Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22390, for Angus Mc Coy, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE: Penn
McCoy, Angus
NUMBER S. 22390
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25.743 
Pittsburgh Agency 
Angus McCoy 
of Washington Co in the State of Penna 
who was a Pri in the Company commanded 
by Captain Van Swearing of the Reg commanded 
by Col. --- in the Pennsylvania Militia 
6 Mo Private $20.00 

Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh Agency 
at the rate of 20 Dollars per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of Oct. 1833
and Sent to Pensioner, Washington, Pa.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $50.00 
Semi=anl allowance ending 4 Mch '34 10.00
[=] $60.00 

{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act 7 June 1832.} 
Recorded by J.T. Sprague Clerk 
Book E Vol 5 Page 54

Pen Agent May 30, 1837. 
Letter to Hon J. Leet 13 Feb 1840
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ReSworn in open Court Sept 23d 1833 
Your pettioner [sic] Angus McCoy in the Seventy third year of his age and After March next, will commence his Seventy fourth year do make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress Passed June 7th 1832 on this first day of January 1833 personally appeared before ^David Frazier a Justice of the Peace in West Finley Township in the County of Washington & State of Pennsylvania who being duly sworn According to law doth Make the following declaration in order to obta in the benefits afforesaid [sic]. I Angus McCoy according to My Mother's statement was born March 1760 in Scotland, we landed at Philadelphia in the fall of 1772 I being upwards of twelve years old (My Father dying in Scotland), after I arrived to twenty one I moved to the western part of Pennsylvania in Washington County and Chartiers township, and there in the summer of 1781, the Indians being Verry Troublesome on the then Frontier or New settlements. I having no family at that time volunteered to guard the then frontier on Chartiers Creek ^and now Chartiers and Strabane townships dureing [sic] the time of cutting and gathering in the then Harvest, in thier [sic] collective capacity from field to field and house to house forting together at right and laying with our fire arms in our arms ocasionally [sic] -- In the same summer after the before Mentioned service it was rummered [sic] that three hundred Indians were in hostile array at the Moravian Towns, by a squaw that came to fort pit (now Pittsburgh) at which report Capt Van Swearingin raised a company of Volunteers of which I was one. We marched to Robinsons run in this county where we had to detain Until we procured Ammunition from Pittsburgh we then took up our line of March and proceeded by streams and ridges having no road until we struck the Ohio River at or near the place where Georgetown now stands -- there was three of our men went into the river to swim or bath themselves, they discovered the Indians about a Mile below us, Making over to the other side. we ran down with all the Might or speed we could, they discovered us. they sprang off the Horses which they had stolen from our side, they principally swam back, but the Indians made thier escape; we proceeded about ten Miles down the river bottom to opposite Yellow creek and returned up Harmons creek, a circoutis rout Making no other discovery of Indians -- The Time I lost as a Volunteer this Summer in first Guarding dureing Harvest ^time and the above expedition My Memory will not serve me -- The last expedition we traveled sometimes the meanderings of streams & ridges -- I find that the direct road at present ^direct road exceeds a hundred ^miles circuitous -- The Committee on this Pettition will please Allow me what ^time they think proper on the above and following services.  In the following Year 1782, early in the spring, I was drafted a tour of Military duty According to the then Pennsylvania law and served it faithfully under Capt Andrew Swearingin at Burgets Station at or
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Near where Burgets Town Now stands Guarding the then frontiers by traveling from point to point and house to house and field to field while the people were working in their collective capacity -- Imeadieatly [sic] at the close of the above draft I volunteered and served a tour of Military duty in the room or place of My Brother William McCoy who had a charge of a family and was legally drafted next in rotation to the one I had just served. I have no dockementary [sic] evedence [sic] in my possession by discharge if any was given for these two drafts And I do not know of Any of my comrads [sic] living and shall therefore give you a detailed account of the last above Volunteer service in the room of my Brother who was drafted in succession of my former draft according to the then Pennsylvania law (this tour was of such a nature as to leave a lasting impression) I was placed under (Capt Charles Bilderback a noble officer) who was under the Command of Col Crawford - we each found our own Houses fire arms and equipment - we crossed the ohio river at the Mingo Bottom -- we there detained until Ammunnition was procured from Pittsburgh. our number being four hundred and eighty nine, our distance was computed by our pilots who were Messers Nichelson Glover & Zane to be two hundred miles without any road - we proceeded thrugh [sic] the woods and accross [sic] the Tuscarawrus [sic] watters [sic] at lenth [sic] we reached the Sanduskey plains. It was about Midday when we entred [sic] - we found a path which our guides knew led to thier towns, we traveled until night, and camped as usual on the morning of the fourth of ^June (for on this day we had our battle) we took up our line of March and having come to the place where thier town formerly stood, it was removed except the Back walls of their fire places, we being by computation then thirty Miles in the Plains. Here we sent our spies [illegible] and who had not gone far before they discovered the Indians, the Indians gave Chase to our spies and ran them hard. (William Midkirk one of the spies) having a Swift Horse soon appeared, giving us the signal, we each Mounted and went to Meet them as fast as we could, thier was one Indean [sic] who did out run his comrads to Meet us. But he was the first Killed we dismounted and endeavoured to screen our selves behind the few remaining trees and let them advance on us. the play of human destruction began. I think it was a little after the Midle [sic] of the day when this Pouder Music began, we continued watching and fireing [sic] at our Adversaryes [sic] and them at us until dark occationally [sic] soon after the commencement of the Battle, A number of our Men got wounded some badly and some fell to rise no more. I got my own Cloths ridled [sic] with Balls But a Merciful Providence preserved my flesh. Finding that the Indeans were concealed in the long grass, Daniel Leet Mounted his Horse, and as he passed me Looked me in the face said follow me. I imeadieatly gave the same invitation to those arround me who were on foot. I took after Leet who rode between a Canter and a Gallop and I suppose between fifteen and twenty after me. We routed them in Groups out of the grass, in this dareing Monuver [sic] in thier Consternation not a Gun was fired at us Until Leet wheeled to the left, at which time two Indeans discharged at Leet. I saw his Horse bounce as if Mortally wounded (but neither injured). Our pass was so quick we had no time to fire on them, and a Kind Providence prevented them, we supposed that we passed at least one half of the Indean line -- The reason why Leet I suppose selected me was
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we were well Acquainted having served on a former draft together (But He is a few years past numbered with the dead, or I have not the least doubt would corroborate this statement) Shortly after this A Brother Soldier close by me got wounded. I asked him for the loan of his Gun, it being a superior one to that of mine. He gave it me and his Ammunition (Mine I left on the battle ground) I confess I felt myself stouter being prepared with My additional stock of Ammunition. We had some of as brave a man as ever shouldered a Gun, we had some it is true, were no credit to themselves but they were the fewest Number. I think we were at this work of destruction for at least five houres, dark at lenth prevented us, the night being short at this season of the year (being the 4 of June). We were all Anxciety, and expected that the same course would be pursued in the Morning - But the Indians did not advance on us, and our officers gave us no orders to advance on them-- dureing all the Night past and all the 5 of June they were reinforcing themselves, and forming a circle arround us. Keeping at a distance a while before sun down thiere was a company of Indians coming up to thier place in the in the circle ^who discharged thier pieces at the sun - Near or about this time they had compleated thier circle and began to show themselves except where there was a deep swamp, here they had placed a sentry and nearly centrail in this swamp - we supposed thier intention was when all thier forces were collected to close on us at or after dark, we however got every thing in readiness our wounded on horse back. (through the day we buried our dead and burning what stuff we could gather over where they ^were buried the order to decieve & Prevent then from raising them) (we left none on the ground but one man who was shot through the breast who could not live long by the Name of Thomas Ogle), in this critical situation after sun down about the closing of the day we made an attempt to retreat at which time the sentry in the centre of the swamp discharged his piece. And imedieatly all in the circle discharged their peices we suppose at us, but without effect, which proved verry favourable to us for before they could load, we passed them principally thro thier lines and some thro the swamp, some of which struck fast and fell along to the enemy - We marched all night as fast as the wounded could bear and circumstances permit - the Indeans did not annoy us any more that night, we suppose from our taking a wrong road ^or path from that intended, the next day we made accross through the plain, and continued our course as fast as our wounded could bear. Keeping together as well as we could in the evening some of our small Armey being a small distance a head. The Indeans laying in Ambush, rushed on them and caught John Hayes and before we could resque him they had his scalp half raised off his head and inflicted a Mortal wound with the Tomhawk on the same, and shortly after and before we were out of the plains, A body of Indians both on Horse back and foot attacked our rear - our small Armey gave them powder and ball in exchange - while our front gained the woods, with the wounded, some of our Men were here Killed, and others wounded. John McDonald got his thigh bone broken with an Indean Ball or slug - Capt Bilderback, Requested me to take Charge of McDonald, we got to the wood about dark and there we camped for the night. It commenced and poured down rain and that verry heavy for the fore part of the night. Hayes who was still living and McDonald was laid on one Blanket. My buisness was ^to  guard them I
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Walked arround them all night, with the lock of my Gun under my arm in order to Keep it dry. At the break of day things being in readiness we started, I got McDonald on a Horse. (Hayes was still living but could not live long, we left him there) The Indeans did ^not attact us any more - I brought McDonald home with Much dificulty having to lead his horse all the way as we had no road - He died in a few dayes after his arrivel at home - I believe all the rest of the wounded were able to guide their own Horses - While I am on this sickening Campain Not Wishing to wound or hurt the feelings of any connected or concerned, I understood that Col. Crawford the first night of our retreat left our little Armey Taking with him Slover, the pilot - Harrison his son in law & Doct. Night - one thing I know and am certain of is, I never saw Col Crawford after the forepart of the first ^night of our retreat - I understood they were taken by another party of Indeans who were coming to assist those engaged against us - Col Crawford I understood ^was Burnt to death - Slover I saw some years after ward. He I understood ^was tied to a stake or tree to be Burnt. but there coming on a great rain, the Indeans supposing that thier Hellish pleasure would not be gratified, loosed him for that time as he supposed for a better evening, dureing which time he made his escape - Doct. Night as Miraculously made his escape but had nearly perished with hunger - I never learnt what became of Harrison.
In the same fall after Crawfords defeat I was again drafted our frontiers being few in population we had to be ^nearly one half of our time on public duty ^from spring to fall - shortly After My time had expired wherein I had volunteered to serve in place of My Brother before stated, and when on our way to Fort Mackentosh our orders were countermanded - Here I cannot recollect the time last. I Know it was late in the fall, and I was glad when our orders were countermanded for I dreaded the winter ^campain in our unprepared state - one thing I Know that from early in the spring to late in the fall of 1782 My principle buisness is above stated, our dificulties ^of fateague hunger and uneasy sensation of Mind is bright to my recollection, but the exact time I served I cannot recollect, yet I feel fully persuaded that what ever time the Pennsylvania drafts were for I served for myself and for my Brother as before stated - I shall here state that I never received any thing for my Military services other than certificates; which I traded for little or no value to the best of my recollection. I have never received any pension I never was an applicant until at present for a Pension, and Now I only claim Your lowest grade of Pension, which from the former and after services rendered by your pettitioner will I hope appear suffishently sattisfactory to your committee to place me thereon - I am at present living in Washington County Pennsylvania about thirteen Miles from Washington and have been for upwards of thirty years. I am a resident of said County for fifty one years past - I am Nearly confined to My residence, I have been disabled by Rheumatic pain in My left Loin or sciatic joint for nearly twenty years.
Imedieatly after peace was in some Manner restored in some degree to the Neighbourhood of Washington - I being a single man and having no Charge I moved to the then Frontiers, about thirty miles North west of Washington - Where I Volunteered on several short scouts sometimes in the position of a ranger where I guarded, forted and Worked with the people in thier Associate capacity for a summer season-- I next Moved to Wheeling watters where I continued a few years until I settled where I now live 16 or 17 miles West of
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Washington where the Indeans had formerly been verry troubelson. After my arrivel there - Two young Men by the name of Beham was taken prisoners within two miles of Me - likewise one Man and woman was Killed within a few miles of me In short as late as 1791 I have laid down at night with my Gun in my arms to defend my self from these before Mentioned Natives.
I leave the foregoing statement with you - convinced in my own mind that my services for ten years ^of Indean warfare collectively together will more than amount to the time required to place me on your humane Institution for ^the benefit of Revolutionary soldiers 
All my Brother soldiers and officers of which I was acquainted and served with me are Removed by death and distance as to prevent me from procureing other testamony than here specified. I remain yours &c &c - Janr 1st 1833 
[Signed] Angus McCoy

Washington County ss 
[Hand-drawn Seal] Personally Before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County, came Angus McCoy the above petitioner and being Sworn according to Law, thereupon did say that the above statement respecting his Services are correct and true, and further saith not. 
Sworn and Subscribed Janr 1. 1833 
[Signed] Augus McCoy 
Before me [Signed] David Frazier  
Sworn & subscribed in open Court this 23 day of September 1833 
[Signed] Thomas Officer Pro[to]
Washington County ss 
[Hand-drawn Seal] Personally before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for said county came George Sutherland jr and Alexander Templeton both citizens of West Finley township Washington County Penna and being sworn according to Law. Thereupon do certify that they have been acquainted with Angus McCoy the above petitioner , for about thirty nine years, and believe him to be a man maintaining a character, as to truth and veracity, not only unimpeached, but unimpeachable, and believe his history at present, to be correct, also from its coroborating with Statements made to the said George Sutherland by the ^people of the neighbourhood and to the said Alexander Templeton by the said Petitioner himself as far back as thirty years ago, and the said Geo. Sutherland adds that he has often heard the sd Petitioner Spoken of a vetiran and a courageous soldier, known to Stand, Load & fire in the open space upon the enemies whilst his fellows were fighting from behind trees &c. And the truth of these Statements, to their knowledge has never been questioned by hte people, & further saith not
[Signed] Geo Sutherland
[Signed] Alexdr Templeton
Sworn & Subscribed Jany 2. 1833 
Before me [Signed] David Fraizier
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I Do hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with George Sutherland and Alex'r Templeton Subscribers to the foregoing Certificate & that they are men of the most strict truth and veracity, And have had an acquaintance of more than forty years ^with the Petitioner and do fully corroborate the statements made concerning him, by those men 
Jany 2. 1833 [Signed] David Frazier

Washington County ss
[Seal]  In addition to the above Certificate given by me on the 2 inst. I Do certify that the petitioner Angus McCoy is very infirm from age & Disease so much so, that to say the least it would be attended with serious inconvenience to appear before the Court of Washington - And even if there, an urinal Disease, would render it impracticable for him (I believe) to Detain, but by intervals, to undergo the examination of the Court 
Witness my hand and seal January the 12th 1833, at West-Finley Township 
[Signed] David Frazier

I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Augus McCoy the above applicant residing in in his vicinity, and that I do believe him to be of the age he represents himself to be, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood to have been a revolutionary soldier, in which opinion I heartily concur.
[Signed] John McCluskey
Sworn to and subscribed, he being also a Clergyman, before me this 18 day of Jany 1833 
[Signed] Isaac Mayns J.P.

Upside down:
Direct your communication to Me to Clayesville post office
Washington County Pa
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22390
Revolution 
INVALID.
22,390
Angus McCoy
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 258
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Geo. Wm. Crump
Acting Comm'r of Pensions
OCT 15 [postmark]

Mr Angus McCoy
Washington Penna.

Hon Mr. McKennon
HR
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War Department
Pension Office October 12, 1833

Sir, 
The papers in support of your claim to a pension have been again examined, and placed on our files. 
You set forth, distinctly, only five months service, which is insufficient to bring you within the law under which you claim, requiring, as it does, from every applicant a service of six months.  
As you are unable from your statements to give the detailed account of your other terms of duty which the Office desires, you cannot be permitted to bring yourself within the act, by the allegation of six months service. Your claim is therefore rejected. 
I am respectfully 
Your Obt Servt 
[Signed] Geo. Wm Crump  

Mr Angus McCoy 
Washington Penna
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James L. Edwards Esqr.
Commr of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

Crosswise:
Feb 12 1840
Mr Evans

Hon J. Leet HR
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House of Reps
Feb 10, 1840

Dear Sir
You will please send me the forms suited to the Case suggested in the enclosed letter.
I am Most
Respectfully
Yours &c
[Signed] Isaac Leet

James L. Edwards Esq
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Adm 6. Months
$20
Penna. Pittsbg case [?]
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Pennsylvania 
Washington County ss.
I Thomas Officer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid do Certify that John Marshel before whom the within affidavit of Angus McCoy as to the length of his service was made ^& subscribed, also before whom the annexed affidavit of Hugh Workman was Sworn & Subscribed was at the time of making each of those affidavits and is yet an acting, and regularly Commissioned Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid. In testimony whereof  I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of my office this 28th day of Sept 1833[?] 
[SEAL]
[Signed] Thomas Officer Proth'y
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of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Washington do hereby Certify that the foregoing declarations papers & documents contain the original proceedings of the Said Court in the Matter of the application of Angus McCoy for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 28th day of September A.D. 1833
[Signed] Thomas Officer Pro.

Pennsylvania}
Washington County } ss.
I, Thomas Officer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do Certify that Isaac Moyes before whom the Revd. John McClusky was qualified to the within Certificate is an acting Justice of the peace for said County also that David Frazier is likewise an acting Justice of the peace for this County, both regularly Commissioned as such and that full faith and credit shoul[d] be given to their official acts - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal the day and year Above written
[Signed] Thomas Officer, Prothy
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Supplemental declaration of Angus McCoy.
Answer to objection first - Early in July 1781 I volunteered and served under Captain Van Swearingen for at least one month on the frontiers to prevent the indians from making incursions into the Country, and to protect my fellow Citizens during the time they were cutting and Securing their harvest.    About the first of August of the same year I again volunteered under the same Captain, but was marched under Captain Matthew Ritchie from Cannansburg in Washington Co. to the Ohio River near where Georgetown now stands we then marched down the river about 10 miles and returned home by a cercuatous rout past Harmons Creek having traversed and scoured the County for upwards of one hundred miles without the loss of a man, having in the mean time seen and driven a party of Indians west of the Ohio - On this occasion I served at the very least one month.    Early in the spring of 1782 I was drafted and served out the whole time of a Pennsylvania draft which to the best of my knowledge and belief was at least two months on this occasion I served under Captain Andrew Swearingin. We were marched from a place about ^3 miles North of Washington to Bargetts fort on the frontier, about 15 miles from the Ohio river and 20 North of Washington. Our bussiness here was to prevent the Savages from crossing the frontier, and to protect the people of the County, while persuing their occupations, from the inroads of the indians.     In the same
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year (1783) About the first of May, my brother William McCoy was drafted in the expedition of Col. Crawford to the Sandusky Plains. He (my brother) being married and having a family of children and I being a young unmarried man I agreed to take his place, and went out as a Substitute for him under Captain Charles Bilderback and served through the whole of Crawfords Campaign and was at his defeat on Sandusky Plains on the 4th of June in this year On this occasion I was in the service of my Country for at least two months. For a general & perticular discription of my Services you are refered to my original declaration hereunto annexed.

Answer to Objection Second 
During the whole of the services which I rendered my Country I was a private. I have also frequently been out in the service during the Revolutionary war for Scouts for 3 - 4 & 5 days at a time. In fact I was always ready to tum out on evry sudden alarm, when we expected the indians to make an attack on the Settlements. But it is not necessary to speak of those things. I only Claim a pension for six months service 

Answer to objection 4th - In the original proceedings the affidavit of John McClusky may be found and also the certificate of the Judge that he is a Clergyman, Sworn before Esquire Mays. If that is not satisfactory, It would be inconvenient and perhaps imposible to procure a clergyman to attend Court to certify for me 

Answer to objection 5th (See answer to 4th) (See Past. John McCluskey's affidavit in Court)
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Answer to Objection 6 
I have no documentary evidence to prove my services, but since my last declaration I have discovered that Hugh Workman who served with me at Crawfords Campaigne is still living and his affidavit of my services on that occasion is hereunto annexed. I know of no other person living who has a personal knowledge of my services 
(Answer to Objection 3d) 
I hereby relinquish evry claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of Any State 
Sworn to and subscribed this ___ day of September 1833 in Open Court 
[Signed] Angus McCoy
[Signed] Thos Officer Pro 

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Washington Angus McCoy, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively to the presise 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 Six Months I served as a private and for such service I claim pension 
[Signed] Angus McCoy
Before me [Signed] John Marshel Justice of the peace
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We John McCluskey a Clergyman & David Frazier residing in the County of Washington do hereby certify that we all well acquainted with Angus McCoy who has subscribed and sworn to the above declarations (both original & supplemental); that we believe him to be 74 years of age last March; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we Concur in that opinion 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year last aforesaid before the Court of Common Pleas now in Session 
[Signed] Thos. Officer Pro  
[Signed] John McCluskey 
[Signed] David Frazier 

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 appear to them that John McCluskey is a clergyman & David Frazier who have Signed the preceeding certificate are resident in the County of Washington and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit - I Thomas Officer Prothonotary
[cont'd p 16]
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Commonwealth of Penn 
Washington County ss. 
And the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, 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 John McCluskey, who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the vicinity of said applicant, and that David Frazier, George Sutherland and Alexander Templeton, who have also signed the preceding certificates, are residents in the vicinity of said applicant, and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit. And the said Court do further certify that the said persons, could not be produced in Court, without too much inconvenience & expense to the sd applicant; and also that the sd applicant by reason of bodily infirmity was unable to appear in Court. And the Judges of the Said Court do further certify, that it would have been very inconvenient for either of them to have attended at the residence of said applicant; he living in a remote part of the county, & a distance of more than thirty miles from the residence of all of us.
[Signed] Th. H. Baird
[Signed] Boyd Mercer
[Signed] Jno Hamilton
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Washington County ss. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
[SEAL]  I Thomas Officer, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Angus McCoy for a pension and that the Hon Thomas H Baird, Boyd Mercer and John Hamilton who have signed the foregoing declaration are the Judges of our said Court. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the said Court at Washington the 23d Jany A.D. 1833. 
[Signed] Thomas Officer, Prothonotary
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Pennsylvania 
Washington County ss. 
Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Hugh Workman aged seventy three years, who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that Augus McCoy who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration, served with this deponent as a private in Col. Crawford's Campaign, and was present at his defeat on the Sandusky plains in the summer of 1782 Further he says that they were out in the service on that occasion about two months Sworn & Subscribed this 28th day of Sept 1833 
[Signed] Hugh Workman
Before me John Marshel Justice of the peace 

I certify that Hugh Workman who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit is an old and respectable citizen of this County and a credible person 
[Signed] John Marshel Justice of the peace