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George Burkhart (Harlan Co. KY)

 

Born: February 9, 1741
Died: Harlan Co. KY
Enlisted: Alleghany, Bedford County, Pennsylvania		   
 

				
Revolutionary War Pension Declaration R.1402 
				 

				
Virginia
				 

				
At a Court of Quarter Session Continued and held for Lee 
				County at the courthouse thereof on the 17th day of March 
				1836  

				
Declaration. In order to obtain the benefit of an Act of 
				Congress passed June 7th 1832  State of Virginia, Lee County Court. 
				On the 17th day of March in the year 1835 personally appeared in 
				open court, before the Court of Lee County now sitting, 
				GEORGE BURKHART, resident in Harlan County, Kentucky, 
				age ninety-four years of age the 9th day of February last, 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 at the commencement of the revolutionary war, in 1775 
				he resided on the Allegany in Bedford County in the State 
				of Pennsylvania, which was then a frontier county, and 
				much subjected to Indian depredations. That the declarant was 
				enroled in the militia service in a company commanded by 
				Capt. John Miller, and was four years under his command, and 
				served three months in every summer during that time, in 
				guarding against the incurtions of Indians. And as a spy upon 
				their movements.  

				
Near the commencement of this service the declarant was 
				drafted to go to Boston against the British, but 
				in a day or two after he started an express was sent after the 
				company to which he belonged to return to Bedford, as the 
				Indians were then approaching the settlements. The order for the 
				company to return was given by Capt. John Woods, who 
				commanded the Militia in that neighborhood ~~ Capt. Miller 
				then resigned his command, and the declarant was commanded two 
				years by Capt. Solomon Adams and spent three months of 
				each of those years during the summer season, in the same kind 
				of service. ~~  

				
At the end of those two years, the declarant fell under the 
				command of Capt. Samuel Davis with whom he performed two 
				other tours of three months each in the same kind of service, 
				and in the same seasons of year.  

				
The declarant served one year in a company commanded by 
				Capt. Delap, whose Christian name he thinks was Richard, 
				under whom he served a nother tour of three months in the same 
				kind of service ~ making in all, nine years, in each of which he 
				served a tour of three months as a spy and frontier guard 
				against the Indians, embrasing the whole period of the 
				Revolutionary War, and a year or more after its close. His 
				services commencing with the Revolution. The only engagement the 
				declarant was in was at an old Indian Town called French Town, 
				where the scouts were attacked by upwards of Sixty Indians, and 
				after an obstinate resistance were victorious over us, killing 
				and sounding nine of our numbers, out of a company of thirty. ~~
				
				

				
For those services, the declarant received regular discharge, 
				which he has long since lost, by their accidental destruction.
				 

				
The declarant removed about forty years ago in the said 
				County of Lee, where he resided many years, and then removed 
				to Knox, now Harlan County, in the State of 
				Kentucky, where he yet resides, only about seven miles 
				distant from the Lee Courthouse, Virginia. He hereby 
				relinquishes any claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except 
				this present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension 
				Roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day 
				and year aforesaid.  

				
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GEORGE [H] BURKHART
				 

				
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				Teste: J. W. S. Morison D.C.  

				
We Abraham Crabtree a clergyman residing in the said
				County of Lee, and Daniel Dickinson residing in 
				the same, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with 
				George Burkhart who has subscribed and sworn to the above 
				declaration; that we believe him to be ninety-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. We also certify that he has a good 
				character for veracity. Sworn to and subscribed the 17th day 
				of March 1835  

				
Abraham Crabtree
				 

				


				Teste: J. W. S. Morison D.C. Dan'l Dickinson 
				 

				
This file was again acknowledged by the court as of 17th 
				March 1836 -- the clerk was mixed up  

				


				War Dept., Wn. Office March 8, 1836  

				
Sir, 
				 

				
The declaration of George Buckhart of Kentucky 
				has been exd & filed with suspended cases in this office. He 
				alleges to have served on the Indian frontier of Pennsylvania 
				for three months in each year during a period of nine years, 
				from 1775. He made a declaration in 1833 of which 
				of which mention has been omitted to be made in that now 
				exhibited. In that declaration service was alleged different 
				from that now set forth. Said declaration should be returned to 
				this office. It is doubtful whether the whole of the service now 
				alleged was of that character provided for by the Act of 7 June 
				1832. During the period for 1775 to 1783, the Indians did 
				not commit hostilities [lightly inserted above line: during the 
				summers of ten years]. They occasionally made incursion into the 
				frontier settlements which continued but for short periods. Each 
				tour of service in which the applicant was engaged should be 
				particularly specified. Merely to say that he served three 
				months in each year is by no means sufficient.  

				


				State of Kentucky County of Harlan  

				
Be it known that on this 10th day of November A.D. 1854, 
				before me, the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the 
				County and State aforesaid ~  

				
Personally appeared. ISAAC BURGHART ~ a resident of 
				the County of Harlan and State aforesaid ~ the son and 
				Heir at law of GEORGE BURGHART deceased, who was the 
				identical man who was a Soldier of the Revolutionary war, and he 
				made application for a pension in his lifetime from the Court 
				of Knox and State of Kentucky for the benefit of the 
				Pension Act of 7th June 1832 ~~ And if his name was spelt 
				different it can only the mistake be attributed to the attorney 
				who drew up his declaration ~ as he was often called Buckhart 
				~ when his true name was Burghart. That he is directly 
				interested as son and heir at law of the said George Burghart 
				~ in said Pension Claim and makes this affidavit to be filed 
				with such additional evidence or argument as my agent may 
				lawfully use in prosecuting said claim, hereby countermanding 
				and revoking all powers of Attorney ~ and authority heretofore 
				given, I hereby constitute and appoint J. S. Edwards of
				Washington D.C., my true and lawful attorney to present 
				the said claim ~ to any amount of Revolutionary Pension ~ or 
				increase of pension that may be due, and I hereby authorize my 
				said Atty. to examine all papers or documents in said claim on 
				file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere. 
				To file additional evidence or argument, and to receive the 
				Certificate of Pension which may be paid for said claim ~ which 
				certificate Viz ~ As witness whereof I have hereunto affixed and 
				signed my name ~~ this day and year last above written.  

				
ISAAC [X] BURGHART
				 

				


 

				
Additional Information
				 

				
There's a typed letter carbon which states that the claim 
				filed in 1835 was never allowed as the proof of service required 
				by law was never provided.