Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,800, for David Kerbaugh, Pennsylvania
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Service                                           Number

Penn.            Kerbaugh, David       S.39,800
                     or Kerbough 
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Contents
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19,365
Pennsylvania
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David Kerbaugh

of Montgomery Co, in the state of Pennsylvania who was a drummer in the company commanded by Captain Talbets of the regiment commanded by Colonel Stewart in the Penna, Kine for the term of 3 years.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence the 28th of Jany. 1825.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of Feby 1825 and sent to Hon. P.S. Markley.  Hs. Reprs.
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Arrears to 4th of March 1825          $10.06
Montgomery\u/66


{Revolutionary claim,}
Acts March 18, 1818,}
{and May 1, 1820.}
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18,201
David Kerbaugh
an old soldier
admitted on roll.
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Among the records of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Montgomery in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is contained as follows, to wit.
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State of Penna.
Montgomery County) ss

    On this fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, personally appeared in open court of Common Pleas held at Morristown in and for the County of Montgomery in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania being a court of record, proceeding to the course of the common law with jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping record of its proceeding, David Kirbaugh aged sixty-six the fifteenth day of March 1821 resident in the township of Upper Dublin in the said county of Montgomery, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who being first duly sworn according to law doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the Acts of Congress if the 18th of March 1818, and the 1st May 1820. That he served in the Revolutionary War in the capacity of drummer in Captain John Tolbert's company of regulars in the regiment commanded by Col. Walter (next page)
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    Walter Stewart being the second regiment of the Pennsylvania line in the continental establishment, that he was enlisted in said company in the year 1777 and was discharged from the service on the fourteenth day of January A.D. 1781.

    And I the said Kerbaugh do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March eighteen hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of the Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain person engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War." passed on the eighteenth day of March eighteenth hundred and eighteen and that I have not nor has any person in trust of me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained (in) the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed.

             (signed) David (his mark) Kerbaugh

Schedule of Property

Four acers of land worth about         $100.00
A frame house         "         "                    5.00
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                                                            $105.00

Statement of Debts

Do to Casper Schlaughter                   124.00
Do to Israel Gilbert                                  9.00
Do to Samuel Bisbing                            14.00
                                                             ________
                                                              147.00
                                                               105.
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Bal. against the petition 42-00
                            David (his mark) Kerbaugh

    Sworn to, declared and subscribed on the fourteenth day of August 1821 in open Court of Common Pleas in & for the county of Montgomery in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the said court being a court of record by the court of the said commonwealth. 

                    (signed) Thedr. Conrad Prot.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Montgomery County} ss.

    Jacob Schifley being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he was a soldier in the War of the Revolution and was a private in the company of Capt. Louis Farmer in the regimental commanded by Col. Walter Stewart - that he is well acquainted with David Kerbaugh and was for a long time attached to the same company in which the said David Kerbaugh was drummer - deponent further saith that he has no recollection of the precise time - when the said David Kerbough was enlisted, but is certain of his own knowledge that the said Kerebaugh was three years in the service of the United States during the war of the revolution - this deponent further saith that he was at the Battles of Brandywine - Long Island, Monmouth, Germantown and the blockhouse near New York - and believes that the said David Kerbaugh was in all these engagements.  The deponent further saith that he and the said David Kerbaugh were both discharged from the (next page)
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the service on the same day, to wit, the fourteenth day of January A.D. one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one at Trenton in the state of Jew Jersey - and further this deponent saith not.
                        (Signed) Jacob Shifley

Sworn and subscribed
in open court this Augt. 1821.
(signed) Fredrk. Corand Prot.


State of Penna.
Montgomery County ss.

    On the 18th day of January 1825 personally appeared in open court of Common Pleas held at Morristown in and for the county of Montgomery in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania being a court of record proceeding according to common law with jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of its proceedings David Kerbaugh aged sixty-nine the 18th March 1824 resident in the township of Upper Dublin in the said county of Montgomery and commonwealth of Pennsylvania who being first duly sworn according to law doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820 - That he served in the revolutionary war in the capacity of a drummer in Captain John Tolbert's company of regulars in the regiment commanded by Col Walter (next page).
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Stuart being the second regiment of the Pennsylvania line in the continental establishment - that he was enlisted in said company in the year 1777 and was discharged from the service in the fourteenth day of January 1781.

    And I the said David Kerbaugh do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish ot as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed - that I have no occupation but that of a day laborer - that my age and infirmities prevent me from earning a subsistence - that my family consists of the following named persons to with; Mary Kerbaugh deponents wife aged sixty years, Sibelah Kerbaugh  his daughter aged thirty-nine years, who has been blind since she was six years of age (33 years) Opmen Kerbaugh his son, aged fifteen years.  

                           David (his mark) Kerbaugh

Schedule (next page)
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3/ Schedule of Property

Four acres of land worth about      $100.00
Frame house thereon    "      "               5.00
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                                                          $105.00

Statement of Debts.                 

Do to Casper Slaughter                   $ 124.00
Interest due thereon since
August 13, 1821 about}                         20.00
Do to Israel Gilbert                                   9.00
Do to Samuel Bribing                              14.00
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                                                              167.00
                                                              105.00

                 Balance against petitioner      $62.00

                            David (his mark) Kerbaugh

Sworn to declared and subscribed on the 18th day of January 1825 in open court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Montgomery in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania the said court being a court of recorded by the laws of the said commonwealth.

                          (signed) T. Lowry   Clk.
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going oaths and the schedule thereto annexed - are truly copied from the records of the said court; and I do further certify, that is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred and five dollars.
    In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Morristown on the twenty eighth day of January A.D. 1825.

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                                      T. Lowry  Proth.
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July 30, 1935.
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BA-J/ady
David Kerbaugh
S.39800
John Ohmet
S.40218

Mr. H.J. Young
Historical Society of York County
York, Pennsylvania

Dear Sir:

    Reference is made to your letter relative to David Kerbaugh and John Ohmet, soldier of the Revolutionary War.

    Their records are furnished you herein as found in the claims for pension base upon service in the Revolutionary War.

David Kerbaugh, S.39800

David Kerbaugh was born March 15, 1755, place, and the names of his parents are not stated. 

David Kerbaugh enlisted, place not stated, in 1777, served as drummer in Captain John Tolbert's* Company, Colonel Walter Stewart's Pennsylvania Regiment; was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Long Island**, Monmouth, and the block house near New York, and discharged January 14, 1781.

He was allowed pension on his application executed January 18, 1825 at which time he was a resident of Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

In 1825 soldier's wife, Mary, her maiden name not shown, was sixty years old, his daughter, Sibelah Kerbaugh, was aged thirty-nine years, and his son, Opmen Kerbaugh, was fifteen years old.  There are no further family data.

Soldier died June 8, 1830, place not shown.
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John Ohmet, S.40218

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of John Ohmet are not shown.   

(Transcriber's note: handwritten recommendations)

*This was perhaps Samuel
**Next time say in an engagement on L.I. as the main bat. was 1776.
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John Ohmet enlisted in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in May 1777, served as private in Captain Jacob Stake's and Gilee Hick's Companies, Colonel Richard Humpton's Pennsylvania Regiment, was in the battle of Brandywine, where he was taken prisoner; about March, following, he made his escape from Philadelphia, joined the army at Valley Forge, was in the battle of Monmouth and served to the close of the war.

He was Allowed pension on his application executed November 16, 1818 at which time he stated that he was about sixty-two years old and a resident of York County, Pennsylvania.

In 1820 soldier had three small children, the oldest twelve years old, their names not shown.  The name of soldier's wife is not stated, and there are no further family data.  He then gave his age as sixty-two years.

The soldier, John Ohmet, died April 16, 1833, place not stated.     On A.B. 

                             Very truly yours,

                              A.D. Hiller
        Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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File No. 39,800
David Kerbaugh
Drummer  Rev.  War

Act: 18 March 1818
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 268

{Arrangement of 1870}

1935 July 30, (illegible)
Hist. to H.J. Young 
see his letter in 
John Ohmet, Rev. War clm. 3.40  2/18