Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3285, John Ellison, Va.

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Service                                               Number
Va.              Ellison, John                    R. 3285

Born N. J. [?]

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State of Virginia
Munroe County   [L?]
             On this 14th day of March in the year of Our Lord 1834 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of [Munroe?] & State of Virginia afore said John Elison a resident of the County of Munroe and State of Virginia aged seventy three years on the 7th day of Dec. [next ?} 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 herein stated that he moved from Augusta County, in the State of Virginia to Hans Creek in Greenbriar now Munroe County in the State of Virginia in the year 1770. That in the year 1778 he was enrolled in Captain John Henderson's Company and commissioned his services as an Indian Spy that on the 15th day of March in the year 1778 betook themselves to Cooks Fort on Indian Creek and remained in Fort unit the 1st day of October following, when all appearance of the Indians disappearing he was dismissed from further service receiving that Winter that again on the 1st day of May 1779 he again entered the services of his Country as an Indian

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Spy and was discharged on the first day of November following. That he again entered the service of his county as an Indian Spy on the first day of May 1780 and continued in service until the first day of November following when the people left the fort and he was discharged from further service during the winter. That on the 13th day of March 1781 he again entered the service of his county as an Indian Spy and continued in service until the first of November following. That in the year 1782 he again entered the service of his county on 15th or 16th of April and continued to serve until the 1st day of November following.

That in the early part of May 1778 a part of nine persons under the command of Lieutenant James Estell volunteered to go to the assistance Donnaleys Fort in the County of Greenbriar but himself and some others remained in order to guard Cooks Fort. That in the summer of 1779 nothing very serious happened except the killing of William Bradshaw's wife. The circumstances were these. Bradshaw had remained at this cabin with his family when they [illegible] on Bradshaws [illegible] between Cooks Fort and Lafertys, that two men by the names of Mann and Howard were returning from Lafertys Fort and called at Bradshaws and returned about noon and informed

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him where they had been they had see no signs of Indians but yet not thinking a family safe in such a place advised Bradshaw to leave it but he did not consent and some few hours after they started the house was attacked by a small party of Indians and one of them shooting through the door which was shut killed Mrs. Bradshaw or at least wounded her so badly that she died that night.

Nothing occurred in the summer of 1780 except the surprising of John Paulus and James Paulus and their families who were moving through the Country from somewhere east on their way to Kentucky while [illegible] the east fork of the New River they were surprised by a party of Indians and the wives of both the Paulus with their children were taken prisoner. John Paulus badly wounded who died the second night afterwards and James Paulus made his escape. The news came to Cooks Fort and a party were immediately dispatched to the place where the depredation had been committed but the Indians availing themselves of the advantages of the horses which the Paulus traveling on and [illegible] had so far the start that [illegible] it was thought useless. That in the early part of the year 1781 he was drafted to go to Laferty's Fort at the mouth of Indian Creek one of the tributary streams of New River that the term of this

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draft was three months and that he was commanded by Captain John Hutchinson that on the 1st day of March in the year 1781 a party of Indians eight in number came to Indian Creek and attacked the house of William Meek and made him prisoner together with his whole family consisting of eight or nine persons and thirteen or fourteen horses and a quantity of baggage himself and twelve others immediately volunteered to go in pursuit of the Indians.  When they came to New River the Indians had taken the [illegible] to [illegible] and had let it go down the river so that they were detained a day in getting [illegible] after a fatiguing march of two day came up with the Indians he thinks on the waters of Paint and succeeded in rescuing the prisoners and after an absence of eight days they all returned in safety. That after the expiration of the draft to the mouth of Indian Creek he was constantly engaged in fort until the 1st of November in that year.

That in the year 1782 nothing of consequence happing in his settlement but the setters [?] had been so much admired

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That in the years 1778, 79 and 80 he was commanded by the aforesaid Captain John Henderson and during the remainder of the term as before stated he was under the command of Captain John Hutchinson and that during the whole of the before named periods he was not engage in any civil pursuit

That he was never received any written discharge for any of the service rendered his country. That he was born in the state of New Jersey on the River Delaware in the year 1761 Dec 7th according to the record of his father which had now is his possession which will make him seventy three years old on the 7th day of December next. That he was living when called into service on Hans Creek in the County of Greenbriar and State of Virginia new Monroe County and that he has lived there since. That acted as an Indian Spy by order of the aforesaid Captains Henderson and Hutchinson.

That he is known to Jacob Cook and Adam Miller who live in [illegible] neighborhood, who can testify to his good character and veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier and Indian Spy of the Revolution. That he has no documentary evidence and the he knows of no person living by whom he can prove his services.

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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension of annuity of pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.

John Ellison [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed before me an Acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Monroe the day and year aforesaid.

Joel Stodghill [signature]

We, Jacob Cook, a clergyman residing in County of Monroe and State of Virginia and Adam Miller, residing in the same County and State do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Edison who has subscribed and sworn to the above [illegible] foregoing declarations. That we believe him to be seventy three years of age. That he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier and and Indian Spy of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Jacob Cook [signature]
Adam Miller [signature]

Sworn and subscribed before me as Acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Monroe the day and year aforesaid.

Joel Stodghill [signature]

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and I the said Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Monroe and State of Virginia hereby declare my opinion after an investigation of the matter and after getting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above name applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and Indian Spy and served as he states. I do further certify that it appears to me that Jacob Cook who has signed the Presiding Certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Monroe and State of Virginia and that Adam Miller who has signed the same is a resident of County of Monroe and State of Virginia and is a creditable person and that the Statement is entitled to credit.

Joel Stodghill [signature]

I, Joel Stodghill, an acting Justice of the Peace and and for the County of Munroe and State of Virginia do hereby certify that John Edison who has subscribed and sworn to the above foregoing declaration from old age and bodily infirmity is unable to attend the Count of Munroe County or any other Count of Record in the Commonwealth of Virginia. 

Joel Stodghill [signature]

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State of Virginia
Munroe County

On the 9th day of April in the year of our Lord 1834 personally appeared before me Joel Hodghill an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Monroe and State of Virginia. Mary Swope a resident of the County and State aforesaid who being first duly sown accordion to the law [illegible] oath make the following statement that she is well acquainted with John Edison who has subscribed and sworn to the above foregoing Declaration. That she well recollects his services as an Indian Spy during the period that he has made in his declaration. That she was in Cook's Fort where he was stationed. That she recollects of his serving a three month draft to the mouth of Indian Creek.

That there was a company of men stationed in Cook's Fort and that John Edison was one of the Company. That when he was not actively employed in spying or searching he was engaged in defending or guarding the Fort.

Sworn to before me this day year aforesaid.

Joel Stodghill [signature]

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32185


John Edison

REJECTED

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No. 30581

John Edison

H.F. Young
Huntersville
Pocahontas [illegible]

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I, Joel Stodghill, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and Stated aforesaid do hereby certify that Mary Swope who has sworn to the foregoing Statement in favor of John Edison is a resident in the County of Monroe and State aforesaid and is a creditable person and that her Statement is entitled to credit.

Joel Stodghill [signature]

I, John Hutchison, Jr., Clark of the Couty of Monroe County do hereby certify that Joel Stodghill is magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Union this 10th day of April 1834 in the 58th year of the Commonwealth.

Jn Hutchison, Jr.

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Jn Elison

3285

Sec Letter to Jno. Hutchinson incl. of Wm Hutchinson

R.F. 5457