April 29, 1999 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Judie Ann Millard joochie@hotmail.com Judie Ann Millard [mailto:chooch@blueriver.net] USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. Philip AMENT b. January 01, 1755 in York County, PA, son of Philip and Susanna Margaret (Forrisen) AMENT, married Maria Elisabeth SCHMID b. October 1757, in York County, dau of Jacob and Anna SCHMID on September 14, 1779 at First Reformed and Trinity First Reformed Church, York Co., PA. Philip died March 07, 1836, in Bourbon County, KY. I have tried to keep the spelling and punctuation as it is in the original Philip AMENT's Pension File State of Kentucky Bourbon County On this day being the 2nd day of June 1834 Personally appeared before the County Court of Bourbon County and state aforesaid Philip AMENT, aged Seventy nine years on the first day of last January, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the fillowing decleration in Order to obtain the benefit of the provissions made by the act Of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the month of June 1775 at York town and York County and state of Pennsylvania under Michael Fontal and marched from York town under Captain Fontal, and Leutenants Henry Miller and John Matson who was then designated 2nd Leutenant and proceeded under the Command of Fontal, as Captain. Henry Miller and John Matson as 1st and 2nd Leutenants to Boston in the state of Massechusetts and arrived thd Head Quarters of General Washington at Prospect Hill near Boston about the middle of July (1775) where this affiant first saw General Washington at Cambridge. this affiant was shortly after his arival at head quarters detached with others amounting to 500 men to surprise in the night the Picquet guard of the British between plowed Hill and Bunker Hill, and in the attack on the British Piquet the Captain of this affiant (Fontal) was charged with cowardice and dismissed the service, and Henry Miler was Promoted to the Command of this affiants Company. this affiant was then incoporated with the first Rifle Regiment Composed of ten Companies raised in Pennsylvania, Virginia & Maryland as this affiant was informed. this affiant also recollects the names of Captain Smith, Captain Morgan, Captain London and his own Captain Henry Miller. the names of the field officers (except) Colonel Hand the affiant does not now recollect. the given name of Col. Hand he has forgotten, but he commanded the 1st Rifle Regiment to which this affiant was attached and Henry Miller as his Captain. this affiant took the second days tour of duty in erecting the fort on plowed Hill near Bunker Hill which was in possession of the British, and kept up a hot fire on the Americna detachment while at work on plowed Hill. This name was givern to the Hill and fort in consequence to the Canon Shot from the British on Bunker Hill plowing up the ground in long and deep furrows while the works were erecting. this cannonade lasted Eight dyas and was hot work tho not very fatal and upon the Completing the fort on plowed Hill, and the erection of the works on Dorchester Heights Compelled the British army to Evacuate Boston. this affiant staes that shortly after his arival three Companies were detached to go to Quebec. Morgan and Smith were two of the Captains and the other affiant does not Recollect and Genl Richard Montgomery, who fell in the attack on Quebec Commanded the detachment. this affiant was then marched back to Long Island and there remained during the term for which he had enlisted as a volunteer which was for Twelve months as a private Soldier and received his discharge form his Captain Henry Miller for said Twelve months service but he has lost it. in the year 1777 this affiant in the spring early of that year went to the Station of Genl Potter at the Head of Penn's valey and entered the service in the Militia of Pennsylvania and served at Potter's station a tour of two months. the Captains name affiant cannot recollect. that in the summer of the same year 1777 this affiant entered the service in the Millitia uneer Henry Aundes as Colonel and marched to the big Island on the west branch of the Susquehannah at the mouth of Bald eagle creek. and on this tour this affiant served two months. in both these tours this affiant was drafted as a private Soldier and served the full time of two months each term. that he returned to york in Pennsylvania and lived there Eleven years and then removed to Albemarle County & State of Virginia and from thence in the year 1800, this affiant removed from Virginia to Bourbon County where he has resided for 34 years. He has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person by whom he can prove his Services but Anthony AMENT whose deposition is herewith forwarded which proves his Services for 12 months only. as to the four months he served in the Militia of Pennsylvania on the Susquehannah he has no proof but his own decleration on oath. He hereby relinq=us his every claim what ever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not (unreadable) think it is "on any" --Pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid His Philip AMENT Mark Mr Robert Matson, Hubble Foster & Henry Bridges Residing in the County of Bourbon hereby Certify that we have been well acquainted with Philip AMENT who has in our presents signed Suscribed and sworn to the above decleration. that we believe him to be Seventy nine uears of age as he states. that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he sesides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion and that a Clergyman Resides in His Immediate neighborhood who has been long acquainted with said Philip AMENT. Sworn to and Suscribed signatures of Robert Matson the day and year aforesaid Hubbell Foster Henry Bridges And the said Court do hereby declare their opinions after investigation of the matter and after putting the investigation prescribed by the war department that the above applicant Philip AMENT was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies that it appiers to them Robert Matson Hubbell Foster & Henry Bridges Esq who have signed the preceeding certificate are residents of Bourbon County and that they are all Creditable persons and that their statemenmts are entittled to Credit. Foster Lothis? Thomas P. Smith Clerk of the County Court of Bourbon do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Philip AMENT for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this Second day of June 1832 Tho. P. Smith Clerk Bourbon County Court