Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16404, John Hankins, Va.
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Service Va.

Hankins, John

Number S: 16404

carded
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No. 5272
Kentucky
John Hankins
of Hopkins Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Langon of the Regt. commanded by Col. Edmonson in the Virginia line for more than 3 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of Feby. 1833 and sent to Hon. C. Lyon H.R.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832     120.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4. March 1833     40.00
$160.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book D. Vol. 9 Page 43
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John Hankins
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State of Kentucky
County of Hopkins Ss (E)

On this 8th day of October 1832 personally appeared 
before the Justice of the County Court of the County 
of Hopkins aforesaid John Hankins and district in the County & State aforesaid aged Seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath 
make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832.

That he enlisted in Frederick County Va. the army of the United States near the commencement of the Revolution
(that precise date not recollected) with Capt John Langdon and served in the Regiment commanded by 
Colonel Edmondson in the Virginia line or Continental establishment - that Capt Langdon broke his leg and left the service 

That he Hankins, afterwards served in the Company of Capt Yancey and then in that of Capt Terrel  that he
remained in Virginia during the term of his enlistment which was three years, was at Woodstock & Winchester, thence marched down the Rappahannock River to Falmouth, thence crossed said river & marched 
to Fredericksburg, was in the Northern part of Va.& on the border of Maryland until he was finally discharged not far from Fredericksburg having served out his full time.

he received a discharge but does not recollect who signed it - it was burnt with his house in Wilkes County in the state of North Carolina that he resided
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in Frederick County Va. at the time he enlisted.

That he afterwards enlisted in Culpepper County Va. for during the war with Capt White 
of the Va. line in a Regiment commanded by Colo. Thorn joined the army under General Green at Charlotte in North Carolina marched 
thence to Camden, thence to the High Hills of 
Santee thence to Guilford was in the battle at 
that place where the Americans were defeated

from thence marched to Richmond in Virginia from thence by the Bowling Green to Williamsburg thence to York Town where he aided in capturing Lord Cornwallis & his army, 
after which he was discharged. he served during the siege in Colo Southalls Regiment 
he has received a discharge which was destroyed by fire at the same house his discharge for the three years enlistment was destroyed 

that after the conclusion of peace he removed to Wilkes County N Carolina & resided there until he removed to this County
that he has no documentary evidence & knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his serving except Charles Brown & Barnabas Sisk of the County of Hopkins aforesaid whose depositions are 
hereunto annexed marked A & B.

He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present
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and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State.
John Hankins

Sworn to & subscribed this day & year aforesaid.
And the said Court does hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier served as he states.
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15599 
John Hawkins [crossed out] Hankins
6 Feby. 83
Obj. 16-

More than 3 years $80

Hon. Cittenden Lyons, H. R.
Saml. Woodson [illegible]
Madisonville KY

E.
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BRIEF in the case of John Hankins 
of Hopkins Cty in the State of Kentucky
(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? 72

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

[column headings]
Period/Duration of Service/ Rank/ Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. 

Period 
Enlisted near the commencement of the Revolutionary war/3 years/private/ Col Edmondson, Capt. John Langdon, Capt Yancy/[all]Virginia line

Period 
Enlisted afterwards for during the war/ Col Thorn, Capt White/ Va

5. In what battles was he engaged? Guilfords, Yorktown

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? 
Fredericks Cty Virginia, Culpepper Cty. Va

7. In his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? by living witnesses

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas G Wilcox Examining Clerk.
3r July 1833
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November 5, 1937

Willie Hankins
Campaign
Tennessee

BA-J/ady
John Hankins
S.16404

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you state that you are interested in the Hankins geneology, that your great great grandfather John Hankins and his brother came from Ireland prior to the Revolution and that you would like information in regard to them, also, in regard to your grandfather, Thomas Jefferson Hankins, a Confederate Soldier.
Without the full name of the brother of John Hankins, a proper search of the records cannot be made.
This office has no record of soldiers who served in the Confederate Army, Civil War. The record of only one John Hankins has been found on the Revolutionary War pension records. His record follows as found in pension claim, 9.16404, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of John Hankins are not shown.
While a resident of Frederick County, Virginia, John Hankins enlisted near the commencement of the Revolution and served three years as private in Captains John Langdon's, Yancey's, and Terrel's Companies, Colonel Edmondson's Virginia Regiment. While a resident of Culpepper County, Virginia, he again enlisted, served as private in Captain White's Virginia Company, under Colonels Thorn and Southall; was in the battle of Guilford and in the siege of Yorktown and at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis after which he was discharged, length of this service not stated.
After the Revolutionary War he moved to Wilkes County, North Carolina, and then moved to Hopkins County, Kentucky.
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John Hankins was allowed pension on his application executed October 8, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Hopkins County, Kentucky, and aged seventy-two years.
There are no family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

Date of death not on A.B.
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Campaign, Tenn
Oct. 26, 1937

Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
I am working on a geneology of the Hankins family and I find that two brothers, John who was my great-great grandfather and another, came to America as young men from Ireland just before the Revolutionary war. All the Hankins in America, which is estimated at about 6,000, are decendants of these two brothers. I have always felt that they served in the revolutionary war so I am writing you for help on the matter. I would appreciate all the information you can give me. If either of them put in an application for a pension I would like to have a copy also one of my grandfather Thomas Jefferson Hankins who was a Confederate soldier.
Thanking you in advance, I am,
Sincerely Yours,
Willie Hankins,
Campaign, Tenn
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16404
INVALID

File No. 16404
John Hankins
Prv Rev War

Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. A, Page 165

[Arrangement of 1870]

1937 Nov 5 [illegible] to Willie Hankins
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Madisonville Ky
March 11th

Hon. Secretary at War
Washington City

March 25 1833
From Pension Office
Error corrected
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Martinsville Ky 11th March 1832

Sir
By the mail last week I received from the Hon. C. Lyon several pension Certificates for persons  residing in this County and among the rest one issued to John Hankins and reviewing that no individual by that name has applied from this County. I take the liberty of returning the Certificate (here enclosed) to the Department - 

A declaration in  the name of John "Hankins" was forwarded by me & I doubt not [illegible] that he was the person included in the Certificate - but thro inadvertence in the clerk was written "Hawkins."

You will have the goodness Sir to cause the error to be corrected (which can be done by reference to the declaration) and a certificate forwarded for John Hanking as soon as may such your convenience

V Respectfully 
Sam Woodson
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Kentucky
Hopkins County [illegible]
Be it remembered that heretofore [illegible] at a Court held for the County of Hopkins aforesaid at the Court house in the town of Madisonville on the 8th day of October 1832 the following entry among others was made in the minutes of said Court Viz.
"John Hankins a soldier of the revolution & applicant for a pension this day produced in court his declaration under an act of Congress passed June 7 1832 and subscribed  & swore to the same. Whereupon the Court do hereby declare this opinion that the said Hankins was a soldier of the revolution & served as he states in his said declaration which is ordered to be certified" 
I Samuel Woodson clerk of the court for the County aforesaid do certify that the foregoing is a full & complete transcript of an entry made in the minute of said Court as the same now remaining in my office. I further cerify that the paper hereto attached marked E is the original declaration mentioned in said entry as having been subscribed & sworn to by the said John Hankins
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of my said office the 10th day of October 1832 and in the 41st year of the Commonwealth
Sam. Woodson
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Kentucky
Hopkins County SS (A)

Charles Brown a Soldier of the Revolution & pensioner of the United States now of the County & State afs. [aforesaid] states, that he was acquainted with John Hankins of s.d (said) County & states prior to the Revolutionary War in Culpepper County in the State of Virginia where that (that is then) J. Hankins & affiant resided that he knows of his own knowledge that said Hankins was a Soldier in the said War in the Virginia line

that he saw said Hankins in the Army for the first time at Charlotte in North Carolina then the Head quarters of General Nathanael Greene

This affiant saw J Hankins again at the High
Hills of Santee. This affiant does not recollect the names of Hankins Officers - he saw Hankins again at Little York in Va. He (Hankins & this affiant aided in besieging that place & further this affiant saith not
Charles Brown [his mark]X

Subscribed & sworn to before the undersigned Justice of the peace in the County of Hopkins Ky. The undersigned further certifies that the affiant is a credible person.
11th Augst 1832. 
James Robeson JP
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Kentucky
Hopkins County [illegible]
I Samuel Woodson clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that James Robeson Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit of Charles Brown appearing to have been made and whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is at the time of making said affidavit a Justice of the peace in [illegible] County duly commissioned & qualified and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office this 6th day of October 1832 in the 41st year of the Commonwealth
Sam. Woodson
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Kentucky
Hopkins County [illegible]
Barnabas Sisk aged sixty three years now of the County of Hopkins in the State of Kentucky stating that he was born in Culpepper County in the State of Virginia that he has known John Hankins now of the County first aforesaid from his earliest recollection and he knows said Hankins was a Soldier in the Revolution that said Hankins served a long time in the Southern part of the United States but how long this affiant does not know this affiant understood and believes J. Hankins was at the captain of Lord Cornwallis' army at York Town Virginia This affiant further states that Hankins had the [illegible] in North Carolina many years ago. This affiant understood and believes that J. Hankins' discharge was [illegible] with the [illegible] and further this affiant saith not
Barnabas Sisk

Subscribed [illegible] to in presence of the undersigned a Justice of the peace in the County of Hopkins aforesaid the undersigned further states that the affiant is a credible person.
28. July 1832 A. Ashby O.
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Kentucky
Hopkins County [illegible]
I Samuel Woodson clerk to the Court for the County of Hopkins aforesaid do hereby certify that A. Ashby. Esq. before whom the forgoing affidavit of Barnabas Sisk to have been made is and every at the time of making said affidavit a Justice of the peace in Hopkins County duly commissioned and qualified that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have here unto inscribed my name & affixed my seal of Office this 6th day of October 1832 in the 41st year of the Commonwealth
Samuel Woodson

I certify that the Declaration of John Hawkins attached here to marked (E) as well as the affidavits are all in proper hand writing of Samuel Woodson Esquire Clerk of Hopkins County Court who is well known to me and who would attach any [illegible] paper to his authentication
Chitt Lyon
Feb 4 1833