Greene County PA Archives Military Records.....Minor, John November 28, 1832
Revwar - Pension Virginia Militia
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Declaration Of John Minor, Revolutionary War Pension
Greene County
Pennsylvania Ss

On this 28th day of Nov- one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally
appeared before me an associate judge in and for the County and State aforesaid
General John Minor a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged eighty five
years and upwards 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 was born in Winchester, Virginia on the 5th of January in the year one
thousand seven hundred and forty seven. That there was a record of his age, but
it has been mislaid or lost. Deponent resided in Maryland a while before he
entered the service and removed from there in 1775 to then Washington now Greene
County Penna and settled upon Whitely creek in said County where he has
continued to reside ever since till last spring when he removed to Greensburg
about two miles distant.

Deponent when called into the service lived on his farm on Whitely creek
aforesaid – Deponent when he first entered the service held the appointment of
Captain and was ordered out by Colonel Zachariah Morgan and Major John Evans to
take command of the companies to be stationed at Statler fort on Dunkard,
Virginia, and Garrard fort on Big Whitely, Greene County Penna, said companies
were drafted and deponent served in the capacity of Captain at said places for
three months - the time that deponent entered was first of April 1777 – deponent
was commissioned by a convention of officers but it has been mislaid or lost –
after deponent served then three months out, he was ordered by General Hand to
enlist soldiers for a campaign thus against the Indians – that deponent in
pursuance continued to enlist men, some of whom deponent sent to Wheeling by
order of Genl Hand to take care of the dead and wounded men of Captain Furman’s
company who had been massacred by the Indians at that place – deponent engaged
in this service for six months more, but the campaign faild for want of most
provisions – deponent was engaged in this tour in the capacity of Captain to the
best of his knowledge & belief upwards of five months – he thinks within a few
days of six months – deponent forted five or six years after this at Wm. Minor’s
who resided a short distance from this deponent – and assisted to guard said
fort and the frontiers and continued in the service from time to time during the
whole of the Indian war – deponent also states that he has no documentary
evidence – but he can prove his service by Stephen Gapen whose deposition is
herewith sent – deponent received not a single farthing for all or any of his
service in the revolution.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the
present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of
any state.

Sworn & Subscribed the 28th day of Nov 1832 before me –

Wm. Crawford

John Minor

We Nicholas Hagar, a clergyman residing in the County & State aforesaid and Wm.
F. Hays residing in Greene County State aforesaid hereby certify that we are
well acquainted with Genl John Minor who has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration, that we believe him to be upwards of eighty five years of age – and
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

Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid

Wm. Crawford 

Nicholas Hagar

Wm. F. Hays


(“Declaration of John Minor,” John Minor Pension No. S2840, U. S. Revolutionary
War Service, War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records (Record
Group 93), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.).

Additional Comments:
John Minor was a Justice of the Peace and militia officer under the old
Monongalia County government; most of his early records were destroyed in the
Monongalia County courthouse fire in 1796. He continued in these capacities when
the Whiteley Creek area came under the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania. He is known
as "The Father of Greene County" because of his legislative efforts to form the
county in 1796. 

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