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REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS
in ALABAMA
Source: Revolutionary Soldiers in
Alabama
Being a List of Names, Compiled from Authentic
Sources, of Soldiers of the
American Revolution, Who Resided in
The State of Alabama
Montgomery, Ala.
The Brown Printing Company
Printers and Binders,
1911
MATHEW PAINE, age
not given, a resident of Marion county; private Tennessee
Volunteers; enrolled on February 3, 1826, payment to date from
Oct. 26, 1825; annual allowance, $96;
- Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514,
23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. |
ELISHA PARKER.
"Departed this life in Morgan county, Ala., on the 21st ult.,
ELISHA PARKER, in the 97th year of his age, a native of
Connecticut, and a soldier of the Revolution. He was
greatly esteemed and respected by all who knew him."
- The Democrat, Huntsville, May 6, 1846. |
WILLIAM PARKER, age
not given, a resident of Madison county; private 4th Regular U.
S. Infantry; enrolled on Sept. 6, 1820, payment to date from
Mar. 11, 1819; annual allowance, $96; sums received to date of
publication of list, $1,437.90; Acts of Military establishment.
- Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514,
23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. |
JOHN PARR. "DIED,
on the 6th inst., at his residence about eight miles west of
this place, Mr. John Parr, in the eighty seventh year of
his age.
"Mr. Parr emigrated from Fairfield District, S.
Carolina, to this State about twelve years ago, and has since
resided in the county till his death.
"He entered into the service of his country at the age
of sixteen, in Revolutionary war, and served two campaigns.
No man has left behind him a more unblemished character."
- Alabama Beacon, Greensboro, Al., Jan. 16, 1847. |
MATHEY PAYNE, aged
76, resided in Walker county, June 1, 1840.
- Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 150. |
WILLIAM PAYNE, a
resident of Marengo county; private, particular service not
shown; enrolled on Mar. 13, 1835, under act of Congress of June
7, 1832, payment to date from Mar. 4, 1831; annual allowance,
$20.
- Pension Book, State Branch Bank, Mobile. |
SPENCER PENDERGRASS,
aged 69, resided in Talladega county, June 1, 1840
- Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148. |
STEPHEN PENN, aged
74, and a resident of Lawrence county; private Maryland State
Troops; enrolled on May 2, 1833, under act of Congress of June
7, 1832, payment to date from Mar. 4, 1831; annual allowance,
$31.33.
- Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514,
23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. |
ABRAHAM PERRY, aged
69, and a resident of Butler county; private S. C. Militia;
enrolled Oct. 3, 1833, under of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from Mar. 4, 1831; annual allowance, $80; sums
received to date of publication of list, $200.
- Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Part 3, Vol. xiii, Sen.
Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. |
JAMES PETTIGREW,
aged 73, and a resident of Greene county; private S. C. Militia;
enrolled on July 2, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from Mar. 4, 1831; annual allowance, $80; sums
received to date of publication of list, $240.
- Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514,
23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.
He resided in Greene county, June 1, 1840, aged 79.
- Census of Pensioners,1841, p. 149. |
THEOPHILUS PETTY,
sen., aged 82, resided in Butler county, June 1, 1840.
- Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149 |
WILLIAM PETTY, aged
70, and a resident of Madison county; private N. C. Militia;
enrolled on Feb. 21, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7,
1832, payment to date from Mar. 4, 1831; annual allowance, $20;
sums received to date of publication of list, $50.
- Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514,
23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. |
ANDREW PHILLIPS,
aged 75, and a resident of Pickens county; private N. C.
Continental Line; enrolled on July 2, 1833, under act of
Congress of June 7, 1832, payment to date from Mar. 4, 1831;
annual allowance, $80.
- Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514,
23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. |
HUGH PIERCE, a
resident of Jefferson county; private, particular service not
shown; enrolled on Sep. 17, 1834, under act of Congress of June
7, 1832, payment to date from Mar. 4, 1831; annual allowance,
$30.
- Pension Book, State Branch Bank, Mobile. |
JOHN PIERCE, aged
82, and a resident of Dallas county; private S. C. Militia;
enrolled on Mar. 5, 1833, under Mar. 4, 1831; annual allowance,
$40; sums received to date of publication of list, $120.
- Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514,
23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.
He resided in Dallas county, June 1, 1840, with Benjamin
Crumblin, aged 95.
- Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149. |
CHARLES PIGG, aged
70, and a resident of Madison county; private Virginia Line;
enrolled on Dec. 31, 1832, under act of Congress of June 7,
1832, payment to date from Mar. 4, 1831; annual allowance, $20;
sums received to date of publication of list, $60.
- Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514,
23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. |
JOHN POOL, aged 74,
and a resident of Perry county; private S. C. Militia; enrolled
on June 5, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832, payment
to date from Mar. 4, 1831; annual allowance, $20; sums received
to date of publication of list, $50.
- Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514,
23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. |
LE ROY POPE.
"One by one of those whose good fortune it was to be engaged in
the struggle for American Independence quietly drop into the
grave. Soon we will have only their memories and the
recollection of their achievements to remind us of their
patriotic labors.
Col. LE ROY POPE has been gathered to his fathers.
For four-score years he led a life singular for its uniform
probity and morality. He was born in Virginia in 1753 -
removed to Georgia in 1790 - to this place in 1810, where he
resided up to the time of his death on the 14th inst., beloved
by his relatives and intimate friends, honored and esteemed by
all. He was no common man, possessed of no common mind,
and filled no common place in our Society. The bustling
incidents of his youth prevented his receiving a complete
education; but his mind was one of a strong and vigorous
character; bold, original and comprehensive, with a vast fund of
common sense. Formerly possessing the whole of the present
site of Huntsville, he was looked upon and was one of the chief
patrons and founders of the place, and always took a deep
interest in whatever affected the welfare of the town. His
liberality and benevolence were notorious. The last ten
year of his life were spent mostly in retirement, mingling but
little in the turmoil of every-day life - preparing in peace, in
quiet serenity for another and different world, and at the time
of his death he was a leading member of the Episcopal church.
One of the chief pleasures of life, is to sit at the
feet of the pioneers of our town and listen to them relate the
early history of the place - the incidents connected with its
settlement, and its original inhabitants. Acting a
conspicuous part in all, and acquainted with all, it was a rare
enjoyment to hear Col. Pope discourse in his
colloquial manner of events in our history; and the only regret
is that the pleasure was so seldom enjoyed. A mere child
to him, a comparative stranger to his many virtues, and the part
he acted in life's drama, we cannot speak more at length and
with definiteness. His death has created a chasm, an
aching void in society, which we known not who can fill.
The action of the mayor and aldermen upon the loss our
town has sustained, will be found below.
At a called meeting of the Board of Alderman of the
Town of Huntsville, in was unanimously resolved that the
corporate authorities attend the funeral of the late Col.
Le Roy Pope in token of respect for the many private
virtues and public services of the deceased."
June 14th, 1844. - Southern Advocate,
Huntsville, June 21, 1844. |
JAMES PORTER, age
not given, a resident of Dallas county; service and date of
enrollment not given because of the loss of papers by the
burning of the office of the War Department, 1801 and 1814;
payment to date from Sept. 5, 1808; annual allowance, $24, under
which the sum of $177.17 received; transferred from Iredell
county, N. C., from Sept. 4, 1824; on Apr. 30, 1816, to date
from Jan. 22, 1816, rate increased to annual allowance of $48,
under which the total sum of $733.82 received; and "on account
of increased disability," rate increased, to date from May 4,
1831, to annual allowance of $96, under which the sum of $272.
27 received to date of publication of list.
- Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514,
23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.
He resided in Dallas county, June 1, 1840, aged 80.
- Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149. |
HEZEKIAH POSEY,
aged 90, resided in Benton county, June 1, 1840.
- Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148. |
PEYTON POWELL, a
resident of Madison county; lieutenant First Regular Virginia
Line; enrolled on Aug. 29, 1828, under act of Congress of May
15, 1828, payment to date from Mar. 3, 1826; annual allowance,
$320; sums received to date of publication of list, $2,720;
Lemuel Mead, agent.
- Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514,
23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.
He resided in Madison county, June 1, 1840, aged 80.
- Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 148. |
RICHARD PRIDDY,
aged 74, and a resident of Morgan county; sergeant Virginia
Continental Line; enrolled on June 4, 1818, under act of
Congress of Mar. 18, 1818, payment to date from May 13, 1818;
annual allowance, $96; sums received to date of publication of
list, $1,228.90.
- Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514,
23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. |
BURTON PRIDE, aged
77, and a resident of Morgan county; private Virginia Militia;
enrolled on July 2, 1833, under act of Congress of June 7, 1832,
payment to date from Mar. 4, 1831; annual allowance, $60; sums
received to date of publication of list, $150.
- Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514,
23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. |
WILLIAM PULLEN,
aged 76, and a resident of Jefferson county; private Virginia
Continental Line; enrolled on Apr. 12, 1831, under act of
Congress of Mar. 18, 1818, payment to date from Mar. 4, 1831;
annual allowance, $96; sums received to date of publication of
list, $240.
- Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514,
23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.
He resided in Jefferson county, June 1, 1840, aged 82.
- Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.
"The grave of William Pullen is in Jefferson
county, in the suburbs of Birmingham, in an old family burying
ground about fifty yards from the Avondale car line between 34th
and 35th streets. For many years this old graveyard was as
isolated and secluded as if situated in the heart of a lonely
forest, but, in the last year or two, houses have been built up
thickly around it and are encroaching upon its boundaries.
The grave of the soldier lies at the foot of a large oak
tree; it is a rough mound of brown stones with a flat tablet
topping them which bears this inscription:
Sacred to the Memory of
WILLIAM PULLEN
A Soldier of the Revolution,
Who died April 4th, 1845,
Aged 87 years.
"His wife lies at his feet but the
lettering of the tablet at her grave is illegible, only the
words "Wife of William Pullen."
"Descendants of William Pullen declare that he
died at the age of ninety-six and that he was born in the year
1749. But as his name is found in the Census of
Pensioners for 1840 and he is recorded as being eighty-two
years of age at that date, and this agrees perfectly with what
appears to be the age on the tombstone, the writer has accepted
the latter as correct. William Pullen then was born
in Virginia in 1758, on the Appomattox river near Petersburg.
He entered the Revolutionary war from Virginia and was in
service for seven years. Soon after the Revolution he
moved to South Carolina and in 1820 he came to Alabama and
settled near Birmingham. He was the first man buried with
military honors in Jefferson county.
"He left six children:
(1) Clarissa, who married Jesse Hickman,
and they were the parents of W. P. Hickman, formerly
county commissioner for Jefferson county;
(2) Sarah, who married James Rowan, and
they were the parents of Peyton Rowan, of Jacksonville,
Ala.;
(3) William, married Nancy Brooks;
(4) Martha, married
Joseph Hickman;
(5) Mary, married Samuel
Rowan;
(6) Elizabeth, married
Richard Tankersley.
"It is shown in the records at Washington, D. C.,
in the Record and Pension Office, 'that one William Pullen
served as a private in Captain George Lambert's company
of Continental regulars of the 14th battalion, 14th Virginia
regiment of foot, commanded by Colonel Charles Lewis,
Revolutionary War.' He enlisted Jan. 1, 1777, to serve
three years, and his name last appears as that of a private on a
roll dated Camp near Morristown, Dec. 9, 1779, of Captain
Overton's company, 10th Virginia regiment, commanded by
Col. William Davies. The records show that the 14th
Virginia Regiment became the 10th Virginia regiment about
November, 1778, and that about May, 1779, the 1st and 10th
Virginia regiments were incorporated and designated the 1st and
10th Virginia regiment." Mrs. P. H. Mell, in
Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society, Vol. iv, pp.
558-560 |
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