Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 824, for William Mershon, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Mershon, William
S. 824
carded
CONTENTS

New Jersey 17216.
Wm Merelson of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey who was a Private in the Co commanded by Captain Douglass of the Regt commanded by Col Tyler. in the New Jersey line for two Years. —
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey. at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of August 1833 and sent to Sarah Green. Princeton. N.J.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. 160.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sept. 73. 40.00
$200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm H. Balme Clerk, Book 8. Vol. 3 Page 121.

10199
17216
William Mershon Middlesex County New Jersey
Return in
A due 3 years
1 62
2
3 25
6 25
10 00
James S Green Princeton N. Jersey

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
15 May ~ 1843
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of William Mershon Middlesex Co. N. Jersey
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol. 1777 2 pr. Capt Longstreet Col Flynn 71 Cranberry N.J.   June 1777 1 " N.J. Living Witness   1 " Capt Longstreet Traditionary   1 "   1 " Det Lookh   1 " Capt Chambers   2 wks 2 wks  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
R. Newman

State of New Jersey
Middlesex County ss:
On this Eleventh day of September Eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before Robert M. Cheane Esquire and others judges of the court of common pleas now sitting at New Brunswick with in and for the county of Middlesex, William Mershon a resident of the township of South Brunswick in the said county of Middlesex and State of New Jersey aged seventy one years last March who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in or- der to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress June 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the Uni- ted States under the following named officers and served as here in stated. He was born on the 20th of March 1761 st about five miles from the town of Cranber- ry in the county of Middlesex afore- said and in the township of South Brunswick aforesaid - and he has continued to live in the same township ever since. He entered the service as a volunteer in the militia at Cranberry aforesaid un- der Captain Aaron Longstreet in the year 1777. - our General was Head - our Colonel Jacob Hys
+ my aff was recorded in my father's family bible and I have inserted it in my own

and our major Scudder - my first tour was for a month - nothing of importance occurred. The next month I served as a substitute for Abraham Buser Esquire. I remained at home one month when in the month of June 1777 a general alarm was given and it was said, that the British were moving from New Brunswick towards Milestone and the mil- itia from the counties of Sussex Albany, Somerset and Hunterdon were ordered out - and we were marched from Cranbury to Penner- ton, from there to Pennington, from that place to Croydon - then to Lowland Mountain and then to Steel's Gap - and there we found General Washington's forces - from there I was marched to Piscataway in the county of Middlesex - where we were stationed in a field and kept guard - we were out the better part of a month this time.
The next time I went under Captain Longstreet to Elizabeth town for one month.
Remained at home one month and again went to Elizabethtown for one month.
He was one month at Haddon field in the county of Gloucester in this State under Lieutenant

Footies of Cranberry Neck.
He was one month at Pitt. and boy in Middlesex County under Colonel Captain Captain David Chambers.
I performed various tours of duty by duty which I do not now recollect. but from the year that I entered the service as above stated to the peace I was out in actual service almost every other month and I am perfectly satisfied that I was also out in actual service more than two years. From the nature of the service performed by the militia in and the adjoining counties of Somerset and Somerset I can produce no documentary evidence of my services. I was out with William Paulton and John Gulick and was well known to Judge M c Pherson and the Rev d M c Henry of Cranberry which is within five miles of my residence. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Robert McHenry
William H. Hough

William Vanilburgh of the town- ship of Franklin in the county of Somerset and State of New Jersey being duly sworn saith that he is well acquainted with William Mershon who has sub- scribed and sworn to the fore- going declaration. That their de- ponent and the said William Mershon were volunteers in the militia during the revolutionary war. They belonged to the company of Captain Aaron Longstreet and marched together to Steel Gap as set forth by the said William Mer- shon. - came out frequently together and I have no doubt, that the said William Mershon was in actual service during the revo- lution as was more than two years known and well credited. } William Vanilburgh the day & year aforesaid. Robert W. Cheney
John Gerlach and Henry Muese both of the county of Middlesex being duly sworn, say that they are well acquainted with Wil- iam Mershon who has sub- scribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration. That their depo-

ments belonged with the said William Mershon to the Compa- ny of Captain Aaron Longstreet and he joined with him various monthly tours as volunteer mili- tia men during the revolutionary war - and have no doubt from the constant calls made upon us, that the said William Mer- shon served his country as a volun- teer militia man more than two years
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Robert McHenry
John Keeble Henry Greer marks
Robert McHenry
We Symmes C. Henry a clergyman residing at Cranberry in the town- ship of South Brunswick in the county of Middlesex and Joseph Mc- Henry residing in the same place hereby certify, that we are well ac- quainted with William Mershon who has subscribed and sworn to the a- bove declaration and that we believe him to be seventy one years of age that his report and believed in the neighbourhood, where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed as aforesaid
Robert McHenry
Symmes C. Henry Joseph McHenry

and the said Court do hereby de- clare their opinions, after the in- vestigation of the matter and af- ter putting the interrogatories pre- scribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them, that Symmes C. Henry — who has signed the preceding certi- ficate is a clergyman resident in Frankburg in South Brunswick Township and that Joseph M. Chesney who has also signed the same statement and William Cantilburgh, John Gulick and Henry Bress who have been severally examined before us as witnesses are entitled to credit.
John L. Vandike Wm. B. Manning Simson H. Gregory Schabos Potter J. D. Culbalt
I, F. S. Vanvaderen, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Meigs do hereby cer- tify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the

application of William Mershon for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said Court this Eleventh day of Septem- ber Eighteen hundred and thirty five. —
F. J. Mershon Clerk

Newbury. Court of Common Pleas of the County of Middlesex of the term of June in the year of our Lord, Eighteen hundred and thirty three 1833.
Personally appeared in open court William Merhon a resident in the township of South-Barnstable in the said County of Middlesex and being duly sworn made answer to the following interrogatories to wit: the being of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
Answer I was born about five miles from Cranbury in the township of South-Barnstable in the said County of Middlesex on the 20 th of March 1761.
William Merhon
2. Have you all heard of your age and if so, where is it?
Answer. My age was recorded in my father's family bible, and I have inserted it in my bible.
William Merhon
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live?
Answer I lived where I entered the service near Cranbury where I was born - and have continued to live there ever since.
William Merhon

4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, and you volunteered, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute for whom? Answer. I entered the service as a volunteer private in the militia and continued so during the war, with the exception of one month, when I served as a substitute for Abraham Lincoln Esquire.
William Henson
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such continental and militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. Answer. I refer to my original declaration and affidavit for an answer to this interrogatory - but as now before and say, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his recollections, he served not up to the period mentioned below, and in the following order. For one month I served as a substitute for Abraham Lincoln Esquire as a private in the militia - for at least two years I served as a volunteer in the militia as a private and for more service I claim no pension.
William Henson

6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Answer I never received a discharge from the service.
William Merfson
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Answer - I refer to my original declaration and affidavits for my answer to this interrogatory.
William Merfson
And the undersigned Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Middlesex do hereby certify that the foregoing interrogatories were propounded to William Merfson and that he made the foregoing answers thereto and subscribed his name; and that it appears to our satisfaction, that the said William Merfson is a man of truth and veracity and entitled to full credit. And we do further certify, that the papers herunto attached by a piece of red tape the ends of which we have cemented are those of Nicholas Boreas Esquire, being our certifying officers to pass under the

where the original papers printed on his appeal under the seal of this court. Done this 13 th day of June 1833.
H. Wood James Harriot.
I, Nicholas Boerans clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Middlesex do hereby certify that John L. Landers, Wm B. Manning Simon Mundy, Richard Potter and John Buttsall, whose names are subscribed to the original applica- tion of William Marsh were at the time they so subscribed their names and still are judges of the said Court of Com- mon Pleas and their signatures are genuine and their official acts entitled to full credit, and I do further certify that Sarah Furse and James Harriot who have subscribed the foregoing certificate are also now judges of the said Court and their signatures genuine and their official acts en- titled to credit and that the papers attached by special order of the said Court are the papers of the said William Marsh on his original application and dis- patched by the said Court to be so attach- ed and authenticated.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court this Thirteenth day of June Eighteen hundred and thirty three. (1833).
N. Boerans Clerk

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Mershon a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. See 7 824
    DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1777. Served at various times on monthly turns, a- mounting to over 2 yrs. Pri. Aaron Longstreet David Chambers Jacob Hyer N. J.   
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, South Brunswick Twp., Middlesex Co., N. J. Date of application for pension, Sept. 11, 1832. His cl. was al. Residence at date of application, South Brunswick Twp., Middlesex Co., N. J. Age at date of application, { B. Mar. 20, 1761, about 5 mi. from Cranbury, N. J. Died May 22, 1834. Remarks: The above noted is the only William Mereshen of N. J. found on the Rev. War pension records.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. Lydia Fershon McCann
(2)
Card Cl. 15
31793b5m1C-07
Date of death taken from Agency Book
Commissioner.

J. d. Edward Eguine Commissioner of Pensions

June 15 - 1873
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir, I return the papers of John Gulliver, Ann Marsham and John Stevens - with a correction of the defects. If there should be any further difficulty, I would refer you to the Revd. James T. Randolph, who is now at Washington.
Your obed. ser- vant
J. A. S. Green
Please to direct to James T. Green Princeton. N. J.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L. D. Lamparter
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier William Mershon
Service M. J.
Additional Service Rev. War
No _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No claim as above except Insd. # 824

17.11.8
GEO. B. MERSON. CRANBURY, N. J.
March 24th, 1922.
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Sir:-
Can you furnish me from the records of your office with a statement of the military history of William Merson who was a soldier of the Revolutionary War from Middlesex County, New Jersey. If so I would be pleased to receive it.
If you do not have the records in your office can you refer me to the proper Department for same.
Yours respectfully,
Geo. Merson

...HEADQUARTERS...
Kosciusko Woman's Relief Corps, No. 163
AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
Warsaw, Ind., March 10 1908
U. Warner, Commissions of Pensions
Dr Sir
I find by comparing Date of Birth, Residence &c of William Mushon whose Military History you sent me, that he is my Grandfather. The old Homestead is in South Brunswick Co Vt. Middlesex Co. N. J. about 3 mi from Cranberry. my Grandfather was Born Mch 20 - 1761 - Died May 22 - 1834 - I have this record from the old Bible - it also is on Tombstone. I have filled out Blanks and through Regent at Warsaw have made

application for membership to in D. A. R. S. I thank you very much for your courtesy in sending record. F. W. Ser F. 824 - Rev. War S. C. K.
The record you sent me of Henry Mushore is another branch of the family - I have a Brother named William Henry - who is a Civil War veteran.
Very Resp Mrs Lydia Mushon McComb 410 N. Lake St. Mansan

Mch. 2, '08. History to Mrs. Lydia Mershon McComb. Letter with S.F. 1058, Henry Mershon. 1922, Apl. 29 hist. to Geo. B. Mershon - Ev. —
Rev War
INVALID.
File No.
824
William Mershon
Pro. N.J. Line.
Act: June 7, 1852.
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