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Dearborn County Military Pensions

The following is an index of men and their heirs applying for a military pension found in Dearborn County, Indiana Circuit Court Order Books (CCO) from 1826 to 1829 and Probate Order Books (PO) from 1826 to 1849.

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Given Name	Surname	War	Book	Page
Richard	Arnold	RW	PO1	303
William	Henderson	RW	PO1	369
William	Smothers	RW	PO1	392
Moses	Hendrickson	RW	PO1	396
William	Smothers	RW	PO1	410
James	Leeds	RW	PO1	415
Charles	Bisbee	RW	PO1	438
Moses	Locy	RW	PO1	286
William	Golding	RW	PO1	286
William	Knight	RW	PO1	286
John	Annesly	RW	PO1	286
Thomas	Smith	RW	PO1	286
Benjamin	Bryan	RW	PO1	290
Samuel	Marsh	RW	PO1	290
William	Kerr	RW	PO1	290
Charles	Bisbee	RW	PO1	296
James Edward	Burroughs	RW	PO1	296
Daniel Sr.	Whetstone	RW	PO1	298
Henry Sr.	Reamer	RW	PO1	298
Daniel	Loder	RW	PO1	298
Isaac	Dexter	RW	PO1	301
Hannaniah	Rawlins	RW	PO1	301
Ezra	Slawson	RW	PO1	301
Peter	Carabaugh	RW	PO1	302
Charles	Bisbee	RW	PO1	337
Benjamin	Walker	RW	PO1	337
John	Ansley	RW	PO1	337
Timothy	Ward	RW	PO1	337
John	Mead	RW	PO1	362
Zebulon	Pike	RW	PO2	45
John	Wycoff	RW	PO2	145
Jacob	Wycoff	RW	PO2	145
Henry	Ramier	RW	PO2	281
Noah	Miller	RW	PO3	180
Elijah	Rich	RW	PO3	274
Abel	Lamphear	RW	PO3	300
Samuel	Marsh	RW	PO4	6
John	Baker	RW	PO4	389
Noah	Miller	RW	PO4	422
Peter	Carbaugh	RW	PO4	470
John	Baker	RW	PO4	520
Noah	Miller	RW	PO5	40
Isaac	Wheeler		PO5	497
George W	Knapp	MW	PO6	124
William	Kelley	MW	PO6	221
William C	Truitt	MW	PO6	243
John	Dihamer	MW	PO6	243
Isaac	Lewis	RW	CCO2	95
Isaac	Way	RW	CCO2	95
Isaac	Lewis	RW	CCO2	112
Isaac	Way	RW	CCO2	113
Isaac	Way	RW	CCO2	214

Dearborn County Revolutionary War Roll of Honor – 1877

The Revolutionary War Roll of Honor of Dearborn County, Indiana for 1877 appeared in:
Lawrenceburg Register – 8 Nov 1877 – Page 2, Column 3

Dearborn County Roll of Honor.

Among the pioneers who settled in this county, were a number who had served their country during the revolutionary war. The following list may not be complete but contains all known to the writer. If there are others, it is to be hoped that the fact will be reported, and it should be the first duty of the Vice Presidents of the Historical Society to ascertain if the omission is in their township. A full and perfect list of those entitled to enrollment on Dearborn County’s First Roll of Honor should be written on the first pages of its history, and that this may be done correctly, information is requested of the citizens of the county.

The following revolutionary sires were connected with the early settlement of Dearborn county, and “their remains sleep on our hills and are entombed in our valleys.” Let us perpetuate their names and keep alive the remembrance of their valuable services.

Isaac Cannon, Center Township.
Joseph Hayes, Lawrenceburg Township
Zebulon Pike, Lawrenceburg Township
Maj. John Calhoun, Lawrenceburg Township
Ephraim Morrison, Lawrenceburg Township
Hugh Dunn, Lawrenceburg Township
Capt. John Crandon, Lawrenceburg Township
John De Moss, Lawrenceburg Township
Isaac Way, Lawrenceburg Township
John Day, Lawrenceburg Township
Joseph Barlow, Lawrenceburg Township
Peter Carbaugh, Hogan Township
John Baker, Hogan Township
Samuel Marsh, Hogan Township
Samuel Richardson, Hogan Township
James Stratts, Manchester Township
James Dykman, Manchester Township
Joseph Hennegan, Sparta Township
Henry Raymer, Clay Township
Jacob Taylor, Kelso Township

Switzerland County Revolutionary War Pensioners – 1832

The following list of Revolutionary War pensioners in Switzerland County, Indiana appeared in:
Weekly Messenger – 4 Sep 1832 – Page 3, Column 2

REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS.
The following Revolutionary soldiers, residing in Switzerland county, have applied for pensions, under the act of congress of June 7, 1832.

Names	Age	Residence
Arthur Andrews	68	Pennsylvania
Thomas Ayres	77	New Jersey
William Coy	76	Maryland
Griffith Dickinson	72	Virginia
Robert Gullion	63	Maryland
Daniel Heath	72	New York
Ebenezer Humphreys	69	Massachusetts
William Kelly	77	Pennsylvania
John Leap	74	Pennsylvania
Thomas Lewis	68	Virginia
Isaac Levi	82	Kentucky
Norman B Magruder	68	Maryland
Roderick Moore	71	Connecticut
Thomas Mounts	68	Maryland
Solomon Nighswanger	76	Virginia
Thomas Porter	71	Connecticut
David Reamer	78	New Jersey
Winthrop Robinson	71	New Hampshire
John Roberts	77	New Jersey
John Shaddy	78	North Carolina
John Shupe	68	Pennsylvania

Unclaimed Revolutionary War Pensions in Dearborn County

The following letter was found in the pension file of John Shoemaker of Dearborn County, Indiana.
See also: Dearborn County Military Records

John Shoemaker (New Jersey), pension no. S 32515, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, digital images, Fold3 (accessed 20 October 2011), citing NARA microfilm publication M804.

Lawrenceburgh Branch
15^th March 1838
L Edwards Esq^rCommiss^r of Pensions

Where payments to Pensioners has been deferred (not being called for) for one year & upards [sic] The voucher for such payments have frequently been returned to me for example the enclosed vouchers in this case of John Shoemaker which you will herewith receive

In all such cases I require additional testimony to the oath of the Pensioner as to his identity as intended by the Treasury department but it seems that is not sufficient as the papers in those cases would not be returned to me. Will you have the goodness to give me defenite [sic] instructions for my Government in all such cases that may arise in further.

On the other side of this sheet I give you a list of names of our Pension Roll of such as have not call’d for their Pensions for upwards of one year. Please say whether I shall pay them or not a some [sic] of those have equally called for payment which I have defered until I receive your instructions.

Very Respectfully yours
E D John Cash^rWashington City

Samuel Alley	Pr	Revey	last pay	4 Sept. 1834
John Boyer	“	“		4 “ 36
Wm Collins	“	“		4 “ 34
Philemon Davis	“	“		4 “ 34
Jacob Falcombury	“	“		4 “ Mar 35
John Gray	“	“		4 “ 36
Wm Henderson	“	“		4 “ 36
Wm Knight	“	“		4 Sept 36
John M King	Invalid			4 Mar. 35
David King	not called for
Moses Losey	Revy	Pr		4 Mar 35
John Masters	“	“		4 Sept 36
Wm Meserves	“	“		4 Mar 35
Spencer Menefee	“	“		4 “ 34
Ebenezer Roberts	Invalid			4 “ 35
Robert Ricketts	Revy	Pr		4 Sept 34
Nathan Rickets	“	“		4 Sept 34
Wm Robins	“	“		4 “ 34
John Sia	“	“		4 Mar 35
John Shaver	“	“		4 Sept 34
James Scott	“	“		4 “ 35
Peter Vanbibber	“	“		4 “ 35
John Ward	Invalid			4 Mar 36
John Williams	“			4 “ 36
Mason Watts	Revy	“ Artillery		4 “ 35

Dearborn County Revolutionary War Veterans

Below is a list of Revolutionary War veterans from Dearborn County, Indiana. The list is from History of Dearborn County, Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen & Company, 1915.

Given Name	Surname
John	Able
John	Baker
Joseph	Barlow
Charles	Bisbee
John	Calhoun
John	Campbell
Isaac	Cannon
Peter	Carbell
Baylis	Cloud
Charles	Cook
John	Cooper
John	Crandon
John	Day
John	DeMoss
Zebulon	Dickinson
John	Dixon
Hugh	Dunn
James	Dykman
John	Elliott
Jacob	Ellsbury
Michael	Euler
Jonas	Frazier
John O	Gullion
David	Hall
David	Haney
Joseph	Hannegan
Joseph	Hayes
William	Henderson
Moses	Hendrickson
Eli	Hill
Thomas	Johnston
Job	Judd
William	Kerr
Moses	Lacy
Peter	Lawrence
James	Leeds
Moses	Lindley
Daniel	Loder
Samuel	Marsh
George	Mason
John	Mead
William	Meserve
Noah	Miller
Ephraim	Morrison
Jabez	Percival
Zebulon	Pike
David	Porter
Henry	Rander
Henry	Rayner
David	Reamble
Elijah	Rich
Samuel	Richardson
Robert	Ricket
Daniel	Riddington
Winthrop	Robinson
Enoch	Sacket
John	Sacket
James	Scott
John	Shaver
Daniel	Shed
John	Six
James	Skeets
William	Smithers
Ezra	Stanson
Samuel	Stone
Jacob	Taylor
Jacob	Toothman
Gideon	Towers
Benjamin	Walker
Timonty	Ward
Isaac	Way
Daniel	Welch
Samuel	Whetstone
William	White
Robert	Wright

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