Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2088, John Boyd, Md.
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SERVICE
Md.
Boyd John
NUMBER
S. 2088
carded
CONTENTS
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Rev War

2088
INVALID

File No.  2088
John Boyd
Privt Rev War

Act: June 7.1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 36.

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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2562
Ohio Pillsburg Agency
John Boyd
of Belmont in the State of Ohio
who was a Private in the compy commanded
by Captain Moffit of the Regh commanded
by Col. Rumsey in the Maryland
line for 6 months from 1777-
Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh Agency
at the rate of 20-Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Nov. 32
and sent to Geo. W.
Thompson, St Clairville O.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832
Semi anl. allowance ending 4 Mar:33
 30
 10
$40.-
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.     }
Recorded by Nathan Rice   Clerk,
Book D  Vol. 2 Page 127
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5122

Aug 11 1832
Pension
Office
Ohio
War Department
Washington City
   Free
Revolutionary Claim
From 1777 6 months
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St Clairsville Ohio August 3d 1832
D Sir
reclosed I send you a pension application
. Please address your communication
to Geo W. Thompson
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No 5122
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State of Ohio Belmont County ss
On this 2nd day of August 1832 personally appeared in the open Court of the Common Pleas of the County of Belmont & State of Ohio John Boyd Esq a resident
of Union Township in the County of Belmont & State of Ohio aforesaid who being first duly sworn according  to Law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress passed June 7th 1832 that he was called into the Army of the United States
in the year in the year 1776 at December
of said year & (illegible) at Elkton 11th day of January 1777 at which time the term of my service commenced with Captain Moffit & served in the Regt of the Maryland line under the following named officers Capt Samuel Moffit 1st Lieutenant
David Wallace 2nd D Saml W Knower Colonel Charles Rumsey Lieutenant Col Henry Hollingsworth Major Edward Parker 2d Mayor Jno Strawbridge  and left the service on the first of April same year during which time he was engaged in a
skirmish on the Passaic between Quibble town &  Bon brook also in another skirmish in the same neighborhood a little west of the same that at the time of entering service as aforesaid he resided in the upper part of Cecil County Maryland and in South Milford hundred and in this period of went through the Delaware State into Chester County State of Pennsylvania thence through Philadelphia County into
Bucks & then crossed the Delaware river at
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Coulles ferry then into Jersey where he remained until the first of April as aforesaid at which time the period for which we were called out expired & he was discharged. That he was again called out in the middle or latter part of September the same year under Captain Maffit but do not recollect the names of the other company officers at that
time Edward Parker was Col and Wm Rowlands
was the Wagon Master that during this campaign he served as wagoner that during this latter period the company to which he was attached was present at the battle of Germantown and served as he believes on the left wing under Genl Smallwood and that he was discharged the latter part of December and that during this time he is certain he served more than three months that at neither of these times did the said  Boyd get
or receive any other than a verbal discharge
and that he has no documentary evidence and
these facts are known to Joseph Smith who is
alive & now present a resident of this County
& State. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the age of any state. Sworn to and subscribed this day of year aforesaid in open Court.
John Boyd
Peter Tallman Clk
We Joseph Anderson a clergyman residing
in the County aforesaid & the Joseph Smith residing   in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jno Boyd who has subscribed and sworn and sworn to the above
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declaration: that he believe him to be seventy
six year old; that he is reputed and believed
in the neighborhood where he resides to have
been a soldier of the revolution & we concur
in that opinion
Joseph Anderson C.D. M.
Joseph Smith
Sworn & subscribed the
day aforesaid in open Court
Peter Tallman Clk

Where & in what year were you born?
In Cecil County Maryland in seventeen hundred fifty six
Have you any record of your age?
I have the record which I transcribed from my
fathers bible & which is recorded in Brown dictorany of the Bible and the book now belongs to me
How were you called into service
I was drafted with the whole Battalion
State the names of some of the regular officers
who were with the troops you served; such continental & militia regiments as you can & the general circumstances of your service:
I was with Capt Moffit. Col Rumsey, Col Hollingworth when we went to Jersey we were under Genl Greene so I am informed & believe the last time under Genl Smallwood and were undern the Elk Battalion beside which there were the Susquehanah & Bohama Battalions that I served as aforesaid in Jerry & Pennsylvania having two skirmishes at the Passaic between Quibble town & Bon brook that this was during the first tour of duty
and that in the last term of he acted as  wagoner & that due this last time the company
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ny were at the battle of Germantown and
here at White marsh
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service one except verbal
State the names of persons to whom to whom you are known in your present neighborhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your services as a soldier
Joseph Smith George Sharpe. Hon William Kenn Rev Joseph Taggart & Geoh Thompson and Peter Tallman
And at the same time came into Court Joseph Smith a resident of the County of Belmont aforesaid who being duly sworn testifies that he has been made acquainted with the facts set forth in the above declaration & answers and states he believes them to be true. That he knows from his personal knowledge that the services were actually rendered during the
term aforesaid by said Declarant as aforesaid
further this affiant saith not and that he knows the said John was out during the second term but not being present with does not know the services then rendered and further tthis affiant Joseph Smith saith nott
Joseph Smith
Sworn subscribed in open
Court this day & year aforesaid
-Peter Tallman 
I, Peter Tallman Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas of Belmont Common Pleas
of the State of Ohio hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original his
and this Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after 
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department that the above named applicant was
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and this Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states & the Court further certifies that it appear to the that Joseph Anderson who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in said County and that Joseph Smith who has
also signed the same is a resident in the same
county and is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit

D. J. Hallock
Judges of the court of common  of
Belmont County
D, J. Hallock
John Daverport
George Sharp 
James Alexander Jr

I Peter Tallman Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County of Belmont & State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jno Boyd for a pension
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and the seal
of my office & of the Court for said
this 2 day of Aug 1832
Peter Tallman Ck