Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,908, for Daniel Ketteman, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE Va.
Ketteman, Daniel
NUMBER S.15,908
carded
CONTENTS
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Let to J. Shook Aug 12. 1836
do. to Same & P. [illegible] 11. 1836


Virginia 23.582
Daniel Ketteman
of
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State of Virginia
Hardy County
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Hardy and State of Virginia,
Daniel Ketterman age 72 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 provision of the act of Congress Passed June 7 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
That in the spring of the year 1778. There was a Draft in the Company to which he belonged, which Company was commanded by Captain James Cunningham in the County of Hampshear, and affiant was then drafted for a
Tour of three months - at this time affiant was very young and many  in his neighborhood being disaffected to the American cause, this
affiant with a number of other young men was prevailed upon to refuse to march in obediance to the said Draft - in consequence then of this affiant did for a time absent himself from this duty, but upon more
[illegible] reflection and being better advised did in the month of June in the said year 1781. Reports himself to Col Dark, at Winchester who this affiant a certificate with orders to join the Army; this certificate
shewed that this affiant was to serve in the regular Army Six months from the fifteenth day of June - some few days after this we marched to Join the main army which then lay in the lower part of Virginia when [illegible] sent down some prisoners along with the detachment which were exchanged, but affiant does not recollect the place at
which the exchange took place but well recollects the emaciated appear
, of the Americans who had been prisoners, -when affiant arrived at headquarters he was attached to a company command as well as he by Captain Tabb and believes that the regiment was Commanded by Capt Dabney - from the great length of time which has elapsed since the Revolution affiant has forgotten the many marches and events of the army he recollects that they [illegible]
at Yorktown about ten days [illegible]  surrender of Cornwallis - Affiant recollects of seeing the flag sent from the British Commander to General Washington,
after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis our Regiment was marched
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To Portsmouth, at this place the British army had made entrenchments and erected Batteries. Which we were ordered to Destroy and to fill up their intrenchments, in this service affiant was engaged until his term of service had expired when he was discharged having served six months from the time he arrived at Winchester, affiant was five days in gowing from his home to Winchester, and affiant, also twenty days in. Returning from Portsmouth home which will make his service on the tour six months and twenty five days.. That on the first of April 1782 this was a draft in his said company and Adam Harpol was on after for a tour of [illegible] to march against the Indians who had made their appearance in the county of Monongahala in a settlement upon the [illegible] Valley River
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Virginia, Hardy County to wit
I James Carr Gamble Clerk of the County
Court of said County of Hardy do hereby certify that Jacob Seles, before
whom the within declaration and affidavits were made was at the time
and still is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County
and that to all his acts as such due faith and credit is and ought
to be given as well in courts of Justice as [illegible], and I do further certify
that I believe the within signatures of Jacob Seles to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said County this
9. day of December 1833 and in the 58 year of
America Independence.
Jas Carr Gamble