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BUTLER, WILLIAM, aged 78, and a resident of Lawrence county; private Virginia
Militia; enrolled on November 4, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $43.33. - Revolutionary
Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

BUZBEE, JACOB, aged 74, and a resident of St. Clair county; Private S. C.
Militia; enrolled on March 6, 1834, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $63.33; sums received to
date of publication of list, $189.99. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv,
Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

CADENHEAD, JAMES, Sen., aged 98, resided in Pike county, June 1, 1840. - Census
of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.

CAFFEY, JOHN. The Alabama Journal, Montgomery, August 28, 1826, contains the
obituary of John Caffey:
"Died, at his plantation, in the vicinity of Montgomery, on Saturday, the 19th,
inst. (Aug. 19, 1826), of bilious fever, Mr. John Caffey, in seventy-fifth year
of his age.
"Mr. Caffey was born on the eastern shore of Maryland. At an early period of the
revolution he enlisted under the command of Washington and La Fayette. After the
struggle for independence was over he settled in Guilford county, N. C., where
he had the confidence of his fellow citizens. He moved to this town in 1817 and
was esteemed for his peaceful and neighborly conduct. Mr. Caffey had long been
an exemplary member of the church, and when sensible his last moments were
approaching, he surrendered his spirit with praises of God on his lips and an
entire possession of his understanding."
He was the son of Michael Caffey of North Ireland, who migrated to New Jersey
early in the 18th century. His wife was Mary Buchanan of Virginia. Mr. William
Hardwick Ruth, a great-great-grandson now (1910) resides in Montgomery.
His remains lie in an old family burying ground on the Woodley road, near the
city of Montgomery. He was the friend of Lafayette, and when that distinguished
patriot visited Montgomery in 1825, one of the old veterans to greet him was
John Caffey. - See Blue's Montgomery Directory, 1878; and Archives of Maryland,
Vol. 18, p. 27 and 643.

CALDWELL, DAVID, aged 87, resided in Talladega county, June 1, 1840, with
Charles Caldwell. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.

CALDWELL, JAMES. Mrs. P. H. Mell in Transactions of the Alabama Historical
Society, vol. iv, pp. 534-5, says:
"James Caldwell is buried in the cemetery at old Davisville, in Calhoun county,
Ala., one and one-half miles south of Iron City station, twelve miles east of
Anniston, on the Southern railroad. The `oldest inhabitant' could give no
information concerning the soldier.
"The tomb is built of brick; about 8 feet long, 6/ feet wide, and 5 feet high.
The shingles of the roofs are badly rotted. A plain marble tablet is let into
the wall of the tomb, bearing this inscription:
Sacred
to the memory of
JAMES CALDWELL,
who died October 2nd,
1847;
in the 98th year
of his age.
He was a soldier of the Revolution.
"The above account was furnished by W. B. Bowling, of Lafayette, Ala.
"Efforts have been made in vain to find the history of this old soldier. It is
said that he came from South Carolina. He is another one of those forgotten
heroes whose graves are scattered over the State."

CAMPBELL, CHARLES, aged 76, and a resident of Lauderdale county; private
Virginia State Troops; enrolled on October 7, 1833, under act of Congress of
June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $80. -
Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess.,
1833-34.

CAMPBELL, DAVID, aged 72, and a resident of Greene county; private S. C.
Militia; enrolled. on September 17, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $30; sums received to date
of publication of list, $90. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in
Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He resided in Greene
County, June 1, 1840, aged 80. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.

CAMPBELL, GEORGE, a resident of Autauga county; private and sergeant, particular
service not shown; enrolled on April 8, 1835, under act of Congress of June 7,
1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $55.83. - Pension
Book, State Branch Bank, Mobile.

CARD, HUGH, aged 84, resided in Randolph, June 1, 1840. - Census of Pensioners,
1841, p. 148.

CARGILL, THOMAS, age not given, a resident of Jack-son county; private of
Cavalry N. C. Militia; enrolled on January 6, 1834; under act of Congress of
June 7, 1832, payment to date from March. 4, 1831; annual allowance, $100, sums
received to date of publication of list, $300. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in
Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He resided in Marshall
county, June 1, 1840, aged 77. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.

CARROL, DUMPSEY, aged 82, and a resident of Wilcox county; private N. C.
Militia; enrolled on July 25, 1834, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $20. - Revolutionary
Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cortg., 1st sess., 1833-34.

CARROLL, DEMPSEY, aged 78, resided in Wilcox county, June 1, 1840. - Census of
Pensioners, 1841, p. 149. (Probably same as preceding, but age of each makes it
uncertain.)

CARUTHERS, HUGH, aged 77, and a resident of Madison county; private N. C.
Continental Line; enrolled on December 31, 1832, under act of Congress of June
7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $80; sums
received to date of publication of list, $240. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in
Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

CASEY, WILLIAM, aged 77, and a resident of Autauga county; private S. C.
Militia; enrolled on March 7, 1834, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832;
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $40. - Revolutionary
Pension Roll, in Part 3, Vol. xiii, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess.,
1833-34. He resided in Coosa county, June 1, 1840, with M. B. Casey, aged 89. -
Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.

CATCHUM, HUGH, aged 72, and a resident of Limestone county; private N. C.
Militia and State Troops; enrolled on January 21, 1833, under act of Congress of
June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $46.66; sums
received to date of publication of list, $139.98. - Revolutionary Pension Roll,
in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

CAULK, JACOB, aged 85, resided in Madison county, June 1, 1840, with John H.
Webster. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.

CHANCELLOR, JERRY. "This soldier of the Revolution is buried in a country
churchyard at Pine Level Methodist church, in Autauga county, eighteen miles
west of Montgomery.
"A short sketch of the life of Jerry Chancellor may be found in the Memorial
Record of Alabama, vol. ii., p. 895. He was born in England and came to America
with his father and two brothers, when sixteen years of age. This was during the
Revolutionary war. After remaining a short time in Virginia, the father and his
two oldest sons, William and Jerry, came to South Carolina, leaving the youngest
son, Jackson Chancellor, in Virginia. Tradition says that Chancellorsville,
Virginia, was named for the family of this youngest son.
"When the Chancellors arrived in South Carolina they found the war raging
violently all around them and it be-came necessary for them to decide- what
their own course should be. The father, whose loyalty to England could not be
shaken, told his sons that he should join the British; the sons declared that
they admired the Americans for standing up for their rights and they intended to
cast their lots with the people of their adopted country. The father and sons
never met again, but fought on opposite sides until the close of the
Revolutionary war. We do not know in what regiment Jerry Chancellor served, but
Saffell's Records, p. 293, states that Nov. 1, 1779, William Chancellor was a
private in the South Carolina regiment commanded by Lieut. Col. Francis Marion,
Seventh Company, Thomas Dunbar, captain.
"Jerry Chancellor married Galatea Gilbert and settled in South Carolina after
the Revolution, where he remained until 1818, when he organized a colony in
South Carolina and came with them to Alabama. They settled on the Autauga side
of the Alabama river. He remained with this colony until his death. Descendants
of Jerry Chancellor are now living in Childersburg and in Coosa county. His
grandson, William S. Chancellor, was one of the oldest Masons in Alabama."-Mrs.
P. H. Mell in Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society, Vol. iv., p. 535.

CHANDLER, JOHN, aged 89, resided in Benton county, June 1, 1840. - Census of
Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.

CHERRY, JOSIAH, aged 79, resided in Marengo county, June 1, 1840, with J. W.
Cherry. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.

CLARKE, LEWIS, aged 71, and a resident of Jackson county; private Virginia
Militia; enrolled on November 4, 1833, under the act of Congress of June 7,
1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $20. - Revolutionary
Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He
resided in Jackson county, June 1, 1840, aged 77. - Census of Pensioners, 1841,
p. 148.

CLARKE, THOMAS, aged 79, and a resident of Tuscaloosa county; private N. C.
Militia; enrolled on September 26, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $60; sums received to date
of publication of list, $180. - Revolutionary
Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

CLICK, JOHN, resided in Jefferson county, on the East side of Valley Creek,
between the present Powderly and old Hawkins Big Spring. Here he built a mill,
which later be-came the property of his son, Moss Click.

CLOWER, JONATHAN, aged 71, and a resident of Bibb county; private N. Carolina
Militia; enrolled on July 6, 1834, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $40. - Revolutionary
Pension Roll, in Part 3, Vol. xiii, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

COCHRAN, WILLIAM, age not given, a resident of Clarke county; sergeant Virginia
Continental Line; enrolled on September 22, 1819, under act of Congress of March
18, 1818, payment to date from September 7, 1818; annual allowance, $96.; sums
received to date of publication of list, $121.60; died December 12, 1819. -
Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess.,
1833-34.

COLEMAN, CHARLES P., aged 71, and a resident of Greene county; private N. C.
State Troops; enrolled on October 3, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7,
1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $80; sums received
to date of publication of list, $240. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv,
Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

COLLIER, JAMES. DIED--At his residence near the village, on Monday the 20th
instant, after a severe illness of two weeks, Mr. James Collier, in the 77th
year of his age. Mr. Collier was a native of Virginia, and at an early period of
his life entered the Revolutionary Army. Through the whole of that arduous and
protracted struggle for liberty, he manifested the most untiring zeal and
unceasing devotion in the cause of his country. He was no less distinguished for
his patriotism, than for high-toned honor and those bland and social virtues
which endeared him to a large circle of relations and friends.
Overwhelming as is this melancholy bereavement to his worthy family, in which he
shone as a most affectionate husband and father, and benevolent master, there is
still for them great consolation in knowing that he developed strong hopes of
future bliss, that flourish above the tomb, immortal and unfading. Many of his
latest moments were spent ,in prayer; and he maintained throughout this trying
interval that propriety which belonged to the character of a man of sense, and
that elevated dependence upon a higher power which became a Christian.
Such were, as we have been enabled to sketch them, the life and death of our
deceased friend; we see pictured in them the employments of a man bent earnestly
and steadily upon the faithful discharge of the duties which pertained to the
situation allotted to him by his Creator. No meritorious artifice to attract the
popular applause, no disingenuous maneuvering, were perceptible in his
character. These qualities rendered him firm and steady in his friendships. His
loss will long be felt by the circle of relations whom he has left behind him;
and his memory, as a soldier and a man, will be long and affectionately
cherished by all to whom he was known.
How often, at the peaceful fireside of this revolutionary soldier, have we heard
the tale of the deeds of others years ! Even now, can we see, in fancy's eye,
the grey-haired sire, traveling with increased emotion through the memorable
battles of Gilford, Brandywine, Savannah and Eutaw Springs. His aged and failing
eyes glisten again with the fire of youth ! At the recollection of their
resplendent glories, he springs forward from the venerable chair of age, and in
the warmth of emotion, almost forgets, for the time, the lapse of years ! But he
is gone to the cold and silent tomb, mouldering into dust, and mingling again
with his mother earth. No more shall his spirit rejoice in the cannon's roar, or
the music of the drum. Triana, Madison Co., Ala., Aug. 28, 1832. - Southern
Advocate, Huntsville, Sept. 8, 1832.
Mrs. P. H. Mell has collected some additional details, and her sketch is given
in full, although it contains some repetitions:
"James Collier, a Revolutionary soldier, is buried on his plantation near
Triana, Madison county, Alabama, about twenty miles from Huntsville.
"His wife is buried beside him and their monuments, with inscriptions, are now
standing in a full state of preservation in the old family burying ground. The
inscriptions are as follows:
" To the memory of
JAMES COLLIER,
who was born in Lunenburg Co., Va., Oct. 13th,
A. D. 1757, and died the 20th of August, A. D. 1832.
" `And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see
God: whom I shall see for myself and my eyes shall behold and not another.' "
To the memory of
ELIZABETH BOULDIN,
of Charlotte Co., Va., wife of James Collier, who was born the 13th of Feb., A.
D. 1763, and died the 23d of Feb., A. D. 1828.
" `All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as
a flower of the field, for the wind passeth over it and it
is gone and the place thereof shall know it no more.' "
"James Collier was the son of Cornelius Collier and Elizabeth Wyatt, of
Lunenburg county, Va. He was descended from Charles Collier, of King and Queen
county, Va., on .his father's side, and his mother was nearly related to Sir
Francis Wyatt, Colonial Governor of Virginia. It was the old flax wheel of his (
James Collier's) cousin, Mary Collier, the ancestor of the late Prof. G. Brown
Goode, which suggested the insignia of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
James Collier was wounded at the battle of Eutaw Springs by a sabre cut across
his cheek, in a hand-to-hand encounter with a British soldier. He killed the
soldier and carried the scar on his face to his grave. His brother, Wyatt
Collier, was killed in the same battle when only a boy.
"James Collier married Elizabeth Bouldin, July 3, 1788, daughter of James
Bouldin and Sally Watkins, of Charlotte county, Va. He was a large land owner in
Lunenburg county and resided there until 1802, when he, with his little family,
followed his father and other relatives to Abbeville District, South Carolina.
He was a large planter in that State until 1818, when he followed his sons to
the territory of Alabama, his older sons having settled in that part of the
Mississippi territory, now Alabama, in 1812. He settled on a large plantation in
Madison county, where he lived and died.
"His wife, Elizabeth Bouldin, was the daughter of James Bouldin, who was the
oldest son of Colonel Thomas Bouldin of Colonial fame, who settled in Lunenburg
(now Charlotte) county, Virginia, in 1744, coming from Pennsylvania. His wife
was Nancy Clark, niece of Captain Richard Wood of the English navy. The family
of Bouldins are noted for their intellect and their love for the legal
profession. Virginia boasts there has never been a generation without a judge,
even to the present day. This couple left a large family of sons, but there were
only four grandsons among the grand-children. Governor Henry Watkins Collier was
a son of James Collier. He was closely connected with the politics of Alabama
from 1822 until his death in 1855.
"The ancestry of James Collier is as follows:
(1) Charles Collier of King and Queen county, Virginia. One of his children,-
(2) John Collier, Sr., (1680-1735), who was married three times, by his third
wife, Nancy Eyres, had issue, among others:
(3) Cornelius Collier, born 1725, married Elizabeth Wyatt in Gloucester county,
Va., about 1750, lived in Lunenburg coutny, Va., was a soldier in the Revolution
and moved to Abbeville District, South Carolina in 1788; he had four sons and
one of them was-
(4) James Collier, the subject of this sketch.
The facts of this article were furnished by his great-granddaughter, Miss
Elizabeth R. Benagh. James Collier is mentioned in the Memorial Record of
Alabama, vol. ii, p. 415."-Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society, Vol.
iv, pp. 536-7.

COLLINS, ELISHA, aged 75, and a resident of Greene county; private Virginia
Militia; enrolled on December 18, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $30; sums received to date
of publication of list, $90. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen.
Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

COLLINS, ELY, aged 76, and a resident of Limestone county; private N. C.
Militia; enrolled on February 23, 1834, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $40; sums received to date
of publication of list, $100. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen.
Doc, 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

COOK, BENJAMIN, aged 82, resided in Monroe county, June 1, 1840. - Census of
Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.

COOK, REUBEN, aged 74, and a resident of Fayette county; private N. C. Militia;
enrolled on November 15, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to
date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $36.66; sums received to date of
publication of list, $109.98. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen.
Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He resided in Fayette county, June 1,
1840, aged 80. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p: 148.

CORLEY, ZACCHEUS, aged 72, and a resident of Bibb county; private S. Carolina
Militia; enrolled on March 8, 1834, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $40; sums received to date
of publication of list, $100. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Part 3, Vol.
xiii, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He resided in Bibb county,
June 1, 1840, aged 77. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.

CORY, THOMAS, age not given, a resident of Mobile county; sergeant 4th Battalion
Corps Artillery; enrolled on May 21, 1821, payment to date from February 15,
1821; annual allowance, $32; sums received to date of publication of list,
$161.47; Acts Military establishment. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv,
Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

COTTON, JAMES, aged 69, and a resident of Madison county; private Virginia
Militia; enrolled on March 2, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $55; sums received to date
of publication of list, $165. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen.
Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

COUCH, ELY, age not given, a resident of Russell county; corporal 4th Regular U.
S. Infantry; enrolled on September 20, 1832, payment to date from August 1,
1832; annual allowance, $96; sums received to date of publication of list,
$201.06;. Acts Military establishment. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol.
xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

COURSON, JAMES, aged 72, and a resident of Montgomery county; private S. C.
Continental Line and Militia; enrolled on January 19, 1833, under act of
Congress of June 7, 1832; payment to date from March 1831; annual allowance,
$80; sums received to date of publication of list, $240. - Revolutionary Pension
Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

COZBY, ROBERT, age not given, a resident of Lowndes county; private
Revolutionary Army-; enrolled on May 15, 1821; payment to date from February 14,
1821; annual allowance, $96; sums received to date of publication of list,
$245.06; Acts Military establishment. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv,
Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

CRAFT, EZEKIEL, aged 72, and a resident of Madison county; private, dragoon and
drummer S. C. Continental Line and Militia; enrolled on December 31, 1832, under
act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual
alowance, $93.33; sums received to date of publication of list, $279.99. -
Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess.,
1833-34. He re-sided in Madison county, June 1, 1840, aged 77. - Census of
Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.

CRAIG, JOHN, aged 71, and a resident of Limestone county; private Virginia
Militia; enrolled on January 24, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $28.34. - Revolutionary
Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

CRAIG, JOHN, aged 75, resided in Limestone county, June 1, 1840. - Census of
Pensioners, p. 148.

CRANE, MAYFIELD, aged 67, and a resident of Pickens county; private S. C. State
Troops; enrolled on April 13, 1834, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $80. - Revolutionary
Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

CUNNINGHAM, ROBERT, aged 73, and a resident of Tuscaloosa county; private and
sergeant, N. C. Continental Line and Militia; enrolled on June 5, 1833, under
act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1871; annual
allowance, $91.67; sums received to date of publication of list, $275.01. -
Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess.,
1833-34.
Mrs. P. H. Mell in Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society, Vol. iv, pp.
537-541 has a full account of the life and services of this patriot.
"Rev. Robert Cunningham lies buried near the central part of the old cemetery in
Tuscaloosa. A stately marble shaft marks his grave; the epitaph which covers the
four sides of the shaft is in Latin, showing among other things that he had been
a soldier of the Revolution, and pastor of Presbyterian churches in Georgia and
in Lexington, Kentucky.
"These inscriptions are as follows:
On the west face: Hic Sepultus Jacet
Vir ille
ROBERTUS M. CUNNINGHAM, D. D.
Belli Revolutionis
Americanae miles fidelis.
etiamque
Crucis Domini Jesu Christi:
On the east face:
Ecclesiae Presb.
in Republica Georgiae Pastor
Multos annos.
Et in urbe Lexingtonia
Rep. Kentuckiensis
Eundem honorem tulit.
On the south face:
Qui
De Religione, de Patria
Optime meritus:
Maximo suorum
et bonorum omnuim
Desiderio
Mortem obiit,
Die Jul. XI: Anno Domini
MDCCCXXXIX:
Aetatis suae
LXXX.
On the north face:
Uxor dilectissima
Hoc monumentum
ponendum
Curavit.

"The facts concerning the life of this distinguished man are mostly taken from
Sanders' Early Settlers of Alabama, p. 197. The author says that the importance
of historical societies is shown from the fact that very little information
could be obtained for this biography from any source until he wrote to the
Presbyterian Historical Society of Philadelphia, when he promptly received a
circumstantial account of the events of his life.
"Robert M. Cunningham, a son of Roger and Mary Cunningham, was born in York
county, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1760. In 1775 his parents removed to North
Carolina. Query 293 of the Historical and Genealogical Department of the
Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser states that 'Roger Cunningham and wife,	 Sturgeon,
removed from near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to Mecklenburg county, North
Carolina, just previous to the Revolutionary war. They had six children,-Robert,
William, James, Nelly, Mary and Margaret.' There is little room to doubt that
this is the same family as that of the subject of this sketch, and that his
mother's name was Mary Sturgeon.
"Robert served as a youthful soldier in the North Carolina contingent during the
Revolutionary war, but it is not known to what regiment he was attached. At the
close of the war he went to school to the Rev. Robert Finley, Mr. Robert
McCulloch and the Rev. Joseph Alexander. In 1787, being 26 years of age, he
entered the junior class in Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., and graduated in
1789.
"On leaving college he returned to his parents and taught school while he
studied theology. He was licensed to preach by the First Presbytery of South
Carolina in 1792. Here he married his first wife, Elizabeth. daughter of Charles
and Mary Moore, of Spartanburg District. A sketch of the life of Charles Moore
is given in J. B. Landrum's History of Spartanburg, p. 189. He was a brave and
faithful old patriot. Elizabeth died November 3, 1794, leaving a daughter who
died young.
"In the autumn of 1792 he went to Georgia and organized a church called
Ebenezer, in Hancock county; he also preached at Bethany church. October 15,
1795, he married Betsy Ann, daughter of Joseph Parks, of Prince Edward-county,
Virginia, and by this marriage he had five sons, one of whom was the Rev. Joseph
Cunningham, a minister of ability. October 14. 1805, he married as a third wife,
Emily, daughter of Col. William Bird, of Warren county, Georgia, originally from
Pennsylvania, who survived him. Hers was a family of distinction. - See Dubose's
Life of Yancey. Three of her aunts on her father's side married signers of the
Declaration of Independence, James Wilson and George Ross, of Pennsylvania, and
George Read, of Delaware. Her sister, Caroline Bird, married Benjamin Cudworth
Yancey, and was the mother of the great Southern orator, William Lowndes Yancey.
Another sister, Louisa Bird, married Captain Robert Cunningham of `Rosemont,'
South Carolina, a gentle-man of great wealth, liberality and high culture, and
an officer in the war of 1812. Their daughter, Miss Ann Pamela Cunningham, was
the founder of the Mt. Vernon Ladies' Memorial Association and was its first
regent. Another sister married Jesse Beene, of Cahaba, a distinguished lawyer
and politician. A brother, Will F. Bird, was county judge of Dallas county,
Alabama, 1836. It is a singular, coincidence that Emily Bird married Rev. Robert
Cunningham, of Georgia,and another sister, Louisa Bird, married Capt. Robert
Cunningham, of South Carolina. Rev. Robert Cunningham at the time of his
marriage must have won much distinction in a ministerial and social respect. By
this last marriage he had a son, Robert, a physician, who died in Sumter county,
Alabama, and three daughter,-Mrs. Maltby, Mrs. Wilson and Louisa.
"In 1807 he removed to Lexington, Kentucky, and was in-stalled pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. This town was even then celebrated for its wealth and
intellectual culture and this pulpit required a minister of learning and
eloquence. He remained in Lexington until 1822, when he re-moved to Moulton, in
North Alabama. He had been laboring as a minister for thirty years, and,
requiring some relaxation, he bought a plantation but preached in Moulton and
surrounding villages. In 1826 he bought a farm eleven miles from Tuscaloosa and
removed there. He built up churches in Tuscaloosa and at Carthage; he also
preached occasionally at Greensboro, where his son, Joseph, was pastor. For
eight years he preached a free gospel at Tuscaloosa. He preached his last sermon
in 1838. He received the degree of doctor of divinity from Franklin College,
Georgia (now the University), in 1827. In 1836 he removed to Tuscaloosa, and he
died there on the 11th of July, 1839, 80 years of age. Dr. Cunningham was a man
of impressive appearance; his height was more than six feet and his form was
well developed; his features were good with expressive eyes; he was a man of
learning, eloquence and power in preaching; a man of charity, beloved by
Christians of all denominations, and his tenderness in preaching opened many
hearts. The old saint was called in Alabama `Father Cunningham'; and he is thus
de-scribed in Nall's Dead of the Synod of Alabama: `Very few men ever exhibited
more of clear and sound intellect-of tender, melting pathos-and of bold and
manly eloquence-than did this patriarch of the church.' "

CUNNINGHAM, WILLIAM N., aged 93, resided in Benton county, June 1, 1840. -
Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.

CURRY, THOMAS, sergeant, particular service not shown; annual allowance, $31.82;
not demanded after March, 1831. Pension Book, State Branch Bank, Mobile.

DAILY, OWEN, aged 76, resided in Monroe county, June 1, 1840. - Census of
Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.

DARBY, BENJAMIN, aged 86, and a resident of Clarke county; private S. C.
Militia; enrolled on April 18, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $38.32; sums received to
date of publication of list, $95.80. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv,
Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

DARDEN, GEORGE, aged 71, and a resident of Tuscaloosa county; private Georgia
Militia; enrolled on April 2, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $27.77; sums received to
date of publication of list, $83.31. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv,
Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

DAVIS, JOHN, aged 61, and a resident of Mobile county; private S. C. Continental
Line; enrolled on September 29, 1819, under act of Congress of March 18, 1818,
payment to date from February 15, 1819; annual allowance, $96; dropped under act
May 1, 1820. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd
Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

DAVIS. LEWIS C, aged 78, and a resident of Autauga county; private Virginia
State Troops; enrolled on May 19, 1834, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $80.00. - Revolutionary
Pension Roll, in Part 3, Vol. xiii, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

DAVIS, SAMUEL, aged 78, and a resident of Madison county, private Virginia
Militia; enrolled on January 24, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance $26.66; sums received to
date of publication of list, $66.65. - Revolutionary Pension Roll. in Vol. xiv,
Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He resided in Madison county,
June 1, 1840, aged 85. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.

DAVIS, THOMAS,, aged 71, and a resident of Madison county; private S. C. State
Troops; enrolled on November 15, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832;
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $30; sums received to date
of publication of list, $90. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen.
Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

DAVIS, WILLIAM, aged 73, and a resident of Greene county; private of Cavalry N.
C. State Troops; enrolled on March 15, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7,
1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $100; sums received
to date of publication of list, $200. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv,
Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

DAY, WILLIAM, age not given, and a resident of Dallas county; private S. C.
Militia; enrolled on March 8, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $40; sums received to date
of publication of list, $120. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc.
514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

DEAN, RICHARD, aged 75, and a resident of Madison county; private S. C.
Continental Line; enrolled on January 24, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7,
1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $80; sums received
to date of publication of list, $240. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv,
Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He resided in Madison county,
June 1, 1840, aged 81. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.

DEANE, JOHN, Sen., aged 75, and a resident of Clarke county; sergeant of
Artillery, Virginia Continental Line and State Troops; enrolled on February 6,
1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831;
annual allowance, $120; sums received to date of publication of list, $360. -
Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Part 3, Vol. xiii, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st
sess., 1833-34.

DEARMAN, THOMAS M., aged 94, resided in Sumter county, June 1, 1840. - Census of
Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.

DICKSON, ABNER, age not given; a resident of Franklin county; private Tennessee
Volunteers; enrolled on March 10, 1818, payment to date from May 4, 1815; annual
allowance, $96; sums received to date of publication of list, $1,808; April 24,
1816. Transferred from Montgomery county, Tennessee, from March 4, 1827. -
Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess.,
1833-34.

DODD, JESSE, aged 77, and a resident of Lawrence county; private N. C.
Continental Line; enrolled on September 6, 1817, under act of Congress of March
18, 1818, payment to date from September 25, 1818; annual allowance, $96; sums
received to date of publication of list, $1,124.72. - Revolutionary Pension
Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

DOYLE, EDWARD, aged 76, and a resident of Blount county; private S. C. Militia;
enrolled on July 31, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to
date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $87.50. - Revolutionary Pension Roll,
in Part 3, Vol. xiii, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

DUNCAN, JOHN, aged 83, resided in Jackson county, June 1, 1840, with Robert
Duncan. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.

DUNSMOOR, JAMES, aged 75, and a resident of Morgan county; private N. C.
Militia; enrolled on November 15, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $20. Revolutionary
Pension, Roll, in- Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

EARLE, SAMUEL, aged 75, and a resident of Washing-ton county; private Virginia
Continental Line; enrolled on January 5, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7,
1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $80; sums received
to date of publication of list, $200. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv,
Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

EDDINS, BENJAMIN. "The subject of this sketch was a native of Virginia, and
moved to South Carolina, many years previous to the American Revolution. He
settled with his family in the upper part of the State, near Cambridge, or `Old
Ninety-Six.' By industry, prudence and economy, he has accumulated a handsome
property and was living in great comfort and independence, when the war of the
Revolution commenced. The ease and comfort of a home, however, with all of the
luxuries of wealth, were as nothing to Mr. Eddins, when compared with the cause
in which he found his country struggling.
"After the glorious repulse of Sir Peter Parker and Henry Clinton in their
attack upon Fort Moultrie, in 1776, the citizens of South Carolina were suffered
to live in peace until the fall of Charleston in 1780. Immediately after this
unfortunate event, the whole South fell under the military Government of Great
Britain. The inhabitants, in almost every part of the country, had to seek
protection from such a source. They preferred dying with the liberties of their
country, rather than to survive only to witness her degradation and subjection.
Among these gallant spirits, whose names deserve being held in everlasting
remembrance, was Benjamin Eddins. Ite attached himself to a small band of
patriots, who stood out in defiance of the Royal Government, in old Ninety-Six
district. Whilst bravely fighting under the standard of liberty, borne by his
patriot band he was captured, and sent a prisoner of war to the British station
at Ninety-Six, then under the command of Col. Cruger.
"Shortly after the capture of and imprisonment of Mr. Ed-dins a scouting party
of the Tories went to his home, and after appropriating everything movable which
they could find, they demanded of Mrs. Eddins her hidden treasures of money, and
other articles of value. Making a virtue of necessity, she yielded everything of
the kind which she possessed. But the plunderers were not satisfied and insisted
that all had not been given up, and thereupon proceeded to abuse her shamefully
and mistreat Mrs. Eddins.
An officer was guilty of the dastardly brutality of inflicting upon her a wound
with his sword, which she carried to her grave. They then set fire to the
dwelling house and out-houses, and in a few minutes, the whole were wrapped in
flames.
"The news of the destruction of the property, and the mistreatment of the
family, was carried to Mr. Eddins, whilst immured in the prison vaults. He
received the information with the philosophy and calm resignation of a christian
and a patriot. The fruits of his labor and industry, during a well spent life,
were gone; but they had been sacrificed by his unflinching devotion to his
country, and this was consolation enough for a spirit like his.
"After remaining some time in prison, unnoticed and perhaps unthought of, by
those in whose custody he was, it was his good fortune to receive a visit from
Col. Cruger, the commander of the station. The object of this visit was, to
employ Eddins as a pilot for the foraging parties of the British army. He had a
great while been living in that part of the country, and was better acquainted
with its locality than almost any other person. Hence, his services would have
been a matter of considerable importance to the British army. In order to secure
him in such service, Col. Cruger offered him his liberty and liberal wages. They
were instantly rejected with scorn and indignation. A commission in the British
army was then tendered him, with a promise of indemnity for the property which
he had lost. These tempting offers were likewise spurned. Threats were now
resorted to, and in reply to these, Eddins said, `I am, sir, your prisoner, and
consequently completely in your power. You may, if you see proper, inflict any
cruelty your imagination can invent. If it suits your love of torture, you may
hitch a horse to each of my limbs and tear my body into four pieces: Or you
coil-unfolding his naked bosom to the Colonel-`cut out my heart and drain it of
its last drop of blood; but, sir, my services belong to my country, and you
never can command them.' The boldness and the patriotic devotion of this high
and noble expression-an expression worthy of the most illustrious hero that ever
lived-touched the heart of the British officer, who was an accomplished
gentleman, and a generous soldier and feeling alive to all of the noble impulses
of our nature. `You infatuated rebel,' replied the Colonel, `You possess too
bold a spirit and too honest a heart to linger out your days in prison you are
at liberty to go where you please, and dispose of your services as you may see
proper.'
"Mr. Eddins was immediately released, and soon after joined the American army
under General Pickens, where he continued to serve till the end of the war. He
lived to a good old age, and died in Alabama, not many years since. He witnessed
his country enjoying that liberty and independence, for which he had fought so
manfully in his younger days.
"The above was given by a revolutionary soldier, who was in prison with Mr.
Eddins, when visited by Col. Cruger."-"Revolutionary Incidents, No. 14," by
Benjamin F. Perry in the Greenville Mountaineer, Greenville, S. C., Saturday,
May 16, 1835.

EDDINS, WILLIAM, aged 70, and a resident of Madison county; dragoon Virginia
Militia; enrolled on August 12, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $100; sums received to
date of publication of list, $200. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv,
Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess. 1833-34.
The Greenville Mountaineer, Greenville. S. C., June 27, 1835, has an interesting
sketch of the services of Mr. Eddins. It was written by Gov. Benjamin F. Perry,
a distinguished lawyer and political leader of South Carolina, and who devoted
much time to local antiquarian and historical studies. The sketch is given in full:
"For the Mountaineer.
"REVOLUTIONARY_ INCIDENTS. NO. 20. WILLIAMS EDDINS, SEN.
"In a previous number of these incidents, the 'writer gave a brief sketch of the
life, character and services of BENJAMIN EDDINS, a brave and gallant old spirit
of the Revolution, who said to Col. Cruger, whilst a prisoner of war in a
British garrison, `I scorn your threats-you may take my life, or inflict on my
person any cruelty your imagination can suggest-but my services belong to my
country, and you can never command there.' Never was there a nobler sentiment
uttered by the mouth of man. The far-famed reply of General Charles Cotesworth
Pinckney to the French Ministry-`Millions for defense, but not a cent for
tribute,' does not surpass it.
"The object of the present number, is to give some account of the Revolutionary
services of Williams Eddins, the worthy son of this fearless and disinterested
old patriot, and endowed with all of his father's devotion to his country,
united. with the natural ardor and enthusiasm of youth. At the age of sixteen,
before most boys have left the leading strings of their mother, he shouldered
his rifle, and marched forth to meet the enemy of his country, ready to `sink or
swim, live or die,' with the cause which his youthful heart had espoused. Not
long after he had entered youthful service of his country, he was captured by
the enemy, and started with other prisoners to the British fort at Ninety-Six.
His arms were taken from him, as a matter of course, and his horse appropriated
by one of the guards. Whilst they were thus marching on to Cambridge, the
soldier who had taken possession of Eddins' horse, stopped to take a little
American whiskey which he had also captured, dismounted, and laid his musket
against a tree. Eddins was likewise suffered to halt, whilst the other
prisoners, among whom was his father, continued their march. It is often said,
that one drink with a veteran in the school of Bacchus, begets a thirst for
another, and so it happened with the British soldier on the present occasion. He
drank and loitered until the guard had got some distance ahead of him, and in
the meantime, became rather careless of horse, gun and prisoner. A drunken man
is very much inclined to be liberal and unsuspecting, but the veteran of Mars,
as well of Bacchus, did not for a moment apprehend an attempt at escape, from a
lad of Eddins' age and apearance. He was, however, mistaken for once, and the
young prisoner, watching his opportunity, seized hold of the soldier's musket,
mountetd his own horse, and rode off rather too fleetly to be overtaken.
"In this manner, William Eddins made his escape from a long and loathsome
confinement, which befel the other prisoners. He made direct for home, to inform
his mother of the capture and imprisonment of his father. The night that he
reached home, he took the precaution to hide his gun in an old hollow log,
secure from the weather as well as the search of the Tories. He had not been
long in bed with a younger brother, when the house received a visit from the
Tories. William and his brother secreted themselves between the bed and the
wall, but not so as to elude the search of the Tories. After rumaging and
looking about for some time, they discovered the feet of the two boys, and were
in the act of pulling William out by the heel, when his mother said to them,-'do
let the children alone.' They inferred from this expression, and the appearance
of the boys, covered tip in part by the bed that they were much younger and
smaller than they actually were. In a short time the Tories left, and as they
were going off, William, who was ever ready for an adventure, no matter how
hazardous, determined to get up, take his gun from the hollow log, and give them
a shot as they were going around the swamp not far off. His mother and brother
did all they could to dissuade him, but in vain. He did as he had determined,
and made his escape in safety. What effect his fire had is not known.
"In a few days after this, William joined Gen. Pickens, and marched with him
into the Cherokee nation. They came very near the Indian town, and sent a couple
of spies to reconnoitre. They returned and reported that the town was deserted.
William Eddins was one of these selected for this purpose. Gen. Pickens then
ordered thirteen of his soldiers to go and burn the houses. They crossed a
little river, which separated the army under Pickens from the Indian town, and
were marching carelessly on the summit of the hill, on which the town stood,
when they received a shot fire from the Indians. `It appeared,' said one of the
company, `as if the point of the hill was a blaze of fire.' Two young men, who
were some distance ahead of the others, fell from their horses. The detachment
then retreated, and formed for the purpose of resisting until assistance could
come from the opposite side of the river. The horses of the two young men who
fell, ran to the river, and there remained. There was a constant firing kept up
between the Indians and the Whites. In the midst of this firing, Eddins saw the
young men who were wounded rise up, and remain in a sitting posture. He knew
from that that they were not so badly wounded as it was supposed, and
immediately requested permission of Capt. Maxwell to attempt their rescue from
danger. The Captain pointed out to him the peril of the enterprise, but
consented for him to go, if he saw proper to do so. Instantly he caught their
horses, rode to where they were, and assisted them in mounting, which they were
able to do. The three then made their escape to the little detachment, which was
by this time reinforced by the greater part of Gen. Pickens' army. As they got
on their horses, one of the young men received two balls through the back of his
coat, but sustained no injury. The Indians were immediately routed, and the town
laid in ashes.
"William Eddins continued with Gen. Pickens until the close of the war, and he
was left pennyless, and so was his father. During the ravages of the Revolution
he endured much of the suffering and hardships of the American Revolution. When
the country was restored to peace, he commenced farming, and made a crop of
tobacco, which the old man often tells, without a horse. He is yet living near
Huntsville, Alabama, upwards of seventy years of age, and has been a Baptist
preacher, more than forty years. With the same zeal, sincerity, and boldness,
with which he served his country in his younger days has he served his God in
his old age and riper manhood."-B. F. P.

EDWARDS. JOHN, aged 82, and a resident of Perry county; private N. C. Militia;
enrolled on September 26, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment
to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $75; sums received to date of
publication of list, $225. - Revolutionary Pension. Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc.
514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

ELLETT, JARVIS, aged 75, resided in Lawrence county, June 1, 1840, with Jon.
Wilson. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.

ELLIDGE, ABRAHAM, aged 74, and a resident of Lawrence county; private S. C.
Militia; enrolled on October 19, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $30; sums received to date
of publication of list, $90. Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc.
514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He resided in Lawrence county, June 1,
1840, aged 80. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.

ELLIOTT, JOHN, aged 79, and a resident of Morgan county; private N. C. Militia;
enrolled on July 10, 1834, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to
date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $80. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in
Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

ELMORE, JOHN ARCHER. Elmore county was named in honor of Gen. Elmore. He was
deservedly popular for his "candor, good sense and sociability."
He was buried in the old family burying ground at the old homestead,
"Huntington," in Elmore county. The following inscription is upon his tombstone:
IN
Memory of
GEN. JOHN ARCHER ELMORE,
who was born in
Prince Edward County, Va.,
August the 21st, 1762,
and died in
Autauga County, Ala.,
April 24th, 1834,
aged 71 yrs. 8 mos. & 3 days.
He was a soldier of the Revolution
in the Virginia Line
and afterwards a member of the Legislature
of So. Ca., and a General in
the militia.
He was a member of the Legislature of
Alabama
and filled various other offices of Honor and Trust
in both States.
He was an affectionate husband,
a kind and indulgent father,
a humane master,
A devoted friend, and a
patriotic citizen.
"General John Archer Elmore was born in Prince Edward county, Virginia, Aug. 21,
1762, and died in Autauga county, Alabama, April 24. 1834. He. entered the
Revolutionary service, a mere lad, in Greene's command in the Virginia line; was
with him in his tour through the Carolinas, and with him at the surrender at
Yorktown. This is shown by the archives in Washington; O'Neal's Bench and Bar of
South Carolina, vol. ii, pp. 85, 88, and Brewer's Alabama, p. 109. After the
Revolution he settled in Laurens district, South Carolina, and resided there
many years, during which.time he was often a member of the legislature. He moved
to Autauga county, Alabama, in 1819 and served one term in the house of
representatives from this county.
His first wife was Miss Saxon, by whom he had two sons: Hon. Franklin H. Elmore,
of South Carolina, who succeeded Mr. Calhoun in the United States senate, and
Benjamin F. Elmore, treasurer of South Carolina. His second wife, Miss Ann
Martin, was a member of the famous Martin family of South Carolina, and
descended also from the Marshall family of Virginia, and from Lieutenant
Nathaniel Terry, of Virginia. By this second marriage there were five sons and
several daughters. One of the daughters married Gov. Benj. Fitzpatrick, another
married Hon. Dixon H. Lewis of Lowndes; another married Dr. J. T. Hearne, of
Lowndes, and she is still (1904) living in Montgomery. The sons were Hon. John
A. Elmore, a distinguished lawyer in Montgomery; William, A. Elmore, a lawyer in
New Orleans since 1835, superintendent of the mint until the outbreak of the
war, and who died in Philadelphia in 1891; Capt. Rush Elmore, who commanded a
company in the Mexican war and was territorial judge of Kansas; Henry Elmore,
who was probate judge of Macon county prior to the war, and who afterwards moved
to Texas; Albert Elmore, of Montgomery, secretary of State in 1865 and collector
of customs in Mobile under President Johnson."-Mrs. P. H. Mell in Transactions,
of the Alabama Historical Society, Vol. iv, pp. 541-2.

ENGLAND, WILLIAM, a resident of Perry county and later of Dallas; private,
particular serivce not shown; enrolled on March 16, 1835, tender act of Congress
of June 7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $30. -
Pension Book, State Branch Bank, Mobile.

EVANS, OWEN, aged 78, and a resident of Morgan county; corporal S. C.
Continental Line; enrolled on September 17, 1825, under act of Congress of March
18, 1818; payment to date from November 4, 1825; annual allowance, $96, sums
received to date of publication of list, $128. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in
Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess. ,1833-34.

FABER, WILLIAM, private, particular service not shown; enrolled on December 27,
1836; annual allowance, $100; no record of any payment having been made. Pension
Book, State Branch Bank, Mobile.

FAIR, BARNABAS, aged 76, and a resident of Tuscaloosa county; private N. C.
Militia; enrolled on October 7, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $80. - Revolutionary
Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

FIELDS, BARTHOLOMEW, aged 79, resided in Dale county, June 1, 1840. - Census of
Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.

FILES, ADAM J., aged 78, resided in Macon county, June 1, 1840. - Census
Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.

FILES, JEREMIAH, aged 70, and a resident of Blount county; private S. C.
Militia; enrolled on September 26, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4. 1831; annual allowance, $80; sums received to date
of publication of list, $240. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Part 3, Vol.
xiii, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He resided .in Blount
county, June 1, 1840, aged 75. - Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.

FITZGERALD, JOHN. age not given, a resident of Washington county; private 7th
Regular U. S. Infantry; enrolled on September 27, 1818, payment to date from
August 26, 1818; annual allowance, $96; sums received to date of publication of
list, $1,058.63; Acts military establishment. Died. - Revolutionary Pension
Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

FLEMING, SAMUEL, aged 75, and a resident of Autauga county; private Georgia
Militia; enrolled on January 12, 1833, under Act of Congress June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $40; sums received to date
of publication of list, $120. Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Part 3, Vol. xiii,
Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

FLEMING, SAMUEL, aged 85, resided in Montgomery county, June 1, 1840. - Census
of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.

FLETCHER, WILLIAM. aged 76, and a resident of Jackson county; captain N. C.
Militia; enrolled on January 2, 1834, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $420; sums received to
date of publication of list, $1,260. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv,
Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

FLUKER, GEORGE, aged 74, and a resident of Wilcox county; private S. C. Militia;
enrolled on February 11, 1834, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to
date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $80. - Revolutionary Pension Roll, in
Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

FOWLER, JOHN, sen., aged 99, resided in Pike county, June 1, 1840. - Census of
Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.

FRANKS, MARSHALL, a resident of Pickens county; private and sergeant, particular
service not shown; enrolled on December 27, 1836, under act of Congress of June
7, 1832, payment to date from March 4, 1831; annual allowance, $60 -Pension
Book, State Branch Bank, Mobile.

FRENCH, BENJAMIN. "DIED-Near Rodgersville on the 21st inst., Mr. Benjamin
French, aged 84 years, an old faithful Revolutionary soldier."-Southern
Advocate, Huntsville, April 2, 1847.

FROXIL, JACOB, aged 85, resided in DeKalb county, June 1, 1840. - Census of
Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.

FULLER, LITTLETON, aged 74, and a resident of Tuscaloosa county; private S. C.
Militia; enrolled on September 17, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from March 4, 1831.; annual allowance, $30. - Revolutionary
Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.

FULTON, THOMAS, aged 81, resided in Lawrence county, June 1, 1840. - Census of
Pensioners, 1841, p. 148.


Additional Comments:
Title of Publication: Revolutionary Soldiers in Alabama
Compiler: Thomas M. Owen
Publisher: State of Alabama, Dept. of Archives and History, Bulletin No. 5
Date of Publication: 1911
Pages: 16-40


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