Revolutionary War Patriots in Greene County

The following is a partial list of men who served or rendered material aid during the Revolutionary War who lived in and or died in Greene County, Alabama.

Name of Pensioner Age per pension Date in County Service in Notes/Source
Alsobrook, Jesse 72 1833 NC To Sumter Co. by 1840, Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149, Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34
Archibald, Samuel   ???? NC? Died in Greene Co. in 1830
Avery, William Sr b. 1758 1820 NC Heritage of Greene County, Alabama, page 36
Barbour, Mordecai 82 1835 VA Died in Greene Co. in 1834; buried in Bethsalem Baptist Church Cemetery in Boligee.
Black, James 74 1840 NC Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.
Brown, Hamilton 79 1833 SC Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 14, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He resided in Greene county, June 1, 1840, aged 86.-- Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149
Campbell, David 72 1817 SC Heritage of Greene County, Alabama, page 36
Marker in Havana Methodist Cemetery, Hale County, Alabama
Coleman, Charles P. 71 1833 NC In Greene Co. 1840, Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. The Pensacola Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution placed an official NSDAR marker on Charles and his wife Mary's graves. They are buried in the family cemetery, known as the Grassland cemetery on Mesopotamia Street in Eutaw. The Grassdale plantation is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Collins, Elisha 75 1833 VA Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34
Davis, William 73 1834 NC Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34
Gill, James 74 1834 SC d. 14 Apr 1842 Greene Co., Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. Burial is supposed to be in Ebenezer Cemetery in Clinton, though tombstone has not been located.
Harkness, Robert     NC Descendants of Robert Harkess I by Scott Owens.
Hart, Henry 71 1833 SC Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He resided in Greene county, June 1, 1840, aged 76.--Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.
Hicks, William 77 1830 VA Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34
Hill, Benjamin 71 1832 NC To Greene Co 1827 from Wake Co, NC- Reject. 3 mo. service
Hillhouse, William 75 1833 SC Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He resided in Greene county, June 1, 1840, aged 81.--Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149
Holland, Jacob --   SC Private, SC Militia. Buried in Hebron Cemetery, Greene Co., Alabama. Born in 1761, died 1 Oct 1852.
Hughes, Joseph 73 1834 SC d. Greene Co 1834 at age 75, buried in Hebron Cemetery. Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34
Husbands, William 75 1833 NC Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He resided in Greene county, June 1, 1840, aged 79.--Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149
Johnson, Richard 72 1833 VA Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He resided in Greene county, June 1, 1840, aged 79.--Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.
Lavender, Hugh 79 1833 SC (1754-1834) d. Greene Co., buried in Concord Cemetery, near Havana in Hale County, Alabama, Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34.
McCarter, James 69 1833 SC Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He resided in Greene county, June 1, 1840, aged 76.--Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149.
Martin, James 75 1820 SC Heritage of Greene County, Alabama, page 36
Land patent near Havana in 1820
Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34
Neil, Robert ?? 1817 SC Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34
Norris, Patrick 72 1833 SC Revolutionary Pension Roll, Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34
Otterson, Samuel 80 1833 SC Captain. d. Greene Co. (See Wills), Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. Buried in Hebron Cemetery,Greene Co., Alabama.
Pettigrew, James 73 1833 SC Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34. He resided in Greene county, June 1, 1840, aged 79.--Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149. Buried in Grassdale Cemetery, Greene Co., Alabama.
Pool, John     SC Heritage of Greene County, Alabama, page 36. SC Regt. Buried at Mt Hermon Cemetery, Hale County, Alabama.
Sawyer, Stephen 75 1834 NC Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34
Seale, Jarvis ?? 1835 ?? d. in Greene Co. (See Wills),
Pension Book, State Branch Bank, Mobile
Story, Henry 77 1833 SC Sgt., Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34
Tidmore, John 84 1840 ?? Census of Pensioners, 1841, p. 149
Walton, William 68 1833 NC Revolutionary Pension Roll, in Vol. xiv, Sen. Doc. 514, 23rd Cong., 1st sess., 1833-34
Williams, David ?? 1819 NC Private in the American Revolution. Came from NC to Alabama in 1819. Erected by his descendants in 1913. Buried in the Williams Cemetery in Akron, Hale (was Greene) County, Alabama.
Wynne, Williamson 69 1829 NC d. in Greene Co 1829 (See Wills)