Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,819, James Welsh, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Welsh, James.
S. 14.819
Carded.
CONTENTS

7310  Kentucky  James Walsh
of Jefferson Co in the State of Kentucky who was a pr & sqd in the company commanded by Captain Harton of the Regt commanded by Col Brodhead in the Pennsylvania line for 9 months & 5 days private 8 " Sergeants 2 " Lieutenants
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 87 Dollars 21 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of March 1833 and sent to Henry Northup Louisville Kentucky Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 174 42 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept - 43 60 $218.02
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 32
Set to R. Northup and Pension Agent Recd Nov 1841

5847 Application James Welch
mark

September First Day of August 1832  State of Kentucky } Are this Lippincott County }  I, James Welch a resident citizen who being duly sworn according to Law do hereby on his oath make the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress of the 9th of June 1832 "providing for certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the revolution." Says that he is now seventy seven years of age that he was born in Chester County and State of Pennsylvania that in the year 1776 he resided in Cum- berland County and State of Pennsylvania that early in July 1776 he volunteered for the service of nine months in a company of volunteers commanded by Capt Wm Hester. John Holliday & Wm Elliott 1st & 2nd Lieutenants and Robert McDevitt Ensign and said Regiment was 2nd Sergeant and served as such until the 16th of November of that year when he was captured at Fort Washington in the State of New York and kept in close confinement until about the 1st of March 1777 that he was then with other prisoners marched under a British Guard from said Fort and delivered to Col of the of the American Army and paroled not to bear arms until exchanged. He states that some time in the month of May of that year he entered as a Wagoner in the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Col Daniel Broadhead and served in that capacity until some time in the month of August of the same year when he left the said service. That some time about the first of May 1779 1779 he volunteered in a company commanded by Capt William Harrod in a campaign conducted by Col John Bowman against the Indian towns on the waters of the Little Miami and was in two engagements with the Indians on said campaign that his service under Capt Harrod was about two months. That in July 1780 he volun- teered as a Lieutenant in a company of volunteers of which Hardy is Hill was Captain and marched in an expedi-

tion under Col Geo. A. Clark in the month of against the Indians at Chillicothe and Piqua on the waters of the big and little Miami Rivers. That in said expedition they had a severe battle and took and destroyed those Indian towns. in which expedition he served as Lieutenant aforesaid about two months. That on the return from said expedition he and the said Capt Hiss and John Hoston entered as spies. being enga- ged as such by Col. Floyd & Hough and served as such from about the last of August 1780 until same time in December of that year being upwards of three months. Lastly he saith that he in the month of March 1781 again entered as a spy being employed or engaged by Col. Todd & Patterson and served as such until the 4th of November of that year being about eight months
James F. Welch
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Dis- -sion except the present and declares that his name is not on the Revolutionary Pension Roll of the United States or of any State. Sworn and subscribed before me this and year before written
Alexander H. Gailbreath James F. Welch James F. Welch mark
We Robert Gailbreath a clergyman residing in the afore- said County of Lippincott and Levin Cooper Senr, residing in the same County thereby We hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Welch who has subscri- bed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit or declaration in our presence. That we believe him to be seventy seven years of age. That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
Robert Gailbreath Alexander H. Gailbreath Levin Cooper Senr
State of Connecticut ss I Alexander H. Gailbreath a justice of the Peace in and for said County We hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations

Testify prescribed by the war Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and has lived as he states also also I do certify that Robert Gailbreath who has signed the foregoing affidavit as clerg- yman is a resident clergyman in said County and that Jerim Cooper Jr who has also signed the same is a resident of the said County and is a credible person and that their Statement is entitled to credit and lastly I do hereby certify that I am personally and intimately acquaint- ed with the revolutionary Soldier James Welch who made his application before me and has states that from due to bodily infirmity he is unable to attend at any Court to make his application. Certified under my hand and Seal this first day of September 1832
Alexander H. Gailbreath S.P.H.
I Warden Pope Clerk of the County Court of Jefferson County in the State of Kentucky do certify that Alexander H. Gailbreath esq. who has signed the foregoing certificate is an acting Justice of the peace within and for said County and a Judge of the said Court duly commissioned and sworn and that to all his Official acts, as such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given -
In Testimony whereof I have here set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 11 th day of Sept r 1832 for the 48 th year of the Commonwealth - Warden Pope

Lefferson County Sept. 1 st  th of Aug 1832
Sir Leeland is my application for the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832. You will do me the kindness to cause an early investigation of my said claim and should the same be satisfactory. I sustained cause my name to be in registered on the list of those intitled and entail me to the care of Henry Overthorp at Lewisville transmitting such evidence of my in register as it is necessary that I should have and the means of enabling me to draw my said pension or annuity at the branch bank of the United States at that place. and should my said claim be in formal or any further evidence be wanting to substantiate the same you will please advise the said overthorp of the same who I have employed to attend to my said claim and oblige
Yours Respectfully his James M. Welch A.H. Gailmuth J.P. 26

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of James Welsh 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1776 Nov 16. 1776 2 nd Sgt. William Houston Penn.   captured at Ft. Washington and held a prisoner until about March 1. 1779 when he was paroled.   May 1777 Aug. 1777 treasurer Daniel Brodhead   May 1. 1779 2 mos. Pvt. William Harrod John Bowman Va.   July 1780 2 mos. Lieut. Hardy Hill William Lynn + Geo. R. Clark   1780 3 mos. Spy John Floyd + Slaughter   March 1781 8 mos. Spy Scott and Patterson  
Battles engaged in, { Engagements with Indians on the routes of Little Miami. Genl. Clark's 2 d against Indians near Little Miami + Roger's Creek. }
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Cumberland Co. Penn.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 1. 1822. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Jefferson Co. Ky.
Age at date of application, 77 years old. Born in Chester Co. Penn.
Remarks: No date as to family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

State of Kentucky } Jefferson County } Let Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace In and for said County, James Walsh Who being duly sworn saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of Memory he cannot positively swear to the precise length of his Service but according to the best of his Recollection he served not less than the period, mentioned below and in the following grades To Wit He served Eight Months as 2 nd Sergeant that he served three Months as Wagoner in the 8 th Pennsylvania Regiment. For Two Months he served under Capt. William Harrod as a private soldier For two Months as Lieutenant under George Roger Clark. For Eleven Months as Indian Spy and for such Service he claims Pension That he knows Not. of any living man or Witness, at this day by Whom he could prove the above services that lastly as to the several Interrogatories he has heretofore stated his age (that he has no Record of his age) that he has previously stated when he was living when he first entered the service that he was living in Kentucky when he performed the several services against the Indians and the duty of Indian spy. and has lived in Kentucky

ever since that he knew of No Continental Officers except Colonel Daniel Broadhead of the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment. Colo. M c Graw Colo. Moses Rawlings of the Rifle Regt. (Col d Slaughter) and Colo. G. R. Clarke were the the Commandants of Militia Regiments on the Indian expeditions) and they were in the following ser- -vice in the following Years To Wit, In the Year 1780 an expedition against the different Tribes of Indians on the Miami and that the Militia Regts. with which he was acquainted in that service are Colonel William Smyth under whom he served Col. John Floyd and Colonel William Harrod under whom Colonel John Bowman under whom he had previously served that he never had a discharge from the service of any of the description of service The reason he got No discharge from the 1 st service was, that he was taken prisoner, as he has before stated as previously to his being put out on parole the Army was disbanded or dispersed and for the service against the Indians and as by the reason he never got a discharge was that he never demanded one, and the reason that he was not commissioned as Lieutenant, in Hardy's Company was, that he was elected to that office by the Company and Marched immediately off - and that he is acquainted with and known to Robert Gailbreath & Alexander H. Gailbreath (with whom he resides) Lewis Cooper and Joseph Saunders and many others in the Country, who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of

his services as a Soldier of the Revolution Sworn to and subscribed to before me this 27th of December 1832
Alexander H. Gailbreath J.P. 16
his James + Welsh mark
I Worden Pope Clerk of the County Court of Jefferson County in the State of Kentucky do Certify that Alexander H. Gailbreath Esqr whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Attestation now is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of Jefferson aforesaid duly Commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 28 th Day of Nov r 1832 and in the 41 st Year of the Commonwealth
Worden Pope.

James Melick
Dec 17/48
Ky.
from 1776 to 1815 Dept of War for 1815 By 9 m. 5 d. 1815 430.55 140. 16.66 $587.21
Edwards Esq. Chief Clerk in the American office War Department Washington City

Launceston Thursday 25 th of Novr 1882
Sir
Enclosed is the papers of James Webb returned with the additional evidence required. you will please cause an early as practicable examination of the same
The following Burrian Certificates have been received to wit James Mansury, Solomon Bishop, Wm. Lunt, Brijah Roberts, Joseph Saunders and Amos Goodwin. Wm. Ellsworth a Burrian whose claim was claimed on the 13 th of August has not been heard of. although the Certificates of Lunt, Roberts Saunders & Goodwin all since since Ellsworth's have been received. this old man is calling two or three times per week. and I know not what answer to make him whether his claim has been returned or what has become of it
Yours Respectfully
Henry Northrop

1915 Nov. 22 Hist. to Mr J. G. Welsh. V.L.M.
Revised
14819 INVALID.
File No. 14 819
James Welsh Lieut. Rev. wa
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: — Vol. 1 , Page 400
[Arrangement of 1870.]

S.E.FYE, PRESIDENT. H.M.MOORE, VICE PRES.
J.G.WELSH, CASHIER. A.L.JOHNSON, ASST CASH.
THE FARMERS STATE AND SAVINGS BANK
CAPITAL $ 25.000. 00
OXFORD, OHIO.
November 16th 1915
Dept. of Interior. Bureau of Pensions. Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:- Have been trying for sometime to find whether or not I am eligible to join the sons of the Revolution and have traced the family tree as far as I can go and am herewith sending said information to you and ask that you give me whatever assistance you are able to give. On my fathers side I find that my great great grand fathers name was James Welsh and am informed that he or his father was a revolutionary soldier. On my mothers side I find that my great great great grand fathers name was Thomas neg. Moreland and that he also fought in the war. Both families lived in Pennsylvania. Will you please look this matter up for me and send me all the facts that are available and send me a list of the expense and I will found draft for same at once.
Thanking you for your attention I remain,
Yours very truly,
J G Welsh
121 Rev Sec