Pensioners of the American Revolution in Fleming County Kentucky in 1840
A special census, taken in 1840 listed surviving spouses, who were pensioners as a result of their husbands service during the Revolutionary War, and those surviving veterans pensioners. The Fleming County list is show below. The complete pension record of these and any other Revolutionary War veteran, who received a pension may be obtained on microfilm from the National Archives Microfilm Rental Program. You must know the series and the roll number of the person in whom you are interested. An index of the pension and bounty land grant files in available online at the National Archives Website. You have to go through a few links, but you can find the exact roll that you need, on their alphabetized listing. You can then go to the Microfilm Rental Site and print out the order form for the microfilm roll or rolls. It costs about $4.00 for one roll, and you can use it for a month. They are liberal with the month, they usually allow for shipping and give you 5 or 6 weeks, but if you don't return it on time they enforce the penalty. You do not have to join their club or buy the index books. Just know that only the Censuses and the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Grant rolls are available for rental.
1840 Special Census Fleming County
Name of pensioner/Age/Name of head of household where residing
First Division
Burtis Ringo/78/Burtis Ringo
Daniel Ferhune/81/Daniel Ferhune
Zaccheus Cord/64/Zaccheus Cord
Elizabeth Madden/87/Jeremiah Madden
Second Division
Samuel Blackburn/80/Samuel Blackburn
Peter Mauzy/80/Peter Mauzy
Redman Smith/80/Hugh Drennan
Third Division
John McKee/88/John McKee
William Proctor/82/William Proctor
Jesse Davis/76/Matthew Lee
Moses Clark/76/Moses Clark
John Frazure/78/John Frazure
William Davis/83/John Swer
Aley Humphreys/86/Harrison Huphreys
John Page/78/John Page
Patrick McCann/80/Ptrick McCann
Joseph Goddard/79/Joseph Goddard