REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - JOHN JUMP

Contributed by: Beulah Franks

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State of Kentucky, County of Grant
On this 14th day of October in the year 1833, personally appeared in open court 
before the Honorable Justice of the Grant County Court, now sitting, being a 
court of record, John Jump a resident of Grant County and State of Kentucky, 
aged about 85 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 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United 
States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he 
was drafted in the western part of the State of Pennsylvania in a company 
commanded by Captain Hinkston and served as a guard for the frontiers and was 
considered as a company of Minute Men; they were under the command of Colonel 
Pomeroy (or as he pronounces it Pumory) he was under paid during that draft for 
ten months, received eight dollars per month in Continental (or as he called it 
rag) money; he got a discharge but has long since lost it. In a short time 
after the above service, he volunteered under the same officers for twelve 
months and was again engaged upon the frontier of the same state defending the 
unprotected frontiers from the ruthless invasions of the British and Tories and 
their Indian allies. During his service he never was in any regular engagement 
with the enemy, but several times he was in skirmishes with small parties. He 
has not been able to state the year at which he entered the service, owing to 
his advanced age and the frailty of his memory, but he destinctly recollects 
that his services were rendered before Hannah's Town was taken by the British, 
the town was situated on what was then called the Pennsylvania Road to 
Pittsburgh. He received a discharge but it has long since been lost. He further 
states that he has no documentary evidence of his service, neither is he known 
to any one now living who has a personal knowledge of his service. He afterward 
moved to the State of Kentucky about 50 years ago and settled in what was then 
Bourbon County, and now resides in Grant and has been there since it has been a 
county. He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annunity, 
except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension role of 
any county in any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
John (X) Jump.

We, Abraham Jones, Wm. Arnold and John Thornhill, residing in the County of 
Grant hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Jump who has 
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be about 
85 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he 
resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that 
opinion. Sowrn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Abraham Jones, Wm. 
Arnold, John Thornhill.

Military History of John Jump
Residence of soldier at enlistment: not stated
Date of application for pension: October 14, 1833
Residence at date of application: Grant County, Ky.
Age at date of application: 85 years
Remarks: no data on file as to his family

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