York County PA Archives Military Records.....Adams, John August 12, 1818
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of John Adams, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll #__, Application #W1691
Henry County, Kentucky, August 12, 1818, John Adams, aged 65 years: “That he, 
the said John Adams, in February 1776, enlisted as a private soldier in the 
army of the United States in the Revolutionary War at Brough Tavern, York 
County, in Pennsylvania under Captain Watson who was attached to the 2nd 
regiment of the Pennsylvania line commanded by Colonel St. Clair and under the 
command, he thinks, of General Sullivan. He served 12 months, mostly in Canada. 
At the expiration of 12 months, he enlisted again under Captain John Mayers at 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of the 4th regiment of the Pennsylvania line under 
the command of Colonel William Butler and General _____ and that he continued 
until about January 1781 when he was discharged at Trenton in the state of New 
Jersey by order of General Wayne, and that he was in the Battles of Brandywine, 
Germantown, Springfield, Monmouth and in _____ ______ ______ ______
____ ____ under General Sullivan…”

Henry County, Kentucky, April 11th, 1821?, John Adams, aged 66 years: “He 
enlisted in York County in the state of Pennsylvania in the [company] commanded 
by Captain Watson in the 1st Pennsylvania regiment commanded by Colonel Arthur 
St. Clair, belong to the troops of General Sullivan, and met the troops belong 
to Gen. Arnold retreating from Quebec in 1776. He served this tour one year at 
Trenton, state of New Jersey, 1777 and again reenlisted for a term of  3 years 
in Philadelphia in the company commanded by Captain John Mayers belonging to 
the 4th Pennsylvania regiment commanded by Colonel Foutur? of General Anthony 
Wayne’s division of  the Pennsylvania line, and that he continued to serve in 
said corps or in the service of the United States until the last of January, 
1781 at Trenton in the state of New Jersey, and that he was in the battles of 
Brandywine, Germantown, Springfield and was at the b___ at the Battle of Trois 
Rivičres, Canada, and one with the Indians at Chemung…”

Following the schedule of items that he owned, John Adams stated that “I owe 
more than this to two men. I have 11 children, 6 boys and 5 girls.  Three of 
the boys have left me and are working for themselves. Have no visible property 
but their clothing. Three of the boys and the five girls still living with me. 
The oldest boy at home is 13 years, the oldest girl 16. All the balance are 
younger than these two…”

Margaret McGuire [his widow’s maiden name], was married to John Adams on the 
13th day of April, 1798, in Shelby County, Kentucky.

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