REVOLUTIONARY WAR REC9RDS SECTION. 3-525 ________ V. L. M. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, W.F.24223 BUREAU OF PENSIONS. Rev. War Washington, D. C., March 25, 1921 B. W. Whitlock Box 226, Harriman, Sir: Tennessee. In reply to your request of Feb'y 18 , received Feb'y 21. for a statement of the military history of Lewis Ford a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. DATES OF | LENGTH OF | RANK | ___ OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.____| ENLISTMENT OR | SERVICE | | | | STATE APPOINTMENT |______________|________|________Captain._____________|_______Colonel._______________|_________ May or June 1777|__ 3 mos.___|_Ensign|___Edward Walker_______|____Vivian Brookin_______|___Va.__ ________ __1778| 2 1/2 mos. _|_Capt._|_______________________|___Holt Richedson________|________ _______ ___1781|___3 mos.__ |_Capt._|_______________________|___Holt Richedson________|________ Battles engaged in, ____none Noted___________________________________________________________ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Amelia Co. Va_______________________________________________ Date of application for pension, Oct. 16, 1837 Her claim was allowed_________________________________ Residence at date of application, Smith Co., Tennessee_____________________________________________ Age at date of application, She was born May 2, 1771______________________________________________ Remarks, Soldier married in Davidson Co. Tenn. Feb'y. 10 1788 or Feb'y 17, 1789 Anne or Anney Lankester. He died Feb'y 10, 1833, and She died Aug. 7 ir 8, 1852 or 1853. There were 7 children: Nancy L. Lancaster, Elizabeth Cottrell and Lacy Hylton are the only names stated._____________________ Respectfully, (Signed) A. D. Wilkinson Commissioner Chief Clerk 5-2856 ================================================== Transcription copyright © RoaneTNHistory.org 2005. All rights reserved. Archivist: Transcription and scan by G. Anne Sloan