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Revolutionary War Pensions
Page Two

The following is transcribed verbatim from the "Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files" pp. 3362-3363.


John Story NC Line, Jane, W1507, sol was b 15 Feb 1764 in Augusta Co VA & he lived in Guilford Co NC at enl & after the Rev he returned to Augusta Co VA & in 1789 he moved to Fayette Co KY & in 1792 he moved to Clark Co KY the part that became Montgomery Co KY & lived there until a few yrs prior to1841 he moved to IN then moved to Gallatin Co KY where he appl 12 Jul 1841, sol d 16 Sep 1846, wid appl S Mar 1849 Bedford Co TN, sol had m Jane McKee in 1791, sol's & wid's son Francis V. Story of Bedford Co TN made aff'dt 26 Dec 1894, sol had lived in Boone Co KY when he d 16 Sep- 1846 while in Jennings Co IN, children were; Martha b 25 Mar 1791, Samuel b 7 Nov 1792, W~shingtor b 15 Feb 1794, Elizabeth b 15 Apr 1795, Thomas b 20 Nov 1796, John b 22 Nov 1799, James b 29 Nov 1801, Archibald b 24 Dec 1802, David b 8 Nov 1805, Mary b 23 Oct 1807 & Francis V. b 20 May 1810

John Story VA Line, S6155, sol was b in 1760 in Southampton Co VA & always lived there & he appi there 18 Feb 1833

John or John Storey VA Line, S30721, BLW #780-100-16 Mar 1819, appl 25 Jul 1818 Franklin Co KY, in 1821 sol was aged 59 with a wife & 1 child at home "a daughter aged 17", 501 reapplied 14 Aug 1833 in Franklin Co KY however he then stated he was aged 69 ? & on 22 Aug 1835 he had moved to Anderson Co KY, on 25 May 1853 one William M. Storey made inquiry from Coweta Co GA as to sol's BLW, it appeared 501 was in Woodford Co KY in 1819 when he appl for BLW

Joseph Story MA Line, Mary, W4347, sol appi 6 Apr 1818 at Ipswich MA, in 1820 sol was aged 63 with a wife Mary aged 55 & also had 2 daughter & 1 son at home of which the oldest was aged 15 & 1 was an invalid (no names given), sol m Mary Foster 22 Nov 1800 both were of Ipswich MA, sol d 13 Mar 1833 & his wid appl 28 May 1853 at Essex in Essex Co MA aged 86, an Ezra & Moses B. Perkins were witnesses on 19 Sep 1853 in Essex Co MA & an Ezra Perkins, Jr. was a JP for Essex Co MA in 1853, a Jonathan Story & Jacob Story of Essex Co MA were witnesses in 1821

Joseph Story NJ Line, Mary, R10235, wid appl 8 Sep 1837 Middlesex Co NJ aged 73, 501 m Mary Holeman in Dec 1780 at Cranberry in Middlesex Co NJ & sol d about 1829, one James Abrahams aged 74 a res of Middlesex Co NJ stated sol had srv with a younger bro Daniel Story, one William Story a Rev pensioner made aff'dt 20 Sep 1839 at East Windsor NJ but no kinship was stated, Ann Hughes stated she was the daughter of Joseph Story & that he died at her home on 7 Oct 1827 in Middlesex Co NJ, sol's & wid's children were; Rebecca b 13 Jan 1782, Elizabeth b 8 Nov 1783, Catharine b 10 Feb 1786, Ann b 5 Apr 1788, Daniel b 30 Jan 1790, Joseph b 8 Mar 1792, Daniel b 8 May 1794, Lydia b 20 Jan 1797 & James Perrine Story b 5 Mar 1799 (these records were given by Ruth Story on 5 Dec 1842 in Middlesex Co NJ & she stated she took them from the "old family bible" of sol's daughter Lydia (Story) Hendrickson), wid's wid Catharine Davisone (as she signed) of Monmouth Co NJ made aff'dt in 1842 & she referred to sol's younger bros Daniel & William Story both of whom rec'd Rev War pension, one John Perine, Jr. was of Spotswood NJ in 1840 but his exact relationship was not given

Lewis Story VA Line, Mildred, R10236, sol appl 1 Sep 1818 Southampton Co VA, in 1821 sol was aged 60 & had children at home; William who was b 19 Sep 1789, Mary b 14 Mar 1802, Max b 25 Apr 1806, Nancy b 22 Oct 1807 & Henry b 22 Apr 1809, sol had m Mildred of Milly or Mille (--) in 1786, sol had enl in Southampton Co VA & 501 d there 26 Apr 1839 & his wid appl there in 1841 aged 70 & she d there 29 Aug 1843, sol's & wid's oldest child (not named) was b 30 Dec 1787, in 1852 surviving children were; William Story, Mills or Mille Story, Henry Story, Mary Daughtry, Nancy & Maxey Story

Nathan or Nathan Storry Coat & MA Line, Elizabeth, W6199, BLW #5379-160-55, sol was b at Chebacco which later became a part of Ipswich in Essex Co MA & he lived there at enl & he appl there in Apr 1818 aged 71, sol m 2nd to Elizabeth Holmes (a widow) on 8 Dec 1808 both were of Ipewich MA, sol d 5 Jun 1819, wid appl in Mar 1854 in Essex Co MA, an Ephraim Story & Thomas Holmes of Ipswich were witnesse in Essex Co MA in 1854, a Joseph Story was adm'r of sol's estate (no relationship given)

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