Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17364, Philomen Conner, Va.

SERVICE.
NUMBER
Va.
Conner, Philomen
S. 17364
CONTENTS
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117272 7277  Indiana
Philomen Corner of Wayne Co in the State of Indiana who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Miller of the Regt commanded by Col Taylor in the Virginia line for 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 40 Dollars and 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of March 1833 and sent to Saml C  Scampl Carmersville Ind
  Arrears to the 4th of March 33  $ 80 00    Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept  20 00     $100 00  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Bayd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 107
Died Aug. 10, 1835 See a. B

Philo's Corner
from 1779 private 1 year. $240.
1807

(Conner)
State of Indiana } Fayette County } ss.
On this fifteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two personally appeared in open court before the honorable the Just the president judge thereof and Edward Webb & William Miller Esquires associates, Judges of the circuit court of the said county of Fayette now sitting Philomen Conner aged sixty nine years, a resident of the township of Harrison in the said county of Fayette and State of Indiana, 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 7 th 1832
That he entered into the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
That he entered some time in the month of September in the year 1779 in Orange county Virginia where he then resided, he entered into a company of drafted militia commanded by Captain Robert Miller belonging to a regiment commanded by Col. Francis Taylor. He entered this company as a substitute for his father John Conner who had been drafted for two months, or what was in those days termed a militia tour. That he was marched with his regiment to the Barracks in Albemarle county Virginia where  and was employed in guarding the prisoners which were captured with Genl. Burgoyne. He served out this tour & was in the latter end of the month of November of the same year he in the county of Orange again entered a company of drafted militia commanded by a captain called as he recollects Rockhuck (as well as he can recollect) as a substitute for one John Proctor for the like term of 2 months was again marched to the same Barracks and was employed as before in guarding prisoners, was commanded by the same Colonel - served out his tour of duty & returned home -
That afterwards in the said county of Orange some time in the month of August in the year 1780 he was drafted for 2 months and as a draft he entered into a company commanded

by Captain William Buckner, the name of the colonel commanding the regiment he does not now recollect was marched to Cabin Point and there stationed. From thence they were marched to Petersburg Va. and their term having expired they were dismissed & returned home where he remained until some time in the month of February 1781 when he again entered a company of dragoons commanded by Capt. Robert Miller for 2 months as a substitute for one John Arnold, he does not remember the name of the colonel commanding the regiment but recollects that he was attached to General M'Leaden's brigade, and was marched to Fredericksburg in Virginia and there stationed to protect that place as an attack upon it was anticipated by the British was expected about that time. He served out his term was discharged and returned home some time in April 1781.
That again in Orange county some time in the month of June 1781 he entered a company of drafted militia commanded by Captain James Hawkins for two months as a substitute for his father John Conner, was marched to Richmond Va. and there joined the 3 d Va. regiment of militia commanded by Col. Matthews in Genl. Dawsons Brigade, Genl. Lord Fayette commander in chief. From Richmond was marched with his regiment to Williamsburg where we remained one day and returned to the army at Richmond. From thence we retired before Cornwallis through the upper country into Culpepper, Albemarle and Orange and in the latter county General Wayne joined us with his command, after which we returned into the neighborhood of Williamsburg and was stationed within 6 miles of old James Town & while stationed there his term expired as the substitute of his father, when he returned that he had been drafted at home for a two months tour, and the new drafts from Orange immediately came on and on organizing them it was found that there were too many of them for one company & not enough to compose two, he with some others were attached to a company commanded by Capt. Garrison of Caroline County in the same regiment & brigade to which he belonged when last discharged. Du-

sing this last tour of service his regiment was employed in reconnoitering the country about Mellicumshung and Farny town, which last term he served out and returned home
During For none of the foregoing tours of duty (which amount in all to one year) did he receive any written discharge to the best of his recollection & if he did receive any such he has lost them - He has no documentary evidence of his service - That he can prove his services positively by no person to his knowledge - His step-mother Lucy Coon of Boone county Kentucky (but now on a visit here) knows of his having served in the revolutionary war but cannot state the particulars nor the duration of his service That he expected to be able to have her present in court, but she being at this time unwell & very aged cannot is unable to attend - My brother John Coon has some knowledge of my services, & I know of no other persons by whom I can prove my 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 any agency of any the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid
Attest - Wm Caldwell Atty. J. Coon
The court now here proformed to the following interrogatives to the said applicant and the answers by him made are under oath and are as follows viz: question 1 Where, and in what year were you born -
Ans. I was born in Orange County in the State of Virginia on the 29 th day of June in the Year 1763
Quest. 2 d Have you any record of your age; and if so where is it?
Ans. I have none - My Father kept a record of his children's ages in the family bible - The bible is I believe lost or destroyed - I have often been the record of my age, it is as above stated
Quest. 3 d Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live
Ans. At all the times of my entering into service I lived with my Father in Orange County Virginia - About 3 or 4 weeks after my last tour I went with my father into

Washington County Va. where she remained one year, from thence to what is now called Lincoln County Kentucky where I lived about three years, & then lived in the counties of Mercer, Fayette & Scott in Kentucky for about 10 years during which time I served a campaign against the Indians under Col. Logan - In 1795 I settled in Boon County Kentucky where I lived until 1829 when I removed to Fayette County Indiana where I now reside -
Question 4 - How were you called into service - Were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?
Ans - My first entry into service was under Capt. Miller as a substitute for my father, my second was under Capt. Rockbuch as a substitute for John Procter, my third as a draft under Capt. Buckner, my fourth under Capt. Rock Miller was as a substitute for John Arnold my fifth was as a substitute for my father under Capt. Hawkins and my sixth was as a draft under Capt. Garrison, each of which tours was for 2 months & all of which I served out -
Question 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. During the time of my service there were but seldom employed with any regular troops, during my fifth tour of duty which I remember Genl. La Fayette and Wayne, Col. Matthews wore the regular uniform but whether he was a regular officer or not at any time during my service I am unable to say, While at Richmond and Williamsburg and Jamestown there were frequently some times regular troops with us but I do not remember the number of the regiments or the names of the Colonels - I remember the first second and fourth regiments of Va. Militia besides my own which was the third - Except when employed in guarding prisoners at the Albemarle Barracks as before stated the troops to which I belonged were

generally employed in guarding various points in Virginia viz Cabin Point, Petersburg, Fredericksburg, Richmond, Williams burg and James town and the country about those places During the latter part of my service our  my regiment was em- ployed in reconnoitering the country about Williamsburg and James town,
Question 6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service, and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it -
Ans. I have no recollection that any discharges were given me, if any were they are long since lost
Ques. 7- 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  your belief of your ser- vices as a soldier of the revolution?
Ans. I name the Reverend James Newhouse, Edward Webb Esqr. a member of this court, William Webb and Col. Stan- hope Royster, who have known me for a long time I also name my brother John Corner whose certificate is attached, I intend to obtain the deposition of my step mother to forward with this declaration
We James Newhouse a clergyman residing in the county of Fayette and Edward Webb and William Webb residing in the same county hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Philomen Corner who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we be- lieve him to be sixty nine 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 opin- ion - Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Attest. Wm Falconwell Clerk Stanhope Royster Edward Webb James Newhouse William Webb Fay. 6. 6.

I John Conner of the county of Fayette Indiana do hereby certify that in the latter part of the revolutionary war when I was about seven years of age (having been born in the year 1774) I remember my brother Philomen Conner (who has sworn to & subscribed the above declaration) having been for in the service of the United States while my father resided in Orange county Virginia, that his service his having served various terms of duty is a fact which from my own recollection and the conversation in our family I can & do state positively, but the number & duration of those terms I cannot state - I certify further that to the best of my recollection my father gave my brother a young horse as a compensation for services in the war rendered by him as a substitute for my father, and I further certify that Lucy Conner my stepmother is too unwell & too infirm to attend court at this time as I am informed not having seen her for a day or two since I last saw her she was unwell
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
John Conner
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states - And the court further certifies that it appears to them that James Newhouse who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Fayette and that Edward Webb, William Webb, Stanhope Raper and John Conner who have signed the preceding certificates are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit - And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Lucy Conner who is named by

the said applicant in his declaration is unable to attend court by reason of sickness and that she is a credible person -
I William Caldwell clerk of the circuit court of Fayette county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Philomen Corner for a pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the seal of the said circuit court this 18 th day of September 1832
Wm Caldwell clerk of F.B.C. by D. M. Sample his dep.

State of Indiana Fayette County
Be it remembered that on the 11 day of September 1832 then personally came before me Edward Beeble one of the associate judges of the circuit court of Fayette county aforesaid Lucy Conner aged seventyfive years who being first me sworn on her oath saith - That some time in the month of September in the year 1779 (to the best of her recollection) Philomen Conner who is the step son of this deponent was called into the service of the United States that between that time & the latter part of the year 1781 he the said Philomen performed some Sunday tours of duty amounting to probably a year, but the exact length of the time I do not now remember, that he performed some of said tours as a substitute for his father my husband - And further this deponent saith not
Sworn & subscribed before me the day & year above written
Lucy Conner
Edward Beeble
State of Indiana Fayette County
I William Caldwell clerk of the Fayette circuit court do hereby certify that Edward Beeble Esq whose name is subscribed to the above affidavit of Lucy Conner & before whom the said affidavit appears to have been made was when the same was made & subscribed an acting associate judge of the circuit court of said county duly commissioned as such as required by law. In testimony whereof I herunto subscribe my name & affix my seal of office this 22 nd day of September 1832. Wm Caldwell clerk. by James Simpson deputy

February 23, 1940
BA-J/MCS Philomen Conner, S.17364
Mrs. Ewell T. Weakley 1233 Troy Avenue Dyersburg, Tennessee
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S.17364, based on the Revolutionary War service of Philomen Conner.
Philomen Conner, the son of John, was born June 29, 1763, in Orange County, Virginia.
While a resident of Orange County, Virginia, he enlisted and served as private with the Virginia troops as follows: from September, 1779, two months in Captain Robert Miller's company in Colonel Francis Taylor's regiment and served as a substitute for his father, John Conner; from late in November, 1779, two months in Captain Roebuck's company in Colonel Francis Taylor's regiment; from August, 1780, two months in Captain William Buckner's company; from February, 1781, two months in Captain Robert Miller's company; from June, 1781, two months in Captain James Hawkins' company in Colonel Matthews' regiment and served as substitute for his father; immediately after the expiration of this service he enlisted and served two months in Captain Jamison's company in Colonel Matthews' regiment.
After his service, Philomen Conner moved with his father and stepmother, Lucy, to Washington County, Virginia, and lived there one year. From there he moved to Lincoln County, Kentucky, where he lived for about three years. He then lived in Mercer, Fayette and Scott Counties, Kentucky, for about ten years, during which time he served under Colonel Logan in a campaign against the Indians. In 1795 he settled in Boone County, Kentucky, where he lived until 1829 when he moved to Fayette County, Indiana.

Philomen Conner was allowed pension on his application executed September 15, 1832, at which time he was living in Harrison Township, Fayette County, Indiana.
He died August 10, 1835.
His stepmother, Lucy Conner, was seventy-five years of age in 1832.
His brother, John Conner, was born in 1774 and was living in Fayette County, Indiana, in 1832.
There are no further data relative to the family of Philomen Conner.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Philomen Conner and the name and address of the person to whom it was paid, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, giving the following data:
Philomen Conner, Certificate 7272, issued March 21, 1833, rate $40 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Hon. Secretary of War Washington

Connersville 3 d Jany. 1833
Sir -
Your communication enclosing to me the pension certificate of Benjamin Ellis & the papers of Philomen Cornine and John M'Corrnick is rec d . - I herewith return the papers of Mr. Cornine amended as required by the department. As the "objection" to Mr. Cornine's declaration extended only to the opera XVI and that being amended by the clerk, I write by it as a favor of the department to forward his certificate at an early period as possible in order that he may draw his pension, as his age and circumstances are such as to demand it early. Mr. M'Corrnick's papers will be returned as soon as I see him -
Mr. Philip Hoyle requests me to say to the department, that he was mistaken in the names of the lieut. and ensign of the company in which he enlisted "Bowen & M'Key were the officers to which he expected to belong. I says the lieut. & ensign under which he served were "Cornine and Harriash" the latter of whom was killed at Stoney point - His papers will I presume will have to be returned & if so will you give "detailed instructions respecting the nature and form of the testimony he must produce" to -
I remain &c.
Gamble Sample
For Sec. of War

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Philomen Conner 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? yes  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? yes  VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes  VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than 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 & has a device 

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 at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
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? yes #
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? yes
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. B. 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.”

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 directs 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 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 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.

17-364 INVALID.
File No. 17,364
Philomena Coomer
Br Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index: —Vol. 1 , Page 445
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1930 Dec. 18 hist. to J. M. Cross, M.C.S. 1932 Apr. 11 hist. to Mrs. G. W. Holter, M.C.S. 1940 Feb. 23 hist. to Mrs. Ewell T. Weakley M.C.S.

February 23, 1940.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/ADY
Philomen Conner L 17364
Mrs. Ewell T. Weakley 1233 Troy Avenue Dyersburg, Tennessee
Dear Madam:
his daughter Jane m. James Watson in 1880, 1797
Reference is made to your letter relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War, Philomen Conner, his father, John Conner, who married Elizabeth Kavanaugh in 1734, and lived in Orange County, Virginia; also John Conner, living in Culpeper, Virginia, in 1780, wife, Mary, and he died in Halifax, Virginia between 1798 and 1811.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to show a claim for pension or bounty land on file on account of the services in that war of any John Conner described above, all spellings of the names searched.
It is suggested that as a possible means of securing information in regard to their military service you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, this city.
The record of Philomen Conner is furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

September 22, 1939
BA-J/MCS Philomen Conner, S.17364
Mrs. William Edward Cox Southern Pines, Box 936 North Carolina
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Philomon Conner, a Revolutionary War soldier who enlisted from Orange County, Virginia.
The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S.17364, based on the Revolutionary War service of Philomen Conner .
Philomen Conner, the son of John, was born June 29, 1763, in Orange County, Virginia.
While a resident of Orange County, Virginia, he enlisted and served as private with the Virginia troops as follows: from September, 1779, two months in Captain Robert Miller's company in Colonel Francis Taylor's regiment and served as a substitute for his father, John Conner; from late in November, 1779, two months in Captain Roebuck's company in Colonel Francis Taylor's regiment; from August, 1780, two months in Captain William Buckner's company; from February, 1781, two months in Captain Robert Miller's company; from June, 1781, two months in Captain James Hawkins' company in Colonel Matthews' regiment and served as substitute for his father; immediately after the expiration of this service he enlisted and served two months in Captain Jamison's company in Colonel Matthews' regiment.
After his service, Philomen Conner moved with his father and stepmother, Lucy, to Washington County, Virginia, and lived there one year. From there he moved to Lincoln County, Kentucky, where he lived for about three years. He then lived in Mercer, Fayette and Scott Counties, Kentucky, for about ten years, during which time he served under Colonel Logan in a campaign against the Indians. In 1795 he settled in Boone County, Kentucky, where he

lived until 1829 when he moved to Fayette County, Indiana.
Philomen Conner was allowed pension on his application executed September 15, 1832, at which time he was living in Harrison Township, Fayette County, Indiana.
He died August 10, 1835.
His stepmother, Lucy Conner, was seventy-five years of age in 1832.
His brother, John Conner, was born in 1774 and was living in Fayette County, Indiana, in 1832.
There are no further data relative to the family of Philomen Conner.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Philomen Conner and the name and address of the person to whom it was paid, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, giving the following data:
Philomen Conner, Certificate 7272, issued March 21, 1833, rate $40 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

April 11, 1932
Mrs. J. W. Holter Connersville, R.F.D. 6 Indiana
BA-J/MCS XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Philomen Conner S. 17364
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of March 7, 1932, requesting information in regard to Philomen Conner, a soldier of the Revolution.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 17364, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Philomen Conner.
Philomen Conner, the son of John, was born June 29, 1763, in Orange County, Virginia.
While a resident of Orange County, Virginia, he enlisted and served as private with the Virginia troops as follows: from September, 1779, two months in Captain Robert Miller's Company in Colonel Francis Taylor's Regiment and served as a substitute for his father, John Conner; from late in November, 1779, two months in Captain Roebuck's Company in Colonel Francis Taylor's Regiment; from August, 1780, two months in Captain William Buckner's Company; from February, 1781, two months in Captain Robert Miller's Company; from June, 1781, two months in Captain James Hawkins' Company in Colonel Matthews' Regiment and served as a substitute for his father; immediately after the expiration of this service he enlisted and served two months in Captain Jamison's Company in Colonel Matthews' Regiment.
After his service he moved with his father and stepmother, Lucy, to Washington County, Virginia, and lived there one year. From there he moved to Lincoln County, Kentucky, where he lived for about three years. He then lived in Mercer, Fayette and Scott Counties, Kentucky, for about ten years, during which time he served under Colonel Logan in a campaign against the Indians. In 1795 he settled in Boone County, Kentucky, where he lived until 1829 when he moved to Fayette County, Indiana.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 15, 1832, at which time he was living in Harrison Township, Fayette County, Indiana.
There are no data relative to wife and children of this soldier.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

December 18, 1930
J. N. Cross 1312 S. Owasso Tulsa, Oklahoma
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section — MCS
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17364, that Philomen Conner, the son of John Conner, was born June 29, 1763, in Orange County, Virginia, and was the son of John Conner.
While a resident of Orange County, Virginia, he enlisted and served as a private with the Virginia troops as follows: from September, 1779, two months in Captain Robert Miller's Company in Colonel Francis Taylor's Regiment and served as a substitute for his father, John Conner; from late in November, 1779, two months in Captain Roebuck's Company in Colonel Francis Taylor's Regiment; from August, 1780, two months in Captain William Buckner's Company; from February, 1781, two months in Captain Robert Miller's Company; from June, 1781, two months in Captain James Hawkins' Company in Colonel Matthews' Regiment and served as a substitute for his father; immediately after the expiration of this service he enlisted and served two months in Captain Jamison's Company in Colonel Matthews' Regiment.
After his service he moved with his father and stepmother, Lucy, to Washington County, Virginia, and lived there one year. From there he moved to Lincoln County, Kentucky, where he lived for about three years. He then lived in Mercer, Fayette and Scott Counties, Kentucky, for about ten years, during which time he served under Colonel Logan in a campaign against the Indians. In 1795 he settled in Boone County, Kentucky, where he lived until 1829 when he moved to Fayette County, Indiana.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 15, 1832, at which time he was living in Harrison Township, Fayette County, Indiana.

There are no data relative to wife and children of this soldier.
On account of the large number of requests for histories of soldiers of the Revolution and War of 1812, and the lack of clerical force available for furnishing this information, the bureau is unable to send more than two histories to each inquirer.
No charge is made.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Feb 6, 1940.
Mr. A. H. Hilliard, Executive Assistant, Veterans Administration, Washington D. C.
Dear Sir, -
Please furnish me all the information you have concerning Philemon Conner born in Orange Co. Va. June 29, 1763 who was a son of John Conner and enlisted as a private from Orange Co several different times and twice as a substitute for his father John during the Revolutionary war. After the war he moved with his father & step mother to Washington Co Va thence to Ky. and later to Fayette Co Ind. He drew pension on claim S. 17364. Have you a record of his step mother's name?
Also furnish me Rev. record of his father John Conner.
Also desire the Rev. record of John Conner Jr of Culpepper Co Va son of John

Conner of Orange Co Va. I am not sure of date of enlistment but he died at Halifax Va between 1798 and 1811 and his wife was named Mary.
I am most anxious to get these records. I know that my great grand father John Conner rendered service in the Rev. War as did his father also, but am not able to furnish any exact dates. But from the facts that I know of his residence in Culpepper Co Va I feel that probably he enlisted from there and indoor his last place of residence was Halifax Va in December 1797 when his daughter Jane married James Watson.
I shall be most grateful for the help I know you can give me.
Would it be asking too much to desire the Rev. record of all John Conners of Virginia? Then I would be able to determine the one that was my great grand father and great great grand father.
This I know - my great grand father was John Conner and his wife was named Mary. He died in Halifax Va and was living in Culpepper Va in 1780.
My great-great grand father John Conner married Elizabeth Kavanaugh 1734 and they lived in Orange Co Va and Culpepper Va. Both of them served in the Revolutionary War.
Very truly yours
Mrs. Ewell T. Weakley, 1233 Troy Ave Hijensburg Tennessee

RETHAVEN APARTMENTS SOUTHERN PINES, N. C.
Aug. 25, 1939
To the Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please be good enough to give me the Revolutionary War Record of Philemon Conner who en- listed from Orange Co., Va. about 1779 or 1780
Thanking you, I remain,
Most sincerely,
Fidelia O'Connor Cox -
Mrs. Wm. Edward Cox Box 936 Southern Pines, N. C.

Connersville, Ind. Mar, 7, 1932.
U.S. Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C. Rev. and 1812 War Section
Dear Sir:
I would like very much to have the War Record of service of Philemon Conner , his age, wife's name and any in- formation you can give me concerning this revolutionary soldier. His Pension Certi- ficate is dated Apr. 26, 1833 at Connersville , Fayette County , Ind.
Thanking you in advance I am ,
Very truly yours
Mrs. J.W. Holter
R.F.D.6

Tulsa, Oklahoma,
1312 S. Owasso,
11/15/30.
Pension Bureau, Director,
Dear Sir:
Please give me all data that you have of:
Wm Cross , of Kentucky, war of 1812 , if a pensioner.
David Martin or David G. Martin , of Madison Co. Ky. War of 1812 .
James Blythe , of madison County, Ky. War of 1812 .
Philemon Conner , at Fayette, Ind. in 1835, pensioner for service with Virginia militia in Revolutionary War.
If any charge, let me know.
Resp. J. N. Cross.
Furnished but 2 only