Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,948, Philip Yost, N.C.

SERVICE
N. b
Yost, Philip Youst
NUMBER
R. 11,948.
CONTENTS

Address
: Elisha Smith
Salisbury
N.E.
Formal Plan and Plant

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas and Quarter Rowan County. } Sessions. May term 1857.
On this 5th day of May A D 1857 personally appeared in open Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions now sitting Jacob Yost a resident of Rowan County in the State aforesaid aged fifty four years, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June the 7th 1832: That his father Philip Yost, who was a resident in Rowan County & State of North Carolina, in the time of the Revolutionary War, and entered the services of the United States, under the following named Officers and served as herein stated: That in the month of October 1780 he, the said Philip Yost, was draughted for a term of 3 months, and (in Rowan County) and marched to Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N. Carolina, under the command of Captain John Bullard, in a company of Militia (the No of the Regiment not known) but commanded by Col. Dickson and General Davidson. And that in the month of October 1781, his father, the said Philip Yost, still residing in the county and State aforesaid, was again draughted, in said County, for another term of three months, and was forthwith marched in a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Frederick Kriminger, in a regiment, the No of which is unknown, commanded by Col. Pfifer under General G. Rutherford, to Wilmington, in the Eastern of the state of North Carolina and was there kept in regular service for the term of three months and was honorably discharged. The Continental Regiment or companies if any, with which he served, are not known.
And the said Jacob Yost further swears that the said Philip Yost, his father, never received any Pension or annuity whatsoever previous to his death, which took place at his residence in Rowan County and State aforesaid, on the 1 st day of January 1843.
His wife having previously died, and therefore no widow survives him but that he left eleven children surviving, who are reputed as being his legitimate children, viz: Philip, George, Paul, John, Jacob, Christina, Nicholas, Elisabeth, Dorothy, Margaret, and Mary.
And that the said Jacob Yost further swears that he makes this declaration for the aforesaid Brothers and Sisters as well as for himself. Jacob Yost

The foregoing declaration was sworn to and subscribed in open court on the day and year first above written.
James E. Kenelick
State of North Carolina } Rowan County }
October 9th. 1851—
We Jacob Shuping and Adam Roseman residents of Rowan County, hereby certify that we were well acquainted with the aforesaid Philip Yost, decd, that he was the father of the said children, that he died in the month of Jany. 1843 and that he was reputed and is believed, in the neighborhood, in which he resided, to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary War; and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
before me P. A. Seaford J.P.
Jacob X Shuping's mark
A. Roseman
State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas and Rowan County } Quarter Sessions, May Term 1851
This day appeared before me Paul A Seaford a justice of the Peace, Jacob Shuping, aged eighty six years, and Adam Roseman, aged fifty eight years, and made oath that they were well acquainted with the Philip Yost named in the foregoing Declaration and also his legitimate children, viz Philip, Paul, George, Nicholas, John, Jacob, Christina, Elizabeth, Dorothy, Margaret, and Mary, and that they were all reputed as being the legitimate children of the aforesaid Philip Yost.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th October 1851
P. A. Seaford
Jacob X Shuping's mark
A. Roseman

State of North Carolina } Rowan County. }
October the 8 th 1851
This day personally appeared Jacob Deal, aged eighty nine years, who was a private in the army of the Revolutionary War, before me, Paul A. Seaford, one of the acting justices of the Peace in and for said County and made oath that he was well acquainted with Philip Yost named in the afore said Declaration; that he and the said Philip Yost were both drafted in the month of October 1780, for a term of three months, and were marched in a company of Militia, commanded by Capt. John Bullard, to the town of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N. C. to join a Regiment commanded by Col. Dickson and General Davidson - the whole term of service not recollected. But in the month of Sept. or October 1781 they were again drafted, (both he and the said Philip Yost) for another another term of three months, and were marched forthwith to the town of Wilmington in Eastern part of the state, in a company of Militia commanded by Capt. F. Kaiminger in a Regiment commanded by Col. Shifer, under General G. Rutherford, and there kept in service until the expiration of the said term of three months and regularly discharged. He further that the said Philip Yost resided in the County of Rowan and State of North Carolina, from before the Revolutionary War up to the time of his death.
Sworn to and subscribed } before me this 8 th Oct. 1851 }
Jacob D. Deal's mark
P. A. Seaford j. p.
State of North Carolina } Rowan County. }
I, Paul A. Seaford an acting justice of the Peace in said county do hereby certify, that Jacob Shuping and Jacob Deal whose names appear to the foregoing Affidavits are both very infirm in body, but not in mind, that in consequence of their inability to attend Court those Affidavits were taken before me, out of Court; and I further certify that I am personally acquainted with their general character as to veracity, and will here say, that they stand undoubted. Given under my hand and seal, Oct. 10 th 1851 - P. A. Seaford j. p. (Seal)

State of North Carolina, Rowan County S
I, James Ekern Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid, hereby certify, that Paul A. Scafors Esquire, who certifies the foregoing affidavits of Jacob Shuping and A. Roseman and Jacob Deub, is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court, at office in Salisbury, this the 11 th day of October A.D., 1857.
James Ekern Clerk

11.948
P. O. Philip Yost
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: Claim filed too late to be on printed list of
Re-enlisted: 185-2 of rejections
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

March 1. 1852
Add. avi: in case of Philip's ghost debt
Elisha Smith Ephraim m.d.
J. W. Heath
Hon. J. E. Heath Commissioner of Washington City D.C.
MR. G.

N o 38. 275
Philip Yost decd
N o 6.
Act 7 th June 1832
Elisha Smiths Jan 5 th 1852
La ram June 16/52
" do. Sept. 9/53
119H8

53.
Letter in case of Philip Gost's heirs N.C.
Eliza Smith, Salem
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, PENSION OFFICE R, BUSINESS

Pension Claim
Oct 22/57
App. of B. Kyles
BRISBANE OCT 12 1857
Yosa
Elisha Smith
Salisbury Wilt.
James E. Heath Esq. Commr. of Pension Washington
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Philip Galt

Washington City D.C. July 13 th 1853
Sir
Sometime in 1851, or fore part of the year 1852 I filed a declaration, for the heirs of Philip Gost of N.H. (deceased) which was suspended, with objections to the evidence in the case. See the Letter to Elisha Smith on the subject, I think. perhaps the case did not get Justice. I shall be please to have the opinion of Mr. Waldo, in the case, the I will acquire. Address,, Elisha Smith Salem N.H.
I am Sir Respectfully your Commissioner of Pensions. Elisha Smith Washington N.H.

Pension Office, Jan'y 5, 1852.
Sir:
The papers in support of the claim of Philip Yost dec d of N. C. under Act of 7 th June 1832 have been examined & filed. Nothing at is introduced to sustain this claim except the affidavit of Jacob Deal, who is a pensioner, but on examining his papers it is found that he was not allowed for that service, nor indeed did he claim to have performed such. Perhaps you may find some evidence of the service of Yost on application to the Comptroller Genl. of N. C. at Raleigh.
Elisha Smith, Esq., Salisbury N.C.

No 38.275
Philip Yost, dec d
N. b.
Act 7 June 1832.
let Jan y 5/52.
Elishe Smith
Salisbury
N. b.

Salisbury N. Carolina Oct 10 th 1851
Mr Heath
Sir, for your information (as it was forgotten and was not stated in his affidavit) I would say that Jacob Deal, whose name appears to an affidavit, proving the service of Philip Yast as a revolutionary Soldier, is himself a pensioner. Now it being, that Jacob Deal , with whom Philip Yast served six months & longer was allowed a pension by one of your predecessors, that we, who claim by virtue of Philip Yast service, hope for a favorable consideration of our claim.
Address Elisha Smith at Salisbury North Carolina
I am Sir very
Respectfully yours
Elisha Smith
J. E. Heath Esq. Comm Pension Washington City D. C.

June 16/32

Penna Offic. Jun 16. 1852.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 14 th of February last, relation to the claim of Philip Yost, as you are informed that it was not & admitted only sustained by Record evidence; for, on referring to the papers of his estate (late Jacob Beal) it has been discovered that his alleged service is not sustained as required by our Rules, and of his claim now now examined for the first time it will not be allowed admitted. Before he can be recognized as a Composed witness, he must sustain his service by evidence from the Books of the Comptroller of N. Carolina.
Herbert Smith, Esq. Salisbury N. Carolina.

Elisha Smith
Sept 9/63

215 Pension Office, Sept. 9. 1853.
Sir,
In compliance with your request I have re-examined the papers in the case of Phelps Gost, do whose claim was rejected by the War under the Act of June 7. 1832, and can discover no good reason for denying the requisition contained in the letter of my predecessor addressed to you on the 16 th of June 1852.
Charles Smith Esq., Salisbury, W. C.

Address Elisha Smith Salisbury, North Carolina
Jacob Deale's affidavit in support of P. post Claim

Salisbury N.C.
Feb. 14, 1852
Hon. J. E. Heath
Sir, The Claim to a pension of Phillips Yost, decd., of Rowan Co., N.C., has been examined and filed, and was reported on by Mr. Wilson, January, 6 th , 1852. Mr. Wilson states that Jacob Deal, whose affidavit was introduced to sustain the claim of Yost, was not allowed a pension for that period of service, during which Yost claimed to have performed six months service, neither did he (Jacob Deal) claim to have performed such; Mr. Wilson is certainly mistaken; Jacob Deal, is paid to $30 per annum is not that full pay for nine months service, Deal only claims for nine months service, and six months of that time he served with Yost as stated in his affidavit in support of Yost's claim, and that nine months was the only service done by Deal during the war. I here with present you, an other affidavit of Jacob Deal with an examination of his other papers on file in your office will fully establish Deal's services during those periods for which he made affidavit for Yost and will thereby remove the order of objections that was rendered by Mr. Wilson. If Jacob Deal's papers are lost, on which which he proved his services, the Magistrate who took the affidavits of those proving his services are still living, and can testify to the facts.
I shall be pleased to hear from you soon
Address Elisha Smith at
Salisbury N.C.
I am Respectfully Yours Elisha Smith
Hon. J. E. Heath, Comd. pen. Washington City D.C.

State of North Carolina,
Rowan County.
Be it known that on the 31 st day of January A.D. 1852 appeared Jacob Deal, of the County and State aforesaid, a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, before me, Paul J. Seaford, one of the acting justices of the Peace, in and for said county, and made oath in due form of law, that he served full nine months, as a private, in the Revolutionary War of the United States, as follows: First. That he served three months, as a private, in the latter part of the year 1779 and the 1 st of '80, in South Carolina, and that he proved said service by one Martin Benninger, before Samuel Shinn Esqr. a justice of the Peace of the county of Cabarrus and State aforesaid. Secondly. That he served another three months, in the counties of Mecklenburg & Cabarrus, N.C. commencing in Oct. 1780 which service he proved by one Frederick Wrenwall, before Adam Roseman Esqr. a justice of the Peace for the county of Rowan. Thirdly. That he served a third term of three months, as a private in the army of the Revolutionary War at Wilmington N.C. during the latter part of the year 1781 which service he proved by one Philip Heiler, before the sd Adam Roseman Esqr. a justice of the Peace of said county. The said Jacob Deal further swears, that in the year 1835 he did claim a Pension for the whole term of the aforesaid services in the Revolutionary War, under the Act of June 7 th 1832; that he believed and was persuaded, that the $30. which he had been receiving annually, was a full Pension for the aforesaid services, until quite recently he has been informed that he is receiving a Pension only for six months services. He further swears, that if his declaration and other paper filed for him, in the Pension Office of the United States do not set forth the above named services and facts they must have been accidentally omitted by the aforesaid Justice.

of the Peace, or by some other who acted for him, and swears that he does not know a single letter in the English language and had solely to depend upon what they told him.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, the day and year above written } Jacob Deat's mark P. A. Seaford J.P.
State of North Carolina, Rowan County } I, James E. Kerr Clerk of
the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid, certify, that Paul A. Seaford before whom the foregoing paper was executed, is and was at the above date an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, having authority to administer oaths, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal this the 13 th day of February 1852.
James E. Kerr Clerk.
Jacob Deat's
Affidavit