Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,531, Jesse Crouch, Va.

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(3-1776)
Service: Va. 
Crouch, Jesse
Number: R.2531
CONTENTS

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REJECTED

Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873

2531

P.O. 
Jesse Crouch

Service:
Enlisted: _____,18
Discharged: _____,18
Application Filed: _____,18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized
Contra
Cert. of Dis.
Searched for _____,18

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Rejected

See letter Hon. John Blair 1 Oct 1835. [Next two to three illegible words stricken through by original writer].

[Illegible, word is possibly "Present"] did not serve in [illegible, possibly "units"] in a military capacity.

2531

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State of Tennessee } September [illegibile] 1835
Washington County}

On this 15th day of September 1835 before the Honorable the Judge of the Circuit Court of law for Washington County, the state aforesaid JESSEE CROUCH a resident citizen of Washington County & state of [illegible] aged seventy five [illegible, past?] and being very desirous of availing himself of the [illegible, pension?] the act of Congress of the [illegible] made and [illegible, recorded?] the following [illegible, dictation?] on oath to wit. That he the said Jesse Crouch was born in the year 1760 (25th April) but has no record but does not doubt the [illegible] account that he was born in Stafford County Virginia and his father removed thereupon to Halifax and from there to Henry in said state and removed fifty two years ago to what is now Tennessee & at that time the Cherokee Indians were depredating on the settlements & in Hostile array against the American cause; that [illegible, He?] in the Revolutionary War performed two terms of duty as a private the one in Virginia, [illegible, whilst?] he [remained or removed?]

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in Virginia & the other after his [text struck through by author] in Tennessee in that state the particulars of which he will state & for which he claims a pension commensurate with said service. [Illegible, First?] that whilst in Virginia in the year 1778 the fall of sd year the Indians being making inroads upon the frontier declarant volunteered himself to serve the County & guard against & repel the Shawnee Indians & under Col. English was [put or set] to building a fort on New River called Staffords Fort in Montgomery County where he helped to build sd fort & guard & repel the Indians where he continued for the span of three months & was verbally discharged & returned home.

That again after his removal to Tennessee he was in the year 1781 the fall of the year drafted to go against Ferguson when on his march to the interior, but there being at the time a band of Hostile Indians making inroads from the Cherokee Nation upon the settlements, part of the men drafted were sent to repel the Indians.

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amongst which number was declarant & performed his tour in that direction instead of going to the south was put under Capt. Hardiman & Benjamin Holland Lieutenant &  marched out under said officers & after [illegible, subduing?] the indians was discharged verbally by Capt. Hardiman having been drafted for three months for which as before obtained no discharge, and has for neither a written discharge or [illegible] & knows of no one by whom he can establish his said servitude except John Crouch, whose affidavit is herewith & is one of his witnesses that John Crouch the witness is a minister of the Gospel & is known to him & to one tour of duty being with him [illegible] that performed in Virginia that is also known to him & he to [struck through] by whom he can establish participation of sd service that he is not on the pension agency of any other state & this is the first application for his pension.

[Folded paper obscures part of final paragraph]
Sworn to [illegible] in open Court
...tin 18th Sept 1835
...Jas. V. Anderson Clk.

Jesse [his X mark] Crouch

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We John Crouch & Nathan Shiply

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War Dept. Pen. Office
October 1, 1835

Sir,

The declaration of Jesse Crouch has been ex. He alleges to have volunteered to build a fort on the western frontiers of Virginia in 1778, and also to guard against the Indians. He also claims for a second term of three months duration in the fall of 1781 having been drafted to go against instead of which it is alleged he served [crossed out that he fought] against the Indians; The first alleged service cannot be recognized as having been of that character, provided for by the act of 7 June 1832, and the last term was not of sufficient duration [crossed out three words illegible] to entitle him to the benefits of said act, where it [illegible] in other respects. [crossed out Those who want against for years were not do after and there was little or no service against the Indians for three months in contribution.] The claim has therefore been rejected, and the papers filed in this office.
The statement of Hugh Carter [in pencil R. 1.745.] has been filed with his declaration. The decision in his case cannot be reversed, [crossed out three words illegible]

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SERVICE
Va.

Crouch, Jesse

NUMBER
R.2531