Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1513, for John Kingston, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE VA
Kingston, John or Kington
Eleanor 
NUMBER W.1513
CONTENTS
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3322 
Tennessee Knoxville
Eleanor Kingston 
widow of John Kingston
who served in the Revolutionary
war, Virginia, as a private 
Inscribed on the [illegible] the rate of
30 dollars [illegible]

Cents per annum, to commence on the 
4th day of March 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
24 day of Jany 1849 and sent to 
R A Dabney James town Tenn
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under [illegible]
February 2, 1848, Page 295 Vol 3

Reported
Jany 24/49
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State of Tennessee
Overton County 

On this the 22 day of October me William Hayter a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Overton in the State of Tennessee William Caffrey Kington aged forty five year he being entitled to full credit, and after being {strike out] sworn for that purpose on his oath states that his father John Kington who died in Morgan County Tennessee on the twenty first day of March  one thousand eighteen hundred and thirty one was understood to be and was so respected by his acquaintance to have been a Revolutionary Solider that he [illegible] has he had Thomas Butler of Anderson County Tennessee a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States say that his said father served that his said father in his testimony had a great inclination  to talk of the said war and of his service in the war he recollects often to have heard him talk of serving a tour against the indians on Chucky and  the Holstein Rivers and of being at or about a place called the Greasy Cover at the time and of being in North Carolina after that as a soldier and of being at the place where [strike out] on Battle had been fought being sent on to reinforce and assuming a little too late and being in the Battle of either Gilford or Cowpens he thinks he was in one or the other, and at the place of the one he was not at in directly after the same had been fought. he cannot say certain which he was in in he well recollects his often taking the two Battles and being in, one and of being at the place of the other directly after and of
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being at the Mobin Hills at some period of his services and of being at the siege of York and of seeing Cornwallis Surrender. he thinks his said father used to talk mostly of Col Morgan while speaking of his Carolina Route, he well recollects his speaking of being a substitute for some other man one tour, he well recollects of his often speaking of [strike out] officers to with Lawson Morgan, [strike out] Pertete and perhaps Marten and he thinks was a period of his service was transferd to and service a while under Capt. Halkcum witness positively states that his fathers conservation with him of [strike out] the fact of his father serving these tours as a private militia solider from Henry County Virginia has left an impression on his mind beyond all doubt that he served as such 
Wm C Kington
sworn and subscribed this 22 day of October 1838 before me William Hayster JP 
State of Tennessee Overton County 

I John Daugherty- clerk of the court of Overton aforesaid certify that William [illegible] is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing [illegible] to be his is genuine.
In testimony which I have hereunto affix my seal of office and subscribed my name at the office of Livingstone the 11day of April A.D. 1839  
John S. Daugherty Clerk of Overton County Court
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Kingston JP
to [illegible]
Governor
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Know all men by these presences thatWe Jno. Kingston Wm Campbell are held and firmly bound unto Henry Lee esquire governor or Chief Magistrate of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of fifty pounds to which payment will and truly to be made to the said governor or his successors We bind ourselves our heirs [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible] and severally firmly by these presences sealed and dates this 2 day of February 1792. The Condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be had and solemnized between the above bound Jno. Kingston and Elenor Caffrey If therefore there be no legal cause to obstruct the same then this obligation to be void else to remain in fully force and virtue. 
John Kingston seal Wm Campbell seal 
Copy Tests Wm A Clement ClK
1863 May 27
State of Virginia Campbell County to [illegible] 
I Wm A Clement Clerk of the County Court of Campbell County; in the state of Virginia do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Original marriage license bond of John Kingston filed amongst the records of my office.
 In testimony where of I have here to subscribed my name and affixed the seal of office this 27 day of May 1843 in the 67th year of the Commonwealth
Wm A Clement ClK 
Virginia Campbell County [illegible] I Adam Clement presiding justice of the peace in the County Court of Campbell County in the stat of Virignia  do certify that Wm A Clement who hath [illegible] the preceding Certificate is Clerk of said County Court and that his said attestation is in due form given under my hand this 29 day of May 1843 in the 67 year of the Commonwealth Adam Clement seal
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V
4009
Elenor Kingston 
of James
Tennessee.
act 7. July 38
admd 9 mo pri
30$

Robert A. Dabney
Lick Creek Clenton Co Ken
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State of Tennessee
Morgan County
On this the 18th day of October 1838, the aforesaid Eleanor Kingston personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace as aforesaid and on her oath that the following is a true statement of the marriage between her and her deceased husband John Kingston, towit February the 13th 1792.
William H Kingston his oldest son was born January the 13th 1793
John H Kingston was born February 8th 1795, Polly was born January 12th 1797 Betsy was born the 12 June 1799 Nicholas Kingston was born September the 26th 1801, Bernard Kingston was born the January13th 1804, George and Edmund Kingston was born the 26th of April 1807 Nancy was born July the 12th 1808 
John Kingston the deceased husband of Eleanor Kingston died the 21st day of March 1831
The further states that the foregoing is an exact and true statement of the time of her said marriage and the birth of the children of herself and her said Husband and of the time
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his death made out from her memory at the time which she positively asserts to be correct, having no re cord of the same
Sworn and subscribed the day and year afsd before me Elenor Kingston
Thomas Jack Justice of the Peace 
State of Tennessee Morgan County 
I Edmund G Kington Clerk of the County Court of Morgan aforesaid certify that Thomas Jack Esquire is a magistrate as above stated and that the foregoing signatures to the foregoing Declaration affidavit and Certificate is genuine. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this the 19th day of October 1838
Edmund G. Kingston Clerk
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State of Tennessee Morgan County
on this the 18th day of October October 1838. Personally appeared before me Thomas Jack a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Morgan State of Tennessee Elenor Kington a Resident citizen of the County of Morgan State of Tennessee aged seventy Two years being born on the Tenth day of march one thousand seven hundred and sixty six she having no record of her age but distinctly recollects the same eversince she was old enough to have any Recollection of hearing the same talked of by he Parents to wit John Caffrey and Caffrey and after being duly sworn for that pupose or he oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of
Congress passed July the 7th 1838 that she is the widow of John Kington who was a private in the war of the Revolution, and who to her best knowledge and belief served nine months in the Revolutionary war entering service in Henry County in the State of Virginia as a private militia soldier according to her knowledge and belief as derived from him and his old acquaintances that he first substituted in the place of a man named Edmundson and went against the Indians to the west of Viginia under General Christy or Col Christy or was finally up under him and served out three months
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on the frontiers of Virginia and North Carolina and at the long Island of the Holstein River Chucky and she thinks at a place called the greasy cove she is not positive as to what officers he served under but she thinks his Captain or lieutenant was named Marlen she thinks it was probably in the fall of that he performed said three moths Tour but has not any means of arriving at certainly as to the precise day nor month but thinks it was in the fall agreeable to to the impression thing connected with the matter leaves on her mind,
That she further believes that her said husband served another three months tour being called out as a private numbered militia was marched to the state of North Carolina and to the great swamp about the Divide between Virginia and Carolina and was in the service said tour in the first part of the year in the months of January and February in the year 1780 and was in the time in an agegement in North Carolina she believes at Guilford on the Cowpens or perhaps both as to the officers he was under this tour she is melined to think some of the officers names was Calloway and perhaps Bunch but as to their grade She is unable to state certain she recollects that he often spoke of being under Bunch at some period of said tours and at some period of being under General Washington and General Lawson she believes he was discharged from said three
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months Tour in the spring of 1781, but is not certain she cannot state with further certainty who was his Captain or officers she thinks he was in the time of said tour under Major or Col named Calloway.
she further states that the history of her said husband serving a three months tour under Captain Pertete and under Waller as an officer she thinks Waller was Major is very familiar with her having often heard her said husband speak of them (Pertete in particular) she staes her said husband had in his lifetime a peculiar appetite for talking of the Revolutionary War and of his serving and would informily tell of serving three, three months tours amounting to nine months service as a private, he often talked of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis and of witnessing the same that her said husband was about four years older than herslf from their calculations that he was a illiterate man that she has no record or Documentary evidence of his service nor does she know that there is any person certain that she could get the evidence of to prove his service she is convinced that all his intimate acquaintences that know him Respected him as a Revolutionary soldier that he has often heard Thomas Butler deceased who was a Revolutioanry Pensioner and died in Anderson County Tennessee say that he served with her said husband in the Revolutionary war and that they were then acqainted with each other, she states she has no doubt
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but she can prove by some of her acquiantance in Morgan and Anderson Counties in Tennesee to wit the Rectors and Butlers things so much connected with the facts of her said husbands service, that it will tend to the proof of the same very througly, she further Declares that she was named to the said John Kington on the fifteenth day of February one thousand seven hundred and ninety two in Campbell County Virginia by a Baptist minister named Flowes who solemnized the marriage she understood the license to be signed by Esquire Parez and she understood the same to have been in some way under the superintendance of the Clerk of the court; she not having knowledge of to what extent, she has no record of her said marriage nor Documentary evidence but she can prove her her said Marriage by sally Rector whose maiden name was sally Marten who was at the said marriage she further states that her said husband the said John Kington died in Morgan County State of Tennessee on the twenty first day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty one. that she was not married to the said John Kington prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January one thousand seven hundred and ninetyfour to wit on the fifteenth day of February on thousand seven hundred and ninety two as before stated
sworn and subscribed the day and year as above written before me
Elenor Kington
Thomas Jack Justice of the peace
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We Polly Dabney Robert A Dabney & N. J Kington Residing in the county of Morgan state of Tennessee certify that we are well acquainted with Elenor Kington widow of John Kington she having sworn to the foregoing Declaration that she is the widow of the said John Kington Deceased that he did die in Morgan County state of Tennessee on the twenty first day of march on thousand Eight hundred and Twenty one and that she has remained a widow ever since his death, that the said John Kington her said husband was reputed as a Revolutionary soldier by all his intimate acquaintance in the nighborhood where he lived in said County and that we really believe the same is undoubted that we were intimatelyly acquainted with him and that he was considered as a man of vericity and his said widow the said applicant is also reputed as being entirely respectable having a general character for veracity and we further certify that we have often heard the said John Kington tell of his serving in the Revolutionary War that we well recollect his often talking of having served three tours and particularly of the surrender of Corwallis and that we really believe that he servd substantially as set forth in his said widows Declaration annexed (or nearly so) and we further declare that we believe that she is the age as set forth in her said Declaration to wit seventy two years past we further state that
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we are convinced from our acquaintance with the said John Kington Deceased are from things of our acquaintance that he was born about four years before his said widow Eleanor Kington, Polly Dabney Robert A. Dabney N. J Kington
sworn and subscribed this 18th day of October 1838 before me Thomas Jack Justice of the peace
I Thomas Jack Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid certify that Polly Dabney & Robert A Dabney & Nicholas J Kington who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit are resident citizens of the County of Morgan state of Tennes and that they are respectable and that their statements are entitled to full credit I further state that I really believe the said John Kington was a Revolutionary soldier and that I am convinced from my acquaintance with him in his life time and his reputation that they were married at the time set in her said Declaration and I have a knowledge that he died in the spring of 1831
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and I further certify that the foregoing application for a Pension is unable to attend Court from bodily infirmity
Thomas Jack Justice of the peace
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No.1513
Eleanor Kingston Widow John Kingston Priv. Rev. War
Act: Feb. 2. 1848.
Index: - Vol M, Page 269
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Eleanor Kingston of John Tennessee
suspended
let 13 April 1860
R. A. Davney
let to do: 17 March
1844, let 30 June 4 [illegible]
to J. L. Kennedy.
let. 18 Augt 4 R. A. Dabney. do to same
June 15th 1843
Act of July 1838
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V
Eleanor Kingston Tennessee
Suspended
let 5 June 1839
R. A. Dabney & clk
Court Campbell Co  VA
let 18 July 1839 R. A. Dabney
letter from Clk court Campbell Co filed with Jul 8 1839
Act 7 July 1838
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Tennessee. 7946
Eleanor Kingston widow of John Kingston
and who died on the 21st March 1831 of Morgan Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain of the regt commanded by Col. Christie in the Virga. line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Knoxville at the rate of 30 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of Nov. 1843 and sent to R. A. Dabney, Lick Creek, Clinton Co. Kentucky
Total amount, $150
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book 3. Vol. 1. Page 249
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5935
Kentucky
Eleanor Kingston widow of John Kingston who was a Private in the Va Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the day of August 1844 and sent to R A Dabney Lick Creek Ky.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
and June 17. 1844
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 170
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Mrs. Elenor Kington Pension papers act July 7th 1838
Requested to be filed with her papers sent from Morgan Co. Tennessee
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State of Kentucky Clinton County} ss
On this the 28th day January AD 1843 personally appeared before me George Swope, a Justice of the peace in and for said county Elnor Kington widow of John Kington deceased and after being duly sworn for that purpose on oath states that she is the widow of John Kington, deceased who was to her undoubted belief a private militia soldier in the war of the Revolution and served three different three months tours on being service in Henry County Virginia Each tour and serving in all nine months she is the identical Eleanor Kington that prepared a Pension Declaration in Morgan County Tennessee claiming the Benefit of the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 She was married to the said John Kington in Campbell County state of Virginia on the 15th day of February 1792
Sworn and subscribed this 28th day of January AD 1843 before me Geo Swope J.P.} Elenor Kington

State of Kentucky Clinton County} SS
On this the 28th day of January personally appeared before me Geroge Swope a Justice of the peace in and for said county George Dabney a Revolutionary Pensioner
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of said County with whom I am well acquainted his statements being entitled to full credit and on oath state that he had a short acquaintance with John Kington deceased, the husband of Elenor Kington, now applying for a Pension witness states from conversing with the said John in his lifetime he witness was full convinced he had been a Revolutionary soldier his narrative leaving witness no reason to doubt his service as a Revolutionary soldier
Sworn and subscribed this 28th day of January AD 1843 Before me Geo Swope J. P.
George Dabney his + mark
State of Kentucky Clinton County} ss
I George Swope Justice of the peace as above certify that I have taken the above affidavits and conversed with the deponents and I have no doubt of the correctness of their statements being in accordance with their views of the case they giving me information of their opportunity of having a knowledge of the things deposed to given under my hand the day and date above
Geo Swope J.P.
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Kentucky Clinton County Sl
I Rice Maxey clerk of the county court of said county certify that George Swope Esq whose name is signed to the foregoing certificate an affidavits is and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace for said County duly Commissioned & qualifed as such and the said signature purporting to be his are genuine In witness whereof I have here unto set my and and affixed my private seal there being no seal of office provided, at office this 14th day of February 1843
Rice Maxey Clk
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Jamestown Tennessee September the 6th 1848,
Sir, I learn that that there is a law of congress passed extending the pensions of the widows of the Revolutionary soldiers of those widows whose pensions expired the 4th March 1848.
Eleanor Kingston living here wants instructions and her pension allowed her and here after to be paid at Knoxville Tennessee she was first paid there and then at Louisvill Ky In her behalf I am your humble servt
R A Dabney

L Edwards Comm pensions W City DC
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916
no. 47 act 44
Eleanor Kingston
$30 per an
Acts 43 & one
44 certif
Kentucky Roll
R. A. Dabney Lick Creek Kentucky
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State of Kentucky Clinton county} ss
On this the 16th day of July 1844 personally appeared before me George Swope a Justice of the peace in and for said county Eleanor Kington now residing in Clinton County Kentucky aged Seventy Eight years and after being duly sworn for that that purpose on oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 17th 1844 granting Pensions to certain widows she Declares she the identical Person, who has received a Pension for five years per act of Congress of July 7th 1838, she applied in Morgan County Tenness and moved to Clinton county Kentucky, having lived a portion of her time in Each state and at this instant resides in Kentucky in said county, her Pension was a the Rate of thirty dollars per annum ending 4th march 1841 Her Deceased husband John Kington was a private militia soldier of the Virginia militia and served three month tours as set forth in Declarants Declaration and papers now on file in the Pension office and was married to her said Husband the 15th day of February 1792, in Campbell county Virginia, that her husband the said John Kington died in Morgan County Tennessee on the 21st day of march 1831 That she has not since intermarried but
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continues the widow of the above mentioned John Kington, she prays that her Declaration and all papers now on file in the war office form and be considered as a part of this Declaration.
Elenor Kington
Sworn and subscribed this 16th day of July 1844 before me Geo Swope J. P Co C Justice of the peace
State of Kentucky Clinton County ss.
I George Swope _ a Justice of the peace in and for said county certify that Eleanor Kington who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration is the person and character she Represents herself to be, I am well acquainted her before and since she lived in Kentucky I believe her foregoing Declaration is true, I further certify She is unable to attend court from bodily infirmity,
In testimony where of I have here unto Set my hand and the house of Robert a Dabney on Lick Creek in Clinton County Kentucky this 16th day of July 1844, Geo Swope JP CoC
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Kentucky Clinton County Sct
I Rice Maxey clerk of the Clinton County court aforesaid certify that George Swope Esq whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is an was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace for said County of Clinton duly Commissioned and qualified as such, and that the signatures purporting to be his is genuine In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal there being no public seal provided at office this 22nd day of July 1844 Rice Maxey Clk
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State of Tennessee Overton County} ss
On this the 5th day of October AD 1839 before the subscribor a Justice of the peace for said County personally appeared Henry Dillen with whom I am personally acquainted a man of good character and undoubted veracity now a Revolutionary Pensioner and after being duly sworn according to law made the following affidavit viz
That John Kington with whom he was well acquainted both before and after the War of the Revolution did serve with affiant in his first tour of duty under Colonel Christia in that Campeign and was a substitute for one Edmonston and served that whole tour and he affiant well recollects that John Kington was in service and went a tour to the South Carolina country as he was then informed and believes as to what officers he cannot say more then he heard Kington speaking of Morgan after his return then he affiant and John Kington again entered the service together under Capt Parteet and was together at the siege of York and returned home to Henry county state of Virginia together where they was acquainted as neighbor for some years til Kington removed as he then understood to Campbell county state of Virginia but [illegible] never had any personal
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more personal acquaintance with him but afterwards heard that he was located in Morgan county state of Tennessee appiant further states that his son Jacob Dillen who was an attorney at law used to attend court in that county by whom he learned that it was the same John Kington with whom he was well acquainted and had served with him two tours of duty in the war of the Revolution after which they used to send there compliment by these other friends and passingers sworn to and subscribed the day and date above written before me
Stephen Sewell a Justice of the peace
Henry Dillen his x mark

State of Tennessee Overton County} Sct
I John S Dougherty clerk of the county court of said Overton County here by certify that Stephen Sewell is a Justice of the peace as above and that the foregoing signatures perporting to be his are genuine in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal office this 7th day of October 1839 John S Dougherty clerk of Overton County Court
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State of Kentucky Clinton County}
On this the 18th day of april 1843 Eleanor Kington a Resident citizen of the county Clinton Kentucky aged seventy seven year who being first duly sworn according to law on her oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress passed on the 3d day of March 1843, granting Pensions to widows of Persons who served during the Revolutionary War; that she is the widow of John Kington, who was a private militia soldier of the virginia militia serving in the infantry, and served three different tours of three months Each, in manner set forth in her Declaration now on file in the war office, in her Declaration under the act of Congress passed 7th July 1838, she further declares she is still the widow of the said John Kington. sworn and subscribed this 18th day of april 1843 Eleanor Kington
Before me Geo Swope J P Co C
I George Swope an acting Justice of the peace for Clinton County Kentucky that the above declaration was subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of april 1843
Geo Swope J.P. CoC
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I, George Swope, a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Clinton in the commonwealth of Kentucky certify that I am personally acquainted with the foregoing applicant for a Pension and had some acquaintance with her in Morgan County Tennessee and know her to be known and esteemed the widow of John Kington I have no doubt she is of the age she alledges seventy seven
Givin under my hand this 18th day of april A.D. 1843 Geo Swope J.P CoC

Commonwealth of Kentucky Clinton County} ss
I Rice Maxey, clerk of the County court of Clinton aforesaid, certify, that George Swope, Esq whose signature appear to the foregoing is a Justice of the peace as above setforth, and that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my private seal, having no public seal, done at office in Albany this the 19th day of april A.D. 1843.
Att Rice Maxey Clk
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress of the 29th July 1848
State of Tennessee Fentress county} ss
On this the 8th day of november 1848 personally appeared before me John Linder a Justice of the peace in and for said county Eleanor Kingston a resident citizen of the county of Fentress aforesaid aged eighty two years, who being duly sworn according to law, on her oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the acts of congress of the 29th July 1848, she is the identical person who was a Pensioner of the united states under the acts of congress of July 7 1838, and of the 3d march 1848 and the 17th June 1844, that she is and was ever since the death of her deceased husband John Kingston the widow of him he was  a private in the Revolution war against the common enemy she was married to him prior to the first of January 1794 in campbell county virginia precisely as stated in her Declarations on file in the war office and was awarded at the rate of thirty dollars per annum as a Revolutionary Pensioner first at Knoxville Tennessee and next at Louisville Kentucky where she was last paid she was married to the said John Kingston on the fifteenth February one thousand seven hundred and ninety two and is now the
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widow of the said John Kingston Elener Kingston
sworn to and subscribed this 8th day of november 1848 before me John Linder Justice of the peace}

State of Tennessee Fentress county I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named applicant for a Pension and that she is the same person who has been here before in the receipt of a pension and I believe her Declaration is true the applicant is unable to attend court from bodily infirmity.
Given my hand this 8th day of november 1848
John Linden Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee Fentress county - ss
I Balaam L Stephens clerk of the county court of said county certify that John Linder Esquire whose name appears to the foregoing is now and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace for said county and his said signatures are genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of office this 8th day november AD 1848
Balaam L. Stephens Clerk of Fentress County Court
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James L Edwards Esq
Washington city, D.C.
War Department
Pension office
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Lick Creek PO. Clinton Co Ky
april 16th 1843
Sir, I have Retained the within affidavit, of George Dabney, and the statements of Mrs. Eleanor Kingston showing her emigration to this place from Morgan County Tennessee; I kept their waiting for a certified copy of the Record of her marriage to John Kington, in Campbell county virginia; Mrs. Kington having wrote a letter to the Clerk of said Court, or Rather signed, a letter that I wrote, and sent money to pay the fees of the clerk [illegible] and not getting any answer from said clerk I have thought proper to send the within, and hope you will file them with the other papers in her case being the application of Eleanor Kington widow of John Kington, for a Pension under the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, I hope however to be able in some way to get the Record from Campbell County touching her said marriage, I have thought it probably the clerk might have sent the Record to you in stead of me or Mrs. Kington, Mrs. Kington write to him inparticular to send it to
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to this place certified under the proper seal [illegible], signifying your intimation to her the insufficiency of the written certificate of the clerk, perhaps in a [illegible] or statement without be done in legally officially or under seal [illegible] you will please file the within, and peradventure she may sometime be able to get the Benefit of said Record
In behalf of Mrs Kington I have the honor to be your most humble servant
Robert A Dabney
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State of Tennessee Morgan County,
I , Thomas S Lea a Justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid certify that I was acquainted with John Kington of Morgan County state of Tennessee who died as I now believe in the spring of 1831 I attended on him as a physician I have not hesitation in saying from conversing with him about the Revolutionary War and from his character that I believe he was a Revolutionary soldier and I certify that Elenor Kington has remained a widow ever since his death
Thomas S. Lea Justice of the peace for Morgan County

State of Tennessee Morgan County}
I Edmund G. Kington Clerk of the County Court of morgan aforsaid Certify that Thomas S Lea Esquire is a magistrate as above and that the fore going signature to his certificate is genuine
Given under my hand and seal of office this 18th day of October AD. 1838
Edmund G Kington Clk
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State of Tennessee Anderson County }
on this the 31st day of October 1838 before me James Jones a Justice of the peace in and said county Personally appeared Elizabeth Rector with whom I am personally acquainted whose statements are entitled to full credit and on the oath States that she was well acquainted with John Kington of Campbell County virginia and his wife Elenor Kington whose maiden name was Caffey, that she Elenor Kington was [illegible] own first cousin that she witness was very young and small at the time that the said Kington was married to his said wife, that she was not at their said marriage but recollects that that her sister Sally Rector was a the wedding She witness has been acquainted with Elenor Kington some upwards of fifty years and with the said John Kington her Deceased husband for the same time and knows that said Kington was Reputed as a Revolutionary Soldier by his acquaintance generally and that both in Virginia and in Tennessee and that she has been intimately acquainted with said John Kington and his said widow eversince her earliest recollection Elizabeth Rector her x mark
Sworn and subscribed this 31st day of Oct 1838. before me James Jones Justice of the peace

I , James Jones, a Justice of the peace for
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The County of Anderson State of Tennessee certify that I was personally acquainted with John Kington Deceased in his lifetime who died in Morgan County Tennessee some four years past. I have the best of reasons for believing that he was a Revolutionary soldier (not to have known of his service) personally having been acquainted with him and heard him talk himself and understanding him to be a man of truth and particularly to have been a man of the Revolutionary war from Tradition
Given under my and in Anderson County Tennessee as one of the Justices of the peace for said county this 31st day of October AD 1838 James Jones Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee Anderson County
I William Cross Clerk of the county aforesaid certify that James Jones Esq is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing affidavit purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name at office in Clinton this 13th day of February 1839
Will Cross clk by his dept C. Y. Oliver
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Jamestown Fentress county
Tennessee nov 8th 1848
I enclose to you the Pension Declaration of Eleanor Kingston widow of John Kington to a Pension under the act of Congres of July 29th 1848. you will see she has heretofore been in the receipt of a Pension I hope you will Examine the case and report the case to me
your humble servt R A Dabney
The Hon J L Edwards Com of Pension War Dept Pension office Washington City, DC
She wants to be enrolld at Knoxvile in East Tennessee
R A Dabney
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State of Tennessee Morgan County} ss
I Daniel S Lavendar a Justice of the peace for Morgan County aforesaid having lived many years a near neighbor to John Kington deceased of this County the identical John Kington who was the husband of Eleanor Kington, now his widow, and from a verry intimate acquaintance, with said Kington, do certify that he claimed and asserted that he was a Revolutionary Soldier and much inclined to talk of the same, that he was reputed and Esteemed as such and from his character and to my best opinion I have Every reason to believe he was a soldier of the Revolution, and have no reason to doubt it,
Given under my hand this 8th day of January 1841
Daniel S, Lavender seal
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State of Tennessee Morgan County} ss
I Samuel P Vaughn clerk of the County Court of Morgan aforesaid certify that Daniel S Lavender Esqr whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate is a Justice of the peace as therein setforth, I further certify that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 12th day of January AD 1841. Sanuel P Vaughn clerk
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[illegible] July 8 Va
Campbell EH July 11 1859} single [illegible]
Mr. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
letter from Clerk Court Campbell Co
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Campbell Clerks Office 25 June 1839
Dear Sir,
your note of the 5 just [illegible] to hand and agreeable to your request I have examined the records of my Office and find on the 2 day of February 1792 Mr John Kingston obtained a license to marry Miss Elanor Caffrey who I imagine is the same lady applying for her pension spoken of in your note
I am [illegible] respect [illegible]
William A Clement clk of Campbell County
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James L Edwards Washington City DC Pension office
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Morgan Courthouse Ten
February the 18th 1839
Enclosed are the affidavits of Col Eldridge Myatt, and of Elizabeth Rector of Anderson County East Tennessee and of Sally Rector of Morgan county Ten in support of the Pension Claim of Elenor Kington of this County The being the widow of John Kington deceased a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you will please to file the said affidavits with her Declaration and papers lately forwarded to you from this place, by myself claiming the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 and after Examination of the whole matter, give me information directed to Morgan Courthouse Tennessee
your humble servant R A Dabney
James L Edwards Esq Washington City DC War Dept Pension office
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State of Tennessee Morgan County}
Beit known that on the 24th day of December 1838 Personally appeared before me Edmmund G. Kington Clerk in and for the County Court of Morgan aforesaid personally appeared Sally Rector whose statements are entitled to full credit and on her oath states that She was born the the 17th day of January seventeen hundred and seventy two, agreeable to her Record now in her possession that she was at the marriage when her cousin Elenor Caffrey was married to John Kington in Campbell County state of Virginia, that the same was celebrated by a preacher named Flowers in February as the she now believes she well recollects that there was snow on the ground, the the marriage took place on the time above specified seventeen hundred and ninety two she went to the house of John Caffey the day proceeding the marriage, and actually saw and heard the marriage, she has been acquainted with them eversince intell the death of said John Kington she further states that she always during her acquaintance with said Kington and
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and his acquaintances understood him to have been a Revolutionary soldier and that she has no doubt of the fact,
sworn and subscribed the day and year above written before me Edmund G. Kington Clerk}
Sally Rector her X mark

State of Tennessee Morgan County}
I Edmund G. Kington Clerk of the County Court of Morgan aforesaid certify that I attended at the house of Sally Rector widow of Martin Rector a respectable [illegible] living on the near edge of Morgan County next Anderson County and that the deposed to a signd the foregoing affidavit before me as county court Clerk aforesaid
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this first day of January 1839
Edmund G. Kington Clerk
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Mr Ro. A. Dabney post master Lick Creek post office Clinton County Kentucky
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Dear Sir
enclosed you will receive a copy of the marriage license bond of Mr. Jno Kingston I [illegible] when I received your note stating that you had never heard from me I forwarded you a copy of the bond a few days after I received your note enclosing the $1 dollar bill I hope this may arrive safe to hand and give entire satisfaction.
yours [illegible] Wm A Clement
29 May 1843
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State of Kentucky Wayne County} ss
on this the 2nd day of December 1839 personally appeared before me Benjamin Hancock a Justice of the peace for said county George Dabney a Revolutionary Pensioner with whom I am well acquainted whose statements are entitled to full credit, and on oath states that he became acquainted with John Kington, of Morgan county Tennessee some years who conversed with witness considerably on the subject of his  in the Revolutionary War, witness has no hesitation in saying that said Kington must have served from his account witness well recollects of concluding that they served together some part of their service though they were not then acquainted, witness will unhesitating say that Kington served at the siege of york to his undoubted opinion from his talk
Sworn and subscribed this 2nd day of December 1839 before me B. Hancock [illegible]
George Dabney his x mark
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State of Kentucky Wayne County
I William Simpson Clerk of the County Court of Wayne County aforesaid certify that Benjamin Handcock is a justice of the peace as abound set forth and that the forgoing Signature purporting to Be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 30 day of December 1839
W Simpson Clerk
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Morgan Courthouse Ten January 12, 1841
Sir Enclosed is the certificate of Daniel S Lavender a Justice of the peace of this County Relative to the Claim of Eleanor Kington of this County to a Pension under the act of Congress passed 7th July 1838 I will inform you that I will suggest to you that all the old citizens of this County that was acquainted with John Kington the deceased soldier I believe have not the slightest doubt of his having been a Revolutionary soldier I have no doubt [illegible] I could prove by fifty persons of this County that said Kington was reputed and understood to be a Revolutionary soldier I am informed and believe that Henry Dillen of Overton County is willing to Depose that said Kington assisted him in returning home from the siege at yorktown I hope you will again Examine all the papers in the Case of Mrs. Kington and report to me
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with due Respect I have the honor to be your most obt servt R A Dabney
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[illegible] Tennessee 23rd May 1842
Sir enclosed you will find the affidavit of Henry Dillen in support of both Eleanor Kington and Judy Frenches claim for a five years Pension under the act of 7th July 1838 the [illegible] of both claims haveing been forwarded by R A Dabney Esq as they inform me and Mr Dabney haveing changed his place of residence to Clinton County Ky from Morgan CH and Mrs. Kington haveing changed from Morgan to [illegible] and both applicants haveing applyed to me informing me that proof of service on the part of their deceased husbands [illegible] nesesary in order to have said claim allowed and from those present [illegible] of residence wish payment at Nashville
I am very respectfully your most obt servant 
J L Kennedy
J L Edwards Esq com of Pensions Washington City D C Pension office
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J L. Edwards
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Lick Creek P O Ky Clinton County July 29th 1842.
Sir your letter to James L Kennedy bearing date June 20, 1842 at the Penson office in which letter you say,
"The proof of the marriage and of the service in the case of Mrs. Eleanor Kington, widow of John Kington decd w not sufficient,"
I Beg leave to request you to re examine all the papers in that case, if you do not find the certificate of the Clerk of the court of Campbell County Virginia to the fact of marriage then please write to me, I have no doubt but that you will on reexamination of all the papers in her case, you will be strongly impressed with the Justice of her Claim, I think you will find a claim of circumstances, connected with the positive evidence of the service full satisfying you of the fact of service, and marriage
your humble sevt R A Dabney
J L Kennedy
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Lick Creek P O Clinton Co Ky April 20th 1843
Sir, Enclosed is the Pension Declaration of Mrs Eleanor Kington, widow of John Kington [illegible] claiming the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 3d day of March 1843, your humble servant Robert A Dabney
James L Edwards Esq Washington City DC War Dept Pension office
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Morgan Courthouse Tennessee Dec 5. 1838
Enclosed is the Pension Declaration of Elenor Kington widow of John Kington Deceased, She claims a a Pension under the act of Congress passed 7th July 1838, her Declaration has been detaind some time, with a view to obtain Some additional Testimony from Anderson county Tennessee I have concluded however, to send the present papers with a view to obtain other testimony a Reply from you Referencing the claim will probably not be necessary untill I may send the additional Evidence which I will endeavor to obtain
I remain your most obt servant Robert A Dabney
Jaems L Edwards Esq Washington city DC
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State of Tennessee Fentress County } ss
On this the 5th day of september 1848 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said county duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared Eleanor Kingston who on her oath declares that she is the same person who drew a pension as the widow of John Kingston, who was a soldier of the Revolutionary war she drew a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per annum under the act of the 7th July 1838, and was paid at Knoxville Tennessee the five years Pension and was Pensioned under the acts of Congress passed march 3d 1843 and march  june 17.1844, and paid at Louisville Kentucky, she has previously lived in Morgan County Tennessee where her husband the late John Kingston died and in clinton County Kentucky, and has moved to Fentress County Tennessee where she intends to remain and she wishes to obtain the benefit of the late act of congress passed day of 184 and her pension payable in [illegible] at Knoxville in Tennessee where she was first paid. she is still the widow of the said John Kingston.
Eleanor Kinston her x mark
5th september 1848 before me John Linder Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee Fentress County - ss
on this the 5th day of september 1848 personally appeared George S Kington and Robert A Dabney whose statements are entitled to full credit and made oath in due form of law that Eleanor Kingston who had subscribed and made the foregoing affidavit is the person she has described herself to be an was a Pension precisely as she has stated in said affidavit
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and lives in Fentress County Tennessee
Robert A Dabney Geo S Kington
sworn and subscribed this 5th day of september 1848 before me John Linder Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee Fentress County} ss
I Balaam L Stephens clerk of the county court of Fentress County aforesaid do hereby certify that is and was at the time of signing his name to the foregoing affidavits [illegible] Justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
Given under my and hand and seal of office at office in Jamestown this 6th day of september 1848 B. L. Stephens Clerk [illegible]
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Robert A Dabney

Thomas Jack 
Justice of the Peace
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Morgan Courthouse Ten December the 13th 1839
Sir, I Enclose to you in this letter the affidavit of, Henry Dillen, of Overton County West Tennessee in support of the Claim of Eleanor Kington, widow of John Kington Deceased Claiming a Pension under the act of July 7th 1838, not Long since I forwarded to you the affidavit of George Dabney Pensioner of Kentucky Relative to said Claim your attention to the whole matter by way of Examination of all the papers in the case is sought and the result communicated to me, in behalf of Mrs Kington
Respectfully your most obedient servent, Robert A Dabney
James L Edwards Com of Pensions Washington City DC Pension office
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Morgan Courthouse Ten, April 2nd 1839
Enclosed is the affidavit of Mrs. John Howard of this county in Relation to the Pension claim of Mrs. Elenor Kington under the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838, she being the widow of John Kington Deceased, a militia soldier of the state of Virginia, and died the 21st of March 1831, in Morgan county Tennessee, please to file the enclosed affidavit with the other papers that I have forwarded to you in the said case, and signify the result of your Examination of all the papers in the case to your most humble servant, R A Dabney
James L Edwards Esq Washington city D,C War Dept Pension office
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Morgan Courthouse Tennessee April the 15th 1839
Enclosed is the affidavit of William C Kington in support of the claim of Elenor Kington widow of John Kington deceased claiming the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838. said affidavit though taken sometime past has not been certified till of Late nor untill this day came, to my hands since certified you will please to take this affidavit into consideration together with the other papers already on file in the case and forwarded to you through my agency.
your most humble servant Robert A Dabney
James L Edwards Washington City DC Pension office
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Jan 4 1840 Add proof Eleanor Kington Tenn
Free
James L Edwards Esq Washington City DC War Dept } Pension office
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New Berny PO Wayne County Kentucky Dec 4th 1839
Sir, Enclosed is the affidavit of George Dabney of Clinton County Kentucky, formerly Wayne County Ky, it Relates to the Claim of Eleanor Kington, of Morgan County, Tennessee, as forwarded to you by me from that place no answer will be looked for from you, untill further and more satisfactory proof is addressed
I remain your humble servent [illegible] Robert A Dabney
James L Edwards Esq Washington City DC War Department Pension office
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State of Tennessee Fentress County} ss
on this 21st day of May 1842 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Henry Dillen a resident citizen of Overton County Ten with whom I am some what acquainted and from his General character in a man of most undoubted veracity and a Revolutionary Pensioner of the US and after being first duly sworn by and for that purpose on his said oath made the following affidavit (viz)
That he was personally and [illegible] acquainted with John Kington in Henry County State of Virgina and knows that the said John Kington did actually serve in company with him this applicant under captain Marton in Colonel Christias campaign to the Long Island was in service for three months or upwards this affiant thinks longer as he stated in his own Declaration but know that he John Kington served as a private under the above named officer and for at least three months he things in 1779 and well remembers that Kington was a substitute
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for a man whose name was Edmonston affiant further states that in the year ensuing that Kingston was for some time from the county and affiant was then informed that John Kington was out on another [illegible] and then in the summer season of 1781 affiant and John Kington both fell in one company under Captain Parteet and marched together to york and was together at the siege of york under Captain Parteet Major Wallace and was again together for three months in actual service again a that time affiants [illegible] recollects that in the time of these last tour together that Kington informed him that he had been [illegible] one [illegible] since these other tours and gave the names of his officer [illegible] whom affiant has forgotten [illegible] Bunch and then [illegible] that he had been in some battles affiant [illegible] but affiant only knows of his tour of [illegible] three months took and fully believe that John Kington did serve three months more but some time after there return home Kington [illegible] to [illegible] then affiants heard of him again in Morgan county and then that was [illegible] Joseph [illegible] Justice of the peace Henry Dillen [illegible]
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State of Tennessee Fentress county} SS
Again on the 21st day of May 1842 and before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Henry Dillen as before Stated being a resident of Overton County State of Tennessee and for the purpose of [illegible] these affidavit taken came to the county of Fentress for convenience as hi residence is near the [illegible] of the two countys And after being again duly sworn for that purpose made the following affidavit (viz) That he was personally acquainted with Joseph French in Henry county state of virginia recollects to have heard of [illegible] being in service in the war of the Revolution and in the summer of 1781 this affiant Joseph French & John Kington all served together under Captain Parteet and [illegible] to york town and was in service together at the siege of york during which time Joseph French informed affiant the he had been in some other engagements and affiant had so understood by others that Joseph French was engaged before
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that time he well [illegible] Joseph French particularly informed affiant that he had been engaged and was commanded by some Lieutenant and was in the hollows of the yadkins and knows that Joseph French was spoken of by others as having been a private in several engagements but that he did actually serve [illegible] months affiant personally knows of [illegible] believes that he was engaged before that time but only knows of his own knowledge of the tour above spoken of and has before deposed knows that Joseph French and [illegible] who was formerly by Judy Smith was married and lived together as husband and wife prior to the date of 1794 sworn to and subscribed the day and date above written Henry Dillen his x mark
before me Joseph [illegible] the peace
State of Tennessee Fentress county SS
I John H Richardson of the county court of said Fentress County here by certify that Joseph [illegible] is a Justice of the peace as above and that the [illegible] signature purporting to be his are genuine in testimony whereof I have [illegible] set my and and affixed my seal of office this 21st day of Mary 1842
John H. Richardson clerk
By R H Mc Ilvaine [illegible]
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State of Tennessee Morgan County}
Personally appeared before me Thomas S Lea a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid John Howard whose statements are entitled to full credit and on his oath States that he has been intimately with John King and his wife Elenor Kington eversince the year 1815 until the death of said John Kington living three fourths of a mile from them that said John Kington was reputed and believed to be a Revolutionary soldier by all his intimate acquaintance affiant states that from a continued intimate acquaintance with him he has no Doubt of his serving that it was a subject often spoken of by him and doubted by none as he verily believe that affiant knows that the two oldest sons of said John Kington and Elenor Kington were soldiers in the late war in the years of about 1814 as will as he recollects that said John Kington was reputed and distinctly understood to be the husband of Elenor Kington and that she has remined a widow ever since her husbands Death that he Died in the spring of 1831, to his best recollection that said John Kington Deceased and his widow were of good character, and their statements are entitled to full credit. John Howard
sworn and subscribed this first day of April 1839 before me Thomas S Lea Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee Morgan County}
I Edmund G Kington clerk of the County court of Morgan aforesaid certify that Thomas S Lea is amagistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. I testimony where of I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 2d day of April A. D. 1839 Edmund G. Kington Clerk
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State of Tennessee
Morgan County
Personally appeard before me Thomas S. Lea a Justice of the peace for the County of Morgan aforesaid col. Eldridge Myatt, with whom I am personally acquainted he being of first rate character for veracity and after being duly sworn for that purpose on his oath states, that he was well acquainted John Kington of Morgan County Tennessee for Many years before his Death that he was reputed by his acquainted generally as being a Revolutionary Soldier, and that he witness has often conversed with him and is convinced beyond any doubt that he really served in the said War, that he has often heard him talk of being in the service in the Carolina country and of being at the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, witness being intimately acquainted with the family of said John Kington who died in Morgan County in the spring of 1831 knows that his widow Elenor Kington has remaind a widow ever since the Death of her said husband, he witness is convinced, beyond any doubt that the said Deceased
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and his said widow Elenor Kingston, whose maiden name was Elenor Caffrey was married upward of forty six years past, and was married in campbell county Virginia, this witness states from an intimate acquaintance, with the said Kington family and from the conversation of the said Deceased in his lifetime, and from the conversation of his said widow, and their children, and from [strikethrough] a chain of corroborating circumstances Sworn + subscribed

Eldredge Myatt

before me the 15th December 1838
Thomas S. Lea
Justice of the peace of Morgan County
State of Tennessee 
Morgan county

I Edmund G. Kington clerk of the county court of Morgan county of said, certify that Thomas S Lea. Esq. is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 15th day of Dec 1838
Edmund G. Kington Clerk