Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3683, for George Phebus, Maryland
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(3-1776)
Service
Md.

Phebus, George

Number
S.3683

carded

Contents
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1075
Ohio
George Phebus
of Pickaway in the State of Ohio who was a private in the compy commanded by Captain Irvin of the Regt commanded by Cold Drishiel in the Maryland line fore 10 months from 1781

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 33. Dollars 33 Cents per am to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25. day of October 1832 and sent to G.W. Doon Circleville Ohio

Arrears to 4th of Sep 1832
Semi=annl. allowance ending 4 March 1933

49.99
16.67
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$66.66
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Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, 
Book D Vol. 10 Page 4

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Date of death
not on A.B.
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George Phebus
Ohio
No 1960
from 1781 private
10 months 
$33.33
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{Form, some pre-printed, some handwritten}

BRIEF in the case of George Phebus 
of Pickaway County in the State of Ohio
(Act 7 June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a judge ? Court

2. If before a Judge, does in appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity ?

3. How old is he ? 70 Years.

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.
In 1781
10 May 1781 to 10 December 1781

Duration of Service.
Years, "
Months, 3
Days, "
7/10 Months

Rank.
As a Private
Private

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen. Col George Dishiel
Major Thomas Irvin
Cap John Dishiel
Major Roxbury
Cap John Cumpton
 4 Regiment Maryland State Troops

5. In what battles was he engaged? Siege of Yorktown Va

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Somersett County Maryland

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By two living witnesses

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Cou{illegible}

X Certifiy that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

{signed} Sitte
Examining Clerk.
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George Phebus
Declaration
No 1960
PS

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George Phebus Sr's 
Declaration
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Declaration of George Phebus Senior in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congref {congress} passed June 7th 1832.

The State of Ohio
Pikcaway County -

On this 10th day of August personally appeared in open court before David Hirner (?), Thomas Rerrick and Samuel Lybond afociate {associate} Judges of the court Common Pleas of Pickaway County now holding a special sefion {session} at Circleville in said county George Phebus Senior a resident of Deer-Creek township in the said County of Pickaway and State of Ohio born on the 12th day of July 1792 & aged seventy years on the 12th day of July last part who being first duly {illegible} according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congref {congress} pafed {passed} June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers; and served as herein stated, to wit. That he was born in Somerset County in the State of Maryland and resided there for four years prior to 1781, he held himself constantly in readiship for {line through} & was subject to be called out to defend the inhabitants along the Chesapeak Bay whenever & wherever the British might land at a moments warning - that during that period he was frequently called out to different points in that & the adjoining counties for short tours, sometimes he was in service only a few days and sometimes a month at once as the emergency might require, the British lying off in sight of the land, during a considerable portion of that time & that {line through} he verify beleives he was in actual service more than half of the time during said four years as a militia-man of Maryland, but cannot recollect the particular dates and spaces of time he was out at each time {line through} or any one tour so as to specify them more particularly - that George Dashich of Somerset Count & {illegible sentence, line through all} was the Colonel and Thomas Irvin of the same County the Major of the militia regiment, to which he belonged, at that time & the company officers were John Dashial Captian, John Jones Lieutenant & Benjamin Lussy Ensin - that during the winter & spring of 1781, he was in service {line through} actual service, in the Maryland militia, three months or more at one tour, under the officers of the regiment before-named & in a company commanded by Lambert Highland as Captain, George Irvin as Lieutenant and William Mc Clancy as Ensign - that during this tour, he was marched to Dorcester & Worcester Counties, in Maryland, to defend  the inhabitants, against the invasions of the British. Immediately after this tour of service expired, he volunteered in said County
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of Somerset, where he then {illegible}, into the Maryland State troops, to serve from the 10 of May 1781 until the 10th of December 1781 - that under this engagement, marched from Somerset County to Annapolis, in said state, in July or August of that year, under Captain John Mc Cloyster, to be formed into a regiment at Annapolis. Soon after his arrival there, he was placed in a battalion belonging to Roxberry, whose first name he thinks was William; the company into which he was placed, was commanded by John {?} as captain; William Nomson as Lieutenant and Nathanial Bapist as Ensign. After lying at Annapolis a few weeks, he was marched to Yorktown in the state of Virginia, where until the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, on the 19th of October, he was actively engaged in the siege. After the surrender of the British army, he was marched in charge of the prisoners then taken, to Fredericksburgh in the state of Virginia, where the Virginia troops took charge of the prisoners he was marched from there back to Annapolis in the state of Maryland; where he was honorably discharged on the 4th day of December 1781. He returned his discharge, to the governor of Maryland, when he received his last pay for this service & has seen nothing of it since that time & does not now know where it is. The Maryland troops with which he served at this time, were commended by General Smallwood and Ernest Guest & the entire troops by General Washington. He states that he has no documentary evidence of his said service - that he was born in the County of Somerset and State of Maryland on the 12th day of July 1762 - that he has a record of his age, ^ is a Bible {line through "though he has ... "the rest is illegible} left by his Father that is now ^ in the family - that he was living in said County of Somerset, when he {illegible - line through} arrived he resided there awhile, after the revolutionary war ceased, and then removed in the year 1786 to Virginia, where he resided nine years & then removed to the State of Kentucky, where he resided four years & then removed to this state & within the present limits of Pickaway County that he now resides in Deer Creek township in ^ new Pickaway County & State of Ohio - that away the regular officers at Yorktown, with the troops there, were General Washington, General La Fayette, General Mullenburgh, General Wayne, Baron Stuben, Gens. Smallwood & guest but his discharge was signed by Thomas Johnson ^ secretary for Maryland & queen wife to the governor of Maryland as states above - that he is known to Robert Martin & S. Phebus in his present neighborhood, who can certify to his character for (?) & his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whether, to a pension or annuity, except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension - (?) of the agency of any state.
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Sworn to and subscribed the day and years afore said in open court.

his mark X
George Phebus

We Robert Martin and Samuel Phebus residing in 
Deer Creek township, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with George Phebus Senior, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: that we beleive {sic} him to be seventy years of age, that we were acquainted with him during the revolutionary war and beleive {sic} that he served as stated in his aforesaid declaration & that he was then and now is refertoo and beleived {sic} to have been a soldier of the revolution as there in stated, that we know of his being often called out in the militia of Maryland, as stated by him, for short tours and that he was in service at one time, three months or more, in the militia in the winter & spring of 1781, & that he then entered into the service of the state of Maryland as stated by him & was marched to Yorktown. Sworn & subscribed the 10th day of August 1832
his mark X
Robert Martin
his mark X
Samuel Phebus

And the {illegible} 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 applicants, was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them, that Robert Martin and Samuel ^ Phebus who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in ^ Deer Creek township in the county of Pickaway and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
his mark X {line through}
Robert Martin {line through}
his mark X {line through}
Samuel Phebus {line through}

I Samuel S Derry Clerk of the court of {illegible} pleas of Pickaway County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of George Phebus Senior for {seal covering word} pension. In cert{illegible} whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Circleville this 10th day of August 1832
{signed} Samuel S. Derry Clerk
By Andrew Huston deputy clk
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July 28, 1933
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Mrs. J. P. Moffett
336 East Franklin Street
Circleville, Ohio

GEORGE PHEBUS
S. 3686
RA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of George Phebus who served in the Maryland troops and was pensioned in Pickaway County, Ohio, also of Charles Dea.

Revolutionary Wary data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land made to the United States based upon military service of soldiers in that war.

A careful search of the records fails to show a claim for pension or bounty land on file on account of the Revolutionary War service of any Charles Dea, under any spelling of the surname.

You are furnished below the record of George Phebus, Senior. The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in the pension claim, S. 3686, based upon his service in the War of the Revolution.

George Phebus was born July 18, 1762, in Somerset County, Maryland; the names of his parents are not shown in the claim.

While a resident of said Somerset County, Maryland, the soldier enlisted about four years prior to 1781, served at various times on short tours amounting to about two years, as a private in Captain John Dashiel's company, Colonel George Dashiel's Maryland regiment, and was engaged in defending the inhabitants against British {illegible} during the winter and spring of 1781 he served three months or more as a private, a part of the time under the
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officers of the regiment before name, and in Captain Lambert Highland's Maryland company. He volunteered May 10, 1781, and served as a private in Captain John McCloyster's and Captain Compton's companies, under Major Roxburg in the 4th Maryland Regiment, was in the siege of Yorktown, after which he was engaged in guarding prisoners taken there, to Fredericksburgh, Virginia, and was discharged December 4, 1781.

After the Revolutionary War the soldier lived in Somerset County, Maryland until sometime in 1786 when he moved to Virginia, place not stated, and resided there nine years, then moved to Kentucky where he lived four years, thence to Pickaway Count, Ohio.

George Phebus was allowed pension on his application executed August 10, 1832, while residing in Deer Creek Township, Pickaway County, Ohio.

No reference was made in the claim to wife or children. 

In 1832, one Samuel Phebus was living in Deer Creek Township, Ohio; relationship to soldier not stated. 

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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{illegible} to your request of .............., received ........... for a statement of the military history of George Phebus Sr. a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in this (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 
S. File 3683

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1777 to 1781
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
in short tours culminating to about 2 {?} years
Winter Spg 1781 3 mos.
May 1781 to Dec 4, 1781

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
John Dashiel
Lambert Highland
John McCloyster
John Compton {line through this name}
{line through illegible} Compton
COLONEL.
George Dashiel
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Maj Wm Roxberry {line through this name}
{line through illegible} Roxburg
STATE.
4 Md.

Battles engaged in, Siege of Yorktown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Somerset Co., Maryland.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 10 1832 Allowed.
Residence at date of application, Deer Creek Twp., Pickaway Co. Ohio.
Age at date of application, Born July 12, 1762 in Somerset Co., Md.
Remarks:...................................................................
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1909 May 27. Hist to Jos. S. Phebus {cents sign}
1933 July 28-Hist. to Mrs. J.P. Moffett-ML{illegible}
Rev War
3683
INVALID.
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File No. 3683
George Phebus
Privt. Rev War
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Act: June 7 1832
Index:-Vol. A, Page 298

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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{form}
3-871.
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RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

Briefed by L.D.L. ..............
Claim No. .............
Certificate No. ...........
Soldier Geo. Phebus.........
Service..........
Additional Service Rev. War...........
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No........claim, State records..............,190........
No claim, combination records...............,190..........

REMARKS:
No Phebus Phoebus or Porbus, except I.#3683......
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9-8 Chief Division
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{Stamped: DEP'T OF THE INTERIOR, FORWARDED JUL 19 1933, SEBY'S OFF. -APPTS, MAILS & FILES}

Dept. of Interior, 
Rev. Records
Washington C.H.

Circleville O.
July 1933

Dear sir:-
Have you the pension records of George Phebus private in Md. state troops, received a pension in Pickaway Co.O. Oct. 19 1832. 
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Also of Charles Dea. If you have these records please send them to me.
If you have these records pleas send them to me. {sic}
Sincerely
{signed} Mrs. J. P. Moffitt
336 E. Franklin St
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{Letterhead}
CAPT. L.D. DOBBS
POST COMMANDER

JOSEPH S. PHEBUS
QUARTERMASTER

Thomas Brennan Post No. 380, 
Dept. of Kansas G. A. R.

National Military Home, Kans., May 18 1909

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The Hon. The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Sir - I am making application for membership in the Sons of the Revolution.
Will you be so kind as to give over all the information in your office about my Great Grand Father George Phebus who served as a private in the Maryland state troops Continental army. He was enrolled for pension Oct. 19 1832. 
Also would like to have the pension record of any Phebus, Phoebus, {o with a line vertical through it}oibos, who served in the revolutionary war. 
Thanking you in advance I am Yours
Respectfully
Joseph S. Phebus