PENSION: Jesse Law, Oldham Co., KY -------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: "Roger Boardman" Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 11:07:12 -0600 -------------------------------------------- **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. ***************************************************************************** Jesse Law's Military Pension Record.Applied for pension August 19, 1833 at age 76 from Oldham County, Kentucky. His wife applied for pension November 30, 1843 from Jefferson County,Indiana at age 81. They had 8 children.Jesse Law-------R 6188---------Oldham County Pension.The above named soldier was living in the county of Oldham, State ofKentucky, when he applied for pension of the date of August 19, 1833, aged76 years.He stated that he was born in the County of Henrico, State of Virginia,date of January 9, 1750. He enlisted in the County of Pittsylvania, Stateof Virginia in April, 1777.He resided in the County of Pittsylvania until about 1800 when he moved toKentucky and settled in Shelby County, which later became Oldham.He died November 14, 1839 in Hardin County, Kentucky.His widow, Mary, or Polly, Law, whose maiden name was Mary Willis, filedfor pension in the County of Jefferson, State of Indiana, date of November30, 1843, aged 84 years. She was living with a son-in-law, Francis Barnes. She was married to Jesse Law in the State of Virginia, County ofPittsylvania, date of December 1, 1780. She died April 23 1845.Francis Barnes made affidavit in Jefferson County, Indiana of November 31,1843, that he married Avariller Law, daughter of Jesse and Mary Law onMarch 19, 1806, and that his wife was about 54 years old in 1843; and thatMary Law had been living at his house for about two years; and that theoldest child, Joel Law, died about 6 years previous, and that at the timeof his death was about 54 years old.John Bell, aged 77 years, made deposition in Trimble County, Kentucky,December 1, 1843, that Mary Law was his aunt and he was present at herwedding.Anderson Law, no relationship stated, made affidavit December 15, 1852 thathe was the executor of Jesse Law and that Mary Law died April 23, 1845.Daniel Law, no relationship stated, made affidavit in Trimble County,Kentucky, December 4, 1852, that he had been acquainted with Jesse andPolly Law since the year 1807, and that he was acquainted with theirchildren, eight in number: Joel, Willis Law, Elisabeth Law, Sally Law,Averilla Law, John Law, Daniel Law, and Anderson Law, said Anderson beingthe youngest child and the executor of his father's estate.Susannah Law made affidavit in Jefferson County, Indiana, June 6, 1859,that She was the Widow of Joel Law, and that he would have been 66 (or 68)years old in 1850, but had been dead about 15 years. She further statedthat she was at the death of Polly (Mary) Law in 1843 and that Polly Lawleft 5 children: Elizabeth LaMaster, Wife of Dick LaMaster; Sally Barnes,wife of John Barnes, Averilla Barnes, wife of Francis Barnes; Daniel Lawand Anderson Law. The children who were dead were Joel Law, Willis Law,and John Law.