Samuel Humphries Pension Records, Fleming Co., Ky ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Annette Smiley ==================================================================== II. Samuel Humphries served in the Revolutionary War. His pension records are available in the US Archives in Washington. Data Follows:Pension application number: #7237 (possibly 7257), Book C, Vol 7, Page12Service: Volunteered in either 1775 or 1776 when residing in Fauquier County, Va. Duration Rank Commanding Officers6 months Pvt Gen George Washington Lord Sterling Col Hollingsworth (two payroll slips from 1777 are Cpt Scott available)18 months Pvt Lord Sterling Cpt Kincheloe18 months Pvt Gen Clark (Indian Expeditions) Cpt HelmsPension allotted: $80 per year beginning 4 March 1832III. Transcription of pension application affidavit follows:>>>>The following is a transcription of a deposition given by Mr. Samuel Humphries, Revolutionary War Veteran, to Mr. Truman Day, Fleming County Justice of the Peace, on November 13, 1832. The deposition was taken as a means of documenting Mr. Humphries’ eligibility for the Revolutionary War Soldier’s Pension established by Congress that year. Samuel Humphries was a very early resident of Fleming County and is recognized today as a Revolutionary War Patriot. ***** State of Kentucky, Fleming County, set on this 13th day of November 1832, personally appeared before me, Truman Day, Justice of the Peace for the County of Fleming, State of Kentucky, Samuel Humphries, a resident of said County of Fleming, aged eighty three years February eighth, who being first duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of an Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated (J.P. Seal), that he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in Fauquir County, State of Virginia, under Lord Sterling, Col Hollondsworth, Captain Jonas Scott and James Hathaway, Lieut., in the year 1775 or 1776 in the month of February, for six months as a common soldier. He served out his time and was discharged by Gen. Washington, but the discharge has been lost for a long time. After _________ discharged, he volunteered and served eighteen months more under Lord Sterling. Kunchenlaw(sic) was Capt, but he soon died and the command devolved on James Hathaway. He resigned and Lord Sterling then commanded it. During this 18 months he was engaged guarding the magazine on eastern(?) ridge about half mile from Lord Sterling’s house. This tour commenced in the summer of 1776. He was discharged by Lord Sterling, which discharge is lost. He further states that he resided in Fauquier County, Va. when he volunteered for the above tour of 18 months.(The next paragraph was very difficult to transcribe. Some words are nearly illegible. Phrases have been squeezed in between lines. The narrative moves from third person to first person, then back to third. One can only sympathize with Mr. Day, however, as he attempts to manually document the musings of an 83 year old gentlemen in sufficient detail to suit the bureaucrats in Washington DC)Sometime in the fall, 1777, under (Cpt) Howard Helms in the County of Stafford, Virginia, he volunteered for eighteen months more. Clark was general, Joseph Boman (sp?) major. Clark was promoted to the generalship at the taking of Opost or now Vincennes. At this place we had a battle with Gen Hamilton and took him and 140or50 prisioners . We marched to _____________ old Fort Then descended the river Ohio ___________________________and continued _____________and took Roseblock(?), then Governor of Illinois. This was with Clark’s Army. The campaign in which ______________took Hamilton at outpost at Vincennes _____ the ____Humphries produced a discharge from Lord __________. I have no record of my age. Was born in Stafford County, Va in the year 1749. Moved to Kentucky in 1805 or 1806 and ______ in the County of Fleming______ . In all his above services, he served as a common soldier.He states that he has no documentary evidence or knows of no person who he can procure evidence (?) his service. He further states that his name is not on the pension roll of any state or agency.He hereby relinquishes any claim whatsoever to an annuity or pension except the presentsubscribed and sworn to this day, and acts above written(signature)Samuel Humphries (J.P. Seal)Mr. Benjamin Northcut, clergyman residing in the County of Fleming, State of Kentucky and Zadock Payne residing in the same county do hereby certify that (vis?) are well acquainted with Samuel Humphries who subscribed and swore to the above declaration, that they believe him to be eighty three years of age, that he is reputed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that they concur in this opinion.Transcribed and sworn to this day and date above written(signatures)Benjamin Northcut (J.P. Seal)Zadock Payne (J.P. Seal)State of Kentucky, Fleming CountyThat the foregoing declaration of Samuel Humphries in order to obtain his benefits of an act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 was this day sworn to before Mr. Truman Day, a Justice of the Peace for the County of Fleming by the said Samuel Humphries and that the certification of Benjamin Northcut and Zadock Payne was also sworn to before me and that said Truman Day does hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of this matter and after putting this interogatory(sic) prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary War solder and served as he states, and this Court of Justice further certifies that it appears to him that Benjamin Northcut who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the County of Fleming and that Zadock Payne who also signed the form is a resident of said County of Fleming and is a credible person and that their statements are entitled to credit, and I do hereby further certify that in consequence of old age and infirmity that said Humphries is unable to attend an open court.Given under my hand this 13th day of November 1832.(signed)Truman Day J.P. 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