Knox County TN Archives Military Records.....Campbell, James Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com October 27, 2005, 5:23 pm JAMES CAMPBELL James Campbell applied for revolutionary pension while living in Knox County, Tenn., Oct. 5, 1832. He was born Feb. 15, 1759, in Augusta County. Va. He enlisted while a resident of Washington County, N. C. in May 1870 and Served six months as a private in Capt. James Gibson's company, Col John Sevier's North Carolina regiment. He enlisted again in June and served six months as a private in Capt. James Gibson's and Capt. Nathaniel Davis' Company, Col. John Sevier's regiment after which he immediately volunteered and served two months as Orderly Sergeant under Col. John Sevier against the Cherokee Indians. He died April 8, 1844 in Knox County. He married Oct. 6, 1779, in Washington County, Gennett (also spelled Gennat and Ganatt) Allison. She was allowed a widow's pension on her application executed April 13, 1844, while a resident of Knox County, aged eighty-six years, so born 1758. They had children but the names are not given. Additional Comments: From: SOME TENNESSEE HEROES OF THE REVOLUTION Compiled From Pension Statements PAMPHLET NO. I by Zella Armstrong File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/knox/military/revwar/pensions/campbell23nmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/tnfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb