Adams County, Ohio Military History
Revolutionary War Soldiers: Service and Information
It has been a very great labor to secure the information given below. In the state library is a list of the revolutionary soldiers of Adams County, on continental line, who drew pensions. Also obtained was a list of those who served in the militia and drew pensions and the two lists are combined. The ages are either at the death of the soldier where his death is mentioned, or where it is not mentioned, the age is given as in the year 1835. The date following the age, where there is a date given, is the date the soldiers were placed on the pension roll.
| VETERAN | SERVICE | AGE | NOTES |
| Alexander, John | Pennsylvania Continental | 91 | |
| Brewer, Henry, | Congressional Regiment | 69 | 02 Feb 1819 |
| Baldwin, John, private | Maryland Militia | 22 Jun 1833 | |
| Breedlove, John, private | Virginia Militia | 18 Oct 1832 | |
| Conner, William, ensign | Virginia Continental | 11 May 1819/22 Jul 1819 | |
| Costigan, Francis, lieutenant | New Jersey Continental | 84 | 21 Jul 1821 |
| Copple, Daniel | Pennsylvania Continental | 74 | died 07 Feb 1832 |
| Cochran, John, general | |||
| Callahan, Dennis | Maryland Continental | 86 | |
| Cole, Ephriam, | Colonel William A. Lee's regiment | ||
| Cross, Samuel, private | Pennsylvania Militia | 11 Jun 1832 | |
| Collings, James | Fifth Maryland Continental | ||
| David, Zebediah, private | Pennsylvania Militia | 22 May 1833 | |
| Erwin, James, lieutenant | Pennsylvania Continental | 65 | |
| Edwards, Jesse, private | Pennsylvania Militia | 08 Aug 1833 | |
| Falls, William | |||
| Finley, J. L., major | Pennsylvania Continental | 73 | |
| Flood, William | Virginia Continental | 94 | |
| Faulker, William | Pennsylvania Continental | 79 | |
| Fields, Simon | Virginia Continental | 77 | |
| Foster, Nathaniel, private | New Jersey Militia | 08 Aug 1833 | |
| Gates, William | Virginia Continental | 74 | died 29 Oct 1879 |
| Gustin, Amos | Pennsylvania Continental | 68 | |
| Gordon, John | Pennsylvania Continental | 76 | |
| Grooms, Abraham, private | Virginia Militia | 16 Nov 1833 | |
| Hamilton, Charles, corporal | Delaware Continental | ||
| Hull, Isaac, private | New Jersey Militia | 03 Jan 1834 | |
| Jack, Thomas, sergeant | Pennsylvania Continental | 85 | died 08 Aug 1831 |
| Laney, John | Virginia Militia | died in Huntington Twp; buried at Hickory Ridge | |
| McPike, John, private | Pennsylvania Militia | 24 May 1833 | |
| McDaniel, Patrick | Pennsylvania Continental | 94 | |
| Magin, Charles | Maryland Continental | 82 | died 23 Dec 1827 |
| McMahan, Joseph | Virginia Continental | 73 | |
| Middleswart, Jacob | Pennslyvania Continental | ||
| Marlatt, Thomas, private and sergeant | Maryland Militia | 26 Jun 1833 | |
| Miller, James, | Cleutis Artillery Company | ||
| Mehaffey, John, private | New Yersey MIilitia | ||
| Piatt, Benjamin | |||
| Richardson, James | Virginia Continental | 8o | died 16 Jan 1833 |
| Rogers, William | New Jersey Continental | 66 | |
| Rankin, Daniel | Maryland Continental | 8o | |
| Richards, James | Virginia Continental | 75 | |
| Stivers, John, private | Virginia Militia | 07 Aug 1833 | |
| Simpson, Robert, private | New Hampshire Continental | 24 Sep 1819 | |
| Stevenson, Charles, private | Pennsylvania Militia | 25 Feb 1833 | |
| Sams, Jonas | Virginia Militia | ||
| Smith, Henry | |||
| Thompson, John, private | Pennsylvania Militia | 21 Sep 1833 | |
| Trotter, Christopher | Virginia Continental | 75 | died 06 May 1828 |
| Trotter, John | Virginia Continental | 76 | transferred from Kentucky |
| Usman, Charles, private | Virginia Militia | 12 Feb 1833 | |
| Waldson, Elizah, private [sic; Elijah Walden] | Virginia Continental | ||
| Walker, James, private | Pennsylvania Militia | 08 Oct 1833 | |
| Williamson, William, private | Pennsylvania Militia | 08 Oct 1833 | |
| Waters, Thomas, sergeant | Virginia Continental | 87 | |
| Woodworth, Richard | Pennsylvania Continental | ||
| Walker, Peter | Pennsylvania Continental | 65 | |
| Waters, Thomas, sergeant | Virginia Continental | 87 | 21 Jul 1819 |
| Woodworth, Richard | Pennsylvania Continental | 79 | 28 Oct 1819 |
| Walker, Peter | Pennsylvania Continental | 65 | 24 May 1820 |
Of this list, Major Joseph Finley and John Killin, another revolutionary soldier, are the only ones known to be buried in the old cemetery in West Union. The graves of both are marked. Most of the revolutionary soldiers in Adams County who obtained pensions did so through Wesley Lee, who acted as pension agent in West Union from about 1823, so long as pensions were obtained.
From A HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY, OHIO
from its earliest settlement to the present time including character sketches of the prominent persons identified with the first century of the county's growth and containing numerous engravings and illustrations
Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers [1900, West Union OH]