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- H. George Haynes1757 - 1832
Facts and Events
Revolutionary War Pension Information
Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 2, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
- Haynes, George - entered service 1776 in Winchester, [Frederick County], Virginia, where born & raised; granted Pension age 71, Carter County, Tennessee in 1828 when wife & 10 sons mentioned but not named (of which wife & son age 17 resided with him); sister Eve Counts resided age 60+ in Russell County, Virginia; brother Christopoher Hains resided age 71 in Allen County, Kentucky in 1830 where he made affidavit that he & soldier were only sons of their mother; soldier's surname also spelled Hains; query letter in file 1938 from Mina Webb (Mrs. M. Arthur) Shook, Corinth, Mississippi, who was grandaughter of Weatherby Haynes; query letter in file states soldier born 1757 in Virginia & married Margaret McInturff; query letter in file states soldier was born 1757 in Virginia & married Margaret McInturff; query letter in file 1927 from Charles Howard Smoot, Allendale, West Virginia, whose mother May Haynes deceased of soldier; query letter in file states soldier's middle initial was G; query letter 1921 from Great Great Grandson Walter A. Harris, Macon County, Georgia, who also was great grandson of Revutionary soldier Benjamin Harris, who died in Washington County, Tennessee; query letter in file 1905 from great great granddaughter Mrs. Margaret H. Haynes of Bristol Tennessee; query letter in file 1901 from grandson H.L. Haynes, South McAlester, Indiana; query letter in file 1901 from great granddaughter Mrs. Imogen Haynes Davis, Athens, Alabama. F-S38791, R1235.
References
- John Wesley Haines. Richard Haines and his Descendants
Page 326, 327. - Pension record of George Haynes.
PENSION OFFICE RECORD WASHINGTON D.C. GEORGE HAYNES
Open court, May 11, 1829, George Haynes, Age 71
"That no material changes have been made in his property since 1818 and, 380 acres of mountain land, 300 of which he had in 1818 and the 80 acres of entry service said land is situate in the hills of Buffaloe Mountains between that and the Iron Mountain and most of the lands owned by him are not more thatn expense to the lands entered at one cent per acre in the same section- - said land not valued at more than $1.00 per acre the yearly income of which is not worth more than $30.00.
say-------------------------------$380.00
have some 20 years old ----------- 20.00
4 cows and calves and
4 small yearlings------------------ 50.00
16 head of sheep and 5 lambs------- 25.00
one gun---------------------------- 10.00
19 hogs mostly pigs---------------- 10.00
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507.00
That he has no family save his wife and one son 17 years of age, his wife has unfortunatly been for many years deranged and requires his attention and care to preserve her from injury inasmuch that for seven years he has had to keep her confined. That he is a farmer and is without any trade that he is unable from age to resort to hard labor of his wife's situation would permit. That he has raised 10 sons, all of whom have gone from him and started pennyless because he could not sustain himself and heis little____ much less give them aid but still retain his little property in the way before described.
State of Virginia, Russell County, August 23, 1830, before James McClure Justice of Peace. Said Eve Counts, age upwards of 60 years, resident of Russell County, swears George Haynes was her brother, that before his enlistment he resided in Frederick County Virginia, and she knew of his enlistment and she saw him on furlough return to his residence in Virginia. She cannot remember the year in which he enlisted or when his service terminated. Signed Eve Counts
Also signed by James Carroll, Clerk of Russel County, Court;
James Dickerson, Justice of Cunty Court.
State of Kentucky, Allen County, October 26, 1830. Christopher Haynes swears he was personally and intimately acquainted with George Haynes, Senior, of Carter County, Tennessee and that said George Haynes was born in Winchester, Virginia. Christopher Haynes and George Haynes were the only sons of their mother who, during the Revolution lived in Winchester, Virginia. George Haynes now lives in Carter County, near Jonesborough. Signed Christopher Haynes (Hains)
William Henderson signed since James R Alexander was away at the time.
East Tennessee No. 20274 George Haynes, Carter County, Tennessee was a private in the company commanded by Capt. Fontleroy of the Regiment commanded by Colonel ______ in the Virginia line for term of three years. Inscribed on the roll of East Tennessee at the rate of $8.00 per month to commence 16th day of December 1830. Certificate of pension issued 17th day of December 1830 and sent to Hon. John Blair House of Representatives, who interceded for George Haynes to prove he _______ pension. Arrears of 4th of March 1831 $21.15 Semi Annual ______ending $21.15 Recorded Book D Vol: 9 - Fol 102
Number S-38791
State of Tennessee, Washington County, July 1819
Be it remembered that on the 19th day of July 1819 George Haynes personally appeared in open court aged 62 and being desirous of availing himself of the provision of an act of Congress entitled an act ot provide for certain persons who were engaged in the Revolutionary War, etc., "That he the said George Haynes, some time in the Revolutionary War at what time he cannot now recollect, enlisted in the continental service in the County of Frederick, State of Virginia in the first Regiment of Cavalry of the Virginia line for three years under Captain Fentleroy of Major Bellfields' Command that after his enlistment was taken to Charleston S.C. and at the Battle of Guilford his Captain (Fentleroy) was killed and he was put under Captain Gunn of 1st Regiment in which he was enlisted- Captain Gunn was replaced by Captain Henry Bayer by whom he was discharged in the State of Virginia at Staunton after having faithfully served out three years which discharge he kept for some time and never having drawn any of his pay he put the said discharge into the hands of Martin Fetner to draw his pay for him from whom he has never heard since but supposes said Fenton may have drawn thereon and pocketed it from which circumstance he now has not the power to produce said discharge. James Sevier, Clerk; also Iarat Brown, John Patton, McCollom H.M. Bayles
Affidavit by George Emmert, August 11, 1819. Swore he was in the same Regiment of Dragoons with George Haynes and knows him well. Signed in Carter County Tennessee.
Select Justices of Carter of County says George Emmert is a man of veracity and also that the is a man of respectability in his vicinity.
signed:- Geroges Williams, S. White, W. Carter, C. Smith, T. Campbell
George Emmert also went into count for George haynes Nov. 10, 1829
John Blair from Jonesborough Tennessee September 1st, 1829, sent declaration of George Haynes to I. L. Edwards to the Pension Office.
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