MILITARY: Francis McClean, Pension Claim, War of 1810, Bracken Co., KY

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Submitted by: Don Marsh - McClainExchange@mexia.com 
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FRANCIS McCLEAN - Bracken County, Kentucky

SUBJECT: FRANCIS McCLEAN - Bracken County, Kentucky
SUBMITTER: Don Marsh
EMAIL: McClainExchange@mexia.com
DATE: Oct 02, 1999
SURNAMES: McCLAIN, McCLEAN

BRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY
FRANCIS McCLEAN, WAR OF 1812, KENTUCKY MILITIA, Capt. J. DOWDEN's Company
#16025, #11108, BLW #12727-80-50, 17380-80-55. Enl: Aug 26, 1812; Dis:
March 13 1813. Residence: 1850,1855 Bracken County, Kentucky; 1871 Germantown,
Bracken County, Kentucky. Maiden Name of wife: FENTON BURTON. Marriage
of soldier and wife: about 1815, Bracken Co., Ky

Declaration of Surviving Soldier for Pension. Act of February, 1871. State
of Kentucky, Bracken County} On this 15th day of May, A.D. one thousand
eight hundred and seventy one, personally appeared before me.....FRANCIS
McCLEAN, aged 82 years, a resident of Germantown, County of Bracken, and
State of Kentucky who...declares that he is unmarried; that his wife's
name was FENTON BURTON to whom he was married in Mason Co. Ky on or about
year 1815; that he served the full period of sixty days in the military
service....is the identical FRANCIS McCLEAN who volunteered in Captain
J. DOWDEN's Company, Ky Militia ...in the state of Kentucky on or about
the 1st day of September 1812 and was honorably discharged at Washington
Ky about the day of Mch 1813; that I am in receipt of an 80 acre land warrant
No. 17,380 dated Jany 1st 1856

State of Kentucky, County of Bracken} sS On this 23rd November a.d. 1850
personally appeared.....FRANCES McCLEAN aged sixty years @ resident of
Bracken Conty....declares that he is the identical FRANCES McLEAN who was
@ Private in the company commanded by Captain Jno DOWDEN in the regiment
of Kentucky Volunteers Malitia commanded by Colonel ROBERT POUGE in the
war with Great Britain.....volunteered at Jno HAMILTONs Bracken County
KY on or about the 12th day August 1812 and continued in actual service...for
the term of six months and was honorably discharged at Washinton Mason
County Kenty on the 13th day of March 1813 as will appear by his original
certificate of discharged herewith filed...... /s/ FRANCES McCLEAN......sworn
to and subscribed...