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Facts and Events
Joseph Logan was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Revolutionary War Pension Information
Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 3, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
- Login, Joseph - born 1757 in Rockbridge [then Augusta*] County, Virginia; entered service 1776 in Washington County, Virginia, where he resided; moved in 1778 to North Carolina, thence in 1799 to Virginia, then in 1809 to Morgan County, Kentucky, where he applied for Pension in 1834; Pension Application rejected, insufficient proof of service. F-R6413, R1578.
Notes
According to the following reference, Joseph Logan MAY have been a brother of the following John Logan:
From "The Loyalists at King's Mountain", by Bobby Gilmer Moss, pg. 30:
- "John Logan was a resident of Lincoln County, North Carlina and was of Scot-Irish descent. Before the war he married Jan [Jane?] Black. He was the brother of Thomas Logan, a Tory, and the brother of Joseph and William Logan, who were Patriots. All four were in the battle of Kings Mountain, where John was taken prisoner. Following the war, he settled on main Buffalo Greek in present Cherokee County, South Carolina. He was a member of the Baptist Church. 6DD38; Draper, 318."
References
- Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
Pension application of Joseph Logan (Login) R6413 fn10NC
Transcribed by Will Graves rev'd 4/20/10
State of Kentucky, Morgan County On this 6 day of October 1834 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Morgan County Joseph Login aged Seventy seven years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832-- that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated that he entered the service on the fourth day of September 1776 under the command of Captain ___ Christy Major Evan Shelby & Colonel __ Christy [sic, William Christian] as a volunteer under a call of the County Colonel we rendezvoused in September 1776 at a place called the Long island of Holston River in Washington County Virginia where we remained in a few days we was then marched against the Cherokee Indian towns on the Tennessee River we destroyed some corn & Indians huts & then we marched back to the Long island of Holston & discharged in January 1777 having been out a tour of four months he states that he stood a draft in Washington County Virginia and was drafted he rendezvoused at Washington Court house on the 10th day of April 1777 under the command of Captain A. Campbell [Arthur Campbell], William Campbell was our Colonel was thence marched to the Long island of Holston River & from there we was marched across the Chickamauga & Cherokee Indian towns on the Tennessee River & we destroyed some Indian camps or huts after which we were marched back to the Long island of Holston River where we lay some 10 or 15 days thence we were marched to Washington Court house & discharged between the middle & last of September 1777. He states he then moved to Wilkes County North Carolina in the month of March 1778 he states that he again entered the service of the United States having stood a draft & he was drafted we rendezvoused between the first & 10th of October 1778 at Wilkesboro North Carolina under the command of Captain Robert Cleveland, & Colonel Benjamin Cleveland we was rendezvoused at Wilkesboro where we was stationed until the 15th of January 1779 & was then discharged & returned home he states that he again volunteered and rendezvoused between the 10th & 15th of July 1779 at Wilkesborough [Wilkesboro] North Carolina under the command of Captain Thurman or Truman & he does not now recollect which is the proper name) (he states he does not now recollect the Colonel's name) William Lenore [sic, William Lenoir] was General we was stationed some time at Wilkesborough thence we was marched to King's Mountain where we had a battle with the British & defeated them & after the battle was over he states he assisted in guarding the prisoners taken at King's Mountain for some 20 or 21 miles he states he was there released as a guard & marched to Wilkesborough where he was stationed as a spy or Ranger under the command of Captain Thurman & Col. Allen until between the 10th & 20th of January 1780 when I was discharged having served out a tour of six months he states that he was born in Rockbridge County state of Virginia in the year 1757 & that he has no documentary evidence or record of his age that when he first entered the service of the United States he resided in Washington County
Virginia that in the year 1778 he moved to North Carolina & lived there until the year 1799 when he removed to Virginia & in 1809 he removed to where he now lives in Morgan County Kentucky he states that he has lost his discharges that he received so that he cannot get them he states that he does not distinctly recollect that he ever received a written discharge for the last tour he states that he has named the officer under whom he served & the general circumstances of his services, as far as he now recollects he states that he is known to John E. Williams & James Skidmore in his present neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a Soldier of the revolution he states that he has no documentary evidence of his services & that he knows of no person at present whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
S/ Joseph Login, X his mark
[John E. Williams, a clergyman, and James Skidmore gave the standard supporting affidavit.]
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