Pension Application of John Campbell S35824
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
District of Kentucky Sct
On this 27 day of March 1820 before me the subscriber one th of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Fayette for the said District personally appeared John Campbell in said District who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled “An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of of the United States in the Revolutionary War that he the said John Campbell enlisted in the year 1776 in the county of Augusta State of Virginia in the Company Commanded by Capt David Stephenson of the 8th Virginia Regiment Commanded by Col. Muhlenburg [sic: Peter Muhlenberg] and Lieut. Col. [Abraham] Bowman in the Continental line for Two years as a Soldier; that he continued to serve in said Corps, in the service of the United States until the year 1778, when he was Honourable Discharged from the service in February 1778 at Valley Forge in the State of Pennsylvania by Gen’l. Charles Scott That he was in Charleston when the Attack was made on that City by Sir Peter Parker [Battle of Sullivans Island, 28 June 1776] and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
State of Kentucky, Fayette Circuit Sct.
Be it remembered, that at a Court held for the Circuit aforesaid at the Court house in Lexington on the twenty third day of September 1820, John Campbell made affidavit in open court, and produced a Schedule of his property, amounting to One hundred and sixty four dollars, agreeably to the Act of Congress of the first of May 1820, which was ordered to be entered of record, in the following words and figures towit: District of Kentucky Sct. Fayette Circuit. On this 23d day of Sept’r. 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a Court of Record for the said district and circuit of Fayette County, John Campbell, aged sixty three years, resident in
Fayette County in said district, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: That he served in Capt’n. David Stephenson’s company in the 8th Virginia Regiment commanded by Colo. Bowman on Continental line, and that the date of his original declaration was on the 27th day of March 1820 (the declaration is here annexed) And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 Congress entitled “An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War,” passed on the 18th 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.
One Horse worth. ............. $40.00
three Cows – $12 each. ..... 36.00
Two one year old steers. ... 12.00
Two Calves $3 each............... 6.00
Six Sheep $1 each. ................. 6.00
One wheat Fan. ................... 12.00
One Rifle Gun . ................... 12.00
Working Tools in all. ........ 40.00
$164.00
John Campbell
His Ocupation is a farmer, but from old age and a sore leg which he has had for many years, he is scarcely able to labour at any thing. He has nine children, towit, James, Archibald, Rachael, Sally, Jane, Mary, Anna, Rebecca and Cyntha, the oldest is 29 and the youngest is Eleven years old, but his children being mostly females, are rather an Expence than otherwise. One of his daughters is labouring under a palsy & is entirely helpless.
NOTE: On 6 Feb 1834 Campbell applied to have his pension transferred to Monroe County IN where he had moved because “he supposed he could better his condition and live more comfortably.”
