Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31116, Archibald Hasty, Del.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Del.
Hasty, Archibald S.
NUMBER
31116
CONTENTS (blank)
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[damaged two page entry]

Kentucky
Archibald Hasty [torn -illegible] Rock Castle Co., in the State of Kentucky was a Pr [partial word illegible] in the Company, commanded by Captain Hausley of the Reg D commanded by Col Dagwar in the Delaware line for Militia. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky, at the rate of 30 Dollars ---- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Sept and sent to [illegible address].

Arrears to the 4th of September '34 - 70.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending [illegible] '35 10.00
$ 80.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1932

Recorded by J.T. Sprague, Clerk
Book [illegible] Vo. 7. Page 24

[Second page]

See Cotton 21 6635
J.A. Moore
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State of Kentucky
Rockcastle County   Set

On this 30th day of July 1834 before the undersigned a justice of the peace in the County aforesaid, personally appeared, Archibald Hastey, resident of said County aged about 83 years. being sworn according to law, upon his oath made the following dedication in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832.

That he entered the Service of the United States as a militia man in the Revolutionary War in the year 1777 as he believes in [illegible] state of Delaware and was there held to malitia (sic) duty for two years during which tie he done no other business but to [handwritten strike out on document] with business into active service.
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whenever called on during which time served the following locations in active served. The first time he served 4 weeks. under Capt. Isaac Hausley, Isaac Moore Leut. Charles Marine Ensign. He was marched to a place called Blackfort and stationed as a guard until he returned home being out in actual service 4 weeks. He was directly called out and served 3 weeks under the same officer as a guard at broad creek & returned home, and immediately called out again. He served under the same officers 3 weeks after the [illegible] near a town called Sallisberry.  Situated on Wicomico River and then returned, and was immediately called out again and served 4 weeks under the same officers as again on broad creek & returned home after days and was shortly called on [illegible] out with the same officers again & was marched to Manokin River and then they took two British barges loaded with flour. [Illegible] they caught two prisoners & put them in Princess Anne
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jail. This tour he was gone from home 4 or 5 months and in actual service not less than 4 months. He cannot recall any more towns per [illegible] but he states he done nothing else for 
 the whole two years but to [illegible] & he in heading to war to the defence of the country. His service was performed as [illegible] on broad creek, Wicomico River, the Delaware bay, Monokin River to prevent the British from landing in the country.
He states that he is certain he was out in action service not less than 12 months & when he was 
 at home he [ ] in leadership. In this way he served two years. He was under the command of General Dagworthy. he was [illegible ] man and never went out himself. This service was all performed as he believes during the years 1777 & 78. He has no learning and has lost his recollection [illegible] deal. In answer to questions put by the Justice he
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Says he was born in [illegible] State of Delaware. He has no [illegible and strikeout] of his age. [strikeout] but from the best of his information he is about 83 years of age. He has lived since the Revolutionary war in North Carolina and Kentucky. He moved from the Eastern Shores after the war to NC and from there to Kentucky where he has lived ever since and for the last 30 years in Pulaski and Rockcastle County now in Rockcastle. He was not [illegible] with any of the regular office. He has no documentary evidence of his service & he knows of no person by whom he can prove his Service. He hereby relinquishes all & every claim to a pension accept the present and states that his name is not on the roll of the agency of any State whatever.

Sworn and subscribed this day & year 
[illegible]
Archibald Hasty

And the said Justice certifies that on the same day aforesaid, Richard
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31.464
Archibald Hasty
Kentucky
from 1777 for 6 mn
$20

Result to John A. Moor
Mt [illegible]
Sr
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Colyer (a clergy man) and Charles Colyer both of said County made oath before me as follows. The said clergy man states that he has been acquainted with the applicant for many years and that he is a man of truth and good character. That it is reported and believed in his neighbourhood that he was a soldier of the revolution and that he concurs in that opinion; and above said Charles Colyer states that he has known applicant for about 30 years that he has often heard him speak of his service in the revolution many years ago. That he has no doubt he served as he has stated in his declaration. that applicant is a man of good character and entitled to credit when upon oath and the said Justice declares it to be his opinion after an investigation of the matter and after providing the questions proposed by the War Depart that the said applicant was a revolutionary
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and served as he states, and said Justice further certifies that the said person who testified above are credible and entitled to credit and further said Justice certifies that said applicant is not able to attend [illegible] by reason of old age and bodily infirmity. Given under my hand this day and hear aforesaid.

John B Dysart  Jpne

State of Kentucky
Rockcastle County

I, James Terrell Clerk of the County location for the county aforesaid certify that John B Dysort before whom the foregoing declaration was made is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that the above signature purporting to be his, is his genuine signature and I further certify that these two sheets were attached by me.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of my office this 1st day of August 1834.
 James Terrill Clerk of Rockcastle County {illegible]
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31116
Revg(handwritten)  Invalid

File No. 31,116
Archibald Hasty
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index: Vol. 2, Page 183

Arrangement of 1870
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State of Kentucky
Rockcastle County

On this 14th day of September 1834 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in so for the County aforesaid, Archibald Hasty who being duly Sworn according to law, upon his oath made the [illegible] during amendment to his original declaration for a pension under the act of June 1832, He states that by reason of old age and consequent lapse of memory he cannot [illegible] positively to the precise length of this Service, but to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below in the following manner. For four weeks he served as stated in his original declaration, under Capt Hausley, Leut Moore and Ensign Marine and was marched to a place called Blackfort, and stationed as agreed to prevent the British Barges from landing as was supposed they would tho they did not land tho frequently
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made attempts and committed some depredations on stacks and near the Bay. For three weeks he served under the same officers as a guard on Broad Creek at a place called Broad Creek wading place where Governor George Mitchel lived, this service was to prevent the British from coming up and landing with their small vessels. For three weeks he served under the same officers as above, after the Torries in the neighborhood of a Town called Sollisbury being on the Wicomico river. They took some prisoners and put them in Sollisbury Jail they caught two leading Tories, whom they hung. One by the name Disharoon and the other Stephen Misler. For four weeks he again served under the said officers as a guard at the aforesaid place on broad creek for the purpose as above stated to prevent the landing of the British
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For five months he served under the same officers on Manokin River all [strikeout] the time stationed at a place called Oyster Shell  Town only when Scouting in the Country, this town they took two British Barges loaded with flour & salt and took two or three prisoners and took them up to a town called Princess Ann & put them in jail. in his original declaration he thought this tour was only four months actual service but upon reflection he knows it was [illegible] five months.
For four weeks he served under the same officers as a guard on the [illegible] Broad Creek at the said wading place. This tour the draftsman as he supposes neglected to put in his original declaration. He further states there was great fear that the British Wicomico River and their boats [illegible] up this Broad Creek and to prevent this
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a guard was frequently kept, at the aforesaid place, and other places. He states that he served other tours the particulars of which he cannot now recollect, but for the Services here in set forth he claims pension.  He states all the foregoing service was performed in the latter portion of the year 1777 and in the year 1778. And as in his original declaration he hereby relinquishes all claims to pension or annuity except the present  [illegible] 
this day & year above written

[signatures}
John H Slaughter JP
Archibald Hasty

State of Kentucky
Rockcastle County

I, James Terrill, Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that John N. Slaughter before whom the foregoing amended declaration was made is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, and the above signature purporting to be his is Genuine and I further certify that these three sheets of paper were attached by me In testimony whereof I have hereto affxced the Seal of my office and subscribed my name this 17 Septr. 1834, James Terrill Clk.