From National Archives Record S31729
Johnson County, Indiana
Johnson Circuit Court
March Term A.D. 1834
On this 18 day of March 1834 personally appeared before the Honorable
Johnson Circuit Court now sitting Abner Hanks a resident of said
county in the state aforesaid, aged 71 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 of June 7, 1832.
That he was drafted into the service of the United States in April of
the year 1780, under the command of Captain George Harrison, who is
the duly commissioned officer under whom he served whose name is now recollected. That at the time of entering said service he was a
resident of Richmond County in the state of Virginia. That from the
point of enlistment he marched to Leedstown in said state; and while
at said place an express arrived informing of the contemplated attempt
of the British to land in the Chesapeake Bay and requesting aid,
whereupon a second draft was made, and it was the lot of this
applicant to be drafted for said expedition. That from the time when
he entered the service as aforesaid until his discharge he was
constantly engaged in the service of the United States for a period
nat less than three months.
That afterwards and immediately subsequent to his return home from
that performance of the duties aforesaid, he was again drafted into
the service of the United States under the command of George Sisson
and other officers name of whose names are now recollected. That in
this last term of service he was engaged three months principally in
guarding the transportation of provisions, and other necessaries of
the armies in that part of the country. That at the end of said term
this applicant was regularly discharged; but whether that discharge
was written or orally given he cannot recollect. - it being the custom
then to discharge militia-men both ways; That he has no documentary or
other written evidence of his service; and that the whole period
thereof was not less than six months. Herewith he presents the
affidavit of Samuel Dunaway a citizen of Kentucky who is cognizant of
the services by this applicant performed as aforesaid.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension
roll of the agency of any State or territory.
And in answer to the interrogatories, here now propounded by the
court, the said applicant saith
1. That he is informed and believes he was born in Richmond County in
the state of Virginia in the year 1763.
2. That he has no record of his age.
3. That when called into service he was a resident of Richmond County
Virginia, afterwards of Henry County Kentucky, & now of Johnson County
Indiana.
4. That he was drafted into service.
5. That he recalled the names of none of the regular officers who were
with the troops with whom he served.
7. That he was is known to William Irwin a clergyman and Richard
Foster both of whom are his neighbors whose affidavits are hereto
indexed. Sworn to and subscribed March 18, 1834 in open court. Sam
Herriott clerk.
William Irwin a clergyman residing in Johnson County Indiana and
Richard Foster residing in the same herby certify that we are
acquainted with Abner Hanks who has subscibed and sworn to the
foregoing declaration. that we believe him to be 71 years old; that he
is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have
been a soldier of the revolution; and that we concur in that opinion.
William Irwin
Richard Foster
Sworn to and subscibed in open court March 18, 1834
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the
investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories
prescibed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a
revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further
certify that it appears to them that William Irwin who has signed the
preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Johnson County; and
that Richard Foster who has signed the same is a resident of said
county and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled
to credit.
B.F. Morris
Daniel Boaz
William (Heaton? or Katon?)
I Samuel Herriott Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Johnson
do herby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings
of said Court in the matter of the application of Abner Hanks. In
testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the office
the 18th day of March 1834
Sam Herriott
_________
Henry County
This day Samule Dunaway personally appeared before me one Price
(Nuttale?) Justice of the Peace in and for said County and made oath
that Abner Hanks now a citizen of Johnson County Indiana served with
this Deponent in the State of Virginia as a militiaman of the said
State, In the revolutionary war for the term of six months the first
tours under Capt George Harrison the second under Capt George Sisson,
and this deponent further saith that said Abner Hanks was raised in
the same neighborhood with him the said Deponent, to wit, in the
County of Richmond and State of Virginia when the affor said service
was rendered and further this deponent saith not, even under may hand
as a Justice of the Peace in and for said county this 4th November
1833.
Price (Nuttale?) JPHC seal
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Henry County Court
(Edward? or Edmund?) P. Thomas clerk of the County Court for the
County aforesaid do certify that (Price? Nuttale?) before whom the
forging deposition was taken aas a Justice of the Peace in and for the
County of Henry, duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith
and credit is due and ought to be given to all his acts as such - In
testimony whereof I have here unto set may hand and affixed the seal
of said Court at Newcastle this 6th day of Nov. 1833 and the 42 year
of the Commonwealth
test. E (?) Thomas c.

• Married: ABT. 1787 in Richmond County, Virginia ?

1. * Matilda W. Hanks b: 10 DEC 1788 in Richmond County, Virginia
2. Thomas Hanks b: 11 MAR 1791 in Richmond County, Virginia
3. Susannah Hanks b: 22 AUG 1793
4. Elizabeth Ann Hanks b: 6 JUL 1798
5. Alsey Hanks b: 15 FEB 1800 in Woodford County, Kentucky
6. John Dale Hanks b: 20 APR 1802 in Wood County, Kentucky
7. Mariah Hanks b: 4 AUG 1804
8. Mary Elizabeth Hanks b: 5 MAR 1796 in Woodford County, Kentucky

• Married: 9 MAY 1806 in Gallatin County, Kentucky ¹

1. Sarah B. Hanks b: 1 APR 1808 in Woodford County, Kentucky
2. Sydnor Hanks b: 11 APR 1811 in Kentucky

• Married: 2 MAR 1812 in Gallatin County, Kentucky

1. Milton Hanks b: 15 FEB 1813 in Westford County, Kentucky
2. Washington Hanks b: 20 MAR 1814 in Virginia
3. Martha A. Hanks b: 31 AUG 1815 in Kentucky
4. Caroline Hanks b: 5 JAN 1817
5. Gracy Hanks b: 22 JUL 1818

• Married: 18 NOV 1828 in Henry County, Kentucky

• Married: ABT. 1831 in Richmond County, Virginia

1. Amanda Hanks b: 1833 in Indiana
2. America Hanks b: 1837 in Indiana

• Married: 20 AUG 1832 in Johnson County, Indiana

1. Cynthia Hanks
2. Jack Hanks
3. David John Hanks b: 3 FEB 1838 in Johnson County, Indiana

1. Title: Kentucky Marriages to 1850