Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3510, John Cain, S.C.
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SERVICE  S C
Cain, John
Susannah
"Susan"
NUMBER W 3510 
CONTENTS born in N C
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19,363
Indiana
John Cain
of Wayne Co. in the state of Ina
who was a pri in the co commanded by Captain [Joshua] Palmer of the regt commanded by Col [John] Thomas in the S C line for 2 years

Inscribed on the roll of Ina at the r
ate of 80 dollars and 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of pension issued the 28 day of Augt 1833 and Samuel Hannah, Centerville

Arrears to the 4th of March  160.00
semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept  40.00 = $200.00
{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Danl  Boyd, Clerk
Book 6   Vol 7 page 107

Dead. See letter to S. Hannah June 2d, 1835
J P Siddwell July 22/53
12/L20.00
26.00
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State of Indiana Wayne County
On this 28th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Charles H Tait, president judge of the sixth judicial circuit of the state of Indiana and Beale Butler and Asa M Sherman Esquire associate judges of the Wayne Circuit  Court John Cain, a resident of said county of Wayne and state of Indiana, aged seventy one years on the 22d day of June last past, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.   That in the spring of the year 1776 or 1777 he, the said John Cain, being then a resident of Union County (or district) in the state of South Carolina, served as a private volunteer in a company of militia commanded by Captain Joshua Parker, Lieutenant Joseph Jolly, ensign not recollected, which company started to march to [Saint] Augustine on the frontiers of Georgia, and marched as far as to the St. Mary's River.  this company was at that time attached to a division of militia commanded by Gen [Andrew] Williamson which engaged to serve for a tour of three months, but this deponent served before being discharged nearly four months.  In about two or three weeks after returning home from this tour he started again and served as a volunteer two weeks against the Indians living near the Blue River under Captain William Fair [Farr], Lieutenant William Giles, this detachment consisted of two or three hundred men and was commanded by Col [John, Sr.] Thomas.  Again, this deponent subsequently served another three months tour at the battle of Stonaugh [Stono Ferry], in a company of militia commanded by Captain Joshua Palmer, Lieutenant Wm Giles as well as he can recollect, this company was attached to other companies forming a detachment of several hundred men.  From the time of the last mentioned battle (Stonough) he served frequently for a number of small tours of two and three weeks (and sometimes longer) at a time, making in the whole of constant services during the time from the aforesaid battle of Stonough until entering upon the tour of service next herein after mentioned at least fifteen [remainder of page from Ancestry.com] months of actual service, during the whole of which time he served as a militia man sometimes as a volunteer, sometimes was drafted and sometimes went as a substitute in the place
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of his father and was for the most of the time attached to a company commanded by Capt William Fair [Farr] who was promoted to a Colonel before the Close of the war, but was frequented under the command of other officers whose names are not now recollected, and finally he served a three months tour under a Captain whose name is not recollected in a battalion of militia under the command of Major Benjamin Jolly at the time of the Battle of the Eutaw Springs and was discharged at the expiration of said tour soon after the battle of the Eutaw Springs, at which engagement Gen Green [Nathanael Greene] was the commanding officer.
Said applicant further states that he has no documentary evidence to prove his services and that he knows of no person living within his reach by whose evidence he can substantiate the same.
Said applicant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
John  Cain X his mark
We, Joseph Tarkington, a clergyman residing in the county of Wayne in the state of Indiana and Joshua Ballenger, residing in the same county and state hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Cain who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy one 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 and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
s/ Joseph Tarkington
Joshua Ballenger

Questions by the Court.
Quest 1: Where and in what year were you born?
Ans. in South Carolina, June 22, 1760.
Quest 2: Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
Ans. I have at home taken down by my father.
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Question 3: Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?  Ans.  In South Carolina Union County. I continued to reside in South Carolina until about 23 or 24 years since.  I left and came to Ohio, where I lived near nine years, and have since lived in this (Wayne) County.  Question 4: How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?  Ans: At the first I was drafted, my father convinced them that I was not of age, and I was released, but before I left the ground I volunteered with many other young men, at other times afterwards I was drafted, and in some instances served as a substitute for my father.  Quest 5:  State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served, such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. Ans:  I was shifted so often from one company to another that I cannot recollect half of the officers I served under.  I was at the battle of the Eutow Springs and well remember our General was Green [Nathanael Greene].  At this battle Major Benjamin Jolly was my principal regimental officer. l think we had no Colonel.  I can also recollect Col [William] Washington at that battle.  I saw him taken prisoner by the British, his horse was shot down in the old fields, as they were called, and he was taken.  General [Andrew Pickens] Pickins I recollected was wounded also in this battle, a ball the force of which was nearly spent struck him in the breast and lodged.  I saw the ball taken out, but he did not fall off his horse.  As to the circumstances of my service, I was first drafted and released,  and then volunteered as above stated.  I cannot recollect the precise time I served but it was certainly 3 or 4 years altogether, or more. I volunteered three weeks against the Indians under Capt Fair [William Farr].  I was but a short time then at home, but stood ready to serve at any time when  called upon.  My father was opposed to war and when he was drafted, I would still  supply his place as a substitute through the whole war.  I was in the service though sometimes at home when my services were not particularly required, though I was prevented on account of my service from raising a crop during the continuance of the war.  I think I might say with safety that out of the seven years, I was in actual service four years this however is near guessing. I am not certain enough of it to swear it.
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by whom was it given and what has come of it.  Ans:  I never received a written discharge.  Question 4: State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.  Ans:  I see none now in court but David Hooves, and Joshua Ballenger.  And the court hereby declares their opinion after putting the foregoing interrogatories as prescribed by the War Department that the above named John Cain was a soldier of the Revolution and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies that Joseph Tarkington, who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the said county of Wayne, state of Indiana and that Joshua Ballenger who has also signed the same is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
State of Indiana Wayne County
I, Saml Hannah Clerk of the Wayne Circuit Court in the County of Wayne and state of Indiana do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Cain for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Wayne Circuit Court at Centreville this 6th day of September AD 1832.
Saml Hannah CWCC
8513
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8,513
John Cain
Indiana

from 1776 private, 2 years $80 return

4.5.16
p 284
The papers were made out by the clerk and sent by him, therefore, admitted without being attest as require by reputation 7 March 1833
Saml Hannah
Centreville
Inda
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8513
BRIEF in the case of John Cain,
of Wayne County in the State of Indiana, Act 7th June, 1832
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In Open Court,
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 71 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. In the Spring of
the year in 1776, or '77
Duration of Service. Served nearly 4 months
Rank. As a Private
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served. Militia
Genl. [Andrew] Williamson
Capt. Joshua Palmer
Lieut. Joseph Jolly
Capt. Wm. Farr
Lieut. Wm. Giles
Col. [John Sr. ] Thomas
volunteered again served 2 weeks
again served 3 mths at the Battle of Stono [Ferry]
after the battle of stono served a number of small tours of 2 or 3 weeks making In the whole, at least 15 months
served another tour of 3 months

5. In what battles was he engaged?
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Union Co (or Dist) So. Carolina
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
Examining Clerk.
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1115
Indiana, Madison
Susannah Cain
widow of John Cain
who served in the Revolutionary 
S C war as a private.

Inscribed on the roll at the rate of
80 dollars and 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1848.
Certificate of pension issued the 
14th day of March/[illegible]
and sent to Hon Daniel Mace
House of Reps Payable to guardian
Jno H Cain

Recorded on roll of pensioners under act July 29, 1848.  Page 188, Vol A

Hon D. Mace, 17 Mch/54
A. B.
She died April 3, 1854
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State of Indiana Wayne County
In the Wayne Court of Common Pleas
January Term 1854
On this fourth day of January 1854 personally appeared before Nimrod H. Johnson Esq, sole judge of the Wayne Court of Common Pleas, a court of record of said county, John H Cain, a resident of said county who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following  declaration in order to obtain for Susannah Cain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed July twenty ninth, 1848; that the said Susannah Cain is the widow of John Cain who was a private soldier in the American revolution; that said John Cain was a pensioner at the time of his death, and that at that time arrears of pension were due him to obtain which the said Susannah made proof that she was the widow of said John Cain and forwarded to the pension office said proof, in consequence of which she received the amount of said arrears; that said Susannah was married to said John in the 1797 and that they lived together as husband and wife from that time until the first of April 1835 at which time said John died; that said Susannah has since remarried and  is now a widow and that she has never made any application for a pension; that said Susannah is a resident of this county, is in poor circumstances and dependent on the charity of her relatives for support; that she is now from age and ill health so weak and infirm of mind as to be incapable of making this application for herself; that on this day she was found by due process of law in this court to be a person of unsound mind and therefore the said John H Cain was appointed by said court guardian of her person and estate, and as such guardian he makes this declaration for her benefit.
s/ John H Cain
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Sworn to and subscribed before me this fourth of January 1854.
N H Johnson
Judge of the Wayne Court of Common Pleas
State of Indiana Wayne County
I, Andrew F. Scott, Clerk of the court of common pleas of said county, hereby certify that the Hon Nimrod H Johnson before whom the foregoing application was sworn and subscribed was at the date thereof the sole judge of said court and that the same is a court of record, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
Witness my name and the seal of said court this 11th day of Jany 1854
Andrew F Scott, Clerk
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State of Indiana Wayne County
Be it remembered that on this 22nd day of February 1854 personally appeared before me, John H Cain, who being by me duly sworn deposed and says that the family bible of his father John Cain, deceased, is now in his possession and that the same contained no entry of the marriage of the said John and his present widow Susannah Cain, formerly Susannah Henly [Henley], but that the same contained the following entries of the births of children of the said John and Susannah, to wit:
Elizabeth Cain was born July the 12th 1798
Nancy Cain was born October 30th 1800
John Cain was born October 30th 1802
William Cain was born October the ____ 1805
Abijah Cain was born August the 14th 1808
Sarah Cain was born October the 1st 1809
Jonathan Cain was born March first 1813
Susanna Cain was born October Eighteen 1815
Letty Cain was born December 18, 1818
The affiant also says that he has a distinct recollection of seeing the earlier entries above set forth at least thirty five years ago and that he then copied them frequently while learning to write, and that the bible in which the above entries are made is an old one and has been in the family of said John as long as this affiant has any recollection of books; the said bible purports on its title page to have been printed in Edinburgh by  Marks and Charles Kerr, His Majesty's printer in the year 1795.
John H Cain
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of February 1854.  Witness my hand and [illegible] seal.
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December 20, 1935
BA-J/ILL
John Cain
W. 3510
Mr. Ralph H. Cain
Tennessee, South Carolina
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information regarding John Cain who was born in one of the Carolinas and served in the Revolutionary War.
The record has been found of only one John Cain who served from that section in the Revolutionary War.  The data given herein regarding that soldier are found in the papers on file in pension claim, W. 3510 based upon that service.
John Cain was born June 22, 1760 in North Carolina; the names of his parents are not shown.
While residing with his father in Union District, South Carolina, John Cain enlisted and served as private in the South Carolina troops on tours shown as follows: in the spring of 1776 or 1777, four months in Captain Joshua Palmer's company, under General Williamson, shortly after, one month in Captain William Fair's company, Colonel Thomas' regiment; in 1779, three months in captain Joshua Palmer's company and was in the battle of Stono [Ferry]; from soon after that battle, at various times serving in all to fifteen months.  Under Captains William Fair [Farr], [Joseph] Hughes, [James] Woodson and [Joseph] Jolly in 1782, three months under Major Benjamin Jolly and was in the battle of Eutaw Springs.
John Cain stated that his father was opposed to war, and that a part of his service he rendered as substitute for his father.
John Cain continued to reside in Union District, South Carolina, until about [illegible], then moved to Ohio here he resided nearly nine years, then moved to Wayne county, Indiana.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 28,
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1832, at which time he resided in Wayne County, Indiana.  He died there April 1, 1835.
John Cain married in September or October 1797, in Laurens District, South Carolina, Susan, or Susannah Henley.
Susannah Cain, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on an application executed January 4, 1854, in Wayne County, Indiana.  Said application was made on her behalf by her son, John H Cain, also of Wayne County; he was then her legal guardian.
The following data are given regarding the children of John Cain, the soldier, and his wife, Susannah:
Elizabeth    Cain    born    July 12, 1798
Nancy b.October 30, 1800
John H  b.October 30, 1802
William  b. October _1806
Abijah    b. August 14, 1808
Sarah     b.  October 1, 1809
Jonathan    b.  March 1, 1813
Susanna   b. October 18, 1815
Letty      b. December 18, 1818
Susannah Cain, soldiers widow, died April 3, 1854.
In October 1853, one William Henley stated in Wayne County, Indiana, that he was present at the marriage of John Cain and Susannah Henley but he did not state any relationship to said Susannah.  In 1854, said William Henley stated in Blackford County, Indiana, that he was married January 13, 1799 but he did not state the name of his wife.
Very truly yours,
A D Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 3510
Susannah Cain Widow John Cain
Pri Rev War
Act July 29, 1848
Index: Vol A, page 113

1893 Jan 17 hist to Mr. Springer.  House of Rep endorsement
1919 Apr 12 Hist to Mrs. R. B. Patton
1925 Apr 18 Mrs. Roy E Reynolds inf. cor spelling of sol's name. aus
1925 June 24 Tombstone data Mrs. R E Reynolds aus
1930 June 16 - Hist to Mrs. Williams J Hensley aus
1930 June 23 - hist to Wm E Osborn 
1935 Dec 20 Hist to Ralph H Cain ill
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No 1323
Susannah Cain
widow of John
Indiana
Letter to Hon. J W Parker 19th Jany 1854

Act 29th July 1848
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Centreville Wayne Co Indiana April 22/53
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir,
I write you at the request of Susanna Cain the widow of John Cain, a revolutionary soldier in order to secure her what she may be entitled to as such widow.  John Cain was a resident of this county at the time of his death which occurred some nineteen years ago and at the time of his decease he was receiving a pension.  Eighteen years since the widow Susana Cain forwarded to your department proof that she was such widow in order to draw arrearages that were due her husband at his death.  The parties were married in 1796 and Susana has remained unmarried since the death of her husband.  I suppose therefore she is entitled to a pension from 1848 during her life.  She is very poor and old and unable to employ an agent or attorney to attend to the matter, I therefore, on her solicitation agreed to write you and ascertain what proof it would be necessary for her to produce in order to claim a pension.  As there is proof on file in your department that she is the widow of John Cain by which she drew the arrearages due her husband at the time of his death, I supposed it would only be necessary to prove that she still remained unmarried.  Will you please advise me what proof is required.
Respectfully yours,
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This paper was sent from the Treasury Dept to this office 7 July and is probably the paper alluded to in Hon Hannah letter which was answered on 2 June.
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State of Indiana Wayne County
Be it remembered that at a Wayne Probate Court  began and held in Centreville in and for that said county of Wayne in the state of Indiana, the same being a Court of record.  On Monday the eleventh day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five, and continued from day until Thursday the fourteenth day of May AD 1835 before the Honorable Nathan Smith, sole judge of the said Wayne Probate Court, & does here comes into open court , Susan Cain widow of John Cain, deceased, who was a revolutionary pensioner and proved to the satisfaction of the court that she is the widow of said deceased and also proved that the said John Cain, deceased, whose certificate is now here to the court shown, died on the first day of April in the year eighteen hundred and thirty five at the county of Wayne aforesaid all which is ordered to be certified by the court on the record.

State of Indiana Wayne County
I, Saml Hannah, Clerk of the Probate Court of said county certify that the foregoing is a true transcript of the proceedings of said court in the case therein specified.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said court at Centreville this 14th day of May 1835.
Saml Hannah CWPC
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Centreville Ind  May 25th 1835
I wish a check sent to Centreville  Ia. for the arrears of pension due to my deceased husband John Cain late a Revolutionary pensioner from the 4th Sept 1834 to the first day of April 1835, payable at the branch of the Bank of Indiana in Richmond.
Susan Cain X her mark
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State of Indiana
Wayne County
Be it remembered that on this 14th day of May in the year of Our Lord 1835 the same being the fourth judicial day of the Wayne Probate Court The same being a court of record began and held at Cen-
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State of Indiana Wayne County 
Be it remembered that on this 11th day of May 1833 personally came before the Subscriber a Justice of the
Peace in and for said County of Wayne and State of Indiana John Cain aged Seventy one years who being duly sworn in due form of law deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively
as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades to wit. I entered the service in the year 1776 under Capt. Joshua Palmer as a private volunteer for a tour of three months and served a tour of four months before I was discharged. next I served a tour of one month as a private volunteer soldier under Capt Fair [William Farr] afterwards I was drafted & served a tour of three
months under Capt. Joshua Palmer, as a private militiaman. after this I was drafted for six months and served as a private militiaman under Capt Hughs [Joseph Hughes] a tour of six months, I next served as a private soldier a tour of three months at Brannon's [Brandon's] Station in South Carolina on Fairforest [Creek] river as a private soldier where Capt. [James] Woodson most usually commanded. I afterwards served at the same station as a private soldier another three months tour. I was
afterwards drafted for a three months tour and served for one month as a private soldier under Capt [Joseph] Jolly, afterwards I served as a private militiaman under Major [Benjamin] Jolly a tour of four months. After this I served a tour as a private volunteer under Gen. [Thomas Brandon] Brannon in Capt. Hughes Company
a tour of six weeks. In addition to the above tours as specifically set out, I served a number of other Short tours of two and three weeks at a time under different officers, and always as a private soldier, which small tours would amount in the aggregate to not less than six months of actual and specific tours 26 1/2 months, and 6 months in the small tours in to to
2 years, 8 months and a half but this deponent [illegible remainder retrieved from Ancestry.com] states positively that he served during the
revolutionary War as a private Soldier for more than 3 years of actual and active service and for such services he says he claims a pension. And prays that this deposition
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may be attached to his declaration heretofore made in open Court and made a part of the same which is
done. John Cain X his mark
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 11th day of May 1835
Wm M Dunham J Peace 

State of Indiana Wayne County
I Saml Hannah Clerk of the Wayne
Circuit Court do hereby certify that the above named William M Dunham Esqr before whom the foregoing
deposition has been subscribed and sworn to by John Cain and who has certified the same was at the time
and now is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn into office according to law, and further that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of our said Wayne Circuit Court at Centreville this
18th day of May A.D. 1833
Saml Hannah C.W.C.C.
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State of Indiana Wayne County 
Be it remembered that on the 11th of October 1853 personally appeared before me Jesse P. Siddall a Notary Public in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, William Henly to whose credibility I hereby certify and made oath in due form of law, that he was present & witnessed at the marriage of John Cain and Sussanah Henly
now Susannah Cain, that said Marriage was Solemized by an officer duly authorized by law, whose name this deponent does not recollect, that said Marriage took place in Laurens district State of South Carolina in the fall of the year seventeen hundred and ninety Seven and this deponent thinks it was in the month of September or October; and that he knows of no record of said marriage; that said John and Susannah lived together as husband and wife from the time of said marriage until the death of said John which occurred on
first of April 1835; that said Susannah is still living and has remained a widow since the death of said John, and is a resident of this County, in which said John also lived at the time of his decease. That said John was a private soldier in the American Revolution and he is informed and believe it to be true that he was a pensioner at the time of his death.
s/ William Henley

State of Indiana Wayne County
I Jesse P. Siddall a Notary Public of said County duly authorized to administer oaths, do hereby certify
that the above affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me  William Henley. Witness my hand and Notarial Seal this 11th of October 1853.
s/ Jesse P Siddall Notary Public
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State of Indiana Blackford County 
Be it remembered that on the 20th day of February AD 1854 Personally appeared before me Silvester R Shelton a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized by
Law to administer Oaths William Henley to whose credibility I hereby certify and made oath in due form of Law that he has heretofore made affidavit that he was present at and witnessed the marriage of John Cain and Susanah Henley now Susannah
Cain in the fall of the year 1797 and he is satisfied he is not mistaken as to the year in which the marriage
took place from the following as well as the reasons, To wit
I having been out of the State in North Carolina working at my trade and got home the week before the marriage took place so that I cannot be mistaken as to the time And likewise I got married in January the 13th A.D. 1799 Two years afterwards being
another circumstance that makes me confident that I cannot be mistaken for my own marriage I had placed in my Family Record at the time which
Record I still have he further states that he did not state the above facts in the former affidavit because no questions were proposed to him to elicit them
s/ William Henley
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of February A.D. 1854
Silvester R Shelton
Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF INDIANA 
Blackford COUNTY.
I, William Tanghinbaugh Clerk of the Blackford Circuit Court, within and for said County and State, do hereby certify that Silvester R. Shelton, Esqr.
whose name appears to the within was, at the date thereof, an acting
Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified, and that full faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such, and that his signature attached thereto is genuine, as I believe.
Witness, Wm Tanghinbaugh Clerk, and the seal of said Court, at Hartford this 20th day of February 1854.
Wm Tanghinbaugh Clerk
B.C.C.
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Ho. Reps
Jan 16 '32
Dr Sr
Please find herewith the application of Susannah Cain, widow &c, for pension, made out in Wayne Co Ind., the place of his residence.
Hoping to hear of an early and favorable consideration of this case.  I am
Truly yrs
S W Parker


Hon. Comm. Pensions
Wash. City
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Centreville Ind
May 25th 1835
Dear Sir,
I send herewith the pension certificate of John Cain, dcd, who was a revolutionary pensioner and the proof of identity of his widow Susan Cain, to whom the arrears of pension is understood to be payable.  If the papers are in proper form please enclose a check on the Branch at Richmond of the State Bank of Indiana, payable to her order.  But if the papers are informal be good enough to return them to me with proper instructions.
Respectfully,
Saml Hannah

Sec. Treasury US
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Susannah Cain
widow of John (pens)
Ind.
Act July 29, 1848

Admitted at $80 per annum
from March 4, 1848
Certificate payable to John H. Cain, her guardian (She being of unsound mind.)
Enclose certificate to Hon Danl Mase [Mace]
H. of Reps.
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Brief in the case of Susannah Cain, widow of John 
Wayne County and State of Indiana
act July 29, 1848
Claim, original
Proof exhibited, (if original)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.
John Cain was pensioned under act of 1832 at $80. Died in 1835.  Marriage in 1797.  Family record and parol widowhood.  Parol
Guardianship of John H Cain, certified by clerk of court.

Name and Residence of Agent
John P Siddall
Centreville, Indiana

S G Dodge
Examining Clerk
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J P Siddall
July 22/53
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319
Pension Office
July 22, 1853
Sir,
I enclose a form for a declaration under the Act of July 29, 1848, to be used in the case of Susannah Cain, widow of John of Indiana.


J P Siddall Esq
Centreville
Wayne Co
Ind
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Sir, 
I am in receipt pension certificate in behalf of Mrs Susannah Cain, widow of John Cain.  I keep no record of such cases, and am unable to remember who sent me the papers in this case. Please inform me on this front. I presume the papers on file will show where Mrs. Cain or her agent resides.
Very respectfully, &c
Danl Mace
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338
Pension Office
19th Jany 1854

Sir,
The application of Susannah Cain, widow of John of Indiana, has been received and filed under Act 29th July 1848.
The date of her marriage with John is not satisfactorily proved.  William Henley the only witness, says he was present, but does not refer to any event by which to show the accuracy f his recollection.  Is there no church or family record in existence? 
Hon. S W Parker
House of Representatives
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Hon S W Parker
Jany 19/54
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March 17/54
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Pension Office
March 17,1852

Sir,
In reply to your note of this morning, I have to inform you that the agent in the case of Susannah Cain whose pension certificate was sent you a few days since, appears to be J P Siddall, Esq of Centreville, Wayne County, Indiana.

Hon D Mace
H of R
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Centreville Agency
May 13

Free
Honorable James L Edwards
Pension Office
Washington DC

Ind.  May
Retd
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Centreville Ind
May 11th, 1833

Dear Sir,
I return enclosed the pension papers of John Cain with amendments thereto which it is presumed will prove satisfactory.  If so, please to give me information as soon as convenient.
I would be glad also to hear from you whether decisions have been had on the claims of John Burk, Samuel Walker, Samuel Boyd and Jacob Meek.
Respectfully, your most obt
Saml Hannah

James L Edwards Esq
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John Cain
No, 8513
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John Cain
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Brief objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Cain which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  No 
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine what amount of pension he is entitled?  No
VI. Has he given the names of the offers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  Yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension that the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes
VIII,  Has the Court given their opinion?  Yes
IX. Has the clerk given his certificate?  Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?  Yes, Cty has a device.
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of a least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  Yes
XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?  Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  No
XVII/ Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  Yes

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Quere V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A R who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____days,  I served as a _____.  For _____ months and _____days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law direct the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove is service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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STATE OF INDIANA, Wayne County,
I Andrew F Scott
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, certify that John H. Cain of said county, has been appointed guardian of the person and propriety of Susannah Cain a
Person of unsound Mind
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
the seal of said Court, the 4th day of January 1854
Andrew F. Scott
Clerk.
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Centreville, Wayne Cy, Indiana Febry 27/54
Daniel Mace Esq
Dear Sir,
You will recollect that while at our town, I spoke to you about an application I intended to make on behalf of an old widow for a pension and you insisted on the papers being forwarded to you and you would see that the pension was allowed. I made out such papers as I thought were sufficient under the law of 1848 and sent them to Parker to present to the department, because he represented our district and I thought it would be asking too much of you to accept your offer, when you had no doubt many such applications from your own constituents.  Mr Parker, as you are aware, is now at home and will probably not return to Washington for several weeks. I will therefore avail myself of your kind proposal and will be  under many obligations if you will give the matter a little personal attention.  I will give you a brief statement as to the condition it is now in.
John Cain was a private soldier in the revolutionary war and died in 1835 in our county, leaving a widow Susannah Cain who is now applying for a pension under the Act of 1848.  Cain at the time of his death was a pensioner and some arrearages of pension were then due him, to obtain which the widow made proof of the marriage to the satisfaction of the department and received the unpaid pension. As proof of the marriage was already on file in the department, I thought it would only be necessary for the widow in order to claim under the Act of 1848 to prove that she remained a widow, but to make it more certain I took the affidavit of William Henly, who swore that he was present at & witnessed the marriage and that it took place in the fall of the year 1797 in Lawrence [Laurens] district State of South Carolina, and that he knew of my record of
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said marriage and that they had lived together as man and wife from the time of the marriage until the death of said John which occurred in 1835, and that said Susannah has remained a widow ever since.  The application is made by John H Cain, as the guardian of Susannah, who is of weak mind.  The application states the facts to which I have before referred and such other facts as the law required. After the  application, affidavit and certificate of guardianship had been laid before the department and considered, Mr. Parker received a communication as follows: "Hon. S W Parker.  Sirs, The application of Susannah Cain, widow of John Cain of Indiana, has been received and filed under the Act of July 29th 1848.  The date of her marriage with John is not satisfactorily proved.  William Henly, the only witness, says he was present, but does not refer to any events by which to show the accuracy of his recollection.  Is there any church or family record in existence?"
The law applies only where the marriage took place prior to the year 1800, and from the communication above given, it appears that the proof is satisfactory except as to the date of the marriage.  I examined Henly when he made his affidavit and I thought a positive statement by him that it took place in the year 1797 and that he witnessed it was sufficient and I therefore did not ask him if he could refer to any events to make it more certain, but since receiving the above I had Henly examined again, and I enclose his supplemental affidavit from which it appears that from a reference to the time of his own marriage, which occurred subsequently, he cannot be mistaken.  I also inclose the affidavit of John H Cain as to the entries made in the old family bible belonging to John Cain, of the births of his children, from which you will see that one of them was born in 1798, so that it confirms the statement of Henly that the marriage took place in 1797.
I think the evidence inclosed in connection with that already on file ought to be sufficient.  I find no fault with the department
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for being particular about the proof, we are willing to send all we can procure.  I now wish to say to you that I know the parties to this application and that they are as honest and upright as any citizens of our county.  The widow is a worthy and pious old lady and deserved and needs a pension as much as any other applicant, and John H Cain and William Henly are as honest men as can be found and would not state what they did not know to be true, as being true, for any consideration.  If this were not the case I would have nothing to do with this application and I undertook it out of regard to the family and their necessities, and if this application should fail I know that injustice would be done the widow.  I could send you the affidavit of any number of their neighbors as to the uprightness and purity of the family if that would add any weight to the proof.
Respectfully yours,
J P Siddall

Mr Newman and myself and J B Julian have forwarded an injunction against the auditor and treasurer of our county to prevent the distribution of the fund belonging to one of the congressional townships in our county.  The state has Test and Morton to attend to the matter in the Supreme Court. It will probably be submitted at the May Term.  I will send you our brief when completed and if you are disposed to file an additional brief you can do so, as the decision in our case will probably determine yours also.
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Please correspond directly with Atty. of claimant
Daniel Mace

Comm. Pensions
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[illegible note]
Rev. Sec/Csur

Avard , Okla
Apr 3, 1919

Dept of the Interior
Washington DC

Gentlemen:
John Cain, a revolutionary soldier of South Carolina, drew a pension. Would you tell me the names of wife and children mentioned in the pension record. 
Mrs R B Patton
Avard. Okla
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Richmond Indiana Chapter

Regent: George M Chrisman
Vice Regent: Mrs. J F Hornaday
Sec., Miss Mary Stubbs
Treasurer: Abbie Urban
Cos Sec: Mrs. Robert Study
Historian: Mrs. R E Reynolds

April 21, 1925

The Honorable Wilder Metcalf,
Commissioner of Pensions:

1. I would like to have the military record of Samuel Walker, revolutionary soldier, who served as a private in the Virginia Militia, was granted a pension June 29, 1833
2. Would like to have the miliary record of John Cain, revolutionary soldier, was  private South Carolina militia, granted a pension August 28, 1833.
Thanking you for your kindness, I remain yours sincerely,
Mrs. Roy E Reynolds
Historian
21 Howard Place
N. 10 St.
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Richmond Indiana Chapter 
Richmond, Indiana
April 20, 1925

The Honorable Wilder Metcalf,
Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir:
Your letter of April 18 advising me of the error in the spelling of John 
Carn name and that it is John Cain, I thank you. It means so much to the DAR Chapters in this United States to have these names correct. One of the things that all chapters are doing is to have markers put at these graves.  Most of them
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have family markers that in a year or so will be gone entirely, and these graves will be lost as they are mostly in neglected cemeteries, in out of way places, and almost inaccessible.
I'm sure you must be tired of me sending for so much information but these men are buried in Wayne Co., Indiana, and it is our duty to see that they have the proper marker, and attention.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Roy E Renolds
Historian
DAR

#21 Howard Place, N. 10" St
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Indianapolis, Indiana
April 21st , 1930

Pension Department
Washington DC

Gentlemen:
Information is desired on the Revolutionary War Record of Lt. John Cain of South Carolina, who was probably born in North Carolina
.Any information you can furnish from your records will be greatly appreciated.
Very truly yours,
W L Hensley
Mrs. William T Hensley
R.R. "17" Box 110
Indianapolis, Indiana

Date stamped:  U S Pension Office, Apr 22, 1930
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PROVIDENT MUTUAL
Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Founded 1865
Wm E Osborn, Special Agent
932 Illinois Building
Lincoln 6328  
Indianapolis, Indiana
April 23, 1930

Office Adjutant General
U S Army
Washington DC

Dear Sir:
I am writing, upon the advice of our own State Adjutant General of Indiana, direct to your Department for some information, which in turn will be given to the State Historical Society of Indiana, also to several hundred descendants of the man and his children, whom I am about to ask about.
I am the Past Governor of the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants, and while I have plenty of information as to my own ancestors, yet I am becoming interested in those of my wife, who is a great-great-granddaughter of one Jonathan Cain.
This man and his children, including a son-in-law, are the subjects I asked about.
Tradition, plus some definite information, states that Jonathan Cain (born about 1730) came from either England or Germany.  Most likely from England, and he disembarked from a sailing vessel at a point near where Charleston, SC now stands.  He likely came to this country about 1750
Jonathan Cain had a son born June 22, 1760 (probably in Carolina) and at the age of 16 years he entered the Continental Army and fought in the Revolutionary War for seven years.
John Cain moved to Wayne County, Indiana after the close of the war (likely about 1810) and died in that county on April 1st, 1835, and his remains lie in the cemetery at Williamsburg, Wayne County, Indiana. In 1929 the DAR Chapter of Wayne County erected a marker to his memory.
Report has it that john Cain did not receive a pension until August 28, 1832, only three years before his

(Note in margin: John Cain, John Townsend):  
(Date sta,[ed) U S Pension Office
May 1 1930)
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Adj. Gen. U S Army -2

death.  We wonder why this delay, also whether his widow, Susanna Cain, received a pension following his death.  
Now Jonathan Cain also had a daughter, Elvira Cain (born March 7th, 1767, likely in Carolina) and at the age of 15 years she married   John Townsend (some spell it Townsand) who was said to have been born in Pennsylvania in the year 1763. John Townsend and wife moved from Carolina to Indiana (Wayne County) in 1807, and both died in that part of the USA.
The grave of John Townsend is at Fountain City, Wayne County, Indiana.
Elvira Cain Townsend lived to be 103 years and four days old, dying on March 11th,1870 in the little town of West Elkton, Ohi0, and I have a picture (and negative) of her monument, which I took August 12, 1928.
Her husband, John Townsend, died many years prior to her death, but I cannot find whether either he or she ever received any pension from the Government, but tradition has it that the wife received a pension in her latter years.  
This gives you the picture.
Will you please give me all the information you can about John Cain and John Townsend, (also their widows) as your Revolutionary Records certainly have something to tell about them.
On behalf of the many descendants of these people I certainly thank you for all information you may have and will furnish us.
Yours very truly,
Wm E Osborn

(Date Stamped:  8 received [illegible] Apr 25, 1930;
Received Apr 25 1930 Old Records Divn.;
U S Pension Office, May 1, 1930)
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Mrs. WT J. Mauldin
State Regent S. C. D.A.R.
Pickens, S. C.
Tamassee D. A. R. School. Inc
The Home Makers School
for Mountain Children
Ralph H. Cain, President
Tamassee, South Carolina
November 26, 1935
Mrs. Logan Marshall
Chairman Tamassee Board
Clemson College, S.C.
Miss Lola Wilson
State Treas, S. C. D. A. R.
Tamassee, S. C.
[stamp] RECEIVED NOV 27 1935

Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs
Information is desired concerning one John Cain, born in one of the Carolinas, served in the revolutionary
War for a number of years, and entered the war about 1776.

If there is a record of more than one John Cain from either of the Carolinas
I shall appreciate information
concerning them.
Yours very truly,
Ralph H Cain
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.3 -- 525
W.F. 3510
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,
In reply to your request of_received_
for a statement of the military history of John Cain a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT. Spring 1776 or 1777
LENGTH OF SERVICE. nearly 4 mos
RANK. Private
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. Joshua Palmer
Genl [Andrew] Williamson
STATE. S.C.
1778 I mo Capt. William Fair [Farr]
COLONEL. [John Sr.] Thomas
1779 3 Mos Capt. Joshua Palmer
1779 15 Mos at various times of 2 and 3 weeks Capt. Farr, Capt [Joseph] Hughes, Capt [James] Woodson, Capt [Joseph] Jolly
1781 3 Mos Major Benjamin Jolly
Battles engaged in, Stono [Ferry], Eutaw Springs
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Union District S.C.
Date of application for pension, Aug 18. 1832 His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application,
Wayne County, Ind.
Age at date of application, born June 22 1760 in North Carolina
died Apr. 1. 1835 in Wayne Co. Ind.
Remarks: Soldier lived in Ohio 9 years
He married in Sept or Oct. 1797, in Lawrence [Laurens] District S.C.
Susan or Susannah Henly . She was al. pen on an app ex. May 14, 1835
while a resident of Wayne Co. Ind
See supplement herewith for further family data
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section ILL
June 23, 1930.
Mr. William B. Osborn
932 Illinois Building
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dear Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 3510, it appears that John Cain was born June 22, 1760 in North Carolina.
While residing in Union District, South Carolina, he served as a private in the South Carolina troops as follows
In the spring of 1776 or 1777, four months in Captain Joshua Palmer's company under General [Andrew] Williamson  shortly after this service,
one month in Captain William Fair's [Farr] Company, Colonel [John Sr.] Thomas' Regiment.
In 1779 three months in Captain Joshua Palmer's company and was at the Battle of Stono [Ferry].soon after said battle at various times in all amounting to fifteen months under Captains William Farr, [Joseph Hughes] Hughs, [James] Woodson and [Joseph] Jolly
In 1781, three months under Major Benjamin Jolly and was at the battle of Eutaw Springs.
He was allowed pension on his application, the first he made, executed August 23, 1832, while a resident of Wayne County, Indiana.
still is, his left him.
He died April 2, 1833 in Wayne County, Indiana.
Soldier married in September or October, 1797 in Laurens District, South Carolina, Susan or Susannah Henly.
She was allowed pension under the Act of 1848, while a
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resident of Wayne County, Indiana
The following named children with dates of birth are shown:
Elizabeth born July 12, 1798.
Nancy b. October 30, 1800.
John H. b. October 30, 1802.
William b. October _ 1805.
Abijah b. August 14, 1808.
Sarah b. October 1, 1809.
Jonathan b. March 1, 1813.
Susanna b. October 18, 1815.
Letty b. December 18, 1818.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to show a claim for Pension on file by Elvira Cain Townsend, on account of the services of her husband John Townsend in that war.
Very truly yours, RW Morgan
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
AWV/ill
June 16, 1930.
Mrs William T. Hensley
RFW 17 Box 110
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dear Madam I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W3510 it appears that John Cain was born June 23, 1760  in North Carolina. 
While residing in Union District, South Carolina, he served as a private in the South Carolina troops as follows
in the spring of 1776 or 1777, four months in Captain Joshua Palmer's Company, under General [Andrew] Williamson.
Shortly after this service, one month in Captain William Fair's [Farr] Company, Colonel [John Sr.] Thomas' Regiment.
in 1779, he served three months in Captain Joshua Palmer Company and was at the battle of Stono [Ferry] soon after this battle he served at various times under Captains William Farr, Hughs [Joseph Hughes], [James] Woodson and [Joseph] Jolly, amounting in all to fifteen months.
He served three months in 1781 under Major Benjamin Jolly and was at the battle of Eutaw Springs.
the first he
He was allowed pension on his application, the first he made,
August 5, 1833, while a resident of Wayne County, Indiana. He died April 4, 1833 in Wayne County, Indiana.
He married in September or October 1797 in Laurens District, South Carolina, Susan or Susannah Henly.
She was allowed pension under the act of 1848
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while a resident of Wayne County, Indiana. (corrected before sending out)
The following children are shown:
Elizabeth born July 12, 1798.
Nancy b. October 30, 1800.
John H. b. October 30, 1802.
William b. October _ 1805.
Abijah b. August 14, 1808.
Sarah b. October 1, 1809.
Jonathan b. March 1, 1813.
Susanna b. October 18, 1815.
Letty b. December 18, 1818.
Very truly yours,
RW Morgan
Acting Commissioner
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Rev. and 1813 War Section.
June 24, 1925.
Mrs. Roy E. Reynolds
21 Howard Place
North 10th St
Richmond, Ind
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 3510, it appears that John Cain was born June 22, 1760 in North Carolina. 
While residing in the Union District, South Carolina, he served as a private in South Carolina Troops as follows--
In the spring of 1776 or 1777, four months in Captain Joshua Palmer's Company, under General [Andrew] Williamson.
Shortly after this service, one month in Captain William Fair's [Farr] Company, Colonel [John Sr.] Thomas' Regiment. 
In 1779, he served three months in Captain Joshua Palmer's Company and was at the battle of Stono [Ferry]; soon after this battle he served at various times
over
The remainder of this letter is in S. 16567. Samuel Walker. Va Troops.
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under Captains William Fair [Farr], [Joseph Hughes] Hughs, [James] Woodson and [Joseph] Jolly, amounting in all to fifteen months.
He served three months in 1781, under Major Benjamin Jolly in the South Carolina Troops, and
was at the battle of Eutaw Springs.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1832, while a resident of Wayne
County, Indiana. He died there April 1, 1835.
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VLM Rev. War Section.
April 12, 1919.
Mrs. R. B. Patton
Avard, Oklahoma.
Madam: In addition to the military history of John Cain W. File
No. 3,510 Revolutionary War, you are furnished the following data as to his children.
Elizabeth born July 12, 1798.
Nancy b. October 30, 1800.
John H. b. October 30, 1802.
William b. October _ 1805.
Abijah b. August 14, 1808.
Sarah b. October 1, 1809.
Jonathan b. March 1, 1813.
Susanna b. October 18, 1815.
Letty b. December 18, 1818.
Very respectfully,
GMSaltzgaber
Commissioner.
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Rev. and 1812 War Section.
April 18, 1935.
Mrs. Roy E. Reynolds
209 Linden Ave
Richmond, Ind.
Madam;
I have to advise you that the name John Carn, as printed on the "Secretary of War, 1835, list
of pensioners in Wayne County, Indiana, under the Act of 1832, is a typographical error, and should
be John Cain
If you desire this record, please so state, and the same will be furnished you.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to any
Adam Loy.
Respectfully,
WILDER METCALF.
Commissioner.