REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - JAMES & ANNA CAMERON

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From: Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Applications; National 
Genealogical Society Quarterly; Vol XXII, March, 1944, No. 1, p. 105

Cameron, James and Anna C (Spangler)(W3767, Va. service, Richmond Agcy.:
Cert. 7746 issued May 14, 1846, Act. Mar. 3, 1843).

He applied Sept. 17, 1832, age 74, from Floyd Co., Ky., declaring that he 
enlisted in 1779 under Abram Tipton, recruiting officer, in Shenandoah Co.,
Va., and served in the Western Regt.; Capt. Abram Tipton, Lt. Henry Dearing, 
Col. Joseph Crockett. When he enlisted he was living 5 miles from Millerstown 
and served 2 yrs. as Corpl. under Gen. George Rogers Clark at the Falls of 
the Ohio. Capts. Tipton and Chapman were killed by Indians in passing Logan 
Fort.

He was pensioned May 17, 1833, as a Pvt. and applied as above for increase to 
Corpl. CAMERON family record (in German): Elizabeth, b. Oct. 17, 1785; Daniel, 
b. Dec. 13, 1787; Jacob, b. Feb. 5, 1792; Duncan, b. Sept. 5, 1794; James, b. 
Feb. 7, 179_; Mina (Mary?) b. Dec. 26, 17__; Felix, b. Oct. 17, 1798.

March 26, 1846, Anna C. Cameron testified in Fayette Co., Va., declaring that 
she is 84 and a resident; is the widow of James Cameron to whom she was m. July 
20, 1784; he drew his pension at Frankfort, Ky., and d. Oct. 25, 1838. Afterward 
she moved to Fayette Co., Va. On Mar. 26, 1846. Duncan Cameron, of Fayette Co.,Va., 
age 52, testified to the genuineness of the Bible record, etc.