Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7584, Stephen Giffin, Penn.
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SERVICE                                       NUMBER
Penn.       Giffin, Stephen              W.7584
                 Griffin, 
                            Mary
CONTENTS
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Left side of document:

175 Augt 30 S.G.Barns- giving information to identify - what proof of marriage and how it will be furnished

Date of death not on AB


Right side of document:

Ohio_ 7597-
                 Mary Griffin x
Widow of
                   Stephen Griffin x
who was a Penn pensioner under the Act of 1832_ and who died on the 6th: November, 1859 _ of Knox Cty: in the State of Ohio_ who was a private _ in the company commanded by Captain Wilson ______________ of the Regt: commanded by Col. McCollister in the Pennsylvania line for 7 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Cincinnati_ at the rate of 23_ Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 31st._ August, 1843 and sent to Abraham Day, Martinsburg, Ohio_

Whole amount due . . . . $116.65-
   ( Griffin Att/ Dec.17, 1906)

[Act July 7, 1838.]

Recorded by WM Stewart ____________Clerk.
Book A  Vol.2 Page 215
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Left side of document:

Ohio
Stephen Griffen
of Knox Co. in the State of Ohio
who was a private in the company comma---- by Captain Wilson of the Reg (?) comm------- by Col. McCollister in the Penn(?) line for 7 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 23. Dollars  33 Cents per ann----- to commence on the 4th day of March 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of July 1835   and handed to Ned Johnson  Present

Arrears to the 4th of March 1835         93.32
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept" 11.66
                                                           $105.08

                                       {Revolutionary Claim}
                                        { Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by  D. Boyd (sig)
Book E. Vol.8 Page 9.

Right side of document: (Torn at top)

..the (illegible) army under the Act of the11 April 1835 from 4 March 1831 to 4 Sept 1838. Agt notified 19 Aug 1839.

Let to Mary Griffin April 11. 1843.
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        10,464
Mary Griffen

Pennsyl_
Act 7th July '38


Admitted
7 mo.
priv
$23.33 per an.







Abraham Day
Martinsburg
Ohio.
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State of Ohio, Knox County [illegible]
ON this Fifth Day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Forty Three personally appeared before me Richard C. Daviz one of the Judges of the Court of common pleaz in & for said county of Knox - Mary Giffin a resident of Clay Township of Clay in the county of Knox and State of Ohio aged Eighty four years who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth, on her oath Make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7th 1838 Entitled " An act Granting half pay and pensionz to certain widows" That She is the widow of Stephen Giffin who was a private in the army of the Revolution and waz a pensioner under the act passed the 7th day of June Eighteen hundred and thirty two and drew a pension under Said act up to the time of his death on the Ohio Rolls for pensions
She further declarez that She was married to the Said Stephen Giffin on the 28th day of December Seventeen hundred and Eighty and that her husband the aforesaid Stephen Giffin died on the 6th day of November Eighteen hundred and thirty nine; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, Seventeen hundred and ninety four vis: at the time above stated - and She further declares that She has not again married Since the death of her said husband Stephen Giffin - 
                        her
                 Mary X Giffin
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Atest Wm McCreary               
           R. C. Davis
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year first above written - before me . R. C. Davis } Judge
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[dark circle in upper left corner]
The State of Ohio Knox County [illegible]
I Richard C Davis one of the Judgez of the court of common pleaz in & for said county do her by certify that Mary Giffin the within named applicant. cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court and that the said Mary Giffin presented to me the accompanying marriage Certificate as Evidence of her marriage with the Said Stephen Giffin which I have hereunto attached - 
Given under my hand officially thiz 5th day of June AD 1843 -
[signed]R. C. Davis } Judge

The State of Ohio Knox County [illegible]
Before me Richard C Davis one of the Judges of the court of common pleas for said county personally came John Giffin & Wm McCreary who being duly Sworn according to law deposeth & saith that they are well acquainted with Mary Giffin the within named applicant - and that She has not Married Since the death of her husband Stephen Giffin -- 
[signed] Wm McCreary
[signed] John Giffin
 Sworn to and subscribed before this fifth day of June 1843, [signed] R. C. Daviz Judge

The State of Ohio, Knox County [illegible]
I Isaac Hadley, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Said County do hereby certify that R. C. Davis Esqr. before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken & certified was at the time of taking & certifying the same and still is one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said county, duly commissioned and qualified & full faith & credit are due all his official 
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acts such as well in Courts of Justice as thereout. And I do further certify that the several foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at the Clerk's Office in Mount Vernon this 7th day of June A. D. 1843.
[signed] Isaac Hadley, Clerk
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Stephen Giffin
Decklaration
7670
[handwritten at the top of the page]

J. D. Johnston
[signed at the bottomof the page
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The State of Ohio Knox County [illegible]
On this third day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before me James McGiteny one of the Judges of the court of common pleas for said county of Knox and State of Ohio Stephen Giffin aged seventy nine years on the 19th of July last 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 - to wit. Col Walker, Capt Samuel Ferguson, 1st Leut James Elliott 2nd Leut John Armstrong and he said Stephen Giffin was Ensign and entered the Service in August 1777. Served two months and left the Service in Oct. Same year and was in the Battle of Brandywine, the Battle at the white Horse at the Battle of Valley forge and at the Battle of Germantown -- resided when he entered Service in York County Pennsylvania and was Drafted in to the Service  marched to Lancaster Pa. thence to Chester Pa thence to Wilmington thence to whitely creek thenc to chester to the white Horse thence to Valley Forge thence to Germantown and there Discharged - and again sd Giffin was Drafted on the first day of May 1778 and served under Col John Andrew Major Simon Vanosdoll Capt. Josiah Kerr 1st Leut Wm Nealy 2nd Leut Thomas Nealy and said Stephen Giffen was Ensign and served two months and left the service July Same year resided when he Entered the service in York Co. Pa. marched to Lancaster thence to Bucks County & Lancaster and there Discharged
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And again sd Stephen Giffen Entered the service as a volunteer the first Day of September 1778 with a Leutennents command under Col. Allbright  Served Three months and left the Service the first Day of December Same year Marched from Hunterstown York County Pa. to Charlisle thence to Stone town (now Huntington) thence to McCormicks fort then to Potters fort in Penns Valley then to Canoe Vally then to Sinkin Vally then to lead mine thence to Potters Fort then to Watsons fort then to Potters fort and there Discharged --
question first where and in what year ware you Born
Answer in Lancaster county Pennsylvania in July 19th 1753
q~ 2 - have you any record of your age and if so whare is it -- Yes, from my fathers family Bible --
Ans --
qr 3rd Whare ware you living when caled - into service where have you lived since the revolutianary was - and where do you now live
Answer lived[crossed out] -- York County Pennsylvania. Emigrated from there to Westmoreland County Pa. thence to Licking county Ohio in the year 1812 and now reside in Knox Co Ohio
quen 4 How was you called into the service
Ans - Drafted and volunteered Both
5 State the names of of some of the regular officers who ware with the troops where you Served and the general circumstances of your service  --
Ans -- Capt Thomas Campbell, and Capt John Reed and Cols John Thompson Generals Putnam, Washington & Green & Wayne --
[illegible] 6 ~ Did you Ever receive a Discharge from the Service Anser Yes by whom was it given  Answer by General Green question what has become of it answer it was burned with rubish papers -- Did you Ever receive a commission -- answer yes
By whom was it given Andwer Do not recollect 
what has become of it -- ans resigned and gave it up
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Commission answer yes
By whom was it given answer - Do not recollect
what has become of it - ans resigned and gave it up --
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your charactar for varasity and their belieff of your Service a a revolutionary Soldier
Ans. Rev. Henry Harvery & Robert Dillon 
He also States that he has no documentary Evidence, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his Service - and he hereby relinquishes Every claim whatever to a pension or anuity Except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State ----
           his
Stephen X Giffin
          mark 
Sworn to and Subscribed the Day and year aforesaid -- 
[signed] James McGibeny asst Judge

We Henry Harvey a clergyman residing in the county of Knox and State aforesaid & Robert Dillon residing in the county & State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Stephen Giffin who has Subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be Seventy nine years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the Day and year aforesaid
[signed] Henry Heverey 
[signed] Rober Dillon

I the Said James McGiveny [illegible crossed out] hereby Declare that my opinion is, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states -- An I further certify that Henry Harvey who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county aforesaid and that Robert Dillon who has also signed the same is a resident in the said county and is a creditable person and that their statement is Entitled to credit and I further certify that the applicant cannot from bodily infermity attend the court
 [signed] James McGibeny asst Judge 
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the State of Ohio Knox County [illegible]
On 3rd day of August one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two -- personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for said county Stephen Giffin a resident of said county of Knox and State of Ohio aged seventy nine years on the 19th of July last 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 made by the act of congress passed June 7th 1832.  That he enlisted in the in the army of the United States in the year one thousand Seven hundred seventy six - in the month of August - with David Wilson and Served in the Eighth regiment of the Pennsylvania line under the following named officers to wit, Col. Richard McCollister Liut Col David Kennedy, Major John Clark, [illegible]ent Henry Batkins - Capt David Wilson, 1st Liut John Beach 2nd Liut Samuel Thannon Ensign William Lowther - of General James Ewings Brigade - sd Stephen Giffin States that he left the Service in the month of January A D 1777 and resided in York County State of Pennsylvania when he entered the Service and was in the Battle of Trenton, and marched from Amboy to Bargen then to fort Lee and fort constitution then to Elizabeth Town then to Mount Pleasent then to Brunswick thence to PrinceTown thence to Trenton thence acros the Deleware to Pennsylvania then recrosed the Dellaware and was Discharged at Trenton-- He hereby relinquishes every claim
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August 6, 1935
XXXXXXXXXXXX
our[handwritten]
Stephen Giffin-W.7584
BA-J/AWF
copy from [illegible handwritten]
The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C. 

Dear Sir: 

Reference is made to your request in regard to Stephen Giffin, a soldier of the War of the Revolution. 

The Revolutionary War record of Stephen Giffin which follows was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 7584, based upon his service in that war.

Stephen Giffin was born July 19, 1753 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the names of his parents not given.

While residing in Straban Township, York County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted the last of July, 1776, served as a private in Captain Hugh Campbell's company, Colonel McPherson's Pennsylvania regiment, marched to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and at that place on August 10,1776, re-enlisted, served as a private, sergeant and 1st sergeant in Captain David Wilson's company, Colonel McAllister's Pennsylvania regiment and was discharged in January, 1777: about the last of August, 1777, he was commissioned ensign and served under that rank in Captain Samuel Ferguson's company, Colonels James Dixon's and Walker's Pennsylvania regiments; length of service two months; from May 1, 1778, he again served as an ensign for two months in Captain Josiah Kerr's company, Colonel John Andrew's Pennsylvania regiment, and from about September 1, 1778, three months as lieutenant (having been elected as such officer by his company) in Colonel Allbright's Pennsylvania regiment: he was in the battles of Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown, and 
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in engagements at White Horse, Valley Forge and Potts' Grove.
Stephen Giffin moved from York County, Pennsylvania to Westmoreland County, that state, with his family about 1796, thence in 1812 or 1814 to Licking County, Ohio, where he lived five years, then moved to Clay Township, Knox County, Ohio. 
nHe was allowed pension on his application executed August 3, 1832, while residing in Knox County, Ohio, in which county he died November 6, 1839. 
The soldier, Stephen Giffin, married December 28, 1780, Mary Donelson or Donaldson; the place where they were married is not stated. Soldier's widow, Mary, was allowed pension on her application executed June 5, 1843, at which time she was aged eight-four years and living in Clay Township, Knox County, Ohio. 
A son is referred to, his name is not stated. In 1843, the name John Giffin appears; no relationship to the soldier was shown. 
The application for headstone for Stephen Giffin is returned herewith, as is also a form filled out by Kokosing Chapter, RtA.R., Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and a penciled note giving a short description of the service of Stephen Giffin. 
Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Revy Widow, &c.
7584
Mary Giffin
Wid.
Stephen Giffin
Pvt. Pa. Line
Act: July 7, '38
Index: Vol. A page 287
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Middle of sheet too dark to read

Second side of sheet
Nov. 18
CBG
Nov. 14/98
1909 Apr. 8
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Stephen Giffin
Rev. Ohio
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Rejected See letter 12 May 1829 to Hon. W. Stanberry
Do.  tonHon. J. Vance H. R.
Jan. 21. 1832

38-7597
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J. D. Johnston
Martinsburg
Ohio

Cert. J. D. Johnston
Martinsburg, Ohio
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let. to Hon. J. Vance HR
Feb. 24, 1835
J. D. Johnston. 28 April 1835.
do 17 June 1835, do to J. D. Johnston 16 July 1835
present
Old certificate canceled and correct issued and handed to W. Johnston 16 July 35
see letter 16 July to him
(?)Let to Walter Lowre Nov 17 1835.
see letter of Jany 1836
Hon. S. Mason do to Hon T. T. Whittley H. R. May 5. 1838 do to Hon. W. P. Leadbettes H May 31, 1838
do to same April 10, 1839
Letter to (?) and 11 May 1839
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Giffin, Stephen
Penn. W 7584
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28 December 1780

Document in German

signed by J Kristoph Gobrecht
Witness present
Thomas Neely
John McIvany
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Fairbury, Ills  August 25th 1875
H.M. Attanson

Sir:
Your note of the 20th in reply to mine of the 16th  Shows to me that I had made an error in regard to the matter of Stephen Giffin   he was a soldier of the revolution from Pennsylvania he went from Penna to Ohio he resided in Licking & Knox Cos.  I thought (but do not know what year his pension commenced) he commenced drawing his pension in Licking Co but he died in Knox Co in the year 1839 after his death his Widow due it till 1845.  Now it is in reference to the fact the Widow was entitled to the pension that I am inquiring there is an Estate to the "Heirs of Stephen Giffen through his marriage to Mary Donaldson and I supposed the fact that enabled her to draw a pension would show that she was the lawful Wife of Stephen Giffin but I failed to find any Record.  I have had the record of Philadelphia York and Adams Counties Searched but have failed and I supposed that the Pension Bureau woul Show the record I so much want

Now as I thank you will understand better the matter you may be able to Show me some light on the matter if you can I will thankful and will award you pecunery Satisfaction for your labor an trouble

Yours Respectfully  S. G. Barns
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Address
S. G. Barns
Fairbury Livingston Co
Ills
S G Barns

H. M. Attanson
Commissioner

[Stamp]: Department of the Interior, Pension Office, Aug 27 1875
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[Document has various notations without any apparent order, some writings are horizontal while others are vertical.  The components here are shown on separate lines]

10,161

June 16 1843

Ohio

July 7 1838

Mary Giffin

Stephen '32

Matinsburg
June 11

James L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC
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Martinsburg, Ohio June 10, (year unreadable  )
J. L. Edwards Court of Pensions
Dear Sir,
Enclosed is the Declaration of Mrs. Mary Griffin for a pension with her Marriage certificate

Yours Respectfully
Abm Day
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To the Honorable the Congress of the United States of America -- The petition of Stephen Giffin of Knox County Ohio humbly represents  to your honorable body that he served this Country as a Soldier of our revolution in various services set forth more at large in his declarations on file in the office[crossed out] Pension office. His best reccollection is that the whole length of his time of service was about 13 -- months or upwards -- & that service was part of it as private part as ensign & part of the time he serv ed as Lieutenant [ink blot] He was in the battles of Trenton. The battle at Shades Ford. The battle at the place called the White horse. The battle of Valley Forge and also in the battle at German Town --Your petitioner some years past as will be seen by his papers in the Patle[crossed out] Pension office applied under the law of 1832 for his pension & he furnished the department with such proof as he had in his power & was advised would be sufficient to sustain his claim according to the time[underlined] & capacity[underlined] of his service To his great surprise the department only allowed him a pension of $23.33cts pr annum [cross out] rejecting the principle part of the claim as not sufficiently sustained in proof Though near aged and decriped he did feel himself so wronged in this decision that he declined accepting this small pittance because he regarded the same decision which gave it to him had[crossed out] as having rejected as unworthy of belief his sollemn oath which verified his claim -- With the hope of ref[crossed out] rectifying his claim
[illegible letters in bottom right]
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as to some want of fullness on formality in the statement after the decision first made in the pension office he procured a friend to make out the statement more fully & minutely of his services which last statement in the form prescribed by the law was sent to the pension office but with no better [illegible] -- The department again returned the certificate allowing only $23.33cts -- That you may fully understand his case your petitioner prays are reference to the two[underlined] declarations with their proof sustaining his claim now on file in the pension office copies whereof or the originals being accessible to Congress
Your Petitioner is now about 85 years of age is decriped & unable to walk about except upon crutches He is destitute of property & with his aged companion the wife of his youth he is now wholly dependent for sustainance upon a son who is himself in moderate circumstances not being an owner of land but working other mens farms upon shares
Your Petitioner humbly claims at your hands an examination of his case and that some special provision may be made allowing to him his just claim & such speedy relief as may tend to smooth the declining path of his old age & sustain the justice of his own his native country
 
              his
Stephen X Giffin
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The undersigned citizens of Knox Ohio are acquainted with the foregoing petitioner Stephen Giffin -- They know him as an honest worthy man a man of undoubted honor & veracity & we confidently believe the truth of his statement made in his petition -- And believing him most justly [underlined] entitled to the relief which he asks we do cheerfully unite our voice with his in imploring the aid of Congress which his petition seeks in his behalf
[handwritten]
[all below are signatures]
James Elliott                    Hosmer Curtis
H Heavey                         Wm McCreary
Robert Dillon                   Moses McWilliams 
J Mathers                         Zebree Leonard                       
George Hughes               Edward Corsen
Alfred Hawks                   Wesley Swatt
Thomas Martheny           John Stephenson
Daniel Dehart                  J. H. Pierson
T D Burke                         John Clark
James B Cook                   S. F. Honn
George McWilliams          David Honn       
John Buckingham             J W Rice
Solomon Dehart               J. H. Honn
John Coe                          T. B. Dod
H m McWilliams Jun          George Ogden
Willason McWilliams
Abraham Day
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Stephen Giffin
[handwritten at top of folded page]
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I HEREBY certify, that the accompanying pages numbered from One to Twenty inclusive, are [handwritten] truly copies from the originals in the Office of the Commissioner of Pension, Department of War. [printed]
[signed]
Geo Wm Crump
acting[handwritten] Commissioner of Pensions. 

BE IT REMEMBERED, That Geo Wm Crump [handwritten] who has singed the foregoing certificate, is acting [handwritten] Commissioner of Pensions; and that to his attestations full faith an credit are and ought to be given. [printed]

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and caused the seal of the Department to be affixed, on this [printed] Thirtieth [handwritten] day of May [handwritten] in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty [printed] Eight [handwritten]
 
[white serrated paper affixed in right margin, with ribbon underneath]

[signed] J. R. Poinsett
Secretary of War. [printed]
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the State of Ohio }
Knox County SS   }

On this third day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appear before me James McGibeny one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Knox and State of Ohio Stephen Giffin aged seventy nine years on the 19th of July last 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 to wit. Col [illegible]alker Capt. Samuel Ferguson 1st Lieut James Elliott 2d Leiut John Armstrong and he said Stephen Giffin was Ensign and entered the service in August 1777.  served two months and left the service in Oct. same year and was in the battle of Brandywine, the battle of the White Horse, at the battle of Valley Forge and at the Battle of Germantown resided when he entered service in York County Pennsylvania, and was drafted into the service. marched to Lancaster Pa. thence to Chester Pa. thence to Washington, thence to Whitely Creek, thence to Chester, to the White Horse, thence to Valley Forge thence to Germantown and there discharged and again said Giffin was drafted on the first day of May  1778, and served under Col. John Andrew, Major Simon Vanosdoll, Capt. Josiah Kerr, 1st Liut. Wm Nealy 2nd Liut. Thomas [illegible] and said Stephen Giffin was Ensign, and served two months and left the service July same year resided when he entered the service in York County Pa. marched to Lancaster thence to Bucks County, thence to Shammany thence back to Bucks County & Lancaster and there discharged And again sd Stephen Giffin entered the service as a volunteer the first day of September 1778 with a Lieutenants commond under Col. Allbright served 
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3 [in upper right corner]
he can procure who can testify to his service, and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State. 
              his
Stephen  X   Giffin
            mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[signed] James McGibeny, Asst. Judge

We Henry Harvey a Clergyman residing in the County of Knox and State aforesaid & Robert Dillon residing in the County & State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Stephen Giffen who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[signed] Henry Harvey
[signed] Robert Dillon

I the said James McGibeney hereby declare that my opinion is after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And I further certify that Henry Harvey who has singed the preceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County aforesaid and that Robert Dillon who has als signed the same is a resident in said County and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit and I further certify that the applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court. 
[signed] James McGibeny Asst. Judge
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4. [ in upper left corner of page]

State of Ohio }
Knox County SS }

Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the within and for said County Stephen Giffin a resident of said County who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath further state that it is not within his power at this time to procure any further evidence of his service & that he knows of no person at present whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. He also states that the circumstances of his having a Lieutenants command are as follows to wit. That previous to and at the time of entering the Service on the 1st of Septr. 1778. He the said declarant held an Ensigns commission in the Company to which he belonged and that by a call from Fovernment the Regiment to which he belonged was to furnish 32 men to serve under Col. Albright for the said three months - said 32 men volunteered out of said Regiment and ware to be under the command of a Lieutenant, and by a vote of said Company they chose said Stephen Giffin in preference to any other officer that had volunteered to said command - whereupon the declarant was brevited or appointed by the pro[illegible]er Officer of the County to the rank of Lieutenant and served as such for the term aforesaid.
                 his
Stephen     X     Giffin
                    mark 
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of May A. D. 1833 Wm. McCreary. J. P. 

State of Ohio } 
Knox County SS }
I. Alexr. Elliott Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that William McCreary Esq before whom the within affidavit or declaration appears to have been made & sworn to was at the time of making the same
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5 [in upper right corner of page]
and now is an acting Justice of the Peace for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and full faith and credit is due to his official acts as such as we[illegible] in Court of Records as elswhere. And I further certify that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine. 
Seal [ surrounded by circle]
In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and the Seal of said Court, at Mount Vernon this 25th day of May A. D. 1833. 
[signed] Alexr. Elliott Clerk

The State of Ohio
Knox County SS. 
On 3d day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County Stephen Giffin a resident of said County of Knox and State of Ohio aged seventy nine years on the 19th July last, 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 made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. that he enlisted in the in the Army of the United States in the year one thousand seven hundred seventy six - in the month of August with David Wilson and served in the eighth Regiment of the Pennsylvania line under the following named officers to wit. Col. Richard McCollister, Lieut. Col. David Renedy, Major John Clark, Adjudent Henry Bathins, Capt. David Wilson, 1st Lieut. John Beach 2nd. Lieut. Samuel Shannon, Ensign William Sowther of General James Ewings Brigade - sd Stephen Giffin states that he left the service in the month of January A. D. 1777 and resided in York County
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6. [in upper left corner of page]

State of Pennsylvania when he entered the service and was in the battle of Trenton, and marched from Amboy to Bargen then to fort Lee and fort Constitution,  then to Elizabeth Town then to Mount Pleasant then to Brunswick thence to Prince Town thence to Trenton, thence across the Delaware to Pennsylvania then recrossed the Delaware and was discharged at Trenton. 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State
              his
Stephen X Giffin
              mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [signed] James McGibeny Asst. Judge

I the said James McGibeny do hereby declare that my opinion is that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I do further certify that the above named applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court
[signed] James McGibeny Asst. Judge

The State of Ohio }
Knox County SS }
I Alexander Elliott Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that James McGibeny Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, was at the time of taking the same and still is one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County duly commissioned & qualified, & full faith & credit are due to all his official acts as such as well in Court of Justice as thereout. And I do further certify that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.  
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In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the Seal of said County at the Clerks Office in Mount Vernon this 24th day of August 1832.
[signed] Alexr. Elliott Clerk

State of Ohio }
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On this first day of July A. D. 183[illegible] personally appeared before James Elliott one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid Stephen Giffin a resident of Clay Township in Knox County Ohio aged eight one years old on the 19th of July 1834 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 made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That about the last of July 1776 at Straban Township York County Pennsylvania his then place of residence he volunteered as a militia man for actual service to got to Perth Amboy in the State of New Jersey under militia Capt. Hugh Campbell. the declarant marched with the Company to Amboy the Regiment was under the command of Col. McPherson & Lieut. Col. David Kenedy. He remained under said command in the volunteer service untill the 10th of August of the same year. when at Perth Amboy he enlisted into Capt. David Wilson's Company of 3 Riflemen which Company belonged to a Regt. The number of which he does not remember. commanded by Col. Richard McAlister the before named David Kenedy having been appointed about the same time Lieut. Col & John Clark being Major of this Regt. This enlistment was for six months & the service as understood by the declarant was to defend the the three sister States Pennsylvania New Jersey and Maryland James Ewin of York County Pa. 
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had the command of the Brigade to which this Regiment belonged. Declarant thinks the Brigade was attached to General Green Division. Declarant continued in service under the command of said Capt. David Wilson until the full termination of his six months tour, when the Company was disbanded with the rest of the Regiment at Trenton New Jersey in January 1777. During this six months enlistment declarant was engaged as a private mostly, though sometimes her served as a Sergent He was in the battle and at the taking of the Hessians at Trenton which he thinks took place on the 26th day of December 1776. He acted on that day as first Sergent. His Company was upon the right wing of his Regt. Declarant remembers that we took on that day 5 cannons field pieces. There were 22 of the enemy killed & 42 wounded. Declarant believes that Genl. Stevens of Virginia had the command of our forces at the battle. He distinctly remembers seeing the British Genl. deliver his sword on surrendering to our General Stevens. Declarant understood the number of prisoners taken at this battle were 949. and one tory & that 1000 stand of small arms were taken. During this six months service declarant was one of a detachment of 5 companies sent over on to Staten Island for the purpose of taking some Hessions which were supposed to be there. They were mostly gone and we only took 4 men who were yogers. It occurs to declarant that Henry Bethins (who had before deserted from the British) wa our Adjutant - This six months service was all rendered in the State of New Jerzey From Amboy we went to Bergen thence to Elizabethtown thence to forts Constitution and Lee thence on retreat through Newark & Brunswick & to Trenton. Declarant further states that in the latter end of August in 1777 at 
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York County Pa. aforesaid he was Ensign of the 4th Company of a Regiment of the Militia of York County aforesaid of which Militia Regiment one James Dixon was Col. There was at this time a draft of the Militia for actual service of the first class which consisted of one 8th of the rank and file of the Regiment one Captain (Samuel Ferguson) 2 Lieutenants (James Elliott and John Armstrong) and one Ensign which was this declarant said Stephen Giffen - This draft was for two months to go to the defence of Philadelphia. In this draft declarant with the other draft from his Regt. constituting one Company under the immediate command of the last named Company officers were jointed at York aforesaid by two other drafted Companies and marched in a direction to Philadelphia under the command of the drafted Col. Walker but in consequence of some movements of the enemy our direction was changed at a place called "the two horse waggon stand." and we joined the rest of our drafted regiment at the Town of Chester on the west side of the Delaware river. The drafted Lieut. & Major of the regiment were two Dutchmen. their names are not remembered. The adjutant was of the names of Cooper. After some days our regiment with the whole drafted Brigade (or a large militia force) under the command of Genl James Potter marched from Chester to Wilmington,  thence to Newport, thence back to Chester. Thence to Sheds' ford on Brandywine leaving Chester early in the morning of the 11th of Sept. 1777, ariving at Sheds ford the same day before the action began. Our Brigade under the command of Genl. Potter & another body under the command of Genl. Smallwood (of Maryland) were placed as a reserve Corps upon the left Wing & we were no brought into the action untill about 4 oclock P. M. Declarant remembers that Genl. Sullivant at the head of our forces lead on the attack - Col. Morgan
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with the command of  a Rifle Regt. was was at the right of our forces which lay up the river from where declarant was placed. The battle ended at dark each party holding their own side of the river. During the night after the battle we marched back to Chester. Thence in a few days we were ordered to Valley Forge. Our Regt. was the rear guard & we had orders to lye at a field near the White horse tavern. The next morning just as we were dividing our rations. we were attacked by the enemy at our encampment Our quarterguard were driven in. Our Regt was in disorder & before we could get the men paraded we received a fire. Declarant was then acting as supernumer in the capacity of Adjutant at the second fire our Col. (Walker) recd a shot in the arm and in a cowardly manner ordered a retreat & fled - about the same time my Capt. & our Corporal (Geo. Cress) fell the first mortally wounded  the latter very dangerously. At my instance about 20 of us made an effort to carry a wayonr wounded Capt. but we desisted at the remonstrance of the dying man. He then changed our position and after getting in a situation near a fence that favored us. We (the above remnant of about 20) turned upon a body of the enemies cavelry & fired as we thought with considerable effect. About this time the force of the enemy were brought to bear upon us so powerfully that we followed the rest of our Reft. in its retreat to the main body of our brigade under Genl. Potter. I there saw our wounded and as I thought cowardly Col. for the last time. His wound I saw & understood was but a slight one. Eight of our men were killed and two taken prisoner in this skirmish (Corporal Cress who was supposed to have been killed followed & joined us the next day evening) We then then marched on with the rest of Genl. Potter's command and without any fighting drove the enemy from Valley Forge
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We rested at Valley Forge a few days when we were ordered by Genl. Green to Germantown. That part of our army to which I belonged reached Germantown a little before day some time in October. Our orders were on our approaching the enemy at Germantown to fire and rush upon the first hail of the enemies guard and my understanding was that our forces had been so disposed as to surprise the enemy by a simultaneous and unexpected attack by all our forces Our forces were commanded by Genl. Green. And soon after the battle commenced we succeeded in driving the enemy from the town with the exception of a body of them who were sheltered in a stone house who continued to fire upon us after we had passed this strong hold. By the order of the General a position of our forces (among whom was declarant) changed our front & attacked the enemy in the stone house and subdued them. The morning was very foggy and this with the smoke of the arms so obscured the scene with darkness that Genl. Stevens or Stevenson of Virginia who was at our right wing in wheeling around to the left for the purpose of attacking the left wing of the enemy mistook our own men for the enemy and made a deadly fire upon that part of our Army which was under the immediate command of Genl. Green. This circumstances so discomfited and disordered our forces that we were compelled to retire & leave the enemy who were forming with a superior force upon the hill beyond the Town. The same day we marched back to Valley Forge where we remained without anymore fighting untill we were disbanded. Declarant would further state that some time in the latter part of April A. D. 1778, there was another draft for a
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as aforesaid. Declarant was an Ensign. The regular draft as regarded officers devolved upon Capt Josiah Kerr Lieutenants Wm Nealey & Jamez Nealey and Ensign Thomas Forgay. Forgay was at the time the particular & intimate friend of this declarant and being at the time in a weakly state of health requested this declarant to take his place in that draft at the same time proposing that on any future call when it should become the turn of declarant to march said Forgay would take the place of declarant. This arrangement was accordingly made and in fact this declarant was received and served the full term of this draft two months. In this 2 months service declarant had no connection or knowledge of any Col. or any superior office to our Major who was Major Simon Van Nosdall. We had no fighting during this two months. Our service consisted in ranging & guarding against the enemy between Moravian Town Reading & up as high as a Creek or River called Shamony. At the end of this two months service we were disbanded at Old Lancaster where we received our pay in Continental money. 
This declarant further states that some time in September 1778 there was a call for a Lieutenants command of 32 men with a Lieut. from the aforesaid militia Regiment in one Company of which declarant still remained an Ensign. This call was for a service for 2 months or more to march up to a place called Stone town now called Huntington in Huntington County Pennsylvania to guard the frontier settlers from the British Indians whilst they former should gather their crops. This call upon the Regt. was made under the immediate direction of the "Sub Lieutenant" of York County aforesaid who was of the name 
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of Hans Morrison. This title and authority of "Sub Lieut. of the County," declarant understood to be derived by some regulation of the Congress of the United States or other authority of the Country for the purpose of superintending calls upon the Militia to defend the Country On this occasion it was proposed to raise the necessary  number of men by a demand for volunteers which was accordingly done. And your declarant being at the time an Ensign as aforesaid nevetheless set his name down as a volunteer and a private. There occured at the time some difficulty in determining what Lieutenant should go out in command of these 32 men. One of the Captains of the Regt. & two Lieuts. of the same offered to go the Capt. being willing to waive his rank, but neither of these had volunteered as privates. Whilst the Officers were discussing the question which of them should go out the men set upon their claim to choose their own Lieut. This claim was persisted in and approved of by the sub Lieut. Morrison. About this time the men generally beset this declarant to accept the station of their Lieut. seeming on account of his experience to have greater confidence in him than in either of the other officers who offered. Declarant stated to his friends the difficulty that he was only commissioned as an Ensign. He was soon after sent for by the sd. Sub Lieut. of County who, in a private interview proposed that declarant should  serve as Lieut. if the men should choose and also at the same time assured declarant that he could remove the objection of declarants being under rank by brevetting him a Lieut. Declarant then consented to serve in that capacity if chosen. The Sub Lieut. of the County then so arranged it that each of the 4 Officers who were candidates, at the word march should move off on different roads or directions & that the men should be directed to follow the 
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officer of their choice. That was accordingly done and after receiving the word halt your declarant perceived with great satisfaction on turning about that every one of the men had followed him. though he learned afterwards that  a few in number had at first followed the Capt. but immediately on seeing the general falling in with declarant they turned and unanimously followed him. The said Sub Lieut. thereupon gave to declarant a certificate of brevet to the rank of Lieutenant and he immediately marched with the men & served in the capacity of Lieut. during the tour which was necessary & which lasted three months.  Declarant is not able to decide das to the strict legality of his appointment as a Lieut. in this Corps but the facts are substantially such as herein stated and at and during the time of the service declarant heard of no objection as to the manner of his appointment or election. And now declarant submits this matter to the War Department to determine in which of the stations whether as a Lieutenant  ensign or private this service should be regarded as being had. He soon after drew our Camp equipage at Carlisle and from thence we marched to Stonetown this little corps being under the command of declarant and without being united with any larger body. At Stonetown for the first time we met our Col who was in command in this service. He was of the name of Allbright. At Stonetown the Col. detailed the services of the several small detachments which had assembled. The Col. himself with a portion of the forces went on to a more distant point of the frontier being a place called the "led mines." which with the unfavorableness of the ground at the time was about three or four days march from Potters fort. your declarant with his 32 men were ordered to a place called Potterz fort passing Mc. 
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Cormick's fort at which latter place (being a mere collection of huts or cabins) we stoped the first night and on the 2nd day we marched to Potter's fort in Penns valley. We lay for some time at this place where I had the command and detailed a portion of my men out in little guards of 3 or four men in each to guard the farms in the neighborhood, still keeping most of them at the fort which was in hearing of a gun shot from the neighboring farms where our guards were placed. During our stay here nothing remarkable occurred. By orders received from Col Albright we marched from this place to a place called Sinking Valley where we remained three days performing similar service. On the 4th day we were ordered to a place called Canoe Valley where we performed a like service for about one week. We were then ordered to the Led Mines where we met the Col with his detachment. After a short stay with the Col I was ordered with my little command to march by the most direct rout to Potters fort which we accordingly did having procured a woodman to guide us through the unsettled forrest. We stoped some time at Potters fort then marched to a place called Watson's fort stoped there one night returned back next day to Potters fort. Two days thereafter marched on our way to Carlisle through Chillecothe Valley down a placed called the long narrows on the Juniatta River We reached Carlisle the latter part of December 1778 and gave up our camp equipage having completed three months service & pursuant to orders from Col Albright I here disbanded my little Corps & reutrned home to my residence in York County. Nothing remarkable occurred to us that I recollect of during this 3 months
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service. There was no fighting no enemy was seen or heard of in that part during that time and although the marching service was arduous we all returned safe home. We were paid for this service by said sub lieutenant Morrison in paper called continental money. Declarant would here remark that he was paid for each of the foregoing services in continental money by the proper officers under the Continental Congress. Declarant would now further state that he has now given a careful & true detail of his whole services during the Revolutionary war. From letters now before him from the Pension Office he has reason to fear that in his former declaration now in possession of the Department some mistakes occurred & it is possible there may be some discrepancy between this and the former declaration. Should such be the fact he has only to say that he has had the present declaration made out with the greatest possible care with a view to presenting the facts of his case accurately & minutely before the department. He feels himself bound to say that whatever inaccuraces or discrepances may have appeared in his former papers they must have occurred by reason of the want of skill and experience of his draftsman - the frailty of his own perception in not readily detecting errors which may have existed in the papers as read to him or the confusion of his mind which is necessarily somewhat weakened by his old age. Perhaps all of the causes may have conbined in producing some mistakes. He further states that he knows of no living witness by whom he can prove his aforesaid services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on any pension roll or agency in any 
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regular Officers who were with the troops where he served & the description of the regiments & services according to his best recollection at this time except that it now occurs to his memory for about 15 days on our retreat from fort Constitution in New Jersey to Trenton in the same State in the year 1776 frequently saw Genl. Washington, I was then acting as a recornoitering Serjeant & every other morning during that time Personally made my report to Genl. Washington at his quarters. During the same time I frequently saw Generals Putnam Lee & Wayne who were with us in our retreat. He never received any discharge but on being disbanded he received pasports to go home which papers he never preserved they were lost or detroyed many years gone by. Does not recollect the signatures to his Ensigns Commission in the militia. The Commission was resigned in October 1779. The brevet certificate of Lieutenancy before described as given back to sub Lieutenant Morrison & he knows not what ever became of these papers. With many others declarant states the names of the Rev. Mr. Henry Harvey the Presbiterian Clergyman now resident & having the pastoral charge of the Church in the immediate neighborhood of his residence & Mr. Joseph Rogers of the same neighborhood as persons to whom he is well known in this neighborhood & who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a revolutionary soldier. 
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The foregoing declaration & statement sworn to this 1st day of July A. D. 1835 at Clay Township Knox County Ohio before me James Elliott associate 
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Judge as before described and I do further hereby certify that the said Stephen Giffin by reason of bodily infirmity is unable to go from home to attend Court. 
[signed] James Elliott Associate Judge

We Henry Harvey a Clergyman residing in Clay Township Knox County Ohio and Joseph Rogers residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Stephen Giffin who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be eighty one years old & upwards. That he is reputed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur  in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me
[signed] James Elliott, Associate Judge

[signed] Henry Harvey
[signed] Joseph Rogers

And I the said James Elliott one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Knox County in the State of Ohio as aforesaid Do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I further certify that it appears to me that Henry Harvey who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in Clay Township Knox County aforesaid. And that Joseph Rogers who has also signed the same is a resident in the same neighborhood & township & is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
July, 1st, 1835, [signed] James Elliott Associate Judge
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State of Ohio }
Knox County} SS I Alexander Elliott Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings had before James Elliott one of the associate Judges of said Court of Common pleas and that the said James Elliott at the time of signing his name to the foregoing proceedings was & yet is, one of the associate Judges of said Court, duly commissioned & sworn, to whose official acts full faith & credit are due and ought to be given & I further certify that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine

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Given under my hand & seal of said Court at the the Clerks Office in Mount Vernon this 1st day of July A. D. 1835.
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The State of Ohio} SS
Knox County}
On this first day of July A D 1835 Personally appeared before James Elliott one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the county aforesaid Stephen Giffin a resident of Clay Township in Knox County Ohio aged eighty [two years crossed out] one years old on the 19th of July 1834 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 made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 That about the last of July 1776 at [Steuben Tow crossed out] Steauban Township York County Pennsylvania his then place of residence he volunteered as a militia man for actual service to go to Perth Amboy in the State of New Jersey under Militia Captain Hugh Campbel the company [marched crossed out] declarant marched with the company to Amboy the Regiment was under the command of Col McPherson & Lieut Col David Kenedy He remained under said command in the volunteer service untill the 10th of August of the same year when at Perth Amboy he enlisted into Captain David Wilsons Company of Riflemen which company belonged to a Regiment (the number of which he does not remember) commanded by Col. Richard McAlister the before named David Kenedy having been appointed about the same time Lieutenant Col & John Clark being Major of this regiment This enlistment was for six months & the service a understood by declarant was to defend the the three sister States Pennsylvania New Jersey and Maryland James Ewing of York County Pa [underlined] had the command of the Brigade to which this Regiment belonged Declarant thinks the Brigade was [belonged crossed out] was attached to General Greens Division -- Declarant continued in service under the command of said Captain [Campbel crossed out] David Wilson untill the full termination of his six months to[illegible] when the Company was disbanded with the 
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the rest of the Regiment [about crossed out] at Trenton New Jersey [about crossed out] in January 1777 During this 6 months enlistment Declarant was engaged as a private mostly though sometimes he served as a serjent He was in the battle and at the taking of the Hessians at Trenton which he thinks took place on 26th day of December 1776 He acted on that day as first serjent HIs Company was upon the right wing of his regiment Declarant remembers that we took on that day 5 cannons field pieces There were 22 of the enemy killed & 42 wounded -- Declarant believes that General Stevens of Virginia had the command of [the crossed out] our forces at that battle He distinctly remembers having seen the British General deliver his sword on surrendering to our General Stev[torn, illegible] Declarant understood the number of prisoners taken at this battle were 949 and one tory & that 1000 stand of small arms were taken During this six months service Declarant was one of a detachment of 5 companies sent over on to Staten Island for the purpose of taking some Hessians which were supposed to be there. They were  mostly gone & we only took 4 men who were yogers It occurs to declarant that Henry Betkins (who had before deserted from the British) was our adjutant -- This six months service was all rendered in the State of New Jersey -- From Amboy we went to Bergen Thence to Elizabethtown thence to Forts Constitution and Lee Thence on retreat through Newark & Brunswick & to Trenton
Declarant further states that in the latter end of August in 1777 at York County Pa[underlined] aforesaid he was ensign of the 4th Company of a Regiment of the Militia of York County aforesaid [He does not now remember the number of the Regiment nor the names of the crossed out] of which Militia Regiment one James Dixon [Walker crossed out] was Colonel There was at this time a draft of the militia for actual service of the first class which 
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consisted of one 8th of the rank and file of the regiment and Captain (Samuel Ferguson) 2 Lieutenants (James Elliott & John Armstrong) and one ensign which was this declarant said Stephen Giffin -- This draft was for two months to go to the defence of Philidelphia In this draft Declarant with the others draft from his regiment constituting one company under the immediate command of the last named company officers were joined at York aforesaid by two others drafted companies and marched in a direction to Philidelphia uder the command of the drafted Colonel Walker but in consequence of iome movements of the enemy our direction was changed at a place called "the two horse waggon stand" and we joined the rest of our drafted regiment at the Town of Chester on the West side of the Delaware river The drafted Lieutenant & Major of the regiment were two dutchmen Their names are not remembered The adjutant was of the name of Cooper -- After some days our Regiment with the whole drafted Brigade (or a large militia force) under the command of General James Potter marched from Chester to Wilmington thence to Newport Thence to back to Chester Thence to Shedss ford on Brandywine leaving Chester early in the morning of the 11th of Sept 1777 ariving at Sheds ford the same day before the action began -- Our Brigade under the command of General Potter & another body under the command of General Smallwood (of Maryland)  were placed as a reserve Corps upon the left wing & we were not brought into the action untill about 4 oclock P M Declarant remembers that General Sullivant at the head of our forces lead on teh attack -- General [crossed out]  Colonel  Morgan with the command of a rifle Regiment was was at the right of our forces which lay up the river from where declarant was placed -- The battle ended at dark each party holding their own side of the river -- During the night after the battle we marched back to Chester Thence in a few days we marched [crossed out] were order to valey
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Valley Forge. Our Regment was the rear guard & we had orders to lye at a field near the White horse tavern  the next morning just as we were dividing our rations we were attacked by the enemy at [the White horse tavern crossed out] our encampment Our quarter guard were driven in. Our Regiment was in disorder & before we could get the men paraded we received a fire Declarant was then acting as supernumer in the capacity of adjutant at the second fire our Col (Walker) recd a shot in the arm and in a cowardly manner ordered a retreat & fled - about the same time my Captain & our Corporal (Geo Cress) fell the first mortally wounded the latter very dangerously -- At my instance about 20 of us made an effort to carry away our wounded Captain but we desisted at the remonstrance of the dying man -- We then changed our position and after getting in a situation near a fence that favored us We (the above remnant of about 20) turned upon a body of the enemies cavalry & fired as we thought with considerable effort About this time the force of the enemy were brought to bear upon us so powerfully that we followed the rest of our regiment in its retreat to the main body of our brigade under General Potter -- I there saw Our Wounded and as I thought cowardly Colonel for the last time -- His would I saw & understood was but a slight one -- Eight of our men were killed & 2 taken prisoners in this skirmish (Corporal Cress who was supposed to have been Killed followed & joined us the next day evening) We then then marched on with the rest of General Potters command and without any fighting drove the enemy from Valley forge We rested at Valley Forge a few days when we were ordered by General Green to German town That part of our army to which I belonged reached German town a little before day some time in October Our orders were on our [illegible crossed out] approaching the enemy [w[crossed out] at German town to fire and rush upon the first hail of the enemies guard and my understanding was 
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was that our forces had been [illegible] disposed as to surprise the enemy by a simultaneous and unexpected attack by all our forces Our forces were Commanded by General Green and soon after the battle commenced we suceeded in driving the enemy from the town with the exception of a body   of them who were sheltered in a stone house who continued to fire upon us after we had passed this strong hold By the order of the General a portion of our forces (among whom was declarant) charged our front and attacked the enemy in the stone house & subdued them [There was crossed out] The morning was very foggy and this with the smoke of the arms so obscured the scene with darkness that General Stevens or Steveson of Virginia [in crossed out] who was at our right wing in wheeling around to the left for the purpose of attacking the left wing of the enemy mistook our own men for the enemy and made a deadly fire upon that part of our army which was under [the crossed out] immediate command of General Green This circumstance so discomfited and disordered [the crossed out] our forces that [we crossed out and illegible] were were [forces [crossed out] compelled to retire & leave the enemy who were forming with a superior force upon the hill beyond the Town the same day we marched back to Valley forge Where we remained without any more fighting untill we were disbanded

Declarant would further state that some time in the latter part of April A D 1778, There was [illegible, crossed out] another draft for a 2 month service of a majors command from the Militia regiment in York County aforesaid in which Regiment & company as aforesaid Declarant was an ensign The 
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regular draft das re[illegible] officers -- devolved upon Captain Josiah Kerr Lieutenants [illegible] Nealey & James Nealey and Ensign Thomas Forgay -- Forgay was at the time the particular and intimate friend of this declarant and being at the time in a weakly state of health requested this declarant to take his place in that draft at the same time proposing that on future call when it should become the turn of declarant to march said Forgay would take the place of declarant -- This arrangement was accordingly made and in fact this declarant was received and served the full term of this draft two months -- In this 2 months service declarant had no connection or knowledge of any Colonel or other superior officer to our Major who was Major Simon Van Nosdall We had no fighting during this 2 months Our service consisted in ranging and guarding against the enemy between Moravian Town Reading & up as high as a Creek or river called Shamony At the end of this two [mon crosed out] months service we were disbanded at Old Lancaster where we received our pay in Continental money
This declarant further states that some time in September 1778 There was a call for a lieutenants command of 32 men with a lieutenant from the aforesaid Militia Regiment in our company of which Declarant still remained an ensign This call was for a service for 2 months or more to march up to a place called Stone town now called Huntington in Huntington County Pennsylvania to guard the [illegible] settlers from 
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the British Indians whilst the former should gather their crops -- This call upon the Regiment was made under the immediate direction of the "sub Lieutenant" [Colonel crossed out] of York County aforesaid who was of the name Hans Morrison of [Allbright crossed out] This title and authority of "Sub Lieutentant of the County " [colonel crossed out] declarant [illegible crossed out] understood to be derived by some regulation of the Congress of the United States or other authority of the Country from the purpose of superintending calls upon the Militia to defend the country -- On this occasion it was proposed to raise the  necessary number of men by a demand for volunteers which was accordingly done And your Declarant being at the time an ensign as aforesaid never theless set his name down as a volunteer and a private There occurred at the time some difficulty in determining what lieutenant should go out in command of these 32 men. One of the Captains of the Regiment & two lieutenants of the same offered to go this Captain being willing to waive his rank but neither of them had volunteered as privates Whilst the officers were [talking crossed out] discussing the question which of them should go out the men set up their claim to choose their own Lieutenant This claim was persisted in and approved  of by the Sub [Colonel crossed out] Lieutenant Morrison About this time the men generally beset this declarant to accept the station of their Lieutenant seeming [to have crossed out] on account of his experience to have greater confidence in him than in either of the other officers who offered Declarant state to his friends the difficulty that he was only commissioned as an ensign -- He was soon after [called on by crossed out]
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sent for [illegible crossed out] by the sd sub [Colonel crossed out] Lietuenant of County who in a private interview proposed that declarant should serve as Lieutenant if the men should choose and also at the same time assured declarant that he could remove the objection of declarants being under rank by brevetting him a lieutenant --  Declarant then consented to serve in that capacity if chosen -- The sub [Col crossed out] Lieutenant of the county then so arranged it that each of the 4 officers who were candidates at the word march should move off on different roads or directions & that the men should be directed to follow the officer of their choice This was accordingly done and after receiving the word halt your declarant perceived with satisfaction on turning about that every one of the men had followed him. Though he learned afterwards that a few in number had at first followed the Captain but immediately on seeing the general falling in with declarant they turned & unanimously followed him The said Sub [Colonel crossed out] Lieutenant thereupon gave the declarant a certificate of brevet to the rank of Lieutenant and he immediately marched with the men & served in the capacity of Lieutenant during the time which was necessary & which lasted three months -- Declarant is not able to decide as to the strict legality of his appointment  as a lieutenant in the corps but the facts are substantially such as herein stated and at [the crossed out] & during the time of the service declarant heard of no objection as to the manner of his election or appointment  and now declarant submits this matter to the war department to determine in which of the stations whether as Lieutenant ensign or private this service should be regarded as being had -- We soon after [illegible] camp equipage at Carlisle and from thence we marched to stone town this little corps being under the command of declarant 

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declarant and without being united with any larger body At Stonetown for the first time we met our Colonel who was in command in this service He was of the name of Albright At Stonetown the  Colonel detailed the services of the several small detachments which had assembled The Col himself with a portion of the forces went on to a more distant point of the frontier bein a plain called " the led mines" which with the unfavorableness of the ground {was crossed out] at the time was about [illegible crossed out] three or four days march from [Stone town crossed out] Potters fort -- your declarant with his 31 men were ordered to a place called Potters Fort passing McCormiks fort at which latter place (being a mere collection of huts or cabins) we stoped the first night & on the 2d day we marit[illegible] to Potters Fort in Pens valley We lay for sometime at this plaic where I had the command and detailed a portion of my men out in little guards of 3 or four men in each to guard the farms in the neighborhood still keeping most of them at the fort which was in hearing of a gun shot from the neighboring farms where our guards were placed During our stay here nothing remarkable occurred By order received from Col Albright we marched from this place to a place called Sinking Valley where we remained three days performing similar service -- On the 4th day we were ordered to a place called Canoe Valley where we performed a like service for about one week We were then ordered to the Ledmines where we met the Col with his detachment After a short stay with the Col I was ordered with my little command to march by the most direct rout to Potters fort which we accordingly did having procured a woodsman to guide us through the unsettled forrest We stoped some time at Potters for then marched [illegible crossed out] 
[handwritten]
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[of crossed out] to a place called Watsons fort stoped there one night returned back next day to Potters fort Two days thereafter marched on our way to Carlisle through Chilicothe Valley down a place called the long narrows on the Juniatta river We reached Carlisle the latter part of December 1778 and gave up our cap equipage having completed three months service & pursuant to orders from Col Allbright * here disbanded my little corps & returned home to my residence in York County  Nothing remarkable occurred to us that I reccolect of during this 3 months service There was no fighting no enemy was seen or heard of in that part during the time and allthough the marching service was arduous we all returned safe home We were paid for this service by said Sub [Colonel crossed out] Lieutenant Morrison in paper called Continental money
Declarant would now further state that he has now given a careful & true detail of his whole services during the revolutionary War From letters now before him from the Pension office he has reason to fear that in his former declaration now in possession of the department some mistakes occurred & it is possible there may be some discrepency between this & the former declaration Should such be the fact he has only to say that he has had the present declaration made out with [more crossed out] the greatest possible care with a view to presenting the facts of his case accurately and minnutely before the department -- He feels himself bound to say that whatever in accuracies or discrepencies may have appeared in his former papers they must have occurred 
[handwritten
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occurred by reason of the want of skill and experience of his draftsman -- the frailty of his own perception in not readily detecting errors which may have existed in the papers as read to him or the confusion of his mind which is necessarily some what weakened by his old age Perhaps all of these causes may have combined in producing [this mistake crossed out] some mistakes -- He further states that he knows of no living witnesses by whom he can prove his aforesaid services
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll or agency in any State only on that of the State of Ohio with the small pension allowed under his former declaration the certificate of the allowance of which pension is herewith sent and surrendered to the department declarant having never accepted or received any thing under said certificate

The said declarant being interrogated as required by the rules prescribed by the pension office further states that to the best of his information he was born in Lancaster County Pennsylvania in July 1753 -- He has a record of his age which he took from his fathers bible more than 50 years ago & transcribed the same into his own Bible which he still has -- He was living in York County Pennsylvania at the several times when called into service as here in before set forth -- From York County he emigrated with his family about the year 1796 to Westmoreland County in the same State From Westmoreland County he emigrated with his family in 1814 to Licking County in the State of Ohio where he continued untill [he crossed out] about 5 years ago When he moved into Clay Township Knox County in the last named State where he has ever since & still continues to reside -- The manner of his being called into service he has allready described in the foregoing declaration --
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Declarant did not consider himself as a substitute in any of the said services because he was not hired in the ordinary way of employing substitutes but he leaves the question for others to decide whether his services of 2 months where in he voluntarily took the place of Ensign Forgay as before described would or would not place him in the character of a substitute the facts are submitted as they actually occurred 
Declarant has already specified the names of such regular officers who were with the troops where he served & the description of the Regiments & services according to his best reccollection at this time except that it now occurrs to his memory for about 15 days on our retreat from fort constitution in [the crossed out] New Jersey to Trenton in the same state in the year 1776 & [was crossed out] frequently saw General Washington I then was acting as a reconnoitering serjeant & every other morning during that time personally made my report to General Washington at his quarters -- During the same time I frequently saw General Putnam Lee & Wayne who were with us in our retreat -- He never received any discharge but on being disbanded he received pasports to go home which papers he never preserved they [illegible crossed out] were lost or destroyed many years gone bye -- Does not reccollect the signatures to his ensigns commission in the Militia, This commission was resigned in October 1779 The brevet certificate of Leutenancy before described was given back to Sub-lieutenant Morrison & he knows not what ever became of these papers
 With many others Declarant states the names of the Rev. Mr Henry Harvey the presbyterian Clergyman now [illegible] having the pastoral charge of the Church in the immediate neighborhood of his residence & Mr Joseph Rogers of the same neighborhood as persons to whom he is well known in this neighborhood & who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a revolutionary soldier 
attest 
[signed]H Curtiss 
            his 
Stephen X Giffin
        mark
[handwritten]
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The foregoing declaration & statement sworn to this 1st day of July A D 1835 at Clay Township Knox County Ohio before me James Elliott Associate Judge as before described and I do further hereby certify that the said Stephen Giffin by reason of bodily infirmity is unable to go from home to attend Court
[signed] James Elliott Associate Judge

We Henry Harvey a clergyman residing in Clay Township Knox County Ohio and Joseph Rogers residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Stephen Giffin who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be eighty one years old & upwards That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
[signed] Henry Hervey
[signed] Joseph Rogers
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me [signed] James Elliott Associate Judge

And I the said James Elliott one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Knox County in the State of Ohio as aforesaid Do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier
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soldier and served as he states And I further certify that it appears to me that Henry Harvey who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in Clay Township Knox County aforesaid And that Joseph Rogers who has also signed the same is a resident of the same neighborhood & township & is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
July 1st 1835 [signed] James Elliott associate Judge
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The State of Ohio }
Knox County } SS
I Alexander Elliott Clerk of the court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the forgoing contained the original proceedings had before James Elliott 
[white paper folded affixed to left margin of page]
one of the associate Judges of said  court of Common Pleaz, and that the said James Elliott at the time of signing his name, to the foregoing proceeding waz, & yet is, one the associate Judges of said county, duly commissioned & sworn, to whose official acts full faith & credit are due and [illegible] ought to be given -- & I further certify that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine -- Given under my hand & the seal of said court at the Clerks office in Mount Vernon this 1st day of July A. D. 1835. 
[signed] Alexr. Elliott Clerk
K. C. [illegible]
[handwritten]
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Newark Ohio April 28th 1829
Sir
It will be seen that the enclosed Deposition of Stephen Giffin a revolutionary soldier has heretofor been before the War Department but as his name was not found on the Rolls, proof of his services was required. I wish to know, what by the present rules will be considered as proof - I also transmit a letter red. Some time ago by Mr Giffin from John Black [illegible, torn] of the officer under whom Mr. G. served. Will this be considered as any proof? I also wish, the proper [illegible]to be f[illegible] orders of the proceedings required under existing regulations, to entitle Mr. Giffin  to be placed on the pension roll -- There will be no difficulty in proving him to be poor enough. 
Very respectfully 
[signed] Wm Stanbery
To the Hon: 
Secretary of War.
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Marysville Nov 22} 12 1/2
Stephen Giffin
Licking County Mary ann
Township
Now (unreadable) Post } State of Ohio
Office
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Dear Sir
I Received your friendly letter of the 20th of October last which Gave me Much Happiness to hear you ware yet in the Land of the living and Enjoying health and Strength of your faculties I find by your writing you Retain that Great blessing which is the gift of God beyond any other Blessings you and I ought to be thankfull to Almighty God for So Great and Special a blessing that we are yet Spared on this Earth when so many younger than Us is gone to their Long Homes from whence then so No return Y [illegible] be to God I Enjoy a reasonable State of health and memory Strong as Ever -- well [illegible] to the Spacial Business you wrote to me on the Subject of your Enlistments and Services in the Army I know well you ware Early Engaged in the Service of the United States and you may be better Entitled to a portion than many who Draws one -- though you base and mine is somewhat Similar -- I have Applyd to Government with all force of Vouchers and prob[illegible] but all in vain -- the principal thing against me was -- I had gave up my Commission in order to Draw depreciation Money about 35 or forty years ago -- An I never Expected and Such thing as Pensions therefore I Could Not Enforce my Just Claim -- I had as faithfull a friend in Congress to Advocate my Case as any in the Union but all to no purpose -- Now Sir as to your Case I Could freely & Justly make oath that you ware in Service with me; and that you ware at the battle at Trentown and many other vouchers -- in you favor 
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Nevertheless Sir I am of the opinion that my Depositions in your favor would avail nothing for [illegible] I am Sorry -- Although I have been the means of assisting a Number of old Revolutionarys of the Army to a portion by my Quallifications and other Vouchers, there fore Sir, I am of the Opinion you may Give Up the [illegible] -- I have gave up any proten[illegible] of Ever gaining any thing -- Thank God I am in a Circumstance of life that I Can do without it; though I am old and God only Knows how long I may be able to make a living for my Self; and my old Lady or wife She is an Excellent help mest but old as well as my Self-- we have no Children She was a Widow when I married her; our children are all doing for themselves -- This is all I can inform you off -- I was much Surpris when I opened your letter and found the dame of Steph Giffen whom I though was not in Existance; Praise be to God that we have opportunity of writing to other at Such as Advanced Age -- who was so Early acquainted -- Time would fail me to Communicate all I wou wish to do therefore Suffice to inform you that I have Seen Brother High about one year agoe, he is very frail; go  upon two Stages his wife is yet Living and has a fin family -- My Dear sir If this letter Comes to your hand I Just inform you that I have a number of my frien and Relation living in Newark and about It there fore Sir Ifyou can find any of them let them know I am well and my family also -- I have two Nephews live in Newark, David Black & Matthew Black perhaps yo Know them; let them see your letter and inform them I am well -- [illegible] farewell -- I am Sir you Most Effectionate old friend 
[signed] John Black
November the 12th 1825
Maysville Kentucky
Mr; Stephen Giffen
[handwritten]
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T S - 
Sir if you can hear or find a man By the name of Majors Huston of that Place or a Stephen McDougal they are married to my Brother James Blacks Daughters and My old Sister in law lives with them you may have Some Knowlege of her If She is yet living Let her Know that I am well and my family -- Let this gentleman See your letter they will be Glad to hear from Me -- Enquire for my [illegible] Newphews the will use you well on my account
I am In your with Esteem --
[signed, illegible]
[handwritten]
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20972
Stephen Giffin
a private soldier
in the Revolutionary War -- claim --
Deposition
Stephen Giffin
Private 
Licking County, Ohio 
Col McAllisters Reigment
Pennsylvania Line
1776 15 months
[underline]
12th. May, 1818. 
[underline]
Not on rolls --
Service to be proved. 
Wm Wilson, judge.
[underline]
Amos H. Caffee, agt. 
Newark, Lickin [illegible] 
Ohio
[handwritten, centered on right half of page]
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The State of Ohio}
Licking County fct, }
On this 12th day of May 1818 before me the Subscriber President of the Courts of Common pleas for the fourth Circuit of the said State, Personally appeared Stephen Giffin aged sixty five years, a resident of the County of Licking & State of Ohio, who being by me first duly cautioned and sworn according tolaw; doth upon his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision of the late 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" [words between quotes underlined]
The he enlisted at Amboy in New Jersey; in the month of August 1776 in Captain David Wilsons rifle company; which company was attached, as a flanking company to the regiment Commanded by Colonel Richard McAllister, General Ewings Brigade of the Pennsylvania line; and that he continued to Serve in the said corps in the Service of the United States from the period of his enlistment, until the month of November in the year 1777, Sometime in which month, at Lancaster in the State 
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of Pennsylvania he was Honorably discharged from the Service; that his discharge was in writing, and Signed by General Potter; but which discharge he has long since lost, or destroyed Deponent States he was at the taking of the [Hessians at Trenton underlined], -- at the battle of Brandywine; - a skirmish with the enemy near the White Horse Tavern in Pena -- The battle of Potts Grove, -- at the battle of the Valley Forge & the battle of [Brandy crossed out] Germantown, -- That he is now in reduced circumstances in life, and is in need of the assistance of his country for Support; - and that he hath no other evidence now in his power his said service : and further he Saith not.
[signed] Stephen Giffen
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid;
[signed] William Wilson

I William Wilson Judge as aforesaid do hereby certify that it has been made appear to my satisfaction that the said Stephen Giffen did serve in the Revolutionary Wars as stated in the foregoing deposition against the common enemy an the continental establishment: and also that he is now in reduced circumstances in life and is in need of the assistance of his Country for support: And I now transmit the proceedings 
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Taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of war agreeable to the aforesaid act of Congress In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name officially at NewArk this 12th day of May A. D 1818
[signed] William Wilson
[white serrated paper affixed to page]
I Amos. H. Caffee clerk of the court of common pleas of Licking County do certify that William Wilson who signed the above certificate and before whome the foregoing deposition was made is the president Judge of said court and that the signature thereto is the proper handwriting of the said William Wilson President Judge as aforesaid, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at NewArk Mary 12th A. D 1818
[signed] A H Caffee Clk 
[handwritten]
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Mar 14
Comr
[handwritten at top of page]

HOn T. T Whttlesey
H. R.
[handwritten at bottom of page]
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Mr Edwards --
Sir
I have left with you the papers of Stephen Griffin of Ohio for reexamination -- please give me your opinion, & the reasons --
Yours - [signed T T Whittlesey
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Martinsburg Ohio
Aprile 3rd 1843

Dear Sir

Being informed that the pention law is extended to those that become widows since 1838 which includes my case. I am the widow of Stephen Giffin who was drawing a pention, be so good as to send me the directions. inforning me how I may reach my cuntrys bounty. answer that as soon as convenient

Yours with Respect
[signed] Mary Giffin

Hon T. L. Edwards 
Washington City

[handwritten
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In Answer to yr letter of this date. I have to state that the papers of Frederick Hill, were sent to you from this office on the  8th July 1838. --
The papers of Peler Griffen are herewith transmitted

Very respectfully 
yr ob [illegible]
[signed] S. Burche

Col. Edwards
Comr Pensions
[handwritten]
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to the clk's Office at the Capitol --
Yours Respectfully
[signed] W P Leadbetter,
[handwritten
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War Department,
Pension Office,
May 31, 1838.
Sir,
In compliance with your request I enclose herewith certified copies of the papers of Stephen Giffin, together with his pension certificate
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your obt servt.
[signed] Geo. Wm Crump
Hon. W. P. Leadbetter,
House of Representatives
[handwritten
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War Department 
Pension Office
May 5, 1838
Sir,
I have examined the case of Stephen Giffin, whose petition I now return. This Department cannot, consistently with its rules, allow a greater pension than he now receives, viz. $23:33 per annum, for seven months service as a Private Soldier. The papers will be copies so soon as the press of business in this office will permit, and copies will be sent to you. 
I have the honor to be 
Very respectully
Your Obet. servt.
[signed] J L Edwards
[handwritten
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Dear Sir
An acquaintance writes to me to know whether Stephen Giffin of Clay township, Knox County Ohio, be placed on the pension roll. He says this applicant has heard, that his name has been inscribed on the roll, but the person who acted as his agent will give him no information on the subject. Please let me know how it is. 
Yours truly
[signed] Walter Lourie
16 Nov. 1835
J. L. Edwards Esq
[handwritten]
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Washington. [Feb crossed out] March 10th 1838--
Hon J. L. Edwards--
Sir--
Will you be so good as to furnish me with either the originals, or copies of the original papers in your office, in the case of Stephen Giffin -- who made app. for pension, and to whom a small one was allowed -- I am charged with the case -- and it is now before the Comr -- 
Yours Respectfully
[signed] W. P. Leadbetter
[handwritten]
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Stephen Giffin
7670
Stephen Giffin
Ohio

F(unreadable) 7 (unreadable) (unreadable)
$23.33


J. D. Johnson Esq (crossed off)
Present (crossed off)
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War Department
Pension Office 24th July 18[illegible]
Sir,
The evidence in support of the claim of Stephen Giffin has been again examined. - Unless he shall comply with the regulations of the Department, by producing the testimony of at least one witness, who shall testify to his having served those[underlined] months as a Lieutenant this portion of the claim cannot be admitted as such. 
If he cannot obtain the proof as required, he may receive a pension for Seven[underlined] Months as a private --
I am Sir
Very Respectfully 
Your Obt Servt
[signed] J. L. Edwards
J. D. Johnston Esq
Martinsburg
Knox County 
Ohio
[handwritten]
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J D Johnson
Ohio
Apr 16 1835
[ not sure} by  [not sure} Sylvester
Apr 28 1835
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Martinsbugh Apr 16. 1835

Dear Sir [underlined]
At the request of the pention applicant Mr. Stepin Giffin I herewith return his certificate and ask in his behalf the indulgance of your department that he have the Permition to Make a further effort to perfect his pappers in such a way as to intetle him to an allowance for More time for actual Service than What seems to have been allowed Mr. Gifin and his finds falt that he is much aggreive in the Limited allowance and it is hoped that if the department - can consistently allow him a further oppertunity to present his Statements with [more crossed out] fuller explination. the decision Made may be to revised as to secure to him the allowance which he Claims and Which [illegible] such excedes that now Decided on. Plus have the Goodness to return his Petition With any remarks you May [illegible] as to any [illegible] Whch May existt. if it be not consistent with the rules of the depatmut or office to [smudge]
over [in bottom right corner of page]
[handwritten]
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Return the application Plus in form me by Letter of the fact, and Whether you can review the di[illegible] Made. on an int[illegible] new application being Made. He will [illegible] this [illegible] if it be Pre[illegible] although He has no coppy Prese[illegible] of the application now in your office
Very refs your Most obd [illegible] sevt
[signed] J. D. Johnston
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It looks like an envelope with an address of:

J. L. Edwards with some kind of title behind name
Pention Office
Washington City DC

Above this is something written more to the right but can't make it out.

On left side of paper written horizontally is:
Martin [not sure] O
Apr 16 1835

Further up the page is writing but it is sideways to all the other writing.  It says:
April 24
Stephen Giffin
Ohio
26357
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Stephen Giffin [handwritten in upper left corner of page]

Cancelled [handwritten vertically on left margin of page]

Payments to be made at  [printed in center of page]
Cincinnati [handwritten]
by [Printed] J H Groesback Esq [handwritten]
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of [printed]
Ohio [handwritten]

Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book E[handwritten] Vol. 8 [handwritten] Page 9 [handwirtten] by Danl Boyd [handwritten] Clerk
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WAR DEPARMENT'
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832 Stephen Griffin of the State of Ohio who was a private in the army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Twenty Three dollars and Thirsty three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March 1831, and payable semiannually on the 4th of March, and 4 of September in every year.
 Given at the War Office of the United States this Fifteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Examined and Countersigned
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
[Written diagonally across the middle of the document is the word Cancelled?]
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State of Ohio Knox County SS
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace within and for said County Stephen Giffin a resident of said county who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration, who being first Duly Sworn according to law Doth on his oath further state -- that it is not within his power at this time to procure any further Evidence of his service & that he knows of no person at present whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service -- He also states that the circumstances of his having a Leutenants command are as follows to wit-- "That previous to and at the time of Entering the service on the 1st of Sept. 1778 He the said Declarant " held an Ensigns commission in the company to which he belonged - and that by a call from government the regiment to which he belonged was to furnish 32 men to Serve under Col Allbright for the said three months -- Said 32 men volunteered out of said regiment and ware to be under the command of a Liutenent and by a vote of Said company they chose Said Stephen Giffin in preferance to any other officer that had volunteered to said command -- 
Whereupon the Declarent was brevited or appointed by the proper officer of the county to the rank of Leutenant and served as Such for the term aforesaid

              his
Stephen X Giffin
           mark

Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 9th Day of May A D 1833
[signed] Wm McCReary J. P..
[handwritten]
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The State of Ohio}
Knox County SS}
I Alexr Elliott Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that William McCreary Esqr before whom the within Affidavit or declaration appears to have been made & Swornt to waz at the time of making the same and now is an acting Justice of the Peace for said County, duly commissioned and Sworn, and full faith and credit is due to his Official acts as such, as well in Courts of Record as elsewhere. And I further certify, that the within Signatures purporting to be his az genuine.
In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand & the Seal of said Court, at Mount Vernon this 25th day of May A D. 1833.
[signed] Alexr Elliott Clerk
[handwritten]
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[letterhead] Department of the Interior
PENSION OFFICE

Washington D. C. Augt 30, 1875

Sir,
yours of 25th inst is received relative to the marriage of Stephen Griffen a revolutionary soldier to Mary his widow both having been pensioners -- The Stephen Griffin, pensioner, was born in Lancaster County Penn July 19. 1753 and lived when entering the service York County Penn -- moved with his family about 1796 to Westmoreland Co Penn; the to Licking Co Ohio about 1814 and to Clay township, Knox Co, say in 1830-- When entering the military service he probably resided in Straban township York Co Penn -- in Feby 1838 in a petition to Congress, sustained by 41 citizens in Knox & Licking Counties Ohio, he alludes to his aged wife as then living with him
Mary Griffin his widow applied for a pension in 1843 then residing in Clay township alleging his death Nov 6 1839 and her marriage Dec 28 1780 -- In proof of the latter files what is probably an original certificate dated Macallester Dec 28. 1780, written in the German language signed by a minister, J. Christoph Gobrecht and witnessed by two who were present Viz Thomas Neely & John Mcilvany -- If this identifies the party 
[handwritten except for letterhead]
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           3-871
Record Division
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of pensions
March 28, '08

Briefed- has line through and Searched is added in:  by     W. T. Conboye

Claim No is blank
Certificate No is blank
Claimant is blank
Soldier  Stephen (or Steven) Giffin
Service  PA Rev War
Additional Service is blank
All blank until
REMARKS

No O.W.I Tiv or Widow O.W. Rejas
above excep O.W.Wid.File.#
7584
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REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE
O. W. & N. Div
MEMORANDA

Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.

Full name of soldier:
Stephen Giffin

Place of residence before service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Adams County Pa

Place of residence after service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
as above for some years thence to Licking Co. Ohio 1814

Date of death (as near as possible):
Died Martinsburgh Knox Co 1838 when was a pensioner

Christian name of widow:
cant give it

Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
He was mustered for pension 1833 or 34 and received it till his death
Widow left none
have not his record but he was called Captain Giffin by the aged
Was 87 at death

Your name and address:
C. B. Giffin
289 North fourth Street
Newark Ohio

6-870
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No Stephen Giffin or Wid. of same
Page 102

Stephen Giffin or Griffin
of Ohio roll--Act 1832
at $23:33 per annum
what amt and to whom

It over [not sure] by the book of the 3rd auditor's office that any payment has been made  [not sure] to the 31st Dec 1834  signed by JD [unsure]
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             War Department
      Office of the Quartermaster General
                    Washington
                                     Jul 2 1935 is stamped

Memorandum for    The Surgeon General
 Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department
Commandant, United States Coast Guare, Treasury Department, The Commissioner of Pensions, Interior Building, General Accounting office, F Street between 4th & 5th, N.W.
** there is a check mark in front of The Commissioner of Pensions

1. The attached application has been submitted to this office for Government headstone to be erected at the grave of the decedent named theron. In order that the proper inscription may be placed on the stone it would be appreciated if your office would verify the name and service on the application, checking and making such corrections in red ink as may be necessary to show the correct spelling of the name and complete designation of the organizations. 

2. In addition, please advise State from which decedent came. 

There is a seal in lower right it is round with numbers around outside and inside writing is upside down it  says Received Aug 1 1935  Mail  SUB-DIV  [not sure] 12 [not sure]
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      Mrs. Columbus Ewalt
       400 East High Street
       Mount Vernon
             Ohio

Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington
D.C.

Dear Sir:
In the Census of 1840 in your list of the names of Revolutionary soldiers residing in Knox Co. Ohio, who were receiving pensions at that time were the following name,

George Stevenson--of PA pensioned 1832
also spelled Steveson
Stephen Fiffin of PA one place spelled Griffin Pensioned 1833
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3.Samuel Dowd--Knox Co. Ohio Aged 77
4. H.H. Young-Knox Co. Ohio Pensioned in 1840 88 yrs. old.

Will you kindly send me the history of these soldiers as I need a little more data in order to get Markers for their graves.
  Also Government Headstones for two of them Thank you

Very truly, yours,
Emma Blair Ewalt
Chairman on marking Historic Spots & graves of Soldiers of the Revolution.
Kokosing Chapter
D.A.D.
Mt Vernon [not sure if O for Ohio or C for chapter]
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Pens. Off

Can you furnish any information regarding this man's service giving his ranks as Sgt, 1st Sgt, Ensign

                  Memorial Br, then three letters not sure what they are PWE or PME???

in left bottom is written "over"
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Born July 19 1753 in Lancaster Co PA recirded in Family bible)
Lived two words crossed out can't read when entering service in York Co - to Westmoreland Co.  then  There  is an insertion between Co. and then it reads "with family about 1796"
then Sicking Co Ohio in 1814  Now Aug 1832 in Knox Co to which about 1830  crossed out is "July 1835 leaving to" Clay township Knox Co Ohio

Not sure first word  Sashal July 1776 entered service from Stanton Township York Co where
{not sure maybe sending]

Feb 6 1838 At the age of 85 years in a petition to Congress he attends to his aged companion wife of his youth as above.   IN BETWEEEN THE FIRST TWO LINES is written {not sure] & Signed 41 persons of Know & Licking Co's

Mary (1843) residing in Clay township  [not sure] Dec 28 1780 he died Nov {6??] 1839

All of this writing has a single line drawn from top of page to bottom going through the middle
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Granville Ohio.
Mch 10, 1909

Pension Dept.,
Washington , D. C.

Dear Sirs,-
I desire to obtain either the pension papers, or the discharge papers, or both, of Stephen Griffin ( or
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Steven Giffin a soldier from Pennsylvania under Col. McColliter in the Revolutionarey War. If there are fees necessary to obtain  when please let me know. 
                  Yours turly,
                 Janet R Jones

Is a round stamp underneath signer name:
Pension Office at top and bottom of circle  Left and right has a U. and S.  A is under pension the date is between the U and S  Mar 15 1909

below the stamp is written:
address
    Miss Janet R Jones, Granville  Box 294 Ohio
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Chicago Ills. Oct 28--98

Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Sirs:

Will you please send me the official record of Stephen Giffin a soldier of the revolutionary war, who made application for pension in 1832 and was then residing in Knox Co. O.
He served as a private in Penna. troops part of the time under Capt. Wilson and Col. McCollister.    He enlisted in York Co. Penna.

Can you give me any information concerning one John Warden who was in the war of 1812.  He received land warrants for his services therein.

Also of one Charles Barnes who probably enlisted from Frederick Co. Var, was in
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service in Lord Dunmore's campaign with the Indians, penetrating the wild western regions as far as the Old Chillicothe Indian town on the Scioto and was present at the celebrated treaty where Logan made his famous speech.

Yours Respectfully
Mrs. J. W. Latimer
1141 Dunning St
Chicago Ills.

[Stamps at bottom of page: U.S. Pension Office, Oct 31 1898 and Old War & NA__ Fil, Nov 2 1898]
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O. W. & N. Div.
L. W. B.
W. 7584

Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,

November 18th, 1896.

Sir:-

Replying to your request for information concerning the military record of Stephen Giffin, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on August 3rd, 1832, at which time he was 79 years of age and residing in Knox County, Ohio, and his pension was allowed for seven months' actual service as a private in the Penna. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Wilson and Col. McCollister.  He enlisted in York County, Penna.

His widow, Mary, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

Mr. C. B. Giffin
289 No. Fourth St.,
Newark, Ohio.
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L. W. B.
W. 7584

[Boxed text at top]: This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their service.  Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department.  Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.

Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,

O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY

November 14, 1898.

Madam:-

Replying to your recent communication you are advised that Stephen Giffin made an application for pension on August 3rd, 1832, at which time he was 79 years of age and residing in Knox County, Ohio, and his pension was allowed for seven months' actual service as a private in the Penna. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Wilson and Col. McCollister.  He enlisted in York County, Penna.  His widow, Mary, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

Mrs. J. W. Latimer
1141 Dunning Street,
Chicago, Ills.
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This is a picture of a card.  at top it states 

on file in this Bureau  Stephen Giffin  Wid. File 7584
Columns on form:

Dates of enlistment or appointment/ Length of service/ Rank/ Officers under whom service was rendered divided into Captain and Colonel/ State

First box has two entries in it:
1.  July 1776/Aug 10. 1776/Pvt/ Hugh Campbell/McPherson/Penn.
2.Aug 1776/Jan 1777/ Pvt & Sgt/David Wilson/ Richard McAllister/ Penn

Second box:
Aug 1777/2 mos/ensign/Samuel Ferguson/ Samuel Dixon & Walker/blank

Third box:
May 1778/2 mos/ensign/Josiah Kerr/John Andrias/blank

Fourth box:
Sept 1778/3 mos/Lieut/ blank/Allbright/blank

Battles engaged in, Trenton, Brandywine, White  Horse, added in above is Valley Forge, Potts Grove and Germantown
Residence of soldier at enlistment York Co Penn
Date of Application for pension, May 12, 1818, can't read what comes after that. 
Residence at date of application, Licking Co Ohio
Age at date of application, born July 19, 1753, in Lancaster Co PA died Nov 6, 1839

Remarks:
Soldier married Dec 28 1780 Mary Donegan. She was allowed pension on an application executed June 5 [1843 maybe] while a resident of Clay Twp. Knox Co Ohio aged 84 years.  A son referred to, no name stated.
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January 16, 1934

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BA-J/EEL
Stephen Giffin-W.7584
George Stevenson-W.11534

Mrs. Columbus Ewalt
400 East High Street
Mount Vernon, Ohio

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of George Stevenson, Stephen Giffin or Griffin, Samuel Dowd, and H.H. Young, all of Knox County, Ohio.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data, and the limited clerical forces available for furnishing such information, it has not been possible to comply with each request which requires such an amount of time and research.  The records of Stephen Giffin and George Stevenson are given herein as found in the respective claims for pension based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.

Stephen Giffin
W.7584

Stephen Giffin was born July 19, 1753 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  The names of his parents are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.

While residing in Straban Township, York County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted the last of July, 1776, served as a private in Captain Hugh Campbell's Company, Colonel McPherson's Pennsylvania Regiment, marched to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and at that place, on August 10, 1776, re-enlisted, served as private, sergeant and 1st sergeant in Captain David Wilson's Company, Colonel McAllister's Pennsylvania Regiment and was discharged in January, 1777:  about the last of August, 1777, he was commissioned ensign and served under that rank in Captain Samuel Ferguson's Company, Colonels James Dixon's and Walker's Pennsylvania Regiments: length of service, two months: from May 1, 1778, he again served as an ensign for two months in Captain Josiah Kerr's Company, Colonel John Andrew's Pennsylvania Regiment:
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and from about September 1, 1778, three months as lieutenant (having been elected as such officer by his company) in Colonel Allbright's Pennsylvania Regiment: he was in the battles of Trenton, Brandywine and Germantown and in engagements at White Horse, Valley Forge and Potts' Grove.

Stephen Giffin moved from York County, Pennsylvania, to Westmoreland county, that state, with his family about 1796: thence in 1812 or 1814 to Licking County, Ohio, where he lived for five years; then moved to Clay Township, Knox County, Ohio.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 3, 1832, while residing in Knox County, Ohio, in which county he died November 6, 1839.

The soldier married December 28, 1780, Mary Donelson or Donaldson: the place where the marriage took place was not stated.

Soldier's widow, Mary, was allowed pension on her application executed June 5, 1843, at which time she was aged eighty-four years and resided in Clay Township, Knox County, Ohio.

A son is referred to: his name is not given and no other names of children appear.

In 1843, the name John Giffin appears: no relationship to the soldier was shown and there are no further family data.

******
George Stevenson
W.11534

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of George Stevenson are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.

While residing in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, he volunteered in the summer of 1776, served three months as a private in Captain Culbertson's Pennsylvania Company: in the winter of 1776 and 1777, was appointed lieutenant and served in Captain McCammon's Pennsylvania Company: length of service, five months: in the summer of 1777, he enlisted and served seven months as a private in Captain McCammon's Pennsylvania Company: in 1778, was appointed 1st lieutenant and served under that rank for three months in Captain Culbertson's Pennsylvania Company: he was in the battles of Trenton, Princeton and Germantown.

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After the termination of the last named tour, George Stevenson moved
to Brooke County in western Virginia, and while residing there in
the summer of 1779, was taken prisoner by the Indians. carried to
Canada and held for three years and five months: at the time of his
capture,  he was severely wounded on the head over one eye by a tomahawk.
He was allowed pension of $80 per annum on a certificate issued
March 14, 1833: at that time he was residing in Knox Gounty. Ohio, and
was aged about seventy-six years.
He died in Knox County, Ohio, about 1839. exact date not shown.
The soldier married in 1783, Catharine McCombs, of Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, The place where they were married was not
given.
Soldier's widow, Catharine, was allowed pension of $80 per annum
on a pension certificate issued May 12, 1847, at which time she was
residing in Knox County, Ohio. Her age was not stated.
In 1843, John Stevenson, a half brother of the soldier, George
Stevenson resided in Cross Creak Township. Washington County, Penn-
sylvania.
There are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A .D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.