Pension/Bullitt KY/ Lawrence BISHOP - 1832 =================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Commercial entities must ask for and receive permission from submittor before downloading. =================================================================== PENSION APPLICATION OF LAWRENCE BISHOP This is the Revolutionary War pension application of Lawrence Bishop. He married 1) --- Sousby (according to the 1966 DAR Patriot Index) 2) Mary Young (1798-Bullitt Co., KY) 3) Nancy Ann Stallings (1802-Bullitt Co., KY). He died after 1850, probably in Bullitt Co. For years, I used an abstracted version of this pension that I copied at the Filson Club. It gave Lawrence's father's name as Michael Bishop. However, in the original copy of the application, Lawrence clearly named his father as George Bishop. Elizabeth Smith esmith@montgomery.k12.ky.us ==================================================================== S1166 State of Kentucky Bullitt County On the 17th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of Bullitt County now sitting, Lawrence Bishop a Resident of Bullitt County in the State of Kentucky aged Sixty nine years 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 7th 1832 That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herin stated. In the year 1780 Some of the militia of Bedford County State of Pennsylvania being called on to do military duty on the Frontiers of Pennsylvania to guard against the incurtions [sic] of the Indians a draft took place and he in May entered the Company Commanded by Captain Henry Rush (the Lieutenant and Ensign of Said Company not now recollected) as a substitute for his father George Bishop who had been drafted for a Tour of Two Months He marched to the Town of Bedford in Said County distant about thirty miles from his residence and he with three others of sd company were detained and stationed at that place as a Guard by order of Col. Woods of the Bedford County Militia. Capt Rush and the balance of the Company were stationed about nine miles from Bedford on the Head Waters of the Juanita River. After having Served the Tour of duty by guarding of aforesaid he was discharged by Capt Rush at Bedford aforesaid and returned home. There were no Regular Officers or Soldiers Stationed where he was. Capt. Rush gave him a discharge in writing which he has lost or destroyed. In the year 1781--the militia of said Bedford County were again called in to guard against the Indians on the Frontier and a Draft took place and the said Lawrence Bishop in May entered the Company Commanded by Captain Thomas Davy as a Substitute for Adam Smith who had been drafted for a Tour of Two months and in the month of May of said year he was marched to said Town of Bedford, a distance of about Thirty miles from his Residence. From Bedford he was marched about Twenty five miles to the frontiers and Stationed at Col. Thomas Pipers to Guard the Inhabitants and during said Tour he was marched across the Allegany Mountains and was Constantly engaged in guarding and Scouting. At the Expiration of the Tour he was discharged at said Pipers by Capt Thomas Davy and he returned home His discharge was in writing but he has lost or destroyed it. There were no regular officers or Soldiers where he served and he does not recollect who the Lieutenant and Ensign of the Company to which he belonged were as they were stationed at other places and he was under the Captain's Command. In the month of August in the year last mentioned to wit 1781 the militia of said County were again called on and a draft took place and in sd. month of August he entered the Service in the Company Commanded by captain George Inlow as a substitute for John Milburn who had been drafted for a Tour of duty for Two Months. he was marched to the said Town of Bedford and from there about Eight miles to Vice Carbers fort where he stayed but a short time. The Indians having broken in and Killed a family near Col. James Martins at the Crossing of Juanita River about fifteen miles from Vice Carbers fort, he and the Company were marched to and stationed for a while at sd. Col. James Martins from there he was marched to Abraham Cowalts further down the Juanita River where he stayed while his Tour Expired when he returned to Col. Martins and was discharged by Captain George Inlows and returned home. He received a discharge signed by Captain Inlows but has lost or destroyed it. I hereby relinquish any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State and that I cannot prove my Service by any person except by Henry Sousby [Sousley?] and David Sliger? The affadavit of said Sousby [Sousley?] is hereto attached. Interagatories prepared by the Court as by the Court. Where and in what year were you born? Answer I was born in Bedford County State of Pennsylvania on the 12th day of May 1763. Have you any record of your age and if so where is it. Answer I had a record of my age but what has become of it I know not as I have been blind about Twelve years. Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live? Answer I was living in Bethel Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania when called into Service and I lived there until the 28th day of October 1793 when I left there for Kentucky and settled in Jefferson County where I lived some years and moved to Bullitt County where I now reside. How were you called into service were you drafted, Did you Volunteer or were you a Substitute and if a substitute for whom. Answer In my first Tour of Two months I served as a Substitute for my Father George Bishop. In the second Tour of Two months I served as a Substitute for Adam Smith and in the last Tour of Two months I served as a Substitute for John Milburn. State the names of Some of the Regular Officers who were with the Troops where you served Such Continental and Militia Regiments as you Can recollect and the general Circumstances of your Service. Answer There were no regular officers where I served. There were no Continental or Militia-Regiments. The militia were called out by Company and Stationed at the different forts on the frontier for the protection of the Inhabitants. My Service Consisted in guarding the frontier from the incursions and depredations of the Indians. Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service and if So by whom was it Signed and what has become of it. Answer For the first Tour of duty I received a Discharge in writing from my Capt Henry Rush. For the second Tour from Capt. Thomas Davy and for the Third from Capt George Inlows. I do not now know what has become of them- State the names of Persons to whom you are Known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and good behavior and your Services as a Soldier. Answer I am Known to Austin Hall, Joseph Saunders, Henry Sousby and Richard B. Simmons? - they can testify as to my character for veracity and good behavior and Henry Sousby as to my Service. Ther is no Clergyman residing in my neighborhood and I am not able to go where I could procure the Certificate of One. Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid Lawrence Bishop I Henry Sousby a Citizen of Bullitt County State of Kentucky do Certify that Lawrence Bishop who has swore to and Subscribe the foregoing Declaration did go out as a substitute the two first Tours as Stated in said Declaration and that he went out with the said Bishop on the third Tour and Served the time as therin Stated Henry Sousby