WILLIAM HURST married Lucinda Poe Greystokes on May 3, 1794 in - Fayette County (Fayette), Kentucky, USA
Citation
"Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917
Was born in Berkeley county, Virginia, in 1755.
He enlisted in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in July 1780, in Capt. William Campbell's company, Col. Archibald Loughrey's regiment.
They were to have joined George Roger Clark's expedition, but at Loughrey's creek, they were attacked by the Indians, when both captain and colonel were killed.
William Hurst was condemned to be burned, but was ransomed by McKee, a white chief, and was taken to Detroit where he was a prisoner until May, 1781, when he was taken to a place near Montreal and was exchanged, arriving in New York about Christmas, 1781.
After the war he removed to Kentucky, and from there to Indiana and in 1836 he came to Edgar county, Illinois, where he died Dec. 7, 1836.
A monument was erected to his memory at Mount Carmel cemetery and inspiring dedicatory services were held.
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Application for Military Pension
The State of Indiana In the Probate Court
Washington County Ct of Washington County
September Term 1832
On the 12th Day of November 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Probate Court of said county now sitting, being a court of record, William Hurst born some time in the year 1755 in Berkeley County in the state of Virginia, 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated.
That in the month of July 1780 in the County of Westmoreland in the state of Pennsylvania he entered into the service of the United States as a volunteer in a corps of Horsemen in a Company commanded by Capt. William Campbell in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Archibald Loughery and furnished his horse and equipment at his own individual expense, the destination of which mounted corps was to join Genl. George Rogers Clark in his expedition against the British posts in the then Northeastern Territory and intended to have joined him at Wheeling but when they arrived there they found he had proceeded on down the river, upon which they immediately embarked and followed on after him with the intention of overtaking and joining him, and that they had proceeded as far on down the river as the mouth of Loughery Creek or river, where they were attacked by a body of Indians and about one half of them killed & the rest taken prisoners & among the killed were Colonel Loughery and Capt. Campbell. From there he was taken by the Indians to old Chillicothe thense to an Indian village the residense of McKee a White Chief by whom he was ransomed from the Indians who had condemmed him to be burnt alive. That from thense he was taken to Detroit in the charge of one Elliott another White Chief to whose care he had been delivered by the said McKee. That he remained at Detroit as a prisoner until some time about the first of May next following - when he was put on board a vessel and conveyed down to the Falls of Niagara, where he was landed and traveled around the falls on foot, then was re-embarked on Lake Ontario and carried down it and then down the St. Lawrence to a place near Montreal, where he remained still a prisoner of war until he was exchanged and sent home to the United States and was landed at the city of New York about Christmas 1781 and within about one month afterwards he again reached home in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania, making in all from the time he first volunteered into the above service in July 1780 to the time of arriving at home in January 1782, about a period of 18 months and upwards.
That he believes his age was put down by his father in the family bible, but his father having married a 2nd wife by whome he had some younger children the said bible fell into their hands, in consequense of which he is not able to produce any record of his age, but from the best information rec'd from his parents he verily believes his age to be correct as above stated. He has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service as aforesaid, having never rec'd any discharge. He states that after the close of the Revolutionary War he continued to live four years in Westmoreland County Penn. After which he removed to Fayette County Kentucky where he lived about thirty years and from there about fifteen years ago he removed to Washington County Indiana where he at this time resides.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Subscribed and Sworn to the
Day and year aforesaid William (his mark) Hurst
Mr. Joel Coombs and Henry Dawath of the County of Washington aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Hurst who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 77 years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and Subscribed the day Joel Coomby
& year aforesaid Henry Dawalt
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named ---
County of Edgar, State of Illinois ) S.S.
On this twenty seventh day of July 1835 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for the said County of Edgar and State of Illinois personally appeared William Hurst who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain William Campbell in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Archibald Loughery in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Indiana from whense he has lately has removed, that he now resides in the State of Illinois where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of Indiana to the State of Illinois in order that he might reside with his son William Hurst and have some assistance from him as he is unable from his age to provide for himself.
William (his mark) Hurst
Sworn and subscribed
Before me the day
And year aforesaid
G.B. Shelledy, J.P.
State of Illinois
Edgar County S.S.
This day personally appeared before me G.B. Shelledy a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid ---
Citation
"Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917
Was born in Berkeley county, Virginia, in 1755.
He enlisted in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in July 1780, in Capt. William Campbell's company, Col. Archibald Loughrey's regiment.
They were to have joined George Roger Clark's expedition, but at Loughrey's creek, they were attacked by the Indians, when both captain and colonel were killed.
William Hurst was condemned to be burned, but was ransomed by McKee, a white chief, and was taken to Detroit where he was a prisoner until May, 1781, when he was taken to a place near Montreal and was exchanged, arriving in New York about Christmas, 1781.
After the war he removed to Kentucky, and from there to Indiana and in 1836 he came to Edgar county, Illinois, where he died Dec. 7, 1836.
A monument was erected to his memory at Mount Carmel cemetery and inspiring dedicatory services were held.
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Application for Military Pension
The State of Indiana In the Probate Court
Washington County Ct of Washington County
September Term 1832
On the 12th Day of November 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Probate Court of said county now sitting, being a court of record, William Hurst born some time in the year 1755 in Berkeley County in the state of Virginia, 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated.
That in the month of July 1780 in the County of Westmoreland in the state of Pennsylvania he entered into the service of the United States as a volunteer in a corps of Horsemen in a Company commanded by Capt. William Campbell in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Archibald Loughery and furnished his horse and equipment at his own individual expense, the destination of which mounted corps was to join Genl. George Rogers Clark in his expedition against the British posts in the then Northeastern Territory and intended to have joined him at Wheeling but when they arrived there they found he had proceeded on down the river, upon which they immediately embarked and followed on after him with the intention of overtaking and joining him, and that they had proceeded as far on down the river as the mouth of Loughery Creek or river, where they were attacked by a body of Indians and about one half of them killed & the rest taken prisoners & among the killed were Colonel Loughery and Capt. Campbell. From there he was taken by the Indians to old Chillicothe thense to an Indian village the residense of McKee a White Chief by whom he was ransomed from the Indians who had condemmed him to be burnt alive. That from thense he was taken to Detroit in the charge of one Elliott another White Chief to whose care he had been delivered by the said McKee. That he remained at Detroit as a prisoner until some time about the first of May next following - when he was put on board a vessel and conveyed down to the Falls of Niagara, where he was landed and traveled around the falls on foot, then was re-embarked on Lake Ontario and carried down it and then down the St. Lawrence to a place near Montreal, where he remained still a prisoner of war until he was exchanged and sent home to the United States and was landed at the city of New York about Christmas 1781 and within about one month afterwards he again reached home in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania, making in all from the time he first volunteered into the above service in July 1780 to the time of arriving at home in January 1782, about a period of 18 months and upwards.
That he believes his age was put down by his father in the family bible, but his father having married a 2nd wife by whome he had some younger children the said bible fell into their hands, in consequense of which he is not able to produce any record of his age, but from the best information rec'd from his parents he verily believes his age to be correct as above stated. He has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service as aforesaid, having never rec'd any discharge. He states that after the close of the Revolutionary War he continued to live four years in Westmoreland County Penn. After which he removed to Fayette County Kentucky where he lived about thirty years and from there about fifteen years ago he removed to Washington County Indiana where he at this time resides.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Subscribed and Sworn to the
Day and year aforesaid William (his mark) Hurst
Mr. Joel Coombs and Henry Dawath of the County of Washington aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Hurst who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 77 years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and Subscribed the day Joel Coomby
& year aforesaid Henry Dawalt
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named ---
County of Edgar, State of Illinois ) S.S.
On this twenty seventh day of July 1835 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for the said County of Edgar and State of Illinois personally appeared William Hurst who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain William Campbell in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Archibald Loughery in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Indiana from whense he has lately has removed, that he now resides in the State of Illinois where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of Indiana to the State of Illinois in order that he might reside with his son William Hurst and have some assistance from him as he is unable from his age to provide for himself.
William (his mark) Hurst
Sworn and subscribed
Before me the day
And year aforesaid
G.B. Shelledy, J.P.
State of Illinois
Edgar County S.S.
This day personally appeared before me G.B. Shelledy a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid ---
WILLIAM HURST married Lucinda Poe Greystokes on May 3, 1794 in - Fayette County (Fayette), Kentucky, USA
Citation
"Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917
Was born in Berkeley county, Virginia, in 1755.
He enlisted in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in July 1780, in Capt. William Campbell's company, Col. Archibald Loughrey's regiment.
They were to have joined George Roger Clark's expedition, but at Loughrey's creek, they were attacked by the Indians, when both captain and colonel were killed.
William Hurst was condemned to be burned, but was ransomed by McKee, a white chief, and was taken to Detroit where he was a prisoner until May, 1781, when he was taken to a place near Montreal and was exchanged, arriving in New York about Christmas, 1781.
After the war he removed to Kentucky, and from there to Indiana and in 1836 he came to Edgar county, Illinois, where he died Dec. 7, 1836.
A monument was erected to his memory at Mount Carmel cemetery and inspiring dedicatory services were held.
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Application for Military Pension
The State of Indiana In the Probate Court
Washington County Ct of Washington County
September Term 1832
On the 12th Day of November 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Probate Court of said county now sitting, being a court of record, William Hurst born some time in the year 1755 in Berkeley County in the state of Virginia, 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated.
That in the month of July 1780 in the County of Westmoreland in the state of Pennsylvania he entered into the service of the United States as a volunteer in a corps of Horsemen in a Company commanded by Capt. William Campbell in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Archibald Loughery and furnished his horse and equipment at his own individual expense, the destination of which mounted corps was to join Genl. George Rogers Clark in his expedition against the British posts in the then Northeastern Territory and intended to have joined him at Wheeling but when they arrived there they found he had proceeded on down the river, upon which they immediately embarked and followed on after him with the intention of overtaking and joining him, and that they had proceeded as far on down the river as the mouth of Loughery Creek or river, where they were attacked by a body of Indians and about one half of them killed & the rest taken prisoners & among the killed were Colonel Loughery and Capt. Campbell. From there he was taken by the Indians to old Chillicothe thense to an Indian village the residense of McKee a White Chief by whom he was ransomed from the Indians who had condemmed him to be burnt alive. That from thense he was taken to Detroit in the charge of one Elliott another White Chief to whose care he had been delivered by the said McKee. That he remained at Detroit as a prisoner until some time about the first of May next following - when he was put on board a vessel and conveyed down to the Falls of Niagara, where he was landed and traveled around the falls on foot, then was re-embarked on Lake Ontario and carried down it and then down the St. Lawrence to a place near Montreal, where he remained still a prisoner of war until he was exchanged and sent home to the United States and was landed at the city of New York about Christmas 1781 and within about one month afterwards he again reached home in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania, making in all from the time he first volunteered into the above service in July 1780 to the time of arriving at home in January 1782, about a period of 18 months and upwards.
That he believes his age was put down by his father in the family bible, but his father having married a 2nd wife by whome he had some younger children the said bible fell into their hands, in consequense of which he is not able to produce any record of his age, but from the best information rec'd from his parents he verily believes his age to be correct as above stated. He has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service as aforesaid, having never rec'd any discharge. He states that after the close of the Revolutionary War he continued to live four years in Westmoreland County Penn. After which he removed to Fayette County Kentucky where he lived about thirty years and from there about fifteen years ago he removed to Washington County Indiana where he at this time resides.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Subscribed and Sworn to the
Day and year aforesaid William (his mark) Hurst
Mr. Joel Coombs and Henry Dawath of the County of Washington aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Hurst who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 77 years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and Subscribed the day Joel Coomby
& year aforesaid Henry Dawalt
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named ---
County of Edgar, State of Illinois ) S.S.
On this twenty seventh day of July 1835 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for the said County of Edgar and State of Illinois personally appeared William Hurst who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain William Campbell in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Archibald Loughery in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Indiana from whense he has lately has removed, that he now resides in the State of Illinois where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of Indiana to the State of Illinois in order that he might reside with his son William Hurst and have some assistance from him as he is unable from his age to provide for himself.
William (his mark) Hurst
Sworn and subscribed
Before me the day
And year aforesaid
G.B. Shelledy, J.P.
State of Illinois
Edgar County S.S.
This day personally appeared before me G.B. Shelledy a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid ---
Citation
"Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917
Was born in Berkeley county, Virginia, in 1755.
He enlisted in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in July 1780, in Capt. William Campbell's company, Col. Archibald Loughrey's regiment.
They were to have joined George Roger Clark's expedition, but at Loughrey's creek, they were attacked by the Indians, when both captain and colonel were killed.
William Hurst was condemned to be burned, but was ransomed by McKee, a white chief, and was taken to Detroit where he was a prisoner until May, 1781, when he was taken to a place near Montreal and was exchanged, arriving in New York about Christmas, 1781.
After the war he removed to Kentucky, and from there to Indiana and in 1836 he came to Edgar county, Illinois, where he died Dec. 7, 1836.
A monument was erected to his memory at Mount Carmel cemetery and inspiring dedicatory services were held.
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Application for Military Pension
The State of Indiana In the Probate Court
Washington County Ct of Washington County
September Term 1832
On the 12th Day of November 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Probate Court of said county now sitting, being a court of record, William Hurst born some time in the year 1755 in Berkeley County in the state of Virginia, 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated.
That in the month of July 1780 in the County of Westmoreland in the state of Pennsylvania he entered into the service of the United States as a volunteer in a corps of Horsemen in a Company commanded by Capt. William Campbell in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Archibald Loughery and furnished his horse and equipment at his own individual expense, the destination of which mounted corps was to join Genl. George Rogers Clark in his expedition against the British posts in the then Northeastern Territory and intended to have joined him at Wheeling but when they arrived there they found he had proceeded on down the river, upon which they immediately embarked and followed on after him with the intention of overtaking and joining him, and that they had proceeded as far on down the river as the mouth of Loughery Creek or river, where they were attacked by a body of Indians and about one half of them killed & the rest taken prisoners & among the killed were Colonel Loughery and Capt. Campbell. From there he was taken by the Indians to old Chillicothe thense to an Indian village the residense of McKee a White Chief by whom he was ransomed from the Indians who had condemmed him to be burnt alive. That from thense he was taken to Detroit in the charge of one Elliott another White Chief to whose care he had been delivered by the said McKee. That he remained at Detroit as a prisoner until some time about the first of May next following - when he was put on board a vessel and conveyed down to the Falls of Niagara, where he was landed and traveled around the falls on foot, then was re-embarked on Lake Ontario and carried down it and then down the St. Lawrence to a place near Montreal, where he remained still a prisoner of war until he was exchanged and sent home to the United States and was landed at the city of New York about Christmas 1781 and within about one month afterwards he again reached home in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania, making in all from the time he first volunteered into the above service in July 1780 to the time of arriving at home in January 1782, about a period of 18 months and upwards.
That he believes his age was put down by his father in the family bible, but his father having married a 2nd wife by whome he had some younger children the said bible fell into their hands, in consequense of which he is not able to produce any record of his age, but from the best information rec'd from his parents he verily believes his age to be correct as above stated. He has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service as aforesaid, having never rec'd any discharge. He states that after the close of the Revolutionary War he continued to live four years in Westmoreland County Penn. After which he removed to Fayette County Kentucky where he lived about thirty years and from there about fifteen years ago he removed to Washington County Indiana where he at this time resides.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Subscribed and Sworn to the
Day and year aforesaid William (his mark) Hurst
Mr. Joel Coombs and Henry Dawath of the County of Washington aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Hurst who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 77 years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and Subscribed the day Joel Coomby
& year aforesaid Henry Dawalt
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named ---
County of Edgar, State of Illinois ) S.S.
On this twenty seventh day of July 1835 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for the said County of Edgar and State of Illinois personally appeared William Hurst who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain William Campbell in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Archibald Loughery in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Indiana from whense he has lately has removed, that he now resides in the State of Illinois where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of Indiana to the State of Illinois in order that he might reside with his son William Hurst and have some assistance from him as he is unable from his age to provide for himself.
William (his mark) Hurst
Sworn and subscribed
Before me the day
And year aforesaid
G.B. Shelledy, J.P.
State of Illinois
Edgar County S.S.
This day personally appeared before me G.B. Shelledy a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid ---
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