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Gideon Hoge Revolutionary War Pension

Gideon Hoge Revolutionary War Pension

Gideon HOGE, S38846, West Tenn. #17390, $96/year issued 5 June 1820 7 Jan. 1819 Franklin County. Gideon HOGE states he enlisted in Tazwell County, N.C., under Capt. PEARL (afterwards replaced by Capt. Tilman DIXON) and Col. Henry DIXON (who was killed and succeeded by Col. John ARMSTRONG). He enlisted for 12 months but served more than 15 months, serving beyond the evacuation of Charleston by the British. He left North Carolina 73 years ago and knows of no one by…

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James Harvey Revolutionary War Pension

James Harvey Revolutionary War Pension

James HARVEY R4714. Nancy HARVEY, widow. 10 Feb. 1859 Marshall County, Tenn. Nancy HARVEY aged 87 states she was born in Rockingham County, Va., 23 Dec 1771. Her husband John HARVEY served in 1780 and 1781 from Rockingham County, Va. He never applied for or drew a pension. They married in Franklin County, Tenn., by a justice of the peace John Camden about 1 Aug. 1822. John HARVEY died in Franklin County on the 13 April 1833. Her name before…

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Thomas Harrison Revolutionary War Pension

Thomas Harrison Revolutionary War Pension

Thomas HARRISON, W360, West Tenn. #19489, $30/year issued 13 Sept. 1833. Nancy HARRISON, widow Tenn. #6261 $30/year issued 2 June 1854. 19 Sept. 1832 Franklin County. Richard HARRISON states that Thomas HARRISON served three tours as a soldier in the Revolution, and that he served one of those tours together with him. Sworn before J.P.’s John JONES and John SANDERS. 7 March 1833 Franklin County, Thomas HARRISON states he was born about 1760 in Maryland, according to the family records…

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War of 1812 Pension Records

War of 1812 Pension Records

Your contributions are welcomed! Please include the application number. DAILY, George, b. 6 Apr 1794 N.C., d. 16 Apr 1876 Blount Co., AL, was drafted from Franklin Co., TN, 28 Jan 1814, served until 14 May 1814 under Capt. Solomon George’s 3rd Regt. of Tenn. Militia. During the Battle of Horsehoe Bend part of this regiment was held in reserve, while part of the regiment engaged in battle. George Daily sold his original certificate soon after being discharged. His application…

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Revolutionary War Pensions from Franklin County

Revolutionary War Pensions from Franklin County

Charles Sherrill has graciously allowed his book “Revolutionary War Pension Applications from Franklin County, Tennessee” to be included here. The entries below come from his book. NOTE: There may be other Franklin County pensioners listed that was not in Chuck’s book. They will be so noted. Thanks to Nancy Taylor for helping post them to the website. Michael AWALT, W326, West Tenn. #6813, $50/yr. issued 6 Mar. 1833. Eva or Evy AWALT, widow. Tenn. #unreadable $50/yr. issued 24 Dec. 185?…

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Robert Nelson Pylant Pension

Robert Nelson Pylant Pension

The following pension on Robert Nelson Pylant is contributed by Joy Gallagher. Bounty Land File #65810 for service during the Cherokee Indian War by Robert Nelson Pylant, second son of John and Martha “Patsy” A. Hilliard Pylant. The State of Alabama County of Coosa The State of Alabama, County of On the 8th day of January A D one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one personally appeared before me a Judge of Probate…within and for the County and State aforesaid, Robert…

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Captain Sanders Faris Company Muster Roll – November 6, 1837

Captain Sanders Faris Company Muster Roll – November 6, 1837

MUSTER ROLL Of Captain Sanders Faris Company of the Battalion Regiment from the 6th November 1837 at Ross Landing for six months. Two lists virtually the same except the spelling varies between the two lists. One list may be partially torn, but the name can be made out from the second list. Transcribed by Judy Henley Phillips 19901 FARRIS, Sanders Capt., wid Clementine, WC-546 TN 2 Sep 1892, Srv 1837/8 in FL War, died 20 Dec. 1889, wid died in…

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Cherokee War Muster Roll

Cherokee War Muster Roll

Transcribed by Judy Henley Phillips – 1984 This is a muster roll for Captain Benjamin Cherry’s Regiment, Lauderdale’s Battalion, Tennessee Mounted Infantry, Cherokee War (Spies). They were mustered in at Ross landing 31 Oct. 1837 for six months. Benjamin CHERRY and most of these men were from the civil district nine area of Franklin County and communities of Alto, Decherd, Roark’s Cove. Some of the men lived in the part of Franklin that became Coffee and later Grundy. t of…

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Franklin County Volunteers to Florida

Franklin County Volunteers to Florida

Transcribed by Judy Henley Phillips Franklin Co., TN Deed Book Q:256, (Deed of Mortgage) 27 October 1837 Benjamin CHERRY, Captain, and William GIBSON First Lt. of the company of Mounted Volunteers lately raised in the County and State aforesaid for the service of the United States in Florida, being Jointly bound as security with each of us, the undersigned members of the company, as aforesaid in the note which he has Executed for the purchase money of Horses which he…

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Captain Henry Norwood’s Company, 1st TN Volunteers, Seminole War -1818

Captain Henry Norwood’s Company, 1st TN Volunteers, Seminole War -1818

Transcribed by Steve Arnold from micro-film TSLA (All of the men had “Franklin County” listed as their residence)   ARMSTRONG, James FARRIS, Joseph NORWOOD, John BLAKE, William FARRIS, William PARKS, Samuel BLEDSOE, Hawkins FONDLIN, Thomas PITTS, James BOWAN, John GLEN, John QULLEN, Charles BROOKS, John H. HARDY, John C. REEVES, Manier W. (Minor) BURTON, James HARDY, William B. RICE, Larkin BURTON, John O. HILL, Thomas ROSS, William C. CALAWAY, Patrick HOLDER, Mark SANDRIDGE, George W. CARROLL, John LITTLE, William SHELTON,…

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