Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8313, Francis Adams, French
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Service French

Adams, Francis
Nany
W 8313

Came to America in 1780 res of [illegible] Co. VA until 1791.  m 1832 aged 81 years + res Mercer Co KY d Jan 11 1837
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2460
Kentucky
Nancy Adams 
widow of Francis Adams dec pf VA
who was a pensioner under the Act o 1832
and who died on the 7th January 1837
of Mercer Co in the state of KY 
who was Trumpeter in the comp commanded by Captain Eslong of the Regt commanded by Col Washington in the VA line for 2 years.

Transcribed on the Roll of KY at the rate of 120 dollars -cents per annum to commence on the 4th date of March 1836 7th January 1837. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd of Apl 1839 and Taylor KY
Arrears to the 4th of March '39 $250, semi-annual allowance ending 4th Sept $60 = $310
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Not allowed act 1828
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State of Kentucky 1899

For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of an act of congress for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the rebellion approved the 15th day of May 1828 I Francis Adams of the county of  Mercer and state of Kentucky do hereby state on oath that I enlisted in the continental [illegible] of the army of the revolution in June of the year 1780 as a private soldier and was attached to the Regt of the duke de[illegible] under the command of Genl La Fayette and aided in the capture of Lord Cornwallis, that I enlisted for and during the war and continued as a faithful solider to the end of the war having taken the oath of allegiance to the US States that I came to America with count Rochambeau in June 1780 and was placed under the command of genl La Fayette in Virginia [illegible] to the siege of York and captain of Lord Cornwallis, and at the close of the war I was a private in the regt I also declare that I [illegible] or certificate whatever for my services having shortly after the war removed to Kentucky and I further declare that I was not on the pension list of the u states on the 15th day of May 1828. With my hand this 8th day of Sept 1830 Francis Adams his mark.

State of Kentucky Mercer County Before me [illegible] justice of the peace for the county of Mercer and state of Kentucky personally appeared this day George Phillips and John Gallahan of the sd county who did severally made oath that Francis Adams by whom the foregoing declaration is signed is generally believed and reputed to have been a solider in the army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated and the sd George Phillips further states on oath that he is now and was well acquainted with the sd Francis Adams in the army of the revolution that he came to america with him and knows that they both enlisted in the army and was placed under the comm
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of Genl La Fayette before the seige of York and capture of Lord Cornwallis in the regt of the duke of de Lutzer and continued in the service until the end of the war having enlisted for and during the war and that the sd Francis Adams is now be for him and that he is the identical Francis Adams that he served with in the army of the Revolution and the have both been resident citizens of the united states since they both took the oath of allegience to the U. States in the year when they joined the army under Genl La Fayette. Winess our hand this 8th day of Sept 1830.