Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8616, for William Ray, North Carolina
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N.C. Ray, William R8616
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BESETED
1816
P.O.
William Rays (Heirs)
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Discharged:
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No. 20. 240
Wm Rays Heirs
Tenn
G W Talbot Oct 3/53
8616
Rejected
Act 1878
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Sept 1, 1853
Appl of
Wm Ray's
heirs,
Tenn
[illegible]1818
Act Mar 18, 1818
Geo W. Talbot
Lexington
Tenn
DEPARTMENT
OF THE
INTERIOR,
Pension Office,
Official Business
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to
State of Tenne
County of Henderson
On this tenth day of August, A.D. one thousand
eight hundred and fifty three, personally
appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace
within and for the County and State aforesaid,
Micajah Tayner, a resident of Henderson
County, in the State of Tennessee, who being
duly sworn according to law declares that
he is personally acquainted with William
P. Ray, and that he is the son of William
Ray, who died in Henderson County,
Micajah Joyner

Sworn and subscribed before me the day
and year above written. And I hereby certify
at the above affidavit was taken in the
presence of William P. Ray.
Carrall Beaver JP
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Geo W. Talbot
Lexington
Tenn
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State of Tennessee
County of Henderson
On this tenth day of August A.D. one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, John N. Carver, who being duly sworn according to law, declares, that he is personally acquainted with William P. Ray, that 
he is the son of William Ray, who formerly lived in Lexington, Henderson County, in the State of Tennessee, and who is now dead.
John N Carver
Sworn to and subscribed before me
the day and year above written. And I
hereby certify that the above affidavit was
taken in the presence of William P. Ray
Micajah Joyner, JP
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State of Tennessee
County of Henderson
On this tenth day of August, A.D. one
thousand eight hundred and fifty three, personally appeared before me, the undersigned, an acting Justice of the Peace, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, William P. Ray, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he is the son of William Ray who was a captain in the Revolutionary war, that he raised a company in the County of Orange, in the State of North Carolina, and served during the war. He the said William Ray was in the engagements at Ridges Mill, Ramseys Mill, Guilford Court House, Lindley's
Mills, he was stationed at Butlers Ford under
General Butler, He further declares that his
father, William Ray died in the County of
Henderson, in the State of Tennessee in the year A.D. 1825, on the third of September, leaving four heirs, to wit, Lucy Ross, Isabela Bradford, William P. Ray, Mary Patton; since which two have died to wit, Lucy Ross, Isabela Bradford; leaving William P. Ray and Mary Patton, now Mary Hodges, living.  He further declares that his sister, the said Mary Hodges, has fully empowered him to apply for the pension normally due the heirs of the said William Ray.
He makes that declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the provisions of the act of Congress passed March 18, 1818.
William P. Ray
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Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.									Micajah Joyner J.P.
State of Tennessee			
County of Henderson

On this    day of August, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid,
			two good and credible witnesses, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on their oath declare that they are personally acquainted with William P. Ray, who resides in Henderson County, in the State of Tennessee. That he is the son of William Ray, who died in the County and State aforesaid. They further declare that they believe the foregoing declaration of the said William P. Ray to be true.

State of Tennessee
County of Henderson
I,  Jesse Taylor, clerk of the County Court, of said County, do certify that Micajah Joyner and Carrall Beaver are both acting Justices of the Peace of said County.  Both duly commissioned [illegible] and both qualified according to law and items within signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all their respective Official acts as such.

Given under my hand and seal of offices at office in the town of Lexington August the 10th day of 1853.
Jesse Taylor Clerk