Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25357, George Argubright, Va.
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State of Virginia
Rockingham County
SS.
On this 17th day of September 1832 personally
appeared in open Court before Jacob Hansberger, Robert Grattan Jr Jonathan
Real and Charles C Spears
Gentlemen Justices, this Court of Rockingham
County now sitting George Argubright a resident of the said
is
County of Rockingham the
in the state of Virginia, aged Seventy three
years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on Oath
make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832.
That he entered the services of the United States under the
following named Officers and served as herein stated
That he first entered the service of the United States in the
said County of Rockingham as a volunteer sometime under
Captain Anthony Rader some time in the year
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Greenhier served three weeks and was discharged
served in
that the second time he entered the service of the United States
under Captain Robert Cravens as drafted militia man some
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time in the year 1778 served in Tyers Valley Virginia
three months and was regularly discharged
&
That he entered the service of the United States the third time a
Drafted militia man under Captain William Herring some time
in the year 1781 served at Richmond Frederick & Hat
Water Virginia under Genl Campbell and Wayne Served three
months and was regularly discharged
That he entered the service of the United States the for the last
time in the year 1781 a drafted militia man under Captain Richard Ragan was marched to York Town was served during the
Investment, seize and order of York Town and the capture or
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served this tour three month & discharged
surrender of Cornwallis and the British forces under his command
He was at the Battle scrimmish at Hot water has no distinct
recollection of the names of Company or Regimental officers of the
Regulars on service where he served. That he was born in San
caster County State of Pennsylvania in 1759 that at about
nine years of age he was brought to Rockingham County (now)
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Virginia where he has resided ever since & now resides that
he has no documentary evidence of his services that
he can prove his services as herein before stated by -