Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11767, David Wolf, Md. Va.
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Service
MD
VA

Name
Wolf, David

Number
R.11767
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David Wolf
Virginia
Rejected
Singletons report
Let 16 Mar '35 W. Hoffman

11767
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11767
David Wolf

REJECTED
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Lewis County
David Wolf.  age 72.  Sevd. [Served] 2 yrs. & 8 Mos.
Christopher Natter says knows David Wolf. that
he [now does say?] service as a soldier during the Revo. War.
Nicholas Carpenter has known Wolf from a infant [illegible]
is [illegible] three years older than [illegible] too young to have been
a soldier in the Revo. War.
Jno. [Jonathan] Neeley has known David Wolf for 46 yrs. he was
then a young man not grown.
Found David Wolf in Harrison County says
that he is seventy years old. that he came to Harrison County
from Maryland in his nineteenth year (in the year 1783) &
after the Revolutionary War had closed & he had a brother 7 yrs.
older than himself who served two terms of duty in the Revo. 
War. so that the war must have been over when he David
settled in Harrison. - After he settled in Harrison. he went
to live with a brother at "Ten Mile" ([illegible]) that
whilst living with his brother another brother was drafted to
go against the Indians. that he went in his place and
served not exceeding one month. this is [illegible] service 
[illegible] during the revolutionary war [illegible] he settled in
Harrison County as [afore?] stated. - After his settlement in 
Harrison he was two or three days some against the
Indians. - Says he met Jonathan Womsly in 
Clarksburg Harrison County. ^(He Wolf resides in Harrison)^ who told him that he Wolf was
entitled to a Pension and pursuaded him to go up to Weston
the county seat of Lewis to get a pension. he accordingly went
up. and [illegible] Womsly [words lined out] Alexander Sluth
([words lined out] of Lewis County. and a son in law of his Wolf's) when 
and when Womsly went his declaration was the service to
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at before the [words lined out] court. [illegible] his [illegible]
& said Sluth. - Sluth his son in law. made the contract
with Womsly. by which it was agreed that Womsly was to 
have one hundred and sixty dollars in case he succeeded in
getting him a pension.  Wolf says that he made the
same statement to Womsly of his Revolutionary section military
services. that he was [maker?] Alexander Sluth was
present and [two illegible words] what he says in this participation. What
Womsly put in his declaration [illegible] did not read it -
Alexander Sluth [several illegible words] thought Womsly could
get him a pension.. and it was agreed between Sluth &
Womsly if Womsly succeeded in getting a pension that
he Wolf was to have $20. a year. & Sluth the [illegible].
The statement here [several illegible words]
[Sworn?] and in my hand June 21. 1834
David Wolf
Witness
Nathan Goff.

This is a [illegible] case// Respectfully [illegible]
W.G Singleton
[illegible] Agent
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Report in 
David Wolf case
applicant
Not entitled

Rep Singleton Papers