Zebulon Allphin Pension
Revolutionary War pension Record from the National Archives
State of Kentucky, County of Kenton; On this the 19th day of August A.D. 1851 personally appeared before me Solomon C Perrin Presiding Judge of the county court within and for the county of and state aforesaid, Zebulon Allphin, a resident of the said county and state; who being by be first Duly sworn according to law doth Declare on his Oath, that he was born on the 5th Day of May A.D. 1766 in Orange County in the state of Virginia and is therefore now above eighty five years of age.
That about the first of May A.D. 1781 he entered the service of the United Sates as a private soldier substituted in the room of one John Hamilton of the said County of Orange, who had been drafted to to on a three months tour to Albemarle Barracks, there to guard some British and Hessian Prisoners that had fallen into the hands of the American Army and were quartered at that place; that he served at that place until near the expiration of his said term and was there transferred to Charlottesville to protect some Horses and Military stores collected there belonging to the American Army; that he continued in the last mentioned service above four months.
He states that he does not now remember, if ever he Knew the name of any officer under whom he served. He cannot be more precise as to the time of his said service, but remembers that by the agreement between the said Hamilton and the declarants father, Hamilton was to furnish a work hand for the season, to assist declarants father in planting and ___ his crop of corn, upon the condition that he would allow declarant to go to the Barracks and perform the required duty, whereby his recollection of the commencement of his service as above stated is strengthened. He also remembers that when he was expecting shortly to be discharged from the service at the Barracks, he was very much chagrined upon being informed that instead of going home he would have to go to Charlottesville.
During his stay at that place he was exceedingly discontented, because he believed that he was unjustly detained beyond the time for which he had engaged to serve, and was illy provided with clothing, so that he became quite ragged, and acquired among the soldiers the nick name of one of the Lost sheep of Israel. He further states that when he was discharged from the service at Charlottesville, he proceeded directly in Orange County aforesaid and arrived there only a day or two before Christmas. He states that the journey from Charlottesville to his home, under ordinary circumstances could be performed by a footman in two days, but which required him about a week owing to the want of clothing necessary to protect him from the inclemency of the weather, and more particularly the want of shoes as he will remembers that he was obliged to tarry each morning until the warmth of the sun would melt away the frost and soften the frozen earth before he could travel.
From all of which fact and circumstances he fixes the time of his service at above Seven Months. He states that he was large and stout, so that while in the service all were astonished upon being informed that he was only fifteen years old. He states that while in the services at the Barracks he messed with one Abner Shropshire, but that he had heard nothing of him since he left the Barracks until he recently learned that he had obtained a pension for his services and died a few years ago in Bourbon County in this state.
He remembers that whilst at the Barracks one Capt. Garland, an American officer attempting some pranks with some of the sentinels was shot and killed by a young lad by the name of Lally Mansfield. While at Charlottesville he messed with one James Trice of Louisa County State of Virginia. He has never since they separated at Charlottesville when they left the service, but had heard that he returned to his home while at Charlottesville, a soldier by the name of William Harris who was marauding upon a neighboring potato patch belonging to one Captain Nelson Thompson, was shot by one of Thompson's negroes.
He states that he was honorably discharged from the service aforesaid, having faithfully performed every duty required of him, and been engaged in actual service each day and not engaged in any civil pursuit or employment during any part of the period of service as above stated. He does not Know of any living witness by whom he can prove his services and states that he received a written discharge, but what has become of it, he does not now recollect and cannot state.
He has hitherto refrained from making application for a pension not because he did not believe he was entitled to it but because he supposed the amount to which he would be entitled would be trifling and of little service to him whilst he was able to labor, but now that he has grown old and unable longer to support himself by Manual labor, he conceives that he is entitled to, and needs the pension for his services however small.
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7th day of 1832, and 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 this or any other state.
Zebulon (his X mark( Allphin
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above written.
S C Parrin, Presiding Judge of Kenton County
Court.
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We William Sechrist Sr. a clergyman and Robert
M Daniel, residing in the Neighborhood of Zebulon Allphin, who has subscribed
and sworn to the foregoing declaration, which has just been read in our presence
and hearing, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said Allphin,
that we believe him to be above Eighty five years of age as stated, 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 and the said R M Daniel
makes this further statement; that he has Known the said Allphin for upwards of
forty years, that he knew him at Grants Lick were he was engaged in the service
of the Salt Company, that he has often heard his father Charles Daniel, who was
from Louisa County in the state of Virginia, and the said Allphin speak of
Allphins services in the Revolutionary War and ....... (pages missing)
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Declaration to be made by a serving Officer, Soldier, Seaman, Marine, Naval Clerk, Landsman, Teamster or Chaplain, who has never received Bounty Land.
State of Kentucky, Kenton County on this 9th day of May 1856 before me, a Justice of the peace in and for the County and State above named, personally appeared (1) Zebulon Allphin, aged 91 years, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Zebulon Allphin who as a (2) private in Captain Nelson Thompson Company, was a substitute for John Hamilton, who was drafted that he (3) enlisted as a substitute at Orange County in the State of Virginia on or about the (blank) day of May in the year 1781 for the term of three months and was honorably discharged at Charlottesville Virginia on or about the (blank) day of October 1781 by reason of his term of service having expired that he never before has made application for Bounty land that many years since he made application for a Pension & paper suspend.
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which he is entitled under the act of March 3, 1855, never having received Bounty Land, or knowing that he is entitled except for the above service, and he hereby constituted and appoints Charles C Tucker, of Washington DC, his attorney to prosecute his claim and receive his warrant.
Hereby authorizing and empowering his said attorney to obtain from the proper authorities at Washington City, or elsewhere, certified copies of any Army or Navy records or documents in which his said service may be recorded, and to procure any and all other evidence that may be necessary to establish his claim as fully as he might or could do if personally present; and revoking and countermanding all other authority that may have been given for the above specified purpose. He makes the attached certificates a part of his Declaration.
Zebulon (his X mark) Allphin
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Sworn to, subscribed and acknowledged before me, the day and year first above named, and on the same day personally came before me Garret Burns, a resident of Campbell County and Richard Pryor, a resident of Campbell County to me know as credible witnesses, who being duly sowrn according to law, declare that they are personally acquainted with Zebulon Allphin who has made and subscribed the foregoing declaration, that they were present and saw him (6) make hi mark to said declaration and that from the appearance of the applicant, and their appearance with him, they believe that he is the identical person he represents himself to be. That they are disinterested in the claim, and reside at the place above names.
Garret (his X mark) Burns
Richard (his X mark) Pryor
Sworn to and subscribed before me and I certify
that I am not interested in the claim or concerned in his prosecution and I
belive that the claimant is the person he presents himself to be. E H
Mullins JP
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We the undersigned have been acquainted with Zebulon Allphin for the period of time opposite our respective Signature and it gives us pleasure to say, that during the whole of that time, he has sustained the character of an industrious just and honest Man. We further state, that a doubt does not rest on the mind of either of us, that Said Z Allpin, was a soldier of the Revolutionary War & that whatever statement he may make of the time he served and when he served will be strictly true and entitled to full credit and belief either from heads of the governmental departments or the congress of the United States. D Carneal, 59 years & more
O W Brumback, 35 years, my Father Peter
Brumback was a Soldier of the Revolutionary War and for many years a Pensionary.
I have often heard him express his belief that Mr. Z Allphin did render the
service claimed by him. I have also heard John T Alexander often say that
he had been acquainted with Zebulon Allphin for a great Number of years say 50
and that he had no doubt of the truth of his statements in reference to his
services in the war of the revolution, his belief being strengthened from what
he heard his father say who was also a revolutionary Soldier and a Pensionary.
Nov 25, 1855
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I have been acquainted with the above names
Zebulon Allphin for about Forty years. Robert M Carlisle
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I have been acquainted with Zebulon Allphin for
about Thirty years. Charles Bagby
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WARRANT FOR 160 ACRES,
Zebulon Allphin private, Capt. Nelson Thompsons Va Ma.
Ky Ad. 160 acres Oct 9, 1856