Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,354, William Cradlebaugh, Va.
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(3—1776)

SERVICE Va.
Cradlebaugh, William
NUMBER S. 30,354
CONTENTS
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19224  Kentucky
Wm Cradlebaugh 
of Madison Co in the State of Keny who was a pr in the co commanded by Captain Boone, of the regt. commanded by Col Bowman in the Va. line for 2 years.
Inscribed on the roll of Kent. at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Augt 1833 and sn [sent to] Danl Breck Richmond
Arrears to the 4th of March 160.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 40.00
[=] $200.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Saml Boyd  Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 7  Page 5
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State of Kentucky  Madison County } ss
On this 30th day of August 1832 personally appeared before me Henry B. Hawkins one of the Justices of the Madison County Court in & for the County of Madison aforesaid William Cradlebaugh a resident of the County aforesaid aged 88 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
That he came from North Carolina to Kentucky in 1776. and settled at Boonsborogh and was there enlisted to do foot duty & act as guard & Indian spy till May 1779  Their was a company raised by Col J. Bensom to go to the chilacothia towns against the Indians: we there attacked the Indians: & we followed them in their retreat: half way into the towns: where we were ordered to proceed no farther: several Indians were killed: among the rest was the chief Black Fish: that he served on there: expedition in 1780 under Benj. Logan.: & George Rogers Clarke was the commander as General: beyond the Chilecotha Towns: the name of the place. he does not recollect: but twelve or thirteen Indians were killed: he service another expedition: under Daniel Bone. [Boone] & Col. Theo. Kennedy: upon which
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he proceeded almost as far as the head of Mad River: on this expedition: were killed: twelve or thirteen warriors: & took thirty two prisoners: and destroyed three towns: and that he was. at three sieges at the town of Boonborough.  And further: states that he was a single man, and came to Boonsborough in the year 1776. and that he continued to hunt for provisions for the fort. to act as spie, and serve in different campaigns. for. six or seven years: & that he went on an express from Boonborough to Kenaway. secreted without provisions & swam the rivers. & creeks. a distance of two hundred miles: & the pay he received for his services amounted to a mere nothing: in all the above instances he volunteered:

He has lived in the [illegible] bounds of Madison County since 1776.  He has no documentary evidence to prove his service in his possession, but can prove him by Colo Samuel Estile.  Jno/Jos. Kennedy & Gilverton Payton &c
He was born in North Carolina  He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid, 
Will his x mark Cradlebaugh
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I Samuel Estile a resident of Madison County do hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with William Cradlebaugh who has subscribed & sworn to the forgoing declaration since 1778.  That I know of my own knowledge that said Cradlebaugh was on Indian spy in Kentucky after 1778 to 1783 as he states in his Declaration & went upon expeditions against the Indians across the Ohio & [illegible] as stated in his declaration.  That I am entirely satisfied of the truth of his whole statement & that he is 88 years of age.  I know him to be a good soldier & an honest man.
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforsaid} Saml. Estile

I Jesse Hodges a resident of Madison County do hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with William Cradlebaugh who has subscribed & sworn to the forgoing declaration, since 1777: that I know said Cradlebaugh was a soldier & Indian spy in Kentucky from 1777 during the Revolutionary War.  I served with him.  I believe him to be 88 years of age.  he was a brave soldier & has always maintained a fair character.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforsaid}
Jesse Hodges

And the said Henry B. Hawkins Justice of the County Court for Madison County aforsaid hereby declares his opinion after the investigation of the matter
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I Samuel Estile a resident of Madison County do hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with William Cradlebaugh, who has subscribed & sworn to the forgoing declaration since 1778— that I know of my own knowledge that said Cradlebaugh was an Indian spy in Kentucky after 1778 to 1783 as he states in his Declaration & went upon expeditions against the Indians across the Ohio & [else] when as stated in his declaration.  that I am entirely satisfied of the truth of his whole statement & that he is 88 years of age— I know him to be a good soldier & an honest man—
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforsaid}
Saml. Estile

I Jesse Hodges a resident of Madison County do hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with William Cradlebaugh who has subscribed & sworn to the forgoing declaration, since 1777: that I know said Cradlebaugh was a soldier & Indian spy in Kentucky from 1777 during the Revolutionary War.  I served with him — I believe him to be 88 years of age — he was a brave soldier & has always maintained a fair character.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforsaid}
Jesse Hodges

And the said Henry B Hawkins Justice of the County Court for Madison County aforsaid hereby declares his opinion after the investigation of the matter
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& after putting the interrogatories, prescribed by the War Department that William Cradlebaugh, the forgoing applicant, was a Revolutionary soldier & Indian spy & served as he states in his declaration.  That his age & infirmity render it altogether impracticable for him to attend the County Court aforsaid at the Court House or seat of Justice.  said Justice further certifies that Colo. Samuel Estile & Jesse Hodges, who have subscribed & sworn to the forgoing certificates, are residents of Madison County aforsaid & credible persons of good character & that their statements are entitled to credit.
Henry B Hawkins  JP.

Kentucky Madison County Sct.
I David Irvine clerk of the court for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Henry B Hawkins whose name is subscribed to the above certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the county aforesaid, and also one of the Justices of the Madison County Court and that it is his proper signature.
[Seal affixed]  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 10. day of September 1823.
David Irvine CMCC

11364

W. Cradlebaugh Declaration
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State of Kentucky  Madison County } S.S.
This day personally appeared before me Henry B. Hawkins a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Madison aforsaid William Cradlebaugh, a resident of said County, and an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832, & whose original declaration was made before me on the 30th August 1832, who being first duly sworn according to Law states upon oath.  That in 1776 he came from North Carolina to Kentucky—  That in same year he volunteered as a private in Capt Daniel Boone's Company at the Fort or Garrison at Boonesboro.  He cannot now state whether he enlisted or volunteered for any spicific length of time, but he knows well that he continued as a soldier in the Company of Capt Daniel Boone & of Capt. John Holden & Capt Calloway, who commanded the Fort at Boonesboro subsequently to Capt. Boone or after he was promoted, to do regular Garrison
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duty at Boonesboro for more than three years from the time he volunteered or enlisted, except when absent on expeditions against the Indians; in such cases as many usually went as could be spared from the fort so that a sufficient guard was left—  He states that according to the best of his recollection he served upon Campaigns against the Indians under Colo. Plowman, Genl. Clark, Colo Thomas Kennedy & Daniel Boone not less than six months—  He cannot from his loss of memory & great age recollect the different years when he served on these Campaigns, but knows it was during the Revolutionary War—  He states during his services at Boonesboro his sole business was to do Garrison duty, to spy for Indians and to hunt for provisions for those in the Fort—  He knows that he served as a soldier at the Fort at Boonesboro during the Revolutionary War & on Campaigns against the Indians during same period a
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good deal more than two years & for such services he trusts he will receive a pension—  he claims it— his age & poverty render it doubly desireable—
William his x mark Cradlebaugh

Sworn & subscribed before me this 29th day of April 1833 & I further certify that the condition of said applicant by reason of age & bodily infirmity is such that he cannot attend Court at the County Seat.
HB. Hawkins  J.P.

State of Kentucky  Madison County } s.s.
I Thos. S. Branston a clergyman residing in the County of Madison aforsaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Cradlebaugh of said County, who has subscribed & sworn to the forgoing statement—  That I believe him to be 88 years of age— That he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that I concur in that opinion—
T.S. Branston 
Subscribed & sworn to before me Henry B. Hawkins a Justice of the Peace in & for
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the County of Madison aforsaid this 29th day of April 1833.  & I further certify that said Ths. S. Branston, who has signed & sworn to said certificate, is a clergyman residing in said County of Madison & that his statement is entitled to credit — Given under my hand the day & year last aforsaid—
HB. Hawkins  J.P.

State of Kentucky  Madison County } sct.
I David Irvine clerk of the Court for the County aforsaid do hereby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings before H.B. Hawkins Esqr one of the Justices of said Court in the matter of the application of William Cradlebaugh for a pension.  and also the subsequent statement of said applicant before said Hawkins.  and I further certify that said H. B. Hawkins, whose certificate is attached to said subsequent statement, was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace for said County and one of the Justices of said Court and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 30th April 1833 — [Seal affixed]
David Irvine  Clk CC
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11.364  Madison County  Kentuckey
[crossed out: Wm Cradleborough]
Wm Cradlebaugh  Kentucky  
from 1776 private  2 yrs $80.

Daniel Breck
Richmond Kentuckey
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BRIEF in the case of Wm Cradlebaugh of Madison County in the State of Kentuckey
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  before a Judge.
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?  88
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period | enlisted as guard & Indian spy In 1776  Late May 1779  served in different campaigns 6 or 7 years  
Duration of Service. Years | Months | Days.|
Rank. As a , Private
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.  Colo Broom [Boone] Colo. Keneday [Kennedy]
5. In what battles was he engaged?  none
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Kentuckey  Broonsborough [Boonsborough]
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  living witnesses
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?  correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.  
John H Ashton  Examining Clerk.
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30.354  Revy INVALID.  aus
File No. 30,354  William Cradlebaugh 
Pri  Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:— Vol. Q, Page 89
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Comm'r. Pensions
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Richmond, Ky.  30. April 1833
J.L.Edwards Esq.
Sir, I forward you the papers of Will. Cradlebaugh so amended, it is hoped, as to remove the objections—  very respectfully
Yr [  ] Obt. Servt.
Daniel Breck
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Wm Cradleborough [Cradlebaugh] which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  yes
V.  * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine in what amout [sic] of pensions he is entitled?  no
VI.  Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  yes
VII.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  yes
VIII.  Has the Court given their opinion?  yes
IX.  Has the Clerk given his certificate?  yes
X.  Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?  yes
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XI.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  living witnesses
XII  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  no
XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV.  + [tiny sword] If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?  yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?  yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?  yes
XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?  yes
XVI.  ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  yes
XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  answered—

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For—— year ——— months, and —— days, I served as a ———. For —— months and —— days, I served as a —— ; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about two or three months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. 
[tiny sword] QUERE XIV. Proof of Service. 
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. 
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAN-51
12-5-41 
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* 
NAME Crady, David GRADE Private LINE Maryland 
WARRANT NUMBER 11094   ACREAGE 100 November 29, 1790 to James Currie, Admr 

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.