Francis Hughes – Revolutionary War Pension Abstract

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Francis Hughes applied for revolutionary pension while living in Bledsoe County, Tenn., July 21, 1833. He was born in Augusta County, Va., in 1759 and was the son of Francis Hughes. He resided in Burke County, N. C. in June 1776 when he enlisted in the 3rd North Carolina Regiment. He moved to the Tennessee Country and volunteered in 1777 under Col. John Sevier. He volunteered again in the fall of 1780 and was in Capt. Samuel Williams’ company in the Battle of King’s Mountain. He volunteered again under Col. John Sevier for the Cherokee Expedition. Nathan Gann swears in the pension application, that Francis Hughes was a soldier of the Revolution and Felix Earnest also testifies to his revolutionary record. Francis Hughes states that he has children but does not give their names. In 1840 he was living with Margaret Hughes, possibly a daughter.
Note:-Francis Hughes had a brother John Hughes, whose record is given below. Descendants of Francis Hughes live on Walden’s Ridge near Chattanooga.

From Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution by Zella Armstrong

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