Monroe County, West Virginia - Revoluntionary War Pension Claim of John BOON - 1832 ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** The records for this work have been submitted by Donna Tivener EMAIL: , April 1999. ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** Pension File Cover Virginia 23161 John Boon of Monroe in the State of Va. who was a Pvt. in the Company commanded by Captain Spangler of the -commanded by---in the Pennsylvania line for 2 years. Dec'd Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 dollars-cents per annum, to commence on the 4th. day of March 1831. Certificate of Pension issued 27th. day of June 1833 and sent John Hutchinson Jr., Union, Monore Co. Va. Appears tot he 4th. of Sept. 1833 $200. Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. 1834 $40. State of Virginia County of Monroe SS: total $240.00 Revolutionary Claim Act June 7th. 1832, Recorded by Nathaniel Clerk Book---Vol. ?? pg. 3. On the 20th, day of August 1833 personally appeared befoe the County Court of Monroe & State of Virginia now sitting John Boon a resident in said County of Monroe and State of Virginia aged 78 years of age, who being first duly sworn according to the law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th. 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the Year 1777 under Capt. Spangler in the County of York and State of Pennsylvania for five years. The names of his officers and Regiment to which he belonged he has forgotten but knows that he served upwards of two years, and then was marched uner the command of Gen'l Gates, in company with the Maryland & Delaware Troops to Hillsborough in North Carolina, & from that place they proceeded to join the troops uner the command of Baron De Kalb. He well recollects that the army suffered much fatigue & hardship marching towards where ! the enemy were encamped. They had to cut a road for many miles from Sandee River toward Camden, called Gate's Folly, the army whilst on it's march towards Camden at night encountered a party of the British, and halted. The next morning the two armies met & fought, but the enemy prevailed and the last to retreat. He saved himself from the pursuing enemy by fleeing through an unknown Country as well as his fatigue and previous hardship would allow, at length he arrived at the Washington Iron Works in Henry County, where he remained some years and then came to the county of Monroe which was then Greenbrier where he has resided ever since that time and does now reside. After this dreadful defeat, the Officers and soldiers with whom he had served had all fled in different directions and he knew not where to find them so as to get a discharge. Consequently he did not get a discharge. He served from the commencement of his service or enlistment until this defeat the full length and term of three years. This battle took place as well as he now recollects in the month of August 1780. He was born in York County Pennsylvania within about eight miles of York but in what year, he does not recollect, but this he knows that he was eighteen or nineteen years old when he went with his uncle Daniel Boon to Kentucky and he knows that he returned the next year to York which was 1774. He relinquishes every claim to a Pension or annuity whatever except the Present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Rolls of any agency in any State. Sworn to and Subscribed his mark X the day & Year afforsaid John Boon And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. I, John Hutchinson Jr. Clerk of the Court of Monroe county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Boon for a pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 27th. day of August 1833 and the 58th. year of the Commonweatlth. Jno Hutchinson Jr. CMC John Boon, Monroe Co. Va. Private in Virginia Militia. $80.00 annual allowance, $240.00 amount recevied, 21 Nov. 1833 pension started, Age 79. (b.ca1754-55) Virginia Pension Roll of 1835 Report from the Secretary of War In relation to the Pension Establishment Of the United States 1835