JACOB McCLAIN - Johnson County, Indiana

SUBJECT: JACOB McCLAIN - Johnson County, Indiana
SUBMITTER: Don Marsh
EMAIL: McClainExchange@mexia.com
DATE: Oct 03, 1999
SURNAMES: McCLAIN

JOHNSON COUNTY, INDIANA
Source: Official Pension papers, War of 1812
No. 16183. Act of July 14, 1862 Feb 3, 1853. SUSAN McCLAIN of Marion Co.
Ind., wid. of JACOB McCLAIN, pvt. in Capt. Rice's Co., Ky. Militia, war
of 1812. Died August 24, 1857 of gunshot wound in breast. Med affidavits
(4 in number) Dr Salter Aug 4 1869. Married in 1837. REJECTED. Received
March 29, 1869.

State of Indiana, Johnson County } .....appeared GEORGE McCLANE and MOSES
McCLAIN both credible witnesses... say that JACOB McCLAINE now a resident
of said county and State, was a private in Captain WILLIAM M. RICE's company,
in a Regiment of Light horsemen volunteers... commanded by Collonel RICHARD
M. JOHNSON...said JACOB McLAINE was mustered into the service of the United
States at New Port in the State of Kentucky... in the month of May in the
year 1813 to serve for the term of six month.... said JACOB McLAINE while
in said service and in the line and discharge of his duty, was on or about
the 5th day of October in the said year at the battle of the Thames in
Upper Canada, wounded in the right side of the breast by a rifle ball shot
by the enemy during said battle. ...said JACOB McLAINE was shortly after
said battle honorably discharged... said JACOB McLAINE by reason of said
wound so by him received as above stated has been ever since he received
the same and still is disabled two thirds in obtaining a living or maintaining
himself..... towit GEORGE McCLANE was a private in said company and regiment
and that they were both well acquainted with said JACOB McLAINE before
and at the time of his enlisting in said service and that they have lived
near him and in the same neighbourhood with him for the last thirty years.
 ....say that there are none of the commissioned officers of said company
now living except JOSEPH THOMAS who was 1st Lieutenant deponents state
that said Lieut. THOMAS left Henry County in Kentucky about 20 years ago
and went to reside in the State of Alibama... /s/ GEORGE McCLAINE, MOSES
(X) McLEANE. (27th day of July A.D. 1850)

324,882 SUSAN (WOOD) Widow's application for Bounty Land. State of Indiana,
County of Marion SS: On this 19th day of March, A.D. 1869, personally appeared....
SUSAN McCLAIN, a resident of Indianapolis.... aged 69 years, who.... is
the widow of JACOB McCLAIN deceased, who was a Private in the Regiment
of Kentucky Volunteers commanded by Col. RICHARD M. JOHNSON..... said husband
he made application to the proper? Departments.... for an Invalid Pension,
and for a Bounty Land Wawrrant... states that she was married to the said
JACOB McCLAIN in Trimble County, Kentucky, on or about the 23d day of August
A.D. 1837 by one John Gillespie, a Minister of the Gospel. That her name
before her said marriage was SUSAN WOODS; that her said husband died in
Johnson County, State of Indiana, on or about the 24th day of August 1857
and that she has remained a widow ever since...... /s/ SUSAN (X) McCLAIN



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