Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,605, for Hugh Rankin, Pennsylvania
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(8-1776)

Service: Penn
Rankin, Hugh
Number: S.35.605

Contents
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6881.
Kentucky

Hugh Rankin

Fayette County in the state of Kentucky who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Broadhead of the Pennsylvania [cut off]ne, for the term of 3 years. 

[cut off]nscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 8 Dollars per moth, to commence on the 22nd of June 1818

Certificate of Pension issues the 11th of July 1819 and sent to Hon Mr Johnson House of Representatives

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 2 mo 13/30 = 19.46
Semi-anl. all's ending Mar 1819 - 48.
$67.46

{Revolutionary claim, }
{Act 18th March, 1818}

[handwritten note]

Date of [unintelligible] m A 13
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Hugh Rankin Jr, 
Col. Broadhead's, Pa
Reg - 1776 - 3 years
Pennsylvania line

Admitted

Rec 21st July 1818
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State of Kentucky
Personally appeared before me Benjamin Johnson, One of the Circuit Judges for the State aforesaid, Hugh Rankin, who being Sworn according to law, deposeth and Saith that in the year 1776, he enlisted as a Soldier in Capt Myers's [Eliezer Miers] company of the 8th Regiment of the Pennsylvania line for the term of three years, that he Served during that time in Said Regiment and was discharged by Colo Brodhead at Pittsburgh; but not believing it would be important or useful, the discharge has been lost or mislaid, that he resided between four & five years [illegible] Succeeding his discharge in the Pittsburgh Country, from thence he removed to Berkley County Virginia where he resided Some years, that from thence and about twenty years Since he removed to Kentucky where he has ever Since resided - part of the time in Harrison and part of the time in Fayette County and that he is at this time a resident of Said County, that he is now in his Sixty[?] fourth year of age - of indigent circumstances and incapable of gaining a subsistance by labour or other industry and that he never has received a pension from the United States - : That he was in the battles of Germantown and of Bonbrook [Bound Brook] in Jersey state and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his Said Services Sworn to and declared[?] before me this [illegible] of June 1818
Benj: Johnson [signature]
Circuit Judge
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I Benjamin Johnson Circuit Judge Do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the [illegible] named Hugh Ranking Did Serve in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy in the Continental establishment as stated in the preceding declaration for at least some months and that it further appears to my satisfaction that he is in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of country for support  and I have [illegible] the proceedings before me to Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the Act of Congress  [illegible] my Lord this 22 of June 1818. 

[signed] 
Benjamin Johnson
Circuit Judge 

[seal]

illegible
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Hugh Rankin
S. 35605
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. V.B Wood
1019 East 8th Street
Pueblo, Colorado

Dear Madam: 

The data furnished herein relative to Hugh Rankin were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 35605, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. 

The date and place of birth of Hugh Rankin were not given, more were thy names of his parents stated. 

Hugh Rankin enlisted, place not given, in the year 1776, and served in Captain Myers' company and in the Eighth Pennsylvania regiment; he was in the battles of Bound Brook and Germantown, and as discharged by Colonel Brodhead, having served three years. 

After the Revolution, Hugh Rankin lived four or five years in the "Pittsburgh Country", then moved to Berkeley County, Virginia, where he lived "some years", them moved to Kentucky and lived in the counties of Harrison and Fayette. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed June 22, 1818, at which time he was in the sixth-fourth year of his age and living in Fayette County, Kentucky. 

The papers in this claim contain no reference
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to the family of the soldier, Hugh Rankin. 

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the name of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington D.C., and give the following data- 

Hugh Rankin
Certificate # 6881
Issued February 11, 1819
Rate $8.00 per month
Commenced June 22, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
Kentucky Agency. 

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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35604
INVALID. 

File No. 35605
Hugh Rankin
Dri Rev [illegible]

Act: 18th March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 334

[Arrangement of 1860]

[handwritten notes]
Dec 14, 1900

Mr. M. Rankin - city

1931 Feb 22 [illegible] to Blanche
A. Swope Aug
1937 Mary 3 [illegible] Mrs. V.B. Wood 
1933 Nov 9 " " Blanche A. Swope
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[stamp]
Pueblo COLO
Mar 31
330 PM
1937

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS

Veteran' Administration 
Washington, D.C.
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Dear Sir- Can your office furnish any date on W M Rankin Revolutionary War Solider. Military Warrant #1483 dated 8/12/1783 was issued him for 3 years service in Va. 

Would like data on Hugh Rankin, Private Pa. Link who settled in Fayette Co. Ky. He was born about 1752. 

Your truly, 

Mrs. V.B. Wood
1019 G S St. Pueblo Colo. 

3/31/1937
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Hugh Rankin

June 22 1878 - 63
Fayette Co. Ky
[illegible]

76 Capt Myer
Col Brodhead 
3 yrs

after war [illegible] in the Pittsburg Country moved [illegible] to Berkeley Co Va where he lived around 1798 and moved to Ky. 

Germantown 
Bound [illegible]
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[stamp]
US PENSION OFFICE
Feb 8 1931

Jan 30

Bureau of Pensions
Department of Interior
Washington, D.C. 

Dear Sir, 

I am trying to locate an ancestor, of whom I have very meagre information. 

The name is Hugh Rankin- now there is a record of Hugh Ranking who received a pension in 1819 in Kentucky from the link of Pennsylvania. Would you please give me all the
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information contained on the application of Hugh Rankin who was pensioned in 1819 (age 66 years) in Kentucky from the Link of Pennsylvania? 

Thanking you so much. I am very truly yours

Blanche A. Swope
323 Richland Lane
Pittsburgh Pa
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Nov. 10- 37

Veterans Administration
Washington D.C. 

Please furnish me the Rev. War record of Hugh Rankin s. 35605 and the war of 1812 records of John B. Butler W.C. 7377 and Thomas Kennedy W.O. 23958

Miss Blanche A. Swope
323- Richland Land
Pittsburgh, Pa
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[handwritten] 35605

John M. Rankin
Attorney and Counsellor at Law, 
Atlantic Building
Washington D.C. 

December 13, 1900

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C. 

Sir:-

I will be obliged you can give me information relative to the military service of Hugh Rankin during the War of the Revolution. He served in the Virginia troops, and was wounded at the battle of Brandywine, but I do not know in what regiment he served, nor the dates of his enlistment and discharge. It is asserted that his widow, Catherine Record drew a pension. 

If you find a record of his service, I would like to know the dates of his bearth and death, and of his enlistment and discharge, and as full information relative to his service as may be disclosed. 

This information is not desired in cinnection with any claim against the United States, but simply to complete a family record. 

Very respectfully, 

[signed]
John M. Rankin

[handwritten]
What was his rank? 

[stamped] 
CHIEF CLERK [illegible] of Pensions 
Dec 14 190
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November 18, 1937

Hugh Rankin- S.35606
John S. Butler- W.O. 7377
Thomas Kennedy- W.O.28958
BA-J/AWF

Miss Blanche A. Swope
323 Richland Lane
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dear Madam: 

In compliance with your request of recent date you are furnished here with the Revolutionary War record of Hugh Ranking of Pennsylvania and Kentucky, the War of 1812 record of John B. Butler of New York and Pennsylvania, and the War of 1812 record of Thomas Kennedy of Maryland and Pennsylvania. 

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator

Her request is Hugh Ranking = 35606
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February 20, 1931

Miss Blache A. Swope
323 Richland Lane
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
AWF:MLB

Dear Madam: 

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 35605, that Hugh Rankin enlisted in 1776 and served in Captain Myer's company [strikethrough: in the] [handwritten in pencil: in the] 8" Pennsylvania Regiment, was in the battles of Bound Brook and Germantown, and was discharged by Colonel Brodhead, having served three years.

After being discharged he lived four or five years in the "Pittsburgh Country", then moved to Berkely County, Virginia.

He was allowed pension on his application executed June 22, 1818, at which time he was living in Fayette County, Kentucky, and was in the sixty-fourth year of his age.

There are no data as to family.

Very truly yours

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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April 29, 1937

xxxxxxxx xxxxxx

BA-J/MLB

Mrs. V. B. Wood
1019 East 8th Street
Pueblo, Colorado

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information relative to Wiliam Rankin on account of whose Revolutionary War service Warrant No. 1485, dated August 12, 1783, was issued to him, and that he served three years from Virginia, also, to Hugh Rankin who served in the Revolution from Pennsylvania and settled in Fayette County, Kentucky. 

In order to identify the record of the particular Wiliam Rankin in whom you are interested, should it be on file, as much as possible of the following data in regard to him should be furnished: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow. The record of Hugh Rankin is furnished herewith. 

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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November 19, 1937

Hugh Rankin-S.34605
John B. Butler-W.C.7377
Thomas Kennedy-W.O.28958
BA-J/AWF

Miss Blance A. Swope
323 Richland Lane
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:

The data which follow concerning Hugh Rankin were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 35605, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth of Hugh Rankin were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated. 

Hugh Rankin enlisted in the year 1776, place not shown, served as a private in Captain Myers' company and in the Eight Pennsylvania Regiment; he was in the battles of Bound Brook and Germantown, and was discharged at Pittsburgh by Colonel Brodhead, having served three years.

After being discharged he lived four or five years in the "Pittsburgh Country", then moved to Berkeley County, Virginia, thence to Kentucky and lived in Harrison and Fayette Counties. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed June 22, 1818, at which time he was in the sixty-fourth year of his age and living in Fayette County, Kentucky. 

The papers on file in this claim contain no reference to the family of the soldier, Hugh Rankin. 

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

Hugh Rankin
Certificate # 6881
Issued February 11, 1819
Rate $8.00 per month
Commenced June 23, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
Kentucky Agency.

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John B. Butler-W. C. 7377

The data which follow relative to John Bartlett Butler were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, W. C. 7377, based upon his service in the War of 1812. His name was [strikethrough: found] [handwritten in pencil: shown] on the muster rolls as John B. Buter. 

John Bartlett Butler was born May 6, 1793, place not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.

He volunteered in New York City, served as a private in Captain Zephaniah Bailey's company of New York Militia, from July 1, 1814 until August 30, 1814. He was appointed Paymaster in the United States Army during the Mexican War, and about the close of that war was appointed Paymaster and military storekeeper, with the rank of Major, was stationed at the Allegheny Arsenal, near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, where he remained until placed upon the retired list of the United States Army.

He was allowed bounty land on account of his service in the War of 1812.

John Bartlett Butler married May 1, 1821 in
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Catharine Selina Cazzam. She was born April 26, 1799 in said Pittsburgh, names of her parents not stated.

John Bartlett Butler died December 7, 1870 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

His widow, Catharine S. Butler, was allowed pension on account of his service in the War of 1812, on her application executed June 8, 1878, at which time she was living at 66-68 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The children of John Bartlett Butler and his wife, Catharine Selina-

Charles Junius born March 6, 1822
Joseph Curran " December 33, 1823
Frances Ann " September 30, 1825
Harriet Elizabeth " September 28, 1827
Prudence Sarah " December 23, 1829
Catharine Aurelia " March 9, 1832
Richard Audley " December 29, 1834
Caroline Sidney " October 31, 1838

Their son, Charles Junius Butler, was living in 1878 in Washington County, Minnesota.

In order to obtain information in regard to the location of the land referred to herein, you should apply to The Commissioner of the General Land Office, this city, and furnish the following data-

Warrant # 53850- 50 acres- Act of 1850
Warrant # 95843-120 acres- Act of 1855. 

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Thomas Kennedy-W. O. 28958

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claims for bounty land and pension under W. O. 28958, based upon the service of Thomas Kennedy
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in the War of 1812.

The date and place of birth of Thomas Kennedy were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.

He volunteered in Baltimore, Maryland and served as private in Captain R. S. I. Stewart's company of Maryland Militia, from October 19, 1814 to November 18, 1814. 

Thomas Kennedy applied for bounty land on December 30, 1850, then aged sixty-three years, and a resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The claim was not allowed, as the rolls "state him absent without leave", after November 18, 1814. 

Thomas Kennedy married December 14, 1806 Ruth Bright (?), who died February 25, 1834. He  married October 30, 1836 Perilla Craig (?), who died in April 1845. He married August 12, 1847 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Susan K. Hannah. He died February 5, 1865.

His widow, Susan K. Kennedy, applied for pension, and alleged that her husband, Thomas Kennedy, served in the Maryland Militia in 1812 and 1814 in Captains Dyer's and Byrd's companies.

Her claim for pension was not allowed as there was no proof of the alleged service.

George A. Kennedy, son of Thomas Kennedy and his wife, Susan K., stated in McKean County, Pennsylvania, that his father "late of Venango County, Pennsylvania", took an active part in the engagements between Stony Point and Baltimore City in September, 1814, that he was present at the Siege of Baltimore in which General Ross was killed. This same George A. Kennedy in 1907, then of Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, made the following statement- that his father, Thomas Kennedy, served as private in Captain Michael Peter's company of Maryland Militia, War of
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1812, that his father moved his family twelve miles out of the city for safety, that his wife was in a "delicate condition", and he asked permission to go and see her, which was refused, and he went without leave, "the child was born that night" and his father returned to duty and reported the next morning, and that was "why he is marked absent without leave".

He, also, stated that he, George A. Kennedy, served in Co. C. 4th Regiment of Pennsylvania Calvary, and was drawing $10. per month, under the Act of June 7, 1890. 

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator