Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Military Records
John & Mary McMahan Pension Transcription
Soldier's Cover Page
John McMahan of Muhlenberg Cy. in the state of Kentucky who was Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thompson of the S. Carolina line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 2d of June 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of Apl. 1820 and sent to Hon. Alney McLean, House of Rep.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1820 - $168.76
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Apl. 1820 - $48
[Total] $216.76
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818 }
Soldier's Declaration
Muhlenberg County
State of Kentucky Sct.
John McMahan this day personally appeared before me Henry P. Brodnax Judge of the Circuit Court of the county aforesaid and made oath, states that as well as he now recollects and believes in the year of the Revolutionary war near the ________[?] in ninety six district, state of South Carolina, he enlisted under Capt. John Caldwell of the third regiment of Continental Troops commanded by Col. Thompson; that he served as a private soldier in said company and regiment three years and was honorably discharged at Charlstown [sic], South Carolina by James Marion Lieutenant Cabn. to said regiment and that he has lost his said discharge; that he is about sixty eight [68] years of age and has a very bad rupture in his abdomen and is unable to work for a livelihood; that he believes the whole of the property owned by him is about of the value of 2000 dollars and no more.
John McMahan
State of Kentucky
Greenville To Wit }
Be it remembered that John McMahan personally appeared before me, one of the Circuit Judges in & for the State aforesaid, and sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God, that the facts __[?] ______[?] in the above statement are true to the best of his knowledge and belief. Given under my hand & seal this 2nd day of June 1818.
Henry P. Brodnax
The Commonwealth of Kentucky
Muhlenberg Circuit Sct.
I Charles F. Wing clerk of the circuit court for the circuit aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing certificate and attestation annexed is the hand writing of the Honorable Henry P. Brodnax and that he is the presiding Judge in and for the Circuit aforesaid.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, this 4th day of June 1818 & in the 27th year of the Commonwealth.
Chs. F. Wing
Widow's Cover Page
Illinois
Mary McMahan widow of John Mcmahon who was a Private in the S. Cara. Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of June 1844 and set to Gen. John T. Davis, Sarahsville, Illinois.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 197
Widow's Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled “An act granting half pay and pension to certain widows”
State of Illinois
Williamson County }
On this fifth day of March AD 1844 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the County Commissioners Court in and for the County of Williamson and state aforesaid the court then judicially sitting, Mary McMahan a resident of the State of Illinois in the County of Johnson, aged Eighty five [85] years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July the 7th 1838 entitled “An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows”; that she is the widow of John McMahan who was a pensioner under act of March 18th 1818, of the Kentucky agency, and for proof of his rank and service reference is hereby made to proof and documents on file in office of the war department. She further declares that she was married to the said John McMahan in the month of June or July 1784, in Pendleton District in the State of South Carolina by John Wilson an acting Justice of the peace in said district; that she is now and has been ever since the death of the said John McMahan single and unmarried and has never been married to any other person; that her husband the aforesaid John McMahan died on the 23d day of December 1823; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, which is to say the time above stated.
Mary her x mark McMahan
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 5th day of March 1844.
A.P. Corder[?] __[?] Clk W.C.State of Illinois
Williamson County }
We Joab Goodall, John N. Calvert and John T. Damron, County Commissioners of said county and Judges of the County Commissioners Court of said County, do hereby certify that Anderson P. Corder whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing declaration has on the day the same was sworn to and subscribed him Clerk of the County Commissioners Court of Williamson County in the State of Illinois aforesaid singularly[?] elected[?] and qualified and that as such full faith and confidence are due and of rights ought to be given to all his official acts. Given under our hands and seals this 5 day of March 1844.
John N. Calvert
Joab Goodall
John T. Damron
Deposition of Jonathon Clark
The deposition of Jonathon Clark taken at his own house in Christian county and state of Kentucky on the 29th day of July 1845; relative to John McMahon decd. said to have been a ________[?] soldier in the war of Independence with Great Britain. The deponent being first buly sworn deposes and saith that to the best of his recollection, the said John McMahon was married in June or July 1784, to Mary Oliver in Pendleton District and State of South Carolina by John Wilson then an acting Justice of the peace in said District; the deponent saith that it was then Lawful in said State for a Justice of the peace or a Minister of the Gospel to solemnize the rights of matrimony without license from the Clerk of the Court, and that he the said deponent, lived a near neighbor to him the said McMahon after he was married, for 13 or 14 years in said District, and State aforesaid, and the deponent states that he removed to Christian county and State of Kentucky in 1803, & 3 or 4 years after, the said John McMahon with his wife and family removed to the said county of Christian and state aforesaid, and that he was well acquainted with him, the said McMahon and family, until his death, which took place in December 1823, and the deponent saith, that he the said McMahon and Mary Oliver lived together as man and wife, from thier marriage until his the said McMahon's death, for he was well acquainted with the whole family, and further the deponent saith, that he had it from McMahon himself, and others of credibility, that said McMahon _______[?] important services in the said war of Independence with Great Britain, and further the deponent saith not.
Jonathn. Clark
Christian County towit
The foregoing deposition of Jonathon Clark was this day taken, sworn to and subscribed by the said Jonathon Clark, before the undersigned, a Justice of the peace for said county, at the time and place, and for the purpose stated in the caption thereof. And I do further certify that the credibility of the venerable deponent in the above is indisputable. Given under my hand as a Justice of the peace for said County this 29th day of July 1843.
Benjamin A. King
Updated November 25, 2015