Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1272, William Worthington, Penn.
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SERVICE
Penn.
CONTENTS
Worthington, William
NUMBER
S. 1272.
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Kentuc[ky]
William Wo[illegible torn]
[torn] Muhlenburgh in the State of [torn]
who was a private in the [torn]
by Captain [illegible] of the [torn] in the Pennsy[lvania torn] for 1 year 4 mos [months] & 26 day[s]
Crf [certificate] No. 19599

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky [torn] the rate of 36 Dollars 21 Cents per annum [torn] commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Sept 1833 and R. Elliott Hartford

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $140.52
Semi-anl. [annual] allowance ending 4 Mar. 34 $28.10
$148.62

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.)

[torn] by Danl [Daniel] Boyd Clerk
[torn] E Vol. 7 Page [illegible]
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The deposition of William Roark, taken at, the house of Michael Roark in the County of Gallatin and State of Illinois on the 14th day of July 1832.  This deponent being of lawful age, and duly sworn, deposeth [deposes] as follows
Question, were or were you in the service of the State of Virginia, during the Revolutionary war, and if so, state what service?
Answer. I was, I belonged to Capt. Cates company of drafted militia men, under the command of Col. Loughery is all the Cols that I know We marched from the County of   in the State of Virginia, in the month of June or July 1781, to Wheeling, and
joined Brig. Genl [General] Clarke - but in descending the [illegible], some distance below Wheeling, I got separated from the army, and was overtaken by Col. Loughery and his corps, untill  [until] we met with a party of Indians below the month of the Big Miami, and was defeated by them.
Question Were as were you not acquainted with William Worthington, and if so, State what you know of his service?
Answer. I was. He belonged to Col. Loughery's corps, who overtook me, I believe in July 1781, with whom I remained as before stated, untill [until] we were defeated. William Worthington was also taken prisiners [prisoner] - but were separated until about the [illegible] October, when we again met in Detroit, both of us prisiners [prisoners]. We were there delivered over to the British, and in the latter part of November or first of December, by them taken to an Island about forty miles above Montreal, where we were kept as presiners [prisoners] until June 1782, at which time he was sent to Montreal - from which place, I have always understood he made escape the October or November
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Question Have or have you not been acquainted with the said William Worthington since?
Answer. Yes. I lived many years a neighbour [neighbor] to him in the County of Mecklenburg and State of Kentucky, where he now lives
Question. And or are you not certain, that the William Worthington who lives in Mecklenburg County and State of Kentucky, is the same identical William Worthington [illegible] you mention in the foregoing deposition?
Answer. I am very certain he is the same.
Question. Was or was not the said William Worthington descending the river to join Genl [General] Clarke, when he was taken?
Ansever. He was
Question. How long was the said William Worthington in the service?
Answer. I cannot state positively but I know he was in the service, including the time he was a prisiner [prisoner] from July 1781 until June 1782, and 
believe he continued a presiner [prisoner] untill [until] November, but did not see him after Jun 1782. He [illegible] also have been in the service previous
to July 1781, as that is the time we met on the Ohio river
And further this deponent saith not
his
William X Roark
mark

State of Illinois, Sct},
Gallatin County,}
This day, William Roark personally appeared before me, and in my presence subscribed the foregoing deposition, and made oath thereto in due form. I do also certify, that I am well
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acquainted with him, and that he is a man of truth, and to be relied on as such.
Given under my hand this 14 day of July 1832
Saml [Samuel] Elder, JP

State of Illinois}  Sct
Gallatin County,}
I James Caldwell Clerk of the Commissioners Court of said County, do certify, that Samuel Elder whose signature is affixed to the foregoing certificate is, and was at the time of such act, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that due faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as such. I do also certify, that his signature to the said certificate, is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said Court to be hereunto affixed, this 14th day of July 1832.
James Caldwell clk [clerk]
[white paper attached to left margin]
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832.
State of Kentucky,}
County of Muhlenberg,} Sct.
On the 24th day of June 1833, personally appeared in open Court before the County Court of Muhlenberg County, in the State aforesaid William
Worthington a resident in the County of Muhlenberg and State of Kentucky, aged seventy two years, 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That on the 4th of June 1781, he volunteered to serve on an expedition against the North Western Indians, commanded by General George R. Clarke of Virginia. He resided at the time in Westmoreland County and State of 
Pennsylvania, and served as a private under Col. Loughery and Capt. William
Campbell. That he marched to Duvor's ferry on the Monongahela River, thence through Washington County Pennsylvania, to Wheeling on the Ohio River in the State of Virginia. That in the day previous to their arrival, Genl [General] Clarke had left Wheeling with the main body of the Army, for the Falls of the Ohio River. That immediately upon their arrival at Wheeling, Col. Loughery dispatched and [illegible] by water, after Genl [General] Clarks desiring him to wait his approach; and the
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Col. Loughery with his Regiment soon after proceeded down the river. That having gone some distance down the River, without having overtakin [overtaken] Genl [General] Clarke, they landed, or were in the act of doing so, not far below the mouth of the Miami River, and just above the month of what is now called Loughery's Creek-- when they were attacked by the Indians in great force under Brant, a Mohawk chief, assisted by James and George Girty and the result was, that the whites were all either killed or taken prisiners, [prisoners] which event occured [occurred] in August. That he was among the captives, and believes that Capt. Campbell and Col. Loughery were both killed after they had surrendered, at the instance of one of the Girtys, who had given them the most possitive [positive] assurance of protection, in case they would surrender. That he and Capt [Captain] Campbell were captured at the same instant together-- and he saw Col. Loughery a few
minutes after the surrender tied & surrounded by the savages, but he was shortly afterwards led away by the Indians, and never again saw, or heard of those gentlemen. Capt. Robert Orr and Capt. Thomas Stoakley were amongst the prisiners [prisoners]. That he was taken, by the Indians up the big Miami River and the second day after the defeat, were met by two companies of whites, the one commanded by McKee, and the other, by a Canadian. Upon meeting with them, a council was held, which continued for three days, after which a large number of the Indians joined the white companies, and set off, as I understood, for the Falls of the Ohio River. These companies,
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State of Pennsylvania, the 20th of December 1782, having been in the service and a prisiner [prisoner] of War, one year six months and sixteen days, as a private. That he received no discharge, having been taken a prisiner, [prisoner] and having made his escape as before stated. He served with no continental troops, and met with no continental Officers, Col Loughery's Regiment being Militia and having been disappointed in meeting with Genl [General] Clark, as before related. That he has no documentary evidence of his service. That he was born on the 1st of May 1761, in Berkley County, Virginia. That he has no record of his age. He had one, taken from the record made by his father, but some years ago his house was burnt, when this was also consumed. That he
lived in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania as before stated, when he entered the service-- where he continued to reside untill [until] February 1786, when he left there for Kentucky, and arrived at [illegible],  in Green River, now in Daviess County, Ky. in March 1786, where he resided twelve or thirteen years, when he moved to his present residence-- then in Logan County,
but now Muhlenberg, where he now lives. That he volunteered into the service as before stated. That he served with no continental Regiment and knew no continental officers as already stated, and served with no Militia
Regiment, other that Col. Loughery's, which was detached from the main army, and defeated, as before mentioned. That he is acquainted with Charles F Wing James Weir [illegible] in his present Moses Wickliffe neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
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as I understand from persons who had been with the Indians for some time, were designed as a re-enforcements to act against Gen'l Clarke, but not arriving in time, Gen'l Clarke was suffered to pass unmolested. But Col. Loughery's express having been taken by the Indians, they prepared to attack him, which they did successfully, as been (crossed through)has been related. Upon breaking up of the Council before mentioned, he was taken, with others, to upper Sandusky, where he was kept about six weeks- and was then, some time in October, taken to Detroit- and after remaining there some weeks in the hands of the Indians, was as at length disposed of, and transferred to the British. That shortly thereafter, he was put on board of a vessel, with others, and having crossed Lake Erie, landed above the falls of Niagara, and was then sent by water to an Island in the St. Lawrence River about forty miles above Montreal. There was a small Fort on this Island, in which he was confined with other prisoners, until about the first of July 1782, when he with nine other prisoners were taken to Montreal as witnesses against a British Officer, who commanded the guard on the Island, and who had treated the prisoners badly. In this town he was put on close jail, and remained there until the first of November, when they broke jail in the night- and he and nine others (of the thirty prisoners then in jail) resolved to attempt their escape and after many prevarications and dangers, he with five of the party reached the frontier, (the other four having been taken) and arrived at home, in the country of Westmoreland and
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That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to the whole of his services--but he can prove part of them by William Roark, who was a prisoner at the same time-- and in part by Anthony Thompson.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except, the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State.
Given and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
William Worthington

We, Isaac Bard a clergy man residing in the county of Muhlenburg and State of Kentucky, and James Weir residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Worthington, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
Isaac Bard
James Weir

And the Said Courts, do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogation prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a
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Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
And the court further certifies, that it appears to the, that Isaac Bard who has signed the proceeding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the county of Muhlenberg, Ky. and that James Weir who has also signed the same, is a resident in the said county of Muhlenberg, Ky. and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Henry W. Black, Presiding
Justice of the County courts of
Muhlenberg County.

I Charles F. Wing, clerk of the County Courts of Muhlenberg Courts, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Courts, in the matter of the application of William Worthington for a pension.

SEAL

In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 24th day of June 1833.
Ch. F. Wing
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[crossed out 26.689]
19599
William Worthington
Muhlenberg Co Kentucky
from 1781 private
1 year4 mo. 26 days.
$56.21
5621
5621
2810
14052
R. Elliott
Hartford
Kent.
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Hartford Ky. 9th July 1833
J. L. Edwards Esqr. [Esquire]
Dear Sir.
Enclosed you will receive W. Worthington's pension papers the result of of which, please to advise me.
Your Obt Svr. [Obedient Servant]
A. Elliott
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Ho [House] of Rep. 9th Dec. 1844
J. L. Edwards Esqr [Esquire]
Com. of Pen.
Sir
You will oblige me by furnishing the information [illegible] by the enclosed letter & returning the enclosure at your cabin convenience
I have the honor to be very respectfully
Your obt. sert. [obedient servant]
John W. Tibbatts
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26. 689.
William Worthington
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The deposition of Anthony Thompson, taken at the house of John S Mcfarland in the County of Daviess and State of Kentucky, in the 11th day of July 1832. This deponent being of lawful age and first duly sworn, deposeth [deposes] as follows:
Question. How old are you?
Answer. I am Seventy three years old [illegible]
Question Were or were you not acquainted with William Worthington in 1781, and if so, state where he resided?
Answer. I was-- I knew him well. He lived not was from the Yohogany [Youghiogheny] River, in Westmoreland County in the State of Pennsylvania.
Question Did or did he not in Capt [Captain] William Campbell's Company of volunteers, under Col. Loughery who marched to Wheeling for the purpose of joining Genl.  Clarke, who was in the Virginia State Service and whose destination was the Falls of the Ohio, for the defence [defense] of the
defence [defense] of the Wester Frontier?
Answer. He did.
Question. At what time did he join said company of Volunteers?
Answer. In the month of June or July 1781
Question. How long was he in the service?
Answer. He joined the said company in the month June or July of 1781 as before stated - and returned in the month of Nov or Dec. 1782, I understood and believe, that he was under Col. Loughery, when he was defeated by the Indians below the mouth of the Big Miami, in the summer of 1781, and was taken prisoner and kept as such, untill [until] a short time before he returned,
when he made his escape.
Question. Were as were you not well acquainted with him after his return?
Answer. I was. And verily believe he was kept prisoner as above stated, in the time of Col. Loughery's defeat. This I do not know of my own knowledge, but such was the general belief. I know that he served on the campaign, and was absent the above time.
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Question, by William Worthington.
Do or do you not know, that I am the same identical William Worthington, whose service you mention in the foregoing deposition?
Answer. Yes. I know that you are the same.
Question. Is or is it not possible, that you may be mistaken in this being the same William Worthington, whose service you have detailed.
Answer. No. I cannot be mistaken. I knew him that time, and have lived near him for many years past and know him to be same identical William Worthington, who volunteered in 1781, in Capt. Campbells Company, as before stated
And further this deponent saith not.
Anthony Thompson

State of Kentucky}
Daviess County,} Sct.
This day Anthony Thompson personally appeared before me Abner Lee a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and in my presence, subscribed the foregoing deposition, and made oath thereto in due form I do also certify, that I am well acquainted with the said Anthony Thompson, and that he is a
man of respectability and truth and to be relied on such. 
Given under my hand this 10th day of July 1832.
Abner Lee J
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State of Kentucky} 
Daviess County,} Sct
I John J. McFarland, Clerk of Clerk ofthe County Court of said County, do certify, that Abner Lee whose signature is affixed to the foregoing certificate, is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that due faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as such. I do also certify that the signature of the said Abner Lee to the said certificate is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the said Court to be hereto affixed, this 11th day of July 1832.
John S Mcfarland
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[crossed out 26689] Certificate No-
19599 " " 

INVALID.
Rev War

File No. 1272.
William Worthington 
Priv. Penn Line

Act: June 7, 1832.

Index: -- Vol. A, Page 414
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1906. History to H. C. Worthington a, Ind. TY MR
1911, Oct. 14. Hist. to W. J. Gammon
1914 Oct 5: history to Mr. Raymond P. Caruth. M.B.H.
1921 July 2. Hist to Mrs A E Shields AW
1925 May 5. Copies mailed to M. W. Cursler AW
1929 - Sept 17 - Hist to Rev. Wm J. Gammon EEL
1932 - Jan. 22 Ltr. [Letter] to Rev. W. J.  Gammon [illegible] 2 histories of Wm. Worthington sent him 9/17/29, only ones of that [illegible] in Rev. Records-M. L. B.
1932 - July 21. Hist to Mrs. Lula Reed Boas. CE
1920 June 15. Hist to Wm J. Lee his letter in this claim