Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4768, for Jacob Ripley, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn.
Ripley, Jacob
NUMBER
S. 4768
Carded
CONTENTS
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To:  Ohio  Pitts    12349
From Virginia

Jacob Ripley

of Morgan in the state of Virginia who was a private in the ( ) commanded by Captain Paxton of the ( ) commanded by ( ) in the Pennsylvania line for 13 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of $56.66 per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd of April 1833 and sent to Maury Byrne, Buckley Springs

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 -- $113.32
Semiannual allowance ending 4 Sept -- $28.33
Total -- $141.65

Revolutionary Claim Act, June 7 1832

Recorded by Nathaniel Rice, Clerk

Book E, Vol 6, Page 24

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Nov 7, 1833 -- see letter to agent
Nov 18, 1833 -- transfer to Ohio, Pissg agency for 4 March
1833 - Certif of transfer sent to Hon HH Leavett of Steubenville Ohio on the 19th same month
Let 31 March 1837 to A Woods, Penn Agent
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20744

Jacob Ripley
VA

Admit
5 mo as private - $16.66
8 mo as sergeant - $40.00

Total $56.66

Henry A Byrne
Burke County
Springs
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office
March 14, 1834

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done.  Tse points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement showing the Service of Jacob Ripley, Morgan County, Virginia

Period / Duration / Rank / Officer / Evidence
Volunteer 1777 / 3 months / private / Cap Paxton / Traditionary:  notified of where served
Volunteer 1778 / 8 months / private / Capt Cluggage
Substitute after / 2 months / Capt Abraham

5 mo private
8 mo sergeant

I am, respectfully Your obedient servant

JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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State of Ohio, Jefferson County

On this 1st day of October 1833 before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for said county of Jefferson, personally appeared Jacob Ripley, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Robert Paxtone then stationed at Frankstowne, in the State of Pennsylvania, also in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Clugage (volunteers) under the command of Major Robert Clugage in Bedford County and State of Pennsylvania also in Captain Noah Abrhams Company of ? at Carlise in the state of Pennsylvania, all in the service of the United States, -- That his name was placed on the pention (pension) roll of the State of Virginia from whence he has lately removed, that he now resides in the County of Jefferson, in the State of Ohio, whare (where) he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be payable at Pittsburg Agency in future.  The following are his reasons for removing from Morgan County, Virginia, to said Jefferson County, Ohio, ?. He had become embarrassed and reduced in his circumstances, by reason of his having become bail? for others, and had children towit, three daughters living in said Jefferson County, in which neighborhood he was desirous of spending the remaining of his life.
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
Martin Addams
Justice of the Peace

X his mark, Jacob Ripley
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State of Ohio
Jefferson County

on the 1st day of October 1833 before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace for said County personally appeared Samuel Hawley, who is a man of Respectability & veracity, and on oath says, that he is acquainted with the witness named Jacob Ripley, who has sworn to and subscribed the within affidavidit. That the said Ripley lately removed from Morgan County in the State of Virginia, to said Jefferson County, in the State of Ohio, where he has three daughters residing.  that he has understood, and verily believes, that a pension for revolutionary services was granted to said Ripley while a resident of said Morgan County, & that the said Ripley now has his pension certificate in his possesion, and that the said Ripley who has subscribed and sworn to the within affidavit is the identical person named in said Pension Certificate now in his possesion.

Saml Hawley

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid

Martin Adams
Justice of the peace

State of Ohio
Jefferson County

I James Ross Wills, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, do hereby certify that Martin Adams Esqr. before whom the foregoing affidavits were made was on the said first day of October 1833, and now is, a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified to whose official acts full faith and credit is due

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Steubenville, this 11th day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty three

James Ross Wells, Clerk
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Virginia to wit:

In the Record of the proceedings in the County Court of Morgan, amongst others, is the following, to wit:

At a Court begun and held for Morgan County, on Monday the 26 day of November, 1832. Present Jonathan Jones, Samuel Abernathy, Henry Myers, & Isaiah Buck, Gentlemen Justices

State of Virginia
County of Morgan 

On the twenty sixth day of November 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the County Court of Morgan, now sitting, Jacob Ripley, a resident of the County of Morgan in the State of Virginia, aforesaid, aged about Seventy Six 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 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. First under Captain Robert Paxton and Lieutenant James and was stationed in Frankstown settlement, at a place of a Mr Holliday, in the then County of Bedford and State of Pennsylvania, against the Indians, for three months; under Captain Thomas Clurgage, and Major Robert Clegage, at Fort Roberdtean in the same County at the lead mines, in the sinking valley also against the Indians, for eight months  thirdly, under Captain Noah Abraham at Carlisle guarding the magazine for two months

Question by the Court.
1st :  Where and in what year were you born?
Answer:  I was born near Carlisle in the State of Pennsylvania; I do not exactly know my age. From tradition and other circumstances I think I am about 76 years old; I have no record of my age.

2d:   where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
Answer: when called into service I was living in the Path valley, in the State of Pennsylvania about ten miles from Fort Littleton. After the war of the Revolution I lived on the South mountain, about twelve miles from Hagerstown MD. And for the last twenty years I have lived near the warm springs in the (present) County of Morgan & State of Virginia.

3rd:  How were you called into service? were you drafted; did you volunteer or were you a  substitute; if a substitute, for whom?
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Answer: for the 3 months under Captain Paxton, and the eight months under Captain Clugage, I considered myself as enlisted; it was at that time so called, but perhaps in stritness it ought to be termed volunteering.  For the 2 months which I served at Carlisle under Captain Abraham I was a substitute for Francis Elliott

4th:   State thc names of some of the General Officers who were with the troops where you served such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
Answer:   In addition to what I have above stated, I can further say, that the troops with which I served at the lead mines, besides being under the immediate command of Maj Cluggage were under the command of General Roberdeau from whom the fort was named; Peter Riely was our quartermaster, Giles Stevens and myself were noncommissioned officers in the same company.  John Lane a private of the same company was shot through by the Indians, but recovered.  the said Giles Stevens is the only survivor except myself, of whom I can hear; I have procured his affidavit, taken in Pennsylvania which I herewith submit. we had no regular battle while I was in the service. I think three months I served under Captain Paxton were in 1777, the 8 months at Fort Roberdeau in 1778, and the 2 months at Carlisle was afterwards. Capt Abraham was the chief officer

5th:  did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Answer:  I must have received my discharges at the expiration of my several terms of service; they have been long since lost or destroyed; I took no care of them, thinking them useless; besides I am quite illiterate and cannot now remember by whom they were signed.

6th:  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Answer:  Most of the members of the Court, Henry Spohr, Samuel Rankin & Wm Rankin, John Duckwall & George Froshous have known me many years; to them I refer on this subject.  I refer especially to Henry A. Byrne Esqr. an attorney of this Court, who, being a native of Huntington County PA and now having lately visited that County and State, can probably give some satisfactory information on the subject.

He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension whatever except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
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true in relation to his campaign at Fort Roberdeau. I do believe his declarations in relation to those said to have been performed at Frank's Town and Carlisle. A certain Thomas Coleman of Huntington County informed me that he remembered when there were some men stationed in Frankstown about the time stated by said Ripley against the Indians, but that he was not amongst them, being then employed in another part of the County against the Indians. I think the said Ripley a man of veracity and concur in the belief that he served in the war of the Revolution as by him above stated.

Henry A. Byrne

Subscribed and sworn to, the day & year aforesaid, 

J. Rushaw, C M C

and the Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of  the matter, and after putting the interrogatories, presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states; and the Court further certifies, that Samuel Rankin, John Duckwall, George Froshour, Henry Spoke & William Rankin, and Henry A Byrne, who signed the proceding certificate are residents in this County, that they are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.

I, Jacob Richard, Clerk of the Court of Morgan County, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Ripley for a pension

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office, this first day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two.

J. Richard
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State.

Jacob Ripley (his mark)

Sworn to, and subscribed the day & year aforesaid,
J. Richard C M C

We Samuel Rankin, John Duckwall, William Rankin, George Froshour, and Henry Spoler,  residing in the County of Morgan, and State of Virginia hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Ripley, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and that we believe him to be of the age of about 76 years (he has several great grand children); that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Samuel Rankin
John Duckwall
George Froshour
Henry Spoler (his mark)

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid. 

J RIchard, C M C

I Henry A. Byrne, attorney at law, residing in the County of Morgan, and State of Virginia, and a native of Huntington County, and State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify, that I have known the said Jacob Ripley by whom the foregoing declaration is subscribed and sworn to since the Summer of 1820 and I believe he is about 76 years of age and I do believe that he served in the war of the Revolution as by him in his said declaraion is alledged. He has frequently related to me the various particulars stated in the said declaration, and most of them several years before the passage of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832. Being a native of the County where most of his services are said to have been performed, our conversation mostly turned on them; and being in October last, in these parts I made enquiry, on the subject and found that the various actions and particular statements theretofore made to me were confirmed by the tradition of the County. Of the many persons whom he had named as having served with him I only met with one, viz Giles Stevens who is very old and infirm, whom I had taken to the nearest  Justice, and his affidavit taken. In the conversations which I had with the said Stephens he fully agreed, (except in a very few trivial matters) with what I had heard stated by the said Ripley, when he could have had no expectation that I would ever see the said Stevens, or that he was alive. Having thus found the previous statements of said Ripley
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Hon Hugh Ike Shott
Sept 11 /31

It appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.4768, that Jacob Ripley was born near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, date not given.

While residing in Path Valley, about two miles from Fort Littleton, in Pennsylvania, he enlisted in 1777, exact date not stated, and served three months in Captain Robert Paxton's Pennsylvania Company and was stationed in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, as a guard against the Indians.

He enlisted early in the spring of 1776, served as a non commissioned officer in Captain Thomas Cluggage's Company under Major Robert Cluggage in the Pennsylvania Troops and was stationed at the laed mines in Sinking Valley, Bedford (later Huntingdon) County, Pennsylvania, length of service eight months.

He afterward enlisted, date not shown, and served two months at Carlisle, guarding the magazine under Captain Noah Abraham in the Pennsylvania Troops.

After the Revolution, he lived on South Mountain, about twelve miles from Hagerstown, Maryland; then moved to Morgan County, Virginia, near the Warm Springs.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 26, 1832, at which time he was aged about seventy-six years and resided in Morgan County, Virginia. In 1833, he had moved to Jefferson County, Ohio.

He died November 14, 1836, leaving a widow, whose name is not stated.

Three daughters resided in Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1833; their names are not given. In 1832, it was stated that the soldier had several great grandchildren; their names and the names of their parents are not given and there are no further family data.

The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to an Andrew Thompson, of Bland County, Virginia.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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1931 Sept 11 - Hist to Hon Hugh Ike Shott
Letter in case of Leo Waugh

W.9873

INVALID

File No:  4768

Jacob Ripley
Sergeant, Rev War

Act: June 7, 1832

Index:  Vol M, Page 315
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State of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County

Be it remembered that on this twenty seventh day of October 1832 Giles Stevens of said county aged about 85 years personally appeared before the undersigned Edward Bell a justice of the peace in and for the said county within the State aforesaid, and being duly sworn in due form of law, doth on his oath depose & say, that from early in the spring untill late in the fall of the year 1778, a certain Jacob Ripley served at Fort Roberdeau in the sinking valley at the lead mines in then Bedford now Huntingdon County and State of Pennsylvania as a non commissioned officer against theIndians under Captain Thomas Cluggage and Major Robert Clugage. That he this affiant served the same time with the said Ripley viz 8 months; that since the aforesaid term of service this affiant has not been as known the said Jacob Ripley, but he is informed that he lives near the Warm Springs in Morgan County & State of Virginia.  This affiant for the eight months he served of fort Roberdeau with the said Jacob Reply as aforesaid and received a discharge given some time after his
term expired, of which here follows a copy: viz

Fort Roberdeacu, March 29th 1779

These are to certify that Giles Stevens served as Sergeant in Capt Thomas Clugages Company of Volunteers and behaved well in his post and served his time of an enlistment.  He is hereby discharged with credit given under my hand.

Robert Clugage C.H B.

This affiant further on his oath says that he knows of no other person of the name of
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Ripley Serving in the war of the revolution than the aforesaid Jacob Ripley, who was considered and to be about for 1 or 10 years younger than this affiant. subscribed and sworn to this twenty Seventh day of October 1832 by the aforesaid before me.

Giles Stevens

Edward Bell JP
State of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County. 

I David R Porter Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Huntingdon do Certify that Edward Bell Esq before whom the above and foregoing affidavit appears to have been made was at the time and yet is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned & qualified and that to all his official acts full faith and credit are due as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of the said Court at Huntingdon the 13th day of November A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty two

D R Porter, 
Prothy
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Jacob Ripley, deceased, Ohio - Pittsburg, Act 7th June 1832

Be pleased to say to what time the Pension has been paid.

Pension Office
31st March 1837
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Office Bank United States
Richmond
9 Nov 1833

Sir,

Your letter of the 7th inst addressed to the President of this office has been received.  And in reply to is, I have to state that the Pension of Jacob Ripley was paid to his Attorney on the 6 May last, being what was due to him up to the 4th March 1833.

I am, very respectfully,

your obedient servant,

J Robertson Carver

J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

(stamp received Oct 12)

Jacob RIpley
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Steubenville, Ohio
Oct 11, 1833

Sir,

Permit me to request your immediate attention to the application of Jacob Ripley to be transferred from the Virginia agency to that at Pittsburgh.  His papers, I believe, are prepared in strict conformity with the forms and instructions of the Department.

Be good enough to notify me of the order for the transfer of Mr. Ripley.

Very respectfully,

Your obedient servant

H Leavitt
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Northwestern Bank of PA
March 14, 1837

J L Edwards, Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir:

I enclose herewith the Pension vouchers of Jacob Ripley deceased of Jefferson County Ohio, a pensioner under Act of 7th June 1832.  They contain some inaccuracies for which they were returned to Mr Marsh, the gentleman who presented them.  But were returned again to me without any corrections having been made.  For reasons which that gentleman's letters accompanying this will explain.

The pension agent at Pittsburgh informed me that he was last paid by him up to the 4th September 1833.  He dies November 14, 1833 and consequently two months and ten days pension is due to the widow, amounting to seven dollars.  Mr Marsh is a respectable lawyer of Steubenville personally known to the officers of the Bank, so I think there can be nothing like imposition in this case.

You will pelase inspect the papers and inform me whether to pay the pension or not.

I am yours respectfully,

Arch Woods, pension
[illegible]
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Washington, Dec 7th 1906

The Commissioner of Pensions.

Sir: In reply to your letter of 3rd inst, in case of Jacob Ripley, Rev War Act 1832,  Certificate ( ), 
Pittsburg Agency, ( ) Roll,
you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered by the U. S. Pension Agent, the records of this office show last payment to have been made at $56.66 per 12 months 4
September 1835 to November 1835. The date of death is unknown.

Letter herewith returned.
Respectfully,
Robert S Person
Auditor

by J B Belt
Deputy Auditor

(stamped Pension Office Dec 8, 1906)
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O desk

3-397
(Old No. 3 -- 299. )

AW, Examiner
S File No 4768
Jacob Ripley
Rev War

Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., Dec. 3, 1906

Sir:

For use in the above-entitled claim for pension, you are requested to furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of Jacob Ripley pensioned under the act of June 7, 1832 by certificate No. 12349, issued Apr. 23, 1833. Pittsburg, Ohio Agency showing date of death, date of last payment and to whom paid.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner

THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Treasury Department.

Stamp received Dec 8, 1906 in Pension Office
Stamp received Dec 6, 1906, Office of Auditor, Interior Dept Pension Division