During and following the Revolutionary War a series of laws were passed to provide for servicemen who were disabled and wives of those who were killed. In 1834 and 1835, the U.S. Senate passed a series of resolutions requiring the Commissioner of Pensions to compile a list of the pensioners who were drawing military pensions for service in the Revolutionary War.
This is a listing of those who were living in McMinn County at the time.
ANDREW BIGHAM
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA LINE
$73.33 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$219.99 AMOUNT RECEIVED
OCTOBER 11, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 75
SAMUEL BLAIR
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA LINE
$40.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$120.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
MAY 23, 1834 PENSION STARTED
AGE 76
BENJAMIN BROWN
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA LINE
$61.66 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$184.98 AMOUNT RECEIVED
MAY 3, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 76
DANIEL BROYLES
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA LINE
$23.33 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$69.99 AMOUNT RECEIVED
OCTOBER 18, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 73
CHARLES CARTER, SEN.
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
INFANTRY AND CAVALRY
NOTH CAROLINA LINE
$53.33 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$133.33 AMOUNT RECEIVED
OCTOBER 2, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 71
WILLIAM CRYE
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
INFANTRY AND CAVALRY
SOUTH CAROLINA LINE
$29.16 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$72.90 AMOUNT RECEIVED
OCTOBER 25, 1833 PENSION STARTED
JAMES CUNNINGHAM
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA LINE
$22.66 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$67.98 AMOUNT RECEIVED
OCTOBER 25, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 74
WILLIAM DODD
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA LINE
$70.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$210.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
AUGUST 2, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 73
ROBERT DOUGLASS
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA LINE
$26.66 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$79.98 AMOUNT RECEIVED
SEPTEMBER 30, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 76
Buried in Old Salem Cemetery near Coghill
ROBERT FORRISTER
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE - SERGEANT
VIRGINIA LINE
$95.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$285.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
SEPTEMBER 28, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 82
WILLIAM HALE
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA LINE
$20.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$50.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
SEPTEMBER 30, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 82
WM. HAMPTON
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA LINE
$80.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$240.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
OCTOBER 18,1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 73
JAMES HANKINS
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA MILITIA
$20.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$60.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
OCTOBER 17, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 81
JOHN HUGHS
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA LINE
$20.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$ AMOUNT RECEIVED
OCTOBER 25, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 82
WILLIAM KELLY
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
SOUTH CARLINA LINE
$46.66 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$139.98 AMOUNT RECEIVED
JULY 14, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 76
ISAAC LANE
McMINN COUNTY
VIRGINIA LINE
$20.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$60.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
SEPTEMBER 18, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 74
HUGH LARRIMORE
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA MILITIA
$46.6 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$136.98 AMOUNT RECEIVED
AUGUST 14, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 74
THOMAS LESLY
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
SOUTH CAROLINA MILITIA
$80.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$240.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
FEBRUARY 23, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 74
CHRISTOPHER LINER
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
GEORGIA LINE
$20.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$ AMOUNT RECEIVED
FEBRUARY 5, 1834 PENSION STARTED
AGE 71
WILLIAM LONGLY
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA LINE
$50.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$150.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
SEPTEMBER 28, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 73
JOSEPH LUSK
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA LINE
$34.66 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$103.98 AMOUNT RECEIVED
AUGUST 14, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 82
WM. McCALLISTER
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
MARYLAND LINE
$80.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$240.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
SEPTEMBER 18, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 72
ROBERT McCORMICK
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA LINE
$66.66 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$199.98 AMOUNT RECEIVED
JULY 26, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 72
JOHN McMAHAN
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA LINE
$33.33 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$83.33 AMOUNT RECEIVED
DECEMBER 18, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 79
Cedar Springs Cemetery
HENRY MATLOCK
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
WILLIAMSON'S TENNESSEE REGIMENT
$96.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$2,000.60 AMOUNT RECEIVED
JANUARY 8, 1819 PENSION STARTED
JOHN MAY
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA LINE
$33.33 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$99.99 AMOUNT RECEIVED
JUNE 12, 1834 PENSION STARTED
AGE 73
WILLIAM MAY
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
CAVALRY AND INFANTRY
VIRGINIA LINE
$50.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$150.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
APRIL 21, 1834 PENSION STARTED
AGE 70
EDWARD MURPHY
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA LINE
$55.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$165.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
NOVEMBER 19, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 92
WILLIAM NORMAN
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA LINE
$30.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$90.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
SEPTEMBER 10, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 71
WILLIAM PETERS
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA LINE
$20.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$60.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
SEPTEMBER 28, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 74
REECE PRICE
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA MILITIA
$40.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$120.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
FEBRUARY 14, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 83
JOHN QUEENER
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
MARYLAND LINE
$36.66 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$109.98 AMOUNT RECEIVED
SEPTEMBER 28, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 73
MAXIMILLIAN RECTOR
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA CONT'L
$96.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$332.01 AMOUNT RECEIVED
NOVEMBER 20, 1818 PENSION STARTED
AGE 76
SUSPENDED MAY 1, 1820
RESTORED SEPTEMBER 9, 1821
DAVID REID
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
PENNSYLVANIA LINE
$20.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$60.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
MARCH 16, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 74
JAMES RIGGINS
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA LINE
$40.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$120.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
MAY 3, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 79
EDMUND ROBERTS
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA LINE
$20.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$50.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
SEPTEMBER 30, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 77
MOSES RUSSELL
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA LINE
$70.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$210.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
FEBRUARY 15, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 78
HENRY SMITH
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA MILITIA
$23.33 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$69.99 AMOUNT RECEIVED
MARCH 16, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 81
JAMES STANFIELD
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
SOUTH CAROLINA LINE
$60.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$180.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
AUGUST 14, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 81
THOMAS STEED
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA MILITIA
$56.98 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$170.94 AMOUNT RECEIVED
MARCH 21, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 75
THOMAS THOMPSON
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA LINE
$26.66 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$79.98 AMOUNT RECEIVED
AUGUST 14, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 74
JOHN WALLING
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA LINE
$30.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$90.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
AUGUST 14, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 84
SAMUEL WHEELER
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
39TH REGIMENT
U. S. INFANTRY
$48.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$943.46 AMOUNT RECEIVED
JANUARY 24, 1817 PENSION STARTED
BERGESS WITT
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA CONT'L
$96.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$660.26 AMOUNT RECEIVED
DECEMBER 11, 1826 PENSION STARTED
AGE 69
EARIA WITT
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA LINE
$43.33 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$129.99 AMOUNT RECEIVED
JANUARY 9, 1834 PENSION STARTED
AGE 73
SAMUEL YOUNG
McMINN COUNTY
PRIVATE
NORTH CAROLINA LINE
$20.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$60.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED
MARCH 16, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 78