Knox County TN Archives Military Records.....Sevier, John 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, 9:36 pm COL. JOHN SEVIER Col. John Sevier's children applied for revolutionary pension and the certificate was issued May, 31, 1839. He served as Commissiary and Colonel during the Revolution and was one of the Colonels in command in the battle of King's Mountain. He conducted two campaigns against the Cherokee Indians. He was the first Militia General of the State of Tennessee and the first Governor of the State. He died near Fort Decatur, Ala., Sept. 24. 1815. He married his second wife, Catherine Sherrill, in Tennessee in 1780 and she died in Russellville, Ala., Oct. 2, 1836, aged 80 years, therefore born 1756. James Sevier testifies to his father's services. Note:-The Sevier family was large and a full sketch of Gov. John Sevier would require much space. For detail of the family history see Notable Southern Families Volume IV, The Sevier Family, Lookout Publishing Company. 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/sevier78nmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/tnfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb