Other Court: Pension Application: Lawrence Bishop, 1832: from Bedford Co, PA

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION
OF LAWRENCE BISHOP

S1166
State of Kentucky
Bullitt County

        On the 17th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open
Court before the Justices of Bullitt County now sitting, Lawrence Bishop
a Resident of Bullitt County in the State of Kentucky aged Sixty nine
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 entered the Service of the United
States under the following named officers and served as herin stated.
        In the year 1780 Some of the militia of Bedford County State of
Pennsylvania being called on to do military duty on the Frontiers of
Pennsylvania to guard against the incurtions [sic] of the Indians a
draft took place and he in May entered the Company Commanded by Captain
Henry Rush (the Lieutenant and Ensign of Said Company not now
recollected) as a substitute for his father George Bishop who had been
drafted for a Tour of Two Months He marched to the Town of Bedford in
Said County distant about thirty miles from his residence and he with
three others of sd company were detained and stationed at that place as
a Guard by order of Col. Woods of the Bedford County Militia.  Capt Rush
and the balance of the Company were stationed about nine miles from
Bedford on the Head Waters of the Juanita River.  After having Served
the Tour of duty by guarding of aforesaid he was discharged by Capt Rush
at Bedford aforesaid and returned home.  There were no Regular Officers
or Soldiers Stationed where he was.  Capt. Rush gave him a discharge in
writing which he has lost or destroyed.
        In the year 1781--the militia of said Bedford County were again
called in to guard against the Indians on the Frontier and a Draft took
place and the said Lawrence Bishop in May entered the Company Commanded
by Captain Thomas Davy as a Substitute for Adam Smith who had been
drafted for a Tour of Two months and in the month of May of said year he
was marched to said Town of Bedford, a distance of about Thirty miles
from his Residence.  From Bedford he was marched about Twenty five miles
to the frontiers and Stationed at Col. Thomas Pipers to Guard the
Inhabitants and during said Tour he was marched across the Allegany
Mountains and was Constantly engaged in guarding and Scouting.  At the
Expiration of the Tour he was discharged at said Pipers by Capt Thomas
Davy and he returned home His discharge was in writing but he has lost
or destroyed it.  There were no regular officers or Soldiers where he
served and he does not recollect who the Lieutenant and Ensign of the
Company to which he belonged were as they were stationed at other places
and he was under the Captain's Command.
        In the month of August in the year last mentioned to wit 1781
the militia of said County were again called on and a draft took place
and in sd. month of August he entered the Service in the Company
Commanded by captain George Inlow as a substitute for John Milburn who
had been drafted for a Tour of duty for Two Months.  he was marched to
the said Town of Bedford and from there about Eight miles to Vice
Carbers fort where he stayed but a short time.  The Indians having
broken in and Killed a family near Col. James Martins at the Crossing of
Juanita River about fifteen miles from Vice Carbers fort, he and the
Company were marched to and stationed for a while at sd. Col. James
Martins from there he was marched to Abraham Cowalts further down the
Juanita River where he stayed while his Tour Expired when he returned to
Col. Martins and was discharged by Captain George Inlows and returned
home.  He received a discharge signed by Captain Inlows but has lost or
destroyed it.

        I hereby relinquish any claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll
of the agency of any State and that I cannot prove my Service by any
person except by Henry Sousby [Sousley?] and David Sliger?  The
affadavit of said Sousby [Sousley?] is hereto attached.

Interagatories prepared by the Court as by the Court.

Where and in what year were you born?
        Answer I was born in Bedford County State of Pennsylvania on the
12th day of May 1763.

Have you any record of your age and if so where is it.
        Answer I had a record of my age but what has become of it I know
not as I have been blind about Twelve years.

Where were you living when called into service where have you lived
since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live?
        Answer I was living in Bethel Township, Bedford County,
Pennsylvania when called into Service and I lived there until the 28th
day of October 1793 when I left there for Kentucky and settled in
Jefferson County where I lived some years and moved to Bullitt County
where I now reside.

How were you called into service were you drafted, Did you Volunteer or
were you a Substitute and if a substitute for whom.
        Answer In my first Tour of Two months I served as a Substitute
for my Father George Bishop.  In the second Tour of Two months I served
as a Substitute for Adam Smith and in the last Tour of Two months I
served as a Substitute for John Milburn.

State the names of Some of the Regular Officers who were with the Troops
where you served Such Continental and Militia Regiments as you Can
recollect and the general Circumstances of your Service.
        Answer There were no regular officers where I served.  There
were no Continental or Militia-Regiments.  The militia were called out
by Company and Stationed at the different forts on the frontier for the
protection of the Inhabitants.  My Service Consisted in guarding the
frontier from the incursions and depredations of the Indians.

Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service and if So by whom was
it Signed and what has become of it.
        Answer For the first Tour of duty I received a Discharge in
writing from my Capt Henry Rush.  For the second Tour from Capt. Thomas
Davy and for the Third from Capt George Inlows.  I do not now know what
has become of them-

State the names of Persons to whom you are Known in your present
neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and
good behavior and your Services as a Soldier.
        Answer I am Known to Austin Hall, Joseph Saunders, Henry Sousby
and Richard B. Simmons? - they can testify as to my character for
veracity and good behavior and Henry Sousby as to my Service.  Ther is
no Clergyman residing in my neighborhood and I am not able to go where I
could procure the Certificate of One.

Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid

Lawrence Bishop

I Henry Sousby a Citizen of Bullitt County State of Kentucky do Certify
that Lawrence Bishop who has swore to and Subscribe the foregoing
Declaration did go out as a substitute the two first Tours as Stated in
said Declaration and that he went out with the said Bishop on the third
Tour and Served the time as therin Stated

Henry Sousby