Revolutionary War Pension Application of George O’Neal State of Kentucky Jessamine County Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832. On this 20th day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Justices of the County Court of Jessamine in open court, George O’Neal, a resident of said county and state of Kentucky of the age of seventy-seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. The he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1775 at Pittsburg under John Nevill as Captain and Andrew Waggoner as First Lietenant, served in the 12th Regiment of the Virginia Line under the following named officers, Col. James Wood, Cap. John Nevell, and Andrew Waggoner, First Liet. That he left the service when discharged at the Valley Forge in Pennsylvania in April 1778, when Cap. Nevel was advanced, he served under Liet. Waggoner until discharged. That he resided in the Monongahole County when he entered the service. That he was engaged in the main Battle of Brandywine in September 1777 and was one of the hundred that --- on the battle. A few days after this battle whilst lying on arms he heard the blowing up of the British magazine ships. We then marched to Philadelphia to meet them and from thence we marched beyond Germantown to an encampment in October 1777. That he marched from Virginia through Maryland and Pennsylvania and returned to Virginia when discharged. That he was in McIntoshes Campaign under Capt James Lyle against the Indians at Tuscarawny in the fall 1778. Also in Augt 1780 he was in Genl Clark’s Campaign against the Indians under Capt. Chs Polk at Chillecothe and Pickaway Towns under Genl Clark in Sept 1782, and Capt Vointrice at old Chillecothe and New Pickaway against the Indians, for the three last campaigns he never received any compensation worth mentioning. 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 agency in any state that he knows of. That he gave up his discharge and other papers to Danl McPayne, at Att. at Law of Lexington, Kentucky several years since to obtain for him his land warrant, which he did obtain, and the papers as appears from his accompanying certificate were lodged by him in the Land Office in the City of Richmond, Virginia. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. George O’Neal We, Geo W. Elley, a clergyman residing in the town of Nicholasville and county of Jessamine and Daniel B. Price of the same residence, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George O’Neal who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be of the age set forth in the foregoing declaration, 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 and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Geo. W. Elley Danl B. Price And the said court to hereby certify their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the department of war, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Geo W Elley, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the town of Nicholasville, and that Danl B Price who has also signed the same, is a resident of the town of Nicholasville, are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. F. Woodson John G. Allen Saml C. Stults