George Harlan (Mercer/Lincoln Co. KY)
Revolutionary War Pension Declaration W.8918
State of Kentucky
Mercer County SCT
On this 27th day of July 1832 personally appeared before me David G Cowan Justice of the Peace for said County. and a Justice of the Mercer County Court George Harlan, resident of Lincoln County and State aforesaid near the Town of Danville in Mercer County aged Seventy one years on the 21st of June last who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration to enable him to receive the benefit of the provision of the Act of Congress of 7th June 1832.
That in his sixteenth year he enlisted in the State of Virginia at the Glades of Savoy Creek (in what County he does not recollect) with Captain James Neal in Col Crawfords Regiment then called the 13th Virginia Regiment, but was afterwards reduced as I understood to perhaps the 9th Regt. for the Term of three years. After the enlistment aforesaid I was marched with said Regiment to Philadelphia, but under what commanding officer I do not now recollect. Col Crawford having resigned - I cannot now state the exact time of my enlistment, which was on the 7th day of January 1777- After remaining at Philadelphia, Valley Forge and other places until some time I think in 1778 we were marched to Pittsburg and at length to wheeling, where I served until I was entitled to my discharge when I returned to Pittsburg where I obtained my discharge from Leut Col. Richard Campbell, a copy of which is hereto annexed and transmitted, having lost possession of the original in the following manner - After his discharge at Pittsburg he removed to Kentucky in the fall of 1780 and resided at Harlans Station [Harlan's Station located on Salt river in Mercer Co, 7 miles SE from Harrodsburg & 3 miles SW of Danville; built by Major Silas HARLAN in 1778] upon Salt River and as well as he now recollects the date the latter part of the year 1783 a certain Thomas Hartley, who then resided at the same station proposed that if I would give my discharge into his hands he would take it with him to the Falls (now Louisville Ky) and would make inquiries from Col Richard C. Anderson, who kept his office near at least not far from, Louisville, and would on his return tell me how I could get my land & c. I agreed to his proposition but thinking as the Indians were troublesome that he might be killed on his way. I got the late Major Jeremiah Briscoe, then also a resident of Harlan's Station to take a copy, which he did, and was witnessed by him, James Harlan deceased and Edward Brownfield also deceased. which is the copy now forwarded. That sometime afterwards, how many years I do not recollect, I went to Col Andersons office to inquire about my land, when upon examining his Books he informed me that my land lay upon Clear Creek in the, now State of Ohio, and had been entered in his office in the name of --Evans assignee of George Harlan. I afterwards went to Chilicothe and saw Evans, but got no satisfaction about my land, nor have I ever obtained it.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State -
George (his X mark) Harlan
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 27 July 1832
D G Cowan J.P.
At the same time & place Philip Walker of Washington
County Kentucky, being now present states, that he knows
George Harlan now here present, is the same George Harlan
who enlisted and served as above stated in his said declaration,
that he knew him in the army, that he enlisted for three years
and that he served as he verily believes his full Term as
therein stated - Witness is now in his 75th year - In Testimony
whereof he has hereto Subscribed his name
Philip (his X mark) Walker
Sworn to & Subscribed before D. G. Cowan J.P.M.C
James P Mitchell Esq. of Mercer County being now here present states upon oath that he was well acquainted with the late Majr Jeremiah Briscoe and with his handwriting and the Copy of a discharge now here produced by George Harlan dated 19th March 1780 and signed "Richd Campbell" is entirely in the hand writing (except the Signatures as witnesses of James Harlan and Edward Brownfields) of said Briscoe - He further states that George Harlan & Philip Walker now here present, are universally considered and believed to be soldiers of the Revolution wherever they are known and that they are each of them of good character and undoubted veracity In Testimony whereof he has hereto Subscribed and Sworn to this declaration
J. P. Mitchell
Sworn and Subscribed in presence of DG Cowan J.P.MC
And I the said Justice do certify that I have for many years known the said George Harlan and Philip Walker that they are each of good character and credible men - I further Certify that it would be very inconvenient to said Walker to attend the Court at Stanford in Lincoln County, the residence of said Harlan and for their mutual convenience being aged men the present proceedings are had before me- I further declare that I am fully satisfied that the said Harlans declaration is true as set forth- I further state that I was from infancy acquainted with Majr J. Briscoe deceased, and with his handwriting and have no doubt that the Copy of George Harlans discharge is in his proper handwriting, except as stated by James P Mitchell Esq. and for further identification of said paper I have now endorsed the initial (D.G.C.) of my name on the back thereof ~
DG Cowan J.P.M.C
Revolutionary War Discharge
George Harlan of the Late Lieutenant Neal Company of the 9th Virginia Regiment inlisted
in the Continental Army for the term of three years and has served his time out as a good and faithful Soldier and so entitled to his Discharge and do I hereby Discharged Given under my hand this 19th Day of March 1780
Richd Campbell
This being a Copy of the Original as witnessed as same.
Jeremiah Briscoe
James Harlan
Edward Brownfield
Catharine [Pope] Harlan Widows Pension Declaration
State of Kentucky
County of Lincoln
On this Tenth day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before the Honorable John L. Bridges one of the Circuit Judges in and for the State aforesaid, Mrs Catharine Harlan, of said County, widow of George Harlan, late of said County, aged Seventy four years and upwards, who being first duly Sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7th, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pension to certain widows". That she is the widow of George Harlan, late a pensioner in the roll of the Kentucky agency, the character and extent of whole services She is a [illegible] is on file in the War Department at Washington, and to which she begs leave to refer. She further declares that she was married to the said George Harlan, the fourteenth day of April, One Thousand Seven hundred and eighty three (1783) at Harrod's Station [Located 6 miles E of Harrodsburg in Mercer Co, on the present road to Danville; settled by Col. James HARROD.], in the County of Lincoln and State of Virginia, but now the County of Mercer and State of Kentucky- that the marriage ceremony was performed by one John Cowan, a Justice of the Peace. She further states that she was born in the County of Lincoln and State of North Carolina the 14th of December, One thousand Seven hundred and Sixty three (1763)- that her husband, the aforesaid George Harlan, died at this residence in Lincoln County Kentucky the twenty fourth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven (1837) and that she has remained a widow ever since, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the fourth of January Seventeen hundred and ninety from Viz: at the time above stated (14th April Seventeen hundred and eighty three)- She further states that her maiden name was Pope - that there is a family record of the marriage in the words and figures following: "George Harlan & Catharine Pope was married on the 14th day of April 1783"-
Catharine [her X mark] Harlan
Witness John L. Bridges
Subscribed and Sworn to before me the day and year first above mentioned by Mrs Catharine Harlan, and I certify that I am personally acquainted with her and have no doubt of the truth of her statements above made- and that she is unable from bodily infirmity to attend at the Court House of said County.
Given under my hand as one of the Judges of the Circuit Courts of the State of Kentucky this tenth day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight-
John L. Bridges
State of Kentucky Lincoln County to wit I Thomas Helm
Clerk of the County Court of the county of Lincoln do
hereby certify that I have carefully examined the records of my
office but have not been able to find a record evidence in my
office of the marriage of George Harlan & Catharine
Harlan late Catharine Pope. In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto subscribed name & affixed the seal of my office this
24th day of January 1839
Thomas Helm Clerk Lincoln C. Court
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