REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - EDWARD DEHAVEN Contributed by: Irma M. Ewy [imewy@worldnet.att.net] ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY, KENTUCKY County Court Minute Book 3, 1818-1823 Original Claim, District of Kentucky State and Commonwealth Page 196 - On this 19th day of March 1821 personally appeared in open court being a court of record established by the Legislature of Kentucky having power to fine and imprison for the County of Breckinridge, Edward Dehaven aged about sixty six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820, that he the said Edward Dehaven enlisted for the term of three years in the month of August in the year 1776 in the State of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Captain Samuel Miller in the regiment commanded by Colonel McCoy in the line of the State of Pennsylvania on the Pennsylvania Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corps until the end of three years when he was discharged from the said service at Fort Pitt now Pittsburgh in the state of Pennsylvania having served under Colonel Morgan in his rifle regiment about one year of the time above mentioned, that he was in the battle of the taking of Burgoyne then under Col. Morgan, also in the skirmishes against the Scotch pickets, also in the Battle of Bonbrook and other skirmishes in the State of New Jersey and other places, also on McIntosh's campaign against the Indians in the west. And that he has no other evidence now in his power of his service except the affidavits of Joseph Baty and Jonathan Bozrah hereto annexed and in pursuance of the Act of the first May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March One thousand eight hundred and eighteen 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 one thousand eight hundred and eighteen 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 that is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and be me subscribed, viz: A mare and colt, three cows and two calves, four young cattle, thirteen head sheep, one case drawers, one chest, one cupboard, one table, flax wheel, one cotton wheel, five chairs, fifteen head hogs, sad irons, one kettle, two pots, one oven & hooks, one tea kettle, cupboard furniture, turning tools, gun turning tools and augers, and one old man's saddle, all of which are valued to be worth two hundred and four dollars fifty cents. Edward Dehaven also states that his family consists of himself his wife and one son, that his wife is about 65 years and has son about 17 years. (signed) Edward Dehaven Sworn to and declared on the 19th day of March 1821. This court do also give it as their opinion that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the above schedule is $204.50 cents, which is ordered to be certified. (signed) James Cunningham, N. D. Anderson, Robert Huston, members of the Court. Page 198 - We, Joseph Baty and Jonathan Bozrath do upon our oaths state that the declaration made by Edward Dehaven as respects the time in his enlistment and discharge and the Battles that he was engaged in is true to the best of our knowledge, March 19th 1821. Sworn to in court. (signed) Joseph Beaty, Jonathan Bozrath. (Same justices endorsed).