John  MABB

Year: 1777; U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900: No. W.18466; B.L.Wt. 40, 041-160-55. Private in Capt. Grofs Company, Col. Willett Regiment for a period of 7 months, 22 days. 13 year old John Mabb took an active part in the siege of Fort Stanwix (also known at the time as Fort Schuyler) in 1777 began on August 2 and ended August 22. Fort Stanwix, in the western part of the Mohawk River Valley, was then the primary defense point for the Continental Army against British and Indian forces aligned against them in the American Revolutionary War. The fort was occupied by Continental Army forces from New York and Massachusetts under the command of Colonel Peter Gansevoort. The besieging force was composed of British regulars, American Loyalists, Hessian soldiers from Hesse-Hanau, and Indians, under the command of British Brigadier General Barry St. Leger and the Iroquois leader Joseph Brant. St. Leger's expedition was a diversion in support of General John Burgoyne's campaign to gain control of the Hudson River Valley to the east.

Year: 1779; Enlisted in the New York Militia as a Private. Served from September 13, 1779 to December 10, 1781 in Col. Willett command.

Year: 1790; Census Place: Half Moon, Albany, New York; Series: M637; Roll: 6; Page: 321; Image: 307.

Year: 1791; Rensselaer County was organized from Albany County.

Year: 1800; Census Place: Scaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York; Series: M32; Roll: 26; Page: 36; Image: 40. 1 Male 26-44; 1 Female 26-44; 1 Male 10-15; 2 Females under 10; 1 Male under 10.

Year: 1803; New York, U.S., Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804 for John Mabb, County: Schoharie; Year: 1803; Town; Sharon.
Year: 1820; Census Place: Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York; Page: 162; NARA Roll: M33_68; Image: 173.