Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40191, for John Murphey, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Murphy, John
S. 40191
B.I.Wt. 564-100.
CONTENTS

Chio 9645
John Murphy
of Ross County in the state of Ohio who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wood of the Virginia line, for the term of Six years
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 of July 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of Apr l 1819 and sent to John Thompson Esq Chillicothe Ohio
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 72.70 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep. 1819. 6 mo. 18.
$110.70
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

N o 504.
John Murphy
Private.
Virginia Line.
Warrant issued in his name, & delivered by direction of the Sec. of War to Major James Morrison of Kentucky, as his Agent, who has signed Receipt.

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John Murphy, Transfer for 1000 of Land — —

State of Ohio S t
Be it remembered that on the tenth day of July Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighteen at Chillicothe personally came before me the subscriber President of the Court of Common Pleas of the Second Circuit, John Murphy resident of Poplar County who after being sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, deponeth and saith that he is in his sixty seventh or sixty eighth year of his age, - that he enlisted on the second day of February Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred twenty seven, as a soldier under Captain Jonathan Langdon of the twelfth Virginia regiment commanded by Colonel James Wood, was in the battle of Brandywine of the eleventh of September, Germantown fourth October and Monmouth on the twenty eighth day of June following was in the hospital near Yorktown when Cornwallis was taken, and served until the close of the war, and discharged but has no evidence in his power of it, other than above and that he received a wound in the right thigh, which is healed and well, and that for his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support.
Sworn and subscribed before me And. Bedell 43 rd com. Pleas 18 th
John Murphy his mark
John Thompson:
State of Ohio S t
I John Thompson president of a jury do certify that from above examination it appears that applicant informed me in matter of fact that on examination of his daughter it appears satisfactorily that the said is poor destitute of all property except as small house and much needs the assistance provided by act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Revolutionary war in the Ohio State in Revolutionary war. Done at Chillicothe this 10 th day of July 1818
John Thompson July 10 th 1818

State of ohio
Pros. county p 3
S Humphrey Fullerton
Clerk of the court of common pleas for the county aforesaid certify that John Thompson Esqr. before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken is President Judge of the court of common pleas including the for the second circuit including the said county of Pros and that the signature of the said John Thompson is in his own proper hand wri- -ting. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and af- -fixed the seal of said court this tenth day of July 1878 and in the 16 th year of this state.
Humphrey Fullerton Clk.
On roll

John Murphy - 58
9,645.
21. April, 1819.
Coa
Hugh Boyle, Lancaster, Ohio.

State of Ohio Fairfield County Ys
on this fourteenth day of August 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record it being the Supreme Court for the County and State aforesaid John Murphy aged seventy last July residents in said County and State aforesaid eleven or twelve who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolu- tionary war as follows In the 12 Virginia Regiment com- manded by Col James Wood Company commanded by Capt Jonathan Langdon at first afterwards by Capt Benjamin Casey has received a pension the date of his ori- -ginal certificate tenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and eighteen the number 96445- and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of con- -gress entitled an act to provide for certain persons enga- -ged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed that his wife Elizabeth is aged about 65 sickly my profession a farmer have a crippled shoulder a bro- ken abdomen have to wear a truss a wounded leg rece- -ived at Pauli the other leg stiff by reason of a cut with an axe and the sciatica in the hip my neck also stiff by reason of a fall and of a truth entirely disabled that the following is a correct schedule of all his property 1 cow and calf purchased by his last pension money worth $10,00 3 hogs two of them given me about 3 two weeks since } 3,00

14 Kettles and stone Kettles etc — 2,00 2 old stools in old Knives and forks } Four old plates two of them broken two } 2,00 Cups and saucers two old hoes and } 1 75 = 00 a broken ear all worth
his John I Murphy mark
State of Ohio Fairfield County, ss.
I Hugh Boyle clerk of the Supreme court within mentioned in and for said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a copy of the Schedule and affidavit taken from the Original filed in my office and that it appears to, and it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the foregoing schedule amounts to Seventeen dollars —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said court at Lancaster in said county this 14 th day of August A.D 1820
Hugh Boyle clk

Chelsea, 1 st November, 1811.
Dr Sir,
The bearer John Murphy, was a meritorious Soldier during the Revolutionary War. He waits on you with his Documents, in expectation of obtaining his bounty in Land .
I have the honor to be, with the Greatest Respect,
Dr Sir,
Yr mo: O bt Servt.
James Wood
The Hon ble The Lieut. Governor.
A Copy.
H. H. H. H. H. H. a.c.c.

I acknowledge to have sold to James Morrison of Kentucky all my right title and claim to one hundred acres of Land coming to me from the U States, for my services as a soldier on Continental establishment in the 12 th Virginia Reg t - and do by these presents authorize and direct that the warrant may issue in his name for the same or should that be incompatible with the Rules of the War department, then I do hereby expressly order and direct that the patent may issue in his name, or in that of his wife, on his having located the said warrant,
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 14 th day of Nov r . 1811
Sealed and delivered in presence of
Mr. P. Mount
John I his Murphy Seal (mark)

40191
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File No. 40191
John Murphy Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 858
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I, Jonathan Clark, a Lieutenant Colonel in the late Revolutionary War, and in the 8 th Reg t Virginia forces - on Continental Establishment - Commanded by Col o James Wood - do certify, that John Murphy was a soldier in said Regiment - And that it appears from the Regimental book of said Regiment, now in my posses- sion, that the said John Murphy enlisted for three years in Capt. Jonathan Lacydon's Company of the 12 th Regiment (afterwards the 8 th Reg t .) on the tenth day of January one thousand seven hundred and seventy- seven - And that on the twentieth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight, the said said Murphy re-enlisted in said Regiment during the war, (this last enlistment likewise in my possession) and I do further certify that it does not appear by the said book, that the said Murphy had ever been discharged or that he had deserted during the war - so conclude that he did serve to the end of the war. Given under my hand, this 27 th day of September, 1811.
Jonathan Clark, late Lieut. Col. 8 th Reg t Va. forces, on Continental Establishment. Revolutionary War.

I have perfect recollection of John Murphy, who served as a private in the 8 th Virginia Regiment under my command. The certificate of Lt. Col. Clark, I am well assured is perfectly correct; and I am confident that Murphy's re-enlistment was for the war, and that he served until the end of it.
Given under my hand, this 31 st day of October, 1811.
James Wood, formerly B Genl. in the Continental Army.
True copies from the Originals filed in this Office.
Attest,
J. H. Pleasant, a.c.c.
Council Chambers, Nov. 18 th 1811.