Pension Application of
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
Lawrence Connar states on oath
that in or about the year 1774 he enlisted as a Soldier under Capt. Arbuckle
[sic: possibly Matthew Arbuckle], to go on an expedition against the Shawanee [sic: Shawnee] Indians, for two years, and before
said two years had expired he reenlisted as a Soldier under Capt. Wallace, of
the 8th Regiment, of the Virginia Continental State line; the aforesaid
Regiment was commanded by Colo. Woods. He further states that he served the
aforesaid three years under said Colo. Woods in the revolutionary war & at
the expiration of said 3 years he was honorably discharged by said Colo. Woods;
that he has lost his said discharge, and is unable to find it. He further
states that he now resides in
State of
Lawrence Conner, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing statement, this day appeared before me Christopher Tompkins one of the Circuit Judges for the State aforesaid, & sole Judge of the Cumberland Circuit Court, & made oath, that the matters & things alledged & set forth in the said statement are true. Given under my hand this 14th Sept. 1818.
District of Kentucky.
On this 12 day of October 1820 personally appeared before us
C. Daugherty W Frogg
& L Stockton being three Justices of the peace in & for the county of
Cumberland Kentucky (it being the number required by law to hold a Court called
the county court of Cumberland County & which said court is a court of
Record created by Statute & which said court in its proceedings is governed
by the Rules of the common Law) Lawrence Conner, at his own house in the said
County, (he being a cripple, weak & emaciated by the wounds received in the
Revolutionary War and in consequence of such debility unable to attend at the
courthouse in the county of Cumberland where the said court is usually held.
Aged 67 years resident in the District and county aforesaid, who being first
duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the
Revolutionary War as follows, served under Col. Woods 12 Regt. for three years
Capt Andrew Wallace same time
Co. Campbell [sic: possibly Richard Campbell] 2 Regt Capt Jewet [sic:
possibly Capt. Robert Jouett] 18 months and was in
battles as follows. the first in Jarmantown
[sic: Germantown PA 4 Oct 1777] 2d
Monmouth [sic: in
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 & that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818. And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me: Nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed. Sworn to and declared before us the aforesaid Justices of the peace this 12 day of October 1820
Schedule of the property of Lawrence Conner given in an oath at the same time of the foregoing Certificate & Declaration
ToWit
two hundred acres of land
two horses 9 head of cattle
230 head of hoges}
The whole estimated at $200
Lawrence Conner by occupation am a farmer the names of my children are as follows
3 daughters one of them is helpless
Ester Conner 30 years of age
Jinny Conner 16 years old
Margret Conner 13 years old
Cornelias Conner 18 years old and a farmer
all the debts due me is nine
Dollars of any kind given from under my
hand and this 12 day of October 1820
NOTES:
The 12th
Virginia Regiment was authorized in September 1776 with nine companies from
Botetourt and other western counties. It was engaged in the defense of
A typed
summary in the file adds the following: “On account of disability resulting
from wounds received in the Revolution, nature of wounds not stated, Lawrence
Conner was pensioned from September 4, 1789, then living in