State of New York

Albany County

        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 Sherman

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

 

Albany County

        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 (Hudson) River, as for 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

Making his mark before me and declaring he had never been taught to write his name January 16th 1833

                                                        Garrett Cox Justice of the Peace

                                                        County of Albany

 

 

                                                        DECLARATION

 

State of New York

County of Albany

        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 Hogan was Lieut. Colonel, but the Colonel of the Regt. he does not recollect – That he marched with the Company to Fort Ann, Fort Edward and other places to the Northward until Burgoyne Commenced his march Southward and our Army retreated – The he Continued with the Army to the northward until about the Commencement of the Skirmishes and battle between the British and American Armies when this Declarer being sick and unfit for duty was permitted to return home – That after the he marched to Schoharie and whilst there, intelligence was received that the Indians now British attacked Cherry Valley, when for the  Troops then at Schoharie marched then to the relief of the inhabitants – from thence he was marched back to Schoharie, and then returned home – That after this command with the Militia and went up the North River, as far as Stillwater and Saratoga, where General Gansevoort (then a Colonel) commanded, and was marched under him back to Schenectady and was then billeted among the inhabitants – and there was under discharge and went home – That he cannot say with precision how long he served in each term, but is confident and doth declare that the whole period of his Revolutionary Service was more than twenty four months.

 

Albany County

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)

Jan. 16th 1833

 

 

 

 

Transcribed by Charles F. Luke

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