Rev. War Pension Application of Daniel Maupin W-556 "3 December 1832, personally appear in open court Matthew Mullins a resident of Madison County, State of KY, aged 68 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration, for the benefit of Margaret Maupin, widow of Daniel Maupin, deceased, in order to obtain for said Margaret Mapin, the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. He, the said Mullins states that the said Daniel Maupin, now deceased, entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He was drafted into the militia service in the year 1780, (the time he does not recollect) under Capt John Harris, Lieut. James Jones he thinks Maj McIlhaney, Col Holt Richardson, and Gen Sterborr? He rendezvoused at Sneed's below Charlottsville, marched from thence to Richmond, from thence to the Maupin Hills, from thence to Jamestown, where he was attacked by the British from there he --- to Williamburgh and thence to Little York, and back to the R----Way House, and thence to Richmond, VA with some prisoners of War, where he Maupin was discharged, and received a discharge signed by Col. Holt Richardson. He cannot say the precise time Maupin was discharged. But in a very short time after his discharge he was again drafted into the service under Capt John Hunt, Maj. Dabney, Col James Ennis, and Maj. Gen Lafayette, the commander. He again rendezvoused at Sneed's below Charlottesville, marched to Richmond, from thence on a scouting expedition and tore up and destroyed the Bridges over Chickajomany river; during this there were some little fighting or skimsihing with the British; from thence he returned to Albemarle county to intercept the Birtish troops and keep them from takin gthe Goods belonging to the "Americans stationed at the Painted Fork of James River, near Albemarle old court house; from thence he was marched to Louisa County VA where the Marquis Lafayette commanded, and recived a dischage signed by Col. Ennis, which deponent thinks was in the winter of 1780 or 1781. He was again drafted into the service in April or May 1781 for six months, under Capt John Miller, Col Reubein Lindsay and again rendezvoused at Sneed's below Charlottsville, marched from thence to Richmond, Virginia, from thence to Williamsburgh, where all the Virginia Militia rendezvoused under Governor Nelson, and from thence to the siege of York, and there remained in the service until after the Capture of Cornwallis, and was destroyed and received a discharge signed by Col. Reuben Lindsay. Maupin resided in Albemarle county, VA when he entered the service at each of his tours Gen Wayne of the continental line was with the troops on his second tour he joined him at West Horn on James River. Col Dickson Maj. Boice was with us, part of the time. He believes Maupin has lost all his discharges, and has no documentary evidence; this deponent know Maupin was nine or ten years older than himself. He has known the said Maupin intimately for the last sixty years. They were born and raised in the same neighborhood, and have always resided within a few miles of each others. This deponent further states that himself and Maupin belonged to the same company on each of the above tours of duty, and messed in the same mess with him during their whole service, and he knows said Maupin served in all twelve months. Maupin wa a sergeant during the first and second tours of his service and an orderly Sergeant during the last six months of his service. Maupin is known in hi ---neighborhood to the Rev. Thomas Ballew and James Estill. Signed Matthew Mullins Geo. W. Maupin, son of the said Daniel Maupin, deceased, makes oath in open court that his father the above named Daniel Maupin, died on the 29th of August last. that Margaret Maupin is his widow and that said Maupin decd has lost or mislaid all his discharges--they are not to be found at this time among his papers. Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid. Signed G.W. Maupin [Not to be confused with the Rev War Pension Application of Daniel Maupin of Albemarle County, VA S-5733. He was alive in Oct of 1832, living in Albemarle County where he applied for his pension.]