Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35528, for James Murphey, Pennsylvania
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Penn
Murphey, James     S35528
or
Murphy
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Kentucky
James Murphey of Nelson Co.  in the state of Kentucky who was a Drummer in the regiment commanded by Colonel Tom Butler of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of three years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 19th of May 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued on the 9 of June 1819 and sent to the Pensioner. 
Bairdstown

Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819                 76.38
emi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819     _ 48.______
                                                _124.38__________
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March 1818
(illegible)
3@1821 and (illegible)
(illegible)
Yellow Banks,
Ky
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James Murphey Drummer

the Butler's Penna Regt

1777 to 1781


On Penna Rolls 
admissible on 
evidence of his
indigent circumstances.



Adm to
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To the Hon. John C Calhoun Secretary of War of the United States
I, Alfred Metcalf, Circuit Judge of the fifth Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and pole? judge of the Nelson Circuit Court, do hereby certify that this day James Murphy came before me and declared under oath, that he was a citizen of the United States and a resident of Nelson Cunty aforesaid, that in March 1777 he unlisted as a drummer in the army of the revolution, to serve for three years or during the war, under Capt Willam Grofs?, in the fourth regiment of the Pennsylvania line on Continental establishment, there commanded by Lieut. Col. William Butler, that he served as a drummer in said regiment from the time of his enlistment as aforesaid until January 1781, when he was discharged at Trenton in New jersey by generals Wayne and Irvine; that he was in the battle of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth; that his discharge is lost or destroyed; that he does not know any person in this state by whom he can prove his services as aforesaid, and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support.
In witness whereof I have hereinto set me hand this nineteenth day of May 1818
Alfred Metcalf
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State of Kentucky
Nelson Circuit Pct.?
I James Slaughter (Junior?) Clerk of the Nelson Circuit Court do certify here the within named Alfred Metcalf is Circuit Judge of the fifth Judicial District of the State of Kentucky and sole? Judge of the Molwn? Circuit Court duly commissioned and Qualified
In Testimony Whereof?
I have hereto for my name and affix the Seal of Office this 19th day of May 1818 and in the 26th year of the Commonwealth
James Slaughter Jr?
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State of Kentucky
Nelson County

   I John P. Oldham (??) Judge of the Nelson Circuit Court do certify that James Carpenter & James Slaughter Esquires this day personally appeared before me & declares on oath that this within mentioned James Murphy is in very indigent circumstances, & I do further certify that the said Carpenter & Slaughter are men of respectability, Given under my hand this 19 th day of May 1819.

                                  Jno P. Oldman
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(File Card)

James Murphey

certs of service to pensions.
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State of Kentucky Daviess County
on this seventh day of May 1821 personally appeared in
Open Court holden for said County being a Court of Record James
Murphy aged 59 years who being duly sworn according to law doth
on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows
In the Pennsylvania line in the 4th Regiment in Captain William Cross's Company that he served as drummer his original Declaration
dated the
day of H is in file in the War department
that his certificate of Pension granted him under the act of Congress
of the 18th of March 1818 is dated the 9th Day of June 1819 No 11.529
that he drew his pension on it up to the 4th of March 1820 and Solemnly
swears that he was a resident Citizen of the United States on the
18th day of March 1818 (that he now resides in Daviess County State of
Kentucky) and that he has not since that time by gift, sale or
in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent
thereby to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions
of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged
in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary War
passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he has not nor has
any person in trust for him any property or Securities contracts or debts
nor has he any income other than what is contained in the Schedule
hereto annexed and by him subscribed to wit that he has no property
either real or personal that he has a wife about 50 years of age and
two daughters the one about 17 years of age the other about 14
years of age and also one son, about 19 years of age living with
him that his occupation is that of a Shoemaker, and that he is
illy able to follow it
James Murphy
Sworn to and declared on the Seventh day of May 1821 
before Benjamin Duncan, John Leaman Samuel Hancock &
Warner Crow Esquire, Justices of the County Court of Daviess
County constituting the Court of said County
I George Handley Clerk of the County Court of
Daviess County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and
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the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court and that there being no property contained in the schedule (no valuation was affixed by said court).

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on the seventh day of May 1821.

                                                //s//
                                         Geo. Handley


James Murphy
cers of decire
to Pension
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35528 Rev 
INVALID.

File No. 35,528

James Murphey

Drummer rev War

Act: 18 March 1800

Index:-Vol. 2, Page 290

{Arrangement of 1870}
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Mam. Murphey wished his certificate to be sent to the Yellow Banks.

Davies County Kentucky
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Kentucky; Hardin County, Set
September term 1821
Ordered that the following schedule
and affidavit be entered 
of record, to wit,
State of Kentucky
Hardin Circuit, Set. On this 18th day of September
1821 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record for said Circuit, James Murphey age sixty resident in Daviess
County in said State of Kentucky who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the
revolutionary war as follows That he served in the fourth regiment
in Captain William Cross' Company in the Pensyvania
line that served as Drummer his original declaration is in file in the department the certificate of pension under the Act of
March 1818 in dated the 9th of 
Jan 1819. No.11527
that he received his pension up to the 4th March 1820 and Solemnly swears that I was a resident citizen of the
United States on the 18 March 1818  That I have
not since the time by gift sale or in any manner disposed
my property, or any part thereof with intent thereto so to
diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act
of congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service in the United States
in the revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March
1818 that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any
property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor
have any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed that I have no property
either real or personal that I have a wife about fifty
years of age and three children being with me and male aged nineteen years 
two females one 14 years of age the other 17 years of age that his trade is that of a shoemaker that he is illy able to follow it Witness my hand this 15th day of
September 1821
James Murphey
Sworn to and declared on the 15th day of Sept
1821
Sam Haycraft Se Clk
It is the opinion of the court that the
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property contained in the foregoing schedule is of no value
I Samuel Haycraft Junz Clerk of the Hardin Circuit Court in the State of Kentucky   do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Scedule thereto
annexed are truly copied from the record of said Court and I do
further certify that is the opinion of said court that the
The amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is of no value
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & affixed the seal of said court this 17th day of September 1821
Sam Haycraft Jr Clk