1840 CENSUS OF PENSIONERS
From the area around what is now
Union County, North Carolina
As
part of the 1840 U.S. Federal Census, census takers obtained the names and ages
of all the individuals in each household who served in the Revolutionary War or
provided other military services.
Included below are the names from Anson County and Mecklenburg County, N.C., which Union County was formed from in 1842. Also included are the bordering counties of Montgomery County, N.C., Cabarrus County, N.C., Lancaster District, S.C., and Chesterfield District, S.C.
ANSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
|
Names
of pensioners for revolutionary
or military services. |
Ages |
Names
of heads of families with whom pensioners
resided June 1, 1840. |
|
James Ross |
79 |
-- |
|
Rachael High |
79 |
Rachael High |
|
Jordan Woodard |
81 |
Jordan Woodard |
|
Absalom Candle [Caudle] |
73 |
Berry Candle [Caudle] |
|
William Ricketts |
92 |
William Ricketts |
|
John Hough |
80 |
John Hough |
|
Job Williams |
82 |
Job Williams |
|
Michael Nash |
87 |
Michael Nash |
|
William Johnson |
79 |
William Johnson |
|
Josiah Abshear |
87 |
Josiah Abshear |
|
William Garman |
80 |
William Garman |
|
Kinchin Martin |
78 |
Kinchin Martin |
|
Charles Hinson |
78 |
Charles Hinson |
|
Richard Tomlinson |
92 |
Richard Tomlinson |
|
William Vaughan |
91 |
William Vaughan |
|
William O. Bryant |
85 |
William O. Bryant |
MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
|
Names
of pensioners for revolutionary
or military services. |
Ages |
Names
of heads of families with whom pensioners
resided June 1, 1840. |
|
Major Thomas Alexander |
87 |
Major Thomas Alexander |
|
Andrew Berry |
81 |
Andrew Berry |
|
Thomas Barnet |
80 |
Thomas Barnet |
|
Jeremiah Clontz |
85 |
John A. Clontz |
|
Henry Emerson |
84 |
Henry Emerson |
|
Hugh Forbus |
83 |
Hugh Forbus |
|
Gabriel Ferrel |
85 |
Gabriel Ferrel |
|
John Gardner |
81 |
John Gardner |
|
Samuel Givens |
77 |
Samuel Givens |
|
Richard Griffin |
80 |
Richard Griffin |
|
John Horfland, sen. |
78 |
John Horfland, sen. |
|
Robert Huddleston |
79 |
Robert Huddleston |
|
James Knox, sen. |
81 |
James Knox, sen. |
|
Robert Kerr |
89 |
Robert Kerr |
|
George Kiker |
87 |
George Kiker |
|
Michael McLeary, sen. |
77 |
Michael McLeary, sen. |
|
George McWhorter |
79 |
George McWhorter |
|
James Orr |
80 |
James J. Orr |
|
William Pyrow, sen. |
84 |
William Pyrow, sen. |
|
Samuel Wilson |
91 |
Samuel Wilson |
|
Andrew Walker |
84 |
Andrew Walker |
|
Jephtha Yarborough |
42 |
Jephtha Yarborough |
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
|
Names
of pensioners for revolutionary
or military services. |
Ages |
Names
of heads of families with whom pensioners
resided June 1, 1840. |
|
David Green |
79 |
David Green |
|
Kenchen Pennington |
81 |
Kenchen Pennington |
|
Lucy Poplin |
89 |
F. Hingon |
|
Solomon Burroughs, sen. |
78 |
Solomon Burroughs, sen. |
|
Philip Cell |
86 |
Philip Cell |
|
James Duke, sen. |
77 |
James Duke, sen. |
|
Williamson Ross |
75 |
Williamson Ross |
|
B. Pemar |
78 |
B. Pemar |
|
Winny Allmar, sen. |
75 |
Winny Allmar, sen. |
|
Benjamin Boles |
83 |
Benjamin Boles |
|
Nancy Parsons |
67 |
James Bruton |
|
Edward Wright |
85 |
Edward Wright |
|
Joshua Hurley |
77 |
Joshua Hurley |
|
John Barmer |
86 |
John Barmer |
|
Benjamin Bell |
79 |
Benjamin Bell |
|
Jesse Jones |
87 |
Jesse Jones |
|
Thomas Blake |
96 |
Colwell Pool |
CABARRUS
COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
|
Names
of pensioners for revolutionary
or military services. |
Ages |
Names
of heads of families with whom pensioners
resided June 1, 1840. |
|
Henry Furr |
80 |
Henry Furr |
|
Thomas McClure |
77 |
William Fisher |
|
James Bradford |
81 |
James Bradford |
|
William Carregan |
79 |
William Carregan |
|
James Hamilton |
79 |
James Hamilton |
|
George Thomaston |
91 |
Francis Ray |
|
Thomas Irvine |
80 |
Thomas Irvine |
|
Archibald McCurdy |
88 |
Archibald McCurdy |
LANCASTER
DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA
|
Names
of pensioners for revolutionary
or military services. |
Ages |
Names
of heads of families with whom pensioners
resided June 1, 1840. |
|
John Hinson, sen. |
89 |
John Hinson, sen. |
|
Mrs. Bell, widow of George Bell |
80 |
Nelson Bell |
|
William Hopkins |
84 |
William Hopkins |
|
Isham Peoples |
70 |
Isham Peoples |
|
Thomas McKay |
78 |
Thomas McKay |
|
Reuben Bennett |
80 |
Reuben Bennett |
|
P. Conner |
88 |
Philemon Conner |
|
W. Valendenham |
87 |
William Valendenham |
|
James Ramsey |
80 |
James Ramsey |
|
John McMurry |
92 |
John McMurry |
|
R. James Hunter |
70 |
James Hunter |
CHESTERFIELD
DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA
|
Names
of pensioners for revolutionary
or military services. |
Ages |
Names
of heads of families with whom pensioners
resided June 1, 1840. |
|
Peter Arant |
91 |
Peter Arant |
|
John Blakney |
82 |
John Blakney |
|
George Bone |
77 |
George Bone |
|
Thomas Davis |
81 |
Thomas Davis |
|
Ahaz Rogers |
84 |
Ahaz Rogers |
Source: A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services; With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence; As Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Printed by Blair and Rives, Washington, DC, 1841.
MORE Revolutionary War History
This page created May 15, 2004
By Julie Hampton Ganis
Free counters provided by Andale.
Last modified Monday, 17-May-2004 21:39:27 MDT