Stewart Countians in the Revolutionary War
1841 Federal
Census of Pensioners - Stewart County
|
Name of Pensioner |
Age |
Name of heads of families
with whom |
|
Thomas
French |
88 |
Thomas
French |
|
John
Ross |
88 |
John
Ross |
|
Benjamin
Daniel |
87 |
Benjamin
Daniel |
|
Alexander
Anderson |
88 |
John
Brown |
Stewart
Countians who Served in the American Revolution
|
Thomas
Allmond |
-
Served in the Virginia Line as a member of Col. "Light Horse" Henry
Lee's Legion -
Last pension payment on 6 Apr 1839, from the Nashville office |
|
Alexander
Anderson |
-
Born in 1761 in York County, PA -
Last pension payment 3rd quarter 1840, from the Nashville office |
|
Lewis
Atkins |
-
Born 10 April 1756, Prince Edward County, VA -
Last pension payment 3rd quarter 1835, from the Jackson office |
|
Squire
Baker |
-
Born about 1725 -
Pension application was supported by William M. Cooley, who had known him in
Kentucky and Tennessee for 27 years -
Dropped from pension rolls under the act of 1 May 1820 |
|
Barnet
Barnes |
-
Claimed to have served in the SC Militia - Died
ca. March 1839 in Stewart Co.; son John Barnes administered the estate -
Pension application (R557) was mislaid but later found by Hon. Cave Johnson,
who petitioned from 1838-1840 for the matter to be investigated |
|
James
Brigham |
-
Born 1735 at Philadelphia -
Married 26 Dec 1766 to Louisa Looney, who died 1820 -
Enlisted from Virginia -
Private in Isaac Shelby’s Company -
After the war, lived in Sullivan Co. -
Died 1818 in Stewart Co. -
Children were David, John, Thomas, William (b. 24 Jul 1776, married Jean
Wilson, b. 1792), James, Elizabeth, Polly, Louise |
|
Shadrack
Byrd |
-
(b. 1750 Bertie Co. NC – d. Apr. 30, 1814 Byrd Creek, Stewart Co. TN). -
Moved to the Faison area of Duplin Co. NC in the late 1750s with parents and sibs;
probably lived along Reedy Branch there. -
Page 49 of the book Revolutionary War Records, Duplin and Sampson Counties,
North Carolina, Contributions to Genealogy by V.L. Bizzell and O.M. Bizzell
(1997, Sampson County Historical Society, Newton Grove, NC, LOC 97-065743),
lists Shadrick [sic] Byrd and his brothers Michael and Robert Jr. as having
been soldiers in the North Carolina Militia. -
Private Shadrack Byrd and his brother Private Robert Byrd Jr. are described
as having seen action at the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge on Feb. 27, 1776. -
Shadrack is documented as having served under Captain William Dickson and
Colonel James Kenan for 14 days during the Moore’s Creek Bridge campaign and
received 2 pounds/12 shillings as pay. -
Later auditors stated that Shadrack had been overpaid, but in North Carolina
Revolutionary War Army Accounts (Vol. V, Bk 176) there is a voucher (#3868 M)
paying him 5 pounds/17 shillings. -
Shadrack Byrd and his brother Robert Jr. were part of the 300-man Duplin
County Militia that marched with Colonel James Kenan down to the vicinity of
Cross Creek (modern-day Fayetteville), approximately 20 miles Northwest of
Wilmington, NC. -
During the actual battle, Shadrack’s captain, William Dickson, had a horse
shot from under him (Bizzell & Bizzell, 1997). The battle was an
unqualified success for the Patriot forces: Loyalist forces suffered 30
killed, 40 wounded, and 850 captured; only one Patriot soldier died. -
Buried at the Bailey-Byrd
Cemetery -
More details re Shadrack Byrd and his family at: http://www.tngenweb.org/stewart/family/byrd.htm |
|
Alexander
Craig |
-
Born in 1757 in Kent County, Delaware |
|
John
Crane |
-
born in NC on 6 February 1759 |
|
Samuel
Cunningham |
-
Private, Clark’s 3rd Infantry -
Name placed on the Pension Roll of Tennessee June 26, 1830 -
Pension began June 24, 1830 -
name appears on the Pension Roll of 1835 |
|
Benjamin W. Daniel |
-
Born about 1757 in Wake County, NC -
1830 Stewart Co. census, age 60-69 - 1840 Stewart Co. census, age 70-80 (but denoted as a Rev. War veteran, age 87) - Pension payment records from
the Nashville pension
office show his last payment occurring in March 1846 (none occurring September
1846 or later) - No will/probate confirming his date of death exists in Stewart County |
|
Jesse
Dickson |
-
Born 3 May 1754 in Virginia |
|
Joshua
Dinkins |
-
Born 1762 in Pitt County, NC |
|
Francis
Etherington |
-
Enlisted as a regular solder in the company of Richard Payne in Spotsylvania
County, Virginia, under Col. Richard Parker -
Part of the main army under General Washington while stationed near Monmouth,
and was in the battle of Monmouth -
Was in a detachment and did not fight in the battle at Brandywine -
After the battle of Brandywine, he was sent to Georgia and was at the siege
of Savannah, where his commanders, Capt. Payne and Col. Parker were taken prisoner -
After his commanders were captured, he was placed under the command of Capt.
Epps and General Green, and marched to the battle of Ninety-Six and fought
there -
Was in the battles of Camden and Entrews Springs under Epps and Green -
Total service time was 5 years, 9 months -
Has not received a pension before -
Family consists of himself and his wife, aged 56 -
Has not sold or given away his property so as to improve his chances for a
larger pension -
Property includes 1 cow and calf ($8), 5 hogs & 7 pigs ($15), 1 bed,
coverlet and 2 quilts ($8), 1 old pewter dish & six pewter plates ($3), 1
pewter kettle & skillet ($4), 6 old knives and forks ($4), 1 horse ($30) -
Had 5 children, including 3 sons and 1 daughter - His
eldest son entered the Army of the United States under the command of Capt.
Kingsly and died shortly thereafter -
His second son enlisted in the regular Army and was marched to Canada, where
he died -
His third son died while an infant -
His daughter is married and no longer lives with him -
Applied for a Pension on 23 March 1824, while a resident of Stewart County -
He and his wife are living alone -
Cannot support himself and his wife due to his indigent circumstances |
|
Thomas
French |
-
Born 22 October 1755 in Anson County, NC -
Died 9 Mar 1848 -
Last pension payment 3rd quarter 1848, from the Nashville office |
|
John
Graham |
-
Born about 1766 in Cumberland County, NC -
Last pension payment 4th quarter 1844, from the Jackson office |
|
William
Green |
-
Born 14 Jan 1758 in Stafford County, VA, son of James Green -
Moved as a child to Henry County, VA -
In 1779, he moved to the house of his brother near Abingdon, Washington
County, VA -
Entered the service in Sept 1779, while a resident of Washington County, VA,
under Capt. Shelby , Lt. Reese Bowen , Col. Philip Waters , and was
discharged 1 Apr 1780. -
Entered June 1780, under Col. Daniel Smith -
Entered Sept 1780, under Col. Wm. Campbell , Col. Shelby , and was at the
Battle of Kings Mountain. -
After he was discharged, he did not return to VA, but went to South Carolina
on the Saluda River , where he enlisted under Col. Boardy Waters , Jan 1781
for – months -
Next entered near Georgetown, near the Pee Dee River, South Carolina under Gen.
Marion . -
April 1781, part of the time he was in charge of small parties for Gen.
Marion , he was then called Capt., but he had no Commission, his appointment
was made by Gen. Marion only. -
In August, 1784 he went to Sumner Co., Tennessee, where he lived with Gen.
Andrew Jackson in the home of Gen. Daniel Smith -
In June 1785, he returned to Stafford Co., VA, where he married 29 Aug 1785
to Elizabeth Green, daughter of Robert Green, and returned to Sumner Co.,
Tennessee -
In 1786, he removed to Logan Co., KY -
In 1788, he moved to Robertson Co., TN -
In 1789, he returned to Sumner Co., TN -
In 1796, he returned to Logan Co., KY -
In 1802, he moved to Stewart Co., TN -
In 1832, he moved to Illinois -
In 1834, he moved to Indiana - In
1836, he moved to Hickman Co., KY -
Applied for a pension (W24319) on 19 August 1836, while a resident of Hickman
County, KY -
In 1837, he moved to Graves Co., KY -
Died 29 Apr 1837 in Graves Co., KY -
Widow Betsy Green died 23 Dec 1851 in Randolph County, IL -
Pension application made 8 May 1855 by daughter Betsy Rusk, of Randolph Co.,
IL, on behalf of herself and her sisters Polly Haines of White Co., IL, Sally
Goff of New Madrid Co., MO and Rachel Sills of Stewart Co., TN |
|
John
Hale |
-
Private, North Carolina Line -
Pension began 17 Oct 1818 |
|
John
Hall |
-
Private in Capt. Dixon’s company of the 10th Regiment; enlisted 25 April 1781
for 12 months, while a resident of Richmond County, NC -
Re-enlisted in 1782 as a Corporal in Capt. Sharp’s Company, 10th Regiment -
Applied for a pension (S41621) on 17 October 1818 in Montgomery County, TN,
while a resident of Stewart County, age 67 -
Pension certificate was sent in 1828 to John Hall, care of Hon. J. Culpeper,
Beard’s Store, Anson County, NC -
Died 27 January 1833 - Last
payment paid to only surviving child, Mapel Chapel of Anson County, NC |
|
James
Haynes |
-
Born February 1760 in Bedford County, VA -
Died 27 Aug 1848 -
Last pension payment Sep 1851, from the Jackson office |
|
Edmond
Hogan |
-
Born 17 June 1762 in Pittsylvania County, VA |
|
Elias
Lunsford |
-
Born 1 May 1713 -
Enlisted in 5th Regiment, Virginia Line from Northumberland
County, VA - Enlisted
for two 3-year terms and a 6-month term -
On 24 March 1830, applied in Stewart County Court for a pension, age 117 -
Stated that his children were mostly single daughters |
|
John
Maeyer or John Myer |
-
Born about 1755 -
Pension transferred on 4 Mar 1824 from District of Columbia to Tennessee -
On 18 June 1824, applied in Stewart County Court to transfer his pension to
the West Tennessee office from the District of Columbia office -
Died 12 Jan 1830 |
|
John
McCarroll |
-
Born 13 March 1757 in Cumberland County, PA, near Carlisle -
Volunteered in the Pennsylvania Line near the end of August, 1776, under
Capt. James Miller -
Saw duty in the Jerseys and served until the end of March, 1777 - In
October, 1777, volunteered under Capt. John Campbell in General Lacey’s
brigade, and served in Pennsylvania until the end of March, 1778 -
Served as a waggoner for about 1 year, and then was appointed Wagon Master
about April or May, 1779 -
Moved to Virginia in 1780 and lived several years -
Moved to Lincoln County, KY and lived there 10 years -
Moved to Montgomery County, TN and lived there 20 years -
Moved to Stewart County, TN and had lived there for about 10 years by 1833 -
Applied for a Pension (S2782) on 5 February 1833, while a resident of Stewart
County, age 76 -
Placed on the Tennessee Pension Roll 14 August 1833, age 77 -
Name appears on the Tennessee Pension Roll of 1835, |
|
Archibald
McCorkle |
-
Born 27 October 1754 in the Waxhaw Settlement, Lancaster District, South
Carolina |
|
Thomas
McIntosh |
-
Born 4 December 1754 in Culpepper County, VA |
|
Matthew
Myrick |
-
Born 25 September 1752 in Warren County, NC (then called Bute County) -
Volunteered in 1777 for 3 months, in service to the Army near Halifax, NC -
In 1778 or 1779, joined the NC Line under General Ashe and Col. Sumner, to go
to Wilmington and look after his younger brothers, Moses Myrick and Frank
Myrick, who were in the same company -
Moved to TN about 1797 and lived for 3 years on Stones River in Wilson County -
Moved to Montgomery County for 15 years -
Lived in Stewart County from 1817 until after 1820 -
Moved to Henry County -
Applied for a pension (S2894) on 3 December 1832, while a resident of Henry
County, age 80 -
Enumerated as a veteran in the 1840 Henry County, TN census, living with son
William Myrick -
Died in Henry County in 1842, leaving a will |
|
Robert
Nelson |
-
Born in 1760, educated in North Carolina -
Enlisted in North Carolina Regiment in 1776 -
Discharged May, 1779 -
Received warrant for 357 acres of land for 30 months service - Took
oath of office as deputy surveyor in North Carolina on 3 Jan 1786 -
Married Elizabeth Bell, dau. of George and Nancy (Lowthing) Bell - Founder of the town of Dover in 1805 (originally, Monroe) -
Represented Stewart County in the 6th General Assembly
-
Died at Clarksville on 5 Nov 1808; buried at Riverview (old City) Cemetery |
|
John
Palmer |
-
Born 1761 in New Jersey -
Enlisted from Wilkes County, GA for 18 months, about the time of the start of
the war, serving under Col. Stephen Heard in the Georgia Line -
After this 18 months’ service, he enlisted again from Wilkes County, GA, and
served another 2 years -
Moved to Pendleton County, SC at the close of the war and lived there 8 years -
Moved to Henderson County, KY and lived there 12 years -
Moved to Tennessee (“the middle part”) and lived there 10 years -
Appeared on the 1807-1812 tax lists for Stewart County -
Applied for a pension on 13 May 1830, while a resident of Henry County. An affidavit was made by his brothers,
Jonathan Palmer and Benjamin Palmer.
Benjamin Palmer stated that their father died soon after the war. -
Applied for a pension on 3 June 1833, age 77, while a resident of Henry
County -
Had been a resident of Henry County for 10 years -
Mentions Henry County affidavits made by his 2 brothers, Johnathan Palmer and
Benjamin Palmer, attesting to his service -
Died 7 Aug 1834 -
Last pension payment 4th quarter 1834, from the Nashville office - Widow
Susanna Palmer applied for a pension (W309) on 3 April 1840 in Henry
County. She had turned 77 on 23
December 1839. She stated that the
pension certificate that had been issued to her late husband had been lost. John and Susanna Palmer had married 29 May
1786. John Palmer died 7 August 1834. -
John L. Palmer, son of John Palmer, attested on 3 April 1840 that the family
record that had been submitted by his father was genuine. -
Widow Susanna Palmer also applied for a pension on 25 November 1843 in
Hopkins County, KY, aged 80. -
Susanna Palmer died 10 Oct 1845 |
|
Peter
Parker |
-
Born 19 May 1757 in Chowan County, NC -
Drafted as a Private in the North Carolina Militia, about April/May1776,
while a resident of Chowan County, NC -
Served 3 months - Later
drafted for another term of 3 months, while at Edenton, NC, served 4 months
and was discharged at North West Bridge, near Norfolk, VA -
Drafted a third time at Edenton, NC, but was discharged due to the end of the
War -
Moved to Sumner County, TN, and lived for a short time in Wilson County, TN -
Moved to Stewart County in 1826 -
Applied for a pension (S3638) on 26 September 1832, while a resident of
Stewart County, age 75 -
Name placed on Tennessee Pension Roll on 11 May 1833, age 77 -
Last pension payment 3rd quarter 1834, from the Nashville office |
|
Charles
Polk |
- Born
18 Jan 1760 in Mecklenburg County, NC -
Volunteered in 1776 in the Mecklenburg Regiment under Capt. James Jack, and
served in the Cross Creek expedition -
Served at various times under his father John Polk, his uncle Mayor Charles
Polk, and his uncle Col. Thomas Polk -
Served a tour at Snow Camp in South Carolina, but was sent home to attend to
his cousin William Polk who had been wounded in the battle -
Served under Maj. Davy when Charlotte fell to the British -
Served a total of 3 years, from the taking of Charleston until the close of
the war -
Was in Stewart County by March, 1805, and lived on Saline Creek and later on Panther
Creek -
In 1814, he served as a Sergeant in a mounted spy company in Stewart County,
under Maj. Thomas Gray and Gen. Johnson, father of Hon. Cave Johnson - Appeared
in Stewart County records until 1827, when he sold his lands and moved out of
the county -
Lived in Tipton County, TN at the time of the 1830 census -
Applied for a pension (R8301) on 23 October 1846, while a resident of San
Augustine County, TX, but the application was rejected for insufficient proof
of service. -
Died in 1848 in San Augustine County, TX |
|
Ebenezer
Pyatt |
-
Born 1755 in Upper Darby Township, Chester County, PA -
Enlisted in 1775 while a resident of Upper Darby Township, Chester County, PA -
Moved to Loudoun County, VA by 1777 -
Drafted in April 1777 into the Eighth Regiment in the Pennsylvania Line -
Moved to Henry County, VA by 1780 -
Married 20 Jun 1782 in Henry County, VA to Rebecca Milburn -
Moved to Ohio by 1791 -
Moved to Tennessee by 1798 -
Stewart County constable in 1806 -
Appears on 1809 Stewart County tax list -
Moved to Illinois in 1814 -
Applied for a pension (S32460) on 2 September 1833, while a resident of
Jackson County, IL, age 78 -
Died 30 January 1835 in Jackson County, IL |
|
John
Randle |
-
Born about 1745 in Brunswick County, VA -
Married about 1770 to Mary Ware -
Served in the Revolutionary War from NC -
In 1779, petitioned for the formation of Montgomery County from Anson County,
NC -
Moved to Stewart County in 1804 -
Died 8 May 1821 in Stewart County |
|
Jesse
Reams |
-
Born about 1758 in Dinwiddie County, VA -
Will written 19 Aug 1835 in Stewart County, probated November term 1835 |
|
Thomas
Robertson |
-
Born 11 July 1769 in Caswell County, NC -
Claimed to have enlisted in Caswell Co. at age 14 -
After the war, moved to Orange County, NC for 2 years -
Moved to Sevier County, TN for 3 years -
Moved to Montgomery County, TN for 3 years -
Moved to Stewart County - Applied
for a pension (R8890) on 25 September 1832, while a resident of Stewart
County -
Pension application was rejected, due to his age at the start of the war (7)
and his inability to provide details of his service -
Application stated that he settled on the Ohio River on the Illinois side,
and that all of his family except a son died, after which he moved to
Tennessee -
Application states that he lived in Montgomery County with his sister (not named),
and that his brother Jesse Robertson fought in the war |
|
John
Ross |
-
Born 3 September 1757 in Tyrrell County (later Martin County), NC -
Last pension payment 1st quarter 1843, from the Nashville office |
|
John
Stokes |
-
Born 8 Apr 1764 in Brunswick County, VA -
Moved in infancy to Caswell County, NC -
Served in various militia companies in Caswell County from 1779-1781 -
Married in early 1784 in Anson County, NC to Sarah Hall, daughter of Henry
Hall of Anson County -
Lived in Wilkes County, GA, then Anson County, NC, then Burks County, NC,
then Stewart County, TN, then Maury County, TN, then Bedford County, TN, then
Graves County, KY -
Applied for a Pension (W8754) on 16 May 1833, while a resident of Graves
County, KY -
Died 19 Apr 1840 in Graves County, KY |
|
Edmund
Taylor |
-
Born in 1758 in Anson County, NC |
|
John
S. Turner |
-
Enlisted in 1776 as a Private, 4th Regiment, Maryland Line -
Served in Capt. Edward Burgess’ company -
Fought in the battles of Germantown, Brandywine, Guilford Court House - Discharged
in Baltimore -
Pension stated his daughters were aged 6, 10 and 15, that his wife was yet
living, and that he was a tailor by trade -
Died 27 April 1831 |
|
Samuel
Watkins |
-
Born 15 June 1760 in Anson County, NC |
|
William
Whitfield |
-
Drafted in 1777, while a resident of Duplin County, NC -
Widow Mary Beck Whitfield, age 87, applied for a Pension (R11395) on 16 March
1844, while a resident of Effingham County, IL -
Marriage took place about 9 September 1775 in Duplin County, when she was 18 -
During the war, she had to ‘break up housekeeping’ and live with her family
in Duplin Co., consisting of her parents, 3 brothers and 4 sisters -
Their first child was born about 4 months after her husband went into the
service -
Second child was born about 19 January 1783 -
Had 13 children total, only the 4 youngest still living -
Youngest son is Bryant Whitfield was age 33 in 1844, and living in Effingham
County, IL - Papers
supporting her husband’s service were taken by their son William Whitfield to
the “south part of Kentucky, where he also died several years ago” -
Since the war, she has lived in Duplin County, NC, Christian County, KY,
Stewart County, TN, Fayette County, IL and Effingham County, IL (for the past
7 years) -
She has a sister living in Wayne County, IL, by the name of Anne Slocumb,
about 2 years younger than she -
Husband died 8 August 1825 in Stewart County, Tennessee -
Pension application was rejected due to lack of evidence of the alleged
service |
|
Caleb
Williams |
-
Born in 20 September 1760 in Dorsett County, Maryland -
Died prior to 30 March 1835, according to a Circuit Court case |
|
Davis
Yarborough |
-
Born about 1760 in Anson County, NC |