CENSUS OF PENSIONERS - 1841State of North Carolina
Names of pensioners for revolutionary or military services, including ages and names of heads of families with whom pensioners resided June 1, 1840. This material was returned by the marshals of the several judicial districts under "The Act for Taking The Sixth Census", under the direction of the secretary of state. Printed in 1841 by Blair and Rives, Washington, DC.
This is part of the valuable genealogical research material of Mary Campbell Chappell found after her death in 2003.
Posted August 20, 2004 by Myrtle Bridges
ANSON COUNTY James Ross, 79 Rachel High, 79 Jordan Woodard, 81 Absalom Caudle, 73, Berry Caudle William Ricketts, 92 John Hough, 80 Jeb (or Job) Williams, 82 Michael Nash, 87 William Johnson, 80 Josiah Abshear, 87 William Garman, 80 Kinchin Martin, 78 Charles Hinson, 78 Richard Tomlinson, 92, William Vaughan, 91 William O'Bryant, 85 ASHE COUNTY Francis Johnson, 79 John Baldwin, 79, John Baldwin, Jr. John Wagg, 84 BUNCOMBE COUNTY (Southern Division) William Dever, 77, Reuben Dever William Brittain, 78 Samuel Patton, 79 Daniel Ball, Sen., age not given Joseph Cross, 93 James Alexander, 84 Thomas Paine, 74 Thomas Jester, 78 James Rector, 75 BURKE COUNTY Birch Allison, 78 Daniel Sullivan, 80, E. D. Sullivan John Arrowood, Sen., 78 Adam Hoppis, 86 George Hodge, 80 John Duckworth, 83, John Duckworth, Jr. Sherwood Boman, Sen., 81 Lewis Powell, 78 Nicholas Fry, 97, John Berry Benjamin Spencer, 80 John Swink, 88 Stephen Ballew, 77 Daniel Moore, Sr., 76 Samuel Alexander 80 Benjamin Austin, 81 David Hayes, 92 BLADEN COUNTY Josiah Singletary, 76 Richard Cheshire, 97 John Darrah, 83 Francis Davis, 87 Jacob B. Boit, 89 William Prigen, 112, Elizabeth Johnson James Shipman, 89 John McEthan, 83, Malcom McLeod Musgroves Jones, 88 William Smith, 85 BEAUFORT COUNTY Anthony Kinion, 77 Isaac Buck, Sen., 88 BERTIE COUNTY John White, 88 William Watford, 88 John Hoggard, 82 BRUNSWICK COUNTY Ebenezer Hewett, 95 John Cason, 100 CAMDEN COUNTY None CHATHAM COUNTY William Marsh, Sen., 81 Richard Pope, Sen., 79 James Barnes, 77 Richard Stokes, 78 James Carter, 77, William A. Reaves Hubart Lewis, 82, Isiah Williams John Foshee, Sen., 82 Joshua Adcock, Sen., 79 Moses Merack, 82, Tabitha Merack Grace Webb, 83 James Dollar, 80 Joseph Yarbrough, 83 Thomas Dickens, 83 Andrew Peddy, 83 William Laseter, Sen., 83 Abner Laseter, 86 Mary Pendergrass, 77, Candace Pendergrass James Kinby, 78 Hardy Lewter, 100 Bias Rogers, 90 John Mooring, Sen., 75 CABARRUS COUNTY Henry Furr, 80 Thomas McClure, 77, William Fisher James Bradford, 81 William Carregan, 79 James Hamilton, 79 George Thomason, 91, Francis Ray Thomas Irvine, 80 Archibald McCurdy, 88 COLUMBUS COUNTY John Money, 84, Augustus Smith David Ross, 77, John N. Hill Benjamin Sasser, 84, Stephen Jernegan CHOWAN COUNTY Jonathan Overton, 86, Samuel Overton Henry Halsey, 84 CRAVEN COUNTY Enoch Masters, 83 Samuel Ipock, Sen., 80 William Witherington, 82 Benjamin White, 78 Solomon Witherington, Sen., 80 CASWELL COUNTY Sterling Guin, 76 John B. Davis, 83 Jeremiah Buren, 86, Willie Garner James Matkins, 80, John Matkins William Roberts, 79 Charles Cox, 78 Elisha Evans, 80 Braxton Carter, 65 Keziah Donoho, 89 Nathan, Adkins, 90, William Adkins John Dill, 77, John Dill, Jr. Richard Morton, 85 CUMBERLAND COUNTY Alexander Johnson, 80 Sherwood Fort, 81 Hardy Matthews, 86 Will. S. Walker, (no age shown) John Lumsden, 82 CURRITUCK COUNTY Willoughby West, 84 Samuel Ferubee, 79 A. Williams, 85, James Williams Thomas Gregory, 81 CHEROKEE COUNTY Peter Leadford, 86 Amos Brown, 84 DAVIE COUNTY Henry Lee, 78 Edmond Etchison, 85 John Myers, 79 Edward Stewart, 78 DUPLIN COUNTY Kadar Harrell, 94, Almshouse (a house appropriated for the poor) William Alfin, 74 Samuel Gauff, 81 Nathaniel Waller, 76 Jesse Brown, 79 Thomas Kennaday, 78 Bessent Brock, 82 James Holland, 93 John Davis, 78 John Rigby, 78 James Moore, 77 William Carr, 87 David Charlton, 84 James Blanton, 79 Thomas Wright, 78 William Taylor, 83 Daniel Withington, 85 DAVIDSON COUNTY Alexander Thomas, 82 Joel Riggans, 80, Jacob Riggans Joseph Esseck, 98, Jeremiah Mix Jacob Lockinghour, 89, Felix Mottsinger George Murrell, Sen., 81 John Graham, 78 Stephen Bailey, 78, Elkins Bailey John Rickard, 86 George Thomason, Sen., 77 John Koontz, 85 George Fritz, Sen., 87 Stephen Osburn, Sen., 87, Daniel Clinard, Jr. Sherwood Keneday, Sen., 79 Joseph Northen, 77, David Beck William Thompson, 92, John Morriss Harwood Pope, 78 EDGECOMBE COUNTY Isaac Jackson, Jr., 886 Major Glandens, 75, Sally Worrell Lewis Todd, 7;6 Micajah Petway, 80 John Webb, Sen., 80 Henry Kea, 87 FRANKLIN COUNTY Green Walker, 80, Henry Walker William Sanders, 94 Martha Davis, 70, Mrs. Martha Davis John King, 102 William Leonard, 79 John Bartholomew, 84 Tillman Patterson, 79, James Dent Ephraim Conyers, 85 Miles Hicks, 70 William Jones, 81, William Jones, S. C. Moses Carr, 95 Robert Coggin, 95 Elizabeth Fawn, 78 GUILFORD COUNTY James Henderson, 79, Jesse Henderson Thomas Smith, Sen., 75 John Scott, Sen., 84 Jacob Hickman, 87, Robert Cor. John McBride, 91 George Nux, 95, Adam, Nux John White, 85 Matthew Roe, 78 William Ryan, 74 Richard C. Taylor, 96 William Pailer, 84, John W. Pailer John A. Smith (no age shown) GRANVILLE COUNTY John Phillips, 85 Fanny Bledsoe, 85 Peter Cash, 84 Samuel Chopell, 85 Cyrus Davis, 82 Charles Bullock, 80 William Allen, 80 John Lock, 86 Petteford George, 89 Samuel Andrew, 87 Joseph Lumpkin, 81 GATES COUNTY William Pierce, 96 HAYWOOD COUNTY Leonard Hice, 77 Andrew Shook, 85 Absalom Hooper, 80 William Underwood, 80 Robert Love, 80 Elijah Henson, 77 Lewis Smithe, 77 HYDE COUNTY None HALIFAX COUNTY William Edmonds, 77 William Wood, Sen., 79 George Green, Sen., 72 John Lee, Sen., 79 George Powell, 78 Robert L. Whitaker, 75 James Lock, Sen., 86 HENDERSON COUNTY William Erwin, 89 Widow of Elijah Williamson, 75, Sarah Williamson Mary Tredaway, 85, Arthur Tredaway Matthew, Maybin, 84 John Peter Corn, 91 Joseph Henry, Sen., 77 James Johnson, 79 HERTFORD COUNTY Joseph Dilday, 84, Seth Dilday James Weston, 83 Michael Britton, 79, Augustus Boss Charles Powell, 83 Amos Rayner, 80 IREDELL COUNTY David Beaty, 77 Matthew McPherson, 82, James McPherson Andrew Ramsey, 85 Matthew VanCliver, 88 William Fuinster, 80 Joseph Gibson, 80, Hugh Gibson Claborn Howard, 78, John Carlton John Grant, Sen., 80 Thomas Brotherton, 89, William B. Brotherton Joseph Sharpe, 88 Jacob Bostain, 85 Andrew Carson, 87 Laurence Maiden, 80, Samuel Henderson William Mason, 90 John Scroggs, 88, David Scroggs John Luck, 81 Randle Shoemaker, 82 Hugh Andrews, 882 Robert Gracy, 77, John B. Gracy George Lackey, Sen., 87 Andrew Bastain 79, Peter Frieze Abram Hill, 83 John Wallace, 82 Daniel Boyed, 102 Thomas Lawson, 86 Thomas Lackey, 92 JOHNSTON COUNTY James Holt, 86 William Talton, 85 Valentine Shepard, 90 James Odom, 88, Gary Sydevant LENOIR COUNTY Martin Wootus, 81 LINCOLN COUNTY Martin Coulton, 81, Elkanah Coulton Jacob Blouk, 94 Nicholas, Heoner, 90 Joshua Roberts, 80, Robinson Goodin, 76 Humphrey Parker, 80 John Harman, 77 John Dickson, 84 Joseph Willis, Sen., 89 Michael Reep, 78 Marmaduke Maples, 78 George Poplin, 88 James T. Henry, 89 Philip Tilman, 91, Manael Rhyne John Rid, 87 Abraham Forney, 81 Elisha Weathers, 76 William Ranken, 79 James Holsclaw, 87 John D. Abernathy, 80 Richard Hanks, 87 Samuel Pryor, 83 Simon Hager, 83 Andrew Strane, 81 MECKLENBURG COUNTY Major Thomas Alexander, 87 Andrew Berry, 81 Thomas Barnet, 80 Jeremiah Clontz, 85, John A. Clontz Harry Emerson, 84 Hugh Forbus, 83 Gabriel Ferrel, 85 John Gardner, 81 Samuel Givens, 77 Richard Griffin, 80 John Horfland, Sen., 78 Robert Huddleston, 79 James Knox, Sen., 81 Robert Kerr, 89 George Kiker, 87 Michael McLeary, Sen., 77 George McWhorter, 79 James Orr, 80, James J. Orr William Pyrow, Sen., 84 Samuel Wilson, 91 Andrew Walker, 84 Jephtha Yarborough, 42 MONTGOMERY COUNTY David Green, 79 Kenchen Pennington, 81 Lucy Poplin, 80, F. Hingon Solomon Burroughs, Sen., 78 Philip Cell, 86 James Duke, Sen., 77 Williamson Ross, 75 B. Pemar, 78 Winny Allmar, Sen, 75 Benjamin Boles, 83 Nancy Parsons, 67, James Bruton Edward Wright, 86 Joshua Hurley, 77 John Barmer, 86 Benjamin Bell, 79 Jesse Jones, 87 Thomas Blake, 96, Colwell Pool MACON COUNTY William Garrett, 85 Daniel Bryson, 84 Thomas Plemmons, 80, Jacob Plemmons Aaron Thomas, 81, Amos Thomas William McLeod, 80 Thomas Williams, 80 Nathan Thompson, 78 Samuel Manteath, 85 MOORE COUNTY James Monk (no age shown) James Gaines, 75 MARTIN COUNTY John Clark, 85 William Price, 79 NASH COUNTY William Turner, Sen., 88 Jordan Sherrod, 79 Abram Hedgepeth, 72 Benjamin Williams, 80 Thomas Hambleton, 86 NEW HANOVER COUNTY William News, 84 John Kennair, 91, John R. Taylor Jacob Wells, 89, Thomas Wells John Pages, 79 Mary Powel, 68 Josiah Sikes, 106, Eleanor Larns James Lee, 80 George Bannerman, 88, Evan Larkins Elizabeth Kerr, 77, Ann Taylor James Malpas, 88, F. J. Croom Zack Holmes, 90 James Lewis, 84 Frank Predgin, 79 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY Christopher Cook, 84, Lazarus Cook James Seat, 86 Samuel Williams, 76 Nicholas Tyner, 90 Jesse Britton, 88 ORANGE COUNTY John Porterfield, 77 Samuel Allen 79 Henry Trollinger, 77 Philip Mason, 88, John Danielly Abner James, 77 Elizabeth Lackey, 86, William Lackey John Dolly, 86 Thomas Bowles, 78 George Foster, 83 John Strader, 82 Nathan Mann, 82 William Dollar, 85 George Carrington, 84 Alexander Gates, 77 Thomas Jacobs,, 73 Alexander Hatch, 76 James Carter, 81 James Turner, 78 John Efeland, 77 John Rawson, 91 Christopher Daniel, 82 John Bowers, 79 Charles Rowe, 90 John Bowden, 85 ONSLOW COUNTY Stephen Costen, 86 PASQUOTANK COUNTY William Palmer, 85 Colonel John Roen, 84 PERSON COUNTY John Wilkerson, 81 Issac Lint, 86, George Gray Abram Gregory, 79 George Duncan, 83 PERQUIMANS COUNTY John Goodwin, 90, Caleb Goodwin PITT COUNTY Charles Smith, Sen., 106 Giles Nelson, 86, Caleb Nelson Britton Jones, 81 Thomas Bently, 80 Robert Williams, Sen., 83 Henry Smith, 83, James Smith John Bryant, 80, Jesse Thomas Moses Hysmith, 80 Henry Barnhill, 83 Charles Rollings, 87 Reuben Gaganus 78, Saving Jolly William Spain, 78 ROBESON COUNTY James McNatt, 81 Nazra Mitchell, 82 William Lewis, 79 Nathan Musselwhite, 86, John Jackson ROCKINGHAM COUNTY James Griffin, 79, John Griffin Robert Burton, 78 William H. Rice, 79 Peter Crawford, 80 Elijah Brown, 88, H. Hulgan William Stratton, 82 Nicholas McCorbin, 81 Adam Sharp, 77 William Godsey, 78, J. Godsey John Riddle, 91, Ran. Riddle Thomas Carter, 92 John May, 84 Samuel Woodall, 82, William Knight Alexander Semmons, 81 ROWAN COUNTY Archibald Woodside, 84 Joseph Sawyers, 76, George Wilhelm Nathan Morgan, Sen., 85 John Melchor Eller, 88 Martin Hoffner, 78 Abraham Arey, 84 John McLaughlin, 88, Robert McLauchlin Benjamin Knox, 82, Robert Knox Richard Smith, 84, Hiram Smith John McNeely, 84 RICHMOND COUNTY Edwin Ingram, 89, Elisha Bostick John Currie, 92, Duncan Currie Walter Leak, Sen., 79 Tillotson O'Brian, 81 John Macalister, 76 Lot Stricklin, 81, Calvin Stricklan James Hasty, 86 William Brown, 78 (Of this number, one has discontinued his pension for a year or two) RUTHERFORD COUNTY Robert Lemons, 84 Thomas Hutchins, 87 James Dobbins, 78 Moses Warters, (no age shown), William Doggett William Brooks, 96 Edward Cook, 83 Sereny Monroe, 27 Asey Walton, 48 Richard Ledbetter, 65 William Dalton, 74 Thomas Dalton, 77 John Hyder, Sen., 38 Cornelius Clemmons, 82 RANDOLPH COUNTY Starling Cooper, 86, John Cooper Richard Bell, 81 Elizabeth Luther, 78 Margaret Slack, 74, Charles Slack Elizabeth Gatling, 80, Edward Gatling Lemuel Glascow, 91, Miles Glascow Dan Merrill, 85 Edmond Hags, 79 William Wadsworth, 77 STOKES COUNTY Noah Baley, 82,Thomas Sprinkle George, Kreeger, 81 Benjamin Marshall, 81, Martin Marshall Thomas Jones, 76 William Beck, 75 Abner Powel, 87 William Merrit, 77 Thomas Ring, Sen., 83 Jacob Hilsabeek, 78, Jos. Hilsabeek John Tuttle, 80 Jerusha Hooker, 83, Elizabeth Lawson Edwin Hickman, 78 Stephen Rierson,83 Howel Hartgrove, 77 Leonard Zeglar, 77 William Young, 90 William Eaton, 57 William Poffard, 78 Hartwell Borham, 85 Henry Carter, 83, George W. Carter Francis Steel, 84, Andrew Steel John Quillin, 85 Benjamin Jones, 84, Elizabeth Jones William Steel, 86, John Boyles SAMPSON COUNTY Daniel Merritt, 78 Thomas Gregory, 91 William Gainy, 88 Thomas Tart, 80 Jeremiah Simmons, 87 John Stewart, 78 Elizabeth Hollingsworth, 88, Nathan Dudley William Hays, 88 Micajah Springs, 85 Henry Hollingsworth, 80 Christopher Manuel, 90 Peter O. Ryan, 89 John Boykin, Sen.,77 Lott Ritch, Sen., 82 John Wright, Sen., 81 SURRY COUNTY William Going, 78 Morris Richards, 79 John Reaves, 79 Felix Vansant, 85 Edmund McKinny, 53 Benjamin Shinalt, 78 Robert Davis, 85 David Cockram, 78 Thomas Wright, 82 Perry Chinn, 77 Widow Eliz Apperson, 77, Thomas Apperson John Marler, 82 William Allgood, 79 Daniel Cockram, 78 Reuben Bryant, 85 John Rose, 91 George Nix, 85 John Angel, 79 WAYNE COUNTY Ezekiel Slocumb, 79 John Wiggs, 78 John Howell, 87 WAKE COUNTY Thomas Holland, 84, Lewis Barker Joseph Shaw, 83, Drury King William Wood, 83, Markham Wood Frederick Rigsbee, 85, Aaron Roberts, 84 William Burton, 80 John Green, 83, Samuel Green Jesse Bryant, 84, Wyatt Freeman William Sledd, 79 James Harward, 80, Daniel Parham Burwell Whitehead, 95, Lazarus Whitehead James Rigsbee, 76 James Browne, Sen., 91 Jesse Horris, 80 John Williams, 86 James Hughes, 79 Robert Sneed, 80 John Walker, 86 Richard Pipen, 86, Willie Chamblee Samuel Scarborough, Sen., 80 Rufus Willie, 75 WARREN COUNTY John Watkins, 77, Thomas G. Watkins Thomas Hilliard, 78 William Duke, 90, Doctor, M. Duke Augustin Baltrip, 80 Burrell Davis, 83, Edward Davis Francis Riggan, 76 John Dowton, 79 James Durham, 81 Frederick Shearin, 77 Henry Southall, 82 William Askew, 103 Robin Harris, 82 David King, 78 WILKES COUNTY Abednego Easpe, 82 John Swanson, 79 David Laws, Sen., 85 Alexander Gilreath, 86 James Smoot, 78 John Love, 78 Sterling Rose, 83 James Gray, 77 William Spicer, Sen., 93 William Harris, 88, James Harris Jacob Wall, 92, Joseph Wall Edmund McKeeney, 59 George Combes, 82 Jarret Crabb, 82 John Sparks, 97, Reuben Sparks Jacob Lyon, 79 Jemima Yates, 86, David Yates John Lane, 85 Samuel Casle, 100, Jesse Farmer Amos Church, 82 John Montgomery, 84, Hugh Montgomery Abel Rollen, 75 John Bryan, Esq., 87 William Jenkins, 80, Thomas D. Kelly YANCEY COUNTY Z. Horter, Sen., 79 John Green, 73, James Buchanan Edward Wardrup, 90, Solomon Wardrup Jonathan McPeeters, 84, Charles McPeeters Thomas Reede, 84 John Blaylocker, Sen., 78
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