Franklin County, Tennessee, Genealogy & History

About 1998, Judy Phillips wrote the following note: Three men whose names appear in the Franklin County Court House Minutes as having sworn an affidavit in order to receive a pension could not be found among the pension files. These three men are James SANDLIN, Samuel COLQUIT and Daniel MUSE. It is possible that the court determined that these men had not served long enough to qualify for a pension and their application was thus never forwarded to Washington.

John SMITH S4858 West Tenn. #7600 $30/ year issued (?) 1833 3 Nov. 1832 Franklin County John SMITH aged 72 (67 crossed out) states he was born in 1760 in Orange County Va., but has no record of his birth. He was a resident of Wilkes County, N.C., when enlisted (date not given) under Capt. William LENOIR and Col. Benjamin CLEVELAND and marched against the Cherokee Nation. There was a battle, but affiant’s company was behind guarding the baggage. He…

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Lewis TAYLOR, Sl728, NC & SC Lines. In the Revolutionary War LEWIS was a Private in the North Carolina line. His pension started at age 75. On Sep. 27, 1833, he drew $80.00 annual allowance for a total of $240.00. Soldier lived in Surry Co. NC at lst enlistment and later moved to SC and also enlisted there. After the war, he moved to Rutherford Co. NC then moved to Franklin Co., TN where he applied in Sep l832. Soldier…

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George SHERRELL S3902. West Tenn. #19035 $25/year issued 26 July 1833 30 Aug. 1832 Franklin County, George Sherrell aged about 70 states he was born in Lincoln County, N.C. Sept.. or Oct. 1762. He does not have his father’s family records. He served in 1780 as a private in Capt. Robert PATTON’s company of N.C. militias a substitute for Jacob PERK in a regiment commanded bu Col. Charles MCDOWD (MCDOWELL?). His detachment, commanded by Gen. HUGER, was defeated by the…

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Solomon SANDERS W1087. West Tenn #7601 $80/year issued 3 May 1826. Mary SANDERS , widow Tenn. #6213, #9468, #11617 issued 13 Feb. 1833. Bounty Land Warrant 6451-60-55. 29 August 1826 Franklin County Solomon Sanders aged 87 states he enlisted for three years in November of 1776 under Capt. MCDANIEL and Col. Frederick HARGETT in the North Carolinas Continental Line. He fought in the battle of Black River Ridge and Blemford’s Bridge. He encloses his discharge, dated 10 Nov. 1779. A…

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James RUSSEY W1679, West Tenn,. #19172 $96/year issued 21 Jan. 1824. Nancy AYERS, former widow West Tenn. #2306 $96/year issued 7 Oct. 1853. Bounty Land Warrant 3135-160-55. See N.A. Acct.. No. 874 No. 050155 Not half pay. 3 Dec. 1823 Franklin County, James RUSSEY aged 68 states he enlisted 9 Feb.1776 in Virginia under Capt. Charles TOMPKINS of the 7th Regiment and served at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. He was in the battles or Brandywine and Germantown. A schedule of…

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Jacob RICH W26380 West Tenn. #25406 $60/year issued 6 Jan. 1834 Rosannah RICH, widow, Tenn. #3337 $60/year issued 31 Feb. 1854 Bounty Land Warrant 26819-160-55 31 Aug.1832 Franklin County Jacob RICH aged about 70 stated he was born 16 Dec. 1762 or 1763 in Orange County, N.C., but has no record of his age as his father’s record was burned by the Tories during the Revolutionary War. Information about his age was derived from his mother. Rich states his father…

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Samuel REYNOLDS W1080 West Tenn. #22032, $40/year issued 27 Sept. 1833 Mary REYNOLDS, widow, Tenn. #5928 $40/year issued 7 June 1852 26 Nov.1832 Samuel REYNOLDS, aged about 75, was born in South Carolina and has no record of his birth. He was drafted in Spartanburg Dist. , S.C., for two months and served under Capt. Benjamin Kilghore. He served three other terms under the following officers: Capt. NESBIT, Col. William Fair, Lt. Cliff (?) CASEY and Maj. John FORD and…

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Larkin REAGAN S4058 West Tenn., #19039 $80.00/year, issued 26 July 1833. 29 May 1792 Orange County North Carolina William LYTLE swears that Larkin REAGAN was a soldier in the nine months service from this state under the Continental Establishment and that a muster roll now in his possession shows that REAGAN served the greatest part of that time in LYTLE’S own company. 14 Aug. 1792 Hillsboro, N.C. Certificate that Larkin RAGAN has had an account settled at Warrenton for $104…

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William RAWLINS S1713 West Tenn. #22076 $20.78/year issued 1 Oct. 1833. 14 Dec. 1832 Bedford County, Tenn. Mrs. Jamima LIGHT, aged 58 next 28 Nov., states she was born in Louisa County Va., and raised in Caroline County, Va. She has heard her uncles Walter and John BRAME state that William RAWLINS served with them in the Revolutionary War Rev. Melchizedick BRAME, aged 60 next 20 April stated he was born and raised in Caroline County, Va. He heard his…

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