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Surnames beginning with "J"
| FIRST | LAST | COUNTY | YEAR | COMMENTS |
| James | Jack | Greene | 1835 | Private, Virginia Militia, $21.00 Annual Allowance $63.00 Amount Received January 10 1833 Pension Started Age 77 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Churchwell | Jackson | Monroe | 1835 | Private, North Carolina Line, $33.33 Annual Allowance $99.99 Amount Received July 18 1833 Pension Started Age 76 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| James | Jackson | Wilson | 1835 | Private, Hill's Tennessee Regiment, $48.00 Annual Allowance $890.20 Amount Received July 3 1817 Pension Started Transferred From Virginia (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Jonathan | Jackson | Washington | 1835 | Private, Virginia Continental Line, $96.00 Annual Allowance $1511.46 Amount Received June 6 1820 Pension Started Age 90 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Josiah | Jackson | Henry | 1835 | Private, North Carolina Line, $30.00 Annual Allowance $90.00 Amount Received June 13 1833 Pension Started Age 69 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Mark | Jackson | Maury | 1835 | Private, Cavalry North Carolina Militia, $33.33 Annual Allowance $99.99 Amount Received October 14 1833 Pension Started Age 92 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Obadiah | Jackson | Henry | 1835 | Private, Virginia Line, $50.00 Annual Allowance $150.00 Amount Received November 8 1832 Pension Started Age 75 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Robert | Jackson | Cocke | 1835 | Private, 1st Regiment Rifle, $48.00 Annual Allowance $240.00 Amount Received March 5 1819 Pension Started Died June 12 1815; Heirs: Lousiana Jackson, William Jackson, George Washington Jackson, John Jackson, Robert Jackson (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Samuel | Jackson | Washington | 1835 | Lieutenant, Georgia Line, $240.00 Annual Allowance $283.33 Amount Received December 23 1830 Pension Started Age 79 Relinquished For Benefits Of Act Of June 7 1832 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Thomas | Jackson | Sullivan | 1788 | See the 1788 Sullivan County Militia List of Capt. Thomas VINCENT. |
| William | Jackson | Blount | 1835 | Private, Virginia Continental Line, $96.00 Annual Allowance $1502.40 Amount Received July 10 1818 Pension Started Age 84 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| William | Jackson | Franklin | 1835 | Private, North Carolina Line, $43.66 Annual Allowance $130.98 Amount Received June 26 1833 Pension Started Age 72 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| William | Jackson | Sullivan | 1788 | See the 1788 Sullivan Co, TN Militia List of Thomas VINCENT |
| William | Jackson | Wilson | 1835 | Private, Virginia Militia, $28.33 Annual Allowance $84.99 Amount Received November 12 1832 Pension Started Age 70 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| William | Jackson 2nd | Wilson | 1835 | Private, Virginia Line, $80.00 Annual Allowance $240.00 Amount Received September 13 1833 Pension Started Age 75 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Edward G. | Jacobs | Wilson | 1835 | Private, Maryland Line, $23.33 Annual Allowance $58.33 Amount Received November 19 1833 Pension Started Age 73 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Joseph | Jacobs | Bedford | 1835 | Private, Infantry And Cavalry North Carolina Militia, $32.50 Annual Allowance $97.50 Amount Received March 6 1834 Pension Started Age 83 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Aaron | James | Dickson | 1835 | Private, Pennsylvania Militia, $26.66 Annual Allowance $79.98 Amount Received October 16 1833 Pension Started Age 79 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Rolling | James | Campbell | 1835 | Private, North Carolina State Troops, $33.33 Annual Allowance $99.99 Amount Received April 16 1833 Pension Started Age 72 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| William | James | Davidson | 1835 | Corporal, 7th Regiment U S Infantry, $96.00 Annual Allowance $1514.40 Amount Received October 14 1818 Pension Started (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| John | Jamison | Grainger | 1835 | Private, North Carolina Militia, $30.00 Annual Allowance $90.00 Amount Received March 13 1833 Pension Started Age 75 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| John Frederick | Jams | Grainger | 1835 | Private, Maryland Line, $80.00 Annual Allowance $240.00 Amount Received February 4 1834 Pension Started Age 69 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Benjamin | Jaynes Or Jones | Smith | 1832 | Jaynes, Benjamin Or Benjamin Jones, S1959, Va Line, Sol Lived In Henrico Va At Enl, He Appl 27 Aug, 1832 Smith Co Tn Aged 72 Years (Extracted By C. H Ammett From Virgil D. White's Genealogical Abstracts Of Revolutionary War Pension Files) See Also Benjamin Jones Of Smith County. |
| James | Jenkins | Sevier | 1835 | Private, South Carolina Militia, $80.00 Annual Allowance $240.00 Amount Received February 25 1833 Pension Started Age 74 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Edmund | Jenning | Davidson | 1835 | Private, Virginia Militia, $80.00 Annual Allowance $240.00 Amount Received May 7 1833 Pension Started Age 81 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Peter | Jennings | Rutherford | 1835 | Private, Rhode Island Line, $100.00 Annual Allowance $250.00 Amount Received July 26 1833 Pension Started Age 81 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Royal | Jennings | Grainger | 1835 | Private, Virginia Line, $56.66 Annual Allowance $169.98 Amount Received November 19 1833 Pension Started Age 72 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| William | Jennings | Lincoln | 1835 | Private, Virginia Line, $26.66 Annual Allowance $66.65 Amount Received September 27 1833 Pension Started Age 74 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| William | Jewell | Davidson | 1835 | Private, North Carolina Militia, $20.00 Annual Allowance $60.00 Amount Received March 8 1833 Pension Started Age 77 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| William | Jewell | Hawkins | 1835 | Private, Virginia Line, $80.00 Annual Allowance $240.00 Amount Received April 26 1833 Pension Started Age 91 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Abner | Johnson | Maury | 1832-1835 | Served Guilford County, North Carolina. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War. |
| Barnabas | Johnson | Warren | 1835 | See Revolutionary War Soldiers of Warren County, Tennessee and Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War. |
| Benjamin | Johnson | Franklin | 1826 | Virginia Service. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War and Revolutionary War Soldiers of Franklin County, Tennessee. |
| Benjamin | Johnson | Overton | 1818-1835 | Service in Granville County, North Carolina. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War and Revolutionary War Soldiers of Overton County, Tennessee. |
| David | Johnson | Giles | 1819-1835 | a.k.a JOHNSTON. Service in Mecklenburg Co, NC Militia. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War and Williamson County, Tennessee |
| Elisha Edwards | Johnson | Giles | 1819-1835 | Service in South Carolina. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War and Revolutionary War Soldiers of Giles Co, TNGenWeb |
| Enos | Johnson | Hawkins | 1806-1835 | Service in Montgomery County, Virginia. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War. |
| George | Johnson | Unknown | Maury County? See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War | |
| Gideon | Johnson | Davidson | 1819-1840 | and Williamson County, 1826-1835. Service in Guilford County, North Carolina. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| Isaac | Johnson | Carroll | 18326-1835 | Service in Brunswick County, Virginia. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| Isaac | Johnson | Wilson | 1835 | See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| Isaac | Johnson | Davidson | 1832 | Service in Onslow County, North Carolina. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| James | Johnson |
Fentress
Roane |
1833-1838 | Service in Caswell County, North Carolina(?) See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| James | Johnson | Knox | 1835 | Private, North Carolina Militia. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| James | Johnson | Morgan | 1835 | Private, North Carolina Line. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| James | Johnson | Sullivan | 1793 | Born Louisa Co, VA, lived Bedford Co, VA, enlisted Amherst Co, VA. To Wayne Co, KY and Washington Co, MO from Sullivan. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| Jesse | Johnson | Wilson | 1824-1835 | Private, North Carolina Continental Line. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| Jeter | Johnson | Anderson | 1835 | Private, Virginia Continental Line. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| John | Johnson | Unknown | Unknown | One John JOHNSON served in Burke County, NC and applied for his pension in Pike County, Kentucky, having lived somewhere in Tennessee at sometime in between. A John JOHNSTON had served in Bladen County, NC, and resided somewhere in Tennessee at some time prior to moving to Hamilton County, Illinois. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| John | Johnson | Rutherford | 1818-???? | Served Rowan County, North Carolina. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| John | Johnston |
Davidson
And Maury |
1818 | Served in York District, South Carolina. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| John | Johnston |
Smith
And Sumner |
1818 | Served Cumberland County, Virginia Militia. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| John Moses | Johnson | Greene | 1776-1785 | Served in Greene County, North Carolina (now Tennessee). See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| Kinsey | Johnson | Anderson | 1776-1785 | a.k.a. Kinza JOHNSTON. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| Moses | Johnson | Hawkins | 1835 | Served in Surry County, North Carolina. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| Nathaniel | Johnson | Bedford | 1823-1835 | Service in Rowan County, North Carolina. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| Peter | Johnson |
Anderson
Knox |
1818-1855 | Service in New Jersey Continental line. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| Richard | Johnson | Sumner | 1832-1835 | Service in Hanover County, Virginia. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| Robert | Johnston | Knox | Born Albemarle County, Virginia. Service in Bedford County, Virginia. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War | |
| Robert | Johnston |
Hawkins
and Knox |
a.k.a. Johnson. Service in Randolph County, North Carolina. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War | |
| Solomon | Johnson | Sevier | 1814-1844 | Service in Accomac County, Virginia. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| Solomon | Johnson | Smith | 1832-1843 | Service in Caswell County, North Carolina. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| Teresha Or Terisha | Johnson | Henderson | 1832 | Service in Mecklenburg Co, Virginia (North Carolina?). See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| Thomas | Johnson | McMinn | 1845-1849 | Service in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| William | Johnson |
Hawkins
and Grainger and Campbell |
1818-1835 | Service in Caroline County, Virginia. Later resided in Northampton County, North Carolina. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| Zopher Or Zapher | Johnson | Greene | 1792-1835 | Service in Frederick County, Virginia. See Tennessee Johnsons of the Revolutionary War |
| Jonathan | Joiner | Hardeman | 1835 | Private, Georgia Line, $23.33 Annual Allowance $69.99 Amount Received November 25 1833 Pension Started Age 81 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Benjamin | Jones | Smith | 1835 | Private, Virginia Line, $80.00 Annual Allowance $240.00 Amount Received April 20 1833 Pension Started Age 74 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) See Also Benjamin Jaynes Or Jones Of Smith County (Above) |
| Cadwallader | Jones | Wilson | 1835 | Private, Virginia Militia, $26.66 Annual Allowance $79.98 Amount Received October 17 1833 Pension Started Age 89 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Daniel | Jones |
Hawkins
Knox |
1789-1835 | Private, North Carolina Militia, $30.00 Annual Allowance $90.00 Amount Received March 2 1833 Pension Started Age 77 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) Daniel Jones (Pension S1915) served in the NC Line, was born in Mar 1757, lived in Orange Co, NC at enlistment, applied 29 Aug 1832, Hawkins Co, TN, died 27 Jul 1841 at Knoxville (Knox Co), TN. (Extracted from White's Genealogical Abstracts, p. 1869) "Daniel Jones Sr. (1757-1841) at the age of 22 [ca 1779] joined the Revolutionary Army at Hillsborough [Orange Co], North Carolina. He served as Private under Archibald LYTLE'S N.C. Regiments. He drew a pension, claim S1915. After the war he came to and settled in Hawkins Co, TN, date unknown. He was taxed in Hawkins Co. in 1789 for a spotted boar (Knoxville Gazette, 1792) and on account book of Thomas AMIS store in 1794. In 1796, was conveyed 3 acres of land on Beech Creek, South of the Holston River to build a mill from Mason COMBS. He owned 144 acres on both side of Beech Creek..." ("Families of Hawkins Co, TN, 1993, Researcher Donald R. BEAN, Rockville, MD, "Daniel Jones, RW and Desc.") See also Combs &c. Families of Hawkins County, Tennessee |
| David | Jones | Henry | 1835 | Private, Virginia Militia, $20.00 Annual Allowance $50.00 Amount Received October 14 1833 Pension Started Age 69 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| David | Jones | Knox | 1835 | Private, North Carolina Line, $23.55 Annual Allowance $58.87 Amount Received August 13 1833 Pension Started Age 71 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| David | Jones | Robertson | 1835 | Private, Virginia Militia, $20.00 Annual Allowance $50.00 Amount Received March 13 1833 Pension Started Age 79 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Edward | Jones | Sumner | 1835 | Private, Virginia Militia, $40.00 Annual Allowance $120.00 Amount Received May 13 1833 Pension Started Age 74 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| George | Jones | Williamson | 1835 | Private, Virginia Continental Line, $96.00 Annual Allowance $628.00 Amount Received March 13 1827 Pension Started Age 88 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| James | Jones | Marion | 1835 | Private, South Carolina Line, $80.00 Annual Allowance $240.00 Amount Received February 15 1833 Pension Started Age 79 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| James | Jones | Robertson | 1835 | Private, Virginia Militia, $20.00 Annual Allowance $60.00 Amount Received May 13 1833 Pension Started Age 82 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| John | Jones | Lincoln | 1835 | Private, Virginia Continental Line, $96.00 Annual Allowance $125.13 Amount Received May 12 1830 Pension Started Age 82 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| John | Jones | Marion | 1835 | Private, North Carolina Militia, $40.00 Annual Allowance $100.00 Amount Received April 6 1833 Pension Started Age 75 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| John | Jones | Maury | 1835 | Private, Virginia Militia, $80.00 Annual Allowance $240.00 Amount Received September 16 1833 Pension Started Age 85 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| John | Jones |
Carter Washington |
1814-1855 | served in the NC Line and War of 1812, was born Mar 1761 in "Old Henry" Co, Virginia, and lived in Surry Co, VA [NC?] during the Revolutionary War, and lived in Spartansburg Dist, SC during the War of 1812. He lived in Surry Co, NC a short time after his service in the Revolutionary War, then moved to Old Henry Co, VA, returned to Surry NC, then moved to Lincoln Co, NC, then moved to Spartanburg Dist, SC, and he lived there when he served in War of 1812, and afterwards moved to Carter Co, TN, and shortly after the War of 1812, he moved to Burke Co, NC, then moved to Washington Co, TN where he applied on 27 Feb 1852. Also applied for BLW on 18 May 1855 Washington Co, TN ((Pension R5719, BLW #35719-160-55) Source: White's Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, extracted by C. H ammett who notes that another John Jones, aged 86 on 3 Apr 1832, entered under enlisting master, Andrew ARMSTRONG in 1776. Born Morris Co, NJ. Was in Henry Co, VA when enlisting. Resided in Grayson County, VA. ("Over the Mountain Men, Their Early Court Records in Southwest Virginia," Anne Worrell, 1934, GPC, Repr. 1991; John Jones (Pension R5714) served in NC and VA Line, was born 3 Apr 1746 in Morris Co, NJ and he lived in Henry VA at enlistment, he applied 24 Sep 1832 in Grayson VA (White:1875) |
| Joseph | Jones | Giles | 1835 | Private, North Carolina Militia, $30.00 Annual Allowance $90.00 Amount Received April 26 1833 Pension Started Age 75 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) See Giles County and the Revolutionary War |
| Joseph | Jones | Greene | 1835 | Private, Virginia Continental, $96.00 Annual Allowance $25.67 Amount Received May 16 1825 Pension Started Age 79 Died April 22 1826 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Martin | Jones | Franklin | 1835 | Private-Sergeant, Virginia Militia, $45.00 Annual Allowance $135.00 Amount Received May 3 1833 Pension Started Age 87 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Richard | Jones | Giles | 1835 | Private, Infantry And Cavalry, $29.93 Annual Allowance $89.79 Amount Received February 14 1834 Pension Started Age 71 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) See Giles County and the Revolutionary War |
| Richard | Jones | Rutherford | 1835 | Private, Virginia Continental Line, $96.00 Annual Allowance $851.46 Amount Received May 11 1825 Pension Started Age 73 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Richard | Jones | Rutherford | 1835 | Private, North Carolina Militia, $26.66 Annual Allowance $79.98 Amount Received October 17 1833 Pension Started Age 65 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Richard | Jones | Weakley | 1835 | Private, Virginia Line, $20.00 Annual Allowance $60.00 Amount Received May 9 1834 Pension Started Age 85 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Thomas | Jones | Sullivan | 1835 | Private, North Carolina Militia, $20.00 Annual Allowance $60.00 Amount Received February 27 1833 Pension Started Age 72 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| William | Jones | Smith | 1835 | Private, North Carolina Line, $73.33 Annual Allowance $219.99 Amount Received June 8 1833 Pension Started Age 72 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Hezekiah | Jordan | Lincoln | 1835 | Private, North Carolina Line, $21.55 Annual Allowance $64.65 Amount Received September 27 1833 Pension Started Age 82 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| John | Jordon | Blount | 1835 | Private, Maryland Continental Line, $96.00 Annual Allowance $1505.06 Amount Received January 14 1819 Pension Started Age 78 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| William | Jordon | Williamson | 1822 | William Jordan, b 10-05-1748, Lunenburg Co, VA; d 7-24-1822, Triune, Williamson Co, Tn. DAR Patriot, received certificate for balance of his full pay for services rendered as a soldier in the American Revolution according to an Act of Assembly passed during the November Session 1781. Said certificate appears to have been delivered to a John Dunn. Information from VA State Archives. He was a corporal (private) in Captain Richard Call's Troop 1st Regiment Virginia Light Dragoons, Col. Theodorick Bland Commanding. Listed in Vol. 2 Patriots Index. Pub. by NSDAR, Also listed page 473, TN Roster of Soldiers - Vol. 2 Certificate VA state Library Richmond "Certify that it appears...cert. issued on 30th Day of April 1785 in name of William Jordan as a soldier for 12 6/8..service prior to January, 1782" - James E. Heath, Auditor. William Jordan m. Sarah (Sallie) Wood 1769 in VA. They raised 12 children, all born in VA, and lived in Williamson, Co. TN. (Florence Parman) |
| Jared | Joseph | Jackson | 1835 | Private, Virginia Line, $20.00 Annual Allowance $00.00 Amount Received October 17 1833 Pension Started Age 74 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
| Thomas | Justice | Bedford | 1835 | Private, North Carolina State Troops, $80.00 Annual Allowance $00.00 Amount Received April 16 1833 Pension Started Age 69 (1835 Tn Pension Roll) |
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