Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,354, John Ferrel, Penn.

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Service: Penn Ferrel, John  Number: S3.354

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(Left page)
Letter to John Wilson 7 Nov 1837
To Ohio from 4 September
1837. - 13 Nov 1837. - Washington
sent to J. K Wilson. Washington
Pa
Letter to M M Caffee 13 (March?) '38

(Right page)
4071 Ohio
Pittsburgh agency
John Ferrel
of - the State of Pennsylvania
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Pigot - of the (?) commanded by Col (Mc Coy?) in the Pennsylvania (line?) for Private 3 years - $80.00
Inscribed on the (Role?) of Pittsburgh Agency at the rate of 80 Dollars (scratched out) per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of (January?) 1833 and for the Hon T. M. S. Mc Kennan (?) (?)
Arrears to 4th of (?) 1832 - $120.00
(?)=(?) allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 - 40.00
$160.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Vinal Luce Clerk,
Book (8?) Col. 2 Page 193

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18935
John Ferrel
 
6 Dec. '32

11.12.13
Int. 6+7

Honorable T.M. S. Mc(illegible)
House of Rep's.


$80.00

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BRIEF in the case of John Ferrel
of Washington Co. in the State of Pennsylvania
(Act 7th June, 1832)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? (?)
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 77 years
4. State is service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
In 1776 Aug.
Duration of Service.
Years, 3 Months, 1, Days,
Rank.
As a Private
Names of the General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen.
Capt Piggott Col. M. Coy
Lt. Col Wilson, Major Butler (?)
5. In what battles was he engaged? Brandywine, Paoli
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Brownsville P.a
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? No proof
8. Are the papers defective as to form (an?) authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Correct
* Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
D. Brown
Examining Clerk.

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The State of Ohio Licking County SS
On the fifth day of March AD 1838 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the said County of Licking personally appeared John Ferrel who on his oath declared that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company first Commanded by Capt. James Picket [Piggott] afterward commanded by Capt. John Finley in the Regiment ^commanded^ by Col. Danl. Broadhead [Daniel Brodhead] in the Service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Pennsylvania from where he has lately removed; that he now resides in the County of Licking & State of Ohio where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of Pennsylvania to the State of Ohio that in Pennsylvania he resided on a Small piece of Land which had become poor and worn down & nearly divested of timber and having a daughter residing in Licking County State of Ohio & being desirous of living near her & with a view of bettering his situation constitute the principal reason for removing from Pennsylvania to Ohio. & further saith not.
John his X mark Ferrel
Sworn and subscribed this 5th day of March AD 1838 before me M. M. Caffee Justice of the Peace

I do certify that I am well acquainted with John Ferrel above named & that I am satisfied from my own personal knowledge that he is the identical person described in the above affidavit. 
Parthena Ferrel
Sworn & subscribed this 5th day of March AD 1838 before me. M. M. Caffee Jus: Peace

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The State of Ohio Licking County SS
I Mahlon M Caffee a Justice of the Peace of said County do hereby Certify that Parthena Ferrel (who has certified as to the identity of John Ferrel named in the foregoing affidavit) is a person of veracity.
Given under my hand officially this 5th day of March AD 1838.
M. M. Caffee Jus: Peace

The State of Ohio Licking County SS
I, Franklin Fullerton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that Mahlon M. Caffee before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been made was at the time and now is one of the Justices of the Peace of Newark Township within and for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and qualified as such according to law and that the foregoing Signature (the word Certificate crossed off) purporting to be his are genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 5th day of March AD 1838
Franklin Fullerton Clerk

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Newark March 5th. 1838

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir
Enclose hereto, is the affidavit of John Ferrel a Pensioner on the Pittsburg Penna. Agency he has been a resident of this County (Licking in Ohio) for about two years and is desirious of procuring a Transfer of his Pension in Order to draw his money at the Agency in Ohio his pay is due from 4th Sept, 1837 to 4th March Ins. which he would wish to draw in Cincinnati if he can do so & in anticipation of which his voucher is already made out (word crossed out and unreadable) provided he can procure the Transfer in time. Mr. Ferrel is quite needy and you will greatly oblige him by having the matter arranged as soon as you can conveniently
I am very Respectfully
Yr. Ob. St. &c
M. M. Caffee

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commr. of Pensions

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Declaration      In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832

Pennsylvania Washington County. SS
On this 12th day of November 1832 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Washington aforesaid John Ferrel a resident of Amwell Township in said County & State, aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he enlisted in the Army of the United States, in the year 1776, with Capt. James Piggott & served in the eight regiment of the Pennsylvania line, under the following named officers.
In the month of August in the year 1776, I enlisted for the term of three years near Brownsville Pennsylvania under Capt Piggott, & marched with him to Kittanning on the Alleghey [Allegheny] river about thirty miles above the [word crossed out] spot where now stands the City of Pittsburgh. At this place the 8th Penna. Regiment assembled under the command of (I think) Col. Enos McCoy [Aeneas Mackay] Lieutenant Col. Wilson [George Wilson] Major Butler [Richard Butler]. In the month of December in the same year, we took up the line of march. our company officers being Capt. Piggott & Lieutenant Nehemiah Stokely & David Whery [Wherry] an ensign, our field officers Col. McCoy & Wilson & crossed the Alleghey [Allegheny] mountains, proceeded on through Pennsylvania & the City of Philadelphia. The Regiment remained there about a week, & then marched to Brown Brook or Boun brook [Bound Brook] in Somerset County New Jersey. On our arrival in the City, I with a number of others took sick with what was called the Camp Fever & was detained there till the month of April following; when we were marched on to join the Regiment under Lieutenant Thompson. Under whose charge, we had been left during our sickness. We remained here some time & then removed

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our quarters to Mt. Pleasant, one or two miles distant from Brown or Boun Brook [Bound Brook, NJ]. At this place Mt. Pleasant, a great many regiments assembled, among whom was Lord Sterling [General William Alexander, also known as Lord Stirling] with his division of the Army. After being here some time, we took up the line of march and proceeded towards New York. & finding that the English had gone now to Pennsylvania. we changed our course crossed the Delaware river above Philadelphia, & encamped at a place called "Darby" below Philadelphia. We remained here a few days then proceeded on our march & met the enemy at Brandywine. After a brave & determined conflict at this place, we were defeated.  This engagement was on the 11th of September 1777. After this we retreated, & Genl Wayne's brigade lay at a place called Paoli. & shortly after the enemy attacked us in the night & slaughtered & wounded a number of our army. We took up our winter quarter at Valley forge near the Schuylkill river close the City of Philadelphia. I omitted to mention, that we lost our Col. Wilson & McCoy in the Jerseys & Col Daniel Broadhead [Brodhead] took command of our Regiment & were with us at Brandywine. In the opening of the spring in the year 177[8], Capt Joh [John] Finley took the command of our company,  Capt Piggott having resigned : Under Capt Finley, I form one of a detachment of fity [fifty?] men who were taken out to guard two wagons from Reading to little york, Pa. The wagons were said to contain money. About harvest in this year, we again joined our old Regiment at Carlisle, Pa & then proceeded on a tour up the Susquehannal [Susquehanna] river, to Sunbury. At this place, I went with a detachment of twenty five men. under Capt Finley, to Penns Valley to guard the country, where inhabitants were engaged in harvesting, & in August I think we again joined our Regiment at Fort LIttleton in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. In the fall of this year we came out to Pittsburgh under Col Broadhead & then proceeded on to the mouth of Big Beaver & built Fort Mackintosh [McIntosh]. After this we proceeded on to the Tuscarewus [Tuscarawas river], & built Fort Lawrence [Laurens] & then returned to Fort Mackintosh, & took up our winter quarters. I was engaged with others, through the winter, in boating

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provisions for the Army. In the spring of 1779, we were engaged in small parties in going to & relieving the station at Fort Lawrence [Laurens] & down to Wheeling on the Ohio River. In August, of this year the Regiment assembled at Pittsburgh under Col. Broadhead [Brodhead], - then proceeded up the Alleghy [Allegheny] River on the expedition against the Muncey towns which were consumed[?]. Their corn destroyed & we then returned to Pittsburgh where I was finally discharged in the month of September in the year 1779, by Lieutenant Col. Stephen Bayerd [Bayard], after a service of three years & one month When I entered the service I lived at Red Stone, in Fayette County Pennsylvania.

I do hereby relinquish every claim wherever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.
John Ferrel [signature]
Sworn to & Subscribed 
the day & year aforesaid in 
Open Court
Thomas Officer Pro [Prothonotary]

[illegible] the said Court I hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states.

I Thomas Officer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Washington & State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Ferrel of Amwell township, County & State aforesaid for a pension.
On testimony whereas I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, the 12th day of November 1832.
Thomas Office Prothy. [Prothonotary]

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Pennsylvania Washington County SS
Personally appears in Open Court before the Judge of the County of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, John Ferrell, who has sworn to & subscribed the foregoing declaration & being again sworn according to law doth say that he has no documentary evidence whatever & from his service nor does he know of any living witness whom he can procure for that purpose. The said John Ferrell further states that he received a written discharge from Col. S. Boyer at Pittsburg, but it has been lost for a number of years.
That he is well knows by Benjamin Rickey the Rev (Charles crossed out) Isaac Pettit, John Horn & others who can testify to my character for recently & who believe that I was a soldier of the Revolution. 
John Ferrell
Sworn & subscribed this 24th day of December 1832 in Open Court 
Thomas Officer Pro. 
We Isaac Pettit a clergyman of Morris township, County & State aforesaid, & Benjamin Rickey of Amwell township do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Ferrell of Amwell township, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be about seventy seven years of age, that he is reputed & believe in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Isaac Pettit
Benj. Rickey
Sworn & subscribed this day & year aforesaid.
Thomas Office Pro.
In the said Court I hereby declare & certify that it appears to them that Isaac Pettit who here sign the above certificate is a clergyman resident in the township of Morris & county aforesaid & that Benjamin Rickey who has also signed the same is a residfdent of Amwell township & County aforesaid & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit & (Last line blackened ) certificate.

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We Issac Pettit, a Clergyman of Morris township County
State aforesaid, & Benjamin Rickey of Amwell township, do
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Ferrell, of
Amall township, who has subscribed & sworn to the above
declaration; that we believe him to be about seventy seven
years of age; that he is reputed & believes in the neighbourhood where
he resides. I have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & Subscribe the
day & year over in
Thomas Officer Pro
Issac Pettit
Benjamin Rickey
on the said Court do hereby declare and certify
that it appears to them, that Isaac Pettit who
has signed the above certificate, is a Clergyman resident
in the township of Morris & County aforesaid & that
Benjamin Rickey who has also signed the same is
resident of Amwell township & County aforesaid & is a will
person & that their statement is entitled to credit, &
belief in their certificate
In testimony whereof I Thomas Office Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas in & for the County of Washington do
hereby certify that the Revd Isaac Pettit & Benjamin Rickey who have signed the above certificate in favour
of John Ferrel, did apear in Court this day, & were
sworn & subscribed the same
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & seal of office, this 24 day of December 1832.
Thomas Officer, In

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In reply to your request of __________, received _____________for a statement of the military history of John Ferrel a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow’s) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S.F. 3354.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT | LENGTH OF SERVICE | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED | CAPTAIN | COLONEL | STATE |
Aug. 1776 | Sept. 1779 | Pri. | James Piggott John Finley | Aenas Mackey | David Brodhead | Pa.
Battles engaged in, Brandywine, Paoli
Residence of solider at enlistment, Redstone, Fayette Co Pa.
Date of application for pension, Nov. 12, 1832.  [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Amwell Twp., Washington Co, Pa.
Age at date of application, 77 yrs
Remarks: In 1837 soldier stated that he had a large family but no names are stated. In 1838 he was living in Licking Co., Ohio, near a daughter, name not stated. 
Very respectfully,

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3354
INVALID
File No. 3354
John Ferrel
Pri. Pa. line
June 7, _ 32
Index: - Vol. A, Page _22
[Arrangement of 1870]
1909. Feb. 25: History to Mrs. L.B. Fant, Newark, Ohio

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Postal Card
The space below is for the address only

Mr. V. Varner, Commissioner
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C. 
Record Division

Round date stamp upper left corner - U.S. Pension Office A - Feb 13 1909

Round date stamp middle top - NEWARK OHIO Feb 10 5 PM 1909 

Postage One Cent Stamp upper right corner - United States of America; Image; McKinley

Round date stamp on left side - RECORD DIVISION - FEB 13, 1909

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441 N. 4th St
Newark, O. Feb 10-1909

Dear Sir – There lived one John Ferrell in 1840 in Perry Township, Licking Co who drew pension for service in the Revolution. Descendants are seeking proof for membership in the D.A.R. The grave stone says “Revolutionary Soldier”. But very little is know[n] of the man. Please give me his war record & greatly oblige.

Yours Respectfully
Mrs L.B. Fant
Registrar Hetuck Chapter D.A.R.

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Washington County 
Pennsylvania

On this eight day of September 1837, before me, John Wilson, a Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania personally appeared John Ferrel who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person to whom a pension was granted by the United States on the Tenth day of January 1833; That his name was placed on the Pension Rate of the Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Agency; his widow was then in Washington County, Penna. from where he has remained, about Twenty months since; That he now resides in the County of Licking in the State of Ohio, where he intends to remain, and [illegible] his pension to be payable at the Agency with which that County is connected, in future.

The following are his reasons for removing from Washington County, Penna. to Licking County, Ohio – The farm on which he resides in Wash. Co. was small, and his family large; he was driven to procure a larger place; and therefore removed to Licking County, Ohio, when last [illegible] cheap. 
Sworn and subscribed the 8th day of September, before me.
John Wilson
Not. Pub.

His Mark  X John Ferrel

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Washington County, Penna. 

Personally, before the subscriber, a Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, affidavit James Watson who, on his oath declares that he is [illegible] with John Ferrel, the person who now applies for a transfer of his pension, and knows him to be identified person described in this foregoing affidavit.

Sworn and subscribed, before me, the 8th day of September 1837
John Wilson
Not. pub.

I do hereby certify that, James Watson, Esq who has made the above affidavit is a person of Veracity.
John Wilson
Not. Pub.

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JW Evans
Oct 23

J.L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

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Penn. Ferrel, John.  S 3.354

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Mr. Evans
Nov 6

Round stamp - Pittsburgh PA - Nov 1

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Penn
Ferrel,John