State of New York

Schoharie County

 

                        Before me, Ephraim TREADWELL, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared this day, ESTHER KINGSLEY, a lady that is well known to me to be of respectability and truth, and made oath that SAMUEL BLISS (who also was present before me) is brother to said deponent. And that said SAMUEL is two years older than herself, and from records she was born in the year 1764 on the 4^th day of March, and that she well recollects of hearing this family talking of her brother’s being in the service of the United States under two different Captains to her personally known. The first was Captain Israel Hicks, of Rehoboth Massachusetts, and the second, Captain Jacob Fuller of the said State. She recollects that her father went after his son – brought him home sick. Does not recollect how long sick - Gave out after time - She also says that said SAMUEL was all the own brother she had, and recollects her fears of never seeing him again after she heard that he was sick in the Army, and further remembers not.

Subscribed and given

Before me Aug. 18^th 1832

E. Treadwell                                                                             Esther Kingsley

            Justice of the Peace

Transcribed from copy of the original in the Pension File of Samuel Bliss, # S 12239, by Michael J. Fitzgerald, Ph. D., 19 September 2008.