PAGE 46 SECTION II6 JEFFERSON COUNTY KENTUCKY PENSIONERS PURCHASED THE HOUSE AND LOT ON WHICH THE SAIO WIDOW MAY LIVED, AND SHE HAS NO DOUBT, CAVE HIS WAGES IN PAYMENT AS PART PAYMENT FOR THE PLACE AS NIS MBANS WAS THEN LIMITED, AND SUPPOSED GAVE.AH ORBER FOR SAID WAGES* SHE FURTHER STATES THAT SHE RECOLLECTS HAVING FREQUENTLY SEEN HIS DIS­ CHARGE AND THAT IT WAS LOST OK 0ESTR0Y5D MALFY YEARS SINCE, WITH OTHER PAPERS AND RECORDS OF THE FAMILY, B'.'T SHE CANNOT STATE CERTAINLY SECTION 157 HOW IT LOST OR OESTROYED OR THE EXACT TIME WHEN, SHE REFERS TO THE (OFFICE 13F THE SECRETARY 0? V/AR WHERE SHE PERSUMES HIS NAME MAY BE FOUND REGISTERED. SHE FURTHER STATES THAT HER HUSBAND, JOHN MAY, DIED JANUARY 25, 1813, AND THAT SHE HVS REMAINED A WIDOW EVER SINCE AS WlCt APPEAR BY THE THE PROOF HEREWITH SUBJOINED, THAT SHE WAS MARRIEO TO HIM AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE LAST.TERM OF HIS SERVICE AT THE TIME BEFORE STATEO, AND PRIOR TO THE JANUARY I, 1794. AND SHE FURTHER STATES THAT SHE I Si SATISFIED THAT HE MUST HAVE BEEN IN THE^ SERVICE 2 YEARS AND SHE HAS A DISTINCT RECOLLECTION OF FREQUENTLY HEARING HIM SPEAK OF HAVING HAO CHARCe OF THE ARTILLERY, WHETHER AS AN OFFICER OR NOT SHE HAS NO DISTINCT RECOLLECTION, SHE FURTHER STATES THAT HER NAME IS NOT ON THE PENSION ROLL OF THE AGENCY OF ANY STATE, AND THAT SHE HEREBY RELINQUISHES ALL CALIMS TO ANY ANNUITY EXCEPT THE PRESENT. THE ABOVE OCLARATION WAS MADE IN P I KE COUNTY COURT OF PI KE COUNTY KENTUCKY, JOHN 0. Ml MS AS CLERIC. (. •• JOHN D. MIMS, CLERK OF THE COURT OF PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY. CERTIFIES THE WITHIN DECLARATION OF SARAH. MAY. STATED THAT THE PROCEEDINGS WERE HELO IN OPEN COURT AND SWORN TO BY THE SAID SARAH MAY, WHO IS A WOMAN OF UNOOUBLTABLE CHARACTER FOR TRUTH AND VERACITY. MADE SEPTEMBER 15, I845, JAMES BEVINS, PRESIDING JUSTICE OF THE PIKE COUNTY COURT, CERTIFIES THE STATEMENT MADE BY JOHN D. MLMS0 JOSEPH FORD OF PIKE COUNTY KENTUCKY, AGED 97 YEARS ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS PERSONALLY V/ELL ACQUAINTED WITH SALLY MAY OF PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY, WIDOW OF JOHN MAY, FOR 55 OR 56 YEARS, AND THAT BOTH WERE REPUTED TO BE M MAN AND WIFE, AND AL60 TO BE OF VERY GOOD CHARACTER AS FOR TRUTH AND VERACITY. SECTION 118 CANNOT STATE CERTAINLY HOW IT WAS LOST OR DESTROYED OR THE\EXACT TIME WHEN. SHE REFERS TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF WAT. WH^RE SHE PERSUMES HIS NAME MAY BE FOUND REGISTERED. SHE FURTHER STATES THAT HER HUSBANO, JOHN MAY, DIED JANUARY 25, I8|3, AND THAT SHE HAS REMAINED.A WIDOW EVER SINCE AS WILL APPEAR BY THE PROOF HEREWITH SUBJOINED. THAT SHE WAS, MARRIEO TO HIM AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE LAST TERM OF HIS SERVICES AT THE TIME BEFORE STATED, AND PRIOR TO THE JANUARY*!, 1794. AND SHE FURTHER STATES THST SHE IS SATISFIED THAT HE MUST HAVE BEEN IN THE SERVICE 2 YEARS YEARS AND SHE HAS A DISTINCT RECOLLECTION OF FREQUENTLY HEARING HIM SPEAK OF HAVING HA-O^HA.RGE OF THE ARTILLERY, WHETHER AS AN OFFICER OR NOT SHE HAS NO /DISTINCT RECOLLECTION. SHE FURTHER STATES THAT HER NAME IS NOT ON THE PENSION ROLL OF THE AGENCY OF ANY STATE, ANO THAT SHE HEREBY RELINQUISHES ALL CIA!MS TO ANY ANNUITY EXCEPT THE PRESENT. THE ABOVE DECLARATION WAS MADE IN PIKE COUNTY COURT OF PIKE COUNTY KENTUCKY, JOHN D. !.I|MS AS CLERK. JOHN 0. MIMS, CLERK OF THE COURT OF PIKE COUNTY KENTUCKY, CERTIFIED THE WITHIN DECLARATION OF SARAH MAY. STATED THAT THE PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT ANO SWORN TO BY THE SAIO SARAH MAY, WHO IS A WOMAN OF UNDOUBTABLE CHARACTER FOR TRUTH AND VERACITYW MADE SEPTEMBER 15, 1845 JAMES BEVINS, PRESIDING JUSTICE OF THE PIKE COUNTY COURT, CERTIFIES THE STATEMENTS MADE BY JOHN D. IvilMS, ABSTRACTS OF PENSIONS, SOLDIIfiS'GF TH* REVOLUTION, 1812 & INDIAN '.MRS WHO SETTLED ON THE KENTUCKY SIOE OF THE OHIO RIVER. VOLUJ-E IV CONTENTS: JEFFERSON COUNTY, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY (KNOWN IN OLD RECORDS AS CORN ISLAND, AND FALLS OF OHIO) HENDERSON COUNTY., KENTUCKY, HEND^SOf: OLDHAf,; COUNTY, KENTUCKY, LAGRANGE TRIMBLE, COUNTY KENTUCKY. BEDFORD COPiPILED 8Y ANNIE WALKER BURNS f3^i~<- PO BOX 6183 APEX 3T«TIOk WASHINGTON, 0. C. PUBLISHED: BY MRS. LUCY KATE I.CGHEE Box 72i3 APEX STATIC WASHINGTON, D. C. SECTION I RECORDS OF ABSTRACTS OF PENSION PAPERS OF SOLQIIRS OF THE REVOLUTION, J812 AND INDIAN V/ARS^WHO RECEIVED PENSIONS WHILE RAIDING IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, LOUJpVlLLF, KENTUCKY HARDING, VACHEL AND I,ARY W 1601 MARYLAND SERVICE THE ABOVE NAMED SOLIDER APPLIED FOR PENSION IN JEFFERSON CO.KV APRIL 5{ 1834 AND MAOE DECLARATION <TH>I' HE IS AGE 76, THAT HE WAS BORN 1762. THAT He RESIDED-IN MONTCOMER C-O, MARYLAND AT THE TIME HC ENLISEO KARDH 1778 AS A VOLUHTEFR UNDER CAPT. JOHN H, NICHOLAS WITH WHOM HE SERVEB AS A SERGEANT FOR THE FULL TERM OF HIST EN LI STUB NT AND WA8 HONORABLY OISCHARGD HIS COMPANY WAS STATIONED AT GJEORGEFFOINJV UNOER THE COMMAND DF^COL. JOHN M0800CK AND MAD. V/M BA|LY HE WAS NEVER IN ANY BATTLES* \7 WM MERRI WETHER AND AMOS GOOQWLN, PENSIONERS ANO CITIZENS OF SAID COUNTY MADE CERTIFICATIONS OF BEING W.ELL ACQUAINTED WITH ABOVE NAMED SOLDIER VACHEL HARDING, AND TO THEIR BELIEF IN HIS STATEMENTS. GILES EASTON, AGE 22 OF MONTGOMERY Co. I ARYLAND, MA$E CERTIFICATION OF BEING WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THE APPLICANT AND TO THEIR BELIEF IN HIS STATEMENTS. THAT HE SERVED AS HE STATED IN THE I ARYLAND REGIMENT. THK8E AFFIDAVITS WERE MAOE BEFORE HENRY HARDING A JUSTICE OF .'EACE. SECTION 2:-—- JAMES DAY OF PONTQOMER CO, IVIARYLAJIO ::ADS CERTIFICATION THAT HE IS AGE 7|. THAT HE WAS.ACQUAINTED WITH THE APPLICANT AND BELIEVED IN HIS STATEMENTS. THAT HE SERVED WITH VACHEL HARDING IN THE REVOLUTION FOR 9 MONTHS IN 1778. SECTION I —•—— MARY HARDING, RESIOENT OF LOUISVILLE. JEFFERSON CO KY MAOE APPLI­ CATION FOR PENSIONER ON JULY 9, 1850. SHE ;ADE DECLARATION THAT SHE IS AGE 68,THAT SHE IS THE WIOOW OF VACHEL HARDING WHO WAS A PENSIO ER ON THE ROLL OF KY, FOR HAVING SERVED IN THE REVOLUTION, THAT THEY WERE MARRIEO IN 1798, THAT HER HUSBANO DIEO MAY II, 1837. WM R VANCE MADE AFFIDAVIT BY LETTER FROM LOUISVILLE, SEPT 7,I850 TO J L EDWARDS, STATING THAT SHE IS THE WIDOW OF VACHEL HARDING AND THAT HE HAS KNOWN HER FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THAT SEVERAL OP HER CHILDREN ARE OLDER THAN THIS DEPONENT' AND THAT HE IS 44 YEARS OF AGE. THERE IS ON FILE A RECORO OF THE MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED TO WED VACHEL HARDING AND K.ARY PARKER. IT WAS ISSUED-JULY I2,I850, ANO ATTESTED BY M B TYLER, CLERK OF FREDERICK COUNTY COURT, FREDERICK CO dARYLAND. SECTION 3—— SARAH HURLEY MAOE AFFIDAVIT OF ACQUAINTANCE IN JEFFERSON CO KY JULY 20, 1850 AND FURTHER STATED THAT SHE IS AGE 64 AN" WELL ACQUAINTED WITH VACHEL HARDING OURING HIS LIFETIME. THAT SHE HAS ALSO KNOWN THE WIOOW FOR MQRE THAN FIFTY YEARS AND WAS .PRESENT AT THEIR V/EOOIIJG IN FREDERICK CO, 1,'D. THAT THEY WERE MARRIED BY A PRESBYTERIAN CLERGYMAN. SECTION 3——-.- THOMAS A. HURLEY APPEARED IN COURT IN JEFFERSON CO,'KY. AND MADE DECLARATION THAT HE WAS ACQUAINTED WITH VACHEL HARDING DURING HIS LjKFETI E '> ANO IS ALSO ACQUAINTED WITH THE WIOOW. THAT HE HAS HEARD HIS MOTHER, 3A AH HURLEY SPEAK OF BEING PRESE.IT AT THEIR MARRIAGE. IN JEFFERSON CO; KY JULY 24, 1.850 OEFORE A JUSTICE OF THE REACT, JOHN S. SPEED WHO WAS A LARSHAL IN KY, APPEARED IN COURT AND MADE DECLARA­ TION THAT WAS WELL ACQUAINTED WITH VACHEL HARDING AND HIS WIDOW, ELIZABETH HAROING, THAT HE HAS KNOWN THEM SINCE ABOUT I820. THAT HE DIED IN LOUISVILLE. VACHEL HAROING OF JEFFERSON CO} KY WHO WAS A PRIVATE IN THE COMPANY COMMANOEO BY CAPT NICHOLAS OF THE REGIMENT COMMANDED BY COL MOSDOCK OF THE MARYLANO LINE FOR 9 MO WAS INSCRIBED ON THE PENSION ROLL THE KY AGENCE TO . COMMENCE ON 3-4-1831, CERTIFLCATE OF THE PENSION WAS I SSUEO JUNE |2, 1832, ANO SENT TO'HENRY NORTHING, ESQUIRE. THE WIDOW, ELIZABETH HARDING V/AS INSCRIBED ON THE PENSION ROLL OF THE KY IGECNCY TO COMMENCE ON r.ARCH 4,1848. CERTIFICATE OF PENSION WAS -' ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER I4, 1850. 2— SECTION 4- BROCK, HENRY OF VIRGINIA SERVICE S 36,431 THE ABOVE NAMED SOLDIER, HENRY BROCK, APPLIED FOR PENSION II-I0-1820 IN JEFFERSON Co, KY. He MADE DECLARATION THAT HE WAS AGE 74 , THAT HE ENLISTED FOR 18 MO IN 1775, THEY MARCHED TO V/LLLIAMSBURG VA ANO FROM (THF=RE TO* NORFOLK WHER<V HE REMAINED DURING THE MILITARY OPERAIFTONS IN THAT PART OF THE STATE A NO WAS IN* THE ACTION AT LONG BRIDGE. THE L LIMITATION FOR HIS SERVICE WAS FOR & YEARS OF DURING THE WAR.* AFTER THE FALL OF FORT ./ASHCNGTON AND FORT LEE HE CONTINUED WITH THE COMAPNY ON IT'S RETREAT THROUGH NEW JERSEY AND WAS IN THE BATTLES AT TRENTON AND PRIN0E TOWN A<ND WAS, WITH THE ARMY AT MIDDLEBAOOK BAND THE STATE OF New JERSEY IN THE SPRING OF 1777 WHERE HE FI.RST JOINED HIS COMPANY. COMMANDED BY CAPT CLARKE WHO HAD JUST RETURNED FROM, THE SOUTHWARD WITH THE 8TH VA REGIMENT THAT HE CONTINUED WITH THE ARMY TILL-SOMETIME BEFORE TH6 CAPTURE OF CORNWALLIS WHEN HE OBTAINED HIS FURLOWTO R'TUR.I HOME.