JOHN McCLAIN - Bath County, Kentucky SUBJECT: JOHN McCLAIN - Bath County, Kentucky SUBMITTER: Don Marsh EMAIL: McClainExchange@mexia.com DATE: Oct 03, 1999 SURNAMES: McCLAIN BATH COUNTY, KENTUCKY Source: Photocopies of actual Pension File papers. WAR OF 1812. Claim # 15743 LEX 10454. JOHN MCCLAIN, Pvt of Captain GEORGE PUGH's Company, Colonel Kentucky Militia Reg't. Residence Bath County, Kentucky. Post Office Address: Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky. Enlisted August 5, 1812, discharged Mar 4, 1813. Files May 19, 1871..... admitted December 27, 1871 to a pension of eight dollars per month, from February 14, 1871. Department of the Interior, Sept 25, 1871. Sir: You are respectfully requested to furnish official evidence of the enrollment, muster, service and duty of JOHN McCLAIN who ______ at Georgetown KY, on the _____ day of Aug. 1812, in Captain Geo. Pugh's Company Col. Scotts Regiment _____ and who was discharged at Urbana O. on the ____ day of Feby, 1813......Claim No. 15.743. State of Kentucky, County of Bath } Sct, Declaration. On this 3rd day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me.....JOHN McLAIN aged 63 years a resident of Bath County in the State of Kentucky who.... declares that he is the Identical JOHN McLAIN who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain George Pew in the Regiment of Kentucky with _____ commanded by Col. Scott in the war of 1812...... that he has made application for Bounty Land..... and received a land Warrant No. for sp? which he has since legally disposed of and cannot now return...... And I JOHN McLAIN do hereby Constitute and appoint NATHANIEL HATCH Washington D.C. my true and lawful attorney...to present this my claim.... I HEREBY CERTIFY, that JOHN McLANE a Private of Capt. Geo. Pugh's company of the first Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteer Militia..... Given under my hand, at Urbana, in the state of Ohio, this 21st day of February, 1813. (handwritten signature, etc. unreadable) State of Kentucky Bath County } Personally appears THOMAS WILLS and JOSIAH JONES citizens of the said County and State who.... say that they are personally acquainted with JOHN McCLAIN and that he is the peson now present who signs and executes the written declaration.... sworn to and subscribed before me this 23d day of August AD 1856..... /s/ NOBLE WRIGHT JPBC State of Kentucky Bath County } On this the 23d day of August 1856 personally appeared before me NOBLE WRIGHT a Justice of the Peace ....and state above named JOHN McCLAIN who ...states that he is the identical JOHN McCLAIN who was.....that he volunteered in the County of Bath State of Kentucky on or about the 15th day of August, 1812 for the term of six months and joined said company at JAMES YOUNGs in Bath County on Flat Creek - that he continued in actual service for the term of six months...and was honorably discharged at urbana in the State of Ohio.....received his discharge after he got home in Owingsville Bath County...That he is now 64 years of age - That he has applied for and obtained a Land Warrant for 80 acres of land..... /s/ JOHN (X) McCLAIN (a September 28, 1850 document in the file is signed JOHN McCLAIN in a very weak scrawl. A document dated May 15, 1871 is again signed JOHN (X) McCLAIN.) ....sworn to and subscribed....that I have no interest in said claim /s/ NOBLE WRIGHT JPBC ---------- The following was mixed in with the preceding pension application papers. Know ye, That JOHN McLAIN a Private of Captain North's Company (E) 24th Regiment of Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was mustered... on the ____ day of _____ One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty_____ to serve three years and is hereby discharged from service by reason of Surgeons Certificate of disability. He volunteered at ______ County of Bath State of Kentucky, is 5 feet 10 inches high, Fair complexion, Blue eyes, Grey hair, and by occupation when enlisted a Wheelwright. This Certificate of Discharge is given said JOHN McLAIN the 1st day of January, 1863 at Louisville County of Jefferson State of Kentucky he being actually discharged from service at this date and place. JOHN McLAIN, E 24 KY OATH OF IDENTITY. State of Kentucky, County of Montgomery } SS Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for the State and County aforesaid the within described JOHN McLAIN to me personally known........ ------------------ Source: Photocopies of War of 1812 Pension Application No. 15743 BRIEF OF CLAIM FOR A SURVIVOR'S PENSION in the case of JOHN McCLAIN, a private of Captain GEORGE PUGH's Company, Colonel Kentucky Militia Reg't. Residence, Bath County, Kentucky. Post Office address: Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky. Enlisted August 5, 1812, discharged March 4, 1813.....length of service 212 days. .......... Know Ye, That JOHN McLAIN a Private of Captain North's Company (E) 24th Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers Infantry was mustered into the U.S. service on the day of One thousand eight Hundred and Sixty to serve Three years and is hereby discharged from service by reason of Surgeons Certificates of disability. He volunteered at County of Bath State of Kentucky is 5 feet 10 inches high, Fair complexion, Blue eyes, grey hair, and by occupation when enlisted a Wheelright. This Certificate of Discharge is given said JOHN McLAIN the 1st day of January, 1863, at Louisville County of Jefferson State of Kentucky he being actually discharged from service at this date and place. M. MUNDY? Col, 23 Ky Inf Commander .......... War of 1812. Department of the Interior, Pension Office. Sept 25, 1871. Sir: You are respectfully requested to furnish official evidence of the enrollment, muster, service, and duty of JOHN McCLAIN who at Georgetown Ky on the day of Aug 1812, in Captain GEO. PUGH's Company Col SCOTTs Regiment and who was discharged at Urbana O. on the day of Feby 1813..... ----------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.