My 4th Gt.Grandfather, Justin McCarty, is documented in the 'Pioneer History of Washington Co. Ky.' as being in the American Revolutionary War. His documentation is 'only' recorded in this book, based on old newspaper clippings and records from the area.

The article from this book in general states that " From our previous list of soldiers of the American Revolution,...Justin was born 1757, enlisted in Pa. 1776 for one year-9 months, fought in battles of Brandywine & Long Island, was in the service till 1781 and was discharged at Fells Point, Baltimore, Md. Runs a A.B.C. School 1820, and has a wife, 9 children, 3 of whom are married."

From reading the full paragraph, I feel that when the article was actually written that this was copied from, Justin was still alive to give the information himself. [Several were listed in this article, as it was an oversight leaving these people out of a list of Rev. War vetrans, as was the compiler of these articles own Gt. Grandfather.

I have researched in Washington Co. Ky. for any documentation on Justins military service and found none, with the exception of where Justin hired as Power of Attorney, a lawyer, [Thomas Moore] to try and get anything due to him for being in the American Revolution, in 1825. Realistically, I don't believe Justin [or anyone else during this time] would have wasted money on an attorney to do this, if they hadn't really been in the war. As far as my research, no pension was ever received, for Justin or his widow [Mary] or children.

I have contacted the NARA to do a full search on Justin, and nothing was found, although there is a Justin McCarty & Jestin McCarty on the service cards in Pa. that are searchable... I have found where a Jestin McCarty later in Va. or W. Va. [1830's?] as witness to a widow who applied for a pension on her deceased husband, so it's not our Justin, as he had already died and never left Wasington Co. Ky. after he shows up there in 1793 on tax list. As far as the Justin on the cards, I can't make a connection that he is actually my Justin.

My questions are:

Would the attorney [Moore] have to file for Justin's pension in Pa. where Justin enlisted, or in Md. where he was discharged, or could he file for it in Ky?

Shouldn't there be some type of record of Moore filing in Justin's behalf & where would/could/should it be located at?

Would the pension request be in Justin's name or Thomas Moores?

Would the pension have been awarded from the enlistment state or the discharge state?

Is there a book, web-site etc., that has a list of Rev. soldiers REJECTED claims?

Thanks for any help and suggestions in finding records to document Justin as being in the Revolution. Judy