Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 20,147, Jacob White, Penn.
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(3─1776)

SERVICE
Penn.

White, Jacob

NUMBER
R. 20,147

CONTENTS
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31, 953

Jacob White's  
Perry-Wayne Co. Ohio [written in lighter ink or pencil]
Pension papers
act of 7th June. 1832.

"Twenty two months" service
nothing found [written in lighter ink or pencil]

Aged. 72 years.

Address  J. G. Bedford
Esq. Wooster
Wayne Co
Ohio

Served 1777 Fayette Co [illegible] Capt. Geo. [illegible] to 1780 on frontier [written in lighter ink or pencil]

Cn'd
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
State of Ohio
Wayne County ss on this 12th day of September 1834 personally appeared in open court before the [illegible] the judge of the superior court of said state now sitting for Wayne County Jacob White a resident of Perry Township in the County of Wayne in the state of Ohio aged Seventy two years of age 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 in the year 1777 in the month of September and served from the 1st of September 1777 to the first of December 1777 being a service of three months as a volunteer and served under 'Capt Scott" [underlined] , in the county of Fayette in the state of Pennsylvania that this applicant for three months service was stationed and served as a guard at the Garrison called Pickett's Fort [underlined], situated on the West Fork [underlined] of the "Monongahela River' [underlined]
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That during this tour of duty this applicant was frequently sent in pursuit after the indians [Indians] who were killing the inhabitants & destroying their property on the frontiers - 
and this applicant was out again as a volunteer and joined a Company of militia under "Capt. Brown" of Fayette Co. Pa. and served for the term four months, in the militia of said County of Fayette Pa, and served in a militia regiment of troops under "Col. Morgan", that this applicant was marched from Fayette Co. Pa. to the mouth of Little Beaver where this applicant was stationed and where there was a fort built called "Fort McIntosh" at Litle Beaver".  That this applicant whilst on this tour of duty was repeatedly sent after the indians [Indians} and Tories who were in the habit of [illegible], pillaging, and destroying the property of the citizens of said county - that he served this tour of duty as near as he can recollect in the year 1778. That he entered the service under "Capt. Brown" on the first of June 1777 and served until
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the first of October 1777 following - and this applicant served another tour of duty as a volunteer in Washington County militia for a period of six months as a volunteer, under Capt. Bonnett, and Lieut. Jolly, and served this period of duty on and along the foot of Laurel Hill, where there was a Fort built called Beeson's Fort, near Beeson's Mills in Pa.  That this section of the country was disturbed and kept in constant agitation by the Indians and the Tories during the times of this applicants serves, and this tour was served under the command of Col. Shepherd, in the year 1778. That this was during the months of June, July, August, September, October and November, of 1778.
That whilst this applicant was on this our of service a number of Tories were [illegible] and sent to Philadelphia for trial - [illegible due to crossed out words] that they were taken by this applicant & his companions and confined [illegible] & sent off for trial -
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and this applicant served a fourth tour of duty as a drafted militiaman in the militia of Washington Co. Pa. for a fourth period of duty and served for the term of three months [underlined] in the militia of said county of Washington, Pa., under Capt. "Virgin" and served in said Capt. Virgin's company of militia, and served in a militia regiment of troops under Col. "Gaddes or Col. Shepherd of the county of Washington and served under said officers for said period in the year of 1779.  That this applicant served this period at Whitsell's Fort, and was often dispatched out in pursuit of the indians [Indians] and to watch the tories [Tories] who kept the inhabitants in constant alarm. And at the expiration of his said tour of three months which was served during [word during was repeated] the months of July, August, September & a part of October of the year 1779, he was verbally discharged by his commanding officer Capt. Virgin under whom he served the above tour of three months as above mentioned,
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and this applicant was again in the service as a volunteer under Capt. Virgin and Lieut. Jolly for six months under Col. Shepherd of the County of Washington, Pa. and served under said officers for said period in the year 1780.  That this applicant served this period at Mason's Fort [underlined] and a part of the time at Wheeling Garrison [underlined] and at Wolf's Fort, on Buffalo Creek, that this applicant served as a guard at the above named stations and was often while at the above posts sent out with his companions as an indian [Indian] spy or scout - and this period of service this applicant served under said officers as above mentioned during the summer & fall of 1780. That this was during the months of June, July, August, September, October and November of the year 1780. That whilst he was on this tour of duty at the station at
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Mason's Fort, the Indians and British made an attack on the Fort at about daylight when [illegible crossed out words] a sharp engagement ensued and three indians [Indians] were killed on the spot and it was supposed a number of them were wounded. That this applicant with the corps in which he served were sent in pursuit of the indians [Indians] & British who fled but they could not be overtaken - 
That this applicant says he served said periods above named as a private soldier and served in all his revolutionary services a period of one year and ten months as above mentioned and this applicant further says that no living witness can be had or procured to prove the above services or any part thereof - and that he was not at any time engaged in any Civil pursuit whatever but was wholly devoted to the army as above mentioned.
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Interrogatories


1st - When and where were you born?

Answer  I was born in Maryland in Washington County [in the state of Pennsylvania - words were crossed out] in the year 1762.

2nd -  Have you any record of your age?

Answer  I have a family Bible in which a record of my age is kept & from that record I know my age to be seventy two years.

3rd - Where were you living when you entered the service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live?

Answer  When I entered the service I lived in the County of Fayette in the State of Pennsylvania and since the Revolutionary War I lived in Armstrong County in the State of Pennsylvania and I now live in the County of Wayne in the State of Ohio where I have resided for 16 years past.
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4th  How were you called into the service - were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?

Answer - I volunteered and was drafted for the periods as I have above stated.

5th  Did you ever receive a written discharge from the service?

Answer  I never received any written discharge from the service.

6th  Did you ever receive a commission during [word during was repeated] the service?

Answer  I never did, but served the periods above mentioned as a private soldier, making a revolutionary service of one year, and ten months, as above stated.

7th  State the names of some of the officers who served with you?
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Answer  Capt. "Scott", Capt. "Brown" - Col. "Morgan", Capt. "Bonnett", Lieut. "Jolly", Capt. "Virgin", Col. Gaddes, Major Springer,  Col. "Shepherd" - all of whom served with me during [me during was written again but crossed out] the above periods of my services.

8th  State the names of some persons in your present neighborhood who can testify to your character for truth and their belief of your services.

Answer  I will name John Thrig Esq., John Allison Esq., Rev. J. G. Jones, Michael Row Esq., Hugh Adams, & Wm. Adads and Doctor Abraham Ecker.

Sworn to and subscribed this 12th September 1834 in Open Court}

Attest Wm [William] Larwell Clk [Clerk] of
Supreme Court of Ohio
Wayne Co.}

Jacob White [signature]
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Relinquishment [underlined]

I Jacob White the applicant for a pension do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and I declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Sworn to and subscribed this 16th day of September 1834 in open court

Wm.[William]  Larwell Clk [Clerk]
Supreme Court}

Jacob White [signature]


Mr. Frederic Freeman a clergyman residing in the County of Wayne in the State of Ohio and Michael Rowe, Abraham Ecker and Henry Boffenmeyer, Citizens of the County of Wayne in the state of Ohio Do Hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob White who has sworn to & subscribed the above Declaration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age - that he is reputed and believed
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in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a revolutionary soldier and that we concur in that opinion.

Frederic Freeman, Pastor of the Baptist Church Wooster
Michael Rouss
Abraham Ecker
Henry Boffenmeyer

Sworn to and subscribed this tenth day of September 1834
John Ihrig
Justice of the Peace

and the said court do hereby certify that after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that it is their opinion that the above married applicant served as he states and the said court do further certify that it appears to them that Frederic Freeman who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman of Wayne County in the state of Ohio and that Michael Rowe, Dr. Abraham Ecker & Henry Boffenmeyer who  have also signed the same are citizens of Wayne County in the state of Ohio and [word that is crossed out] are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to full faith and credit.
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In testimony whereof I William Larwill Clerk of the Supreme Court of Ohio for the County of Wayne aforesaid have hereto signed my name & affixed the seal of said County at Wooster this twelfth day of September Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred & thirty four.

Wm [William] Larwill Clk [Clerk] 
Supreme Court
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No.  20,147

Jacob White

REJECTED

Rev. War.