Greene County PA Archives Military Records.....Yoho, Henry September 25, 1832
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Declaration For Pension, Henry Yoho
State of Virginia
County of Monongalia 

On this 25th day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty
two, personally appeared before the County court of Monongalia, now sitting
Henry Yoho, a resident of said county, aged eighty 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 believes it was in the year 1776 he served in the Virginia militia at a
station on Whitely creek now in Greene county Pennsylvania, then called Virginia
under Lieut. Samuel Swingler two months - 

That in the month of June 1777 he marched as a volunteer of the Virginia militia
under Lieut. William Cross of Captain John Minors company, from Jarretts fort on
Whitely Creek to Fort Pitt where he encamped on Grants hill for one month,
thence placed in the fort at the head of the Ohio the troops he believes being
under the command of Col. Gibson - that he remained at Fort Pitt three months
and then descended the Ohio in keel-boats to a fort at the mouth of Wheeling
creek for the purpose of burying Capt. Foreman and his company, who were killed
by the Indians about eight miles below Wheeling - that he remained at Wheeling
the residue of his time and was discharged by a general discharge after having
served four months. 

That during the year 1778 he served as a spy under the celebrated Capt. Whetzel
three months and during all this time was engaged on the waters that empty into
the Monongahela and Ohio in this part of Virginia - that he served as a soldier
in Capt. Cross company attached to Col. John Evans regiment of Virginia militia
and marched to Big Beaver on the Ohio and to the head waters of the Muskington,
at which place he assisted to build Fort McIntosh and Lawrence, from which
service he returned home on Christmas day being discharged at Fort McIntosh.
that he was absent on this service six months. 

That about the month of July in the year 1779 he turned out as a volunteer under
Lieut - Jacob Cline in a regiment of Virginia Militia commanded by Col. Laughlin
to go on an expedition against the Indians under Gen. Clarke - that he went with
about three hundred regulars and three hundred militia from Redstone fort  (now
Brownsville Pennsylvania) in keel-boats, that Whetzel and himself went before
the troops as spies - that he went to the falls of the Ohio at Louisville, where
we were stationed and in the following winter remained about forty or fifty
miles above the falls - that himself Whitzel and others during the spring and
summer of 1780 spied the surrounding country, and was discharged in the fall
after about eighteen months service. 

That during the year 1781 he was stationed at Masons Fort on Buffalo creek now
in Brooke County, Virginia - that whilst here he left Masons fort to go to
Wheeling fort in company with Henry Baker & Peter Stanater on horse-back, that
in passing a very narrow path Stanater was shot with four balls, that Baker &
himself wheeled their horses, and seven Indians faced them, and shot at him and
Baker his horse received two wounds and fell, and he a wound through the hip -
that the mare soon sprang up, and he forced his way through the indians without
further injury although they reloaded and fired at him –

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except
the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any
state - 

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Henry (his mark, H) Yoho

And at the same time, personally appeared before the said court, Peter Haught, a
resident of said county, and made oath, That he has been personally acquainted
with Henry Yoho who made the above declaration in his presence, for about fifty
five years - that he recollects Yohos being a private in Captain Cross company
in McIntoshs campaign, and from his knowledge of Yoho, for he was always
considered one of the bravest and most daring men in the county and of good
character. he has no doubt that all his declaration contains the truth. 
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.

Peter (his mark, X) Haught

And at the same time personally appeared before the said court Stephen Gapen, a
resident of said county, and made oath, That he hath read the foregoing
declaration of Henry Yoho, and he believes it contains the truth - that Yoho was
always considered a good soldier and done much service in this part of the
country, during the Revolutionary War. that he served in the year 1777 in Capt.
Minors company, as stated by said Yoho, and he knows that Yoho served in the
same company as by him stated. 

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid. 
Stephen Gapen

And the said court, do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named
applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states - and the court do
order it, to be certified to the Department of War, that the above named Peter
Haught and Stephen Gapen, are men of responsible character and their statements
entitled to credit. 

I Thomas P. Ray, clerk of the County court of Monongalia aforesaid do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in
the matter of the application of Henry Yoho, for a pension. In testimony where I
have here unto set my hand and seal of said court the 25th of September in the
year 1832, the 57th year of the Commonwealth. 

Thomas P. Ray

Later undated Affidavit for Pension:

Owing to the remote residence of Henry Yoho in the hills of Fishing creek, Mr.
Singleton has not had an opportunity of examining him; and he having at much
inconvenience to himself traveled hither and this day appeared before me and Mr.
Singleton being at his residence in Winchester, I have examined Yoho and the
following is the substance of his statement. I have not seen his original
declaration, nor have I inquired of him what it contains. From a comparison of
that and the present statement the truth may be ascertained. 

The said Henry, having been duly sworn saith, that he was born in Virginia about
18 miles from Winchester, but dont know in what year; he is now in his 85 year.
His fathers family moved to Western Virginia when affiant was eleven years old,
and he has resided there ever since. That he commenced his service in the War of
the Revolution as a private in the company commanded by Lieutenant Samuel
Singler who was stationed on Whitely Creek, now County of Monongalia, at the
house of a settler named Duncan. The company was composed of 18 persons some of
who had been drafted, and the others volunteered. Affiant was of the latter.
After remaining a few days at Duncans, the company was marched to Garrett's fort
on Whitely, and remained there one month doing duty, when they were discharged,
and their places supplyed by new recruits. The next year affiant volunteered
under Capt. Cross and was marched to Pittsburgh. While at that place,
intelligence was received of the massacre of Capt. Fourman and the greater
portion of his command at grave creek narrows, 10 miles below Wheeling; thither
Capt. Cross took up his march and on his arrival buried 22 of Capt. Fourmans
command, and thereupon returned to Wheeling and there continued doing service
one month when he was discharged having served in this tour 4 months. The Spring
following affiant enlisted under Lieutenant Singler for 8 months, served 2
months, when he was permitted by Singler to join Capt. Jno. Whetzel's company of
Spies and served there three months. The county they reconnoitered was between
Whitely and the Ohio River near Wheeling, thence to the Mouth of Middle Island
thence by the way of Fish and Fishing Creeks to Whitely. The fall following
affiant again volunteered under Capt. Cross and joined McIntosh and served in
his campaign against the Indians. Forts McIntosh on the Ohio River at Big Beaver
and Fort Lawrence on Tuscarawa, were built during this expedition. Affiant
served 4 months on this trip and was discharged on return of the army to fort
McIntosh. Affiant next volunteered in the expedition set on foot by Capt. Clark
for New Orleans. The troops rendevoused at Pittsburgh and were, for a short
time, stationed on Minturns Island below Pittsburgh, thence they were ordered to
Wheeling, and while at the latter place affiant and 29 others were detatched as
a company of hunters to Kenhawa. Lewis Whetzel and affiant were sent out to spy
the neighborhood; on their return to camp the next day, the whole command had
left, Captain Clark, having in the mean time come on with his command. Affiant
and Whetzel thereupon commenced their march up the Ohio, expecting to meet Capt.
Lougher, whose company consisted of 60 men and to join them. A few days after
affiant and his companion were informed that Capt. Lougher having landed his
boat at the call of a perfidious white man, a numerous force of Indians being in
ambush rose upon the water and massacred all of them excepting four privates,
Whom they made prisoners of. Affiant and Whetzel then left the river and
journied to Jarrett's fort on Whitely. Affiant was about on this expedition 2
months. 

Sworn to before me
A. Caldwell
Judge of the W.D. Virginia 

(“Declaration of Henry Yoho,” Henry Yoho Pension No. S7996, 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:
Henry Yoho lived on Whiteley Creek in what is now Greene County, Pennsylvania at
the time of his enlistment. He later moved a few miles west to the Panhandle of
what is now West Virginia. His father John Yoho and brothers Peter Yoho and John
Yoho, Jr. also served during the Revolution, but did not file for pensions.

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