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If a person supported the Revolution, he may be mentioned in records as a rebel, patriot, or Whig. Those who opposed the Revolution were Loyalists or Tories. | If a person supported the Revolution, he may be mentioned in records as a rebel, patriot, or Whig. Those who opposed the Revolution were Loyalists or Tories. | ||
'''Patriots''' | '''Patriots''' | ||
Service and pension records and indexes for patriots are available on film at the National Archives and the Family History Library. See the [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] Wiki article for these sources. | |||
The Revolutionary War was fought before Kentucky became a state in 1792. Many veterans came to Kentucky and may be listed in: | The Revolutionary War was fought before Kentucky became a state in 1792. Many veterans came to Kentucky and may be listed in: | ||
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*Virginia State Library. Department of Archives and History. ''List of the Revolutionary Soldiers of Virginia: Special Report of the Department of Archives and History for 1911 and 1912''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954. (Family History Library {{FHL|476030|title-id|disp=film 29893}}.) The contents of this record are arranged in alphabetical order by surname. | *Virginia State Library. Department of Archives and History. ''List of the Revolutionary Soldiers of Virginia: Special Report of the Department of Archives and History for 1911 and 1912''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954. (Family History Library {{FHL|476030|title-id|disp=film 29893}}.) The contents of this record are arranged in alphabetical order by surname. | ||
An Internet site entitled “[http://sos.ky.gov/land/military/revwar/ Revolutionary War Warrants ]is available to determine the names of Virginia veterans (or their assignees) who received bounty land warrants as payment for military service. The database also includes scanned images from the Warrants Register and the file identification for the patents authorized by the evolutionary War land warrants. | An Internet site entitled “[http://sos.ky.gov/land/military/revwar/ Revolutionary War Warrants ]is available to determine the names of Virginia veterans (or their assignees) who received bounty land warrants as payment for military service. The database also includes scanned images from the Warrants Register and the file identification for the patents authorized by the evolutionary War land warrants. | ||
'''The 1835 Pension Roll''' | |||
On June 5, 1834, the U.S. Senate required the Secretary of War to submit a statement showing the names of pensioners who were on the pension rolls or had previously been on the pension rolls. For more information on the 1835 Pension Roll see [[Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants|Revolutionary War Pension Records]]. The 1835 Pension Roll of Kentucky, which includes Revolutionary War pensioners and heirs of War of 1812 casualties, is available online: | |||
The | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=mIQFAAAAQAAJ Report from the Secretary of War... Vol. III] (Google Books) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48123 The Pension Roll of 1835, Vol. III] (Ancestry) ($) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48037 Kentucky Pension Roll for 1835] (Ancestry) (free) | |||
'''Loyalists''' | |||
For Loyalist records see the [[Canada Military Records|Canada Military Records]] Wiki article. | |||
=== War of 1812 (1812–1815) === | === War of 1812 (1812–1815) === | ||