Pension Applications – Graves County, Kentucky

Walter Adams

The said applicant had served as a private in the North Carolina militia. He was placed on the pension roll August 17, 1832. He was 79 years old as of March 4, 1831. He was residing in Graves County, Kentucky, when he applied for a pension May 16, 1833, while at the age of 78 years. He stated that he had been born in Fauquier County, Virginia, January 12, 1755. He further added that he had enlisted in Rowan County, North Carolina, in April 1777. He further added that since the end of the Revolutionary War he had lived in Graves County, Kentucky, moving to Kentucky in May 1833, from Rowan County, North Carolina. An affidavit of a fellow soldier, Al Cracken, was also made May 11, 1833, in Kentucky. The said affiant was then at the age of 78 years. He stated that he had been acquainted with the said Walter Adams in Rowan County, North Carolina.

John Brimmage

The said applicant served as a private in the Maryland militia and he was 73 years old as of May 10, 1834. He was residing in Graves County, Kentucky, when he applied for a pension April 15, 1834, at the age of 73 years. He also stated that he had been born in Queen Anne County, Maryland, June 8, 1760. He further added that he had enlisted in Anson County, North Carolina, in July 1781. Prior to the Revolutionary War he had resided in Queen Anne County, Maryland, Anson County, North Carolina, and also Effingham County, Georgia. He further added that since the end of the Revolutionary War, he had resided in Pendleton County, South Carolina. The said soldier also stated that he also resided in Lincoln County, Tennessee, since the war, and had moved to Kentucky from that county in 1795.

David Clark

The above named soldier was residing in Graves County, Kentucky, when he applied for a pension on the United States Roll. He had enlisted in Surry County, North Carolina, in 1776. Prior to the Revolutionary War had resided in Surry County, North Carolina, Pendleton County, South Carolina, and Christian County, Kentucky. After the war he lived in Weakley County, Tennessee, and then Graves County, Kentucky. His children are George, Charles, Mary, William, James, Susan, Silas, Harry, Elizabeth and John Clark. His widow, Charity Clark, filed her claim for a widow’s pension December 3, 1840, while she was a resident of Graves County, Kentucky. She stated that her maiden name was Charity Boon. They were married in Lincoln County, South Carolina, in 1778.