Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2039., Abel Armstrong, Continental (Va.)
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE │ NUMBER
Continental (Va.) │ Armstrong Abel │ S.2039
CONTENTS
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1750 Ohio

Abel Armstrong
of Logan in the State of Ohio
who was a private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Maguire of the Regt commanded
by Col. Grayson in the Virginia
line for 3 years from 1777
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 80 - Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10- day of Nov
1832
and clerk N. Z. McCollock Bellefontain, O.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 │ 120-
Semi=ant. allowance ending 4 │ 40-
March 1833 │ $160.-
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[in brackets] Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832. [end brackets]
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D Vol. 10 Page 27

Dead
Letter to Hon S. Mason & 3rd Auditor
11. June 1840
Paid at the treasury under
the act of the 6. April 1838
from 4 March
1837 to 26 Aug 1837 the day of his death

Agt notified 18 June 1840
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Abel Armstrong
2275
[sideways on left] 
2275
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aging in every State [illegible to right]
Sworn to and subscribed
the
day and year aforesaid
N. Z. McColloch Clk.
Asto the said event do hereby declare their officer saw that the above named Applicant  was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
Attest
N. Z. McColloch Clk.
I Noah Z. McColloch Clerk of the court of the court
of common pleas of the County of Logan and State of
Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter
of the application of Abel Armstrong for a
pension

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office this
Seventh day of August Eighteen hundred and thirty two
N. Z. McColloch clk

[seal of county of logan to left]
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Thence he marched to a place called the white marsh near
Germantown, (The battle last mentioned was on the eleventh of September)
He was in the battle at Germantown on the
fourth of October following. It was the same army that had
fought at Brandywine command by the same officers
Soon after this he went into winter quarters at Valley Forge
in the State of New Jersey when he remained till June
the next year until Gen. Howe with the British army
left Philadelphia. He was in the battle at Monmouth
court-house. He spent the fore part of this season in
New Jersey. He then went to the White Plains in the State of New York when he was encamped at least a month,
then marched to West Point, then he went back into the
State of New Jersey. He was at the storming of a fort called
Pawlin's hook when some Hessians and English were taken prisoners. He went into winter quarters at Middlebrook
New Jersey - He was at the battle at Kings ferry on the
Hudson river. General Wayne commanded at this battle.
He was under Capt. Guiss in this engagement. It was on the
16th July Col. Johnston commanded the British. He
lay a part of the last winter in Trenton New Jersey
built some huts at Morristown. After he left Trenton
he marched to Philadelphia-- then to Lancaster Pa. then
to Fredericktown Md. where he was discharged by a
written discharge which was given him by his Capt. Smith which
discharge he sent many years ago to Richmond
to get his land warrant and it has never been returned
He did procure a land warrant. He does not
whether his name is on the rolls in the war department
or not for he has never enquired. He does not know
of any commissioned officer in this country whom he
could apply to, to certify as to his service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or an annuity, except the present, and he declares
that his name is not on the pension roll of any
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State of Ohio
County of Logan
on this sixth day of August in the year eighteen
hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court
before George B. Hall president, and James McPherson
Robert Smith and Levi Garwood his associate Judges
of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Logan aforesaid
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Abel Armstrong a resident of Monroe Township in the
County of Logan
and State of Ohio, aged seventy four
years on the third or fourth day of June last past, who
being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his
oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain
the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress
June 7 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the
passed
United States on the 28th day of March in the year 1777
with Thomas Bell first Lieutenant and served in the
sixteenth regiment of the Virginia line under the sale
lowing named officers Captain John Maguire of We
Chester N. A. Second Lieut. Samuel Bell, Ensign Wm B.
Lee Colonel William Grayson commanded the regiment,
General Charles Stott commanded the Brigade to which
O
this regiment belonged
He left the service in the last of
March or first of April 1780. He enlisted in the town of
Staunton, County of Augusta and State of Virginia where
he resided when he entered the service. He marched first
to Winchester Va. thence to Leesburgh - thence to Alexandria
where
he was reviewed by Gen. Smallwood- them to the
ghoushood of Philadelphia where he encamped a short
time and joined the army- thence to Bucks County a place called
the cross roads, them to sheds ford on the Brandy
wine where there was a battle, Gen. Washington commanded
the American forces General Seath and Stephenson, Mark
lenburgh and Woodford and others were at this battle-
Colonel Neville and Nicholas were at this battle. The Am
Persian army situated to Chester the night after the battle