Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,103, Elisha Hawkins, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Hawkins Elisha
S. 31,103
CONTENTS

1236.
Kentucky -
Elisha Hawkins
Residing in the State of Kentucky, who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain [illegible] of the Reg't commanded by [illegible] in the Virginia line for 2 years from 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 80 - Dollars - Cents per Annum - commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of October 1831 - and sent to Hon. R. M. Johnson, Georgetown, Ky.
  Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832  120.00    Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th March 1833  40     $160. -  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk. Book 29 Vol. 9 Page 40

31163 Very INVALID.
File No. 31,163
Elisha Hawkins
Rev War
Act: June 1 st 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 173
[Arrangement of 1870.]

$60
Free Rh. u. Johnson
Col. James L. Edwards { Chief of Pension Office Washington City

as soon as convenient let me get ans r in this case: Will you
Philo Johnson root HBA

State of Kentucky } Franklin County } Joint
Personally appeared before me Henry Wingate a Justice of the peace for said County, Ichudiah Hawkins, aged from appearance Seventy-five or six years, who being by me solemnly charged and sworn in due form of law to testify the truth touching the Revolutionary services of Elisha Hawkins Sen. deposeth and says that he was 76 years of age on the 25 day of August last past - That he is well acquainted with the said Elisha Hawkins Sen. now a resident of Franklin County Kentucky, and that he knew him in Orange County in the state of Virginia in the year 1776 when he enlisted as a regular soldier under Capt. Francis Taylor and marched under him to Williamsburg Va where a number of the troops lay all that summer, and on the next winter they were removed to the north- and the said Elisha Hawkins Sen. returned home in Apr 1778. having remained in the service under said enlistment two years -
This deponent further states that he always understood and so believes the fact to be that the said Elisha Hawkins, Sen. served several tours of militia duty in the war of the Revolution, but knows nothing of said services of his own knowledge —
Teste
A. H. Kammick
his Ichudiah & Hawkins mark
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day and date above written — H. Wingate J.P.

State of Kentucky Franklin County set on the 20 th day of August 1832.
Personally appeared in open Court before the Franklin County Court now sitting John W. Hawkins a resident of Franklin County and state aforesaid aged 77 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 act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
I enlisted in Orange County Virginia under Capt. Francis Taylor, Lieutenant William Taylor and J. Porter, Ensign Francis Coward I enlisted on the 2 nd day of March 1776. according to the best of my recollection and served two years under the above officers and was then discharged at Hall's Farm I belonged to the second Virginia Continental Regiment that at one time a regular discharge but now have nothing to show the same having been lost, nor have I any docu- mentary evidence to show the force of my service And I know of but one person now living by whom I can prove my service a Mr. John Newhine who was once on a furlough to my relations being such I permission to return home she went back to the army with me in private business I never was in any regular engage- ment but in several skirmishes — I have been living in Kentucky about thirty seven years and the last thirty in the County of Franklin I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state — Sworn Elisha Hawkins

State of Kentucky & Franklin County ss We William Hickman Jr & John Brown Ministry of the Gospel belonging to the Baptist denomi- tion of the County of Franklin in the State aforesaid do Certify, that we are well acquainted with Elisha Hawkins, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy Seven years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed this 12 th day of Sept r 1832. John M c ree Jr of C.
State of Kentucky Franklin County 3 rd Aug st 20 th 1832.
Elisha Hawkins this day produced his declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 th day of June 1832 and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier served as he states.
I Alexander H. Kennedie Clerk of the County Court for Frank- lin County in the State of Kentucky do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Elisha Hawkins for a pension and I do further Certify that Henry Wringale Esq r who hath his name to the Certificate purporting to have qualified John Dick Hawkins proving the service of said Elisha Hawkins and which is hereto attached was at the time of doing the same a justice of the Peace in & for the County & State aforesaid duly commis- sioned & qualified and by law authorized to adminis- ter Oaths.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto my name as clerk as aforesaid & affixed the Seal of said County this 19 th Oct r 1832.
A. H. Kennedie Clk