Smith County TN Archives Military Records.....Hughes, Benjamin 
Revwar - Pension 
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BENJAMIN HUGHES



   Benjamin Hughes applied for revolutionary pension in Campbell County,

Virginia. He was transferred to Smith County, Tennessee and drew pension there

until his death, in 1838. He was born in Hanover County, Virginia, and was the

son of Henry and Margaret Hughes. He enlisted in Virginia troops at the age of

16 and was in the battles of Brandywine, Malvern Hill, Charles City Court House,

and the Siege of Yorktown. After the War he moved to Bedford County, Va., and in

1805 to Campbell County, Virginia. He moved to Smith County, Tennessee, in 1835.



   Note: He married ____ Tucker, daughter of Littleberry Tucker, of Hanover

County, Virginia. She survived the soldier and continued to reside in Smith

County. Their children were: Littleberry, Margaret, Alice, Katherine and Tabitha.



Additional Comments:
From:



SOME TENNESSEE HEROES

OF THE

REVOLUTION

Compiled From Pension Statements

PAMPHLET NO. IV



by Zella Armstrong



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