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I searched for James Hall on this Revolutionary War site and turned up 2 pages. Does anyone know anything about the Rev. James Hall mentioned in the pension application of Lewis Green (who is associated with the Hall family (Isaac Hall married Judith Green).
From: http://southerncampaign.org/pen/
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements
Pension application of Lewis Green S31080 fn24Va.
Transcribed by Will Graves
State of Kentucky, County of Harlan
On this 4th day of November 1833 personally appeared before the
undersigned and
acting Justice of the Peace for Harlan County, Lewis Green a resident of
the Cumberland
River; in the County of Harlan, and the State of Kentucky age 82 years
the 5th of May
last, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make
the following
declaration in order to benefit of the promissory made by the act of
Congress, June 7th,
1832,
That I enlisted in the spring of 1776, as well as I remember, in the
county of Russell and state of Virginia on the Clinch River, about nine miles from
the county seat, for and during the Revolutionary War, under John Blackamore Capt.,
William Moore Lieut. Joseph Moore (brother of William) Ensign—Isaac Shelby Col. I was
forted at Blackamore's Fort [sic, Blackmore's Fort] on the Clinch River afterwards
I was forted at Duncum's [sic, Duncan's?] Fort also—10 miles higher up on the Clinch
River—Our constant business was to guard the frontier from the Indians. I can give
no distinct history of my service for it was one continual employment from these forts to
scout the surrounding country and spy out the hiding places of the Indians, and
keep them from annoying the Frontier Settlements. I served seven years, and was
discharged when the war was over, I think in 1783. I rec'd my discharge from __ [blank in
original] Shelby. I believe his name was Evan Shelby—I do not know what has become of this
discharge—I never was in a general Battle—but many be the times, when in the
discharge of my duties as a spy in reconnoitering the surrounding country that my fellow
Soldiers when least expecting it fell by my side – I do not know any living witness by whom I
can prove my service – in Congress had passed their law is a few years earlier I could
have found a witness is a plan he but now if any with whom I served are living it is
unknown to me.
After my enlistment I served under different Captains. I remember no
other Colonel than
Shelby.
Ques[tion] 1st I was born in __[blank in original]
Quest 2nd I have no record of my age but __ [blank in original]
3rd I was living in Russell County Virginia when I enlisted
4th I enlisted
5th I served with no regular officers or Continental Regiments.
6th I received a written discharge for my service signed by __ [blank in
original] Shelby
which is lost.
7th I am known to Rev. James Hall, Jacob Starker [?], John Jones, Nelson
Salyers,
Solomon Layton, Larkin Howard, William Howard, and many others who would
testify
to my character and veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier
of the
Revolution.
I hereby relinquish every claim to a pension or annuity except the
present and
declare that my name is not on the pension roll or agency of any state. I
further declare
that from old age and bodily infirmity I am not able to travel to the
court house a distance
of 17 miles from where I live.
Sworn to and submitted the day and year aforesaid.
S/ Lewis Green
[James Hall, a clergyman, and William D. Green gave the standard
supporting affidavit.]
Betty Pace - bapace2@juno.com
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