Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6053, for Philip Koon, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Pa.
Korn, Philip
P 6 0 5 3
CONTENTS

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
60003
P. O.
Philip Koon
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____
Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Rejected, served only three months in a military capacity. See letter 18 July 1834, to Gen. Burleigh.

State of Ohio } Washington County } ss
On this 14 th day of June 1834 personally appeared before a justice of the peace of the County Washington Philip Reon a resident of said County of Washington and State of Ohio aged seventy seven years the 15 th of November near Philadelphia Pa in 1757 who being 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 7. 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated
That in the year of 1776 then living in the County of Harrison State of Virginia he was drafted by Captain James Booth in May of the aforesaid year to defend the frontier against the Indians that were committing great depredations in the aforesaid County and those adjoining; that the Indians had murdered his sister and two of his brother-in-laws. That he was drafted from his father's fort and marched to Fullers fort of the aforesaid County and that while at the aforesaid fort Capt. Booth went home to see to his crop and was killed by the Indians; that he remained the three months at Fullers fort (the period for which he had been drafted) watching the movements of the Indians in that neighbourhood; at the full expiration of which he returned home
That in the year 1777 having moved to Twmile a branch of the Monongahela , in the month of April he was again drafted for a three months tour by Capt. Joseph Parkinson and was principally employed for the above term in packing provisions from Washington County and Monongahela Pennsylvania to fort Pitt and served out the term for which he was drafted and returned home to Twmile .

That in the aforesaid year of 1777 he was again drafted by Capt. Thos. Clear for a three months tour and was engaged in driving cattle from the Monongahela river to Fort Mcginty on the Ohio river that on the first trip the Indians had prepared to attack them, lying in ambush but they fortunately were gained by an hundred men the Indians seeing so large a force fled. That on the way some of the cattle straying a little from the main body were shot by the Indians that they reached the fort in safety, nothing worthy of note transpired during future trips he served the full term for which he was drafted but does not recollect of receiving a written discharge for this or either of the aforesaid terms.
That in October of 1779 he returned to Ten mile to where he then assumed his residence and remained two or three years, from thence he removed again to Harrison county Va. where he remained five years, from thence he emigrated to Monroe County then a part of Belmont County Ohio; where he has remained ever since until 1832 when he moved a few miles from thence into Washington County where he now lives.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any State or territory.
In name to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Philip his mark mark Hoon
That he is acquainted with Wm. Walters & John Skinner & Elijah Prier who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his revolutionary services.

State of Ohio Washington county } ss
Personally appeared before me an acting justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid Isaac Stackhouse of the aforesaid county and after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that in the year 1776 he knew Philip Hoar and knew of his being drafted and serving under Capt James Booth Lieutenant, Nathaniel Davison in the company that went to defend the frontier against the Indians in Harrison county Va and Monongahela co. Pa and that he served three months in the aforesaid company in defence of the frontier rendezvousing part of the time on the west fork of the Monongahela river and further this deponent saith not
Isaac his Stackhouse Sworn to and subscribed before me an acting justice of the peace for the county aforesaid this first day of June 1834
Matthew Gray justice of the peace
We Isaac Stackhouse residing in the county Washington State of Ohio and Jacob Stack house residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Philip Hoar who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be to 77 years of age next August that he is reputed not believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution- ary war and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Isaac Stackhouse Judge
Jacob Stackhouse Matthew Gray justice of the peace

And the justice of the peace declares his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the above said justice of the peace, certifies, that it appears to him that Ysaac Stackhouse who has signed the proceeding certificate is resident of in the county of Washington and that Jacob Stackhouse who has also signed the same are creditable persons and that their statements is entitled to credit
And he further certifies Matthew Gray justice of the peace that could be obtained, that none lives, in the township where the above applicant resides
That he further certifies that from bodily infirmity the above applicant could not attend the court it being sixteen miles from his residence
Matthew Gray J. P.
The State of Ohio, } S. George Dunwoody, Clerk of the Washington County } Court of Common Pleas within and for said County, do certify that Matthew Gray is a justice of the Peace as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I hereunto my hand and affix the seal of said Court at Marietta in said County this twenty eighth day of June Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.
S. G. Dunwoody, Clerk.
Philip H. Wood Cris. 6053