REVOLUTIONARY PENSION - HENRY HARRIS
Contributed by:  Bushy Hartman

Henry HARRIS
Certificate #6548
Issued March 1, 1833
Rate: $50.00 per annum
To commence May 22, 1818
Act of June 7, 1832
Alabama Agency.
STATE OF KENTUCKY
MADISON COUNTY
On this 21st day of July 1832 personally appeared before me Christopher HARRIS 
our of the Justices of the County Court for the County of Madison aforsaid 
Henry HARRIS a resident of said County aged 90 years who being first duty sworn 
according to Law Oath an his oath make the following declaration in order to 
obtain the benefit of the act of Congress ___ June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named 
officers __ in herein states

That at the commencement of the Revolutionary war he resided in Orange County, 
Virginia--that early in this war was he thinks in 1776. He volunteered and went 
on a campaign against the Cherokee Indians & was about 6 months the names of 
his officers he cannot _____ that he afterwards moved to Henry County, Virginia 
& went as a volunteer on a tore into North Carolina against the tories & was 
absent about 3 months.Early in 1781 as he thinks he went out as a volunteer in 
the militia & marched into North Carolina in order to join Genl Green was 
absent about 3 months & returned un_____ again volunteered in the militia & was 
in the service about Jamestown & Yorktown till a few days before Cornwallis 
surrendered. He thinks he was in command of Gel Lawson last tour he was out & 
knows he went home a few days before the surrender of Cornwallis in cousequence 
of Lick__ He states that his memory has failed him very much of __ that he 
knows he served the four tours He has __ but the names of his officers most __ 
particulars have gone from him that he has no documentary evidence in his 
possession of his Services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a 
pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the 
pension note of the aging of any State Signed Henry Harris
__________
this day & was aforesaid

Ch. Harris __________ Nancy Estifs also made oath before un to at ___ that she 
is the daughter of Henry Harris who has signed the above declaration that she 
sixty two years of age that she will ___ that her father was in the 
Revolutionary War that she recolLects her mothers
(ends here)The above was hand written. the below was typed and attached.

Henry Harris-S.16399
Henry Harris was born June 16, 1742 in Orange Co., VA, names of his parents are 
not given.

While residing in said Orange County, he volunteered in 1776 in the Virginia 
militia, served six months in a campaign against the Cherokee Indians; names of 
officers not given.

Henry Harris moved to Henry County, Virginia volunteered and served three 
months ina tour against the Tories; dates and officers names not shown. He 
volunteered early in 1781, served three months in the Virginia Militia and 
again in 1781 served three months in Captain Ballinger's Virngina Company in 
the campaign around Jamestown and Yorktown and returned home a few days before 
the surrender of Cornwallis.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 21, 1832, then residing 
in Madison Co., KY where he lived about thirty-six years.

Nancy Estiss (Estes), wie of Elisha Estiss (Estes),and daughter of this 
soldier, Henry Harris in 1832 was sixty-two years of age and living in Madison 
County, KY where she had lived about thirty-six years; her husband, Elisah 
Estiss (Estes), was sixty two or sixty-three years of age in 1832, stated that 
he was reared in Henry County, Virginia and that his father (name not given) 
served in the War of the Revolution.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of persion, the name and address to 
whom sent and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply 
tot he Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, 
Washington, D.C. citing the information at the top of this page.

Note: Elisha/Elisah was spelled exactly as they appear.
I have no connection or further information. This document was found in the 
Franklin Co., VA library.