Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,816, John Coughey, Penn.
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SERVICE
Penn.

Coughey, John
Caughey

NUMBER
S.35,816

CONTENTS
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16.725     R
Kentucky
John Caughey
of Nicholas Coy. in the state of Kentucky
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Irvine of the Pennsylva. 
line, for the term of one year. 
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Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 29th of June 1819
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18th of April 1820
and sent: Honl. Thos. Metcalf,
H. Rep. [illegible]
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Arrears to 4th of March 1820 -                $65.56
Semi-anl. all’ce ending 4th Sept: 1834 - $40
                                                            ________
8 mo. 2/30 4/31                                   - $113.56
                                                            ________	
{Revolutionary claim,    }	
{ Act 18th March, 1818.}	

Nicholas Co.   	

[On right side of page written sideways:]

[illegilble} Hon. T. Metcalf, [illegible]
Apr: 6th, 1821.
_____________________________
Date of death [illegible]
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Nicholas County Kentucky Sct.
June the 29th 1819

	This day John Caughey personally
appeared [“before” is left out] me one of the circuit Judges
in and for the State of Kentucky, and made oath 
that he is a resident of the State aforesaid,
that in the year one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy
Six in the month of January he enlisted
as a private Soldier in Captain Adams
Company of the 6th regiment of the 
Pennsylvania Line of Continental troops
commanded by Col. Ervin [Irvine] and that he
Served in Said regiment and army
Until the month of Febuary [February] in the year
one thousand Seven hundred and
Seventy Seven he was discharged at Carlisle
in the State of Pennsylvania and that by
time and accident his discharge has 
been lost and he further states that from 
his reduced and indijent [indigent] circumstances
in life he needs the assistance of his
country for his Support he states that
he has no written evidence of his enlistment
in his power in consequence of
the loss of his discharge which he states
he received from his captain which is
lost as before stated: That after his enlistment
Capt. Adams was killed & the command of the company devolved
on Capt. McDonald: that Col. Ervin [Irvine] was taken prisoner &
the command of the regiment devolved on Lieutenant Col.
Hartley.
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Nicholas County, Kentucky Sct.

This day James Robinson personally appeared
before me a circuit Judge in and for the 
State of Kentucky and made oath that he 
frequently saw the within named John
Caughey muster in Captain Adams company
of the 6th regiment of Pennsylvania continental
troops he further states that the regiment was
commanded by Col. Earvin. This deponont [deponent]
that the within named John Caughey
is reputed to be in indijent [indigent] circumstances and very
poor and needs the assistance of the 
government for his support as far as this
deponont [deponent] knows or believes.

Also John Burns states upon oath that he served as
a soldier in the war of the revolution in the
same company & regiment with the above named
John Caughey and knows that Caughey did
serve out the whole time of his enlistment which
was for one year. That he is well acquainted with
Caughey’s circumstances, that he is very poor
owning very little property & that he is very
old & is entirely unable to labor for his
living. Given under my hand this 29th day
of June 1819.

			John Trimble
			State of Kentucky Sct.

I Judge Trimble Judge of the 
Nicholas Circuit Court in the State aforesaid.
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do certify that it appears to my satisfaction
that the said John Caughey did serve in the
revolutionary war against the common enemy
for the term of nine months on the Continental
establishment as stated in the preceding declaration
& that from his reduced circumstances
in life he stands in need of assistance
from his Country for support and I now transmit
the evidence taken in the proceeding had
before me to the secretary for the department 
of war pursuant to the act of Congress in that
case made & provided.

		John Trimble

Kentucky Sct.

I Lewis H. Arnold clerk of the Nicholas
Circuit Court do hereby Certify that the Hon’ble
John Trimble Esq. whose name appears to the above
Certificate respecting the revolutionary services
performed by John Caughey is and was at the
time of doing the same Judge of the 2nd Judicial
District of Kentucky [illegible] for which the said County
of Nicholas [illegible] duly commissioned 
appears to me as record.
In testimony whereof I have hereby
set my hand & applied the seal of 
office this 9th day of September 1819
Lewis H. Arnold
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I am well acquainted with the 
within named John Burns, (one
of the witnesses) and know him to
a man of good credible character
and a credible witness.

Thomas Metcalfe
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Penn. Line
Col. Irvine
6 Regmt.
January 1776
Febry. 1777
[illegible]
The Judge has
omitted to certify
to the additional question to 
the witness
–John Burns
during which & obtaining another [illegible]
disinterested witness. The 
case will be [illegible]
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Kentucky    Nicholas Circuit Fed.
July Term 1820

John Coughey exhibitted [exhibited] his affermation [affirmation] together
with a schedule of his property pursuant to
an act of the Congress, of the United States, passed
the 1st day of May 1820 entitled – “An act in 
addition to an act entitled – An act to provide
for certain persons engaged in the land and naval
service of the United States in the Revolutionary
War.” – passed the 18th day of March 1818, which
said affermation [affirmation] and schedule is ordered to be
recorded towit – “Schedule, State of Kentucky, 20
Judicial District Sct. On this 3rd day of July 1820
personally appeared in Open Court [illegible], being
made a court of record by the law of this State, for the 
County of Nicholas possessing unlimited Jurisdiction
in point of amount, with power to fine and
imprison, being so adjudged by the Tribunals of 
this State, always keeping a record of its proceedings.
	John Caughey aged seventy-three years, a 
resident in the County of Nicholas and 
district aforesaid who being duly first sworn
according to law, doth on his oath declare, that
he served in the Revolutionary War as follows–
That he the said John Caughey for the 
term of one year in January 1776 in Cumberland
County Pennsylvania, in the company commanded
by Capt. Robert Adams, in the 6th Regment [Regiment]
commanded by Col. William Irvin [Col. William Irvine] in the
line of the State of Pennsylvania and on the
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Continental establishment, that he continued to
serve in said Corps ‘till February 1777, when he
was discharged from said service in Carlisle
Pennsylvania. His original declaration was made
on the 29th June 1819 upon which he has
received pension certificate No. 16725. He has not as
yet drawn anything upon said certificate.
	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 to diminish it
as to bring myself within the provision of an act
of Congress entitled “An act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land or naval
service of the United States in the Revolutionary war
passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that
I have not nor has any person 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 & by
me prescribed as follows towit – 100 acres of
poor land with all the improvements $100.
one horse $35. one cow & calf $12. ten head
of hogs at $15 household furniture of every kind
which I possess $15, one old plough, [illegible] & two
old [illegible] $7 amounting in all to $184. out of
which I owe just debts contracted principally
for articles furnished for my maintenance the
sum of $89. My family counts as myself,
my wife 68 years of age old and infirm
unable to work, being afflicted with Rheumatic
pains, I am lame in my right arm in consequence
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of Rheumatism and unable to do any work, no 
children living with me. Subscribed by me.
		
John Coughey

Sworn to an [and] declared on the 3rd day of 
July 1820 before me.
	
		John Trimble Judge 2nd 
		Judicial District State
		of Kentucky

Kentucky  Nicholas Circuit sct.

	I Lewis H. Arnold Clerk of the Court
for the Circuit aforesaid, do hereby certify,
that the aforesaid oath and schedule thereto

annexed are truly copied from the record
of the said court. And I do further certify that
it is the opinion of the court, that the amount
in value of the property exhibited in the
aforesaid schedule is one hundred & Eighty four
Dollars.

	In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & affixed the
seal of said Court this 12th
day of July 1820.

Lewis H. Arnold Clk
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16.725
Caughey
Sept 1820
John Caughey Schedule
Robt. Adams’ Company
Col. Irvine’s Regt. Pen. Line
Original Declar. 29 June 1819
Pension Cert. No. 16.725
Amt. property $184

[Illegible signature]
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October 20, 1933
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

John Coughey–S.35816
BA-J / AWF

Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir: 

         Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary
War Record of John Caughey.

         The date furnished herein were obtained from 
the papers on file in pension claim S.35816, based
upon the Revolutionary War service of John Caughey, 
the name also appears Coughey. This is the record
of the only soldier by that name (surname searched
under similar spellings), found on file in the Revolutionary
War records of this office. 

         The date and place of birth of John Caughey
are not stated, nor are the names of his parents
shown.

         John Caughey enlisted in Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania in January 1776 and served as a private
in Captains Robert Adams’ and McDonalds’ company,
Colonel William Irvine’s Pennsylvania regiment,
and was discharged in February 1777 at
Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

         He was allowed pension on the his application
executed, on June 29, 1819, then a resident of the state
of Kentucky. In 1820, he was seventy-three years old
and living in Nicholas County, Kentucky; he then
referred to his wife, name not given, aged sixty-eight
years, and stated that he had no children living with 
him, name of children not shown. 

         The application for headstone for John Caughey
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and all corresponding pertaining thereto are returned
herewith.

			Very truly yours
                          A. D. HILLER
			 Assistant to Administrator
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Rev. is missing]  and 1812  
Wars Section
[illegible initials]

					June 18, 1929
Dora Johnson Christy
1900 Lakeway Drive
Bellingham, Washington

Madam:

       I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary 
War pension claim, S.35816, it appears that John Caughey
or Coughey enlisted in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
in January, 1776, served as a private in Captains Robert
Adams and McDonald’s Company, Colonel William Irvine’s
Pennsylvania Regiment and was discharged in February, 1777.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
June 29, 1819, while a resident of Nicholas County, Kentucky.
	
       In 1820, he was aged seventy-three years and referred
to his wife, aged 68 years, her name not given, 
and stated that he had no children living with him.
	
       The above noted is the only soldier by that name, or
any other spelling of that name, found on the Revolutionary
War records of this Bureau.

			Respectfully,
			EARL D. CHURCH
			Commissioner.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

				January 19, 1926

Mrs. Irene Weisenbarger
Arcanum, Ohio

Madam: 

        I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim S.35816 it appears that
John Caughey or Coughey enlisted in Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania in January 1776, served as a private in Captains
Robert Adams and McDonald’s Company, Col. William
Irvine’s Pennsylvania Regiment and was discharged
in February 1777.

       He was allowed pension on his application executed
June 29, 1819 while a resident of Nicholas County, Kentucky.

	In 1820 he was aged seventy-three years and referred
to his wife aged sixty-eight years, her name not given,
and stated that he had no children living with him.

	The above noted is the only soldier by that name, or
any other spelling of the name, found on the Revolutionary
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Rev.
War

War records of this Bureau.
       
        In order to obtain the date of last payment of
pension, the name of the person paid and possibly the
date of death, you should apply to the Record Section,
Civil Decision, General Accounting Office, 1800 E Street,
N. W. Washington, D. C. citing all of the following data:
“John Caughey Certificate No. 18735, issued April 18,
1830, rate $8 per month, commenced June 29, 1819, Act of
March 18, 1818, Kentucky Agency”,

			Respectfully,
			WINFIELD SCOTT
			Commissioner.
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MEMORANDUM
WAR DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL

WASHINGTON SEPT. 13 1932 [date is stamped]

IT IS REQUESTED THE ITEMS CHECKED BELOW BE ANSWERED
PROMPTLY AND RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE WITH YOUR REPLY
ADDRESSED TO “The Quartermaster General, U.S. Army, War
Department, Washington, D.C.”   NO FURTHER ACTION CAN BE 
TAKEN UNTIL THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND APPLICATION
RETURNED TO THIS OFFICE.

More definite information is required in order
that the military service may be verified from
the Department records - such as:

[Each of the below items have a box on the left which has been checked for each of the first five questions:]

-----Approximate dates of enlistment and discharge
-----Complete designation of the Organization in 
which deceased served.

------Is name of State and number of Organization 
correct?

------Did the soldier serve under an assumed name?  No.
        Sometimes misspelled Coughey. [answer is handwritten]

------Was the soldier a pensioner; was his family
drawing a pension? State number of pension certificate.
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[Answer is handwritten:]  No. 16725 Certificate no. not file no.

Attention is invited to the difference in spelling 
of name, red ink changes indicate how name appears
on the official records. State correct spelling.
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Complete shipping instructions should be given.
	 ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻

Exact date of death – month, day and year should
be furnished.
          ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻
Give name and location of cemetery in which
deceased is buried.
          ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻   ✻

Advise this office whether burial is in section 
of cemetery which permits the erection of
Government headstones.
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It is requested you obtain a statement from the
Superintendent of the cemetery to the effect
that the cemetery will permit the erection of 
Government headstones as information has reached
this office that this cemetery does not permit the
erection of Government headstones
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29/87/PJ
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Request for John Caughy
Rev War.
Record sent Oct 20, 1933
And all papers returned
   [illegible]

[Circle Stamp:]
RECEIVED
OCT 17 1933
MAIL SUB DIV
[2 lines are illegible]
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Arcanum, O. [Ohio]
Dec. 3, 1925.
Department of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

[Circle stamp:]
    U. S.
PENSION
       A
    DEC
       5
    1925
 OFFICE

Gentlemen:
	Can you give 
any dates as to birth
or death, or the wife’s
name from the
Revolutionary record
of John Caughey who was 
first a private in
Cumberland Co., Pa.
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Militia, then entered
as ensign in a Capt.
Neipers [?] Company Sept,
1781, again entered
as ensign in Capt.
Robert Ramsey’s Company
Both of the last mentioned
Companies being Lancaster
Co. militia, state of 
Pennsylvania. Any
information you
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can give about
this man or a 
relative of the same
name (spelled John
Caughey in the records)
also a Revolutionary 
[93rd Lieut. Lancaster Co., Militia]
soldier ∧ will be
greatly appreciated.
Thanking you, I am,

Very truly yours,
Mrs. Irene Weisenbarger
Arcanum, O. [Ohio]
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IN REPLY REFER TO 
Rev. and 1812
Wars Section.
MUS/eel

3-2562
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UNITED STATES 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON

June 3, 1929

Dora Johnson Christy
1900 Lakeway Drive
Bellingham, Washington

Madam:

	I advise you that the data furnished by you are not sufficient to
enable this bureau to make intelligent reply to the queries contained
in your letter.

	Please fill out such of the blank spaces below, as the information
in your possession will permit, and return to this bureau.

First name of widow _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [blank]
Full name of soldier_ _ _ _ John Caughey
Residence of soldier at enlistment _ _ _ Coleraine Twp., Lancaster Co.
Residence of soldier after service _ _ _ _ _    “         “             “
Name of state from which he enlisted _ _ _ _ Penna. [Pennsylvania]
Approximate date of birth _ _ _ _ 1761
Approximate date of death _ _ _ _ 1833
Kindly return attached letter with your reply.

		Respectfully,
		Earl D. Church
		Commissioner.

Sent more as described letter
for John Johnson
See reg. file
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[Circle stamp:]
   U.   S.
PENSION
  O
JAN
  8
1929
OFFICE


1900 Lakeway Drive
Bellingham, Wash.

The Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

Sirs: Am writing to know if you
have any record of service of any of
my ancestors in the Revolutionary War
My father John J. Johnson was the son
of James Johnson and Ann Caughey, both
born in Lancaster Co. Pa. in 1804, then
in company with several others came
to Wayne Co. Ohio in 1835. Have understand
the Caugheys came to this country
in or about 1750. James Johnson was 
the son of James Johnson and Jane
Andrew. Believe the Johnsons were
related to Richard M. Johnson, and 
were of Irish descent. Would much
appreciate any further information.

	Respectfully yours,
	Dora Johnson Christy.

1900 Lakeway Drive, Bellingham, Wash.
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1900 Lakeway Dr.
Bellingham, Wash.
June 10, ‘29

Earl D. Church Com.
Washington D.C.

Sir:   Have had a little additional information
since writing you and 
have filled in blanks as far as possible.
The father of John Caughey was Samuel
Caughey of Colerain, twp., Lancaster Co. Pa.
wife Esther Coutler, died 1787. Was mistaken
in the Johnson ancestry.
John Johnson was the son of James Johnson
son of Alexander Johnson born about 1773
son of John Johnson, so have filled blanks
accordingly. This was obtained from 
wills and land grants.

	Respectfully yours,
	Dora Johnson Christy

[below looks like it is on a page under this one]
Lakeway Drive, Bellingham, Wash.
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35816
INVALID
Revy.
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File No. 35,816
John Caughey
Pri.  Rev. War
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Act: 18 March 18
Index: — Vol. 2, Page 66
{Arrangement of 1870.}

[Right side of page:]
1926 – Jan 19 - Hist to Mrs. Irene
Weisenbarger.   MMNF
1929 - June 18 hist. to Dora
Johnson Christy     WCS
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1933 - Act 20 -hist. – the main
Branch [illeg.]