Revolutionary War Pension Application of Jeremiah Veatch State of Kentucky Jessamine County

On this 31st day of October 1833 personally appeared before me, Samuel C. Steele, one of the Commonwealth�s Justices of the Peace for the county aforesaid, Jeremiah Veatch, a resident of the State of Kentucky in the County of Jessamine, aged nearly Seventy-four 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 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States as a private in the Militia and served as herein stated. That he was born and raised in the County of Frederick in the State of Maryland. That he became a volunteer in the company of Militia commanded by Capt. Leonard Dickins. The Lieutenants name was Leonard David who was killed Battle of the White Plains, and was succeeded by Lieutenant John Johnson. The name of the Ensign he cannot recollect. The troops rendezvoused at Fredericktown and marched from thence to Philadelphia and from thence to New York, where we arrived the day after the British took possession of the place. We were encamped on York Island where we remained until we were marched to the White Plains where we had an engagement and there the Lieutenant before mentioned was killed. His Col., whose name he has forgotten, was wounded and was succeeded in command by Col. Smallwood. He remained on this tour seven months, was marched back to Philadelphia and there honorably discharged. Several years afterwards when living in the State of Pennsylvania, his house was burnt and the discharge for this tour, together with another discharge which he had received. The next year after this tour he removed to Washington County in the State of Pennsylvania. The next spring after his removal, he volunteered for one month under the command of Capt. Jonah Jarnett. William Crawford was the Ensign. The tour he was stationed at Jarnett’s Fort and honorably discharged at the expiration of his time. In the Spring following he again became a volunteer as a mounted man in a Campaign against the Indians in the company commanded by Capt. George Kate. William Crawford Lieutenant and Ensign Baker for a six week tour. Col. Broadhead commanded the expedition. The troops were marched to Muskingum Town. On the Muskingum River we killed five Indians and took thirty-three prisoners and destroyed their crops, after which we returned home and he was honorably discharged. The next service he rendered was as a volunteer Minute Man, in which capacity he served from the first of April until the middle of November following. During the time, he was out a number of times in small parties under various officers, Capt. James Archie was the principal officer according to the best of his recollection. The Capt. Crawford commanded on one scout on Ten Mile Creek, in which they had a skirmish with the Indians. Had one man killed and two wounded. This was in the year 1780. In the succeeding Spring on the first day of April, he again became a volunteer minute man and served as such until the middle of November, as he did in the preceding year. This year he was commanded by Capt. James Archie and served his time as before, in scouting parties until the expiration of the same. The next and last tour he served he was drafted for four weeks as a guard to Ankrious Fort, and was under the command of John Ankrin, which tour he served until the expiration thereof, and he was honorably discharged, as he had been in all the towns he served. He has no documentary evidence of his services, all proof of that kind being destroyed as before stated. He knows of but one person living by whom he can prove any of his services, and he lives in the State of Indiana. His evidence will be procured if practicable. He furthermore states that he has been confined almost entirely to the house for five years past by sickness and is now in the same condition. 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 or Territory. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Jeremiah (his X mark) Veatch We, Samuel Taylor, clergyman residing in the County of Jessamine and John Cunningham residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jeremiah Veatch, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be seventy-four years of age, 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 to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Samuel Taylor Jn Cunningham And the said Samuel C. Steele, Justice of the Peace for the said county of Jessamine do hereby declare an opinion after an investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the before named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I furthermore certify that it appears to me that Samuel Taylor who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Jessamine, and that John Cunningham who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Jessamine and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. And I furthermore certify that the said applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court. Given under my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid. Samuel C. Steele State of Kentucky Jessamine County I, Daniel B. Price, Clerk of the County Court for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that Samuel C. Steele, Esq. whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate, was on the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, entitled to full faith and credit in all his official acts. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of my office this 15th day of November 1833. Daniel B. Price