Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8375, Benjamin Bohon, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Bohon, Benjamin Sarah
NUMBER
W 8375
CONTENTS

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Bohon, Benjamin Sarah
W 8375
CONTENTS

Kentucky
Sarah Bohon
Benjamin Bohon a
on the 8 th October 1835 in Mercer Co, in the State of Kentucky he was a private in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the reg t - commanded by Col Spencer in the Virginia for one year.
Enrolled on the Roll of Kentucky
the rate of $40 Dollars — Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of June 1837 — and sent to George L. Waugh Esq r , Harrodsburg.
arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $240. — Pension allowance ending 4 Sept 1837 20. —
$260. —
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 rd }
Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk, Book _____ Vol. 1 Page 202

868
May 22.
Revolutionary Era
addl. pff
Sarah Bohn
Ken. Act 36
Rev. J. G. Edwards
Commissaire of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
Mr. May

State of Kentucky Muhlen County 5/3/86
The further affidavits of John Bohon taken at the clerks office of the Muhlen County Court on the 13 th day May 1837. This affiant being eighty two years of age and duly sworn as the Law requires states that he knows that the said Sarah Threlkeld and his Brother Benjamin Bohon was married at the time specified in her declaration, he will remember that she rode his horse at the time they went to the parson to marry them, he also states that the S d Benjamin Bohon performed services after they were married he knows of two tours one of three months at the time Lord Cornwallis was taken at Little York, and one tour at the Albemarle Barracks he does not now distinctly recollect whether it was two or three months he knows he was detached or drafted to guard the prisoners stationed at that place those services he knows were performed after the S d Benjamin and Sarah were married however his better impression is that he performed other tours also but he cannot remember under whom, or when they marched, the tours above specified were under Capt George Waugh of Orange County Virginia he also knows that previous to his marriage, he served in the minute services of Virginia several tours. he knows the two tours were performed in 1780 & 81 as before stated (after they were married) and further this deponent says not - subscribed and sworn to the day and year afo d
Witnesses
A. T. Bowman B. Calhoun
his John Bohon mark

State of Kentucky } Mercer County } Sub.
I Elias Tompkins a Justice of the peace in and for the State and County aforesaid and one of the Judges of Mercer County court, hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit of John Bohon was taken subscribed and sworn to before me at the Clerks office of the Mercer County court according to Law this 13 th day of May in the year 1837.
And I further certify that the said John Bohon is a man of as much veracity as any other, and is so considered by all who are acquainted with him Given under my hand the date above written Elias Tompkins
State of Kentucky } Mercer County } Sub.
I Thomas Allin Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do certify that Elias Tompkins Esq d whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is an Acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and qualified and as such full faith and Credit is and ought to be given to every of his Official Acts as such and I do further certify that the within named John Bohon is a man of Veracity and high Respectability as much so as any
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my Office this 13 th May 1837 Thos Allin

868. 3. Sec.
Sarah Bohon widow Revolutionary Claim
Hn. J. Wailan ~PK
Geo. Strang Harrodsburg Ky. Agent

State of Kentucky Mercer County Court.
December Term 1836.
On this 5 th day of December in the year 1836. Personally appeared before the worshipful Justices of the Mercer County Court, Sarah Bohon a citizen of the County of Mercer and State of Kentucky aged seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836. That she is the widow of Benjamin Bohon who was a private in the army of the Revolution. That in the spring of 1775. he entered the service of the United States from Orange County Va. under Col. Joseph Spencer and served nine months, during which time they fought the battle of the Long Bridge in which the British Officer Fordice was killed, and the old Tory Governor of Virginia Dunmore Dunmore expelled from the State, and from that time down to 1781. he was every year in the service more or less. She will recollect of his serving with Captain Hawkins two or three Tours as a drafted soldier. and she knows he served under Capt George Waugh and in the Regiment commanded by Col Mercer in this Tour the siege of York took place. from her recollection of her s d husband's service, he must have served at least in active service at least three years, she knows also of his service one Tour at the Albemarle Barracks. She farther states that she was married to the said Benjamin Bohon on the 15 th day of July  April 1780. by Parson Harrison then living in the County of Culpepper her first child was born in April 1781. She will recollect the Marquis de Lafayette she saw him when the army crossed the Raccoon Ford, her husband was in the service at that time under Capt Waugh and joined the main

army near York Town, — She farther states that her husband died on the 8 th day of October 1825. and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof here to annexed subscribed and sworn to the day & year first above written.
Sarah her Bohon real mark
The deposition of John Bohon aged Eighty one years taken subscribed and sworn to at the same time and place, states, that he is the brother of the said Benjamin Bohon named in the foregoing declaration, that he knows he served in the war of the Revolution as there is stated, that he was with him during the first nine months, service under Col Spencer and he knows of his service two or three years of three & two months each under Capt Hawkins and at least two or three years under Capt Wright (tho' he will recollect) that he himself served upwards of two years in actual service, and his brother Ben, served longer than  that he did, and a better soldier never fired a gun. he knows that he married the said the Sarah the time set forth in her declaration he will recollect that they rode his horse when they went after the parsons. The said Benj. Bohon died on the 8 th day of October 1825 and the said Sarah Bohon is his widow and she has remained a widow ever since, he knows it to be the fact that his Brother Benjamin served several years after he was married, he fully concurs in the statements made by Sarah Bohon in her declaration and believes they are strictly true, his brother was four years & six months

older than he is and if now living would be upwards eighty four years old Sworn to and subscribed this 5 th day of Dec r in the year 1836.
John Bohon his seal mark
At a court held for Mercer County at the Courthouse in Harrodsburg on Monday the 5 th day of December 1836
This day the within named Sarah Bohon the Applicant for a Pension herein together with John Bohon jointly came into Court & subscribed and sworn to the statements by them then made And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the clear department that the within named Benjamin Bohon deceased was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as is therein stated and that the said Sarah Bohon is his widow and that the said John Bohon who has signed the above statement is a Revolutionary Soldier and Resident Citizen of this County and is a credible person and that their statements are entitled to full credit
Thomas Allen Clerk of Mercer County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sarah Bohon for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 5 th day of December 1836
Thos Allen

I am well acquainted with John Bohon whose testimony is unimpaired. His character for veracity is equal to any other. I could place im- -plicit confidence in any statement made by him.
J. Haslan Dec. 22 nd 1836.

State of Kentucky
Mercer County } 506
The farther declaration of Sarah Bohon widow of Benjamin Bohon did taken subscribed and sworn to, at the Clerks office of the Mercer County Court on the 21 st of March 1837. (State, that she makes this a part of her former declarations now on file in the pension office) She states upon oath, that she is positively certain that she was married as stated in her former declaration, on the 15 th of July, 1780. That the license issued on the 8 th of 8 months, John Jamison was the principal Clerk and was in the service at the time, and his Brother David Jamison was then acting as his deputy Clerk. She recollects it as well as if it was on yesterday, her Brother George Shirkeld went with Benjamin Bohon after the license, and was present at our marriage. She further states that she is unable to remember the exact period of her husbands service especially the service performed by him before they were married. She knows that he belonged to the Minute service and was in the battle of the long Bridge, under Joseph Spencer, but how long he was in actual service she is unable to say from her own knowledge, that is the minute service, she always understood from him and others, it was ten or twelve months, she always understood after he left the minute service he was drafted and served several tours, she does not know how long they were, she will remember, that some two or three weeks before Lafayette  Lafayette and Wayne crossed at the Raccoon ford on the Rappahannock with the army marching to the lower part of Virginia, her husband either volunteered

It was drafted, she does not certainly remember which and had marched on towards Williamsburg either under Captain Waugh, or Hawkins, her best opinion is it was Capt George Waugh. Both Companies started at the same time, he remained in the service for upwards of three months, the first and another one at the Albemarle Barracks, he served after they were married she believes the first at the Barracks was two months, he was certainly at the taking of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, she states in conclusion that from the best of her knowledge and belief and from what she has heard him say, and others also, that he served as much in the army of the Revolution as any man from the state of Virginia, except the regulars in the state and continental lines, and further says
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Sarah her X Bohon mark
Witnesses -
James Layton Richard S. Poston

The affidavit Edward Atkinz taken at the house of Nathan Burrass in Mercer County Ky on the 22 nd of March in the year 1837- to be read before the Hon ble Commissioners of Pensions in behalf of Sarah Bohon Widow of old Benjamin Bohon dec d who was a Revolutionary soldier - This affiant being now eighty one years of age and first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath state That he belonged to the minute service of Virginia and served with the said Benjamin Bohon They belonged to the Company commanded by Capt Joseph Spencer of Orange County Va Col. Woodford commanded our Regt. and Stephen was our General, he states upon oath that he served with the s d Bohon from the spring, the latter part 1775 untill the first of the spring of 1776, he knows it was fully ten months during which time they fought the Battle of the Long Bridge and Fordyce was killed and the enemy retreated, abandoned their Fort and spiked their cannon, They were in winter quarters at the time the Battle was fought, he states positively that him and the said Ben Bohon served together in actual ser- vice for ten months at least, he is rather inclined to believe it was a little longer - in the spring of 1776 - This affiant retired and marched to the north and remained in the service untill the war closed - he never saw Bohon in the

after he joined The Regulars he always under stood and beliered it to be true That Benjamin continued in The Militia Service untill The war ended, There was no better soldier in The war of The Revolution Than he was, he knows The said Sarah Bohon is The Widow of said Benj Bohon and have remained so ever since his death and farther sayeth not -
Witness
David Jones
John Sweeney
his Edward Atkins mark
State of Kentucky } Mercer County } Sub
I George L. Wrangh a Justice of The peace, and one of The Judges of The Mercer County Court for The State afo d . - Certify That The foregoing declaration of Sarah Bohon widow of Benjamin Bohon dec d . and The affidavit of Edward Atkins, were taken subscribed and sworn to ac- cording to Law as stated in The captions thereof, and I further Certify That they are highly Credible persons and resident citizens of Mercer County Kentucky Given under my hand and seal This 22 nd day of march in The year 1837.
Geo. L. Wrangh Spoke

December 26, 1935.
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Mrs. Fern Crandall Rupert Idaho
BA-J/ady Benjamin Bohon W.8375
Dear Madam:
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, W.8375, based upon the military service of Benjamin Bohon in that war.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Benjamin Bohon as not shown.
While a resident of Orange County, Virginia, Benjamin Bohon enlisted in the spring of 1775, served about ten months as private in Captain Joseph Spencer's Co. and in Colonel Woodford's Virginia Regiment and was in the battle of Long Bridge. He then enlisted, served on tours of two or three months each, about two years in all, and to the close of the war, in Captain Hawkins' Virginia Company and in Captain George Waugh's Company, Colonel Mercer's Virginia Regiment and was at the siege of Yorktown and the taking of Lord Cornwallis.
He married July 15, 1780, Sarah Threlkeld.
He died October 8, 1825, place not stated.
Soldier's widow, Sarah Bohon, was allowed pension on her application executed December 5, 1836 at which time she was seventy-two years old and a resident of Mercer County, Kentucky.
The first child of soldier and Sarah was born in April 1781, name not stated.
In December 1836 soldier's brother, John Bohon, eighty-one years old, was a resident of Mercer County, Kentucky. Soldier was four years and six months older than said John.

In 1837 George Threlkeld, seventy-seven years old, was living in Mercer County, Kentucky. He was present at the marriage of soldier and Sarah and was her brother. There are no further family data.
Very truly yours
Date of widow's death not on A.B.
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1935 Dec. 26 Hist. to Mrs. Fern Crandall. see her letter in John Bohon, S. 14975, clm. 9.10.7.
Very WIDOW, &c.
File No. 8375
Sarah Bohon Wid. of Benjamin Bohon Port. Wa. line
Act: July 11/96, Sec. 39
Index:—Vol. A , Page 72
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sarah Bohon Kentucky
Suspended lot 30 Jan'y 37 Hon. J. Marlow Writ letter 2 May 1837 to G. L. Warrick & to Clerks Court Culpeper Co. Va.
Certificate of the clerk Co filed with the

Mrs Sarah Bohon
Revolutionary
Claim
Geo L Warrh agent

State of Kentucky Mercer County ss
I Thomas Allen Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do certify that George L. Maugh Esq whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is an Acting Justice of the Peace in and of the Judges of the County Court in & for Mercer County, duly Commissioned and qualified and as such full faith and cred- it is and ought to be given to every of his Official acts as such.
In Testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and seal of Office this 17 th day of April 1837.
Tho Allen

1868 Sarah B. Bohl Kentucky
admitted for one year $40.
Her name in full of Congregational Church Washington City Am. J. Hulan HR

State of Kentucky } Mercer County } Sec 1
I Isaac Gray a Justice of the peace, and one of the Judges of the Mercer County Court for the state aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing amended declaration of Sarah Bohon and the affidavit of George Threlkeld were taken subscribed and sworn to before me this 17 th day of January 1837 - And I further certify that the said Sarah Bohon and George Threlkeld are highly credible persons. Given under my hand the date aforesaid -
Isaac Gray
State of Kentucky } Mercer County } Sec 2
I Thomas Allen Clerk of the County Court for Mercer County do certify that Isaac Gray Esq. whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is an acting Justice of the peace in the Mercer County duly Commissioned & qualified of that full faith & credit is due. I do further certify that George Threlkeld is a resident Citizen of Mercer County and is a Credible Witness. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of Mercer County at the Clerk's office in Harrodsburg the 18 th day of January 1837 and in the 45 th year of the Commonwealth.
Thos. Allen
by Thos. Allen D.P. Clerk

The further declaration of Sarah Bohon taken subscribed and sworn to according to Law This 17 th day of January 1837. That she became acquainted with Benjamin Bohon before the war commenced and she knows that he belonged to the minute men and was as she believes at least nine months on duty it is impossible for her to recollect all the different tours of duty he performed The duty per- formed by him in the minute service was before they were married she also recollects of his services at the Albemarle Barracks where prisoners were brought from the North but whether it was one or two tours she cannot be positively certain, nor can she be certain as to their being two or three months tours she knows her husband served under Col Spencer in the minute service and that he served tours of duty under Captain Dawkin, and under Capt Waught The last tour under Capt Waught was after they were married and was absent from home upwards of three months - She was married to the said Benjamin Bohon at the time set forth in her previous de- clarations as she is able to prove - She will further state that she has frequently heard husband say in his lifetime that he served from three to four years in actual service in the Revolution and further not -
Sworn to and subscribed - The day and year afo d .
her Sarah K Bohon mark
The affidavit of George Threlkeld aged seventy seven years taken subscribed and sworn to this 17 th day of January 1837. as the law requires This affiant states that he was well acquainted with Benjamin

Bohon the late husband of the said Sarah Bohon That he knowed him well before he was married and has known him ever since, he will recollects of his enlisting in the minute service under Col Joseph Spencer and was commanded by Genl Stephen; he saw him at the rendezvous at Porters old court house, from his best recollections upon the subject it was in the year 1775. in the capacity of a minute man Benjamin Bohon must have served at least nine months, if not longer, - he also recollects of Benjamin Bohon serving one other tour of three months, but he cannot be certain whether it was under Waugh or Hawkin, he knows it was one or the other - This affiant served one tour himself under Captain Bradley, and moved to Henry County, he has no farther personal knowledge of Benjamin Bohons service but always understood from Bohon himself as well as from others that he performed service at the Albamarl Barrack, and under Captains Waugh and Hawkin, but he does not know how many tours nor how long they were - This affiant farther states that he was present at the time the said Benjamin and Sarah were married and knows that it took place at the time stated by her in her declaration to wit on the 15 th day of July 1780. by Parson Harrison living in Culpepper County Virginia. - and that the said Benjamin Bohon died on the 8 th of October 1825 and that the said Sarah is his widow and so remains Sworn to and subscribed George Threlkeld The day & year aforesaid.

Certificate of Debt to Culpeper
Co.
May 10 Act 4 July 38 No. 101
J. S. Church Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
H

Greene County Court Clerk's Office 6th day of May 1837
Sir, The Records of this Office show nothing whatever in relation to the marriage of Benjamin Bohon. It is probable you can obtain the information desired by application to the Clerk of Orange County Court. I have been informed that persons of the same name formerly resided in that County.
Yrs: respectfully J. D. Latham for H. J. Lightfoot

House of Reps
January 27 1837.
Sir,
I enclose you the amended declaration of Sarah Bohn, who claims a Pension under the act of the 4 July 1836.
I hope that the objections heretofore made to the original declaration have been obviated by the amendment.
I am Sir &c
J. Harlan
Col J. L. Edwards, Com r &c

December 26, 1935.
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BA-J/ady
Mrs. Fern Crandall Rupert Idaho
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of John Bohon of Mercer County, Kentucky, who received a pension March 26, 1833, and the record of Sarah Bohon of the same county who you think may have been the wife of John Bohon, also, information as to whether John Bohannon of Mercer County, Kentucky, were the same as John Bohon named above.
The record of John Bohon whose pension certificate was issued March 26, 1833 is furnished you herewith and that of Benjamin Bohon who was the husband of Sarah Bohon of Mercer County, Kentucky. It is believed that your reference to John Bohannon of Mercer County, Kentucky, pertains to another individual than John Bohon.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator