Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,390, John Duff, Va.
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DUFF, JOHN
S. 30,390
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Kentucky 31.689
John Duff
Barren Co. in the State of Ky.
who was a Private in the Compy. commanded
by Captain Williams of the Regt. commanded 
by Maj. Blackwell in the Va
line for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 20 Dollars __ Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of Decr
1839 and sent from: J.R. Underwood Ho. of Reps.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1839            $170:00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar. '40.  $10:00
                                                              $180:00

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk,
Book 63 Vol. 7 Page 12
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State of Kentucky Barren County Set.

On this the ninth day of April 1839 personally appeared before the undersigned one of the Commonwealth. Justices of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid; John Duff, a resident of said County and State who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provisions made by the act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832 granting Pensions to certain officers and soldiers of the Revolution.

This Deponent was born in Richmond County in the State of Virginia on the tenth day of September in the year 1761 and removed some years afterwards to the County of Fauquier in State in the year 1777 in the month of December (he thinks) he was drafted (or as it was then called) emolled to go to Nolands Ferry on the Potomac River to guard Burgione's Prisoners to the Albemarle Barracks, he was commanded by Major Samuel Blackwell, his captain's name was Charles Williams, Ennis or Innis, McCombs was Lieutenant, and Berryman Jennings was his Ensign, these are all the officers he now recollects Captain Williams's Company Rendezvous? at Fauquier Court house in the month of December as above stated where this deponent joined them, and marched through Leesburgh where we Shaw provisions and marched directly on to Nolands Ferry and remained there about two or perhaps three weeks waiting for the Division of Burgoine's Prisoners that we were to guard and take on to the Albemarle Barracks, while we remained at Nolands Ferry the weather was exclusively cold and we occupied a large meeting house, and suffered very much from the cold weather having nothing but a stove in the house to build fire in. The prisoners arrived after we had been at
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Nolands Ferry two or three weeks, and were brought across the Potomac River and delivered over to Major Samuel Blackwell's men, the number of Prisoners he cannot now recollect but knows there were several hundred. This deponent with the -- of Major Blackwell's command, guarded the Prisoners on through Leesburgh to Fauquier Court house and then on to Lawson's Mill on the Rappahannock River and in the month of March 1778 his Captain & Major give all of their men on parole to return home, but required them to hold themselves in readiness at a minutes warning to be called into the service again at any time. This deponent was again called into service to guard the Magazine at Fauquier courthouse in the month of May or June in the year 1779 and performed (what was then called a Tour of Duty) he thinks between 60 and 80 days under the command of Captain James Fletcher. On the 1st of the month of May 1781 this deponent joined Captain Joseph Whitley's company of Militia and went on to Fredericksburgh where Colonel Elias Edmunds Regiment rendezvous. He then was under the command of Captain Joseph James who took the command of Capt. Whitley's company from that place. We then marched under the command of Col. Edmunds and a French Major whose name he thinks was DeCluman. We marched down towards Richmond and joined General Lafayette's Army  we then marched to Shocko Hill and remained there several days for reinforcements, we left Shocko Hill in the night and marched under the command of General Lafayette, day and night for two or three weeks until we met General Wayne in Culpeper County with a large reinforcement we then turned about and marched back in pursuit of Cornwallis's Army to Ruffins Ferry on the Pamunkey River. This was in the latter part of July 1781. The Tour of Duty for which we were called out for expired about this time, but our officers would not permit us to leave the Army until (the relief) as they were then called) arrived some time afterwards we were then permitted to return to our homes. This deponent having nearly lost his eyesight and become very infirm, and weak, is wholly
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unable to make a subsistence for himself and wife, and all his children having left him is the cause of his making application at this late day for a Pension. The words "all of their" and the figures "1781" blotted and the words "1st of the" & "some time afterwards" in the lines before signed or sworn to. Witness my hand and seal the day and year first written. John Duff.

Sworn and subscribed before me the day & year first written. James Murrell Jones.

This deponent desires to state in addition to the fore-going Declaration, that he removed from Fauquier County Virginia to Barren County Kentucky (where he now lives) in the Fall of the year 1797 - where he has continued to reside ever since. This the day & year before written - and that he cannot state precisely how long he was in the service but can state that he was in the service longer than seven months, and believes that the true time is about 8 months and ten or twelve days.

I certify that the whole of the above amended declaration was written out and the words "the" & "year" interlined and the word "longer" blotted, before certified and before sworn to by said John Duff. 

James Murrell Jones
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State of Kentucky Barren County Set April 1839

Satisfactory proof was this day made in open Court by the oath of James Dodd, George Carter, and Henry G Hawkins, that they have known John Dulf of Barren County for thirty six years last part, and has always been
reported a Soldier of the Revolution, and that he has sustained an irreproachable character and that for several years past he has been so infirm from old age and sickness that he is wolly unable to make a support for himself

State of Kentucky Barren County Set
I Thomas J Helm Clerk of the County Court for
therein aforesaid do certify that the foregoing is a true and correct extract from the records in my office. Given under my hand this 16th  day of April 1837
T J Helm

Barren County Set
I certify that I rode out and certifyed the
foregoing Declaration of John Duff, at his own house, that he is so afflicted and has become so weak from old age and infirmities that
he is unable to attend Court to make his declaration

Given under my hand this 16th April 1839
James Murrell

34, 845
John Duff
Kentucky
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Rev. & 1812
Wars Section
MMHF/ILL
                                                     May 28, 1930.

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 30390, it appears that John Duff was born September 10, 1761, in Richmond County, Virginia, and afterwards moved to Fauquier County, Virginia.

He enlisted in December 1777 and served at various times until the summer of 1781, about eight months and ten or twelve days in all, as a private under Captains Charles Williams, James Fletcher, Joseph Whitley and Joseph James, Major Samuel Blackwell and Colonel Elias Edmunds in the Virginia Troops.

In the fall of 1797 he moved from Fauquier County, Virginia to Barren County Kentucky, where he was allowed pension on his application executed April 9, 1839. 

In 1839 he referred to his wife and children but did not give their names.

Very truly yours,

E. W. Morgan,
Acting Commissioner.
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30 390
Ray INVALID
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File No. 30,390
John Duff
See Rev War
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Act: June 7th 32
Index:-Vol.2, Page 116

[Arrangement of 1870]

1924-Aug-23-Hist. to Mrs B Luce MM Nf

1930 - May 28 - History to Mrs. F.M. Carlson- MMHF lss.
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John Duff
Kentucky
Suspended
Sie let, 21 January
1839 J. Micooele
Act 7 June 1832
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John Duff
Kentucky
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Admitted
P ~ 6 - H20
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Cap William Moirs
Blackwell 
Act 7 June 1832
of
Hon J. R. Underwood
N. R.
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[faded stamp, illegible] AUG
7
192
OFFICE
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Washington D.C.
8-5-‘24

US Pension Bureau,
Please send me copy of Pension of John Duff, Barren Co. Kentucky 
He was born in 1760 in Virginia, he was allotted land in Clarke Grant, served in Rev in Illinois Regt Northmost Territory he died in Kentucky in 1840 he drew a pension in Barren Co Kentucky.

Mrs B. Luce
227 E Capitol st
Washington D.C.
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Additional Proof 
To the Declaration of
John Duff of Barren Cty
(Declaration sent to Washington in the spring of 1839)
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State of Kentucky Barren County 
(Additional proof to the)
(Declaration of John Duff

George Carter, and James Dodd resident citizens of Barren County personally appeared before me, James Murrell, a justice of the peace in and for said county and made oath in due form of law to the following statements to wit  that they have been intimately acquainted with John Duff of Barren County for upwards of thirty five years, that he has also last past and that he has always sustained an unimpeachable character and always was reputed a soldier of the Revolution, they do not know any thing of his service in the Army but have often heard him what circumstances which took place in the Army during the time of his service, they state that for five or six years part of his eye sight has been so nearly gone, besides his being very feeble that he has been wholly unable to make a support for himself and this he states is the reason why he has not made application for a pension until now, he has always been entirely able by his own labor to make a support for his family until he lost or nearly lost his eye sight (about five or six years ago,) he is entirely blind in one of his eyes and can not see a man ten feet from him out the other other-  with our George Carter 
Handor this 21st September 1839 James Dodd

James Murrell J
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State of Kentucky
Barren County Set
-
James Munell an acting
Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that James Dodd and George Carter who this day signed and sworn to the affadavit on the other side of this sheet are highly respectable Citizens of Barren County and that full faith and
credit should be given to all their statements upon oath, and that I have been acquainted with John Duff who is named in said affadavit for thirty years that he is a highly respectable citizen of Banan County and he is nearly blind, and not able to make a support for himself and wife, his children having all left him, and I have heard him say that he never would make application for a pension so long as he was able to make a support, although he that believed, infact was perfectly assured from the
law that he was entitled to it

Given under my hand this 25th day of September 1839
James Murrell John

State of Kentucky Barren County Set
I Thomas J Helm Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that James Murrell is a magistrate as above stated and that the signature attached to the above
certificate is his genuine signature and that James Dodd & George Carter are respectable citizens of Barren County and entitled to full credit when on oath 

In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of Office this 16th day of November 1839

T J Helm
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Oelwein, Iowa
March 17, 1930

Pension Dept.
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
John Duff, a private under command of General George Rogers Clark - of an Illinois regiment drew a pension in Barren County, Kentucky in 1840.

I have been told, you might be able to give me the name of his wife
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The date of their marriage and possible the date of their deaths.

I would appreciate this very much if you can do so. Thanking you in advance for your courtesy in this matter, I am

Very Truly yours, 
Mrs F.H. Carlson
24-First Ave. S.E. 
Oelwein, Iowa
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August 23, 1924 I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 30390 it appears that John Duff was born September 10, 1761 in Richmond County, Virginia, and afterwards moved to Fauquier County, Virginia. He enlisted in December 1777 and served at various times until in the summer of 1781, about eight months and ten or twelve days in all, as a private under Captains Charles Williams, James Fletcher, Joseph Whitley and Joseph James, Major Samuel Blackwell and Colonel Elias Edmunds in the Virginia Troops. In the fall of 1797 he moved from Fauquier County, Virginia to Barren County, Kentucky where he was allowed pension on his application executed April 9, 1839, for the 1839 at which date he referred to his wife and children, but did not give their names. Respectfully, Commissioner.

Date of death 
Not our JB.