutionary war. He served from Mar 1781
for 2 years and 9 mo.--I would like to
know the date of his birth and also of his
death and the place of birth and death.
Respectfully
General Thomas H. Slavens
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158 West 105th Street
New York. April 27: 1911

Sir:
I respectfully ask that at the convenience of the Department [6 words inserted & underlined] there be sent
to me the official records of the following
soldiers of the Revolutionary War:
S21482      Pension Roll of 1835
1. Daniel Shearman - of Newport Co. R.I. - aged 75.
S39839
2. Job Shearman - of Washington Co. R.I. - " 77 age wrong on list
and also
3. George Shearman, Jr - minuteman - 1777- Berkshire Co., Mass
Resident of Moriah, Essex Co. N.Y. where he
died, Apr 20. 1821
4. James Sherman - enlisted July 6. 1781, in Providence Co., R.I.
Capt. Jas. Allen - Col. Stephen Campbell - R.I. Militia
Resident of Moravia, Cayuga Co. N.Y.
where he died, Jan 12. 12.1839
These, I think, end my list. [line underlined]
Very respectfully yours,
Frank Dempster Sherman [name underlined]

To the Honorable
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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In reply to your request of ...., received....
for a statement of the military history of Job Shearman
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) [3 words crossed out] application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.    S File 39839

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[lines 1 & 1.5 =] DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT | LENGTH OF SERVICE | RANK | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED | CAPTAIN | COLONEL | STATE 
[line 2 =]    | 2 years 9 mos | Private | William Humphrey | Olney | R.I.
[line 3 =] discharged | Dec 25, 1783 |   |   |   |
[line 4 =] at Saratoga | N.Y. |   |   |   |

Battles engaged in, Rhode Is, Morrisania & surrender of Yorktown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted at North Kingston, R.I.
Date of application for pension, Apr 2, 1818 [inserted & date crossed out]  Apr 2, 1818  Aug 18, 1818  His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Exeter, Washington Co. R.I.
Age at date of application, Sixty-one years
Remarks: in 1821 he referred to his wife aged 66 yrs, son 20 yrs,
& daughters 15 yrs & 13 yrs but did not state their names.
soldier died June 2, 1842 (Agency book)
place not given nor are the date and place
of his birth shown

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
6-283C
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May 2, 1911

Frank Dempster Sherman, Esq.,
158 West 105th Street,
New York City.

Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 27" and received the 28" ul-
time, you are herewith furnished the military history of Daniel Shearman
(or Sherman) Sur. File No. 31,488, Job Shearman, Sur. File No. 39,839,
and George Sherman, R. File No. 9,498, and advised that a careful search
of the Revolutionary War pension records fails to afford any information
relative to James Sherman or Shearman who served in the Rhode Island
troops and died January 12, 1839, at Moravia, New York.
Very Respectfully,
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August 3, 1932

BA-J/AWF
xxxx
Job Shearman
S.39839

General T. H. Slavens
2230 California Street
The St. Nicholas
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for further
data relative of Job Shearman, a Revolutionary War
pensioner, of Rhode Island.
This office has no further data relative to
that soldier than was furnished you on April 15,
1932, which data were obtained from his claim for
pension, S. 39839.
In order to obtain the name and address of the
person to whom the last payment of his pension was
sent, you should apply to The Comptroller General,
General Accounting Office, Records Division, Wash-
ington, D.C., citing all of the following data--
Job Shearman
Certificate number 2727
Issued September 21, 1818
Rate $8.00 per month
To commence August 19, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
Rhode Island Agency.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator