Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2611, Hugh Henry, Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE                          NUMBER

Va. Henry, Hugh S.2611
carded
CONTENTS
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3519
West Tennessee
Hugh Henry
of Robertson Co west Tennessee
who was at Leigh in the Company commanded by Captain Donelson the Regt commanded by 
Colerheling with Va 
line for 13 months, from
1777
Inscribed on the roll of West Tennessee
at the rate of $115 - Dollars -- cents per annum, 
to commence on the 8th day of March 1831-

Certificate of Pension from the 26th day of Dec 32 
and sent to Wm. Seal
Springfield Tenn.

Arrived th of Sept. 1832             172.50.
[illegible] all [illegible] 14 Mar 33 57.50
                                                    230.00
{Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Salternhill Clerk
Book 2 Vol. 9 Page 150 -.
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No. 4,387
h
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Maj. H. Henry
Pension papers
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State of Tennessee
Robertson County

This fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two George Henry, ^ resident of County personally appeared before me Henry Frey an acting Justice of the peace for the County of Robertson & J. by commissioned and qualified to act as [illegible] & administer oaths, aged eighty two years old, & being duly sworn [illegible] to law upon his oath makes the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832 for the benefit of the Soldiers of the Revolution declares, that he was born in the County of Pottsylvania in the State of Virginia & entered the service of the United States in the Spring of 1777 and volunteer in a company commanded by Capt. John Donelson as a [illegible] and in his company for six months service & marched from Pottsylvania and joined the Command of Col. Evan Shelby the father of Ge? Shelby, who commanded at Kruge mountain in an expedition of his Charles Morons in Georgia  & Tate of Tennessee & continued in Service for some months, until after the making of the County of Holyton when he was marched back home where discharged but I was wholy unable to specify the precise time I was in services but believe clearly the whole time had expired and after that he again volunteered in the service of the United States to march in to the western
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Country on a tour of service  the tour not recollected (for eight months crossed out) under the command of Captain Thomas Dillard as a private soldier & acted as Sargiant in the company - he does not recollect the time of the marching from Pottsylvania but recollects thata the company reached a place then called Boonsborough(?) on the Kentucky River on the 6th day of March 1778 and continued there until they went to the falls of the Ohio which they reached in the 24th day of June & then descended the River in boats until they passed the mouth of the Tennessee River, when they left their boats [illegible[ the country descent to the junction of the River Kaskassia & the Mississippi Hook Possession of the locon situated in the forks of the Rivers, which was then called Danshaw town as I recollect & [illegible] and the troops  took the Governor prisoner, whose name I believe was Roseblock Thisthen in custody until we reached Louisville & from Louisville we returned home under the command of Capt Montgomery who succeeded to the command of this company after Dillard resigned - the said Montgomery did not return all the way with us, I am unable to say at twhat point he left us. I do not recollect the time I reached home but recollect that frost came before I reached home I& that the people at home were digginb potatoes when I reached there - that he believes he [illegible] written
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discharges but is not certain if he did here, lost them - that he has no written evidence to prove any of his services - that he had a commission in the first campaign which has been long since lost - that he knows of no living witness by whom help proves his service except his brother David Henry who performed in company with him both tours of duty & whose affidavit accompanies this declaration - that both of them removed from Pottsylvania in the year 1780 to the present State of Tennessee where they have resided ever since in the same neighborhood except a short time that they lived in Kentucky - that he is not on the pension roll of any State or of the United States or any agency in any State - that he hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to any pension from the United States except the present one under the Act of 1832. Sworn to & subscribed this day & date first above written  -                                     his
H. Frey, J. P.       J. Hugh  X   Henry
                                        mark
State of Tennessee
Robertson county } S.J

David Henry a citizen of Robertson County aged 74 (80 crossed out) Eighty years personally appeared before me Henry Frey an acting Justice of the Peace as aforesaid ^ being duly sworn according to law, makes oath
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that he is the brother of the applicant Hugh Henry for a pension, that he has heard the preceding declaration read ithal he was in both the campaigns specified therein with his brother Hugh, went into the Service with him & continued with him in the services [illegible] with him from the service that the several facts stated in said declaration are true to the best of his knowledge [illegible[ sworn to the [illegible]

This 14th of Aug 1832. David Henry
H. Frey J.P.

I Richard Pepper, a clergyman & resident of said County and James Jones [illegible[  hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Hugh Henry who has subscribed & sworn to the preceding declaration that we believe him to be Eighty two years of age  - that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to be [illegible] soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion 

Sworn to in [illegible] Court 
{illegible] Clerk
Richard Pepper, M.C
James Jones 
J Henry Frey one of the acting Justices of the Court of [illegible] I  hereby [illegible] my opinion after investigation of the matter & after [illegible] the interrogatories prescribed in the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states - and I do further certify that Richard Pepper who signed the preceding certificate  [illegible] in said County
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and that James Jones who likewise deposed the same is a resident in the County and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit - I also certify that the witness David Henty with whose character I have been long well acquainted is a man of respectability & character & entitled to full credence - I also certify that the said Hugh Henry is very aged and infirm & manifestly could not attend the court without great inconvenience. 

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand this day and date above written.
H. Frey J. P.

State of Tennessee
Robertson County } an

I William Seal Clerk of the County court of Robertson do hereby certify that Henry Frey, whose name is subscribed to the preceding certificates is an acting Justice of the Peace of the County Court of Robertson truly commissioned & Qualified to act as such & to administer oaths and that his signature to the preceding affidavits & certificates, is in his own proper hand writing & thats court of Robertson county in which he presides is in Court as [illegible] In testimony whereof I have here to set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Springfield this 15th day of August 1832.                                W. Seal

[illegible] certificate [illegible] Pepper Clergyman and James Jones were sworn to in open Court which I distinally  [illegible] last I was admitted to be attested by [illegible] is [illegible]                  W. Seal
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4381
Hugh Henry 3
Tennessee

4.5.11

Int 1[illegible]

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W. Seal
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1,387
BRIEF in the case of Hugh Henry
of Robertson County in the State of Tennessee
Act 7 June, 1832

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge   un dol 4 Justice of the Peace.

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled in bodily infirmity

3. How old is he    82 years

4. State his service as directed in the form annexed.

(Table with columnar headings)

Period
Spring in 1777

Duration of Service
Years, Months, Days
believes nearly 6 months tour as a Vol.  term not recollected

Rank
As a 
First as a private and as a Sergeant

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served

Gen. Shelby (Comp of volunteers Capt. John Donelson 
Comp t Thomas Dillard
Comp. Montgomery

5 In what battles was he engaged

6 Where did he reside when he entered the service.  Pottsylvania Virginia

7 Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Traditionary evidence & by living witness

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.

Examiner Clerk
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November 28, 1938

BA-J/AWF
Hugh Henry
S. 2611

Miss Maude F. Pitt
Cornwall, c/o Mrs. R. E. Pitcher
New York

Dear Madam:
   Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Hugh Henry, born in Virginia, and in 1833 was living in Robertson County, Tennessee.
   The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S.2611, based on the military service of Hugh Henry in the Revolutionary War.
   Hugh Henry was born June 25, 1751 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.
   Hugh Henry volunteered in the spring of 1777, served as Lieutenant in Captain John Donelson's company, Colonel Evan Shelby's Virginia regiment, went on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians, length of service about six months. He volunteered early in the year 1778, served as sergeant in Captain Thomas Dillard's and John Montgomery's companies, in Colonel George R. Clark's Illinois Regiment of Virginia troops, marched to the junction of the Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers, where they captured a town, and was discharged August 29, 1778.
   He moved from Pittsylvania County, Virginia in
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1780, thence to Tennessee; he stated that he lived a short while in Kentucky.
   The soldier Hugh Henry, was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1833, then a resident of Robertson County, Tennessee. He died April 17, 1834.
   David Henry, brother of Hugh Henry, was living in 1832 in Robertson County, Tennessee, aged about eighty years, stated that he served with him in both tours; their brother, Isaac Henry, was refered to in 1832 as deceased, he was in the tour in 1778.
   The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to family.


In order to obtain the name and address of the person who received the last payment of this pension, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data-

Hugh Henry
Certificate #3519
Issued December 26, 1832
Rate $115.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
West Tennessee Agency.

     Very truly yours

     A. D. Hiller  Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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(left hand side of page)
1929 Dec Hist
to Miss Amelia B. Esle
1929 Dec 13 advised Miss Cate in re place of soldier 's death Esol
1938 Nov 28 Hist to Maude  P. Berry
1939 June 31 Mrs. Maclier [illegible]
Morgan ace her letter informed Henry S 287
1939 Feb 24 hist Mr. R. H. Short
1939 Sept. 8 Will
Summons is [illegible]
Davids envelope 2 [illegible]

(right hand side of page)
2611.
INVALID.

File No. [illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible
 Act [illegible]
Index - Vol. 24, Page [illegible]
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[illegible]
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(much of this page is illegible, too light to discern the text)
Fifth of August 1778, when [illegible] not [illegible] time of service [illegible] with him in the same [illegible] discharge [illegible] 

[illegible] Pepper

[illegible] Montgomery [illegible]
I also state that [illegible] information received of his age by his [illegible] 
Col [illegible] commander in [illegible] Capt John Clinger
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(much of this page is illegible, too light to discern the text)
[illegible] regiment [illegible] State that [illegible] any other [illegible] company who are well acquainted with [illegible] character [illegible] of the applicant [illegible] this applicant [illegible]  
              his
[illegible] X  Henry
              mark
I [illegible] brother of [illegible] applicant make oath in [illegible] before [illegible] served with him in both tours of duty [illegible] Testimony made in this [illegible] Sworn to before me [illegible] 1839
David Henry
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(much of this page isillegible, too light to discern the text)
State of Tennessee
Robertson County} 
[illegible] Justice of the peace for the County [illegible[ duly sworn before me [illegible] the applicant [illegible] I have set my hand [illegible] 1832.     

Meredith  Walton J. [illegible]

State of Tennessee}
Robertson County } 
[illegible] Clerk of the court of [illegible] that Meredith Walton [illegible] County only commission [illegible] administer oaths [illegible] that the declaration to which this applicant {illegible] of Hugh Henry for a pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 29th day of June 1832. W. Seal
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[black circular date stamp postmark Oct 17 1938]

Cornwall, New York, 
October 15, 1938.

Veterans' Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:
     I am interested in Hugh Henry who was born about 1750 (probably in Virginia), served in the Revolutionary War, and, in 1832, resided in Robertson County, Tennessee.
     If he applied for a pension, I should like to know whether the papers on file give details of the soldier's family and his Revolutionary record - - - especially whether he mentioned brothers, Isaac and David.
     Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
       Very truly yours,
       Maude Fuqua Pitt
        (Miss) Maude Fuqua Pitt.
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Seaford Special School District
Seaford, Delaware
W. B. Thornburgh, Superintendent

Dec 9, 1929

My Dear Mr. Church
     Referring to your letter of Dec. 4 in regard to Revolutionary War pension claim S.2311, Hugh Henry.
     Do you have any data in regard to where he died?
     I have several old land grants written in 1789 to Hugh Henry from Greene Co., N. C. when Tennessee was still a part of N. C. 
     Hugh Henry was buried at Kodak Tennessee according to tradition.
     Your report coincides with my to some extent but I have no report of him ever living in Robertson County, Tenn. Yet it is possible.
       Many thanks for the information
     Very truly yours
      Miss) Ameiiai B. Cate
       Seaford, Delaware
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Teaford, Delaware  Oct 19, 1929

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir
     I am collecting material to enter the Tennessee D.A.R.  but I am unable to find the dates of my great grandfather, a Major Hugh Henry. It was said that he landed  in Jamestown at 19 and imgrated into East Tennessee. He was the son of John Henry, who was a brother to Patrick Henry, governor of VA.
     Hugh Henry served in the Revolution and was one the first settlers in Sevier County, Tenn, which was then a part of North Carolina (Tenn admit 1796)
     he possessed quite a large amount of property. Does the war Dept. have date of and place of enlistment?
        Very sincerely your,
       (Mrs. Aurelia B. Cole
       Seaford High School
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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 [name handwritten] Hugh Henry which register further proof of explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? 

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason for his not doing so?

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?

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 to what amount of pension he is entitled?

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim in any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?

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?
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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?

XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned his not obtaining it: 1

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had: (illegible crossed out)

XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper [illegible] certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?

XV. Does it appear from any of his papers that [illegible] situation, or of such an age to have a personal knowledge of the applicant [illegible]

(the rest of this page is illegible)
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  It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period [illegible] which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of 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.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps that called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
 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 his 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 authenticates 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 ends 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.
    In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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Papers of Hugh Henry [illegible] to New Dove, New Hagners (Neesanger from [illegible] to 6 inclusive No 1. Decd - 3 Sheets foolscap [illegible[
July 6, 1846
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[illegible] papers:
Dec 14
1777 [illegible]
served 13 months [illegible] returned 
115

[illegible]
Washington City

Free
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1221 Drexel Ave.
Drexel Hill, Pa.
Jan. 19, 1939

Veterans administration
Washington, D. C.

     Sirs: Will you kindly furnish me with any information you may have regarding the Military History of the following soldiers of my family?

JAMES TALBOT - born in Amelia Co. Va. about 1732, died 1777 in Bedford Vo. Said to have served in the Colonial Militia, Revolution, and Indian Wars\\SAMUEL HENRY - born in Va. went to Tennessee and he or his son died in Sevier Co. Tenn.
HUGH HENRY - probably brother of Samuel

Andrew Taylor (ANDREW TAYLOR), lived in Rockbridge Co. Va., moved to Washington Co. N. Carolina, Tenn. about 1778. Said to have served at Kings Mountain in some capacity. His son Isaac enlisted 1778 from Potetort Co. Va.

NATHANIEL TAYLOR - Brig. Gen. in War of 1812 also said to have served in the French and Indian Wars. Son of Andrew Taylor.

     Thanking you for your trouble,
       Yours Truly,
          Mrs. R. H. Short.
          Annie Jackson Short

[postmark received Jan 28 1939)
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BA-AWF
Hugh Henry-S.2611
Andrew Taylor-S.3761

Mrs. R. H. short
1221 Drexel Avenue
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:
     The data which follow concerning Hugh Henry were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 2611, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
     Hugh Henry was born June 25, 1751 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not stated.
     Hugh Henry volunteered in the spring of 1777, served as lieutenant in Captains John Donelson's company, Colonel Evan Shelby's Virginia regiment, went on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians, length of service about six months. He volunteered early in the year 1778, served as sergeant in Captains Thomas Dillard's and John Montgomery's companies, in Colonel George R. Clark's Illinois Regiment, marched to the junction of the Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers, where they captured a town, and was discharged August 29, 1778.
     Hugh Henry moved from Pittsylvania County, Virginia, sometime in 1780. lived a short while in Kentucky, and thence to Tennessee.
     He was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Robertson County, Tennessee.  He died
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April 17, 1834,
     
     David Henry, brother of Hugh Henry, was living in Robertson County, Tennessee, in 1833; he served with him in both tours. Their brother, Isaac Henry, served in the tour in 1778, reference was made in 1832 to Isaac Henry as then deceased.

     The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to family.
     
     In order to obtain the name and address of the person who received the last payment of this pension, you should apply to the comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city - -

Hugh Henry
Certificate #3519
Issued December 26, 1832
Rate $115.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Acto of June 7, 1832
West Tennessee Agency

Andrew Taylor - S. 3761

     The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 3761, based upon the service of Andrew Taylor in the Revolutionary War.
     
     The date and place of birth of Andrew Taylor, and names of his parents are not given.

     Andrew Taylor enlisted on Buffalo Creek in Washington County, North Carolina, in the fall of 1780, served three months as private under Captain McNabb in Colonel John Sevier's North Carolina regiment. He served three months under Captain Christopher Taylor in Colonel John Sevier's
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regiment, one Isaac Taylor was ensign in this company. Andrew Taylor served in the fall of 1781, three months as Indian spy under Captain Abraham Denton. All of his services were in Indian expeditions, during which he was in several skirmishes and burned some Indian towns.

     Andrew Taylor was allowed pension on his application executed August 15, 1832, at which time he was sixty-seven years of age, and a resident of Carter County, Tennessee.

     There is no reference to wife or children of Andrew Taylor, and it was not stated that the Captain Christopher Taylor and the Ensign Isaac Taylor under whom he served were related to him.

     The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data relative to family.

     In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the pensioner, you should apply the same address as given herein, and furnish the following date-

Andrew Taylor
Certificate #1619
Issued November 12, 1832
Rate $30.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
East Tennessee Agency

Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Adnminstrator
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January 31, 1939

[right side of page]BA-J/AWF
David Henry-S.2287
Hugh Henry-S.2611

Mrs. Katherine W. Morgan
Box 567
Sweetwater, Texas

Dear Madam:

     Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of David Henry, pension claim, S. 2287, and the Revolutionary War records of his brothers, Isaac and Hugh Henry.

     The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon service of Isaac Henry, under any spelling of the name.

     The records of David and Hugh Henry follow as found in pension claims, based upon service in the Revolutionary War.

David Henry- S. 2287

     The data furnished herein concerning David Henry were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 2287, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

     David Henry was born in the year 1753, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.  The names of his parents were not stated.

     While residing in said Pittsylvania County, David Henry volunteered in the spring of 1777, and served six months as orderly sergeant in Captain John Donelson's company, Colonel Evan Shelby's Virginia regiment, and was in an expe-
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dition against the Cherokee Indians. He enlisted early in 1778, served as orderly sergeant in Captains Thomas Dillard's and Montgomery's companies in Colonel George R. Clark's Illinois expedition, captured Oakhaw Town, and was discharged August 29,1778.
The soldier, David Henry, moved to Tennessee sometime in 1780, continued to live there until sometime in the year 1832, with the exception of a few years, he had lived in Kentucky.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 15, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Robertson County, Tennessee. 
Hugh Henry, brother of the soldier, David Henry, served as lieutenant in the first tour and was a with him in the second tour; he was eighty-two years old in 1832, then a resident of Robertson County, Tennessee. Their brother, Isaac Henry, served in the tour in 1778, reference was made to him in 1832 as deceased. 
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data- 
David Henry
Certificate #7636
Issued May 7, 1833
Rate $56.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
West Tennessee Agency 
Hugh Henry S. 2611 
The data relative to Hugh Henry which follow 
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were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 2611, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. 
Hugh Henry was born June, 25, 1751 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not stated.
Hugh Henry volunteered in the spring of 1777, served as lieutenant in Captains John Donelson's company, Colonel Evan Shelby's Virginia regiment, went on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians, length of service about six months. He volunteered early in the year 1778, served as sergeant in Captains Thomas Dillard's and John Montgomery's companies, in Colonel George R. Clark's Illinois Regiment, marched to the junction of the Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers, where they captured a town, and was discharged August 29, 1778. 
He moved from Pittyslvania County Virginia, sometime in 1780, lived a short while in Kentucky, and thence to Tennessee. 
Hugh Henry was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832, then a resident of Robertson County, Tennessee. He died April 17, 1834.
David Henry, brother of Hugh Henry, was a resident of Robertson County, Tennessee, in 1832; he served with him in both tours. Their brother, Isaac Henry, served in the tour in 1778, reference was made in 1832 to Isaac Henry as then deceased. 
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to family. 
In order to obtain the name and address of the person who received the last payment of this pension, use the same address as given herein, and furnish the following data -
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Hugh Henry
Certificate #3519 
Issued December 26, 1832
Rate $115.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
West Tennessee Agency. 
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
KEL

December 12, 1929

Miss Amelia B. Cate
Seaford
Delaware

Dear Madam:
I advise you that in the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim of Hugh Henry, S. 2611, the name of the place in which the soldier died is not stated. 

Very truly yours, 
E. W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner.
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
KEL

December 4, 1929
Miss Amelia B. Cate
Seaford High School
Seaford, Delaware

Dear Madam: I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.2611, it appears that Hugh Henry was born June 25, 1751, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. 
He volunteered in the spring of 1777, entered the service as a Lieutenant in Captain John Donelson's Company, Colonel Evan Shelby's Virginia Regiment, went on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians, and served nearly six months. 
He enlisted early in the year 1778, served as a sergeant in Captains Thomas Dillard and Montgomery's Company, Colonel George Rogers Clark's Illinois Regiment of Virginia Troops, marched to the junction of the Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers, where they captured a town, and was discharged, August 29, 1778. 
In 1780, he moved to the State of Tennessee , and while residing in Robertson County, that State, he was allowed pension on his application, executed August 14, 1832. 
He died April 17, 1834.
It is not stated that soldier was every married. 
Very truly yours, 
Earl D. Church
Commissioner.
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September 8, 1939 

BA-J/AWF
David Henry - S. 2287
Hugh Henry - S. 2611
Mrs. W. H. Simmons
306 - 7th Avenue
Springfield, Tennessee

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request addressed to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, relative to  David, Hugh, and Isaac Henry, soldiers of the Revolution. You were furnished by that official data in regard to David and Hugh Henry as found in that office. Your request was transmitted to this office for further reply relative to these soldiers. 
The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension or bounty land found based upon service of any Isaac Henry. 
The records of David Henry and Hugh Henry follow as found in claims for pension, based upon service in the War of the Revolution. 
David Henry - S. 2287
The data furnished herein concerning David Henry were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 2287, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. 
David Henry was born in the year 1753, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not given. 
While residing in said Pittsylvania County,
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David Henry volunteered in the spring of 1777, served six months as orderly sergeant in Captain John Donelson's company, Colonel Evan Shelby's Virginia regiment, and was in an expedition against the Cherokee Indians. He enlisted early in 1778, served as orderly sergeant in Captains Thomas Dillard's and Montgomery's companies in Colonel George R. Clark's Illinois Expedition, assisted in capturing Oakhaw Town, and was discharged August 29, 1778. 
The soldier, David Henry, moved to Tennessee sometime in 1780, continued to live there until sometimes in 1832, with the exception a few years, he had lived in Kentucky. 
He as allowed pension on his application executed August 15, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Robertson County, Tennessee. 
Hugh Henry, brother of David Henry, served as Lieutenant in the first tour with David Henry and was with him in the second tour; he was eighty-two years old in 1833, then [illegible] of Robertson Country, Tennessee. Their brother Isaac Henry, [illegible] in the [illegible] 1778 [illegible] in 1832, as deceased. 
The papers on file in this claim no further discernible data related to the family of David Henry. 
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Hugh Henry S. 2611
The data relative to Hugh Henry which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 2611, based upon his service in the War of the Revolution. 
Hugh Henry was born on June 25, 1751, in Pittsylvania
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County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.
Hugh Henry volunteered in the spring of 1777, served as lieutenant in Captain John Donelson's company, Colonel Evan Shelby's Virginia regiment, went on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians, length of service about six months. He volunteered early in the year 1778, served as sergeant in Captains Thomas Dillard's and John Montgomery's companies, in Colonel George R. Clark's Illinois Regiment, marched to the junction of the Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers, where they captured a town, and was discharged August 2[illegible], 1778. 
He moved from Pittsylvania County, Virgina, sometime in 1780, lived a short while in Kentucky, and thence to Tennessee. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832, at which time he was living in Robertson County, Tennessee. 
Hugh Henry died April 17, 1834. 
David Henry, brother of Hugh Henry, was a resident or Robertson Count, Tennessee, in 1832; he served with Hugh Henry in both tours. Their brother, Isaac Henry, served in teh tour in 1778, and was referred to in 1832, as then deceased. 
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to the family of Hugh Henry. 
Very truly yours, 
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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February 24, 1939
BA-J/AWF
Hugh Henry-S. 2611
Andrew Taylor - S. 3761 
Mrs. R. H. Short
1221 Drexel Avenue
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania

Dear Madam: Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to the following soldiers of the War of the Revolution -
James Talbot, Born in Amelia County, Virginia, about 1732 died in 1777 in Bedford County, Virginia; Samuel Henry born in Virginia, later went to  Tennessee, and died in Sevier County, Tennessee; Hugh Henry, of Virginia and Tennessee, brother of the above named Samuel Henry; Andrew Taylor, of Rockbridge County, Virginia, lived in Washington County, North Carolina, Later moved to Tennessee; Nathaniel Taylor, Brigadier General in the War of 1812. 
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary and 1812 War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is not possible to comply in full with each request which requires so much time and research. 
The Revolutionary War records of Hugh Henry and Andrew Taylor are furnished herewith. 

Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator