Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,633, for Young Peugh, Virginia
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[printed form, with handwritten responses]  
[3-1776]  SERVICE Va.  

Peugh, Young or Paugh

NUMBER S.3633  
carded

CONTENTS
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25554
East Tennessee
Young Paugh
of Marion Co in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the com commanded
by Captain Morton of the regt commanded
by Col. -------------in the Virginia
line for 12 months and 21 days
*Young Peugh, Records O.K. Mar 29 '04
---
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee
at the rate of 42 Dollars 43 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
-----
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of Jany
1834 and Hear John
Standifer 1616
----
Arrears to the 4th of Sept      105.83
Semi-anl. allowance ending      21.17
                                               $127.00

⎨ Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7  Page 56
Date of death
not occ als
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State of Tennessee}
Marion County}
On this 3rd day of December 1833, personally
appeared before Samuel H. Gott one of the acting Justices of
the peace in and for said County, at the house of Samuel
D Peugh in said County, Young Peugh a resident in the
County of Macon and State of Tennessee, aforesaid, aged
Eighty years on the 1st day of January next, who being first
by sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of
the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the
following named officers and served as herein stated.
First that he was drafted to serve a tour of three months
under Captain Jonah Morton, Lieutenant Jacob Morton,
and the name of the Ensign he has forgotten, that he was drafted
to serve those officers in the month of September 1777, as nearly
as he can recollect, that he resided in Charlotte County and
State of Virginia when he was drafted to serve said tour of
duty that he was marched under said officers from Charlotte
through Prince Edward Dinwiddie, Amelia and
Prince George Counties, Virginia to some place between
Petersburg and Portsmouth, the name of which he has forgotten
that the company remained there without being joined to any
other troops, for some space of time but this applicant cannot
recollect how long, and were marched back to Charlotte
C.H. where this applicant was discharged by Captain Morton.
That in the month of August (but the day he cannot recollect)
1779 he was again drafted to serve a tour of three months
in a company commanded by Captain William Morton
(the name of the Lieutenant and Ensign he has forgotten) that
he resided in Charlotte County, Virginia when he was drafted
to perform this tour of duty, and was marched under Captain
Morton from Charlotte C.H. through Peterburg to
Church in Prince George County Virginia, when they were stationed
awaiting further orders for some considerable length of time, but
this applicant has forgotten how long. though until his term
of service had nearly expired, without being attached to or
with any troops, in that Capt Mortons Company; that they
were marched from there back to Chartolle C.H. when they were
discharged. That about the 9th day of January 1781 this applicant
was again drafted to perform a tour of three months duty under
Captain Richard Gaines, Lieutenant James Kelly (Cannot
recollect the Ensigns name) that he was marched under said
officers from Charlotte C.H. through Prince Edward, Amelia
Prince George, Dinwiddie and the Isle of Wight Counties, Virginia
to Portsmouth, when they joined the Regiment commanded by
Col. Fleming, under the command of Genl Muhlenburg that
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that they were stationed at Portsmouth, under Genl Muhlenberg
as a guard until this applicants term of service had expired and
that he was there discharged by Capt. Gaines. That in the month
of June 1781 this applicant again entered the service as a substitute for
John Peugh, to serve three months under Captain John Hardy (the
names of the other company officers he has forgotten that he yet
resided in Charlotte County, Virginia and was marched from there
with Capt Harvy to Petersburg Va. where they were stationed, without
being attached to or with any other troops, than Capt. Harvy & Company
they were discharged not having served out their full time
but this applicant is confident that he served as long as two months
this tour. That about the last of August 1781, this applicant was
again drafted to serve three months under Capt. Jennings the
name of the other company officers he has forgotten) that he was
marched under Capt. Jennings from Charlotte County, to swampoint
were they were ordered back to a place called Newsom old
field when they were stationed about two weeks, when they were again
marched down through Williamsburg to York when they found
the American army commanded by Genl Washington, in time
to participate in the siege which terminated in the surrender of
Lord Cornwallis and the British army under his command
which was the only Battle in which this applicant fought, during the
whole of his services; that he remained at York a few days
after the Battle had terminated and was discharged being sick and
unable to perform duty, having served nearly two months; that he
was discharged on the 21st or 22nd of Oct. 1781, as nearly as he can
recollect, by Captain Gideon Spencer, under whose command he
had been placed, Capt Jennings having assigned and from
there returned home. This applicant states that he has given a
detail of his service as near as he able to recollect that the only
officers he can recollect the names of an Genl Mulenburg, Colonel
Sawyer ^Tanering & Merriwether, at Portsmouth, and can only recollect
the name of Washington at York not having been there but a
short time
This applicant states that he was born in Cumberland County
Virginia on the 1st day of January 1754. That he has a Record
of his age in the possession of his brother
 That he was living in Charlotte County Virginia when called
into service that from there he removed to Amherst County Va
where he lived 4 years from there he removed to Green County Tenn
where he lived about thirty four years from that he removed
to Blount County, Alabama where he lived 2 years from he
removed back to Green County, Tenn. where he lived 2 years,
from then he removed to Macon County N.C. where he lived
3 years from there he removed to Warren County Ten. where
lived 4 years and from there he removed to Marion
County Ten. where he now lives
That he was drafted to serve each tour of duty except one
and that he served as a substitute for John Peugh
That he cannot recollect the names of any of the officers
he was with or served, other than those already named, and the
General circumstances of his services he has given as well
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as he can recollect them.
That he was regularly discharged from each tour of duly
by the Captains he served that he has long ^since lost the discharge
given by Captain Gaines, and the other discharge he left with
a Gentleman in Warren County, or to whom he has twice
applied for them, and received answers that they cannot be
found  This applicant states that he is acquainted with
the following gentlemen of his neighborhood, towit, Revd
Moses Easterly Rev Isaac Easterly, Grace Scruggs, Frederick
Farmer, Revd  Michael Burkhalter, John Bennett, Esq. and
Benjamin Ahl, some of whom can testify as to his character
for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of
the Revolution.-
This applicant states that he has no documentary evidence
and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can
procure who can testify to his services. He hereby relinquish
every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except
the present and declares that his name is not on the pension
Roll of the agency of any state.
                                                       his
Sworn to and subscribed    Young    X  Peough
                                                       mark
the day & year aforesaid
{signed]  Sam H Gott
Justices of the peace
We Moses Easterly, a clergyman residing in the County of
Marion and State of Tennessee and Frederick Farmer
residing in the same County and state, hereby certify that we
are well acquainted with Young Peugh, who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him
to be 80 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the
neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of
the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
[signed]  Moses Easterly Minsgr    Frederick his  X mark Farmer
[signed]  Sam H Gott
Justice of the peace
And the said Justice 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 said Justice further certifies
that it appears to him that Moses Easterly who has signed
the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
County of Marion and State of Tennessee, and that Frederick
Farmer who has also signed the same, is a resident in
the same County & State and is a credible person, and that
their statement is entitled to credit.
[signed]  Sam H Gott
Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee}
Marion County ⎬
I Samuel H. Gott one of the acting
Justices of the peace in and for said
County, do certify that I am well acquainted with Young
Peugh the applicant in the foregoing declaration; and
that from old age and bodily infirmity he is not
able to attend the Court of said County. Given under
my hand this 3rd day of December 1833
[signed]  Sam H Gott
Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee Set
I John Kelly Clerk of the Court of pleas
and quarter session of Marion County, do certify that
Samuel H. Gott Esquire, whose name appears officially
signed to the foregoing proceedings in the case of the 
application of Young Peugh for a pension is now and was
at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the
peace, and one of the Justices of the Court of pleas and
Quarter Sessions of said County of Marion, duly commissioned
and qualified as such, and that full faith and credit
are and ought to be his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and private seal (not having an official
seal) at office in Jasper this 27th day of
December 1833.-
John Kelly Clerk
By his Deputy [signed]  James Hage
I certify that John Kelly is clerk of Marion County Court and
that James Hage is his deputy and that he signature
in his own hand writing and there is no seal of office
for said Court
January the 26th 1834
[signed]  James Standifer MC

[written across lower part of document]
Young Peugh
Tennessee
from 1777 April
12 mo 21 days
$42.33
Hon Jas Standefer
HR
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Mr. George Paugh
Hambleton
West Virginia
Dear Sir:
November 14, 1933
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BA-J/EEL
Young Paugh-S.3633
Reference is made to your letter in which you request informa-
tion in regard to Michael and Nicholas Paugh or any other man with
that surname who served in the Revolutionary War.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained
from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land
based upon military service of soldiers of that war.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made
in your behalf and no record found of such claims having been made
on account of the services of a Michael or a Nicholas Paugh or similar
spelling.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in
Revolutionary War pension claim, S.3633, based upon the military service
in that war of Young Paugh, the only soldier of that name that
is found in the records of this office (Revolutionary War
Young Paugh (the name also appears as Peugh) was born January 1,
1754, in Cumberland County, Virginia.
While a resident of Charlotte County, Virginia, he enlisted and
served as a private with the Virginia Troops as follows: from Septem-
ber, 1777, three months in Captain Josiah Morton's Company from
gust, 1779, three months in Captain William Morton's Company; from
about January 2, 1781, three months in Captain Richard Gaines' Company
, Colonel Fleming's Regiment: from June, 1781, two months, as a
substitute for John Paugh (no relationship shown) in Captain John
Harvy's Company: from the last of August, 1781, in Captains Jennings
and Gideon Spencer's Company, was at the siege of Yorktown and sur-
render of Cornwallis, and was discharged October 21 or 22, 1781.
Capt Gideon Spencer, only captain
whose name appears in Heitman,
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After the Revolution, Young Paugh moved from Charlotte County,
moved to Greene County, Tennessee, and lived for thirty-four years;
then moved to Blount County, Alabama, and lived two years; thence
back to Greene County, Tennessee, and lived two years; thence to Macon
County, North Carolina, lived there three years; thence to Warren
County, Tennessee, where he lived four years, after which he moved to
Marion County, Tennessee.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 3,
1833, while residing in Marion County, Tennessee, at the home of Sam-
uel D. Pugh: no relationship of the soldier to said Samuel was shown.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name
and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary
War pensioner, Young Paugh (S.3633), you should address The
Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this
city, citing the following data
Young Paugh, Certificate No.25554, issued January 31, 1834,
Virginia, to Amherst County, Virginia, where he lived four years; then
rate $42.43 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832,
East Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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1933 - Nov 14 Hist to
Geo. Paugh EEL

Rev War
3633
INVALID.
File No. 3633
Ind
Young Paugh
Pvt Va line
Act: June 7th 32
Index:--Vol. A, Page 286
Arrangement of 1870.}
Young Peough, Records corrected
Mar. 29  '14
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Revolutionary War.
S. File 3633
Correct the Record
was to read-
Young Peugh
Pensioned as
Young Paugh
AHM
March 24/04
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Director of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Hambleton West Va.
Nov. 3, 1933


Please advise me whether your records show the name of Micheal Paugh
or Nicholas Paugh Or any other man of that surname who served in the
Revolutionary War. If you have a record of this surname will you
give me full information.
Thanking you I am,
Very Respectfully Yours
[signed] George Paugh
George Paugh Hambleton West Virginia
NOV 4 1933
MALL SUb.div.
Vets Adm reader 65
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