Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,607, for John Rasner, Virginia
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(8 - 1778)
SERVICE NUMBER
Va  Rasner, John S. 35,607
{B.L. wt. 12489-100
Issued Dec. 2, 1793
No papers
CONTENTS
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John Rasner
of Monroe Co in the State of Kentucky 
who was a private in the Regiment commanded by
Colonel Neville of the Virginia
ne, for the term of five years
-
nscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 20 of September 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of Decr 20
and Sent to Chris Tompkins
Glasgow, Ky.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1820 92.
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March '21 48
11 15/30
140.
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.
(1 May 1820 )
Let
John Rasner Jr
Aug. 17/55
Teh 24-1844 av
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1811 by
John Rasner
Ky - [illegible] n 1818
TOMPKINSVILLE AKG KY FREE
REF
The Commissioner
of Pensions
Washington
City
a.f.
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Tompkinsville Kentucky
Monroe County Aug. 6th 1855
Sir
My Father John Rasner formerly of Barren
county and State of Kentucky as I am informed made a
declaration for a Pension under the act of
Congress passed 18th March 1818 from said County and
State and as I learned he in his enlistment- Elisted
for five years or during the war
I want a copy of his declaration also
the nature of his enlistment as I wish to procure
the Land (if any) which by the resolves of Congress he
may be entitled to I am yours JR
John Rasner Jr
The only surviving heir
To the 
Commissioner of
Pensions
P.S. Send directed
To A. T. Marrs
Tompkinsville
Monroe County
Kentucky
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On rolls s
L102. 3. 8 -
Adm
Laws 18 May '18
1 May '20
Land Warrant No. 12.489 for
100 acres issued Dec 2. 1793 to
John Rasner a [illegible]
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State of Kentucky Monroe County
Court St,
November Term 1820
John Rasner personally
appeared in Court on this the 6th day of November
1820 Town on the Monroe County Court being a
Court of Record for the County of Monroe the
State aforesaid and made such by a [illegible]
Assembly establishing County Courts in the [illegible]
Commonwealth of Kentucky aged seventy two
years on the 21st January 1821. Rendered in
the said County of Monroe lately established
out of parts of the County of Barren and
Cumberland who being first duly
according to law declare that he [illegible]
in the Revolutionary War as follows
Court that he enlisted in Capt Cooper
Company in Col Nevilles Regiment of the
Virginia line on Continental establishment
for and during the war he does not re
leet the year he enlisted; but it was at the
commencement of the War or near it for
he was at the Battle of Bunker Hill
Boston, he afterward fought at the Battle,
of German Town, Monmouth campaign
Eutaw Springs, Guilford Court house &
the taking of Corn Wallis at York for
further particulars he refers to his orignial app
lication for a pension sworn to before Chris
topher Tompkins Judge on the 20th September
1819 And I do solemnly swear that
I was a resident citizen of the United State
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on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I
have not since that time by gift sale or in
any other manner disposed of my property
or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish
it as to bring myself within the provisions
of an act of Congress entitled "An act
to provide for certain persons engaged in the
Land and Naval service of the United
in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th
March 1818 and that I have not nor has
any person in Trust for me any property, or
securities, contracts or Debts due to me nor have
any income other than what is contained
in the Schedule hereto amended and leyne
Lutnenbe Subscribed. My occupation is that of a
Shoemaker, but I am only able to make
course shoes and from age and infirmities
cannot do much work, my family consists of
my wife Katy Ramer aged about fifty
Seven years my son John Rainer 23 years
of age my Daughter Sally Raina Hyronold

John the following property to other Court
Schedule
Bay more 16 years old
Sow & pigs
One are
a little house hold & Kitcher for intine
which is all my prospects except necessary cloath
ing & bedding
John Rainer
Subscribed and sworn to in Open Court
and admitted to Record
Test Wm Butler Clerk P. Tempore
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Kentucky Monroe County Sch.
I William Butler Clerk Pro. Tem. of the
Monroe County Court Do hereby certify that 
the foregoing oath and the Schedule hereunto
annexed are truly copied from the Record of
said Court And I do further Certify that it 
is the opinion of said Court that the total
amount of in value of the property [illegible]
the aforesaid Schedule is Thirty nine Dollars
and fifty cents in Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of
the said Court this Seventh day of November
A.D. 1820 and
of the Commonwealth
the Twenty Ninth
W.m. Butler Clk
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State of Kentucky
[Illegible]
John Rasner that [Illegible] of 
the revolutionary war he enlisted [illegible] the [illegible]
his [illegible] as a private soldier in a regiment
under the command of the Nevill in which
service he remained three or four years. After
he was under the command of Gen. Green
for a considerable time in the [illegible] also as 
a private soldier. He was also at the [illegible]
[illegible] of Cornwallis at York Town. He states that 
he served in all six or seven years & was at
the expiration of the war unexpectly [illegible] 
discharged & that he, discharge signed by
Capt Cooper now lost. He further states
that from age & infirmity & the residue [illegible]
of his property amounting almost to nothing
that he stands in use of the said of govern
ment for support. He [crossed out] in Barren County
Kentucky
John Rasner
State of Kentucky Barren County Set
I Christopher Tompkins a circuit Judge for the
State aforesaid, & sole Judge of the Barren Circuit Court do
certify that John Rasner this day personally appeared
before me & made oath that the fact & allegations
set forth in the above declaration are true. Given under
my hand this 20th September 1819
Christopher Tompkins
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State of Kentucky Barren Circuit Court Set
I Richard Garnett Clark of said Court
do hereby certify that the within named Christopher
Tompkins in the presiding Judge of said Barren
Circuit Court
In testimony whereof I hereunto set
my hand and affix the seal of
my office this 20th day of September
1819
Richard Garnett Clark
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August 22, 1939
The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C.
BA-J/AWF
Luke Metheany-R. 7149
John Rasner-S.35607

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for the
Revoluntionary War records of Luke Metheny and John 
Rasner, both of whom were pensioned while living 
in Kentucky. The applications for headstones for
these two soldiers and a letter from W. E. Thomas 
of Glasgow, Kentucky are returned herewith.

Luke Metheany-R. 7149

The data concerning Luke Metheany which follow
were obtained from claim for pension, R. 7149, based
upon his service in the Revolutionary War. His
signature is shown in the claim "Luke Methany."

The date and place of birth of Luke Metheany
and names of his parents are not given.

Luke Methany enlisted in Berkeley County,
Virginia, March 27, 1777, served as private in
Captain Francis Willis' company in Colonel William
Grayson's Regiment, was taken prisoner at the battle 
 of Brandywine, September 11, 1777, held on a prison
ship in the Delaware River, until exchanged in June
following. He was in the battle of Monmouth, then
in Colonel Nathaniel Gist's regiment, was in the
storming of Stony Point, under General Wayne, and

Tombstone Data only
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continued to serve until discharged, April 13, 1780,
at which time he belonged to Colonel Washington's
Cavalry.
Luke Metheany was allowed pension on his
application executed September 14, 1818, then a
resident of Overton County, Tennessee, in the
sixty-fifth year of his age.
He had moved in 1826 from Tennessee to Monroe County, Kentucky, where he died August 4 or 5, 1839.
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John Rasner-S. 35607
The data furnished herein in regard to John
Rasner were obtained from papers on file in claim
for pension, S. 35607, based upon his service in
the Revolutionary War.
John Rasner was born January 21, 1749, place
not stated, nor are the names of his parents given.
John Rasner enlisted early in the Revolution,
served as a private in Captain Cooper's company,
and in Colonel Neville's Virginia regiment, and
served in the South, under General Greene; he stated
that during his service he was in the battle of
Bunker Hill at Boston, in the battles of Germantown,
Monmouth, Guilford Court House, and Eutaw Springs, 
at the surrender of Cornwallis in Yorktown, length
of entire service six or seven years.
He was allowed pension on his application
executed September 20, 1819, at which time he was
Tombstone data only
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living in Barren County, Kentucky.
John Rasner was living in 1820 in Monroe
County, Kentucky. He died February 24, 1844.
Very truly you
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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35607
Revy INVALID.
File No. 5
35,607
John Rasner
Pri Rev War
In
Act: 18th March 18th
Index: - Vol. 2 Page 334
[Arrangement of 1870.]
19[blacked out]9 aug 22. tombstone data
only to memo Br. adv. dev. 
[blacked out] Oct. 14. memo Ba. [illegible]
[blacked out] Jul - aug 22 - data
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John Rasner Jr.
Tompkinsville Ky.
Aug 11
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Pnnes Office
Aug 17, 1855
Sr,
I reply to your letter of the bounty
you are formed that view is not the law,
he any other greatly due to the heirs of
John Rasner, alias Reason, and was a
soldier of the army Continental Line
and at the time of his death a pensioner
the pension rev throu Acts of
March 18, 1818 & May 1, 1820. His Land
 for 100 Acres
WanerA. No 12.489, was issued to him in
person on the 20 of Dec. 1793
John Rasner Jr Esq
law of A.T. Marrs Esq.
Tompkinsville
Monroe Co
Ky.
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October 14, 1939
The Quartermaster General
BA - J/AWF
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for infor-
mation relative to John Reznor, private in the
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania militia, died
in 1801, in Union County, Pennsylvania.
The Revolutionary War records of this office
have been searched and no claim for pension or
bounty land found based upon service of a John
Reznor as described above. The surname was
searched under similar spellings of the

Your office was furnished August 22, 1939
the Revolutionary War record of John Rasner, pen-
sion claim, S. 35607. This soldier served with
the Virginia troops, was pensioned under the Act
of March 18, 1818, while living in Lincoln County,
Kentucky, and died February 24, 1844. Barren
The application for headstone for John Rasner
returned herewith. There was no correspond
to
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator