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Adair County Revolutionary War Veterans

The following are Revolutionary War veterans who lived in Adair County, Kentucky.  To learn more about Revolutionary War Pensions visit the Virginia Genealogy Search website.

  • Abraham Aaron, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued April 12, 1833; he received $40.00
  • Henry Armstrong, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued June 7, 1833; he received $30.00
  • Joshua Atkinson, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued June 7, 1833; he received $30.00.
  • Elisha Bailey, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued September 23, 1833; he received $26.66.
  • Charles Bettsworth, Corporal, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued August 22, 1833.
  • John Biggs, Matross, Harrison’s Artillery.  Pension began March 3, 1826, certificate issued February 28, 1829; he received $100.00
  • Robert Busby, Private, Virginia Continental.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued April 2, 1823; he received $80.00.
  • William Caldwell, 2nd Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began January 22, 1819; he received $96.00.
  • Thomas Cochran, Private, Georgia and Virginia.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued February 8, 1833; he received $80.00.
  • Levi Conover, Private, New Jersey Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued October 12, 1833; he received $80.00.
  • Leighton Cooper, Private, Virginia Line.
  • Jacob Cooper, Private, North Carolina Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued November 6, 1832; he received $80.00.
  • Alexander Elliott, Midshipman, Virginia Navy.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued October 11, 1833; he received $144.00.
  • Samuel Ellis, Private, North Carolina Militia.  Pension began march 4, 1831, certificate issued February 11, 1835.
  • John Grider, Sr., Private, North Carolina Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued April 1, 1833.
  • John Hamilton, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began in 1831, certificate issued April 2, 1834.  He received $120.00
  • Zacharius Holladay, Drummer, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued July 15, 1833; he received $88.00.
  • William Hopkins, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued January 28, 1834; he received $80.00
  • William Hurt, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued March 21, 1834; he received $50.00.
  • Jeremiah Ingram, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued February 28, 1833; he received $80.00.
  • James Irvine, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued October 12, 1833; he received $46.00.
  • William James, Private, North Carolina Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued August 17, 1833; he received $40.00.
  • Charles Jones, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began February 14, 1831; he received $40.00.
  • Austin Lawless, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began October 15, 1825, certificate issued December 15, 1825; he received $96.00.
  • Thompson Lloyd, Sergeant, U.S. Rifle Regiment.  Pension began May 20, 1814, certificate issued January 5, 1818.
  • Matthew McGlassen, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued February 7, 1834; he received $60.00.
  • William McKinney, Private, Virginia Militia.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued February 2, 1833; he received $80.00.
  • Joseph Miller, Sr., Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued April 6, 1832; he received $73.33.
  • John Montgomery, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued November 14, 1833.
  • Charles Moore, Private, North Carolina.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued August 21, 833; he received $73.33.
  • William Mosby, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began September 7, 1818, certificate issued February 1, 1819.  He received $96.00.
  • William Rogers, Sr., Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued May 31, 1833; he received $63.33.
  • John Ross, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began April 8, 1829, certificate issued May 25, 1829; he received $96.00.
  • Solomon Royse, Private, Maryland.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued August 21, 1833; he received $80.00.
  • Archibald Skaggs, Private, Maryland Militia.  Pension began March 14, 1831, certificate issued July 10, 1834.  He received $25.00.
  • James Smith, Private and Orderly Sergeant, Maryland Militia.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued October 12, 1833.
  • John Smith, 2nd Private, North Carolina Line.  Pension began March 14, 1831, certificate issued June 17, 1833; he received $80.00.
  • Moses Smith, Private, North Carolina Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued June 17, 1833; he received $80.00.
  • Isaac Staples, Private, Virginia Militia.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued November 6, 1832; he received $33.33.
  • Robert Todd, Captain, Virginia Militia.
  • John Townsend, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began October 6, 1827, certificate issued December 22, 1827; he received $96.00.
  • Daniel Trabue, Commander and Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 14, 1831, certificate issued December 26, 1832; he received $260.00.
  • William Tucker, Lieutenant, Virginia Line.  Pension began June 1, 1820, certificate issued December 9, 1820.
  • Reuben Waggener, Private, Virginia Line.
  • William Warmack, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 18, 1824, certificate issued March 19, 1824; he received $96.00.
  • John Watson, Private, Virginia Militia.  He received $60.00.
  • James Weir, Private, Pennsylvania Line.  Pension began October 5, 1818, certificate issued February 1, 1819; he received $96.00
  • Thomas White, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued August 21, 1833.
  • Philip Winfrey, Private, Virginia Line.  Pension began March 14, 1831, certificate issued April 9, 1833; he received $20.00.
  • David Winniford, Sergeant, Virginia Line.
  • John Yates, Lieutenant, Virginia Line.
  • William Young, Private, North Carolina Militia.  Pension began March 4, 1831, certificate issued April 1, 1833.

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