Who Was a Pvt in the Company Commanded

Pennsylvania 26.204

John Molott

__Bedford Co in the state of Penn

Who was a Pvt in the Company commanded

By Captain Corbin of the ____ commanded

By Col Coles in the Penn______

______$22.22

Transcribed on the Roll of Penn

At the rate of 22 Dollars 22 cents per annum

To commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of ____

______G. Burd __

____to the 4th of March 34 66.66

Semi-ann. Allowance ending 4 Sep 11.11

$77.77

Revolutionary Claim,

__ June 7, 1832.

Recorded by JT Sprague Clerk

Book __ Vol. 5 page 40 John Molott was born April 23rd A.D. 1753

Copied from the Bible for me

March 24th, 1834

Certified by John Noble Revolution 22404 1928-Aug 1-Hist to

Invalid Mrs. E.N. Cook ____

File No. 22, 404

John Molott

Pvt Rev War

Act: June 7th 32

Index:--Vol.2, Page 281

Arrangement of 1870 Oct 4-1927

Plymouth, Ind

Commissioner of Pensions,

___-Dept. Washington D.C.

Dear Sir,

Please send copy of pension of

John Mellott of Bedford CO,

Bethel TP, Pa.—Private—

Penn Militia, Date of application

April 3-1834. Age 81 yrs.

Thanking you,

Mrs. EN Cook Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act

Of Congress of the seventh day of June 1832.

State of Pennsylvania and

County of Bedford ____

On this 24th day of March 1834 personally appeared before

Me a judge of the court of Bedford County John Molott

A resident of Belfast Township in the county of Bedford

And State of Pennsylvania aged 81 years, who being

First duly sworn according to ___, on his oath, make

The following declarations in order to obtain the benefit

Of the Act of Congress ____ June 7th 1832.

That he entered a ______of the United States under

The following ______officers and served as herein stated

Entered the service in the summer of 1776 volunteer, under the

Command of Captain Scisnea Coln Edward Coles ____

At Friends Cove Bedford County against the Tories

Marched to Bedford Courthouse was discharged ______

Home to Belfast Township Bedford County this tour of

Service was for 10 days again entered the service

Drafted militia for two months in May 1779 com-

Manded by ___ Beaty Coln James Martin assembled

At ___ marched to ___ town arrived there imme-

Diately after it was burned then marched to Bed-

Ford ___ to the ___ at Coln Martin’s Discharged

Having served two months and returned home; again drafted In Sept 1779 for 2 months militia under Leut

Beaty Coln James Martin assembled at Bedford

After the term expired Discharged. Again drafted

For 2 months militia in June 1782 commanded

By Captain Enslow Coln James Martin assembled at

Bedford kept garrison there, had to assist in burying

George Peck and all his family killed by Indians

And then marched back to Bedford had to obey the

Officers when ______after the term expired

Discharged; cannot recall of obtaining a discharge

At any time volunteered some time previous to this

______tour served under Captain Rush on

A __ after Indians marched over Sidling Hill

Through an uninhabited part of county ___ through ____ Creek Valley but from loss of memory cannot talk to a

Certainty the exact date nor tours of service but thinks it

Was ten days; declared ___ other services but can

Not from ___ of memory ___ any certain statement

And many occurrences where __ service is forgotten

That he has no documentary ____ but that he knows of

One or more persons whose testimony he can procure who

Can testify at least of seeing him in service (___)

Daniel Daniels

Whose ___ will accompany this declaration

He hereby relinquishes away ______to a pension

Or ___ except the present time declares that his name

Is not on the pension ______of any state

Sworn and subscribed this day and year aforementioned.

John Dickey John Molott

__ Moses Starr a clergyman, residing in Belfast Town-

Ship Bedford County and Daniel Daniels residing in the same

Hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John

Molott, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration

That we believe him to be 81 year of age, that he is

Trusted and believed in the neighborhood where he resides

To have been a soldier in the revolution that we are convinced

In that opinion. Moses Starr

Daniel Daniels Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforementioned

Before John Dickey

1st ? Ans= in little egg harbor state of Jersey A.D. 1753

2 ? Ans=yes and will accompany this declaration

3? Ans=in Belfast Township Bedford County State of Pennsylvania

(and during the R. War and yet live in same place

4? Ans=Drafted 3 tours of 2 months each and volunteered twice 10 days

5? Ans= Coln James Martin Commanded the militia

Continental Regiment _____ against Indians and Tories (___)

6? Ans=did not receive any discharges (as _____)

7? Ans=Moses Starr Daniel Daniels __ Jacob Molott