REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - MATTHIAS HORN

Contributed by: Ralph Barnes (ralphbarns@aol.com)


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Matthias Horn
In Estill County, Kentucky, on July 17, 1832, before Richard French, judge of 
said county, aged 70 years,made oath that he entered the service in the Virginia 
State Troops to proceed to Kentucky to defend it against the Indians and 
British. He reached the fort in Boonesborough in April of 1778, and during the 
year and part of the year of 1779, he was under the command of Benjamin Logan 
and continued in service at Boonesborough as a soldier and Indian spy until 
sometime in the year 1779 when he went to Capt. Logan, with General George 
Rogers Clarke commanding, across the Ohio on the aforesaid campaign against the 
Indians; took and burnt the Shawnee towns and Piqua towns. He was at Brandywine 
at the Great Siege in 1778 and continued at the fort at Boonesborough and in 
1780 he again went off on a campaign under General Clarke across the Ohio 
against the Indians and that he was in Captain Burke's company. He continued as 
a soldier at Boonesborough until the close of the Revolutionary War, except when 
out up on campaigns or ordered out as an Indian spy or ranger. The latter part 
of the time, he was in Captain Hardin's company.

Mr. Samuel Kelly, clergyman, residing in Estill County , Kentucky and Joseph 
Proctor, residing in the same county,certify that they are well acquainted with 
Matthias Horn who has subscribed and swore to his statements. Said Proctor 
stated that he had lived with his father and enlisted with him.

Matthis Horn of Estill County, Kentucky , who was a private in the Virginia Line 
for three years, from 1778 was inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky Susannah Hall 
Horn's Widows Pension Application

In Estill County, Kentucky on June 4, 1839, before Sampson Walters, Justice of 
the Peace, Susannah Horn, resident of aforesaid county and state, aged 77 
appeared and made oath that she is the widow of Matthias Horn. She was married 
to said Horn in Fayette County, Kentucky in the summer of 1782. She understands 
that the clerk's office in said county of Fayette was consumed by fire about the 
year 1806 and nearly all or quite all of the papers in said office were 
destroyed. Her husband, the aforesaid Matthis Horn, died January 30, 1834.

Joseph Proctor of Estill County, Kentucky, aged 84 years, made oath that he has 
known Matthis Horn since he became acquainted with him in 1776, to the time of 
his death. That he married said Matthis's sister in 1777 and the deponent became 
acquainted with Susan Horn in 1779. In 1782 the deponent was living at Magee 
Station in Kentucky about two miles from Boone's Station. In the summer of said 
year, the deponent was creditably informed that the said Matthis Horn and his 
now widow were married at Boone's station and the deponent has been well 
acquainted with the said Matthias Horn, deceased, and and his present widow ever 
since (said Horn being a brother-in-law of his) and knows said Horn and his wife 
lived together from the time of their marriage to his death.

Polly Proctor of Estill County, Kentucky aged about 80 years, made oath that 
Matthias Horn, deceased, was a brother of hers and she recollects that in the 
summer of 1782, her said brother, Matthis Horn, was married to Susan Hall. She 
was not at the wedding but she lived but two miles from Boone's Station where 
her brother and said Susan's marriage took place. That Matthias Horn and Susan 
Horn, his wife, have raised a large family of children. The deponent thinks the 
oldest child was born sometime in the year 1783.

Aaron Horn, aged 77, made deposition on July 5, 1839, at his own house in 
Madison County, Kentucky that he was at the wedding of said Matthias Horn and 
Susan Horn. He well recollects that they were married by a parson by the name of 
Rucker.

William Horn, aged 74, on July 16, 1839 made deposition that he was at the 
wedding of said Matthias Horn to the aforesaid Susanna Horn. That they were 
married as stated.

Susan Horn, widow of Matthias Horn, was inscribed on the pension roll of 
Kentucky to commence March 4, 1836. certificate for the pension was issued on 
November 6, 1839.