Revolutionary War Pension Application of Timothy Logan

Contributed by Sandra Hurt-Norris

State of Kentucky
Garrard Co.

On this 17th day of Sept 1833 personallly appeared before John L. Bridges - judge in and for the county of Garrard, Ky. in open court Timothy Logan, a resident citizen of the county, aged about 74 years who being duly sworn, according to the law doth on this oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision of an act of Congress passed 7th Jun 1832.

That he enlisted as an Indian Spy in the year of 1780 under Capt. John Kennedy, at Kennedy’s Station. That he was very actively employed as an Indian Spy scouring the surrounding country giving alarm to the fort, and hunting for and supplying provisions to those who were in the fort, and keeping off the Indians, until he believes about the 1st of July or 1st of Aug 1781 he was with his company to which he was attached, ordered out on a campaign against the Chilicothe Towns, under the command of Gen’l Benj. Logan. That John Kennedy was still his Captain - That Gen’l Geo. R. Clark was the commander in chief - That there was a hard battle fought at the Pickaway Town but we proved successful, defeated the Indians, destroyed their corn, burnt their town. This campaign lasted as well as he can remember about two months and a half. That shortly after his return home, he was stationed at Bryants Station and was there when the Indians made the celebrated attack upon the Fort which lasted from early Monday morning until the next day 12 o’clock. That he continued in active and constant service as an Indian Spy until long after the peace of 1783, but he supposes that he cannot receive compensation after that period, and therefore need not furnish a detail of his service. He promised pay but never received any. His service was constant, dangerous and laborious.

Interrogations __________ by the court:

Where were you born and in what year? Answer - I was born in Surrey County, NC - I do not know in what year - The record of my age having been burnt many years ago.

Where were you living when called into service? Answer - In Ky. where I now live and have lived ever since.

How were you called into service? Answer - I engaged as Indian Spy voluntarily in the way before stated. I remember Gen’l Rogers Clark and Gen’l Benj. Logan were our chief officers - I never needed any written discharge I am known by many persons in my neighborhood to wit: Benj. Schooler, Archibald Nicholson, Maj. D. Kennedy and others.

He thereby relinquishes any claim whatsoever to a Pension or annuity, accept the present, and he declares his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any State.

Signed Timothy Logan