State of Kentucky

Grayson County

On this 27th day of August 1832, personally appeared in open court before George W. Auphbours, John Patterson, William Brunch and Henry Latsey, the Court of Grayson County in the State of Kentucky now sitting, John Fulkerson, a resident of Grayson County and State of Kentucky, aged seventy-seven years 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 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers: Captain Headly and Col.o Ephram Marten, Militia Officers of the State of New Jersey. That he was first drafted at Sussex County in the State of New Jersey for one month, he entered the service in the year 1776 and in the militia for New Jersey and that he served about four years altogether being sometimes drafted and sometimes turned out volunteer and served under the following officers: General Starling, General Mines, Col.o Martin, Col.o Survand, Col.o Freelinghouse, Col.o Hunt, Capt. Headly, Capt. Hill, Capt. Johnston, Capt. Beckworth, Capt. Guntryman, Capt. Logan, Capt. Cooper, Capt. Stute, Capt. Dunlap, Lieut. Sutssun. That he served six months under Capt. Cooper and four months under Capt. Dunlap. That he was stationed part of his time in Elizabeth Town, New Jersey, part of his time in Aurboy in New Jersey, that he marched in to Pennsylvania and was in the battle of German Town, that he was in the Battles of Monmouth and in a number of skirmishes. That he assisted in driving the British from Elizabeth Town, New Jersey and took 33 prisoners and that he himself took five guns from the enemy and took them into camp and delivered them up to the officers. He cannot recollect the particular time when he entered the service or when he quit the service. All he knows is that he served about 4 years during the war. He resided in Sussex and Summerset countys, State of New Jersey. That he saw Genl. Lee, Genl. Farman, Col.o Nelson, Genl. Washington, all in the Army. That he has no discharges or documentary evidence that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except the Deposition of John Bruner.

Questions proposed to the applicant by the county:

1st Where and in what year were you born? Ans. I was born in Summerset County in the State of New Jersey on the 28th day of November 1754.

2nd Question. Have you any record of your age and if so where is it? Ans. My age is in my father's Bible in Nelson County in the State of Kentucky.

3rd Question. Where were you living when called into service? Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live? Ans. When called into service I lived in Sussex County, New Jersey. I have lived since the Revolutionary War in the state of Kentucky and now live in Grayson County, State of Kentucky.

4th Question. How were you called into service: Were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom? Ans. I was drafted several times and volunteered for four months under Captain Dunlap and volunteered 6 months under Capt. Cooper in the whole served about 4 years.

5th Question. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops, where you served, such Continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstance of your services. Ans. Genl. Lee, Genl. Farmen, Genl. Washington, Col.o Nelson were regular officers I believe and the militia officers I believe and the militia officers where Genl. Starling and Mines, Col.os Ogden, Martin, Survand, Freelinghouse, Col.o Hunt, Captains Headly, Hill, Johnston, Beckworth, Guntryman, Logan, Cooper, Stute, Dunlap.

6th Question. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it? Ans. I never received a regular discharge.

7th Question. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and then belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution Ans. James Burtle, Sarah Burtle, John Bruner, Peter Bruner, Reed McGregor, John P. Beatty, Awein Mills, Milliani Beatty, Jacob Artman, Milliani Erving.

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. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid.

signed by John Fulkerson

We, Charles H. Stuteville clergyman residing in Grayson County and Charles Wortham residing in the same, here by certify that we are well acquainted with John Fulkerson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed this day and year aforesaid

Chas. H. Stuteville

Charles Wortham

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations proscribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Charles H. Stuteville who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Grayson and Charles Wortham who also signed the same is a resident of the County of Grayson and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, Jack Thomas, clerk of the court of Grayson County in the State of Kentucky, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Fulkerson for a pension. In Testimony where I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the court of the county aforesaid this 27th day of August, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two at Lutchfield Leitchfield.

signed by Jack Thomas