Revolutionary War Muster Rolls and Oath of Allegiance

The following documents sent by Hugh Yoho include Muster Rolls and Oath of Allegiance for the Revolutionary War Period. These data not only document some of the military service of the brothers Henry, Peter, and John Yoho but show that they sometimes served in the same units.

The Oath of Allegiance lists John "Youghho" and John "Yougho" senior. The spelling for each is assumed to be incorrect and Yoho in added in parentheses (Yoho). If this John Yougho Senr is John Yoho Senior it can only be Johannes Yoho the original emigrant and father to John Jr., Henry, and Peter Yoho. John Senior would have been 65 years of age at this time. . I was surprised that John senior would have been on this list at the age of 65, but Hugh Yoho explained it as follows in an e-mail message (1/06):

As I see it, these guys were only taking an oath of
allegiance, not necessarily promising to go hand to hand with the enemy.  I
suspect, but again am not sure, that there were no age limitations on
soldiering in those days. Perhaps you should put a qualifying statement at
the end of the list that, although it can't be proven, the assumtion is made
that John Yougho Sr. is Johannes Joho.

Hugh Yoho also indicated that the Oath of Allegiance is the only known document to date (2006) that includes the name of Johannes (John) Yoho along with the names of three of his sons.

The Documents Include

 

FIRST BATTALION. 1782, BIG WHITELY DISTRICT

Source: Pennsylvania Archives 6th Series, Vol. 2

 

JOHN POMEROY, LIEUTENANT COLONEL

JOHN GUTHERY, CAPTAIN

ELXER CLEGG, LIEUTENANT

GIEDIN LONG, ENSINE (sic)

 

MATTHEW HANON, FIRST SERGEANT

RICHARD DOLSON, SECOND SERGEANT

JOHN ROBERTS, THIRD SERGEANT

BALEY JOHNSON
SOLOMON HOBBS
ESS DAVIS
THOMAS FLOWERS
JOHN MCMAHON
FRANCIS HANAH
JOHN EVANS, JR.
PETER YOHO
NOAH LONG
HENRY YOHO
CHARLES SCOBEY
AARON JENKINS
RICHARD PAIN
ELIAS STONE
NATHANIEL KIDD
DAVID LONG
JOHN CLOSSEN
JOHN DUGLES
SAMUEL DUTTON
WILLIAM ROBISON
JEREMIAH LONG
GEORGE EVANS
ISAAC BOZORTH
JOHN SERYER
DAVID FLOWERS
JEREMIAH WILLIAMS
AUGUSTIN DILINGER
DANIEL RINEHART
JAMES LONG
ZACHERY EVANS
SAMUEL EVANS
HENERY BAKER
WILLIAM MASTERS
LEVI HAND
MIKIL SWOPE
BENJAMIN SUTTON
JOHN LONG
THOMAS DUGLES
ZEHEDY LEE
JOH NOTTS
JOHN SIX
NATHANIEL NOTTS
THOMAS PROVENCE
WILLIAM HANAH
WILLIAM MCCOY
NATHAN CUREY
JOHN PETEYJOHN
WILLIAM NOTTO
CHARLES MCDOWEL
JOHN BROWN
BENJAMIN NOTTS
ELIEL LONG

MUSTER ROLLS LT WILLIAM CROSS

Source: Frontier Defense On Upper Ohio, Page 302

A LIST OF 20 OFFICERS AND MEN UNDER LIEUT. WILLIAM CROSS, OF MONONGALIA MILITIA, UNDER COMMAND OF MAJOR JAMES CHEW AT FORT PITT, OCT. 1, 1777.

JOHN MILLS, LIEUT., ON COMMAND AT WHEELING

SAMUEL BLACKFORD, SERGT.

HENRY YOHO, AUG. 15
STEPHEN GASPER, AUG. 15
PETER GOOSEY, AUG. 15
WILLIAM HALL, AUG. 16
ROGER BARTON, AUG. 19
JOHN YOHO, SEPT. 1
JAMES FLYNN, SEPT.1
BASTIAN KEENER, SEPT. 2
JAMES PURDIE, SEPT. 4
ARON FLOWERS, SEPT. 4

GADDIS COMMAND MONONGALIA MILITIA

 

NOTE: ON PAGE 853, “VIRGINIANS IN THE REVOLUTION”, IS THE FOLLOWING LISTING:

YOHO, JOHN, GADDIS' COMMAND MONONGALIA MIL.

MUSTER ROLLS CAPT JOHN WHITZEL

Source: Frontier Defense On The Upper Ohio, Page 305

PAY ABSTRACT OF CAPT. JOHN WHITSELL'S (WETZEL'S) COMPANY OF RANGERS, MONONGAHALA COUNTY UNDER COMMAND OF COL. DANIEL MCFARLAND. RANGING IN MONOGAHALA AND OHIO COUNTIES FROM THE 22 ND DAY OF APRIL TO THE 25 TH JULY 1778, BOTH DAYS INCLUDED.

JOHN WHITZELL, CAPTAIN

WILLIAM CRAWFORD, LIEUTENANT
MATTHIAS RIFFLE
JOHN MADISON, ENSIGN
PETER GOOSEY
PETER MILLER, SERGEANT
GEORGE CATT
CHRISTIAN COPLEY, SERGEANT
JOHN SIX
LEWIS BONNEL (BONNET)
JOSEPH MORRIS
WILLIAM HALL
JOHN NICHOLAS
JOHN PROVENCE , JR.
NICHOLAS CROUSBER
CONRAD HUR
ENOCH ENOCHS
VALENTINE LAWRENCE
JOHN SMITH
DAVID CASTO
PHILIP CATT
JOSEPH COONE
JACOB SPLANGER
PHILIP BARKER
SAMUEL BROWN

JACOB TEUSBAUGH

BENJAMIN WRIGHT
PHILIP NICHOLAS
HENRY YOHO
THOMAS HARGIS
HENRY FRANKS
JACOB TEUSBAUGH
ABRAM EASTWOOD
MARTIN WHITZELL
JACOB RIFFLE
JOHN ANDREUER
WILLIAM GARDINER
JOSEPH YEAGER

FAYETTE COUNTY, PA OATHS OF ALLEGIANCE,

1777-1778

 

A PARTIAL LIST RECORDED BY THOMAS GADDIS, COMMISIONED AS CAPTAIN OF THE MONONGALIA MILITIA IN 1776

 

Source: Ohio Records and Pioneer Families, Vol 33, Number 2, 1992.

 

AUGUST 27, 1777

BENJAMIN SUTTON
CHRISTIAN NESBAR
JOSEPH PRICKET
PETER GODSEY
BENJAMIN WRIGHT
SAMUL YOUNG
JOHN PRICKET
ABNER EASTWOOD
DAVID WRIGHT
JACOB PROSER
ROBERT…….
JONOTHAN MORRIS
THOS. HARGESE
FRANCIS HANNAH
RICH'D CHENEWETH
JOHN MARTIN
WM. DUNAWAY
SAMUL BLACKFORD
JOHN LAUNEL
MOSES LOMBARD
DANEL STEPHENS
JUSTICE GARRARD
HENRY YOHO
ARTHUR CHANEWETH
DAVID EVANS
JOSEPH MORRIS
JOHN YOUGHHO (YOHO)
HENRY JACKSON
ROBERT JONS
JOSEPH FRAZIER
GEORGE MORRIS
JOHN CROFT
JOHN EVANS
SAMUEL GRAYBILL
MOSES TYLER
PETER YOUHHO (YOHO)
ZACARIAH EVANS
JOHN YOUGHO SENR. (YOHO)
DAVID GRAYBILL
CHARLE M'DOLE
SAML HARRAD
JOHN POTTEN
ALEXANDER BRYANT
JOHN GARRARD
JOSEPH MORRIS
JOSEPH BROWN
JAMES CROOKE
JONA GARRARD
WILLIAM HUDDON
JOHN EASTWOOD
P. SAMUL BROWN
WM. BURKI
AMOS MORRIS
ABRAHAM VANMETOR
JACOB JACKSON
JAMES ELEN
PHILIP NICHOLOUS
JOHN VANTREES
HENRY HALL
JOHN NICHOLOUS
BENJAMIN SMALLEY
MATHIAS MARTIN
JOHN GUTTRY
JAMES STONE
WM. BURK SENR.
WILLIAM HALL
JAMES WILSON
JOHN HALL
JAMES HARRARD
HENRY FRANK
ROOS COPLEY

 

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