Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [BLANK], William Young, S. C.
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SERVICE S. C.
Young, William
NUMBER Rej
CONTENTS
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These papers do not belong in either of the two claims of Wm Youngs of S.C. . The allegations do not correspond- and the children & soldiers never applied for or received pensions
AW
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Bolivar Tennessee
6 Sept. 1840
Corner of Pensions
Enclosed please find application of Mrs. Catharine Ragan for arrears of pension under the Act of --, she being a child of a Revolutionary officer who died after the Act of 1828 & 1832 went into
Effect, never having recd any Pension

If it is informal we desire to remedy the defects-
Very Respectfully
Wood & Smith-
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[stamp]
PENSION OFFICE
SEP 12 1860
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Wood & Smith
Sept. 22
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Pension Office, Sept. 22. 1860
Gentlemen
I have received the informal application of the heirs of William Young for pension in virtue of his alleged Revolutionary services, and have rejected the claim - the children of such soldiers cannot establish and recover such claims, they die with the soldier and his widow. This was decided by the Department in 1857 under advice of the attorney General

Mines Wood & Smith
Bolivar
Tennessee
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State of Tennessee
County of Hardeman
Catharine Ragan on behalf of herself and of her brother Samuel Young of Newberry District South Carolina - make oath that affiant who is a resident of Hardeman County and nearly eighty five years of age and the said Samuel Young who is nearly seventy eight years of age on the only surviving Heirs and children of William Young decd who was a Captain of a company raised in Newberry District South Carolina & its vicinity all through the Revolutionary war. Affiant States that her said father served as Captain all through said war until honorably discharged at its close, and she believes the
roll of his company with his name thereon as Captain will be found in the proper archives at Washington City-- Affiant cannot recollect the Colonel of her fathers Regiment of the Number of the same - affiant would show that her said father lived in Newberry District South Carolina after said War
many years and until he became
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a very old mans to wit about the year 1822 (although affiant being old & her memory weak she cannot be positive as to dates), when he removed to Christian County, Kentucky whence, after remaining there three or four year he removed to this Hardeman County, where he lived about five years or six and then removed to Perry County Tennessee where he lived about five or six years and died about the year 1827 - aged one hundred and five years - Affiant would show that the old family Record has been destroyed by fire many years since and therefore cannot be produced. Affiant is informed that she & her Brother who are the only surviving children of her said father are entitled to o the Pension money which was due her father at his death in 1837 under the laws of the United States
as he never applied for or received any Pension during his life time and his children have never applied for or recd. any since his death. And he makes this declaration for the purpose
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of obtaining said Pension money and Interest and she hereby for herself & the said Samuel Young -
nominate and appoints Wood and Smith of Bolivar Hardeman County, Tennessee her attorney to
prosecute her said claim for her
This 31 day of August 1864 -
[signed] Catherine X Ragan her mark
Attest Jas. McCann

On this 3 day of September 1860 personally came Catharine Ragan before me an acting Justice of the Peace & for Hardeman County Tennessee, & made oath in due form of law that the facts set forth in the foregoing Declaration are true to the best of her knowledge, recollection and belief-- And I certify that the the person she represents herself to be from every appearance of she age the presents to be Jas, McCann
Justice of the Peace for Hardeman Co

We Groves Rook, and Tabitha Rook of Hardeman County do swear that we are acquainted with Catherine Ragan & have lived near neighbors to her in Hardeman Cty for about thirty six years - that she is the identical person qualified to this
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[stamp]
PENSION OFFICE
SEP 12 1860

above declaration with her father William Young, who lived several years at the house of the said Catharine in affiants neighborhood about the year 1828 to 1832 he was at time be a very old man,
being said to be about one hundred years old - affiants state that the said Catherine was always treated and acknowledged by him as his daughter and generally reputed to be such - affiants 
further state that said William Removed to Perry County about 1832 where it has always been generally reputed he died about 1837 - affiants are not in any way connected with Catharine Ragan, nor interested in this claim this the 3 day of Sept 1860 
[signed] Groves Rook
Tabitha Rook 
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I certify that the foregoing affidavit of Groves Rook & Tabitha Rook was sworn to & subscribed
before me this 3rd day of Septr 1864, and I know the witnesses to be credible & respectable &
residents of this County-- & am in no way interested in this claim this 3 day of Sept 1818
JasMcCann
Justice of the Peace
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[illegible]

signed R.P. Nealy
[seal showing "Tennessee"]