Notes for: Jacob WHISNER
Jacob Wisner served in the Revolutionary War from Maryland:
In his application for a pension, made in 1835, Jacob Wisner, of Maryland, stated: That he entered the services of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, to wit: The first service was in the fall season of the year 1775. He was called out in Washington Co, MD to serve as a militia-man under Capt Bonnett and Col Stull; Nicolas Hawkee was Lieutenant of the company. He was marched through Pennsylvania to Trenton, NJ, were he was engaged as a guard. He was out on this tour two months. He was in no engagement with the enemy, but was employed the whole tour as a guard in and about Trenton. At the end of the tour, he received from Capt Bonnett a written discharge, which is now lost.
In October, 1776, he volunteered as a private in Washington County for two months under Capt Bell in Col Shirhawke's regiment. He was marched through Lancaster and Philadelphia to Trenton, NJ, where he remained until the expiration of his time. In December, 1776, Capt Bell gave the deponent a written discharge, which has long been lost. He was not in any engagements with the British or Tories, but was sometimes out on scouting parties.
In April, 1777, in Washington Co., MD, he enlisted in the Continental service for 20 months under Capt Stull, Colonels Gist and Ramage. He belonged to the Maryland Line of the Continental Establishment. The regiment rendezvoused at Hagerstown and marched through Little York and Lancaster to Sweedsford, across the Schuykill river, then to White Marsh, where he joined the main army under Gen Washington on October 4, 1777. He was in the Battle of Germantown, PA, where the Americans were repulsed and retreated to Skippack. He was wounded in the left arm in this battle. His arm has been stiff ever since. Soon after this battle, on account of this wound, he was discharged from the service. He received credit for six months' service. He was in several skirmishes with the British along the Schuykill and other points.
After his discharge, he went home and in October, 1778, he again volunteered at Hagerstown, MD as a private under Capt Ragan and he marched to Fredericktown, thence to Annapolis, where his company joined other forces. He remained at Annapolis two months as a guard. He was in no battle or engagement there during the two months. At the end of that time, he was discharged and went home. His whole time of service was 12 months.
He was born January, 1759, in Lancaster County, PA and was living in Washington County when called into service. (Source: Dept of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.)