Born in 1753. He enlisted about September 1, 1777 in Morris County, New Jersey, as a private in the company commanded by Captain Thompson in a Regiment of Horse from Virginia in the service of the Continental Establishment commanded by Col. Bland and he continued to serve this company for some time. He took sick at E and remained there about two months until he recovered. When returning home he came across a Regiment of Horse under the command of Gen. Sumpter near the Turkey Seedyford on the Catawba River. He joined this Regt. in the Company commanded by Capt. B---ford and remained here until sometime in the month of August 1780 when he was made prisoner at Rockyford about 8 miles from Compton by Col. Tarlton. An order was sent by Col. Tarlton to Boothe Boot Co. of pro- visions to give John a parole which he received and then returned home. He was in the battles of Short Hills, Brandywine and Germantown. He married ____ (1772-_); children: Henry, Abraham, and others. In Butler County, Ohio, Mathias Roll and in Hamilton County, Ohio, Abraham Roll each stated they were raised from boyhood in the same neighborhood of Morris County, New Jersey, with John Boltenhouse. Both Mathias and Abraham Roll knew that John served in the Revolutionary War on the Continental Establishment two years after his enlistment because they were in the service at this time. They lost track of him when his regi- ment was sent southward but both were certain that he did not return to his native state until after the conclusion of peace in 1783.

At the age of 59 years he applied for his pension on August 7, 1820, in Miami County, Ohio. In his application he lists his property as one horse, one colt, one cow, one heifer, two calves, three hogs, twelve pigs, four sheep, one com plow, one wooden harrow, two oxen, two hoes, one hand saw, two apugers, one drawing knife, two tea cups, four saucers, four plates, and one table. The total value of his property was $80.00. He also states that he owed to William Ryan $14.17, Asa Common $12.00, Asoph Common $1.25 and J. Davis $5.00. He stated that he is by occupation a farmer but unable to perform more than half a days labor due to a soreness in one of his legs, and but one eye with which he can see.

His family consisted of his wife aged 47 years who is afflicted with rheumatism which deprives her of her rest a great part of the time. One of his sons, Henry, age 17 years who has a failing in one of his legs which renders him incapable of laboring for three or four days at a time or even a week or more. His other son, Abraham, age 12 years has a permanent weakening in one of his wrists which renders him unable to hold anything of any weight in that hand. Due to this he is not able to be of any service to his father.

His applicaion for pension was approved and issued on the 22nd of December, 1824, in Miami County, Ohio. He died July 31, 1825 in the 72nd year of his age. He is buried in New Carlisle Cemetery, Bethel Twp., Clark County, Ohio. National Archives Pension #S42630; Cemetery Inscription; D.A.R. Roster II page 63. Revolutionary War Graves Register. Clovis H. Brakebill, compiler, 672 pp. SAR, 1993. Also SAR Revolutionary War Graves Register CD, Progeny Publishing Co: Buffalo, NY, 1998. “Soldiers of the Revolution in Clark County, Ohio" (Part II), pg 7 & 8, by the Clark County Historical Society.   No tombstone.