REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - JOSEPH PYLES (1825); ALLEGHANY CO., PA





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Transcribed by Rachel Meyer.



Letter dated December 18, 1930 to Miss Minnie E. Buchanan, 527 E. 2nd St., 

Faribault, MN from the National Archives, Rev. & 1812 Wars Section:



You are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, 

S5169, it appears that Joseph Pyles enlisted in August 1776 and was a sergeant 

in Captain James Piggott's Company, Colonel Aeneas McCoy's and Colonel Daniel 

Brodhead's Pennsylvania Regiment, in May 1777, he was placed in Captain 

Swearingen's Company, Colonel Daniel Morgan's Rifle Corps, in June 1777 was 

placed in Captain Knox's Company, Colonel Morgan's Rifle Corps and was in both 

battles of Stillwater and surrender of Burgoyne, in June 1778 he returned to 

Colonel Broadhead's Regiment, helped to build Fort McIntosh, served on the 

frontier against the Indians and served inall three years and one month.



He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1832, while a 

resident of Hopewell Township, Washington Co., PA, aged about 84 years and 9 

months. (= BORN 1748!!)



He died September 3, 1834.



The above noted Joseph Pyles is the only soldier of that name found on the 

Revolutionary War records of this bureau, all spellings of the name searched. 

from E. W. Morgan, Acting Commissioner



Alleghany County, PA

Personally came William Forbes and David Wherry of Findly Township, before me, 

John Stevenson, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county and on 

their solemn oath, saith that Joseph Pyles of Washington County enlisted in the 

service of the United States in the beginning of August in the year of our Lord 

1876 under Cols. Mecoy & Wilson in the 8th PA Regiment and served faithfully 

three years and was honourably discharged to the best of their knowledge. Signed 

15 Sep 1825 -- William Forbes & David Wherry



BRIEF in the case of Joseph PYLES of Washington Co., PA, (Act of 7th June 1832) 

Declaration made bfore a Court of Common Pleas; Age 84 years; In Aug 1776 

enlisted, served 3 years 1 month, Rank Sergeant; under Capt. Piggotts, Col 

McCoy, Pennsylvania Line - Continental; Engaged in Stillwater and Saratoga; his 

statement supported by living

witnefses accompanying a Petition to Congrefs in 1829 and certified to be 

credible; Papers of authentication not properly attached.