Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8440, for John Mc Glasson, Virginia
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State of Kentucky SS.
On this 24th day of September personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. Henry O Brown Judge of the Campbell Circuit Court Nancy McGlasson a resident of the County of Campbell and State of Kentucky aged seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the follow ing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 1836. That she is the widow of John McGlasson decd. and who was a
private in the Army of the United States in the revolutionary war and who was inscribed on the pension List Roll of the Kentucky agency at the rate of four dollars per month commencing on the 8th day of January 1830 as appears by the original certificate of the war department dated the 11th day of January 1830 now in her possession and who as she is informed and verily believes served in the United States Army in the Revolution under Genl Green and in the company of Capt Boyer and under Sergeant Knight what month or year he entered the service and the precise time when he left the same she does not now know or recollect. That the said John McGlasson resided in the County of Buckingham and State of Virginia when he entered the service and where he was drafted. That he was in the Battle at the Cowpens, and some other not recollected by her nor does she know the places through
which he marched and further that she has no documentary evidence other than the Certificate of Pension above refused to which relates to his services.
She further declares that she was married to the said
John McGlasson on the 27th day of August 1785 that
her husband the aforesaid John McGlason died on the
13th day of October 1832 and that she has remained a
widow ever since that period as will more fully appear of
reference to the proof hereto annexed and heretofore forwarded to the pension office. She further declares that she has not in her possession, nor does she know or believe there is one in question family record
[crossed out]Certificate of the marriage between herself & the said John McGlasson decd nor of the Births of their Children - Sworn to and subscribed
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF: MLB

November 12, 1930

Mr. T. R. Putnam
1825 Kinney Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio

Dear Sir;

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 8440, that John Mc Glasson,
while residing in Buckingham County, Virginia, enlisted in the
fall of 1780 and served in Captain Bowyer's company, Colonel
Abraham Buford's Virginia regiment, was in the battle of Cowpens,
and in the attack on the fort at Ninety Six, where he was wounded
in the left shoulder, length of service about eighteen months.

He was allowed pension from January 8, 1830, on account
of the disability resulting from the above mentioned wound.

He died October 13, 1832 in Campbell County, Kentucky.

The soldier married August 27, 1785 or 1786 in Buckingham
County, Virginia, Nancy, whose maiden name was not designated.

She was allowed pension on her application executed
February 27, 1839, at which time she was living in Campbell
County, Kentucky, aged seventy-two years.

In 1844 he was residing in Kenton County, Kentucky.

The following children were referred to in 1839:-
Juda or Judah, wife of Alexander Doyle or Doyal; Roda, wife of
George Williams; Patsey, wife of Telmon or Tilmon Dixon; Nancy,
wife of Benjamin Crook; Elizabeth, wife of Calvin W. Hull;
William Mc Glasson and James Mc Glasson,
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner