State of
Isaac Van Wie of
Guilderland, aged seventy seven years, and Job Sherman eighty five years old at
present of the City of Albany and who for several years has resided in the
neighborhood of the identical Gershom Fuller mentioned in the annexed
declarations which he has subscribed and sworn to being severally dully sworn
according to law, depose and say, that they are well acquainted with the said
Gershom Fuller and have a perfect recollection to have seen him in the service
as a militiaman under Captain Wm Winne of Bethlehem, on many of the expeditions
or tours which he has stated in the said annexed declarations, which have been
read to us, and that we do know that the said Gershom Fuller sustains the
character of a man of truth and veracity.
Isaac
Van Wie
Job
Albany County certify that
on the 16th January 1833 the above name Isaac Van Wie and Job
Sherman credible person and made oath as the law request to the foregoing
affidavit Garrett Cox
On the day and year
under mentioned, personally came before me the Presiding Justice of Peace an
for the County of Albany, the identical Gershom Fuller, who on the 25 of July
1832 Subscribed and made oath to the within declaration, and who being duly
sworn before me according to law, now depose and say, that he was born in the
Town of Cornwall in the State of Connecticut on the first day of January 1750
as it was entered on the Church record of the said town, that he hired a
substitute in 1776 to enlist in his place for six months under Capt. Van Santford. That in 1777 he was ordered to march under
Capt. Luke, in Col. Vandenberg’s Reg. as a minuteman in which Company he was
engaged to serve for six month, and that he marched with the company from his
place of residence to Fort Ann, Fort Edward and Skenesboro (Whitehall) when by
reason of sickness he was ordered unfit for duty and he was discharged and went
home – In 1778 he was ordered to march with the company under the command of
Capt. William Winne of Bethlehem, to Schoharie for the protection of the
inhabitant and for enabling them to secure their grain and defend and guard the
forts at Schoharie against the Indians and the British who threatened to attack
those forts. That on this tour he was on
service for six month, and then returning home to Bethlehem – That in the year
1779 he was again ordered on duty and marched under Capt. William Winne to
Schoharie, and whilst their intelligence was reencountered that the Indians and
some Loyalist troops under one Butler had attacked or was expected to attack
Cherry Valley, on receiving which the troops then at Schoharie made towards
Cherry Valley for the relief of that place and its inhabitants, and after
pursuing the enemy some distance the troops returned to Schoharie and in Sic
time thereafter, this declarer returned home having been in service on this
tour for six months – That in the year 1780, he this declarer was again ordered
out under Capt. Winne of Bethlehem, and
marched under him up the North (
Subscribed and sworn by Gershom Fuller
Making his mark before me and declaring he had never been taught to
write his name
Garrett
Cox Justice of the Peace
DECLARATION
State of
That in the year 1776
he enlisted for six months under Capt. Van Santford in the City of Albany and
on informing his wife of it, she was dissatisfied and persuaded him to engage another
person in his place which this Declarer avowing by this and procured one Joseph
Salisbury to enlist in his place for the six month, and which he served out
faithfully, after which time declarer engaged as a private in a company of
minute men, then so Called, under a Capt. Philip Luke of the Town of Bethlehem,
and served under him for a term of six months, in a Regiment of which One
On the day and year under
mentioned, personally came before me the Justice of the Peace in and for the
County of Albany, the identical Gershom Fuller, who on the 25th of
July 1832 subscribe and made Oath to the within declaration and who being duly
sworn before me according to law did depose and say, that he was born in the
Town of Cornwall in the State of Connecticut on the first day of January 1750
as it was entered on the Church record of said Town, that he hired as a
substitute in 1776 to enlist in his place for six month under Capt. Van Sanford
- That in 1777 he was ordered to march
under Capt. Luke, in Col. Vandenberg’s Regiment as a minute man in which
Company he was engaged to Serve for six month, and that he marched with the
Company from his place of residence to Fort Ann, Fort Edward and Skenesboro,
when by reason of sickness, he was rendered unfit for duty and he was dismissed
and retuned home – In 1778 he was ordered to march with the Company under the
Command of Captain William Winne of Bethlehem, to Schoharie for the protection
of the inhabitants and for enabling the to Secure their grains and crops, and
also guard the Forts at Schoharie against the Indians and British who
threatened to attack those forts. That
on this tour he was in Service for six months, and then returned home to
Bethlehem – That in the year 1779 he was again ordered on duty, and marched
under Capt. William Winne, to Schoharie, and whilst there, intelligence was
received that the Indians and some Loyalist troops under on Butler had attacked
or were expected to attack Cherry Valley, on receiving which the troops then at
Schoharie marched towards Cherry Valley for the relief of that place and its
inhabitant and after pursuing the enemy some distance, the troops returned to
Schoharie, and in sometime thereafter, this declarer returned home having been in
Service on the tour for six months – That in the year 1780, he this declarer
was again ordered out under Capt. William Winne of Bethlehem and marched under
him up the North River, as far as Stillwater and Saratoga, and remained in
Service previous to his return home to Bethlehem for a period of four months –
In returning home from this tour he marched back through Schenectady and was
billeted there for a short time among the Inhabitants and for these foregoing
services, he claims a pension as a private.
Subscribed and Sworn
By Gershom Fuller
Gershom Fuller (his mark)
Transcribed by Charles F. Luke