Franklin County, Tennessee, Genealogy & History

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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SMITH Jeremiah R9794 Margaret SMITH, widow, James SMITH, son (claim rejected for fraud.) Undated flyleaf from Bible. Jeremiah SMITH was born March 8, 1752 and married Margaret COLWELL March 31, 1771. Jeremiah SMITH this Bible bought in Charltown June 3, 1788(?) and paid fore dollars(?). 19 Jan. 1838 North Carolina, Secretary of States writes that his records show that Jeremiah SMITH enlisted in Capt. ALLEN’S 2nd regiment in 1777 and was discharged Jan. 30, 1780. Another Jeremiah SMITH enlistment is…

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Charles PEARSON R8244, Tenn. #21324 rejected 3 June 1830 and Charles PIERSON S3695 West Tenn. #13724 $60.00/year issued 6 June 1833 Note: These are two separate files, but relate to the same man. This apparently is an error in the pension office. 28 Feb. 1827 Charles PEARSON (also PIERSON) states he is 70 years of age. He enlisted at Northhampton Court House, North Carolina in 1776 under Capt. Hardin PACE (?) and Col. Edwin EDMISTON(?) in the Continental Line. He…

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John PERKINS, alias Thomas CARSON. W2640 West Tenn., #26837 $50.00/year Issued 12 June 1834. Frances PERKINS, widow Tenn. # 2899, $50.00/year issued 16 Nov. 1853. Bounty Land warrant 86132-160-55. 30 Aug. 1832 Franklin County, John PERKINS, aged 67, states he was born 11 May 1865 in Halifax County, Va., and entered the service as a resident of that county in April 1781. He served first under Capt. James TURNER as a private in the militia, participating in the siege of…

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Daniel O’REAR S31892 Georgia #26571, $33.88/year issued 19 March 1834 4 March 1834 Daniel O’REAR aged 75, states he was born in Faquier County, Va., about 1758 or 1759, according to information received from his parents. He has no record of his age. He volunteered for three months in Faquier County and served under Capt. William BLACKWELL (?), Lieut. Peter CONWAY and Col. Patrick HENRY, who was called General. They Marched 16 miles below Williamsburg and had an engagement with…

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