REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - HENRY & SUSANNAH WINKLER

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Winkler, Henry and Susannah or Susan W 3061 N.C.

In Estill County Kentucky, on the 20th of August 1831, appeared in open court, 
before Samuel Tipton, Patterson B. Clark and John N. Moore, Justice of the 
Peace, Henry Winkler, resident of Said County, aged 74, and made oath: That at 
the commencement of the Revolutionary War, (he thinks in 1775 or 1776), he 
volunteered in the militia from Rowan County, North Carolina and served a tour 
of about 3 months. David Smith was his captain. Peter Hetrick was Lieutenant. 
General Rutherford was commander. "We marched to a place called Cross Creek in 
North Carolina, for the purpose of invading the Scotch or the Tories and through 
that part of the state was engaged during that campaign." He went on a campaign 
from Rowan County as a volunteer in the militia against the Cherokee Indians. He 
was in Captain Smith's company. Colonel Locke, he thinks, was colonel. General 
Rutherford was commander. He was absent on this tour about 6 months before he 
then returned. He afterward volunteered in a company of horse commanded by Capt. 
Hetrick from Rowan County. Colonel Lofting commanded. That they followed the 
British and Tories from the edge of Rowan County, to a place called Mass Ferry 
on the Pedee River where they had an engagement and defeated them. That they 
took a great many prisoners and a great many were killed and wounded. He 
recollects that a brother of Colonel Lofting was killed then. He was an officer 
of some grade. They they marched back toward Salisburg where they met General 
Sumner's army. A great many of the Tories who were taken were there. That he was 
for about 1 month on this tour. That he was repeatedly out on scouting 
excursions and scouting parties against the Tories, for some times a week or 
more. He thinks he was out in all, a great deal more than a year in actual 
service.

He was born at Eattaw, Pennsylvania. He went with his father when very young to 
North Carolina. He has lived in this county for nearly 30 years.

Samuel Kelly, clergyman, and Henry Beatty of Estill, made affidavit of their 
acquaintance with said Henry Winkler and to their belief in his statements.

On January 21st, 1833, Henry Winkler, appeared in court and made additional 
declaration stating that: He was born in a town called "East Town" Pennsylvania. 
That he is satisfied he will be 77 or 78 of age on March next. That about 2 
years ago he had in his possession a record of his age written in German 
language and that he has never been able to find any person who could read it. 
That he lived in Rowan County, North Carolina when he was called into service 
and continued to live there till he moved to Estill County, Kentucky, about 23 
years ago where he has lived ever since.

On November 27, 1838, in Estill County Kentucky, before Sampson Waters, Justice 
of the Peace, Susannah Winkler, resident of Estill County, Kentucky, appeared 
and made oath: That she is the widow of Henry Winkler, deceased, late of Estill 
County Kentucky, who was a private in the Revolutionary War. That she was 
married to said Henry Winkler, on the last of June or the first of July, 1778, 
in Roan County, South Carolina. That she removed from that state some 30 or 40 
years ago. She knows of no living person who was present at the marriage except 
Nancy Coyle. That she is about 78 years of age. That her husband served in 
several tours of duty in the army, after their marriage. That her husband the 
afore said Henry Winkler died on the 1st of July 1836.

Henry Winkler, of Estill County Kentucky, who was a private in the company 
commanded by Captain Smith of the regiment commanded by Col. Locke in the North 
Carolina line for 14 months was inscribed on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, to 
commence on March 4, 1834, Certificate of the Pension was issued April 21, 1833.

Nancy Coyle, aged 81, of Estill County Kentucky, made oath on the 27th of 
October 1838, that she was residing in Roan County, South Carolina and the Henry 
Winkler, deceased, and his wife, who lives in Estill County, were married in 
Roan County, South Carolina. That she was present at their wedding. That the 
wedding occurred before the close of the war and that the said Winkler served 
several tours after his marriage, against the Tories, and one, she thinks, 
against the Indians.

William Winkler, aged 41, made oath on the 22nd of July 1839, that he is the 8th 
child of Henry Winkler deceased and Susan Winkler, surviving widow. That he knew 
his father, said Henry Winkler, was a pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky 
Agency, at the time of his death and that said Henry Winkler died first day of 
July 1836. That several years previous to his father's death, he had a record of 
the children's ages in a book called "The Young Man's Companion". This book and 
record was kept by the deponent's family till his death and has since been kept 
in the possession of Mrs. Frances Cook and which record the deponent has this 
day taken out of the said book and makes it part of this deposition as follows:

"John Winkler, was born on November 7, 178(0)? Elizabeth Winkler was born on 
September 13th day, in the year 1782. Davis Winkler was born in September 10th 
day in the 1785, Susannah Winkler was born May 20th day in the year 1787, Harry 
(?) Winkler was born October 24th day in the year 1789." The record was very 
old, yellow almost illegible.

Susannah Winkler of Estill County Kentucky was inscribed on the Pension Roll of 
the Kentucky Agency, to commence on the 1st, of July 1836. Certificate of the 
pension was issued November 6, 1839.