REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - JAMES & BARBARA NOLAND

Contributed by: Jen Bawden [jenbawden@comcast.net]


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James and Barbara Noland
W. 9202 North Carolina & Virginia

In Estill County, Kentucky, on 19th of November 1832, before the Justice of the 
Peace, James Noland, resident of said co. of Estill, aged 92 years appeared and 
made oath: That in the fall of 1775, he enlisted as a Minute Man for 12 months. 
He enlisted in Loudon Co., Virginia under Captain Simon Triplett. John Thornton 
was his Lieutenant and William Grayson was Colonel. He was marched down to 
Hampton Virginia and stationed there that winter of 1776; In the winter of 1776, 
he was marched to what is now called Alexandria, then called "Bell Haven" and 
there stationed till he was discharged. At the expiration of his 12 months term, 
he was in Bell Haven; he was there also when the Declaration of Independance was 
declared.

His recollection is that he had a written discharge from Captain Triplett, that 
it was afterward destroyed when his house was burned in North Carolina. That 
after the expiration of his year of service, he removed to North Carolina and 
there fough the Tories to the end of the War. That in 1789, Col Frank Lock and 
Major John Johnson raided a company in Rowan Co., North Carolina, to protect the 
company against the Tories and British. That said Lock and Johnson commanded the 
applicate as Captain of said Company. That he continued to command said Company 
till the end of the War, and was for more than 12 months actually in service. 
That he was in a skirmish near the Moravian Town in North Carolina, against the 
Captain Wright, a Tory Captain, when the Tories and British were defeated. He 
was also in many of the skirmishes till the end of the war. That he served more 
than 2 years as a soldier and captain of the said company. He further stated 
that he was born in Charles Co., Maryland. That he moved there to Loudon, 
Virginia and was a resident of Loudon when he enlisted for 12 months; moved from 
there to Rowan County, North Carolina and has resided in Estill Co. aforesaid, 
for 20 years or more.

About 12 months of his time has served as Captain. That the Tories offered five 
hundred dollars for his head. He states that he is known in Estill County by 
almost everybody. That he has long known Henry Beatty, Lewis Moore, and Benjamin 
Straughlin (?).

Jesse Noland of Estill Co., Kentucky, made oath: That he is a brother of James 
Noland. That the deponent is 71 years of age Dec. next. That he well recollects 
that said James was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, in 1775 and 1776. That 
he well recollects his enlisting in 1775 under Captain Simon Triplett. That he 
recollects his brother served and was discharged as stated. That he was with him 
in North Carolina on several occasions and several skirmishes.

Lewis Moore and Benjamin Straughan, residents of Estill Co., Kentucky, made 
certification that they have been acquainted with James Noland for man years, 
and to their belief in his statements.

In Estill Co., Kentucky, on the 1st of October 1838, before Aaron McMonigle, 
Justice of the Peace, Barbara Noland, an aged woman and surviving widow of James 
Noland, made declaration: That she is the widow of said James Noland deceased, 
and was married to him by Parson Griffy at the old English Church in Loudon Co., 
Virginia, on December 26, 1774. That she will be 79 years of age the 28th of May 
next. That she was between 14 and 15 years old when she married and that her 
first child, Stephen Noland, now of Indiana, was born on the 6th of June. That 
she has heard her husband say he was some miles off when said Emmon (?) had 
Norfolk burned and he could see to pick a pin by the fire. This was during his 
service in Virginia. The next winter, after his time was out in Virginia, they 
marched from Loudon Co. where they had resided since their marriage, to Rowan 
Co., North Carolina, where her husband was in service against the British and 
Tories. That while her husband was out fighting battles for his country, she was 
home plowing and working in the fields to raise something to live upon.

That in February, some weeks before the battle of Guilford, Lord Cornwallis' 
Army passed by their house while her husband was away from home in that army, 
that all their provisions were taken from the pantry and consumed by the British 
soldiers, that she told a British officer, while the soldiers were plundering in 
her house, that she would give up everything she had to help them on to Virginia 
for she knew they would never get back after they got there and this turned out 
to be true, for Cornwallis and his army were taken at Yorktown, Virginia. She 
further states that from there they removed from Loudon Co., Virginia to North 
Carolina. That they resided in Rowan County till about the year of 1812, when 
they moved to Estill Co., Kentucky, where they continued to reside till the 
death of her husband, James Nolan, and where she has since continued to reside. 
That he died 26th of December, 1833.

James Noland of Estill Co., Kentucky, who was a private in the Virginia Line for 
1 year as private and 1 year as Captain, from 1775, from inscribed on the 
pension roll of Kentucky, to commence on March 4, 1831. Certificate of the 
pension was issued January 16, 1833.

Silas Noland made oath in Esitll Co., Kentucky, that he has always understood 
that he will be 60 years old the 11th of October 1838. That he was born and 
raised in Rowan Co., North Carolina and moved with his father to Estill Co., 
Kentucky in 1812, where he was ever since resided. He is a son of James Noland, 
and Barbara Noland. That his father drew a pension to his death. That his oldest 
brother was born in Rowan Co., Virginia (?) June 6, 1776. (Must have meant North 
Carolina).

Francis Noland, on the 1st of October 1838, made oath that: He is the fourth 
child of James Noland and Barbara Noland. That he is now going on 54 years of 
age.

Barnette McMonigle of Estill Co., Kentucky, made oath: That he has been well 
acquainted with Captain James Noland and his wfie Barbara Noland from the time 
they moved from North Carolina to this county, where they now reside. That said 
James Noland departed this time in this county. He is also well acquainted with 
Stephen Noland, oldest son of James and Barbara Noland, and is of the opinion 
that he is upward of 60 years of age.

In LaPort Co., Indiana, on the 24th of September, 1844, Barbara Noland, appeared 
and declared that she wishes her pension to be paid in said county and state 
where she removed about 2 months ago. That her reson for removing is that her 
children all live here and she removed here at their request.

In Estill Co., Kentucky, on June 4, 1839, Lewis Moore appeared and made oath: 
That he is 57 years old and has been intimately acquainted with James Noland, 
deceased and his family, for the last 30 years and he would suppose said James 
Noland's oldest child if now living, namely James, would be about 64 or 65 years 
of age and he would supposed that Rasha Noland was a little older than the 
deponent himself and Francis Noland to be about 50 years and John Noland to be 
not far from 50 years of age.

In Estill Co., Kentucky, Silas Noland aged 60 years, made oath: That he is the 
second child of James and Barbara Noland. That he has now in his possession, the 
record of his and that of his brothers' ages. That the other records which his 
father had, were destroyed by fire some 30 or 40 years ago at the time of his 
father's house being burned. The deponent shortly afterward purchased a Bible 
and at the time of purchasing said Bible, wrote down on one leaf of the Bible 
his own age, in these words: Silas Noland was born in the year of our Lord, 
October 11, 1778 and the ages of his brother who is next oldest to him in these 
words: Rasha Noland was born July 29, 1781 and a short time after this 
registering the deponent's brother wrote his name on the same leaf, under the 
name of Rasha, in these words: John Noland was born in the year of our Lord, 
June 9, 1792. This registering was done more than 30 years ago and has remained 
in the deponent's possession ever since. The page containing this record was 
enclosed as a part of the statement of the deponent.

On May 31st, 1839, in Estill Co., Kentucky, John Noland, aged 47, son of James 
and Barbara Noland made oath: That he is the 7th child of James Noland, 
deceased, and Barbara Noland. That he has been shown the leaf from the Bible 
which is owned by his brother, Silas, who is now single and has always lived 
with his father and mother.

Barbara Noland, was inscribed on the pension roll of Kentucky to commence on 
December 27th 1833. Certificate of the pension was issued the 22nd of June 1839 
and sent to the Honorable J. Harlan, Harrodsburg, Kentucky.