The following is a transcript of the Rev. War Pension of William Cornett of 
Perry Co., Ky.   I have transcribed it  exactly as written, to the best
of my ability.  Some words were very difficult to make out, and will have 
a question mark ? following them. If anyone can help with the doubtful 
words, please let me know.  William Cornett was my 4th 
great-grandfather.


 Revolutionary War Pension Application of William Cornett 
File Number W.6723
State of Kentucky, Perry County


On this 12th day of August, 1833, personally appeared in open 
court before this Justice of the County Court of Perry County now sitting 
William Cornett a resident of County & State aged 71 years who being 
first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following 
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 
June 7, 1832.  That he entered the service of the United States as a 
volunteer as he now believes in the year 1779 for the term of six months
in Buckingham County Va. under Capt. Anthony Winston in the Reg't. commanded 
by Co. Skipper?, Joses was the Major, his Lieut. was Arch Walker Ensign John 
Garraway Sargeant Stephen Bostick on the line of the State of Va. under 
Gen'l. Lawson of Prince Edward County - in this town he marched through 
Buckingham down to the Eastern Shores & Continued in Service until 
his term of six months expired when he was honorably discharged at Manlin? 
Hills in Va. in 1780 by Capt Winston.  On this route he remembers no regular 
officers. He afterward in 1780 as he believes was drafted for six months in 
Buckingham County, Va. where he then lived and served under Capt. Sanders Maj. 
Garraway Col Patterson, his Liet. was Anthony Hockett Ensign Thos Gregory. 
From Buckingham they marched down to the Eastern Shores in State where he remained 
in service until his term of six months expired when he was honorably discharged
by Capt Sanders at the White Oak Springs 1781 near Little York shortly before 
Lord Cornwallis was taken.  He remembers on this route Gen'l Washington and 
other regular officers but don't recollect their names. He knows of no person 
now living by whom he can prove his service as aforsaid. He was born in Henrico 
County Va. His discharge, he has long since lost.  Since the Revolution he lived
in Va. & for many years past in Kentucky where he now lives. He hearby relinquishes
every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that 
his name is not on the pension role of the Agency of any State.
 
 Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
                                    		 William Cornett
    
   
We Dan'l Duff a clergyman residing in Perry County Ky & Rob't S. Brashears, 
Stephen Cordill residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted 
with William Cornett who has subscribed & Sworn to the above declaration that 
we believe him to be 71 years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the 
neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that 
we concur in that opinion.

					Signed:
					Dan'l Duff
					Stephen Codele
					R.S.Brashears

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And the said Courts do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation 
of the matter & after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department 
that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states;
And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Dan'l Duff who 
has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident of said County of
Perry and that Stephen Codele & R. S. Brashears,who has also signed the same is 
also residents of said county & are credible persons & that their statement is 
entitled to credit and the court further certify that James Cordill & Roger Turner 
who signed the forgoing certificates are credible persons & that their statement is 
fully entitled to credit. 

	I Jesse Combs, Clerk of the County Court of Perry County Ky. do hereby certify 
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter 
of the application of William Cornett for a pension. In testimony whereof I have here 
unto set my hand & affixed my seal of Office this 12th day of August 1833.

					Signed:
					Jesse Combs
					Clerk of the Perry County Court

The following is a transcript of Mary Everage Cornett's application for benefits
due her from William Cornett's pension for Rev. War service. It took her 14 years
to obtain this pension. I have copied it exactly as written. 

STATE of KENTUCKY
Letcher County
No. 14190

On this the 31 day of May Eighteen Hundred and fifty personally appeared 
before me Thomas Casaday Esqr. for the County Court of Letcher Country aforsaid
and State of Kentucky duly authorized to administer oaths according to law
Mrs. Mary Cornett who being first dulay sworn according to law doth on her 
oath make the following statements in order to obtain the benefit of the
provision made by the Acts of Congress passed 7 July-1838-3 March 1843-
17th June 1844- and 6 February - 1848 and any other act which make provision for
her that She is the widow of William Cornett who was a Revolutionary 
pensioner to his death of the United States at the rate of forty dollars per annum
that her said husband William Cornett deceased was pensioned in the County of Perry
State of Kentucky and that she was married to her said husband William
Cornett in the County of Washington now State of Tennessee that their was 
some dispute between Virginia and Tennessee about the line of the state but it is
now Washington County State of Tennessee where She was married to her said husband 
William Cornett that She has no record of their marriage but that her parents
informed her She was twenty two years old when she was married to her
said husband William Cornette deceased and that She is now eighty years old 
sometime this month which would make it some fifty eight years since She was 
married to her said husband William Cornett deceased and that her said husband
William Cornett died fourteen years ago the twenty sixth day of November
next and that She has remained the widow of the said William Cornett ever since
his said death that She has __? living that She had ten children by said William
Cornett deceased - that not having any record of the ages of her children
she cant gave the ages that the names of the children now being of and said
William Cornett are Sally Macdanel - Polly Bashears - Robert Cornett - Nancy Combs-
Rodger Cornett  Rachel Caudill - Samuel Cornett - Nathaniel Cornett - 
Joseph Cornett - that she has applied to several persons to prepare her
papers to obtain the amount due her on account of her said husband William 
Cornett deceased that She hopes the department won't take any exceptions at
the length of time since the death of her said husband That She has used
all the means in her power ever since She was appraised of the fact their
was a pension due her - to obtain it but by some means or other she has
never succeeded in obtaining it yet that She is now gating old and needy
She hopes the Department will grant her said pension as She cant live very
months longer She hopes the Department will give a speedy decision that
She has used the necessary steps to procure her marriage bond but the 
clerk informs her their is none in his office - Washington County East
Tennessee - She wishes the Department to correspond with James U. Smith
Mount Vernon Rockcastle County Kentucky

Sworn and subscribe to before me               her
by making her mark in my presents        Mary X Cornett
                                               mark


State of Kentucky
Letcher County
       I Thomas Casaday a Justice of the peice of the County Court of 
Letcher County State of Kentucky do certify the forgoing Declaration of
Mary Cornett was red to her and She swore to said declaration understanding
and subscribed her name by making her mark in my presants I further certify
that the said Mary Cornett is a woman who supports a good character
for truth and I have no doubt of the truth of her forgoing statements
that she raised a large family of children by her said husband William
Cornett deceased and they was said to of been lawfully married. I further
certify from bodily infirmaty Mary Cornett is unable to attend in open
court. 
   This 31 day of May 1850        Thomas Cassaday J. Peace

State of Kentucky
Letcher County

            I Ezekiel Brashears - clerk of the County, County of Letcher
County State of Kentucky do hearby testify that Thomas Casaday Esq. who has
signed his name to the foregoing certificates is and was at the time of so doing
a Justice of the Peace of the County Court of Letcher County and State of
Kentucky dulay authorized to administer oaths according to law and that  the
signatures purporting to be his is genuin in testimony whereof I herewith 
subscribe my name as Clerk of the County - Court of Letcher County, State of 
Kentucky and affix the seal of said Letcher County of which I am Clerk.

Ezekiel Brashears, Clk.
This 31 day of May 1850


State of Kentucky
Perry County

        On this the third day of June Eighteen hundred and fifty before David K.
Butler Esqr. for the County Court of Perry County State of Kentucky duley 
authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared Elija Combs at the
Clerks office of this county a resident of this county who being first duley sworn
according to law doth on his oath make the following statement. That he is 
seventy nine years old and  that he has been acquainted with William Cornett
deceased a Revolutionary Soldier and Pensioner of the United States up to
his said death and that he has known Mary Cornett the wife of the said William
Cornett since she was a child and that he has always knows the said Mary Cornett 
the wife of the said William Cornett deceased to be a lady of truth and that
she is a lady of tenasity and her oath is entitled to credit and that said
Mary Cornett raised a large family of chidren by the said William Cornett
and that he knows from information she was legally married to said William
Cornett. That he was not present and saw the said William Cornett
deceased married to his said wife Mary whose madin name was Mary Everage
but he lived close to them before and after marriage and they was always
reputed to of been married and I have no doubt of it for they lived together
as man and wife up to said William Cornetts death and the said Mary Cornett
has lived as a widow ever since the death of her said husband.  That he was 
just twenty one years old when said William Cornett was married to his said
wife mary Everage. That he recollects the circumstance of the marriage 
because his father always told him he might marry when he was 21 years old 
and he recollects that he was just old enough to marry when said William
cornett was married to his said wife and he feels certain she is entitled
to a pension on account of her said husband William Cornett deceased.

Sworn to and Subscribed in                              his
my presents this 3 day of June 1850                Elija X Combs
David K. Butler                                         mark



State of Kentucky
Perry County

I David K. Butler a Justice of the Peace of the County Court of Perry County
State of Kentucky do certify that the forgoing sttement was read to 
Elija combs and he sworn to them understandingly and subscribed his name
by making his mark in my presents and I further certify that said Combs is a
man of Tenasity and his oath is intitled to credit and I have no doubt
of the truth of his statement.

This 3 day of June 1850   David K. Butler J.P.P.C.