John Lawless
State of Kentucky - County of Grant

On the 21st day of August 1820 personally appeared in open court, a court of record for said district and county of Grant, John Lawless, aged 70 years on the 11 day of March next, resident of the county and district aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: he enlisted in the regular service on 10th day of August 1776 for the term of three years in the Company of Captain William Blackwell attached to the 11th Virginia Regiment, commanded by Col. ____ Morgan in Fauquier County, Virginia, that he was in the Battle of Brandywine on the 11th day of September 1779, in the Battle of Germantown at that time under the command of Captain John Marshall, and other battles of less nature, the dates not recollected, and was then sent into Virginia with a detachment as baggage guard, with  ___ taken from Gen. Burgoine, under the command of Colonel Buford. He was then put under the command of Captain Hogg, the regiment not recollected, but commanded by Colonel Parker, and sent into the State of Georgia where he served his time and, on the 10th day of August 1779, was discharged at a Widow Starks about nine miles from Augusta, between Augusta and Savannah, that place being headquarters for Colonel Parker's Army at that time; agreeable to one original declaration dated the 15th day of February 1819 and a pension certificate now in his possession #46. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it, so as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled, an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18th day of March 1818. He further states that he is a farmer, but very infirm and totally incapable to pursue it, and that he has with himself two in family, himself and his wife Polly Lawless, age 66 years and very infirm, being totally incapable of supporting herself.  John (X) Lawless.

State of Kentucky Grant Circuit Court.
I, Hubbard B. Smith, clerk to the court for the circuit aforesaid, to hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto are truly copied from the records of the said court. I do further certify that is is the opinion of the said court that the amount in value of the property exhibited is $151.25. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my own private seal (there being no seal of affix yet provided) this 24th day of August 1820 and the 29th year of our Commonwealth.  H. B. Smith.

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