Revolutionary War Pension Application of Absalom Pollard State of Kentucky County of Garrard

For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the certified act for the relief of certain officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution, approved on the 15th of May 1828. I, Absolam Pollard, of the County of Garrard in the State of Kentucky, do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution for and during the war and continued in its service until its termination at which period I was a private in Captain Jacob Valentine’s Company in the Second Regiment of the Virginia Line. That I never applied for or obtained the reward of $80, having removed to Kentucky at a very early period, and not knowing I was entitled to it, under a Resolve of Congress passed the 15th day of May 1778. And I further declare that I never was placed on any Pension List either of the United States or any of the several states. Witness my hand this 20th day of March 1830. Absolem Pollard

Revolutionary War Pension Application of widow of Absalom Pollard State of Kentucky County of Garrard

On this 26th day of April 1843 personally appeared before me Mr. Isaac Marksbury, an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Garrard and State of Kentucky, Mrs. Leaner Pollard, a resident of the said County of Garrard and State of Kentucky and aged upwards of seventy-eight years, but cannot recollect for the record of her age was burnt by the burning of a house, and who after being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress 3rd March 1843 granting Pensions to widows of certain persons who served in the Revolutionary War. To Wit: that she is the widow of Absolem Pollard who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and on the amount of his service in said war she declarant --- a pension of $96 per annum by virtue of the act of the 7th of July 1838, which granted five years pay only and for the particulars of the service of her said husband in said war and such other particulars as are --- in the investigation of her claim. She refers to the evidence comprising the matter of her application for the benefit of the said act of the 7th day July 1838 as she cannot recollect the Line nor Officers. She further declares that she has not intermarried since the death of her said husband, Absolem Pollard, but still continues his widow. Leaner Pollard Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforewritten before me. Isaac Marksbury

Revolutionary War Pension Application of son of Absalom Pollard State of Kentucky County of Garrard

On this the twelfth day of February 1855 before the County Court of Garrard County held within and for the county and state aforesaid personally appeared James M. Pollard, aged twenty-nine years, a resident of Garrard County and State of Kentucky, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of the 4th of July 1836 and the several acts and resolutions of Congress subsequent and amendatory thereto and --- thereof. That he is the administrator of Leanna Pollard, deceased, who was the widow of Absolom Pollard, deceased late of Garrard County in the State of Kentucky. That the said Absolom Pollard was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He served in the State of Virginia, but affiant does not know and cannot state under what officers the said Absolom served. Affiant has always understood that said Absolom was himself a first lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. The said Absolom Pollard in his lifetime drew a Pension from the Government of the United States on account of his military services ordered in said war. Affiant believes that said pension was payable at the Agency for paying pensions at Lexington, Kentucky. He cannot state when the said Absalom Pollard entered said service or how long he served. He suffers however the rolls to which he refers will show said service. He also refers to the evidence on file in the Pension Office upon which said pension was granted to said Absalom Pollard, which will show the facts more fully and accurately. That said Absalom Pollard died in Garrard County in the State of Kentucky on the thirtieth (30) day of August 1835. There is no record of his death except the inscription on his tombstone, which is truly copied in the affidavit of Lewis V. Philips which accompanies this declaration. The said Absalom left a widow, Leanna Pollard, surviving him who lived his widow until the eighth (8) day of January 1845. There is no record of her death but the same will be made to appear by the affidavit hereto ----. The name of said Leanna before her marriage with the said Absalom was Leanna Banks. The said Leanna and Absalom were married in Amherst County in the State of Virginia by a Mr. Holmes, a minister of the Gospel and lived together and were recognized as husband and wife by all who knew them until separated by death. They were married in the year 1783. The said Leanna never married after the death of her said husband Absalom Pollard.There is no private record of their marriage. He has --- the proper offices to be searched in Amherst County, Virginia and can find no public record of this marriage. The said Absalom Pollard and Leanna Pollard had born unto them of said marriage the following children, Absalom Pollard, Staunton Pollard, Leanna Naylor, Sarah Naylor, Nancy Herring and Reuben Pollard, the legitimate offspring all of whom are living and the only living children of the said Absalom and Leanna Pollard. He states further that on the 6th day of March 1854 he was duly appointed administrator of the said Leanna Pollard by the Garrard County court and has not been removed or superceded but is still acting as such. He refers to an official copy of the orders of said appointment as part hereof. He was at March County Court 1855 appointed administrator of said Absalom Pollard and is acting as such. James H. Pollard Sworn to and subscribed before me in open court on the day and year first above written and I hereby certify that I know the said James M. Pollard and believe him to be as stated and that he is of the age above stated, and further that I am not interested in this, his claim, as attorney or otherwise. I further certify that said county court is a court of record. In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of the Garrard County Court at office in Lancaster this 12 day of February 1855. The figure six on the sixth line of the second page and the figure five written on it sworn to as signed. James Patterson, Presiding Judge of Garrard County Court William B. Mason, Clerk