Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4917, John Herod, Md. Indian War
Page 1

(3-1776)

SERVICE
Md. 

Herod, John 

NUMBER
R.4917

Indian War

CONTENTS
Page 2

34.258
John Herod
Indiana
John Herod's Declaration
Page 3

State of Indiana }
Spencer County Sct } In the Spencer Circuit Court Oct Term 1837

Be it remembered that on this ninth day of 
October AD 1837 personally appeared before the Judges of the Spencer Circuit Court, John Herod, a resident of the county and State aforesaid
aged some where about [begin underline]eighty years[end underline] (Declarant not being able to say precisely)
who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the [word lined through] benefit of the provision of
the act of Congress passed the 7 June 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States in
the Revolutionary War  as a captain of a company of [illegible] raised in
the city of Baltimore, and attached to the fourth regiment under 
the command of Col Howard or [word blotted out] Harries, and Major Red
Norrid or Narrad.  That he entered the service in the fall of the
year 1778 or 79 about four years after the breaking out of the war,
and served until the end of the war.  That he was at the battles
of Brandywine and Guilford Court House.  That Gen Washington 
commanded at [words lined through] Brandywine, and beside him he recollects
Gen. Green Morgan & Sullivan.  That Saml Green commanded at
the battle of Guilford Ct House, and beside him, recollects Saml Morgan.
This Declarant as consequence of his infirmity & the lapse of time is
wholly unable to give any detailed account of his marches whilst in
the army, or any accurate statement of the names of officers or of the
dates of events, or time of the events themselves.

This Declarant further declares that after the close of
the Revolutionary War he settled in Kentucky near Lexington.  That [word lined through]
[word lined through] during what was termed the "Indian War" he joined Captain [word lined through]
Rollins' company of volunteers at Georgetown Kentucky on Elkhorn & marched
thence to Cincinnati to j join the regular army under Genl Wayne.
That Captain Rollin's company marched with him from Georgetown to Cincinnati.  Does not recollect the year.  On his arrival at Cincinnati
Genl Wayne gave him the command of a company of one hundred volunteer
riflemen, with the commission of Captain, signed by [word the lined through] Genl Wayne
From Cincinnati the army marched to [words lined through] the O'glaze [Auglaize] &
Maumee, where the army built a fort called fort Defiance
Page 4

thence the army [remainder of sentence struck out]
marched down the Miami or [illegible] [word lined through] which the Maumee & O'Glaze take after their juncture) to the British Garrison six miles from Lake
Erie, where a battle was fought between the Americans under Wayne & the Indians & Canadian French under Girty & McKee then [illegible] on their
[illegible] approached the British Garrison-in which action the enemy thus
departed with a heavy loss.  In this action he recollects besides Wayne Girty
[illegible] Barbre & Scott, [word lined through] Major Couse, and Capts Gibly, Nelson Rollins
Colvin.  After this action the army marched up the right hand side 
of the Maumee until they arrived at the old Maumee village at which place they 
built a fort & block house & called the fort "Fort Wayne."  From thence
the army marched backed to Cincinnati, where the army was disbanded.
This Declarant thinks he was in Waynes Army about one year during
which time he served in the capacity of captain.  That at Cincinnati he received his discharge from Genl Wayne which has long been lost or
[illegible] [the following may have been lined through: and that he has no documentary evidence of his service whatever.]

This Declarant further states that prior to his returning to the state of
Kentucky he was captain of a spy company [words lined through] under the com
mand of Genl Ben Biggs and stationed at 
[illegible] Fort Washington at Wheeling Virginia which
was under the command of John Tews.  At this place he was stationed two
years and served during that time as captain [words blotted out] from Wheeling [illegible]
to Marietta on the Muskingam in Ohio, which he was stationed also as a captain
of a spy company for the space of one year and served as such and after which
he went to Kentucky and [word lined through] there also served as captain of a spy company
at Stafford's Station on Little Elkham Creek for one year.  for all of which services
as Captain of the spies he received as compensation are [illegible].  That during
his residence at Wheeling, he was captured by the Shawnee & Delaware Indians
& narrowly escaped being burned at the stake-was detained by the
Shawnee towns one year [illegible] day when he made his escape bringing
with him a white woman who had been taken prisoner by them.
Page 5

That he has no documentary [word lined through] evidence of his services whatever, nor does
he know of any person or persons by whom he can prove his his services as afsd.  That
he hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the
present & declares that his name is not on the pension role of the agency of any State or Territory.
Subscribed & sworn to }  John X his mark Herod
open Court the day & year afsd. }
Th P Britton, Clerk

We Thomas Sumner a clergyman [word and lined through] Samuel Whitten, James
Wilson William Lynch and Shadrach Hall of the county of Spencer & State of Indiana do cer
tify that we are acquainted with the above John Herod, that he is reputed
in this neighbourhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution,
also to have served under Genl Wayne in the capacity of captain duing
Waynes campaign in the Northwest Territory is also to have been engaged
as captain [word of lined through] in the spy service, and that we concur in that belief.
Subscribed & sworn to }  Thomas X his mark Sumner
in open Court the day and year afsd }  Samuel Whitten
Th P Britton   Shadrach Hall
Clerk   James X his mark Wilson
William Lynch
Page 6

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after putting the following
[word lined through] interrogatories furnished by the War Department, that the above
name applicant was a soldier of the Revolution & Indian Wars & served
as he states & that they are satisfied of the truth of his answers to the following
interrogatories, and the court further certify that it satisfactorily appears
to them Thomas Sumner, clergyman as afsd, Samuel Whitten, James Wilson,
William Lynch and Shadrach Hall who have signed the foregoing certificate
as resident and citizens of the county of Spencer & State afsd. that they are
credible and highly respected persons and that their statements are
entitled to credit.
Elisha Embree } [Justices written vertically in right margin]
John M. Barrett }
John W. Graham }

Interrogatories propounded by said Court to the above John Herod applicant for a pension.

Q. What is your age? Ans. as near as I can come to it I am going on
seventy nine
Q. Where did you reside when you entered the army of the revolution?
Ans. at Baltimore
Q. In what capacity did you enter in said Army & how long?
Ans. As a Captain of a company of regular [illegible], and served three years.
Q. Name the officers under whom you served & the regiment?
I served under Genls Green & Masan, his regimental officers were
Col. Howard & Maj. Sam Norrid & in the fourth regiment
Q. Where did you reside when you entered the Indian War? in 
what capacity did you serve in that war & how long?
Ans. I lived in Kentucky in Little Elkham and was Captain and served
one year exactly.
Q. Where did you enter the spy service & when and under whom
did you serve.  In what capacity did you serve & how long?
Ans At Wheeling. Does not recollect the year, under Genl Biggs 
served as captain three years
Page 7

Were you [illegible] discharged from the services afsd. by whom?
What has become of your discharge if any you had?
Ans was discharged in Revolutionary early by Genl Masan, from the Indian war by Wayne & from the spy service by Genl Biggs.  The discharges
were lost and destroyed.
Have you every received any pension or annuity in con
side ration of the above services from any source whatever
Ans He has received no pension.

State of Indiana }
Spencer County }Ss

I, Thomas P. Britton clerk of the Spencer
Circuit Court do hereby certify that the foregoing five pages, con
tain the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter
of the application of John Herod for a pension.
[Blurred seal of office]. In testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand & affixed my seal of office
this the 9 day of October 1837.
Th P Britton Clerk
Page 8

For a John Herrod
Md Line, see act
1828 evidence insufficient
Nov 24 1800
W.F.H.
Page 9

John Herod
Indiana
__________

Suspended
__________

See letter 20th Nov
1837 E. S. Terry & G. G.
Brewer

Name of applt. not
found on rolls at
Annapolis as appears
by Mr Brewers letter on
Nov 27 and filed within
[words lined through]

4917
Page 10

[Following lined through: Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1973.]

REJECTED

4917 [initials illegible]
P. O. [Blank]
John Herrod
Service: [Blank]

Enlisted: [Blank], 18[Blank]
Discharged: [Blank], 18[Blank]

Application filed: [Blank], 18[Blank]

Alleges: [Blank]

Re-enlisted: [Blank]

Attorney: [Blank]
P. O. [Blank]

Md Recognized. [Blank] Cont[illegible]
[Blank] Cert. of Dis  Searched for [Blank], 18
Page 11

[Envelope with notes]

Oct 23
Inda.
Act 7 June 1832

Princeton Ind }
13 Oct }

Free
J. L. Edwards, esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
DC
Page 12

Princeton Ind 13 Oct. 1837

Sir:

Enclosed you will receive the
applications of John Herod and James Wilson
for pensions.

Communications on this subject
can be addressed to me

I am [illegible]
Respectfully
J. L. Edwards, esq.  Your Obt. Servt.
Comr of Pensions  E. S. Terry
Page 13

[Envelope with notes]

Mail
Mat  Nov 27.
JWal

[Circular mail stamp]
ANNAPOLIS
NOV
24
MD

J. L. Edwards, Esqr.  FREE
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington City,
D. C.
Page 14

Land Office, Annapolis, 24th Novr. 1837,

Sir,

Your two letter's postmarked the 20th Inst. respecting
the revolutionary services of John Herod, and John Ferguson,
were both received.  I have carefully examined the records of
the revolution in this office, and they afford no evidence of the service
of either. John Herod, you say, alleges to have served as a
Captain of a Company of Horsemen, there is no master roll of
his Company to be found, if however, he had served as he states,
I should presume his accounts would certainly appear upon the
Army Ledgers of the revolution, but his name is not to be found
upon any of the Ledgers.  In relation to the case of John
Ferguson, who states that he enlisted in Captain Thomas Beall's
Company, I have to state, that Captn. Thomas Beall, comma
nded a Company in Rawling's Regiment, and his name does not
appear upon the master roll of that Regiment.  I find the name of but 
one John Ferguson upon any of the rolls, who appears to have
enlisted in the 2nd Maryland Regt on the 1st day of Aprl, 1779
for the term of three years, and [word was lined through] on the 10th day of August,
1780, was made prisoner.  This I presume cannot be the same

(In haste) Very respectfully,
Yr. Obt. Svt.
G. G. Brewer

J. L. Edwards, Esqr.