Revolutionary Soldiers In Kentucky

Reprinted from Year Book Kentucky Society, Sons of the American Revolution Louisville, 1896
Reprinted 1992 by Southern Historical Press

Roll of Citizens of Kentucky Who were granted pensions for services in the Revolutionary War under the various Pension Acts up to 1832. Compiled [1896] by Anderson C Quisenberry [War Dept Inspector General's Office Washington DC 14 May 1895.] from the report of the Secretary of War to Congress in 1835 on the Pension Establishment of the United States to which is appended additional names from Collins' History of Kentucky of persons drawing Revolutionary Pension in 1840.

NOTE -- The first date is that on which the pensioner was placed on the roll the second date shows when the pension began.

Pages 97-99

Abbreviations Used

GAL:
GAM:
MAL:
MDM:
NCL:
NCM:

 Georgia Line
Georgia Militia
Massachusetts Line
Maryland Militia
North Carolina Line
North Carolina Militia

NJL:
PAL:
SCL:
SCM:
VAL:
VAM:

 New Jersey Line
Pennsylvania Line
South Carolina Line
South Carolina Militia
Virginia Line
Virginia Militia

PENSIONERS UNDER THE ACT OF MARCH 18, 1818

Pensioner Rank Where Roll Began Amount Age Date of Death
Brown Charles private VAL 27 Jan 1820 9 Sep 1819 $ 96.00 81
Brown Robert private MAL 5 Apr 1824 28 Feb 1824 $ 96.00 __ 20 Aug 1826
Davis John private VAL 1 Nov 1828 17 Oct 1828 $ 96.00 81 13 Aug 1829
Gray Samuel private VAL 13 May 1819 14 Sep 1818 $ 96.00 72 29 May 1832
Littlepage John private VAL 15 Feb 1820 8 Jul 1818 $ 96.00 __ 23 Mar 1820

PENSIONERS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832
(Began March 4, 1831.)

Ashley Peter private VAM 16 Nov 1832 $ 20.00 84
Asby,sr. Daniel private, sergeant
and ensign		 VAM 11 Nov 1852 $110.00 75
Bauldwin Edward private NCL 15 Jul 1833 $ 40.00 67
Castleberry William M private GAM 6 Feb 1833 $ 31.31 79
Carter John private SCM 6 Feb 1833 $ 23.33 86
Clark David private of
inf. and cav.		 NCM 6 Aug 1833 $ 53.33 75
Downey Samuel private VAM 16 Nov 1832 $ 22.20 68
Davis William private
sergeant		 NCM 6 Feb 1833 $100.67 73
Dossett Thomas private SCL 29 May 1834 $ 20.00 76
Herrin John private SCL 16 Nov 1832 $ 54.44 88
Hill John private NCL 16 Nov 1832 $ 76.66 75
Hankins John private VAL 6 Feb 1833 $ 80.00 74
Logan James private and
wagon master		 NJL 16 Nov 1832 $ 110.00 __
Major Alexander private MDM 13 May 1833 $ 23.33 79
Matthews Peter H fifer and
private		 PAL 25 Apr 1834 $ 33.33 77
Newton Robert private NCL 21 Aug 1833 $ 38.88 70
Phipps John sergeant GAL 9 May 1833 $ 120.00 87
Timmons George private VAL 16 Nov 1832 $ 40.00 79
Weeks David private NCM 13 May 1833 $ 28.55 74
Winstead Mandley private NCM 16 Nov 1832 $ 30.00 __
Wright George private VAM 6 Feb 1833 $ 47.97 __
Wilson Josiah private NCM 16 Nov 1832 $ 46.45 __

REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS LIVING IN THE COUNTY IN 1840.
(Collins, Vol 1. p 6)

Curtis James 84
Givens William 78
Herron James 102
Montgomery John 72
Winstead Manley 80

Total for the County-- 32.

Nancy Trice, © 2000