Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7961, David Work, Penn.
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Penn
David
S7961
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23.049

Virginia 

David Work of Brooke in the state of VA who was a private in the ___ commanded by Captain ___ of the Regiment commanded by Col McGan in the PA line for 8 1/2 months.

/Dead/

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 28 Dollars and no cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1834

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Oct 1833 and sent to Pensioner, Wellsburgh, Brooke County

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 -- $70
Semiannual allowance ending 4 March 34 -- $14

Total $84

Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Nath. Rice, Clerk
Book E, Vol 6, Page 38
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7961

INVALID

File No:  7961

David Work
Private, Rev War

Act:  June 7, 1832

Index:  Vol. 1st, Page 414
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David Work &[and] 
Simeon Woodroe.
Paid. Brook cty.[abbreviation for county]
Dead [underlined]
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David Work - died September 2, 1834
Simeon Woodroe - is dead.

W G Singleton

[possible writting at the bottom right corner of the page is illegible]
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State of Virginia
County of Brooke
On this 9th day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Court of Brooke county aforesaid being a count of record David Work, a resident of said County and State aged Ninety Years, who on account of bodily infirmity.  I certify is unable to attend the court, and who being first duly 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 service as herein stated.
On the first day of July in the year 1776 declarant volunteered as a Militia man, in Chambersburg in the County of Franklin and State of Pennsylvania, in the company commanded by Captain Conrad Snyder, John Crawford and James Young Lieutenants and Edward Crawford Ensign; our Majors name was Galbreath; from Chambersburg we marched through Carlisle to Philadelphia, thence through Trenton, Gainsetown [Gainestown], and Brunswick to Amboy in the State of New Jersey, and at the latter place joined part of the American Army; the Hefsians [Hessians?] were there on the opposite side of the river, on Staten Island.  (the fleux at this time raged to some extent in the American Army) 
After remaining at Amboy one month, Lieutenant having then served two months as a volunteer Militia man, he on the 1st day of September 1776 enlisted in the Flying camp, under the above named Officers who also joined that camp.  General Ewing commanded and General Mercer was also there.  Our troops were then marched to Hackensack and hence to Fort Lee on the North River where was Genl. [General?] Lee and part of the American Army; Declarant remained at Fort Lee, as well as he can recollect about two months, where he saw Cols [Colonels?] [Illegible] Ball, Stevenson and Watt and several other Officers. an [Illegible] was then ordered with part of the army to cross the North River to Fort Washington on York Island; the enemy was at Kings bridge on Harliam [Harleian] at the upper end of York Island; Col. M Gaw had the command at Fort Washington; this declarant understood that at the time Genl. Washington wrote to Col. M Gaw to vacate the fort, if he thought the issue of the conflict doubtful, but the Col. answered that he would fight it out.   Declarant remained at Fort Washington eight to ten days, when the British attached the American troops and Declarant with many others were taken prisoners; this was in the middle of November 1776.  
The American prisoners were confined in a Sugar house in New York where they suffered the most extreme hardships from unwholesome food, filth, vermine [vermin] and disease.
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and at times, almost starvation; for at one time they were three days destitute of provisions.  This Declarant to the best of his recollection, was a prisoner seven weeks and three days, when he was liberated on his parole, with the other prisoners.  Col. Atley, a Virginian, a gentleman of the most humane feelings, often visited the prisoners and through is instrumentality declarant thinks, an exchange of prisoners took place as it was understood, Col. Atley frequently entreated Genl How to keep the officers and liberate the privates otherwise they would all die from the wretchedness of their condition.  After being liberated, Declarant returned to Philadelphia and on the 16th of January 1777 (as well as he can at present recollect) was discharged by Col. Watt, having served on this enlistment four months and sixteen days.   The discharge so received together with his pay, declarant lost in a fit of derangement occasioned by his sufferings when a prisoner confined in the Sugar house.   And he was not at liberty to serve against the enemy until an exchange of prisoners took place.
In the year 1779, month not remembered, Declarant was drafted in Franklin County in the State of Pennsylvania to serve in a campaign against the Indians, under the command of Col. Young, his former Lieutenant in the Flying Camp.  This service was performed in the neighborhood of Frankstown and the Standing Rock on the Juniata River in Pennsylvania.  Genl. Sullivan commanded the Troops then in that part of the country; the Indians attached us and 17 out of 32 of the company from Bedford were killed.   Declarant served two months on this last mentioned tour of duty and was discharged by Colonel Young, but which discharge is lost.
Declarant therefore claims a pension for having served Eight months and a half as a private in the war of the revolution namely two months as a volunteer Militia Man; four months and sixteen days in service and a prisoner in the Flying Camp, and two months as a drafted Militia Man.
He hereby relinquishes 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.
The Interrogations ordered by the War Department were put to Declarant and answered as follows:
1st    Where and in what year were you born?
Answer.  I was born in the county of Derry and Kingdom of Ireland in the year one Thousand Seven hundred and forty three.
2nd    Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
Answer.   I have no record of my age and know it only from what my parents informed me before I left Ireland and believe the fact.
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3rd where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the revolutionary war, and where do you now live? 

Answer when called into service I lived in the County of Franklin then a part of Cumberland County and State of Pennsylvania. Since the war of the Revolution I have lived where I now live in the County of Brook and State of Virginia

4th How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and if a substitute, for whom?

Answer. I was a volunteer-- an enlisted soldier in the flying Camp, and served a tour as a drafted militia man, as stated in my declaration above

5th.  State the names of some of the regular officers etc.

Answer:  This question is answered in my declaration, as well as my present memory
serves  me.

6. Did you ever receive a discharge &

Answer. This is fully answered in my said declaration.

7th  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution

Answer:  I am well acquainted with many persons in his neighborhood and will particularly mention the Reverend John Hales and Thomas Bambrick

And the said Declarant further states, that having lost his discharges as above stated, he has no documendatory evidence; and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service.

David Work (his mark)

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, Before me

David Pugh

We John Hales a Clergyman residing in the County of Brooke and State of Virginia, and T Bambrick residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Work, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be ninety years of age; 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.

John Hales
T Bambrick


Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
David Pugh
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And I the said Justice of the Court aforesaid, do hereby declare my 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 I do further certify from my own knowledge, that John Hales who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the said County of Brooke, and Thomas Bambrick who has also Signed the same, is a resident in the same county, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year first above mentioned.

David Pugh

State of Virginia, Brooke County ss.

I Adam Kuhn Clerk of the County Court of Brooke aforesaid do hereby certify that David Pugh Esq above named who hath subscribed the foregoing affidavits and certificate in the matter of the application of David Work for a pension and on the day of the date thereof and now is an acting Justice of the said Court duly commissioned and qualified according to the constitution and Laws of the State aforesaid to all whose official acts as such full faith and credit and ought to be given and that the signatures to be his are true. In testimony whereof I have hereto [ ] amd affix the seal of the said Court this 10th day of August 1833 and in the 38th year of the Country

Adam Kuhn

Admit as private
8 1/2 months $28

Please address Wellsburgh, Brooke County, Virginia