Adair Military Information

 
This list of Revolutionary War soldiers was drawn up by Anderson Chenault Quisenberry, Secretary of War to Congress in 1835 and published later by the Kentucky Society of the American Revolution. Contains all the pensioners under the Act of March 18, 1818 and the Act of June 7, 1832. If shown, the first date is when the individual was placed on the pension rolls; the second when the pension began. Age, if shown, would be age at time of application (for the act of 1818). Used with permission of Sandi Gorin sgorin@glasgow-ky.com. PDF files are Public Domain documents housed in the National Archives and acquired through Heritage Quest. By clicking on the highlighted links below, you will bring up a PDF file with all pages intact.

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Pensioner

 Scanned Pension File Rank in Service Place of Service, Date of Pension & Amount Received Age at Time of Application
Aarons, Abraham Roll: 1 Image: 25  File:S30813  Total Pages: 6 Private VA Line, 12 Apr 1833, $40 75
Armstrong, Henry Roll: 26  Image: 202  File: S30248   Total Pages: 7 Private VA Line; 12 Nov 1833; $30 80
Atkinson, Joshua Roll: 30  Image: 530  File: S30835   Total Pages: 11 Private VA Line; 7 June 1833; $30 79
Bailey, Elisha Roll: 38  Image: 380  File: W8344   Total Pages: 12 Private VA Line; 23 Sept 1833; $26.66 70
Bettsworth, Charles Roll: 83  Image: 363  File: S32117   Total Pages: 17 Corporal Not shown; 22 Aug 1833; $58.33 76
Biggs, John   Matross????? Harrison’s Artillery; 28 Feb 1829; $100  
Busby, Robert Roll: 147  Image: 566  File: S30904   Total Pages: 11 Private VA Line; 2 Apr 1834; $80 75
Caldwell, William, died 5 July 1825.   Private VA Line; 20 July 1819 66
Casey, William        
Cochran, Thomas Roll: 199  Image: 356  File: S16350   Total Pages: 10 Private GA Line; 6Nov 1832; $80 100
Conover, Levi Roll: 213  Image: 159  File: S2471   Total Pages: 9 Private VA Navy; 12 Oct 1833; $80 77
Cooper, Jacob Roll: 218  Image: 246  File: S12604   Total Pages: 6 Private NC Line; 4 Mar. 1831; $80  
Cooper, John     NC Line; 6 Nov 1832; $80 100
Cooper, Leighton Roll: 218  Image: 443  File: S35867   Total Pages: 6 Private VA Line; 29 July 1831; 27 July 1831; $96 77
Elliott, Alexander Roll: 301  Image: 161  File: S31008   Total Pages: 7 Midshipman VA Navy; 11 Oct 1833; $144 71
Ellis, Samuel Roll: 302  Image: 497  File: S30400   Total Pages: 14 Private NC Militia; 4 Mar. 1831; $50  
Grider, John Sr. Roll: 378  Image: 99  File: W358/BLWT28529-160-55   Total Pages: 17 Private VA Line; 1 Apr 1833; $80 73
Goode, John Roll: 363  Image: 289  File: S30443   Total Pages: 7 Private VA Line; 17 Aug 1833; $30  
Hamilton, John Roll: 392  Image: 319  File: S18010/BLWT1613-100   Total Pages: 6 Sergeant 3rd Regiment; MD Line; 24 Feb 1829; 3 Mar 1826; $120  
Hancock, William Roll: 394  Image: 448  File: R4552   Total Pages: 5 Private VA Line; 23 Aug. 1832

Died 1837.

  
Holladay, Zacharias Roll: 435  Image: 573  File: S31141   Total Pages: 4 Drummer VA Line; 15 July 1833; $88 72
Hopkins, William Roll: 441  Image: 687  File: S31140   Total Pages: 13 Private VA Line; 28 Jan 1834; $80 70
Hurt, William Roll: 458  Image: 477  File: S15473   Total Pages: 12 Private VA Line; 21 Mar 1834; $50 77
Ingram, Jeremiah Roll: 462  Image: 243  File: S15184   Total Pages: 8 Private VA Line; 28 Feb 1833; $80 75
Irvine, James Roll: 462  Image: 600  File: S4422   Total Pages: 17 Private VA Line; 12 Oct 1833; $46.66 78
James, William Roll: 467  Image: 378  File: W2943   Total Pages: 15 Private NC Line; 17 Aug 1833; $40 76
Jones, Charles Roll: 478  Image: 502  File: S36647   Total Pages: 10 Private VA Line; 14 Feb 1831; 8 Feb 1831; $96 71
Lawless, Augustine (Austin) Roll: 515  Image: 596  File: W2950   Total Pages: 9 Private VA Line; 15 Dec 1825; 15 Oct 1825; $96 82
Miller, John Roll: 586  Image: 603  File: S36136   Total Pages: 6 Sergeant VA Line; 9 Apr 1821; 5 Oct 1818 79
Miller, Joseph Sr. Roll: 587  Image: 23  File: S13943   Total Pages: 8 Private VA Line; 28 Dec 1832; $73.33 81
Moore, Charles Roll: 594  Image: 454  File: S30599   Total Pages: 5 Private NC Line; 21 Aug 1833; $33.33 74
Mosby, William Roll: 602  Image: 325  File: W8469/BLWT1612-100   Total Pages: 12 Private VA Line; 1 Feb 1819; 7 Sept 1818; $96 80
McGlasson, Matthew Roll: 570  Image: 476  File: S15530   Total Pages: 12 Private VA Line; 7 Feb 1834; $60 79
McKinney, William Roll: 573  Image: 222  File: S16470   Total Pages: 7 Private VA Line; 2 Feb 1833; $80 76
Polly/Polley, John Roll: 658  Image: 331  File: W3036   Total Pages: 20 Private VA Line; 4 Mar. 1831; $30  
Rogers, William Sr. Roll: 699  Image: 765  File: S1249   Total Pages: 7 Private VA Militia; 31 May 1833; $63.33 86
Royse, Solomon Roll: 708  Image: 170  File: W3598/BLWT26476-160-55   Total Pages: 18 Private NC Line; 21 Aug 1833; $80 70
Ross, John Roll: 705  Image: 426  File: S35636   Total Pages: 9 Private VA Line; 25 May 1829; 8 Apr 1829; $96 77
Shirley, John Roll: 735  Image: 96  File: W8719   Total Pages: 11 Private VA Militia; 2 Jul. 1836; $20  
Skaggs, Archibald Roll: 741  Image: 20  File: S31367   Total Pages: 12 Private MD Militia; 10 July 1834; $25 74 (deceased)
Smith, James Roll: 749  Image: 135  File: W9657   Total Pages: 7 Private & Sergeant MD Militia; 12 Oct 1833; $36.66 79
Smith, John II   Private NC Line; 17 June 1833; $80 79
Smith, Moses Roll: 752  Image: 271  File: S31376   Total Pages: 7 Private NC State Troops; 17 June 1833; $80 72
Staples, Isaac Roll: 766  Image: 443  File: S14590   Total Pages: 7 Private VA Militia; 6 Nov 1832; $33.33 72
Townsend, John Roll: 809  Image: 524  File: W9861   Total Pages: 19 Private VA Line; 27 Dec 1827; 6 Oct 1827; $96 73
Trabue, Daniel Roll: 810  Image: 20  File: S14727   Total Pages: 13 Com & Private VA Militia; 26 Dec 1832; $260  
Tucker, William, died 23 May 1829 Roll: 814  Image: 655  File: S38447   Total Pages: 8 Lieutenant VA Line; 9 Dec 1820; 1 June 1818; $240 77
Warmack, William Roll: 838  Image: 628  File: S37505/BLWT2140-100   Total Pages: 12 Private MD Line; 18 Mar 1824; $96 72
Weir, Joseph   Private PA Line; 1 Feb 1819; 5 Oct 1818; $96 75
Winfrey, Philip Roll: 880  Image: 665  File: S31486   Total Pages: 13 Private VA Line; 9 Apr 1833; $20 71
White, Thomas Roll: 861  Image: 452  File: S30787   Total Pages: 6 Private VA Line; 21 Aug 1833; $21.12 71
Young, William II Roll: 897  Image: 713  File: S31505   Total Pages: 8 Private NC Militia; 1 Apr 1833; $80 74
 
Living in Adair county, 1840: Ellis, Samuel, 79; Montgomery, John, 78.           Total for county: 48.