Revolutionary War Soldiers Who once Lived in Roane County, Thorton’s Research
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site)
From various sources as identified below.
Mrs. Mable Harvey Thornton’s List (with additions and notes by Snyder E. Roberts)
Official records created before the need to prove Rev. Service:
- Captain John Hinds, NC Dragoons
- Samuel Kendricks, VA
- John Loyd, Militia, Chester Co. PA
Official records created after the need to prove Rev. Service. Invalid pension list, published June 1, 1813:
- John Blair, Lt., SC
Official records, Act of 1818, published in 1835 as of Aug 1834, living in Roane:
- Coronamus Acre
- John Bowman
- Robert Crow
- Valentine Cunningham
- Samuel Evans
- George Fuller
- William Mead
- John Parr
- Uriah Rector
- Samuel Walker, Capt. VA
- William Willis, VA
- John Walker
Once lived in Roane, but living in other counties:
- James Acree of Knox
- Thomas Ives of Knox
- Thomas Spragen of Monroe
- Maximilian Rector of McMinn
- John Staples of Morgan
Act of 1832, published in 1835, as of August 1834, Living in Roane:
- Richard Allen
- James Aiken
- James Alley
- William Boyd
- Isaiah Brown
- David Blackwell
- Morris Brashears
- Laird Burns
- Carter Barnet
- Robert Burk
- Enoch Bush
- William Carroll
- Benjamin Chapman
- John Crenshaw
- John Cox
- Ordin Evans
- William Edgeman
- Simeon Eldridge
- Solomon Geron
- Jared Hotchkiss
- Stephen Hancock
- William Harvey
- William Hyden
- Meshack Henderson
- Charles Lain
- David Liles
- Hezekiah Love
- Joseph Lane
- Amos Marney
- John McNatt
- Adam Miller
- John Perry
- Benjamin Suddoth
- Ebenezer Snow
- Benjamin Thacker
- Peter Wees
- John Woodday
- Isham Young
Act of 1832 published in 1835, once lived in Roane, but living in other counties:
- John Allgood living in Monroe
- David Blevins living in Morgan
- James Butler living in Rhea
- Benjamin Clark living in Monroe
- Jonathan Dildine living in Morgan
- John Holloway living in Morgan
- Thomas Landrum living in Knox
- William Moore living in Monroe
- Bostin Ollis living in Morgan
- Clemmon Phillips living in Morgan
- Matthew Pryor, Sr. living in Marion (?)
- Lovett Reed living in Bledsoe
- John Sutton living in Rhea
- Mathias Williams living in Morgan
List published in proceedings of 25th Congress showing names added or dropped during past two years since August 1, 1834:
- Barekias Cope
- Gideon Morgan
1840 Census of pensioners, names not listed previously:
- David C. Denny, age 86, head of household
- John Hood, age 78, head of household
- Robert Liles, age 81, with family of Robert D. Liles
- Nathaniel Orsbourn, age 89, with family of Elizabeth Burk
- Tandy Senter, age 82, head of household
- Edward Wyatt, age 81, with family of Daniel White
Pension records, but not shown in above lists:
- Zaccheus Roberts (SC Nat. Archives)
Pension applications in Roane, not on above lists:
- John Beverly
- Ambrose Foster
- Benjamin Henry
- Jacob Kindrick
- James McCowan (also written McEwen)
- Lewis Roane
- William Smith, Sr.
- James Wilson
Unofficial records originated by contemporaries without intent to deceive:
- Robert King (Pvt. in the Battle of Kings Mountain)
Written evidence originating, or preserved with the family:
- James McElwee (Pvt. in Battle of Kings Mountain)
