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John Brookover

Person Chart

Parents

Father	Date of Birth	Mother	Date of Birth
Johann "Jacob" Brookhoffer	2/16/1739	Mary	1740

Partners

Partner	Date of Birth	Children
Elizabeth Pertley	1765	Daniel Brookover Christina Brookover Martin Brookover David Brookover John Brookover Jacob Brookover Margaret Brookover Josiah Brookover Peter Brown Brookover Asa Brookover George Brookover

Person Events

Event Type	Date	Place	Description
Birth	1760	Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States
Place of Residence	ABT 1760	Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, United States	Moved to Maryland living on the Charles Carrol Estates in Frederick County
Military Service	1780		John Served in the Military Circa 1780 Revolution War; May have a pension file S-5300
Place of Residence		Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States	Lived at Carmichals PA on Muddy Creek near Uniontown, PA
Death	ABT 1833	Wood County, West Virginia, United States
Burial	ABT 1833	Boaz Cemetary, Boaz, Wood County, West Virginia, United States	Boaz Cemetary, Wood Co.,

Notes


He hired himself as a substitute and served in the Maryland Militia about seven months. He does not recollect the names of his officers but that they marched from the Three Springs in Maryland (where his master resided), that he went direct from there to Little York in Virginia and was at the siege of York and after Cornwallis surrendered he assisted in guarding the prisoners to Fredericktown in Maryland and there was discharged. That the day after he was discharged he enlisted in the regular service of the U.S. under Captain Francis Smith with whom he marched to Williamsburg, Virginia. He was there after under the said Smith's command under Col. Alcot who took the command and with the French Military and the said Brookover drove one of the ammunition wagons from Williamsburg, Virginia, to Fredericksburg. From thence to Alexandria, from thence to the Head of Elk, Maryland, from thence to Wilmington, Pennsylvania from thence to Philadelphia, from thence to Trenton, New Jersey from thence through Mileston to the North River at the Red Bank fort after crossing North River, saw General Washington's army and went to a place called Crum Pond where he laid about a month during which time General Washington went and visited and reviewed our troops. From thence he marched to Now England but was taken sick and does not distinctly remember to what place, but there he was discharged by Col. Alcot who handed him his discharge out of his own hands and written and signed by himself. "Before receiving my discharge the Col. advised me to enter the hospital which I refused He then gave me a letter to his brother-in-law _______Black, Esq. On our way Captain Smith was taken sick - I think at Wilmington and I saw him no more in service. A Capt. Erow commanded in his stead. I handed my dis-charge to my father for safe keeping when I returned home. He at that time resided on Carroll Manor in Maryland, but afterwards removed to the state of Ohio and has since died, and the discharge has never been found by me. I believe I was born near Bladensburg, Maryland at a place called The Woodyard. I have no record of my age. Some years after the war I married and settled near Winchester, Virginia. From There I moved to Muddy Creek near Uniontown Pennsylvania, from thence I removed to this Wood County, Virginia where I have resided for about twenty years and do now reside. I do not remember the name of the man for whom I was a substitute, but believe it sounded like Ball or some such name. I know of no person now living who knew me in actual service, but soon after my return I became acquainted with a man by the name of Ezekiel Carter who I was satisfied had served at the same time with me in another company but at that time or in the service we were not acquainted with each other. But Nancy Carter the wife of the said Carter did know of my enlistment and discharge. I received all my pay for the times I was in the regular service which was as near as I can recollect about eleven months but received no pay for my service in the Militia either from priricipal or government. "And I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension list roll of the Agency of any state and this is the first application I have ever made of this kind Signed in the presence of: Stephen ____________ Ben G. Price John (x) Brookever his mark Sworn to and subscribed to before us H. L. Prentis, Bennett Mthias Chapmen

He hired himself as a substitute and served in the Maryland Militia about seven months. He does not recollect the names of his officers but that they marched from the Three Springs in Maryland (where his master resided), that he went direct from there to Little York in Virginia and was at the siege of York and after Cornwallis surrendered he assisted in guarding the prisoners to Fredericktown in Maryland and there was discharged. That the day after he was discharged he enlisted in the regular service of the U.S. under Captain Francis Smith with whom he marched to Williamsburg, Virginia. He was there after under the said Smith's command under Col. Alcot who took the command and with the French Military and the said Brookover drove one of the ammunition wagons from Williamsburg, Virginia, to Fredericksburg. From thence to Alexandria, from thence to the Head of Elk, Maryland, from thence to Wilmington, Pennsylvania from thence to Philadelphia, from thence to Trenton, New Jersey from thence through Mileston to the North River at the Red Bank fort after crossing North River, saw General Washington's army and went to a place called Crum Pond where he laid about a month during which time General Washington went and visited and reviewed our troops. From thence he marched to Now England but was taken sick and does not distinctly remember to what place, but there he was discharged by Col. Alcot who handed him his discharge out of his own hands and written and signed by himself.

"Before receiving my discharge the Col. advised me to enter the hospital which I refused He then gave me a letter to his brother-in-law _______Black, Esq. On our way Captain Smith was taken sick - I think at Wilmington and I saw him no more in service. A Capt. Erow commanded in his stead. I handed my dis-charge to my father for safe keeping when I returned home. He at that time resided on Carroll Manor in Maryland, but afterwards removed to the state of Ohio and has since died, and the discharge has never been found by me. I believe I was born near Bladensburg, Maryland at a place called The Woodyard. I have no record of my age. Some years after the war I married and settled near Winchester, Virginia. From There I moved to Muddy Creek near Uniontown Pennsylvania, from thence I removed to this Wood County, Virginia where I have resided for about twenty years and do now reside. I do not remember the name of the man for whom I was a substitute, but believe it sounded like Ball or some such name. I know of no person now living who knew me in actual service, but soon after my return I became acquainted with a man by the name of Ezekiel Carter who I was satisfied had served at the same time with me in another company but at that time or in the service we were not acquainted with each other. But Nancy Carter the wife of the said Carter did know of my enlistment and discharge. I received all my pay for the times I was in the regular service which was as near as I can recollect about eleven months but received no pay for my service in the Militia either from priricipal or
government.

"And I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension list roll of the Agency of any state and this is the first application I have ever made of this kind

Signed in the presence of:
Stephen ____________
Ben G. Price

John (x) Brookever
his mark

Sworn to and subscribed to before us
H. L. Prentis, Bennett
Mthias Chapmen

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