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Author: Harry K. Winddland
Phillip Hobaugh (sometimes shown as Hoback) was born in 1760 in Hesse, Germany and died 6 August 1836 in Madison Co., IN where he is buried in the Old Falls (some records say in the Otterbein) Cemetery. He married Christeny Huverin in Westmoreland, PA on 14 July 1789.
Phillip, along with his brothers Andrea and Valentine II, were drafted into the Hesse Army in 1776 to serve with the British against the Americans in the Revolutionary War. The two brothers deserted upon arrival in America. Phillip fought in several campaigns, being paid 25 cents per day. He was captured by the Americans when Washington’s forces overwhelmed a Hessian camp near Trenton, NJ on 26 Dec 1776. He was released as a prisoner in 1777 and moved to western PA where, in 1779, he enlisted as a private in Captain Samuel Brady’s (under Colonel Bayard) Company, 8th Pennsylvania regiment. He fought in the battles of Guilford Court House (SC 15 March 1781), the Siege of 96 (SC May and June 1781) and Eutaw Springs (SC September 1781), battles under General Nathanial Greene. He deserted 2 June 1783 and rejoined two days later. His discharge was at Ft. Pitt in November 1783.
Following his discharge he lived in Adams and Franklin Cos., PA; Logan co., OH; and Randolph Co., IN before settling in Madison Co., IN. His pension application was filed on 9 April 1818 showing total assets of $188. An $8.00 monthly pension was granted in 1819. Phillip also received Bounty Land Warrants in the Ohio Territory. In 1830 his widow, age 72 and living in Madison Co., IN, applied for a Widows Pension.
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