A number of 1812 pension and bounty land applications for veterans of the War of 1812 are available free of charge at www.fold3.com. The information noted below was abstracted by Randi Richardson from the documents available online for Joseph Albin. Joseph Albin enlisted in the War of 1812 from the State of Kentucky. He served under Capt. Craven Peyton from May 1, 1813, to August 25, 1813. He received bounty land in compensation for his service. On April 29, 1824, in Lawrence County, Indiana, in married Rosannah Sheeks. He died in Putnam County, Indiana, on July 24, 1863. His widow applied for a pension and at the time of her application was a resident of Putnam County.