Rowan Co., NC - Pensions - 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