Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2545, Nicholas Chroushour, Va.

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Service: Va.  Chroushour, Nicholas      Number R2545

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Nicholas Croushour.
Va
(Rejected)
Letter 24 March “34
Hon. JJ Allen
H.R.

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2545
Nicholas Croushour

Rejected

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Croushour
Nicholas Chroushour

Declaration

Refered to W. Evans{?}

Rejected

Report Joseph Johnson

Report to J.J. Allen
(Rejected)

2v 45

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State of Virginia}
Harrison County}
		On this 15th day of September in the year
1833 personally appeared in open court before the justices
now sitting Nicholas Chroushour aged 73 years who being
first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make this
following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress
passed June 7th, 1832.
		That he was born in the state of 
Pennsylvania in the year 1760 as he is informed & believes, has no
record of his age that in the spring 1782 he volunteered in a
company commanded by Capt. John Evans at Morgantown, Virginia
that from there he marched to the Ohio River was stationed 
at Bakers Old Fort, was employed as spyes or rangers in 
warring the country between the Ohio & Monongalia Rivers
for the term of nine months was discharged in [illegible]
signed by Capt. Evans which discharged has since been
lost he further states that Capt. Evans was a commissioned 
officer & regularly in the service as he believes, & that during 
the aforesaid nine months the Chroushour was not engaged
in any civil pursuit—he further states that from Pennsylvania
he removed to Virginian Harrison County when he now
resides, he is acquainted with Saml. Hall Esqr. John Woodford 
Esqr. And others of his neighborhood to where reference
may be had, he has no documentary evidence nor does he
know of any living witness by whom he can prove the
above service, he namely relinquishes every claim what
ever to a pension or annuity and declares that this is one
is not [illegible] on the pension Roll of the Agency of 
any state. 
	Sworn and subscribed to the date above written
			Nicholas ^his mark X^ Chroushour

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[handwritten]

We Robert Parks a Clergyman residing in the county of Harrison, state of Virginia and Samuel Chrislip residing in the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nicholas Chroushour who has sworn and subscribed to the above declarations that we believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is reported and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary war and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed to the day and year above written
[signed]
Robert Parks
Samuel Chrislip

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after probing the interrogations prescribed by the war Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Robert Parks who has signed the above certificate is a clergyman residing in the county and state aforesaid and that Samuel Chrislip who has also signed the same is a credible man and that their statement is entitled to credit.

State of Virginia}
Harrison County} ss
I Davis Davisson Clerk of the Court of Harrison County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Nicholas Croushour for a pension.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 29th day of March 1833
[signed] D Davisson
[underlined]