Pension Application of William Henry: W364
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
State of
Personally appeared before me Robert Duggan an acting Justice of the peace for the State and County aforesaid William Henry, a resident of of the county of Sevier and State of Tennessee aged 82 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 7the 1832.
That he
entered the service of the
That he was
born in the state of
That he
enlisted in the service in 1776 of the United States at the age of 27 in
Botetourt County Virginia for two years under the command of General Han [sic:
Hand], Col. Andrew Donley [sic: Donally], Capt. McKee Ensign Jas. Gilmore [or Gilmer] & Lieut
James Thompson by whom he was enlisted. That he marched thence from
Said applicant, further states, that he entered the service of the United States again for 3 months under the command of General Muningberg [sic: Muhlenberg], Col. Samuel Lewis to whose regiment he was attached at the Siege of Little York, that he messed with Robert Shadden, John Walker, Joseph Shadden &c., that he has no Documentary Evidence, and that he knows of but one person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services and that person is John Henry, whose testimony is taken, and accompanies this Declaration that the whole term of his services in the armies of the United States is two years and three months That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid William hisXmark Henry
NOTES:
State of
At a County
Court Began and held for the
She further Declares that she was married on the 15th day of February 1780, that her Husband the aforesaid William Henry Died on the 1st day of February 1835. the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 and not prior to his leaving the service, viz at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written in open court}
Elizabeth her X mark Harris
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William Henry decd born 1750–
Elizabeth Henry wife of William Henry was born 1765
Polly Henry (now P. Williams) born 12th Sept 1781
John Henry was Born 24th Decr 1783
Hugh Henry was Born 5th of May 1786
Wm. Henry Jr. was Born 28th Feb 1789
Robert Henry Born 28th August 1791
NOTE: On the pension certificate for Elizabeth Henry is written “Died May 11 - 1847.”