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Facts and Events
Military Service
- American Revolutionary War Veteran
Revolutionary War Pension Information
Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 2, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
Fisher, George - entered service near Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia, where he resided; applied for Pension age over 70 in that County in 1834, & Pension Application Rejected; died in Spring 1835 leaving widow; son Jacob applied for Pension in 1853 when he resided near Woodstock, Virginia for soldier's heirs George Fisher, Daniel Fisher, Elizabeth Overfield & self; heirs Pension Application rejected. F-3568, R980.
Notes
1776 Rev. War VA
References
- ↑ Mary Harter "The Henckel Genealogical Bulletin" pg. 487
pg 487. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm). (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.).
Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.
- Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
Fisher George VA R3568 f19VA
Transcription by FA Weyler 16Jul2013
[p3] State of Virginia
Shenandoah County
On this 12th day of September personally appeared before the subscribed justice of the
peace in and for said county, George Fisher a resident of the county aforesaid aged upwards of seventy and who being unable through bodily infirmity to attend court and being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and
served as herein stated.
On account of bodily infirmity and old age your supplicant is unable to state the names of
the filed officers or company officers except the captain whose name was Brown and a man by
the name of Pugh who was an officer but in what station I do not recollect. That he was a
substitute in the militia under captain brown for three months for Jacob Keller. Tor the day he was discharged, but that he served the time required from him as a substitute and that whilst in the Barracks at Winchester Va. he was drafted three months for himself of which services he refers to the facts as contained in the testimony herewith transmitted. That he marched from Woodstock to the Winchester barracks but cannot recollect the day nor the day he was
discharged. But he assisted in guarding the British prisoners from Woodstock to the barracks and that John Peer returned with him and that whist there they together with one Keister [?] were in one mess. He was engaged in no battles nor recollects no names of regiments or regular officers.
That he has no documentary evidence of his age or of his service but that above referred. And in answer to the questions prepared answers that he believes he was born in Germany but in what year he does not recollect, but no record of his age.
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That he lived near Tom Crook when he entered the service & has lived in or near the same
neighborhood ever since. The 4 answers and 5 questions are given above and given about and
that he does not recollect whether he received a discharge and that Christian Fauber and George Coffman can testify as to their belief in my veracity and also as to their belief in my service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present
and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
The applicant George Fisher is unable to attend count on account of bodily infirmity
George Fisher x his mark
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
s/George Hottel [?]
[supporting statements and certification
Christian Faber, neighbor
George Coffman, neighbor
George Hottel, JP
Phillip Williams, clerk
Though there was no aforesaid year in the affidavit, the clerk’s date was 13 Sep 1834.
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Virginia, Shenandoah County
This day personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for the
county and state aforesaid, Barbara Crabill who made oath that George Fisher in company with
her husband Christian Crabill under the command of captain Brown to the Winchester barracks
and that he served on tour of three months under him and that he served another tour of three months but the captain’s name not now recollected, but recollect that he served two tours of three months each in the old revolution war. And I do hereby certify that the said Barbara Crabill is a credible person and that her statement is entitled to credit. Given under my hand this 27 day of April 1845.
George Hottel
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Virginia,
Shenandoah County
This day personally appeared before the subscriber justice of the peace in and for said
county John Peer,1 who made oath that George Fisher was drafted with him for six months in the company commanded by Capt. Brown. That they marched from Woodstock he thinks some time
in the month of October, in the year 17__ not being able to state the year, but they assisted in guarding the British prisoners taken in the south from Woodstock to the Barracks at Winchester where they (Peer and Fisher) remained until sometime in the spring. I think the latter part of April. They were in the same mess and therefore cannot be mistaken. And in this states that they returned together from the Winchester barracks. And I do hereby certify that I know the above named John Peer and that he is entitled to credit and that any statement made by him under oath should be believed.
Given under my hand this 18 day of August 1834
George Hottel, J.P.
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