REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - CONRAD CORNELISON

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - BUREAU OF PENSIONS

WASHINGTON, D.C.

CONRAD CORNELISON'S MILITARY SERVICE, REV. WAR

From the papers in the Revolutionary War, Pensions claims it appears that Conrad 
Cornelison was born May 28, 1763 in Loudon County, Va. While residing in Rowan 
County, N.C., he enlisted in November 1779 and served as a private in Capt. 
William Bell's Company, Colonel Andrew Hampton's North Carolina Regiment, and 
was discharged March 24, 1780 and served one month in Capt. Peter Hendrick's 
North Carolina Company;

He served 21 days in Capt. Myrich Davis North Carolina Company and was 
discharged January 24, 1781.

He served one and one half months under Lieut. Benjamin Scrivener, Colonel 
Issach's North Carolina Regiment and continued until close of war as a Minute 
Man under Capt. Peter Hendrick.

He was allowed a pension on his application executed August 13, 1832 while a 
resident of Otter Creek, Madison County, Kentucky and he died January 26, 1846.

He married February 13, 1785 in Rowan County, North Carolina, Mrs. Susanna 
Strange (nee Skinner) born July 26, 1760 and she was allowed pension on 
application, executed April 7, 1846, while living in Madison County, Kentucky.

They had children, only names noted being the oldest, John, born November 14, 
1785, died August 5, 1843 and Richard is alive in 1853.

The above noted Conrad Cornelison is the only soldier of that name found on the 
Revolutionary Records of this bureau.

Signed Respectfully
Washington Gardner, Commissioner

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Copied from Military papers owned by Jubert L. Cornelison, Dec'd of the Barnes 
Mill Road Richmond Ky.

by Mrs. Jerre B. Noland

Barnes Mill Road
Richmond Ky.
April 19, 1955