Colonel John FEE - Petition for Pension

FEE, CLUGAGE, PIPER, STERLING, BUCHANAN, PERRY, JACK, EATON, SHAVER, CREON, DONNELLY, PATTON

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 6/8/2006 at 12:24:14

From the National Archives ~~

Petition for Pension - Colonel John FEE of Huntingdon County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, respectfully sheweth That he entered into the service of his country in January, 1777, marched to Philadelphia, enrolled in Capt. Thomas CLUGAGE's company and marched from thence in the Regiment commanded by Col. John PIPER thro Jersey to a place called Barkin Ridge, where they were received by Lord STERLING... Your petitioner, with others, attacked the British about break of day, and succeeded in taking and bringing off about four hundred head of cattle and twenty nine horses and a number of sheep which they carried off to our Army at Princeton... finally discharged in Philadelphia and marched home (near the town of Huntingdon) the last of March or first of April following, having spent fully three months in said extended tour.

That soon after, in the course of the same spring, a large party of Torys to the number of about ninety, started off to join the Indians at Kittanning with the intention of bringing them in to murder the inhabitants on the frontier. -- That as soon as the alarm at this attempt was raised, a party of militia to the number of about one hundred and fifty was gathered together by Col. BUCHANAN of Lewistown, Col W. PERRY ? of Stonecreek and Col. JACK of Frankstown, and marched across the Alleghany mountain and halted at the waters of the Susquehanna, when they sent out spies, five of whom were shot by the Indians. That your Petitioner was one of said party during the whole of said campaign, and returned with the company to Huntingdon having spent between two and three weeks in said tour, and suffered much and endured many privations, their provisions having run out on the way. That your Petitioner was called on and turned out at every alarm during that eventful period, the particulars of all of which he cannot now call to mind. That he turned out and marched in a scout down Kisacogwillis at the time of the massacre of Mr. EATON - And in another with Capt. John SHAVER to Hairs Valley where they discovered and took several stand of arms secreted by the Torys. And in another up the Little Juniata after the murder of ______ Creon ?. And in another up the Narrows after the massacre of the DONNELLYs - And in another to the foot the Alleghany where it was reported a party of Indians were lurking.

That your Petitioner's father and mother and family were forted for about five years during that period at Carmichael's Fort at the mouth of the Auglevic and Prigmore's Fort at Mill Creek. That he feels perfect safety in stating that he was in actual service four months and much longer; that he has no knowledge of any of his companions in arms who are now living except John PATTON, Esq., who was in the Regiment with him in the tour to the Jerseys in 1777 - That your Petitioner is now in the seventy-seventh year of his age and in need of the assistance of his country..... --John FEE, 10 March, 1836

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.