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.
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 |
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
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BASTIAN KEENER, SEPT. 2
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JAMES PURDIE, SEPT. 4
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ARON FLOWERS, SEPT. 4
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NOTE: ON PAGE 853, “VIRGINIANS IN THE REVOLUTION”, IS THE FOLLOWING LISTING:
YOHO, JOHN, GADDIS' COMMAND MONONGALIA MIL.
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 |
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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