Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44137, John Derrough, Va.

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Va.

Derrough, John

S 44137

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Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818
War Pension
John Derrough of Monroe County in the state of Ohio who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel J. Gibson of the Virginia line, for the term of 4 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 12 of June 1818.
Certificate of pension issued the 14th of June 1819 and sent to Levin Okey Esq Woodsfield Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of March:  1819 8 mo 19/20 4/21 of $71.90
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1810 $48 for a total of $139.90.

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44137
INVALID
File No. 44137
John Derrough
Priv Rev War
18 March 1818
Index: Vol 3 Page 126

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State of Ohio, Monroe County.  On the 12 day of June anno domini 1818.  
Before me the subscriber one of the judges of the court of common pleas in and for the County and State.  Aforesaid personally appeared John Derrough aged seventy nine years resident in the county and state aforesaid who being by me duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the date set of congress initiating an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War that he the said John Derrough enlisted in the month of March 1779 during the war in the state of Virginia in the company command by Captain Lawson in the Virginia line General Mullingsburgs brigade in the first Virginia Regiment was taken prisoner the 12 day of May 1780 at the siege of Harleton from which place he made his escape on the first day of August 1780 and further that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance of his country for support and that has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.  Signature:  John Derrough.  Sworn to and declared before me the day and year first above written. 
Levin Okey, Judge, State of Ohio, Monroe County.
I now hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Derrough did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the proceeding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months and longer on the continental establishment and is now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the discretion of the aforementioned act of congress in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 12 day of June 1818.  Signature: Levin Okey

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The State of Ohio, Monroe County.  I Henry H. Mott Clerk of the court within and from the county as hereby certify that the within signed Levin Okey before whom this written deposition appears to have been taking said deposition and still is an associate judge of the court of commons pleas within and for the County aforesaid all to whose officials act as such full faith and credit is due and will in County of (illegible) as thereof.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto let my hand and affixed the seal of said County this twelfth day June in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.  HHM HMott, Clerk

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John Darrough 11,897.
Levin Okey
Woodsfield Ohio

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State of Ohio, Monroe County
At a court of commons pleas at the July Session W2O - on this 2nd day of July A.D. 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of records for said county John Darrough aged 80 years resident in Monroe County Ohio.  Who being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows as a private in Capt Leonard Sanders Company first regiment of the Virginia line command of the Col. Parker for the length of at least three years.  He has received a pension certification from government the number of which is 11-897 acres the date of his original declaration was the 12th day of June 1820 and I solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March A. D. 1818 and that I have not since that time (illegible) or in any other (illegible) disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to dismiss it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress within an act to provide for certain persons engaged in land & naval services in the North States in the Revolutionary War were passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not now has (illegible) person in (illegible) for me nor have I any income other than what contained in the Schedule hereto assessed by (illegible):  Schedule John Darrough:  one rifle gun $12, a watch $12,Tools for chairmakings $4 total $28.  The declarant has (illegible) boards with one William Rose to whom he gives at the rate of $48 per acres for his (illegible) he is afflicted with Rheumatism  (illegible) unable to perform his former occupation was that of a millwright and often was a chairmaker - but is now too feeble to work at his (illegible).
John Darrough
Sworn to on (illegible) 2nd day of July A. D. 1820 before Levin Okey

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State of Ohio
Monroe County
I HH Holt Clerk of the County Common Pleas in & for the County Monroe do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto accessed are truly copies of the records of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total assessment in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty eight dollars $28.00

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the of the said court at Woodsfield on this 21st day of August (illegible) 1820.

HH Holt Clerk of the Court for the County of Monroe