Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9073, for Christian Riblet, Pennsylvania
Page 1

(3-1776)

SERVICE                     NUMBER
{handwritten} Penn.

Riblet, Christian
or Riblett

S. 9073
carded {/handwritten}
Page 3

the Indians was at the retaking of three prisoner from the Indians, by name, William Cartwright - Althouse a woman the wife of George Farmer, - this tour served two months as an orderly Sergeant of my company and was discharged
On the 4th or 5th of Novr 1779 entered the service
.of the U.S. again under the command of Capt Jacob Kader and Lieut Lawrence Cale[?]. and returned to John Shubanday's Mills in the big Valley, and served on the frontier for two months - when the company dismissed from further service - in this last tour served as orderly Sergeant of the company-
During the Session of the Legislative body for the State of Pennsylvania for 1830 and 1831 Recd from the State of Pennsylvania a gratuity of $40, for my services in
the Revolutionary War - that he has no documentary
evidence and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service.-
Questions by the court
first. Where and in what year were you born. Answer
Allen township, in Northampton County State of
Pennsylvania, the 16th day of August 1761-
Second. have you any record of your age - if so
where is it? Answer. I have, it is in my possession,
and commonly called family piece -
Where were you living when called into the
service - Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live. Answer. When
called into the service, at each and every time
lived at Allen township Northampton County
State of Pennsylvania, - since the Revolutionary War
I have lived in Berks, Northumberland, and Leman
Counties Pennsylvania and since the year 1831 in
Richland County Ohio
Fourth. How were you called into the service. Were
Page 4

State of Ohio
Richland County
On this 23rd day of May 1834 personally
appeared in open Court, before the court of Common pleas now
sitting, Christian Riblet a resident of Sandusky township, County
of Richland and State of Ohio, aged Seventy three years the 18th day of August next, 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 served as herein stated. That on the 20thday of July 1776 at Bethlehem in the County of Northampton in the State of Pennsylvania he with the service of the United States under the command of Capt Nicholas Cain and Lieut William Daniels, of Colo John Arndts Regiment,- from Bethlehem marched to Easton, thence to Amboy in the State of New Jersey thence to Elizabethtown in same state, where Lieut Wm Danielsfell sick and was unable to in march further - he Christian Riblet being young and perhaps the youngest in the company was detached to take care of and wait on Lieut Wm Daniels -, the company he belonged to continued their march, and as they afterwards informed, were in the battle of Long Island which was on the 27th of August 1776, if his memory serves him, and he thinks it does; after the Battle returned to Amboy, and at of the end of three months was dismissed, having served three the months as a private-- On the 23d day of August 1777 entered the service of the U.S. under the command of Capt John Reader and Lieutenant George Niheart, of Colo. Stephen
Bolyard's Regiment, and march to the Indian frontier from
a place known in Braddock's War as Fort Allen, and in the time
of said Riblets service by the name of Allentown and was
stationed at the Mills of John Sherbanday up the big valley 30 miles from old fort Allen with Eight men- in our regiment with