State of Kentucky, Perry County and Circuit Sct.

On this thirteenth day of May 1825, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Joseph Eve Circuit Judge, being a court of record for the 15th Judicial District, in the county of Perry, John Combs, age 64 years the 7th of February last who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th of March, 1818 and the 1st May, 1820, that he the said, John Combs enlisted for the term of three years on the first day of January, 1777, as he verily believes, after the Battle of Trenton in the state of New Jersey, fought between the forces commanded by Gen. George Washington and the Hessians. That he enlisted as ? in Fredrick County, in the state of Virginia, in the company commanded by Capt. Jonathan Langdon, in the 12th Ridgemont commanded by Col. James Wood, in the line of the state of Virginia or on the Continental Establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corps until two years and four months at the end of which time in consequence of sickness he was discharged by Gen. Charles Scott, former Gov. of Kentucky, who then commanded the corps to which he belonged in the state of New Jersey, near Brunswick, the name of the county is forgotten, which discharge he has long since mislaid so that he cannot find it; that he relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present, that his name is not on the roll of any state except the Virginia Roll - and that the following reasons are assigned for not making earlier an appointment for a pension - That until lately he had been informed and believed that it was necessary for him to prove by some person whom he has served with the services he had performed in consequence of his discharge being lost and that for several years past he had depended on a brother, William Combs, who has for many years resided from him about 70 miles to attend the court aforesaid, 20 miles from court house, when he (John Combs) has recognized said made oath to the fact. He has here disclosed as his brother knew of his enlistment and time of actual service, himself being an Ensign in the 8th Virginia Regiment on continental establishment, but he has always been unable to produce his attendance at the Court aforesaid and at the present time being informed that his own oath was all that the law requiring if his name, can be found, he has concluded to offer this petition and schedule. And further he was not apprised of the acts of Congress untill about the passage of the act of the 1st May 1820 or some short time after. And in pursuance of the Act of Congress of the 1st of May, 1820. I do sallomly sware that I was a resident citizen of this United States on the 18th of March, 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entittled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War", passed the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or security contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. towit,
one horse beast of the value of $35 in silver & no more $35.00
four Cows $10 each & no more 40.00
the whole of the value of $75.00 and no more
That since the 18th of March 1818 the following changes have been made in my property, to wit, I have sold two of the aforesaid Cows to my son John Combs about one year since for the payment of a debt by him I owed to Sam’l. Given – at present he owns two head of Cattle and two yearlings of the value of $22 & no more and ten head of sheep of the value of $8.00 & no more. He further declares his occupation is that of a farmer, that in consequence of wounds he rec’d in the Revolutionary War when in service afs’d. in his neck besides one in his legg he believes is the cause of a wound on the back of his neck and from old age he is very ill able to support himself by labour.
His wife Margret aged about fifty five is not able to maintain herself from old age and a little wound in one of her hands.
His daughter Margret aged about 18 years of age living with him, possessing no property, able to maintain herself by labour, and her infant child Hezekiah about one year year old lives with him.
Likewise his daughter Sally a widow having no property or estate whatever except beding about 27 years of age lives with him & able to maintain herself by labour;
Likewise her children (towit), Sam’l. about nine or ten years of age not able to maintain himself by labour, Harvey about seven years of age not abel to mintain himself by labour, Thomas about one year of age.
He states he has no debts owing to him & he himself owes nothing to the best of his knowledge.

John Combs
[Certified by Jesse Combs, Clerk of the Perry Circuit Court.].

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State of Kentucky, Perry County Sct

Be it remembered that on the 17th day of Nov 1825, it being the 2nd day of the term of the Perry Circuit Court, it being a court of record made so by act of assembly of Kentucky for the 15 Judicial Ditrict...............before the Honorable Joseph Eve, Circuit Judge, came Henry Combs and Nicholas Combs both of the county aforesaid who were duly sworn and made the following declaration on oath;
That they know of their own knowledge that John Combs, their brother who has applied for a pension, enlisted as a private for the time of three years in the County of Shenandoah as they recollect and not Frederick County as stated by their brother in which they suppose him to have been mistaken, in the state of Virginia in the latter part of the year 1776 & first of the year 1777 as they believe, in the company commanded by Capt Jonathan Langdon who was reputed to be of the line of Virginia on Continental establishment in the Revolutionary War.
Shortly after his enlistment Capt Langdon marched his company, as they understood, to join the army under Gen Washington near Brunswick and were attached to the Regt commanded under Col Wood on Continental Establishment. That the said John remained in the service about two years and four months when he returned home upon a discharge as they in consequence of failed health. They know when he returned home he was in very bad health and remained so for some months after he got home.

Henry Combs
Nicholas Combs

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Commonwealth of Kentucky, Perry County Sct.

On the 15th day of March, 1837, before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace for the said county of Perry, personally appeared, John Combs, who on his oath declared that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Capt. Jonathan Langlin and he thinks Ensign Slaughter and afterwards in the company of Capt. Benjamin Casey - Field Officers, Col. James Wood, Lieut. Col. Neville, Gen. Scott, and Maj. Jonathan Clark, that there was some other Major before Maj. Clark but not recollect his name all of the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the state of Kentucky, that he recieved a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War, which certificate on or about the month of August, 1834, was as he believes taken out of his house in the said county of Perry by some mischevious hands to prevent him from drawing his money as he has not been able to find it since and as further evidence that it was taken as above, there was taken from his house at the same time, thirty-six dollars in round silver, a part of his former draw.

John Combs - His X Mark

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
Alexander Patrick Senr. J.P.P.C.

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Commonwealth of Kentucky, Perry County Sct.

On the 15th day of March, 1837, personally appeared before me the undersigned an acting Justiceof the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, Henry Hurst of the county and made oath in due form of law, that he knows of his own knowledge that John Combs, who has signed and swore to the foregoing declaration, served as stated above in the army of the United States and is the identical person therein named, as he served with him & knew him there & has known him nearly ever since.
Henry (his X mark) Hurst
Sworn & subscribed to before me the day & year aforesaid.
Alexander Patrick, JPPC

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