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Stephen Franklin

Birth	:	1761
Death	:	4 Mar 1835
Burial	:	Franklin Cemetery, Anderson County, USA
Description	:	There has been no stone found for Stephen Franklin of Orange County, Virginia. He was probably buried on the homestead in which he resided in the Alton area of Anderson County, Kentucky. This cemetery includes his son Lewis, who died 10 years later, but this could be the property. ---------------- Stephen Franklin, DAR Ancestor Number A129930, was one of the Heroes who fought at the Battle of King's Mountain. His participation was documented by his Application for Revolutionary War Pension, S15432. Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters Pension application of Stephen Franklin S15432 f26NC ... Read More	There has been no stone found for Stephen Franklin of Orange County, Virginia. He was probably buried on the homestead in which he resided in the Alton area of Anderson County, Kentucky. This cemetery includes his son Lewis, who died 10 years later, but this could be the property. ---------------- Stephen Franklin, DAR Ancestor Number A129930, was one of the Heroes who fought at the Battle of King's Mountain. His participation was documented by his Application for Revolutionary War Pension, S15432. Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters Pension application of Stephen Franklin S15432 f26NC Transcribed by Will Graves 1/7/09 rev'd 6/15/15 [Methodology: Spelling, punctuation and/or grammar have been corrected in some instances for ease of reading and to facilitate searches of the database. Where the meaning is not compromised by adhering to the spelling, punctuation or grammar, no change has been made. Corrections or additional notes have been inserted within brackets or footnotes. Blanks appearing in the transcripts reflect blanks in the original. A bracketed question mark indicates that the word or words preceding it represent(s) a guess by me. The word 'illegible' or 'indecipherable' appearing in brackets indicates that at the time I made the transcription, I was unable to decipher the word or phrase in question. Only materials pertinent to the military service of the veteran and to contemporary events have been transcribed. Affidavits that provide additional information on these events are included and genealogical information is abstracted, while standard, 'boilerplate' affidavits and attestations related solely to the application, and later nineteenth and twentieth century research requests for information have been omitted. I use speech recognition software to make all my transcriptions. Such software misinterprets my southern accent with unfortunate regularity and my poor proofreading skills fail to catch all misinterpretations. Also, dates or numbers which the software treats as numerals rather than words are not corrected: for example, the software transcribes "the eighth of June one thousand eighty six" as "the 8th of June 1786." Please call material errors or omissions to my attention.] State of Kentucky Anderson County On this 29th day of October 1833 personally appeared before me, Andrew McBrayer [?] Justice of the peace for Anderson County, Stephen Franklin a resident of the United States in the County of Anderson, State of Kentucky aged 72 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 viz. Colonel Frank Taylor [Francis Taylor], Lieutenant Garland Berley [Garland Burnley] he entered the service under these officers some short time previous to the Battle of Kings Mountain [October 7, 1780] Orange County Virginia, say twelve months or thereabouts but does not recollect the precise date or year. In this instance he was drafted & served six months under Colonel Taylor, but was in no engagement & during that time marched from Orange County to Albemarle where he aided in guarding Burgoyne's men at the Barracks near Charlottesville, he resided in Orange County State of Virginia: when he entered the service, Subsequent to the Battle of Kings Mountain, previous to & at the same Battle, he served, having been drafted he July previous to that Battle & served near two years under Colonel Benjamin Cleveland & Captain Larkin Cleveland. During the services under the above mentioned Officers he was in two Battles one on Catawba River & the other New River, at its head, he marched through parts of Virginia North Carolina South Carolina, he served in Cleveland's Regiment, 45 years ago he emigrated to Kentucky, where he was a spy in the Indian war, he was born in Orange County Virginia, but does not recollect the year, having no record of his age, it having been lost, he now lives in the County of Anderson State of Kentucky: old & almost helpless, not being able to walk in consequence of an attack of palsy, under which he is now laboring, he was well acquainted with Colonel William Sumpter [sic, Sumter] He got a discharge from Colonel Benjamin Cleveland & Captain L. Cleveland, which has been lost, he is known to Bennet Elders [?Siders, Leders, Suders ?]1, & Francis Long, he relinquishes his every claim whatever to any other pension than the one under the Act of 1832 June 7th the declarant says that he has no documentary evidence of his age, discharge &c. Sworn to & subscribed before me this 29th day of October 1833. S/ Andrew McBrayer, JP A. C. S/ Stephen Franklin, S his mark 1 [John H. Walker, a clergyman, and John Jordan gave the standard supporting affidavit.] [Nicholas Long also gave a supporting affidavit as to his conversations with the applicant concerning applicant's services in the Revolution.] [Dr. F. J. White, M. D., also gave a supporting affidavit as to the physical condition of applicant.] [p 20] Fayette County Kentucky September 2nd, 1832 I do Certify that I have known Steven Franklin for at least 40 years and I am witness that he served a tour of duty at the mouth of Kentucky River as a spy under Captain Rhodes Thompson and Bartlett Collins. S/ Benjamin Robinson2 Scott County Kentucky 27 of September 1832 I do Certify that I was ordered (as a Captain) (by General Scott) to command a company as a guard at the mouth of the Kentucky River in April 1791 to serve two months or till we should be discharged; and we did not get relieved till sometime in July following; I also state that Stephen Franklin (now of Anderson County) served under me as a Soldier, the whole of that time; given under my hand this 27 of September 1832 S/ Rodes Thomson [Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $40 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for one year in the North Carolina and Virginia militia.] 2. Probably the same man as Benjamin Robinson S16516 (Thank you Vonnie L Cantrell for the pension app!)

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