Person:Mathias Horn (1)

Military Service

American Revolutionary War Veteran

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Pension application of Matthias Horn W10110 , in Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.

   Pension application of Matthias Horn W10110
   Susan Horn f48VA¹
   Transcribed by Will Graves 4/25/14
   
   [p 12]
   State of Kentucky Estill County: SS
   On this 17th day of July 1832 personally appeared in open Court before me Richard French sole and presiding Judge of the Circuit Court for the County of Estill aforesaid now sitting Mathias Horn a resident of the County of Estill aforesaid aged 70 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 and Served as herein stated – That in 1778 he enlisted upon Holston River in Virginia, does not recollect the name of the County at that time, under Captain Riddle [probably Captain Isaac Ruddle sometimes also spelled, Riddle, Ruddell or Ruddel] as he supposes in the Virginia State Troops to proceed to Kentucky to defend it against the Indians & British – That he reached the Fort at Boonesborough in April 1778 – That during that year & part of the year 1779 he was under the Command of Captain Benjamin Logan – that he continued at Boonesborough as a Soldier and Indian Spy till sometime in the year 1779 when he was went under Captain Logan, General George Rogers Clark commanding across the Ohio [River] a campaign against the Indians, took & burnt the Shawnee towns & Piqua towns, that he was at Boonesborough during the Great Siege in 1778 – That he continued at the Fort at Boonesborough & in 1780 he again went on a campaign under General Clark across the Ohio against the Indians – that he was in Captain Bush's Company. That he continued as a soldier at Boonesborough until the close of the Revolutionary War – Except when out upon campaigns or ordered out as Indian Spy or Ranger – the latter part of the time he was in Captain Holder's Company. That he has no written evidence in his possession of his Services – that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any 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/ Matthias Horn, X his mark
   
   [Samuel Kelly [?], a clergyman, and Joseph Proctor² gave the standard supporting affidavit: "and the said Proctor states that he has known said Horn since a boy – that he lived with his father, enlisted with him under Captain Riddle & has known him ever since & knows his statement is true."]
   
   [p 7: On June 4, 1839 in Estill County Kentucky, Susan Horn, 77, filed for a widow's pension under the 1838 act stating that she is the widow of Matthias Horn, a revolutionary war pensioner; that she married him in Fayette County Kentucky in 1782; that she knows of no record of her marriage or the ages of her children; that she understands that the clerk's office in Fayette County Kentucky was consumed by fire about the year 1806 and that any records there relating to her marriage would have been destroyed in such fire; that her husband died January 30, 1834 and that she remains his widow. She signed her application with her mark.]
   
   [p 17]
   The deposition of Aaron Horn3 taken this 15th day of July 1839 at his own house in the County of Madison Kentucky to be used as evidence in favor of the application of Mrs. Susanna Horn for a pension under the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838.
   Deponent being Seventy Seven years old Deposeth and Saith that he is the Brother of Matthias Horn deceased and was at the wedding when the said Matthias was married to his now surviving widow Susanna Horn the said marriage took place in the County of Fayette in the State of Kentucky in the Summer of 1782 the deponent was present at the wedding and well recollects that the said Matthias & Susanna was married by a Parson by the name of Rucker and further saith not.
   S/ Aaron Horn, X his mark
   
   [p 18]
   The deposition of William Horn taken this 16th day of July 1839 in the Town of Estill Kentucky to be used as evidence in favor of the application of Mrs. Susanna Horn for a pension under the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838
   Deponent being Seventy-four years old Deposeth and Saith that he is the Brother of Matthias Horn Deceased and was at the wedding when the said Mathias Horn was married to the aforesaid Susanna Horn and knows that said Mathias and Susanna was married by the Reverend Mr. Rucker in the County of Fayette and State of Kentucky in the Summer of the year 1782 and that said Susanna has remained a widow ever since the death of the said Mathias Horn And further saith not.
   S/ William Horn, X his mark
   
   [p 4: On January 19, 1842 in Randolph County Missouri, the widow applied for the transfer of her pension benefit to the Missouri agency stating as her reason for removing to Missouri is that her children were about to remove there and she depends on them for support. She signed this document with her mark.]
   
   [Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $80 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for 3 years in the Virginia service. His widow was pensioned in a like amount.]
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   ¹ Beginning on page 27 and running to the end of the file at page 48, this file contains the application and related documents for Nathan Horn R5232 of North Carolina. I have transcribed that application separately and it is posted in this database.
   ² Joseph Proctor S11270
   ³ FPA R5225

2. ↑ Pension application of Little Page Proctor W576, in Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.

   ... [f p. 78: On September 9, 1833 in Estill County Kentucky, Joseph Proctor, Matthew Horn and William Horn gave testimony that to the best of their knowledge the statements made by Little Page Proctor as to his service during the Indian War are true; that Joseph Proctor is a citizen of Estill County and a clergyman of long and high standing.] ...
   
   ... [f p. 80] We Matthew Horn³ and William Horn4 make the same statement and concur in every respect in the foregoing statement of Joseph Proctor – concerning the Servitude of Little P Proctor – as we were with him and on Clark's campaign we all served together. Given under our hands this 9th day of September 1833
   S/ Matthew Horn, X his mark
   S/ William Horn, X his mark ...
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   ³Sic, Mathias Horn FPA W10110
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3. ↑ Pension application of Nicholas Proctor W8537, in Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.

   [f p. 9]
   State of Kentucky Estill County Sct.
   The affidavit of Joseph Proctor Mathew Horn, & William Horn ...

4. ↑ Pension application of Joseph Proctor S11270, in Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.

   [Samuel Kelly, a clergyman, and Mathias Horn gave the standard supporting affidavit.]

5. ↑ Pension Application of Edward Hall W3017, in Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.

   ... State of Kenty Estill County to wit
   The Deposition of Joseph Procter [Joseph Proctor, pension application S11270] and Mathew Horn [Matthias Horn W10110] taken at the Clerks office in Irvine on the 9th day of October 1833 – ...

6. ↑ Kentucky, Tax Lists, 1799-1801 [database on-line].

   Original data: Clift, G. Glenn. Second Census of Kentucky, 1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005.
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   Name: Matthew Horn
   Residence County: Madison
   Residence Year: 1800

7. ↑ Kentucky, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890 [database on-line].

   Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Kentucky Census, 1810-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
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   Name: Matthew Horn
   State: KY
   County: Madison County
   Township: No Township Listed
   Year: 1800
   Record Type: Tax list
   Database: KY Early Census Index

8. ↑ Estill, Kentucky, United States. 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   Year: 1810; Census Place: Estill, Kentucky; Roll: 6; Page: 9; Image: 00020; Family History Library Film: 0181351
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   Name: Mathew Horn
   Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Estill, Kentucky
   Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 3 <-- [b 1795-1800: sons ]
   Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1 <-- [b 1785-1794: son ]
   Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 <-- [b bef 1765: HOH Mathew Horn]
   Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2 <-- [b 1801-1810: dau ]
   Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1 <-- [b 1795-1800: dau ]
   Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1 <-- [b bef 1765: wife Susanna]
   Number of Household Members Under 16: 6
   Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
   Number of Household Members: 9

9. ↑ Estill, Kentucky, United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   1820 U S Census; Census Place: Ravenna, Estill, Kentucky; Page: 42; NARA Roll: M33_17; Image: 54
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   Name: Mathew Horn
   Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Ravenna, Estill, Kentucky
   Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
   Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 <-- [b bef 1775: HOH Mathew Horn]
   Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1 <-- [b 1805-1810: dau ]
   Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1 <-- [b bef 1775: wife Susanna]
   Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
   Free White Persons - Under 16: 1
   Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
   Total Free White Persons: 3
   Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 3

10. ↑ Estill, Kentucky, United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

    1830; Census Place: Estill, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 35; Page: 245; Family History Library Film: 0007814
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    Name: Mathew Horn
    Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Estill, Kentucky
    Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1 <-- [b 1761-1770: HOH Mathew Horn]
    Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 <-- [b 1811-1815: dau ?]
    Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1 <-- [b 1761-1770: wife Susanna]
    Free White Persons - Under 20: 1
    Total Free White Persons: 3
    Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 3

11. ↑ ^11.0 11.1 U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835 [database on-line].

    Original data: United States Senate.The Pension Roll of 1835.4 vols. 1968 Reprint, with index. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1992.
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    Name: Mathias Horn
    Rank: Private
    Age: 72
    Birth Year: abt 1759
    Pension Enrollment Date: 4 Mar 1831
    Residence Place: Estill, Kentucky, USA
    Service Description: Virginia line

12. ↑ Wardell, Patrick G. Virginia/West Virginia genealogical data from Revolutionary War pension and bounty land warrant records. (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, c1988-1998)
    Vol 2.

    Horn, Matthias - entered service 1778 on Holston River, Virginia; granted Pension age 70 in Estill County, Kentucky, died 1/30/1834; married in Summer of 1782 to Susan, Boone's Station, Fayette County, Kentucky; widow granted Pension age 77 in Estill County, Kentucky in 1839 affidavit made there then by Joseph Proctor who married soldier's sister Polly in 1777; soldier's sister Polly made affidavit there then abt. age 80 that soldier & wife had large family of children; soldier's brother William made affidavit then there age 74; soldier's brother Aaron made affidavit then age 77 in Madison County, Kentucky. F-W10110, R1327.

13.   Ancestry.com - Message Boards.

    ... Mathis Horn may have been one of the defenders of Fort Boonesbourgh during the 1778 Siege of Boonesbourgh. Mathis Horn severed in George Rogers Clark’s campaigns.
    
    Mathias Horn was the son of Arron Horn and Elizabeth (unknown) Horn. Arron Horn, Sr. is said to have died at Ft. Boonesbourgh in 1778.
    
    Horn family members who probably fought in the Siege of Boonesbourgh in 1778 were:
    Arron Horn, Sr., Arron Horn, Jr., Mathias Horn, and William Horn. ...
    
    http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ESTILLKY/2005-07/1122512717