Revolutionary Soldier James Dougan

Revolutionary Soldier
James Dougan
Contributed by Mellisa Simms

July 1837	  )
State of Tennessee)
Franklin County	  )

 

Be known that at the July term of the Circuit Court holden for the County aforesaid, at the
Courthouse in the town of Winchester on the 26th day of July 1837, personally appeared in
open Court, Mary Noe of Franklin, Tennessee, and  Travis Barbee of Lawrence County, Alabama, 
and Satisfactorily proved to the Court that Mary, who intermarried with Peter Noe, Margaret
who intermarried with Travis Barbee of Lawrence County, Alabama, Agness who intermarried
with Dennis Dallis of Morgan County, Alabama, Jane Doudan of Lawrence County Alabama, 
Robert C.J. Dougan of Fayette County, Tennessee and Sharp Dougan of Marshall County, Alabama,
dec'd, who died on the 10th day of February 1837 leaving at the time of his death no widow and
that at the United States under the Act if Congress of the 7th day of June 1832 and was the 
identical James Dougan mentioned in as original pension certificate in his possession on the 
day of his death and which is here shown to the Court and of which the following is a true copy,
viz:
War Department
Revolutionary Claim
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th day of June, 1832. 
James Dougan of the State of Tennessee who was an Ensign Lieutenant and Major in the Army of the 
Revolution is entitled to receive Two Hundred and One dollards and Sixty Six cents per annum
during his natural life; commencing on the 4th day of March 1836, and payable semi-annually
on the 4th day of March and the 4th day of September in every year.
Given at War office of the United States this 19th day of March, One Thousand Eight Hundred
and thirty four.
Lew. Cass
Sevretary of War
Examined and Countersigned, J.L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions
This paper is in Franklin Co., Tennessee Court Minute book 1832-1837