Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,156, for Jedediah Sherwood, Connecticut
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Sherwood, Jedediah
or Jeddediah

NUMBER
S.41,156

CONTENTS
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18092
Vermont

Jedediah Sherwood of Fairfield in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Sheldon of the Connt line, for the term of three years 1750.

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollas per month, to commence on the 24 of August 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 of March 1821 and sent to J D Farnsworth, Fairfield Vt

Arrears to 4th of March 1821  242.00
Semi-annl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1821  40
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                                           $290.00

30 12/31

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
(1 May 1820)

Vol 4- p 182

Duplicate certificate issued @ 10 May 1824 and sent to Joseph D Farnsworth, Charlotte, Vt

Death April 24, 1853- AB
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State of Ohio
Cortage County} ss.

On this twenty fourth day of August in the year of our Lord 1818 before me the [unk] of the court of common pleas for said county personally appeared Jedediah Sherwood aged fifty four years resident in Suffolk in said county 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 act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war. 

That he the said Jedediah did enlist in the service of the United States in the month of January in the year of our Lord 1780 in the state of Connecticut under Captain Hoaglin in lot Sheldon Regiment of the Connecticut line that he continued to serve in said corps or in the service of the United States until the month of June in the year of our Lord 1783 when he was discharged from service in Danbury in the state of Connecticut.
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that he was in the battles of York Town and Long Island 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 powers of his said service.

Jedediah Sherwood

Sworn and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.

Alon Day Associate Judge

I Alvon Day Judge of the court aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jedediah Sherwood did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the above mentioned act of congress.

Alvon Day
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Jedediah Sherwoods
Declaration
Copy of Record


On rolls
Refd & Admd
28 March 1821
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Schedule
Revolutionary Claim, under Act of Congress, May 1, 1820.
District of Vermont
Franklin County, ss.}  On this twelfth day of March 1821 personally appeared in open Court, being a County Court, for the County and a Court of Record for said County of Franklin, Jedediah Sherwood aged 56 years, resident now in Fairfield in said County, who being duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows:-
(viz) that he enlisted in the month of January 1780 at Fairfield in Connecticut under a Capt Hoagin in Col E Sheldons Regt of Light dragoons that when he joined the army he was placed in Capt Stantons company in the same Regt that he continued to serve in said corps & in the service of the United Strates until June 1783.

And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 15th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with the intent thereby so to diminish it, as to being 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: one old horse waggon, one old single sleigh and one old harness that that he is by occupation a farmer, his wife who is about his age & very feeble is all the family he now has with him.

Jedediah Sherwood

Sworn to and declared on the 12th day of March 1821}
Before the Court Attest Horace Jones Clerk

State of Vermont
Franklin County, ss.}

I Horace Jones Clerk of the County Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is twenty five dollars and -- cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court, on this 13th day of March 1821.

Attest Horace Jones Clerk
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May 29, 1833

BA-J/ILL
Jehiel Hull
W. 25813
Jedediah Sherwood
S. 41156

Gilbert H. Doane
University of Nebraska
Lincoln,
Nebraska

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Jehiel Hull and Jedediah Sherwood, soldiers of the Revolutionary War, also pensioners.

The records of these two soldiers are furnished herein as found in the papers on file in Revolutionary War pensions claims, numbered as above, based upon their military services in that war.

JEHIEL HULL- W. 25813

Jehiel Hull, of Norfolk, Connecticut, enlisted in May 1775, served nine months as private in Captain John Watson's company, and Colonel Hinman's Connecticut Regiment, was in the siege and surrender of St. Johns, and was discharged the last of December at Ticonderoga; he enlisted in April 1778, served as private in Captain Brown's company of artillery until the end of June, 1779, when he was dischrged at West Point; he enlisted in May or June 1780, and served six months as private in Captain Thomas Converse's company, Colonel Heman Swift's Connecticut regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 1, 1818. at which time he resided in Fairfield, Franklin County, Vermont; he was then fifty-eight years of age, the date and place of his birth and names of his parents not shown.

The soldier died February 3, 1822, in Fairfield, Vermont.

Jehiel Hull married October 27, 1818, in Sheldon, Vermont, Rachel, then the widow of Andrew Durkee; her maiden name was Rachel Fletcher, and there are no data regarding her marriage to Andrew Durkee. This marriage
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to the soldier, Jehiel Hull, was performed by one Andrew Durkee, a Justice of the Peace for Franklin County, no relationship to the family, however, stated.

Rachel, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on account of the Revolutionary War service of Jehiel Hull, on her application executed November 15, 1853, at which time she was seventy-seven years of age, the date and place of her birth not shown. She resided then in Sheldon, Franklin County, Vermont.

In 1853, Olive P Durkee was a resident of Sheldon, Vermont, and Andrew Durkee was a Justice of the Peace for Franklin County, no relationship to the family stated.
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JEDEDIAH SHERWOOD- S. 41156

Jedediah Sherwood enlisted in Fairfield, Connecticut, in January, 1780, under Captain Hoogland, served as private in Captain Stanton's company, Colonel Elisha Sheldon's regiment of Light Dragoons, was in the battle of Yorktown and continued to serve until sometime in June, 1783. He stated also that he was in the battle of Long Island, details of this service not given.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 24, 1818, at which time he resided in Suffield, Portage County, Ohio; he was then fifty-four years of age,the date and place of his borth and names of his parents not shown.

In March 1821, the soldier resided in Fairfield, Franklin County, Vermont. He stated then that his wife was about his age and was all the family with him; he did not give her name, nor any further family data.

He died April 24, 1853. AB

Very truly yours,

A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator

2.
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41156
Revy INVALID

File No. 41136
Jedediah Sherwood
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 18

Index:- Vol. 3, Page 457

[Arrangement of 1870]


1933- May 29- Hist to Gilbert H Doane- See Lett- Rec N Jehial Hull- W. 25813 LFF
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St Albans March 15th

J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City

Jedediah Sherman
J. D. Farnsworth
Agt.
Fairfield, Vt.

Recd 24 March 1821
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Fairfield Vt. March 14th 1821

The Hon 'ble Secretary of War

Sir enclosed I return the papers of Jedediah Sherwood accompanied with a Schedule of his property with an explanation [unreadable] circumstances mentioned,  please to enclose to me his certificate at this place where Sherwood now is, dependent entirely on the assistance of his friends for support.

Very respectfully yours

J. D. Farnsworth
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Charlotte VT
May 12th

free

Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City

Please to direct the return to the Post Office Charlotte VT

Mr. edwards
Rev NY May 1824
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Jedediah Sherwood must make an affidavit, agreeably to the within form, and transmit it, properly authenticated, to the War Department, before a new certificate can be issued for him.
23 Mar 1824
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4 Augt 1818
Jedediah Sherwood, Suffield, Portage Co, Ohio

Enlisted in Jany 1780
In Col. Sheldon's Connt Regt & served to June 1782.
2 yrs & 5 months

Alva Day Esq Judge

15 June 1819
Please to send the certificate to J. D. Farnsworth Fairfield VT
Jedediah Sherwood
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I John B. Mitchel of Fairfield aged 61 years being duly sworn depose & say that I served as a soldier in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War in Col. Swift's regiment in the Connecticut line. That I had a brother in Col. Sheldon's regiment of Light Dragoons & in consequence of that circumstance I became acquainted with a number of the soldiers in that regiment & amongst others was acquainted with Jedediah Sherwood now of Fairfield whom I frequently saw in the service during the two or three last years of the war. Saw him doing duty as a soldier in said regiment of Light Dragoons for more than a year frequently the said Jedediah Sherwood is now present & I know him to be the same man with whom I was acquainted in the revolutionary war. And further say not.
John B. Mitchel
Fairfield Jany 8th 1832

State of Vermont
Franklin County Ss} Fairfield Jany 8th 1821
Then personally appeared John B. Mitchel & made oath that the above deposition contains the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth before me.
J. D. Farnsworth Judge

I further certify that the deponent is a credible witness.
J. D. Farnsworth Judge
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I. Thomas Taylor of [illegible], County of Orleans & State of
Vermont of lawful age testify & say that in the year one
Thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty one I inlisted a Sodier for
the term of three years, into Col. Elisha Sheldon Regiment
of Light Dragoons, was placed in the Second
Company of Infantry in said Regiment under Capt.
Stanton, Lieut. Aaron Bull, Lieut Ray [illegible] Cornet Pike and served until the close of the war Discharged
Danbury in Connecticut, in the month of June or July in
the year 1783. and was appointed & served as an
uncommissioned officer, in said company about one year
the latter part of said term of inlistment - And that ┃
Jedediah Sherwood now of Fairfield County of Franklin
 State of Vermont was a soldier with me, in the
same company from first to last, and received his discharge
 at Danbury the same time I rec mine-

Thomas Taylor
State of Vermont,
Orleans County  [illegable] January 2d 1821
Personally appeared Thomas Taylor Signer of
the above Deposition & after being carefully 
examined made oath to the above Deposition that
it contained the whole truth. Before me
Jedidiah Safford Just Peace
me
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The undersigned having been for more than twenty
years personally acquainted with Thomas Taylor Esq.
[illegible]within deponent would certify that he is a man
of reputation & the present year a member of the Legislature
of this State
Farfield Jan 5th 1821.
J. D. Farnsworth Judge-
To the Secretary [illegible] [illegible]
the with in Deposition of Thomas
Taylor Esq was taken and sealed up
By me - Jedediah Safford Justice of Peace
[illegible] January 6th 1821
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I Alvin Day Judge aforesaid do certify from the oaths
●
of David May and [illegible] Goss I am satisfied 
Sherwood is in kneedy reduced circumstances and
stands in need of assistance
Alva Day AD
The State of Ohio
Portage County I Seth Day Clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas for said County
do hereby certify and make known that
Alver Day Esquire below whom the foregoing
deposition was taken and subscribed was
at that time and now is a Judge of the Court of Common [illegible]
[illegible] for said County, duly commissioned and sworn and to
all whose official and full faith and credit is and ought to
be given; and that the foregoing signatures are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have caused the seal of the
said Court to be hereunto affixed this ninth day of April
---
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
Day
Clerk.
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The within applicant for pension being duly sworn
depose & declares that altho' he enlisted under Capt. houghin
when he joined the Regt he was attached to a company
commanded by Capt Stanton of the same regt that he informed
Judge Day when he made his declaration who thought it [illelible]
 to be [illelible] in mentioning that circumstance
Franklin County ⎬ March 12. 1821-
Sworn to & subscribed before me
Jedediah Sherwood



J. D. Farnsworth Judge [illegible] [illegible]
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APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.

[Illegible]
County of Frankin ss.
On this 1st day of April 1824, before me, the subscriber, Judge a justice of the peace for the said county of Franklin personally appeared Jedediah Sherwood who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Stanton in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sheldon in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Vermont that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War: which certificate, on or about the first day of November 1823, at Family [illegible] was destroyed by fire at which time the home of the applicant was burned & all his papers destroyed. That he at present receives eight dollars per month. 
Jedediah Sherwood
{Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.}
Joseph D Farnsworth
Chief Judge Franklin County Court
Notes. The last for blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner, of the loss or destruction of the original certificate.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated, by the certificate of the proper officer, under his seal of office.
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Please to enclose the Certificate to me at
Charlott in that which place the applicant now
is & will be for a few weeks & 
will be accomodated by its being there J. D. Farnsworth