PENSION: Henry Shofner, 1832 - Green County, Kentucky 

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Contributed to the USGW Kentucky Archives by: 
Debbie Raque, "raque@bellsouth.net" 
March 11, 1999 
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According to Henry's Revolutionary War Pension information from "Abstracts 
of pensions Soldiers of the Rev., 1812 & Indian Wars that settled in
Kentucky".  
On August 21 of the year 1832 in Green County in the state of Kentucky, 
the said pensioner at the age of 77 years appeared in open court and stated 
that he had been drafted to serve for a tour of five months duration in 
Mecklenberg County in the state of North Carolina in the month of November 
of the year 1778 and he also stated that he was honorably discharged at 
Turkey Creek on the Savannah River in the state of South Carolina in the 
month of May of that year.  He stated that he had served in the company 
under the command of Captain William Huston and in the regiment under the 
command of General Rutherford and also under the command of Adjutant
Laughman.  
The said pensioner also stated that he had served in the company under the 
command of Captain John Starner for a tour of eight months in the year 1780 
and that he had also volunteered to serve in the company under the command 
of Captain Joseph Shin and in the regiment under the command of Colonel 
Smith and in the brigade under the command of General Rutherford for a tour 
of three months duration and he stated farther that he was honorably 
discharged at Cape Fear River in the state of North Carolina. 

The affidavit of Charles Hart was also given at the same time and in the 
same place as the foregoing.  The said deponent stated and swore that at 
one time and in the said county and state he had been both well and favorably 
acquainted with the said pensioner and this deponent further added that he 
himself had served in the War of the Revolution with the said pensioner. 

    On June 4 of the year 1834 in Mercer County in the state of Kentucky, 
the said pensioner at the age of 79 years appeared in open court and state 
that he had marched to Charlestown in the state of South Carolina and from 
there to Savannah and from there to Turkey Creek and he stated that he was 
honorably discharged after having served for a tour of five months.  He 
stated that he had returned home in the month of May of the year 1779. 

    The said pensioner further stated that he had again enlisted in the 
June following to serve in the company under the command of Captain John 
Starnes and in the regiment under the command of Colonel Davidson and he 
served thus to the month of November of the year 1781 and after having served 
for a period of two years and five months he was honorably discharged near 
Raleigh in the state of North Carolina on the Cape Fear River. 
  
    The affidavit of Charles Hart was also given at the same time and in 
the same place as the foregoing.  The said deponent stated and swore that 
in the year 1777 in Mecklenburg County in the state of North Carolina he 
had been both well and favorably acquainted with the said pensioner and 
this deponent further added that he had served with the said pensioner in 
the same company, regiment and brigade during the War of the Revolution. 

    On March 8 of the year 1904 from Albuquerque in the state of New Mexico, 
there was an inquiry from on Mary J. Borden inquiring about the record of 
this pensioner. 

    The said pensioner himself, Henry Spoffner (sic), was on the Kentucky 
Roll of Pensions at the rate of $50.00 per annum and his certificate of 
pension for that amount was issued on November 7 of the year 1837 and it 
was then sent to William T. Willis at Greensburg in the state of Kentucky.
 
This following information is according to the Pension files at the Sons 
of the American Revolution Library in Louisville, Ky. 

    Everything is the same as above, with the addition of a letter signed 
by Henry Shofner, looks like it is dated 30 July 1834. 

    The command of his brigade in the tour he was engaged in what was 
called the Welmington (?) expedition and served for three months, and 
was discharged on Cape fear river below a town called cross Creek now 
called Fayette in the State of North Carolina.  The discharges he go he 
has lost or they have been destroyed, he never was in any battle, he marched 
through North Carolina & South Carolina.  He was marching to cross the 
Savannah river when Genl. Nash, came galloping up & dashed into the river, 
retreating from his defeat to assist in our engagement between the American 
& British troops on the coutrary side of the river.  He hereby relinquishes 
every claim to any pension or annuity whatever except the present, and 
declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state, subscribed 
and sworn to this date above stated.   (signed by)  Henry Shofner 
  

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