Revolutionary War Soldier
Elijah Hooten was born in the year 1753 in the State of North Carolina. The names of his parents are John Booth Hooten (1727-1774) and Anna Mary __________ (1731-1774).
While a resident of Cumberland County, North Carolina, Elijah Hooten volunteered late in 1779, served as a private in Captain Edwards' company, Colonel Williams' North Carolina regiment, he was in the battle of Gates' Defeat, and in the battle of Guilford Court House, where he was severely wounded, and returned to his home in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
After the Revolution he moved from Cumberland County, to Grayson County, Virginia, then to near Scottsville, in Kentucky, then to Warren County, Tennessee, thence to White County, Tennessee. He was allowed $20 per annum pension on his application executed April 18, 1834, at which time he was living in White County, Tennessee. He died March 11, 1844 in Dekalb County
Elijah Hooten was born in the year 1753 in the State of North Carolina. The names of his parents are John Booth Hooten (1727-1774) and Anna Mary __________ (1731-1774).
While a resident of Cumberland County, North Carolina, Elijah Hooten volunteered late in 1779, served as a private in Captain Edwards' company, Colonel Williams' North Carolina regiment, he was in the battle of Gates' Defeat, and in the battle of Guilford Court House, where he was severely wounded, and returned to his home in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
After the Revolution he moved from Cumberland County, to Grayson County, Virginia, then to near Scottsville, in Kentucky, then to Warren County, Tennessee, thence to White County, Tennessee. He was allowed $20 per annum pension on his application executed April 18, 1834, at which time he was living in White County, Tennessee. He died March 11, 1844 in Dekalb County
Revolutionary War Soldier
Elijah Hooten was born in the year 1753 in the State of North Carolina. The names of his parents are John Booth Hooten (1727-1774) and Anna Mary __________ (1731-1774).
While a resident of Cumberland County, North Carolina, Elijah Hooten volunteered late in 1779, served as a private in Captain Edwards' company, Colonel Williams' North Carolina regiment, he was in the battle of Gates' Defeat, and in the battle of Guilford Court House, where he was severely wounded, and returned to his home in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
After the Revolution he moved from Cumberland County, to Grayson County, Virginia, then to near Scottsville, in Kentucky, then to Warren County, Tennessee, thence to White County, Tennessee. He was allowed $20 per annum pension on his application executed April 18, 1834, at which time he was living in White County, Tennessee. He died March 11, 1844 in Dekalb County
Elijah Hooten was born in the year 1753 in the State of North Carolina. The names of his parents are John Booth Hooten (1727-1774) and Anna Mary __________ (1731-1774).
While a resident of Cumberland County, North Carolina, Elijah Hooten volunteered late in 1779, served as a private in Captain Edwards' company, Colonel Williams' North Carolina regiment, he was in the battle of Gates' Defeat, and in the battle of Guilford Court House, where he was severely wounded, and returned to his home in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
After the Revolution he moved from Cumberland County, to Grayson County, Virginia, then to near Scottsville, in Kentucky, then to Warren County, Tennessee, thence to White County, Tennessee. He was allowed $20 per annum pension on his application executed April 18, 1834, at which time he was living in White County, Tennessee. He died March 11, 1844 in Dekalb County
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