Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,577, John Fisk, Continental (Vt.) Green Mt. Boys
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(3-1776)

SERVICE  Continental (Vt)
Green Mt. Boys

Fisk, John
Irena

NUMBER  R. 3,577

CONTENTS
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Power of attorney

John Fisk

Vermont or New York

Orange Fisk
N[?] [?] 48

Nov 23d '52
F E Hassler
Present
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow or heirs of Revolutionary
Pensioners, &c.*

STATE OF New York
COUNTY OF Madison

Be it known that before me a justice of the peace personally appeared David Fisk, aged 70 years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states that he is the son of John and Irena Fisk whose Father was a Revolutionary† soldier in the state of Vermont and that he died on the 4th day of July 1804 and that his mother named Irena Fisk died on the 24th day of August 1850 and that they were married on the 15th day of August in the year 1776 and that they were residents of Bridport in the State of Vermont and that they resided there ten years, and that he resides in Chatauqua County New York and that furthermore BY THESE PRESENTS, constitutes, appoints, and fully empowers and authorizes, irrevocably and with powers of substitution, F. E. HASSLER, of Washington City, D. C., as his true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U.S. Government and State officers the rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or Land, that may be due us as Children of John and  Irena Fisk who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law they may be entitled.  [illegible words] one of the children who survived their mother.

In witness whereof, he has on this 13th day of September 1852 hereunto signed his name, and affixed his seal.

David Fisk

Witness: Joseph Clark
Witness: Mary M Fisk

Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify, that David Fisk has always by the community been known as the heir of John and Irina Fisk.

Dated on this 11th day of September 1852

John S. S. Bailey J P

State of New York
COUNTY of Madison
to wit:

I hereby certify, That John T.G. Bailey Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signative above written is genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Madison County Court, this fifteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and fifty two.

Lorenzo D. Dana, Clerk

*If a widow applies, state the date of marriage, and date of death of her husband."
†State under what act pensioned, or when pension commenced, if a pensioner -- and amount of pension.
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STATE OF NEW YORK.
County of Madison

I Sidney S Holmer presiding Judge of Madison County Court do hereby certify that at Minisville in
open court on the 6th day of June AD 1853 it was proved by the declaration of testimony satisfactory to the said court that Irina Fisk widow of John Fisk late of the town of Brookfield in said County died on the
24th day of August AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty. that at the time of her death she left the following named children her surviving (viz) David Fisk and Zuba Faulkner; that they are her only children thenr surviving and each of them are twenty one years of age and upwards.

sworn and subscribed this 6th day of June A D 1853 in open court

Sidney Holmes, Judge of Madison County Court

STATE OF NEW YORK
Clerk's Office, Madison County

I, LUCIUS P. CLARK, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that Sidney T. Holmes Esq. whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment County Judge in and for said County, duly elected or appointed, and qualified, and authorized by the laws of said State to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe the signature to the said certificate is genuine, and that said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of said State, and that I have no interest or concern in the claim.

I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the 6th day of June 1853.

Clerk.
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State of New York
County of Madison

On this 6th day of June AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared before the Madison County Court it being a Court of Record David Fisk and made the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed in 1836 granting pensions to widows of Revolutionary soldiers. that he is seventy years of age, resides in Brookfield County of Madison and State of New York and is the son of John and Irena Fisk, deceased. That his father the above named John Fisk died in Brookfield County of Madison and State of New York on the fourth day of July one thousand eight hundred and two leaving a widow, then surviving that his widow the above named Irena Fisk died on the twenty fourth day of August one thousand eight hundred and fifty leaving the following named children her surviving, viz, David Fisk and Zuba Faulkner who are her only children now surviving. that during the Revolutionary war his father resided in Brodport County of Madison and State of Vermont; that he has always understood from his father, mother and others that his father served as a Sergeant in the Revolutionary War from the commencement of the Revolution until after the capture of Burgoyne; was what was termed a minuteman; That living on the shore of lake Champlain where Burgoyne moved from Canada; he passed over his fathers farm and made a halt on his premises and burnt hit house and barn and took one pair of cattle, one span of horses and harness chains and other implement and converted them for the use
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of the British without payment.  they likewise killed on the premises of his father six head of beef cattle, his fathers property for which he never received from any source any compensation. after the surrender of Burgoyne, he was not recollect hearing his father tell of rendering any military service in the army. that he has heard him tell of having as a sergeant under Colonel Tanner and he feels sure he served under various Captains, one in particular by the name of Brown and at one time while out in the service a captain was killed he thinks by the name of White or Smith; that he was present at the death of his father and mother and after the death of his father he took the papers of his father in his provision his mother living with him.
That he has after seen amongst the papers his father's sergeants Warrant and the certificate of his marriage and from his recollection the marriage of his father was in 1776 and that he was a house keeper and farmer when Burgoyne destroyed his property. that the warrant and marriage Certificate was in his possession until about fifteen years past when the [illegible] papers of his father and other wills or lists was destroyed and is some there were destroyed with them as he has never since been able to find them.

David Fisk

Sworn & subscribed before me this 6th day of June 1853 in Open Court and I certify that I have no interest or concern of any kind in said claim

Sidney L. Holmes
County Judge of Madison
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State of New York
Madison County

On this 17th day of October 1842 personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of Madison County Courts Irina Fisk a resident of Brookfield County of Madison and State aforesaid, aged eighty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836. That she is the widow of John Fisk who was a Sergeant in the army of the Revolution; that in 1775 he was first sergeant in Capt Lous company of militia and continued in the service of the United States in connection with Col Ethan Allen's forces during the same from early in the spring until late in the fall with short intervals.  He then resided in a place called at that time Breadport State of Vermont on lake Champlain, five miles from crown point at which place her husband owned a farm and remained on it except while in the service as a soldier until after the war except as hereafter stated when he was compelled to change his quarters to avoid the British and savages; that early in the spring of 1776 her husband again went into the service of the United States as Sergeant in Capt Lees company under Col Arnold.  The company met at Crown Point and continued there until fall waiting on attack from the British which was daily expected but there was no general engagement until late in the fall when the British got portions of the lake after Arnold distroyed his own fleet, which was the end of the company for that season but her husband was kept under arms with his neighbors during the winter to repel the savages which committed many depredations near his residence. that in the spring of 1777 her husband again went into the service of the United States as a sergeant and went to Ticonderoga which was nine miles from her residence.  They married at Ticonderoga until some time in July when the Americans retreated the British pursued and an engagement took place when her husband was taken prisoner she recollects Col. Warner commanded - her husband was kept a prisoner about two weeks and was finally discharged in consequence of sickness in his family and the death of witnesses Brother and Brother in law who died at witnesses house, soon after Burgoyne arrived at Saratoga her husband with his neighbors moved about ten miles for safety the savages and British immediately appeared and burnt and destroyed one large house erected for a public house;  it great [illegible] ^owned by her husband^ and one small dwelling burned.  They barely escaped with
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life.  Three of her neighbors who stayed back were murderd the next day after they left. about two weeks afterward her husband moved to Fort Edwards where he remained about two years. while at fort Edwards her husband was much of his time on duty but the full extent of his services while they resided there.  She would not [illegible] but in the spring, summer and fall of 1775 and 1776 her husband was constantly on duty and from early in the spring of 1777 until he was taken prisoner, he was constantly in the service.  She further declares that in addition to the distruction of her husbands buildings the British took from her husband and carried away one pair of horses and fifteen or sixteen head of meat cattle and all the valuable property he had and from insufficient inventory was reduced to poverty.  That her name before he marriage was Irina Buck.  She further declares that she was married to the said 
John Fisk in the town of Bridport on the fourth day of June in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five by the Reverend Wm Cutler Baptist minister who resided at Ticonderoga.  that her husband the aforesaid John Fisk died on the 4th day of July eighteen hundred and two and that she has remained a widow since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed.

sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Joseph Clark, Judge of Madison County Court

Irina Fisk (her mark)

I further certify that I have been acquainted with the above deponent for many years; that she sustains a good character;  is unable from body infirmity to attend Court and from nervous affliction cannot write her name but retains her reasons remarkably and is very intelligent.

Joseph Clark Judge of Madison County Court
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Filed Feb'y 26, '45

East Hamilton
NY Dec 21

John Fisk Esq
Single

Rochester City, NY
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State of New York  }
Madison County     } ss
David Fisk being duly sworn says he shall be sixty years old the 12th day of next months that he is the third child of John and Irana Fisk that the declaration made by his mother in this paper is substantially in all its [illegible] as told to him by his father and mother from his earliest  ricolection [recollection], that he has resided in Brookfield County of Madison and state of New York more than forty years until last spring when he removed to Chautauqua County, state of New York, that his mother has resided with him most of the time since the death of his father until within the two last years that he has had [illegible] of his fathers [illegible] papers until within about two years that he recolects [recollects] distinctly that amongst these papers was a certificate of his fathers marriage a sergeants warrant [illegible] the revolution and many [illegible] papers which were considered useless when they were distroyed [destroyed] — that he has not the least doubt that all the facts stated in his mothers declaration on this [illegible] is correct that he does not now know of any persons living that were in the army with his father — that his father John Fisk died on the 4th day of July 1802 that his mother still remains his  widow and resides with his sister Azuba Faulkner
David Fisk
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REJECTED

3577

Irina Fisk
widow of John
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6396

Irina Fisk

NY

Suspended

Let to Hon A [illegible] '45

Let to Elisha Johnson - Apl 15 1845

H E Hapler - Oct 4 1853

Act July 4th '36
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Additional Evidence

Irina Fisk
widow of John

New York - suspended - Revolutionary Pension Claim - Act 1836

filed 13 Sept 1853
F E Hasslen
Attorney
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Washington
Feb 4, 1845

Sir,

I send you papers in case of Irina Fisk, widow of John Fisk, which please examine.  I desire also that the rolls should be examined to aid as proof of service.  Was John Fisk entitled to bouny land and has he received it?

I have the honor to be

Respectfully your obedient servant

Albert Smith
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 Brookfield Madison Co NY Feb 25th 53
Dear Sir 
Yours of the 8th instant was duly served in [illegible] say that is the case of Irena Fisk widow of John Fisk I have called on the only son living who informs me that his father was warned in 1776 from your letter it appears the is on the pension roll of 1838 if she is on the Roll at all it is by forged papers there is but two children living & one both in this town one widow with whom her mother lived until lately her son took the old ladies declaration made by me while a Judge of Madison Common pleas & as no evidence will be priests of service I kept it in my prison several years when I was taken to a grand son of the old lady to Chautauqua County NY who lawyer this is the last news they have of it only that the papers was sent to Washington soon after the papers was taken from me I cant from the Secretary of State of Vermont that nearly or quite all of the rolls of Revolutionary Soldiers in that state was found no one here in till any thing forth & now requested to ask you to see how much per annum was allowed when paid & to whom if posible there is a few widows [illegible] under the Act of 3d Feb. 1853 but those of consequence on taken by agents I have some cases of small amount lonely worth taking & do not know of a single case where the husband died in the service your remarked this
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The widow of Atmenar James if living was entitled I cannot hear of a man by that name It is easy to prove the death of John & Irena Fisk & hiership [heirship] the son was present when she died & both children reside here.  I have seen that the bill giving 160 to all soldiers in the war of 1812 but [illegible] it is likely to pass
Respectfully [illegible] 
Joseph Clark

F. E. Hasler Esq
What will you [illegible] for each case of widows claims under the [illegible] act if I sent them to you -- I have no case in which I can make much out of

Allowed Act. 1848 $40--
Irena Fisk - NY-