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From: "Larry & Barb Thomas" <>
Subject: Re: [HANKINS-L] John Hankins, Sr.
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 23:01:12 -0500


Betty,

This is a branch that I am not researching, but stay on the list just to
see if anything pop's up. I am a descendent of Wright Hankins, believed to
be the son of James, of which you speak. I don't have much on James, but
he was also in the 14th VA. I do have a copy of his Pension application,
and I've posted it below. Maybe it will help. Please let me know if you
run across anything on James, and hope this gives you some help.

Larry

National Archives
Pension Record- Revolutionary War
"Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed
June 7, 1832
State of Tennessee
County of McMinn
On this 25 day of April personally appeared in open Court, before the Judge
of the Circuit Court of said County, James Hankins
a resident of said county and state, aged about 80 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the services of the United States under the following
named officers, and served as herein stated.
He entered the service as a drafted man in Pittsylvania County with
State of Virginia, where he raised and resided when he
entered the services, which was, as will or declarant recollicts in the
latter part of the spring or beginning of the summer of 1781.
He was drafted for six months under Captain Henry Burnet of a rifle
company. Declarant does not clearly recollect, but thinks,
the lieutenant was a brother of Captain Burnet. His company was attached,
declarant thinks, to the 14 regiment commanded by
Col. Tucker, whose Chiristain name is not recollected, the name of the
major not recollected. His company marched from
Pittsylvania to head quarters of Lawson's Brigade, which was, declarant
thinks at Point Fork of James river. The riflemen
in Tucker's regiment were not called into any active service for 4 months,
previous to the formation of the seige of York. But
Lawson's Brigade, and during their time, engaged in following the rear of
Cornwallis's army on their march through Virginia until
they took possesion of Little York. A Skirmish between some part of the
advance of this Brigade took place a day or two before
Cornwallis entered York, and the rear of the ????, but declarant was not in
it, nor was he in any battle till the ??? was formed, the
riflemen Su?ed to be employed as a reserve. After the seige began to be
formed, declarant's company did not remain more
than two or three weeks, but they were not discharged till it was certain
that Cornwallis ????Surrender. The regiments of riflemen
to which he belonged was not engaged in performing any of the duty of the
seige, such as certain ?????? declarant has not by
reason of age and laps of memory consequent thier on, a very distinct
recollection of the incidents and events of the ground on
which the main body of the American Army lay, was called Pride's Old Field.
Besides the general officers, whom admited remember, declarant does not
recollect any regular officer, except Captain Joseph Conway, who also,
that a brother of said Joseph Conway,
Henry by name. was a major in the regular service. Declarant received a
discharge from Captain Burnet but it is lost after the
expiration of six months the term of service for which he was drafted
?????all which he served.
Declarant was born in Charlotte County Virginia, in the year 1752 as he
understood from his parents, but no record of his age was
kept, that he remembers ever to hear S??? or heard of. He was living, as
above stated in Pittsylvania County, jVirginia when
called into service as a private and during his service never received a
commission. Declarant remained in Virginia till the
termination of his war and a few years afterward removed to Washington
County, Tennessee. Thence declarant removed to
South Carolina; thence to Pittsylvania again, what is now Roane County,
Tennessee where he resided 30 years or more, and
finally to the County of McMinn Tennessee, where he now resides.
Walter Billingsly and James Madden and Robert Mansill are persons who
reside in his present neighborhood, who would testify
as to his veracity and good character.
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.
Sworn to and subscribed the 25th day of April 1833

his

James X Hankins

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> Subject: Re: [HANKINS-L] John Hankins, Sr.
> Date: Wednesday, July 29, 1998 11:17 PM
>
> Lula,
> Thanks for responding with all the wonderful Hankins information.
> Unfortunately my Joseph Hankins comes from what is now Charlotte Co. Va.
> Joined the 14th Virginia regiment of Pittsylvania Co. in June 1778. He
married
> a woman who we feel was probably named Sarah Jane although we cannot find
a
> record. By 1790 was in SC and in Knox Tn ca 1795. Most of his children
were
> born in Roane Co. Tn. He died there as well. In 1817 he married a 2nd
time to
> Keziah Fuller Reynolds and then died in 1822. I feel Joseph may have a
brother
> James who traved to SC and then Tn with him. I don't have any more
information
> on James than that. I think Joseph may have married an Indian woman but
do not
> know how to follow that through since I can't find a record. Any
> ideas??...anyone.... Thanks again Betty
>
>
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