STATEMENT OF JOHN McCULLOUGH TO THE PROBATE COURT AUGUST 1834
State of Indiana
Owen county Probate Court
August Term 1834
On the thirteenth day of August 1834 personally appeared before
the Hon. John Dunn sole Judge of the Owen Probate Court in and
for said county.
John McCullough, a resident of said County and State, aged
seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law
doth in 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 herein stated:
to wit that he volunteered at the county of York in Chanceford
township in the State of Pennsylvania where he then resided, in
the company of volunteers commanded by Captain Ross(or
Rofo),Lieutenant Joseph Morrison, Lieutenant Colonel Francis
Keslton of the 4th Battalion of York county aforesaid was the
commander of said company.The Colonel's name the applicant cannot
now remember, the date of the volunteering the applicant cannot
say, but they left the house of Captain Rofo(this could be Ross)
where they received orders on the 25th day of July 1776 from
thence and marched to Philadelphia, thence Granttown Barracks in
the state of New Jersey, thence to RookBridge below Amboy, thence
to Bargaintown, where they joined the main army under General
Washington, thence to Long Island where they remained a short
time and had a battle with the British which lasted for some days
when (?)was driven by the enemy and we retracted through a corn
field in the direction of the lake, here they remained a few days
bringing our dead and taking care of the wounded, thence we
marched to Kingsbridge leaving the wounded at Bargaintown in the
Hospital. Thence back to Bargaintown and thence were marched to
Newark where we were discharged, the company were given a
discharge by the Captain on the 6th day of November 1776
applicants discharge of that date is herewith forwarded as
evidence of his service in the tour, which was from July 25 1776
till 6th November 1776.
Second--Having removed to North Carolina he at the county of
Mecklenburgh in said state in April 1777 he entered into the
service in the company of Captain Osborn in the Regiment
commanded by:Adam Alexander, Colonel that about the middle of
September 1777 Captain Osborn with his company of which this
applicant was one marched across Barred River in pursuit of the
Tories but they having scattered from that quarter on our
approach we commenced our march back and returned in six weeks
from the time we left home which was about the first of November
1777 from top of his memory applicant cannot be more perfect of
the dates.
Third--In the year 1778 he having removed to the rock country of
said county he joined the company of Captain James Reese; George
Alexander, Colonel;James White, Major and (blank)
Rutherford,General in the month of March in said year, the first
of September following in the company of foresaid we marched
across Catabass River across the Brush Mountain to the quarter
meadow in pursuit of the Tories they having disformed and we had
no engagement with them and we marched back home again in the
tour applicant wasn't with this company six weeks.
Fourth--On the 1stof February 1779 said company was again called
out we were marched to the Choraw(or Choctaw) Hills under the
command above last named official thence down the Podic to
Georgetown here we remained near a month;provisions search,
thence through the Sainters swamp to the Catawba River below the
Nation Ford, here we remained till October, the tories in this
region were numerous, thence back home again and were verbally
discharged in this trip we were out nine months, we had no
engagement during this tour.
In the company and under the command of the last above written in
the month of January we were again called out in said service and
were marched near to the Evation Springs where I served a a guard
to prevent the Tories from joining the British at the time of
battle at Evation Springs(this name of the springs is very
illegible).
thence in the direction of what was called the Hanging Rock where
we still kept on to prevent the union of the tories and British,
the direction of Camden and were near the battle at the time of
Blueford defeat, thence to Charleston in the month of August 1780
our county town here at the Sassafras fields (it appears to say)
the fraqrous drown our light, thence in the month of September,
Cornwallis was at this time in Charlotte he arrived in said town
shortly after the Broush company at Sassafras Hill aforesaid
George Lock, son of Col. Lock was killed in this battle, the
company to which applicant belonged was stationed on Mallard
Creek near to the battle so much so that they could see the whole
of it.
In October, the British having marched to the Catawba we followed
on in pursuit and at Baptist Ford and him battle and we were
compelled to retreat thence home to guard our families to a place
of safety from the tories, thence to the Kings Mountain which we
captured the British under Yorktown thence to Guilford about the
__ day of December 1780,where we again gand battle to Cornwallis
here the Virginia troops met with us,here we were thence driven
back to our places of residence and were verbally discharged.
Applicant with his family removed to Barkley county Virginia on
account of the Tories and here applicant joined Captain Jackson's
company in Barkley county and tells how in the first of July to
the first of August a company was drafted and marched out as this
applicant is informed, but did not reach Yorktown till after the
surrender of Lord Cornwallis.
He was born in Lancaster county Pennsylvania. Respondent has
record of his age in his family bible at his house which was made
by his father.
He's lived in the counties heretofore named when he entered the
service, since he lived in the county of Cabarrass North Carolina
11 years (so it says).
Thence to Coxe County (I think this is Cocke county) Tennessee
lived here 3 years.Thence to Pulaski county Kentucky lived here
thirty years and thence to Owen county Indiana his present place
of residence.
He entered the service in each of the foresaid tours, first as a
volunteer and in each of the others as a minuteman.
Respondent immediate officers names he has stated as far as he
can now recollect. He recollects to have seen General Morgan,
Colonel Davis who was killed at Baptist Ford on the Catawba. He
saw General Gates and some others whose names he cannot now
state, they at the time being strangers to him.
He received but one written discharge which is herewith
forwarded.
He is acquainted with Thomas C Johnson, a clergyman and James M
Allison, Merchant who can testify to his character for veracity
and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
That he heretofore forwarded a declaration to the department
which was returned and is now as this applicant believes in the
hands of Thomas T. G Adams who refuses to give the same to
applicant to forward on to the department herewith and he cannot
therefore send it.
That he has not documentary evidence of his service other than
that herewith forwarded nor does he know of any person whose
testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services but
that he served as herein stated notless than two years and three
months as a private in the war of the Revolution and for which he
claims a pension.
He hereby relinquishes every claim except for the present to a
pension or annuity and declares that his name is not on the
pension rolls of the Agency of any state of this union.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid John
McCullough
Mr.Thomas C. Johnson a Clergyman and residing in the township of
Washington in said county and James M Allison, Merchant of the
same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John
McCullough who has subscribed to and sworn to this foregoing and
above declaration. That we believe him to be seventy nine years
of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood which
he resides to same being a soldier of the Revolution and that we
conccur in that opinion.
Sworn to the date aforesaid
Thomas G. Johnson
J.M.H. Allison
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the
investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories
prescribed by the war department 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 Thomas C Johnson
who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident
in Washington township in said county and the James M H Allison,
Merchant who has also signed the same is a resident of the same
place and is a credible person and that their statement is
entitled to credit.
T.C. Johnson signed John Dunn
Probate Judge