Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,404, for John Skeen, North Carolina
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N.C.

Skeen, John
Skeene, John

S. 37,404
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State of Kentucky
Casey Circuit Sch
August Term 1818

     John Skeen an applicant for a pension
made oath to a Witness Statement of facts to which 
was ordered by the Justice.  The Court upon consideration of
the said Statement have no reason to doubt the truth
thereof:  Therefore It is ordered that the same
be certified to the Secretary of County & State

Which said Statement with the words & figures following

To wit  The Commonwealth of Kentucky Casey County
John Skeen aged about Sixty
years, States upon his oath that he enlisted as a
regular Soldier in the Service of the United States
in the war of the revolution against Great Britain.
that his first enlistment was for the term of three years
made with Captain Arnold Herring, the Regiment
was commanded by Col. Clarke, but who
commanded the Brigade he does not know.
That he served and the said term of three years
faithfully; and thus enlisted during the war in th
company Commanded by Captain Craddock and
was attached to the same Redgiment; that he
was taken Prisoner at Charlestown & after being released
was never again called upon for service. That he
enlisted in North Carolina, served faithfully until
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until captured & owing to the circumstances above stated
never obtained a regular discharge.  That he is in
reduced circumstances unable to perform much
Labour & really needs the aid contemplated by
the act of Congress of March 1818 & prays to receive
to receive it. He states further that he was at the
Battle at Monmouth & the taking of Stoney Point

John      Skeen
  his  X  mark


State of Kentucky
Casey County & Circuit Clerks Office
 August 31st 1818

          I, Joel Sweeney Clerk to the Circuit
Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify
that the foregoing Order & Statement is a true &
correct. Copies of the originals as filed & received
in my office.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affix my
Private seal there being no public
Seal.

[JS}          Joel Sweeney   Clerk

Kentucky Ct

          I William L Kelly one of the Circuit
Judges for the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
and presiding Judge in the Casey Circuit
Court, do hereby certify, that Joel Sweeney
whose name is subscribed to the annexed,
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and above Certificate, is Clerk of the Casey
Circuit Court, and that his said Certificate
is in due form of Law; I do further
certify, that the annexed application was
made before me in open Court, and that
     I was satisfied the Applicant required
the aid of his Government; given under
my hand this 21st day of September 1818.

William L. Kelly   C.J.

State of Kentucky, S.C.

          On this day John Skeene, personally

appeared before me & being duly sworn
stated, in addition to the statement made
by him before the circuit court for Casey
County, at the August term thereof, A.D.
1818, that, to the best of his recollection &
he now believes, the Regiment 
to which he belonged was of the North
Carolina line upon the continental establishment.
            Given, under my hand as 
one of the Judges of the Circuit Courts
of the state aforesaid, the 29th day of 
October A.D. 18193
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State of Kentucky Pulaski County Oct
     I William For, Clerk of the Circuit Court
held for the County above: Do hereby
certify that Thomas Montgomery Esquire,
whose signature appears to the within
certificate, the acting Judge of the Court
aforesaid. And as such due faith is
due & ought to be given all his official
acts.

In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & 
affixed my private seal
for said Court not yet having a seal
been provided this 23d day
of October, 1819 & 28th year 
of the Commonwealth;

Will For
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The Commonwealth of Kentucky Pulaski County Court Sch
Schedule     March Term 1821

Pulaski County Court Sch.

         On this 26th day of March 1821 personally 
appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for
said County established by the Constitution and Laws of 
the State of Kentucky, fine and imprison
and proceeding according to the Cause of he common
Law, John Skeen, of said County aged about 70
years and a resident in Pulaski County, who being
first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath
declare that he served in the Revolutionary War
as follows. That after the Commencement of the War 
the time he does not exactly recollect. he enlisted as
a common soldier in the continental service in the 
State of North Carolina in Craven County he enlisted
under Captain Arman Herrin in the 10th Regiment
commanded by Col. Clarke or Patton, one being
a Lieutenant Col. as he understood which he is of
opinion was Patton.  He enlisted for three years and before
the time expired, he enlisted during the war under Capt.
Craddock and was taken prisoner at Charleston 

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shortly after the second enlistment and ran away from 
the British and received a passport from General Green to
return home shortly after he made his escape from the
British and I do solemnly swear that I was a
resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of
March 1818 and that I have not since that time
by gift sale or in any manner, disposed of my
property or any part thereof with intent thereby
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 of the United States.  In the Revolutionary
War, passed on the 18th day of March 1818
and that I have not nor have any person in in trust
for me, any property, or Securities, contracts, or debts
due to me nor have I any income other than
what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed
and by me subscribed. To wit:  Nine Barrels of corn
of the value of $9. one pot of the vale of $1
1 pair of drawing chains of the value of $1. One hoe
and ax of the value of $2, one dish and two plates
of the value of $1, one Iron wedge of the value of $1.,
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and the said John Skeen states that he is by
occupation a tiller of the ground. that he is infirm
from age and not able to work scarcely any his
wife is about 60 years of age and is sickly and unable
to work any. he has three children living with him
One daughter named Nancy about 29 years old.
one sone named Jesse 23 years old disabled  from labour
by the while swelling and one son named William
about 20 years old he produced his pension
Certificate No. 16,702.

John     Skeen
  his  X  mark

Sworn to and Declared on the 26th day of March
1821. Before me presiding judge of the County
Court aforesaid in open Court.

John Newby

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Pulaski County Sch.

          I, William Fox clerk of the Court held in for
the County aforesaid, Do hereby certify that the foregoing
Oath, and the Schedule then to annexed, and truly
copied from the Record of the said Court, And I
do further certify that It is the Opinion of the said
Court That the Total Amount in Value of the