Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,869, for Adam Moderell, Virginia

SERVICE
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Moderell Adam.
8 31 869
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Indiana 26614
Adam Moderell of Owen Co in the State of Indiana who was a private in the comd commanded by Captain Heckman of the reg t commanded by Col. Clarke in the Virginia line for 10 months & 14 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 34 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of April 1834 and Hon G L Kinnard T. P.
Arrears to the 4th of March 104.24 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 2 17.44 $121.68
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Lloyd Clerk Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 121

30.252 Adam Woodworth bude
f 1781 p 10 - 14 d. $34 \frac{88}{100}
Rev G. L. Kimball A. R.

Declaration.
State of Indiana
Allen County ss. On this fifteenth day of October in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty two. Personally appeared in open Court before Amos Skinner President Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit and Alexander Eason Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Allen County aforesaid being a Court of Record Now Sitting.
Adams Moderell a resident of said County and State aged seventy seven years the fifth day of July last, who being first 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 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated to wit:
He was born on the fifth day of July in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty five in Lancaster County in the State of Pennsylvania near "Chestnut Level". His Father's name was Robert who removed to Allen County when this applicant was a small boy. At twenty years of age he removed to Mecklenburgh North Carolina where he resided about three years when he removed to Lincoln County Kentucky.

In about three or two months he removed to the then County of Jefferson in said State now Nelson. He had in Kentucky a record of his age which was left in Logan's Fork just before that place was taken possession of by the Indians but his statement of his age is made from a recollection of said record.
At the County of Jefferson in said State he continued to reside until he entered the service which he did in the Year Seventeen hundred and eighty then one in said County. He volunteered in the service of the United States in the Militia of Kentucky in the Company Commanded by Lewis Hickman. The Captain of the same. (The name of his Colonel he does not recollect.) The Brig- ade in which he served was command- ed by General George Rogers Clark. He was rendezvoused at the Falls of Ohio in said Troops about the first of July June in said 1780. From the Falls Part of the way by water and the remainder by land he was marched to Chillicothe and Piqua Indian Towns. At the Piqua Indian Town they had a battle in which this applicant was in front on the left wing of said Troops. Said Battle was in August in said Year 1780 in which

There were reported to have been killed and wounded about fifty Indians and sixteen whites. At the said Battle in the midst of it said Captain Wickman was seen going in the direction of Indians and it was af- terward ascertained he deserted. It was also ascertained that in consequence of the Indians believing that he told them a lie about the strength of our troops they burned him to death. He said Capt. had told them that we were only 400 strong. When we appeared to them they thought by the way we fought a thousand. This Applicant was then put under the command of Captain James Davis and marched from Piqua to Salt River in Kentucky against the Indians. Finding none, This applicant with said company permitted at Salt River to go home under order to hold themselves in readiness for the service when called on. This permission to return home was in November. in the same year In said town he served at least four months. as near as he can recollect. He did not volunteer for any particular time, but for said tour. In the Year 1781. he then was called out as such Volunteer in the service of the United States by his Officers in the said Company commanded by said James Davis in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Dloyd. He he volunteered for the expedition, but no particular period rendezvoused at the Falls at Ohio about the first day of October

in the Year Seventeen hundred and lighty one. And thence was marched to the Piqua and Chillicothe Indian Towns. And to Gnaden Hutt. On the Miami s Rivers. The said first named Indians Towns , after being destroyed the year before, being rebuilt. This applicant and said Troops, destroyed them a second time. He was marched home to his said Residence where he was permitted to remain. His return home was some time time in March in the Year Seventeen hundred and lighty two. He served in said Town at least five months. He recollects no Officers other than those herein named.
In August after said return home as near as he he volunteered recollects, under the same said Officers, in the said service he was ordered out from his said in said County Residence to, and was marched to Squire Run Fort. on Raccoon Creek. He was stationed at said fort one month when he was, marched home.
After remaining at home in said County about two months he was ordered out by and under said having volunteered Officers, and was marched to Sovereigns Valley in Kentucky. And finding the Indians had abandoned

the country they were marched home He served in said tour two weeks.
He was not formally dismissed, being under orders. But the Indian diffi- culties, being measurably ended, he was not called out again.
When he entered into said service he did not volunteer or engage to serve any par- ticular period of time. But to serve as long as the defence of the country required and his officers called or ordered
He served in all said services in the United States in said militia faithfully and to the acceptance of his officers. He served in all therein. ten months and two weeks.
Neither himself nor comrades ever received any written discharge. He after the war a short time removed to the County of Augusta in the state of Virginia where he resided ten years. Then he removed back to Pulaski County Kentucky where he lived twenty years. He then removed to Daviess Indiana County, where he now resides and has resided six years. He has never received one cent of pay for any of said services. He has no documentary evidence of any part of his said services nor does he know of any person whose testimony

48th the Captiffes perwith enough to same effect of his services he can prove it . He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares he is not on the Pension Roll of the a- gency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Adam Moderell
I John McCallough residing in the neigh- borhood of Adam Moderell who is now an Applicant for a pension hereby certify that he was a resident in the same neighborhood with the said Adam Moderell who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration in Mecklenburg County North Carolina and in the County of Pulaski in Kentucky. That in both said places he was well and for many years ac- quainted with him. That he believes him to be seventy seven years of age that he was educated and believed in said Pulaski County and is and has been in the neighborhood where he now resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that I concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John McCallough
We Andrew M. Moll nephew of said Adam Moderell and Andrew Coay the Revolutionary soldier residing in the

of Adam Moderell aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with him (having heard his foregoing declaration read) that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood 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 Andrew Moderell
And the said jurors do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the Clerk of Court meant that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the jurors further certify that it appears to them that John McCollough Andrew Moderell and Andrew Evans who have signed the preceding certificates are residents in the neighborhood of the said Adam Moderell and are credible persons and that their said statements are entitled to full credit. They also further certify that it would be too inconvenient for him to obtain the Certificate of a Clergyman.
A. Kinney
I John R. Freeland, Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the above proceedings are the original proceedings, had in the Decatur Circuit Court State of Indiana at the October term 1832 of the application of Adam Moderell for a pension - and that said court is a court of record - Given under my hand as clerk of the said Decatur Circuit Court and the seal of said court being hereto affixed this 17th day of October 1832
J. R. Freeland Clerk

31869. INVALID.
File No. 31,869
Adam Woodell
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 285-
[Arrangement of 1870.]