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- CHRISTIAN TROUT
MD line, Elizabeth, W7326, BLW #35685-160-55, sol was b in 1753 at Sharpsburg MD and lived there at enlistment and after moved to BA and in 1822 he moved to Pike Co KY where he applied 6 Oct 1834 and died there 16 Jun 1847 and his wid appl 7 May 1850 in Greene Co IN aged 75 and she also appl there for BLW in 1855, soldier had m Elizabeth Geerhart 15 Sep 1795 in Rockbridge Co Va and a Joseph A. Steel and Mary Johnson were witnesses to her BLW application, in 1853 a son Lewis Trout was of Greene Co IN.
- Christian Trout was born 1753 in Sharpsburg, Frederick (now Washington), MD and died June 16, 1847 in Pike County, KY. He seems to hav emoved from Washington County, Maryland sometime before 1787, at which time a "Christian Trout" first begins to appear in tax lists in Frnaklin County, VA through 1790, and then is recorded as having married Elizabeth Geerhart September 15, 1795 in Rockbridge County, VA. Christian Trout appears in a series of deeds in Tazwell County, VA in 1805, and appears in the Federal Census for that county in 1810. By 1820, he and his fmaily had moved to Scott County, VA, the ultimately moving on to Pike County, KY by 1822, where he later died on June 161, 1847. After his death, his widow Elizabeth eventually moved on to Beech Creek Township, Greene, IN, where she died sometime after August 20, 1855.
In his Revolutionary War pension application file (@.7326), Christian Trout reports that he was born and raised in Sharpsburg, Maryland and declares that in May 1778, he entered service (at age 25) in the local militia at Sharpsburg. His file reports his service as follows: May 1778, Private 6 months, Captain Joseph Chaplins' Compahny. Col. Jones' Regt.; March 1779, Private 3 months, Captain Aken's company, Col. Jones' rRegt.; October 1779, Private 6 months, Captain Christian Orendorf's Company, Col. Watson's Regt.; April 10, 1780, Private 6 months, Captain Sisox's Company, Col. Highter's Regt.
Christian Trout reports that most of his service involved either guarding British and Tory prisoners at Sharpsburg, Hagerstown, and at "The Barracks" in Frederick, MD, or in chasing Tories in Western Maryland and Northern Virginia.
The following is a transcript of his pension application dated October 6, 1834, and filed before the County Court in Pike County, KY. In accordance with the Act of June 7, 1832, he is also subjected to a standard set of questions before the open court. Aswas the writing style of the time, most sentences are run together, punctuation is often lacking, capitalization of words is almost entirely random, and double s's are written as fs (such as in the word "Congrefs"). The court proceedings are recorded by John D. Mims, Clerk of the Pike County Court, and as he listened to Christian's testimony, he frequently switches between the first person of the speaker and second person of the listener as he hurriedly attempts to record the rambling narrative. Quite understandably, some words appear to be missing, and some phrases seem incomplete or confused, but are here reported exactly as written. It should be recalled that Christian Trout was 81 years old at the time of the application, and he was attmepting to remember names and dates from events some 56 years earlier. Hence some name-spellings and dates, quite understandably, are often close, but just a bit off.
STATE OF KENTUCKY
PIKE COUNTY to wit
On the 6th day of October 1834 personally appeared before the County Court of said County of Pike Christian Trout aged Eighty one years of age. Who being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congrefs parsed June 7, 1832. That he entered the Service of the United States and served under the followintg named officers herein stated - to wit under Col. Jones, Capt. Joseph Chaplin, Lieutenant Chaplin, a cousin of theCaptains whose Christian name he has forgotten in the County of Washington and State of Maryland. He was Volunteer for six months. It was in May 1778 the day he does not remember, he met his Company at Sharpsburg the place where he lived and was raised. Captain Chaplin recieved orders to March towards Philadelphia to join Gen. Washington's Army. After he had marched for two days an Express [Rider?] was met the Company to return to Sharpsburg to guard some british prisoners that had bene taken and also togo after the tories hwich were numerous in that part of Maryland, we got back and first day we started after the tories, we caught twenty five of them, and we caught Ludwick Crusinger a tory a man with whom this applicant states he learnt his trade with and also one Christian Pipper & Ignon, one Micon, and a great many more whose names he has forgotten. He states they caught two of the Rolors (sp?). Those were Tories all of which we took up to Hagerstown and put them in jail and then came back to Sharpsburg a distance of 15 miles and then staied and guarded the prisoners at Sharpsburg until his time expired, and there was also some tories that was brought form the south he thinks from near Charleston, South Carolina. He was in Virginia once this tour after the tories and crofsed at Lucketts ferry on the Potomac river - The british were a fighting in the North but had left Philadelphia as he understood - his term for which he volunteered having ended, he received his discharge in the Month of November 1778. He has no recollection about ever getting a written discharge after this time.
In the next March 1779 a draft came for men and he was drafted Man for three months. He was under Capt. Akin, Lieut. Bush, Col Jones. He went to Hagerstown and there met his Company and there guarded some prisoners which were deposited there. Which men removed to Frederick town in Maryland during this tour of service he aided in catching and confining a great many tories, and once they pafsed over in the State of Virginia and caught several of them and brought them back, he returned to the barracks at Fredericktown and remained on his duty until his 3 months expired for which he rec'd his discharge from his Captain he here states that there was some officers and militia companies here, there wer eno regular officers that he knows of but is under the imprefsion that there was none that served with him. He states that the country through which he marched was Maryland except Virginia as above stated in fact during this second tour he marched but little in Maryland as he guarded the prisoners the greatest part of the time.
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State of Maryland, at the time of his service he could not understand officers names and things so well he is a German and spoke very broken English he states that his memory has been greatly wrecked and he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State. Sworn to and Subscribed this day on year aforesaid.
Christian (his x mark) Trou//official seal
QUESTIONS BY THE COURT OT CHRISTIAN TROUT
Where and in what year were you born: In Sharpsburg Maryland in the year 1753
Have you any record of your age and if so where is it: I have not
Where you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live: In Sharpsburg, Maryland; he moved to Virginia, and from there he to this place in the year 1822
How were you called into service; were you drafted; did you volunteer or was you a substitute and if so a substitute for whom: He volunteered and was drafted and was a substitute also and for John Ralley.
State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such Continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your Service: He states he saw a great many regular officers that pafsedfrom the South to the North and none served with him, but Christian Orendoff. He was the only man that acted under the authority of Congrefs that he now remembers of. He could state many militia officers - he was on the first instance entered for six months as a volunteer to go to the north and then was turned back and served out that tour after the tories___. He served another six months tour and another and a three months draft. He afsisted in catching a great many Tories and put them in jail in Frederick town (on the Western Shore) of Maryland, and he states that he guarded the prisoners that the Americans hade taken and placed at Hagerstown for safe keeping for a great portion of his service in the army of the Revolution. He states he was in no battles during his tour of service during the Revolution.
In the month of October 1779 he served a tour of six months under Col. Watson, Capt. Christian Orendoff as a volunteer under the following circumstances this Captain Orendoff was an officer in the ___ of the Revolution and was taken prisoner by the british and kept by them until he married a british officers daughter and they permitted him to return home which was in the same county that this applicant resided in. The tories were hiding out in the mountains and skulking about and the supposed that they could palce reliance on him in consequence of his being supposed to have become reconciled to the british cause. He states that Orendoff deceived them that way, the tories had seen him and alist of the tories was drawn up and dleivered him he was to forwardit to the british and they were to get arrested, etc. Instead of forwarding it ot the british Orendoff went to where Congrefs was this he does not know but heard so and got autohrity to catch the leaders and have them tried and hung and it was for this purpose he engaged this isx months as a volunteer he states that after searching some time in the mountains the first tory officer was one Sumen a tory officer, and next Fritzy, next one Piecker, the service was performed under the old Col. But under Captain Orendoff who was again ___ appointed Captain - he states all of them were caught in the moutanins between Frederick town and Sharpsubr gwhere he caught Piecker then hung him three times to make him confefs after they had hung him the third time he was just alive he confesfsed about the tory commifsion, he states that he was a house joiner and that he was the individual that had received the british army and that they at his house under his floor. The were found there and he was tried with the other twoand they were all executed in Frederick town and hung. Many were also taken, and some released eh has mentioned these as leading circumstances which he presumes are known to the War department - he was in no battles and marched through no country except Maryland during this six month tour, he was discharged and immediately that is to say he was in April the 10th this period he recollects 1780. He substituted for one John Rally for six months from thedate of his engagement under Col. Highter a militia Col. in Frederick town Maryland there guarded the prisoners under Capt. Sisex. In July he marched to the State of Virginia after marched after one General Sands a tory genl among the tories, he camped at Lucketts Ferry and proceed to arrest and take Gen. Sands he lived on Potomac river some distance. He went the whole rout but di dnot go into Sands house but was left to guard the horses some distance off, our company did not succeed in getting him but took his brother. Gen. Sands had ran off to the Western Waters and we took his brother to Frederick town but he was released as there was no evidence he had taken up arms agains the Wigs. He remained on his duty at Frederick town guarding at the Barracks until his time of substitution expired, and he recd a discharge for the time aforesaid. He served with no Continental regiments he has served with a great many militia officers and companys, many he has forgotten he is a native of the United States and was born and [next page may be missing]
Did you ever receive from theservice a discharge and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it: I did on two or three times but it has been so long since that he does not know what has become of them. The first time he thinks he did not get a written one but is not certain in relation to what has become of them.
State the names of person to whom you are known in your present neighborhood [Pike County, KY] and can testify as to your character for veracity and their believe of your services as a soldier of the Revolution: There is John Hatcher, James G. Hatcher, Gen. Realk, Talbit Hackwith, Thos. Hackwith, Capt. William Sokinson, and Revd. William Tackett and Herold Johnston.
- D.A.R. Ancestor # A116177:
TROUT, CHRISTIAN
Service: MARYLAND Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 1753 Frederick County, Maryland
Death: 6-16-1847 Pike County, Kentucky
Pension Number: S*W7326
Service Source: S*W7326
Service Description: 1) CAPTS JOSEPH CHAPLIN, ORENDORFF
2) COLS JONES, WATSON, HIGHTER
Spouse: ELIZABETH GEERHART
Child: NANCY / [1] HENRY SEVERE KEATHLEY
- Find A Grave Memorial# 69211280
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1753 - 1847 (94 years)
