Pension application of Jacob Youngblood S17219 fn28SC
On the 13th day of November 1832 personally appeared in open Court before Jonathan Birch Probate Judge for the County of Fountain and State of Indiana which is a Court of Record for said County and now in session Jacob Youngblood a resident of the County and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he was called into the Service as a volunteer in the month of [could be either January or June as the word has been written over) in the year 1775 sometime near the first of the month date not exactly recollected in the County of Edgefield and State of South Carolina under Capt. John Ryon [sic, Ryan?], Col. Leroy Hammond, Lieut. Col. John Pervice [sic, John Purvis?] and continued in service 6 months when he received an honorable discharge in writing signed by Col. Hamilton which discharge he has lost -- was at the battle of Stono1 but was not in the engagement being stationed near the British line as an outpost with 20 other man under the command of Capt. Hatcher was called a 2nd time into the service about 2 years afterwards year not exactly recollected in the month of April under the same Capt. and Col. when he went to a siege against the British at Augusta in the State of Georgia -- The General in command was Andrew Pickens was then joined to the regular Army under Command of Capt. Lee [sic, Col. Henry "Lighthorse Harry" Lee where the American Army took Fort Augusta and continued in service about 6 months when we were chased by the British Army which I think was Commanded by Lord Rawdon2 and retreated under the mountains to the head of Broad River -- when we were discharged -- About the last of October was afterwards frequently called [indecipherable word] to go against the Tories and was at one of those times forted for 3 months. That he was called out in the year 1774 when he lived in the State of Georgia to go against the Indians at which time he was under the command of Joseph Cob [sic, Joseph Cobb] and no field officer and continued in service about one month according to the best of his recollection he was in actual service including the time he was forted in went against the Tories more than 2 years he was born in the State of North Carolina in the year seventeen hundred fifty seven in the month of June does not recollect the County. That he was sent by General Pickens to General Greene with an express which was a dangerous service. That he has no documentary evidence of his Service or does he know any living witness by whom he can prove the same. That he has no record of his age -- it having got burnt in his brother's house some time since. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the roll of any agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above.
[James Putnam & P H Patterson gave the standard supporting affidavit. Thomas Cason also gave a standard supporting affidavit.]
Personally appeared before me Jacob Furr one of the Justices of the peace in and for Fountain County Indiana Jacob Youngblood who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot state positively the whole of his service as a revolutionary soldier but according to the best of his recollection and belief he served as follows -- in the year 1774 he served one month against the Indians and Tories in the State of Georgia at which time he was under no field officers does not know whether the Capt. was under a regular call or not. That he was called into service a second time in the year 1775 authority of the State of South Carolina he then being a resident of the County of Edgefield in said State under Capt. John Ryon, Col. Leroy Hammond Lt. Col. John Purvis and continued in service 6 months when he received a discharge in writing which was signed by Col. Hammond which discharge he has lost at which time he was at the battle at Stono was called second time into service about 2 years after the service last stated under the same officers at which time he went to a Siege against the British at Augusta in the State of Georgia the General in command was Andrew Pickens but was joined by the Regulars under command of Capt. Lee [indecipherable word] the American Army took Fort Augusta after continuing therefore some time we were charged by the British under command of Lord Rawdon and retreated under the mountains to the head of broad River where we were joined by the Army of General Greene when we received a discharge. About the last of October in that year this service was under the authority of the State of South Carolina and lasted 7 months he is certain of having served as above 2 amount in all of 14 months but was frequently called out at other times against the Indians and Tories of which he can give no certain account was serving as a private soldier during all the time above stated. That 6 or 7 weeks after the taking [of] Augusta [several words obliterated, probably "he was sent"] out with an express from General Pickens to General Greene which was a difficult and hazardous service. That he may be mistaken as to the year when the Services was rendered but was at both the battles above stated and also one engagement with the Indians and for which service he claims a pension part of the above time he was a Sgt.
S/ Jacob Youngblood
Sworn to and subscribed before me Jacob Furr a Justice of the peace of said County, Given under my hand and seal this the 21st of April 1833. S/ Jacob Furr, JP
