Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,097, John Hawthorn, S.C.
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(3-1776)
Service S.C. Hawthorn, John 
Number S.31.097
Born in Ireland
Contents
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25512
Kentucky
John Hawthorn
E
Graves Co in the State of Kentucky
who was a private in the com commanded by
Captain Hancock of the regt commanded
by CoC------ in the S. Carolina
line for 19 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
the rate of 63 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Jan'y
1834 and [unintelligible]

Arrears to the 4th of Sept
158.33
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March
31.67
$190.00

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Dan'l Boyd Clerk
Book E Vol. 7 Page 21
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28.996
John Hawthorn
declaration
December 1833
from 1780 
19 north
$63.33/100

Lyon KY
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State of Kentucky
S.S.
Graves County
On this 21st day of December 1833 
personally appeared before the undersigned a
Justice of the peace in and for the County and state
aforesaid John Hawthorn who is now in his
86th year of age a resident of the said County of
Graves and State of Kentucky 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 he entered the service of the United States under
following named officers and served as herein stated
to wit
He states that he was born in the province of Ulster
and County of Monaghan in the Kingdom of Ireland
in the month of January 1748 but he cannot recollect
the day of that month on which he was born
as the record of his age has been lost
That he come to America in the year 1767 and
landed at Charleston in South Carolina. That
he settled in Fairfield County, State of South
Carolina the same year he came from Ireland at
which place he resided 24 years that he entered
the service of the United States in the month of
June in the year 1778 by joining a volunteer militia
Company under the command of Captain
Robert Hancock he states that this volunteer company
was raised by orders of Genl Cunningham
of the South Carolina Militia that he entered this
company for the term of two months that it 
consisted of fifty men only & was commanded by
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Captain Hancock as above stated who was the commanding officer on the expedition & the Lieutenants name
was Lily he states that he marched with his company
under Capt Hancock in pursuit of the Cherokee
Indians who had committed some murders and robbery
upon the north West frontier of South Carolina
he states that he served three months in this town under
Captain Hancock and that in his progress he and Keowee river and marched the through the woods to some of the nearest Cherokee settlements in
which were abandoned by the Indians on the approach of
our party. we burned a few of the Indians houses
and corn fields & returned to the former settlements of
South Carolina where we remained for the purpose of
guarding and protecting the same to the end of the tour to wit 
 to the end of the three months from the time we  entered the service at which time this declarant states that he
was discharged by Captain Hancock and returned home in the month of September 1778
he states that he entered the service of the United States
the second time in the month of February 1779 by
joining a volunteer militia company under 
the command of Captain John Pearson that he
entered the service this time for the term of nine
months that he was attached to a regiment under the
command of Colonel
Kirkland with whom
he marched and joined General Lincoln who was
encamped near the Savannah river above the
City of Savannah but soon after he joined General Lincoln he marched with that commander towards 
Rolleston South Carolina which was at that time menaced by a British army under General Prevost 
this declarant fought the battle of Stono under
general Lincoln in the month of June 1779
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under whose command he remained in the Maritime District of South Carolina until the month of November 1779  when he was discharged and returned home. He states that he served nine months this tour under  Captain Pearson, Col. Kirkland  & Genl Lincoln & was  discharged by Capt. Pearson he states that in all his tours of service  he entered the same in the County of Fairfield . This declarant states that he entered the service of the United States  the third time in the month of April 1780  by joining a volunteer company commanded by Captain Thomas Woodward which was raised by order of Col. Wade Hampton  & Capt. Woodward's  company was attached to a  regiment commanded by Col. Wade Hampton in person  & his brother Major John Hampton , he states that he entered the service this time for an indefinite period the object of which was to protect the country  from an insurrection or rising of the tories in the neighborhood of Broad river . he states that he marched under Col. Hampton to Broad river  & crossed that river  & remained stationed upon its banks  &  the security thereof serving the country  &  protecting us from the ravages of the Tories until the month of July 1780 when he was permitted to return home by Col. Hampton after having been in the service three months serving this tour to wit  under Captain Thomas Woodward and Col. Wade Hampton in the year 1780. this declarant  states that Col. Wade Hampton  again ordered a volunteer corps  to be raised in the year 1781  & that  in the mean time Capt. Thomas Woodward had been murdered by the tories and his brother Captain John Woodward
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was appointed to command his old company  consequently this declarant 's Captain was now John Woodward  and his Lieutenant's  name was Thomas  Herbert and his Colonel's name was Wade Hampton. he states that he entered the service of the United States under the  above named officers in the month of March 1781 and marched down to the  junction of the Congaree  &  Wateree river  where we were stationed at a place called  New Market old fields where the  regiment  built  huts to live in  this declarant remained at this place until the month of July 1781 when he  was taken sick in consequence of which he was furloughed  for an indefinite period he states  that his furlough  was signed by the Adjutant of the regiment who was called Major  but he cannot recollect his name he states that he served four months this tour under  Capt. John Woodward & Col. Wade Hampton he states that he has lost both of his discharges and his furlough  also that he has no documentary evidence of his services and that he knows of no  living witness  by whom he can prove his services . 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 of the agency of any State or Territory whatever he states that  William F. Anderson  , Daniel Chapman , Samuel Moore, Elizer Lovelace  & Richard S Mayer  are his neighbors who will bear  ample testimony  to his character for veracity  and as to his reputation of having been a Revolutionary soldier
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and he further states that he served as a private  during the whole of the time mentioned in the declaration  to wit three months as a private under Capt. Robert Hancock , nine months  a private under  Capt. John Pearson, three months as a private under Capt. Thomas  Woodward, and  4th and lastly 4 months as a private under  Capt. John Woodward. John Hawthorn ( signed ) Subscribed and sworn to before the undersigned  a Justice of the peace for the County of Graves and State of Kentucky. Crawford Anderson ( signed ) J.P.G.C.  We Jeremiah Adams a clergyman residing in Graves County Kentucky  and William Mizell  a resident of the same County  & State  hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Hawthorn  who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration  that we believe him to be in his 86th year 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 not having any doubt  whatever of his having been such.  Jeremiah Adams ( signed ) William Mizell ( signed ) subscribed and sworn to  before the undersigned a Justice of the peace for the County of Graves & State of Kentucky. Crawford Anderson ( signed ) J.P.G.C.
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And I , the said Crawford Anderson - a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Graves and State of Kentucky do hereby certify it to be my opinion  after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department  that the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolution  and served as he states and I do further certify  that  it appears to me  that the said Jeremiah Adams who has signed the preceding certificate  is a clergyman residing  in the said County of Graves and that  William Mizel - who has signed the same  certificate is also a resident of the same County & State and is a credible person and that  their statements are entitled to credit and I do further certify  that the said applicant from age and infirmity is  unable to attend Court. Crawford Anderson ( signed ) J.P.G.C.  P.S. The aforesaid declarant  John Hawthorn  doth hereby further declare on his oath that he removed from Fairfield County  South Carolina to Elbert County in the  State of Georgia  in the year 1791  and from thence he removed to  Barren County Kentucky in the year 1806 and from thence removed to
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Maury County Tennessee in the year 1823  and from thence he removed to Graves  County Kentucky in the year 1830 where he has resided ever since. John Hawthorn ( signed )  Sworn to and subscribed  before the undersigned a Justice of the peace for the County of Graves & State of Kentucky.  Crawford Anderson ( signed ) J.P.G.C.  [ State of Kentucky  Graves County ] I John Anderson  clerk of the County Court  for the County aforesaid do hereby certify  that Crawford  Anderson whose name  is signed to the four preceding certificates  was at the time of signing the same and still is a Justice of the peace for the County & State aforesaid  & that full faith  & credit  is  & ought to be given to all his acts as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set  my hand and affixed the seal of the County Court  of said County the 26th day of December  1833  &  in the 42nd  year of the Commonwealth. Jno Anderson ( signed / sealed )
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October 26, 1935
BA-J/MCS
John Hawthorn S.31097
Viola McClain
1140 Pine Street, Apt 15
San Francisco, California
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 31097, based upon the military services of John Hawthorn.
He was born in the Province of Ulster in the County of Monaghan, Ireland, in January 1748. The names of his parents were not given. He came to America in 1767, landed at Charleston, South Carolina, and settled in Fairfield County, South Carolina, the same year.

He enlisted in Fairfield County, South Carolina, and served as private with the South Carolina troops as follows:  from June 1778, three months in Captain Robert Hancock's company; from February 1779, nine months in Captain John Pearson's company in Colonel Kirkland's regiment and was in the battle of Stono; from April 1780 three months in Captain Thomas Woodward's company in Colonel Wade Hampton's regiment; from March 1781 four months in Captain John Woodward's company in Colonel Wade Hampton's regiment. 
He lived in Fairfield County, South Carolina, until 1791 when he moved to Elbert County, Georgia where he lived until 1806 when he moved to Barren County, Kentucky and lived there until 1823 when he moved to Maury County, Tennessee, and in 1830 he moved from there to Graves County, Kentucky.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 21, 1833, at which time he was living in Graves County, Kentucky.
The papers in this claim contain no date relative to the family of John Hawthorn.
Very truly yours
AD HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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October 26, 1833
BA-J/MCS
John Hawthorn S.31097
Viola McClain 1140 Pine Street, Apt 15
San Francisco, California
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary war record of John Hawthorne, a pensioner from Graves County, Kentucky, and the records of other Revolutionary War soldiers surnamed Hawthorne who lived in Kentucky.
You are furnished herewith the record of John Hawthorn, S.31097, who was pensioned from Graves County, Kentucky.
In order to make a search of the revolutionary war records for other soldiers surnamed Hawthorn or Hawthorne it is essential that you furnish the full name and as much as possible of the following date: approximate date of birth and death, place of residence at enlistment and after service and first name of widow.
Very truly yours
AD HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.  3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington, D.C.  19

SF 31097

In reply to your request of received for a statement of the military history of John Hawthorn a soldier of the REVEOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. John Hawthorn

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT - June 1778
LENGTH OF SERVICE - 3 months
RANK - Pvt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN - Robert Hancock
COLONEL -
STATE - SC

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT - February 1779
LENGTH OF SERVICE - 9 months
RANK - Pvt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN - John Pearson
COLONEL -Kirkland
STATE - 

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT - April 1780
LENGTH OF SERVICE - 3 months
RANK - Pvt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN - Thomas Woodward
COLONEL - Wade Hampton
STATE - 

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT - Mch 1781
LENGTH OF SERVICE - 4 months
RANK - Pvt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN - John Woodward
COLONEL -Wade Hampton
STATE - 

Battles engaged in Stono 
Residence of soldier at enlistment District of Fairfield, SC
Date of application for pension Dec [illegible]
Residence at date of application Grles Ky
Age at date of application,  born in Province of Ulster, Monagham Co Ireland Jany 1748

Remarks to America in 1767 and landed at Charleston He settled in Fairfield Co SC same year
Rev War records of the Bureau
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
6-2856
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San Francisco, Cal
Pension Dept
Wash DC 
[stamped RECEIVED
13 1935]
I wrote you asking for John Hawthorne's record of revolution last week but would like to say if you have any one else by the name of Hawthorne in Kentucky from and of the war records would greatly appreciate it if you'd let me know for there are relatives of mine in Ky by that name or then were &c
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would like to locate them if possible
Thanking you truly
Viola McClain
1140 Pine St
Apt 15
SF Cal
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San Francisco, Cal
Oct 10 1935
Pension Dept
Wash DC
Please send me John Hawthorne record of a revolution soldier and pensioner of Mayfield Kentucky in Graves Co a distant relative of mine thanking you truly
Viola McClain
SF Cal 1140 Pine St
Apt 15
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Peoria Ill 1/1 of 14
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
Gentleman Can you give me any information regarding the following John Hawthorne I wish to become a member of the DAR
A Great Great Grandfather
B John Hawthorne
C Charlston S Carolina
Respectfully
Nellie Hawthorn Sibley
329 N Orange St
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( left page ) 31097 Revy INVALID. File No. 31.097 John Hawthorn Pri  Rev War Act : June 7th 32 Index : - Vol. 2 Page 173 [ Arrangement of 1870. ] ( right page ) 1914 Jany 19  Hist to  Nellie H. Sibley  L.M. 1935 - Oct 26 hist. to Viola Mc Clain M.C.S.