Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1158, John Adair, N.C.
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SERVICE
N.C.
Adair, John
Number
S.1158
Born in Ireland
Carded
CONTENTS
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Kentucky 19415
John Adair
of Wayne co[unty] in the State of Kent. 
who was a pr[ivate] in the co[mpany] comanded
by Captain Brooks in of the [BLANK] commanded
by [BLANK] in the 
line for 1 year

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 40 Dollars [and BLANK] Cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 5[th] day of Sept[ember] 1833 and James Rapier Monticello

Arrerars to the 4th of Septem[ber] of 100
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March
20
120
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
RECORDED BY --- Dan Boyd
CLERK,
BOOK -- E
VOL. 7
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13.386
John Adair
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State of Kentucky
County of Wayne
SS. 
On the 24[th] day of September 1832
personally appeared in open Court (it being a Court of Reason) before the Justices of the Court of the County of Wayne and State of Kentucky, now sitting: John Adair, a resident of the United States of America, in the County of Wayne in the State of Kentucky, aged seventy-eight years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. 
The he entered the service of the United States under the following named officer, and served as herein stated.
He was born in Ireland in the County [Antrim? Coltrum? Chatham?] in the year 1754 -  His father with him and the family came to America and landed at Baltimore, the year he can't state with certainty, but it was when he was a youth, perhaps not quite 18 years old. His father lived in Maryland a little upwards of a year. He them moved
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to Pennsylvania and stayed there something like 12 months. His Father then moved with the family to Sullivan County, North Carolina, but now in Tennessee, where he (the applicant) lived, when the war of the Revolution commenced - He  lived in Sullivan County aforesaid until sometime in the year 1791. When he moved from said County to the place now called the Knox County [in the] State of Tennessee - , He lived in Tennessee for about 14 years - Then he moved to Wayne County Kentucky about 27 years ago, where he has ever since and now lives. He lived in Sullivan County, North Carolina where he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer, my late services, with a number of men in the militia (3 months) to go against the Indians - He states that it was usual in the part of the Country he lived for the men to volunteer in small companies without any commissioned officer to Range and scour the Country and march against the Indians¹ He states that the captain or supreme officer, who commissioned them in their expedtion was by the name of Campbell - He states that he volunteered at different times - He can't states the number of times, ot the length of each time, that he was out, But feels certain that he was out the lowest

1. [Crossed out] He
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calculation at least three months - They marched west [to] the head of Clinch River, a place called the Elk Garden, and Blackamore's Fort - It was against the Indians they marched - It must have been as well as the applicant, now recollecting the latter part of the year 1776 or the year (the early part of) 1777 - The Indians were, as he afformentioned of the Shawnee Tribe, and commanded by a chief called Logan -

He says it was the year 1777 & 1778 of which he was enlisted to serve as drafted or private in the militia.
From the waters of the Monongahela to line of the Allegheny County and he served under Capt. George Brooks, commanded said company when raised — they ranged and marched over the country about the head of Cheat River and sometimes on the head waters of Big Sandy — he recollects that during that six months tour they had no very important engagement. They made frequent scouting and had frequent skirmishes, one he recollects particularly called the Elk Garden — he states that after he served six months he was...
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upwards and returned home to Sullivan County. He states that he served a militia expedition but they lost the militia roll so he can’t prove it.
He states that in the spring following he volunteered again for three months under Capt. in the militia of N.C. to watch the Indians who were spoiling in the frontiers, commanded by Capt. Clark — he thinks by given names or divisions. He states that he served about the head waters of Clinch and on the Holston and Kentucky Road, and frequently near a place called Flat Lick. He states that he was to recieve $1.50 a day for his services, but never recieved anything. He states that he served three months in that company and when he was discharged he received a written discharge but from the great length of time, and not viewing it of any great importance, he has lost it. He also states that the next year,k it was the spring, probably about the 1st of March, his father was drafted to march and he parted at the mouth of the north fork of Holston, to defend the frontiers from the depredations of the Indians. He states that he marched & went in the place of his father — that he was located principally at the fort at the
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[at the] mouth of the north fork of Holston —
that they frequently marched some distance from the fort to scour the country.
He states that the Captains who commanded the company was by the name of Samuel Brashears. Brashears lived in Sullivan Cnty. N.C. He states that he served three months, was discharged, but recieved no written discharge. — They were in unexpectant engangement during the three months. 
He states that he has no documentary evidence- And knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, by whom he can directly prove his service -  

He states that his father kept a register of the names and ages of the Children but where that register is he don't know

He states that he knew of Isaac Cooper, Henry Greeley, John Bill, Lewis Coffrey - Martin Beals, and William Harden, who lived in  County. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll or the expenses of any --
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Sworn to & subscribed the day and year - aforesaid in open court

John Adiar

We, John Bell & Garner Pugh, William Hardin - residing in Wayne County, Kentucky hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Adair, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be about seventy eight years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
John Bell
Garner Pugh
William Hardin

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above-named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. That it appears to them that John Bell Garner Pugh and William Hardin are residents of the county of Wayne kentucky, are educated persosn, and that their statements is not without credit


Robert Blakely
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State of Kentucky
County of Wayne
William Simpson, Clerk of the County Court of Wayne, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matters of the application of John Adair for a pension. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal of office as yet provided given under my hand this day of September in 1832 and the 4th year of the commonwealth. 

Will. Simpson  CLK
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13.386
John Adair
Kentucky
5.6.16
From 1777 private
17th
$40

James Rapier
[Crossed out: William Simpson]
Monticello
Kentucky
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13.386
BRIEF IN THE CASE OF John Adair
County OF Wayne
IN THE STATE OF Kentucky
(ACT 7TH JUNE, 1832.)

WAS THE DECLARATION MADE BEFORE A COURT OR JUDGE? Court

IF BEFORE A JUDGE, DOES IT APPEAR THAT THE APPLICANT IS DISABLED BY BODILY INFIRMITY?

HOW OLD IS HE? 78

STATE HIS SERVICE, AS DIRECTED IN THE FORM ANNEXED.

PERIOD
In 1776 or 77
1777 or 78

DURATION OF SERVICE
Several short tours
amounting to 3 mo.
6
3

RANK
Private
ditto spy

NAMES OF GENERAL AND FIELD OFFICERS UNDER WHOM HE SERVED
GEN.
Capt. Brooks
Capt. Elliot
Capt. Brashears

IN WHAT BATTLES WAS HE ENGAGED? None

WHERE DID HE RESIDE WHEN HE ENTERED SERVICE? Sullivan Co. N.C.

IS HIS STATEMENT SUPPORTED BY LIVING WITNESSES, BY DOCUMENTARY PROOF, BY TRADITIONARY EVIDENCE, BY INCIDENTAL EVIDENCE, OR BY THE ROLLS? Traditionary

Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
The Clk. has an official seal. 

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
T. Waugh Examining Clerk
Feby 16th 1833