Historical Wyoming County April 1957 - Old Fulton History

Page 70 April 1957
A REVOLUTIONARY HERITAGE (cont.)
fight almost the entire day. The vessel on which he fought was one
of the four only out of seventeen ships which finally drove their
way through the enemy fleet and succeeded in making good their retreat
to Ticonderoga. Tackels xvas then ill, sent home, having about
nine months leave from duty. About August 17, 1777> at the town of
Rowe, he again returned as a Private in Capt. Howard's Co., and Col.
Wells's Regt. of Mass. Militia. They marched to the North River to
the headquarters of General Gates's army, scouted, reconoitered,
skirmished, took some prisoners, arms, stores, etc. and aided in the
capture of Burgoyne's army at Saratoga. This last tour of duty
lasted between two and three months when he was honorably discharged,
his total Revolutionary career having been 19 months and
eight days in the three campaigns. For several years after 1777* he
aided in the war effort in the teaming service, transporting cannon,
ammunition and military stores. Like so many others, he met with
severe losses in the depreciation of the currency. Mr. Tackels, in
his pension application in 1632, stated that he resided in Rowe,
Mass. about five years after the War; was next at Bennington, Vt.,
about seven years; at Bridgewater, N.Y., around fifteen years; and
finally resided in Middlebury after 1812. Mr. & Mrs. Prank Hayden's
home occupies the site of his first log house.
Rescorn Tallman, Castile
Among the pioneer families of Castile were the Tallmans, one of
whose number, Rescom Tallman, had a Revolutionary record. He is
buried in Grace Cemetery, Castile Village, where an ancient double
slate stone commemorates the facts of his decease and that of his
wife. He died Nov. 13, 1832, aged 73 years, while his wife, Mercy,
died May 6, 1830, at the age of 71• Prom his home in Dartmouth,
Mass., he was enlisted, according to "Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors
in the Revolution," as a Private in Capt. Joshua Wilbore's Co.,
Col. Ebenezer Francis'3 Regt. and was given a pay abstract for
travel allowance from camp to home, a distance of 65 mules and three
day's travel. This payment was allowed in Council, Nov. 29, 177&.
Within about a week, he was again ordered out with Capt. Benjamin
Willcox's Co.,which marched from Dartmouth to Howland r s Perry, R.I.,
at an alarm to repel the British forces that arrived at Newport,Dec.
7, 1776. He was allowed eight day's service. Mr. Tallman was pensioned
while resident of Castile, and DAR records state that he served
several enlistments, 177&-80, in Massachusetts. It is said his
wife was Mercy Gorham and among their children was a son, Charles,
born in 1786, who married Esther Mabie, probably of Delhi, N.Y. A
son of Charles and Esther was Benson, born in 1812 in Delaware
County, N.Y., who accompanied his parents to Castile in I8I7.Charles
become a deacon of the Baptist Church there in 1821, and held the
office of Supervisor and Justice of the Peace.
Gideon Thayer, Gainesville
In the long abandoned Thayer Cemetery, Town of Gainesville,
north of the village of Silver Springs, is the grave of Gideon
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