Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3199, Daniel Cowgill, Va.
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Service  Va.
Cowgill, Daniel
Number S.3199
carded
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7025
Ohio
Daniel Cowgill 
of Preble Co. in the State of Ohio
Who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Yancey of the Regt: commanded
by Col. Crocket in the Virginia Mi
for 3 years from '77

Danie Cowgill.  Records OK  
Feby 15 [illegible]4

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of Feby
1833 and sent to J.M.W. McNutt Eaton O.

Arrears to 4th of March 1833           $160.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833  40.00
                                                          $200.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by W.L. Williams Clerk
Book E. Vol. 8  Page 4
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The State of Ohio Preble County
Court of Common pleas
September term A.D. 1832  Ss

On this twenty first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of common pleas in and for the county of Preble in the state of Ohio Daniel Cowgill, aged seventy six years, a resident of the county of Preble who 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 seventh of June eighteen hundred and thirty two
That he enlisted for three years on or about the first of October in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven in the army of the Revolution, in a light horse company commanded by Captain John Yancy, in a regiment of Virginia light horse commanded by Colonel Crocket at Culpepper County Virginia, that he marched with the company to Winchester, Virginia where they took up winter quarters, and remained there untill the latter part of March 1778.  That they were then marched under the command of Colonel Crocket into South Carolina, and were kept scouring the country to [illegible] the tories and British, untill some time in October of that year, when Deponent hired a young man to take his place whose name he cannot recollect
Deponent was permitted at that time to leave the army at the high hills of Santee in South Carolina, that he obtained a written discharge signed by Colonel Crocket, in
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October 1778. which discharge was delivered to his father in Culpepper County Virginia, and which has been lost by time and cannot now be found  that he served during this enlistment about one year and returned home.  Deponent further saith that he enlisted in Culpepper County Virginia some time in October 1779 under captain Mark Thomas in the Virginia lien of infantry commanded by Colonel George Slaughter,  that they marched to the falls of the Ohio river, where they arrived in March, under General Clark, following the year of his inlistment   that they remained there guarding the settlers against the Indians untill the expiration of Deponents time, when he was discharged at the falls of the Ohio by General Clark  he served two years during this period;  Deponent obtained a written discharge, which many years ago he placed in the hands of an attorney at law in the city of Cincinnati to obtain a pension, and that said attorney, whose name deponent cannot not recollect, went off and took with him his discharge.  Deponent further saith that he was born in Burlington County New Jersey, on the ninth day of October seventeen hundred and fifty five   that his age is recorded in a book which he has and which is taken from his fathers book of records of ages.  Deponent further saith that he has resided in the state of Ohio seventeen years, and in Preble County upwards of three years.  Deponent has no documentary evidence, nor does he know of any witness living by whom he can prove his services but he is well acquainted with Samuel Rhodes and John M.W. McNutt, by whom he believes he can prove his good character, and that he has been reputed and believed to be a soldier of the revolution.
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension of annuity, except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Daniel Cowgill
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year last aforesaid
J.C. Hawkins Clerk

We Samuel Rhodes and John M.W. McNutt residents of the County of Preble in the state of Ohio, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Cowgill, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration;  that we believe him to be seventy six years of age';  that he sustains a good character for truth and veracity;  that he is reputed and believed in his neighborhood to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we have full confidence in the truth of his declaration
Samuel Rhodes
John M.W. McNutt
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid
J.C. Hawkins Clerk

And the said Court .do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.  And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Samuel Rhodes and John M.W. McNutt who have signed the preceding certificate, are resident in the County of Preble and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
By the Court
J.C. Hawkins Clerk
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I Joseph C Hawkins Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Cowgill for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twenty fourth day of September, eighteen hundred and thirty two
J.C. Hawkins Clerk

Danl Cowgill
11580
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11.580
Daniel Cowgill
Ohio
Preble County

look  Va State
Roll

from 1777 private
3 years $80
on Roll

on Roll

J.M.W. McNutt
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Brief in the case of Daniel Cowgill of the County of Preble in the State of Ohio
Act 7th June, 1832.

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court of a Judge?  Open Court
2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disable by bodily infirmity?
3.  How old is he?  78
4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
Enlisted on or about 1 Oct 1777
Duration of service.
1  year
Rank.
As a Private Cavalry
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Capt. Yancy - Col Crocket

Period.
Enlisted 1779- Oct
Duration of Service.
2 years
Rank.
Pr Inf
Names of General and field Officers under whom he served.
Capt Thomas - Col Slaughter
Gen G.R. Clark

5.  In what battles was he engaged?
6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Culpeper County Virginia
7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Traditionary  and on Roll
8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?  Not defective

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
F.S. Evans
Examining Clerk
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Janaury 16, 1940.

BA-J/ILL
Daniel Cowgill
S. 3199

Mrs. Emma C. Newport
194 Main Street
Lebanon, Oregon.

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Daniel Cowgill who served in Clark's Illinois Regiment, and Ralph Cowgill, a pensioner of Kentucky.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request for Revolutionary War records.  The record of Daniel Cowgill follows as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 3199, based upon his service in that war.
Daniel Cowgill was born October 9, 1755 in Burlington County, New Jersey;  the names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Culpeper County, Virginia, he enlisted sometime in October 1777, served as private in Captain John Yancey's company of light horse, and in Colonel Crockett's Virginia regiment, went south and was discharged in South Carolina, length of service one year.  He stated that he returned home and left his discharge with his father in Culpeper County, Virginia.  He enlisted in October 1779, served as private in Captain Mark Thomas' company, Colonel George Clark's Virginia regiment, and in Colonel George Slaughter's Virginia regiment, length of service two years.
Daniel Cowgill was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War on his application executed September 21, 1832, at which time he resided in Preble County, Ohio.  He had resided in that county about three years, and in the State of Ohio for about seventeen years.
This soldier made no reference to wife or children.
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In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Daniel Cowgill
Certificate #7025
Issued February 22, 1833
Rate $80 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Ohio Agency.

Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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BRIEF objection to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Daniel Cowgill which require further proof or explanation. 
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides: Yes 
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? __ 
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout [sic] of pension he is entitled? Yes 
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes 
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension that the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes 
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes 
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes 
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  No three Witnesses Citizens
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not bee produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  Yes
XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? __
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified to the credibility or the witness or witnesses?  __ 
Has the proper official certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? __
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? ___
XVI. ++Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  ___

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*QUERE V.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For ___ year ____ months and ___ days, I served as a ___. For ___ months and ___ days, I served as a ___; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
+QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which be [sic] belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
++QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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21577
Daniel Cowgill
Revo. Ohio.

Rejected.  See letter to claimant. Jan. 8. 1831.

Ad 32-7025
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(Revolutionary claims

To the Hon:  The Secretary at War
Washington City
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Eaton, Ohio  24th Sept. 1832

Sir:
Enclosed you will receive the applications and papers of Philip Rhiger, Daniel Cowgill, George Strather, Ebenezer Hamill, James Fleming, Thomas Morgan, David Sayre, Frederick Miller, Jeremiah Piles, Charles Armantrout and Elijah Mitchell claiming to be placed upon the pension roll under the Act of Congress 7th June 1832.  They have constituted me their agent, you will, therefore, please to direct to me all information which you may wish, and also, the certificates, if granted
Yours respectfully
J.M.W. McNutt

Hon Secretary  at War
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Eaton
15. Decr. 1830

Free

To The Honourable
The Secretary at War
Washington City

Pension Office
Dec. 22 1830

Daniel Cowgill
rejected 8 Jan. 1821
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COPY.

War Department, Pension Office.
January 8, 1831.

Mr. Daniel Cowgill
Eaton, Ohio.

Dear Sir:
The affidavits lately received at this Department in relation to your service during the Revolution, have been examined and place on our files.  The object of sending such testimony is not know.  Possibly, it was with a view to obtain a Pension that they were transmitted.  If so, I have to state that Colonel George Slaughter's regiment in which you served was not of the continental army, and as the revolutionary Pensions Laws extend to none who did not belong to the continental establishment, a pension cannot be granted you.
Very truly yours,
J.L.E.

Copied August 16, 1934.
J.L. Lerch
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May 22, 1939.

BA-J/ILL
Daniel Cowgill
S. 3199

Mrs. Daysie DeSpain
Box 132
Charleston West Virginia.

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Daniel Cowgill who applied for a pension while a resident of Preble County, Ohio.
The data which follow are shown in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 3199, based upon  service  of Daniel Cowgill in the Revolutionary War.

Daniel Cowgill was born October 9, 1755 in Burlington County, New Jersey; the names of his parents were not given.

While a resident of Culpeper County, Virginia, he enlisted sometime in October 1777, served as private in Captain John Yancey's company of light horse, and in Colonel Crockett's Virginia regiment, went south and was discharged in South Carolina, length of service one year. He stated that he returned home and left his discharge with his father in Culpeper County, Virginia. He enlisted in October 1779, served as private in Captain Mark Thomas' company, Colonel George Clark's Virginia regiment, and in Colonel George Slaughter's Virginia regiment, length of service two years.

Daniel Cowgill was allowed pension on his application executed September 21, 1832, at which time he resided in Preble County, Ohio in which county he had resided about three years;  he had resided in the State of Ohio about seventeen years.  The residence of this pensioner in 1840 is not shown in this claim.

Daniel Cowgill made no reference to wife or children.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name
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of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Daniel Cowgill
Certificate #7025
Issued February 22, 1833
Rate $80 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Ohio Agency.

Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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Veterans Administration
Washington

September 6, 1938.

BA-J/MMMFILL
Daniel Cowgill
S. 3199

Honorable Virgil Chapman
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Chapman:
Reference is made to your letter of August 23, 1938, addressed to the Adjutant General, War Department, which has been referred for further reply to this office with your enclosure, the letter of Mr. Dan I. Cowgill, Route #2, Lexington, Kentucky (c/o E.B. Jenkins).  Mr. Cowgill requests the record of his great-grandfather, Daniel Cowgill, who, he states, was living in Fayette County Kentucky, in 1840 and was aged eighty-five years when he died and that he served in the War of 1812 and received a pension.

The information furnished by Mr. Cowgill in regard to his ancestor, indicates that he was born about 1755, and would have served, more likely, in the Revolutionary War than in the War of 1812;  he cites the pensioner whose name is recorded in the Census of Pensioners of 1840, who was then aged eighty-five years and a resident of Fayette County, Kentucky.

There is a claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Daniel Cowgill, which may be that of Mr. Cowgill's ancestor.  His records follows as found in pension claim, S. 3199, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

Danie Cowgill, as he signed his name, was born October 9, 1755, in Burlington County, New Jersey;  the names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Culpeper County, Virginia, he enlisted sometime in October 1777, served as a private in Captain John Yancey's  company of light horse and in Colonel Crockett's Virginia regiment, went south and was discharged in South Carolina, length of service one year.  He stated that he returned home and left his discharge with his father in Culpeper County, Virginia.  He enlisted in October 1779, served as
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a private in Captain Mark Thomas' company, Colonel George Clark's regiment, and in Colonel George Slaughter's Virginia regiment, length of service two years.

Daniel Cowgill was allowed pension on his application executed September 21, 1832, at which time he resided in Preble County, Ohio, in which county he had resided about three years;  he had resided in the State of Ohio about seventeen years, no other counties named.  His residence in 1840 is not shown.

There is no reference to wife or children of this soldier.

This is the record of the only soldier named Daniel Cowgill that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following:  Daniel Cowgill, Certificate #7025, Issued February 22, 1833, Rate $80 per annum, Commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Ohio Agency.

If this is not the record of Mr. Cowgill's ancestor, another effort will be made to aid him in his research.

Mr. Cowgill's letter is returned herewith.

Very truly yours,
A.D. Hiller,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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August 16, 1934.

BA-J/ILL
Ralph Cowgill
W. 1389
Daniel Cowgill
S. 3199

Mrs. Hannah Lee McNaull
1104 Odd Fellows Building
Indianapolis, Indiana.

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Ralph and Daniel Cowgill, both pensioners.

These records are furnished herein from the papers on file in pension claims based upon service in the Revolutionary War.

Ralph Cowgill-W-1399
Ralph Coghill, or Cowgill, while living in Virginia, enlisted, rendezvoused at Petersburg, served as private in Captain Harrison's company of Virginia Infantry, and while siding in the building of a fort, had his back badly injured:  he was placed in charge of a team and was engaged in the Siege of Ninety-Six and the Siege of Yorktown.  The date of his enlistment and discharge from service are not shown;  he served about two years.

The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed March 18, 1832, at which time he resided in Anderson County, Kentucky, his nearest post-office then Lawrenceburg;  in April 1832, he lived in Spencer County, Kentucky.

He died November 9, 1835, in Anderson County, Kentucky;  the age of the soldier is not shown.

Ralph Coghill (as his name was then recorded) married January 20, 1821, Polly (Mary) Poindexter, of Franklin County, Kentucky, where the wedding took place.

Mary (Polly) Cowgill, or Coghill, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed April 12, 1853;  she was then
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a resident of Camdenville, Anderson County, Kentucky, aged fifty-five years.  The date and place of her birth and names of her parents are not shown.

There is no reference to children of the soldier, Ralph Cowgill, in this claim.

In 1837, reference was made to one, Robert Poindexter, but his residence, or relationship to the family were not stated.


Daniel Cowgill-S. 3199.
Daniel Cowgill, as he signed his name, was born October 9, 1755, in Burlington County, New Jersey;  the names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Culpeper County, Virginia, he enlisted sometime in October, 1777, served as a private in Captain John Yancey's company of light horse and in Colonel Crockett's Virginia regiment, went south and was discharged in South Carolina, length of service one year.  He state that he returned home and left his discharge with his father in Culpeper County, Virginia.  He enlisted in October 1779, served as private in Captain Mark Thomas' company, Colonel George Clark's Virginia regiment, and in Colonel George Slaughter's Virginia regiment, length of service two years.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 21, 1832, at which time he resided in Preble County, Ohio, in which county he had resided about three years;  he had lived in the State of Ohio about seventeen years, no other counties named.

There is no reference to wife or children of the soldier.

This is the record of the only soldier named Daniel Cowgill that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Very Truly Yours,
A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator.

To Gen. Act. Office
Also add:
Mr. C's let etc

2.
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[STAMP]
Lebanon Oreg.
Jan 3
136 PM
1940

Veterans Dept of Pension Dept.
Washington, D.C.

[STAMP]
Received
Jan [illegible] 1940
Mail Sub-Div
Reader #23
Vets Adm.
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Lebanon, Or.
Jan 2nd 1940.

BA=J/MLB

Recieved the letter today from Vet. Dept in regard to John Cowgill [handwritten insert "We just told her not here at all"], of Virginia.  He was of the 11th Va. Reg. Continental Line.  Am looking for family records.  What do you have along the line of Ralph Cowgill, Ky. pensioner? Or Daniel Cowgill, Clerks Ill. Regiment?
Sincerely,
(Mrs. )Emma C. Newport
194 Main St.
Lebanon, Or.

Daniel & Ralph
Send One
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March 30, 1939.
Charleston W. Va.
Box 132

Veterans Pension Bureau, Administration Building
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:
Daniel Cowgill was born in Burlington County, New Jersey on October 9, 1755.  He enlisted for service in the Revolutionary War in Culpeper County Virginia in 1779.  He was a private in the Virginia State Troops.  He fought under George Rogers Clark in the Illinois Regiment.  He was honorably discharged in the fall of 1781.

Records shown that in 1785 he married Betsy Martin in Culpeper County Virginia.  He then moved to Fayette County Kentucky and on to Ohio.

On December 13, 1830, he applied for a pension.  At this time he was living in Preble County Ohio, and in 1832, he again applied for a pension.  At this time he says he had been living in Ohio for seventeen years and in Preble County three years.  He also says that his father kept a family record.

On February 22, 1833, he became a pensioner and was living in Preble County Ohio.  Records, here show that in 1840, this said Daniel Cowgill was still living and was 85 years old.  He is known in history as Daniel Cowgill of Fayette County Kentucky.

Would you please send me the names of this Daniel Cowgill's children and when did he die.  Do you have any idea of where he is buried.

The above information was copied from the records found in the state Library in Columbus Ohio.  If the above dates and information are not accurate please correct them.

I Certainly would be very grateful for the above information.
Very Sincerely
Mrs. Daysie DeSpain

[STAMP]
Received Apr 3 1939
Mail Sub-Div.
Vets Adm
Reader #35
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Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Washington, D.C.
Virgil Chapman
6th District Kentucky
Kentucky Office:
Security Trust Building
Lexington, Kentucky
Residence:  Paris Kentucky

August 23, 1938.

The Adjutant General,
War Department,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Sir,-
I enclosed a letter which I have received from Mr. Dan I. Cowgill, R.F.D. #2, Lexington, Kentucky, (In care of Mr. E.B. Jenkins) and it will be appreciated if you will advise me whether or not the department's records disclose the information which Mr. Cowgill is seeking concerning his great-grandfather, Daniel Cowgill, soldier of the War of 1812.

Thanking you to return the enclosure when you reply and for your courtesy in this matter, I am
Sincerely yours,
Virgil Chapman

{STAMP]
Received A.G.O. Aug 24 1938

1 Incl 8:x5

[STAMP]
Received 
Aug 24 1938
Old Records Division
A.G.O.

[STAMP]
Received Aug 31 1938
Mail Sub-Div.
Vets Adm.
Cong. #3
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Navy Bldg-R 1841-51

A.G. 201 Cowgill, Daniel
(8-23-38) ORD     1st Ind.   GWS-STS

War Department, A.G.O., August 27, 1938. - to the Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.  Attention:  Miss Nevitt (Record Verification Unit)

1.  Attention is invited to the letter of Honorable Virgil Chapman, House of Representatives, who has been informed of this reference by letter, a copy of which is herewith inclosed.

Frank C. Burnett
Brigadier General,
Acting The Adjutant General
By: HGH

2 inclosures.
Letter Dan I. Cowgill
Copy a.G.O. letter.

[STAMP]
Received Aug 30 1938
Mail Sub-Div.
Vets Adm. 
Reader #3

[STAMP]
Received Aug 31 [illegible]
Index
Sub-Div.

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Received 
Aug 31 1938
Mail Sub-Div.
Vets Adm.
Cong. #3

Veteran of the War of 1812
Mrs. Finch-
m rec Index
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3199
REv War
Invalid

File No. 3199
Daniel Cowgill
Pri. Va. M.

Act: June 7, '32
Index:-Vol. A, Page 73
Arrangement of 1870

1934-Aug 16-Hist. to Mrs. Hannah Lee McNaull-see letter in Ralph Cowgill. I.L.L.
1938-Sept. 6-Hist to Hon Virgil Chapman I.L.L.
1939-May 22-Hist to Mrs. Daysie DeSpain I.L.L.
1940-Jan 16-Hist. to Mrs. Emma C. Newport I.L.L.
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The State of Ohio
Preble County Ss
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for said County Daniel Cowgill aged seventy five years a resident of the County of Preble aforesaid, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he enlisted in the army of the revolution some time in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and seventy nine, as a private soldier in the State of Virginia at Culpepper Court house for the term of two years in the Virginia line   
That he enlisted under Captain Marke Thomas- That he served under Colone George Slaughter, who was ordered to the Falls of Ohio where they arrived sometime in the month of March in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and eighty.  That he served under General George Clark until some time in the fall of seventeen hundred and eighty one:  when and where he was honourably discharged, and that he had said discharge in his possession, until sometime in the year eighteen hundred and twenty one;  when he applied to the Court of Common Pleas of Hamilton County and State of Ohio under the Act of Congress of the eighteenth of March eighteen hundred and eighteen, when he made his declaration under said Act, through and by his attorney John Lea Williams Esquire, which said discharge was put into his hands to accompany his said declaration to the war office;  and that shortly afterwards said Williams left Cincinnati and went down the river, where deponent is informed he died;  and that he has heard nothing of said papers since.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th day December 1830.
Daniel Cowgill
Isaac Stephens J.P.
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State of Ohio
Preble County Ss
Personally appeared Samuel Rhodes of lawful age, who being by me duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that he was present at Cincinnati in the year eighteen hundred and twenty one at the mentioned by Daniel Cowgill aforesaid, at which time and place, he saw the said Daniel's discharge as set forth in his affidavit.  And further that said papers were put into the hands of said Williams, as his attorney, to be sent on to the war office.  And that said Williams shortly afterwards left Cincinnati and went down the river, and as deponent has heard and believes is dead.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th day of December AD 1832.
Samuel Rhodes
Isaac Stephens J.P.

The State of Ohio
Preble County SS
I Joseph C. Hawkins Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that Isaac Stephens Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been made is and was at the time the same was done an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and as such all his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Eaton this 14th day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty.
J.C. Hawkins Clerk