>From # 202 (Note: I try to cover most of the counties that adjoin Bladen) 1840 CENSUS OF PENSIONERS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA (there is a list for each county in every state) Names of pensioners for revolutionary or military services, their ages in 1840 and the names of the heads of families with whom pensioners resided June 1, 1840 BLADEN COUNTY Josiah Singletory (sic), 76. same Richard Cheshire, 97, same John Darrah, 83, same Francis Davis, 87, same Jacob B. Boit, 89, same William Prigen, 112, Elizabeth Johnson James Shipman, 89, same John McEithan, 83, Malcolm McLeod Musgroves Jones, 88, same William Smith , 85, same CUMBERLAND COUNTY Alexander Johnson, 80, same Sherwood Fort, 81, same Hardy Mathews, 86, same Will S. Walker, -, same DISTRICT OF FAYETTEVILLE John Lumsden, 82, same DUPLIN COUNTY Kadar Harrell, 94, Almshouse William Alfin, 74, same Samuel Gauff, 81, same Nathaniel Waller. 76, same Jesse Brown, 79, same Thomas Kennaday, 78, same Bezzent Brock, 82, same James Holland, 93, same John Davis, 78, same John Rigby, 78, same James Moore, 77, same William Carr, 87, same David Charlton, 84, same James Blanton, 79, same Thomas Wright, 78, same William Taylor, 83, same Daniel Withington, 85, same JOHNSTON COUNTY James Holt, 86, same William Talton, 85, same Valentine Shepard, 90, same James Odum, 88, Gary Sydevant NEW HANOVER COUNTY William News, 84, same John Kennair, 91, John R. Taylor Jacob Wells, 89, Thomas Wells John Pages, 79, same Mary Powel, 68, same Josiah Sikes, 106, Eleanor Larns James Lee, 80, same George Bannerman, 88, Evan LArkins Elizabeth Kerr, 77, Ann Taylor James Malpass, 88, F. J. Croom Zack Holmes, 90, same James Lewis, 84, same Francis Predgin, 79, same RICHMOND COUNTY Edward Ingram, 89, Elisha Bostick John Currie, 92, Duncan Currie Walter Leak, sen., 79, same Tillotsin O'Brian, 81, same Jn. Macalister, 76, same Lot Stricklin, 81, Calvin Stricklin James HAsty, 86, same William Brown, 78, same [Of this number, one has discontinued his pension for a year ot two] Note: I have no idea what that means. SAMPSON COUNTY Daniel Merritt, 78, same Thomas Gregory, 91, same William Gainy, 88, same Thomas Tart, 80, same Jeremiah Simmons, 87, same John Stewart, 78, same Elizabeth Hollingsworth, 88, Nathan Dudley William Hays, 88, same Micajah Springs, 85, same Henry Hollingsworth, 80, H. Hollingsworth Christopher Manuel, 90, same Peter O. Ryan, 89, same John Boykin,sen., 77, samae Lott Rich, sen., 82, same John Wright, sen., 81, same If anyone wants another county (or another state) checked just yell. Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm