Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,343, John T West, Md.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Ma.

West, John T.
Kitty

NUMBER
R. 11.343

CONTENTS
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11.343

Kitty West

 REJECTED
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4775
Kitty West of

John T. West
Tennessee
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the third Section
of the act of the 4th of July 1836 and of the first Section of the act of March the third 1837 also the act of Congress passed the 7th of July 1838

State of Tennessee Sumner County ss
On this ninth day of October 1839
personally appeared Kiddy West a resident of said
County being Seventy two years of age before
me Isaac A Douglass an acting Justice of the
peace for [blank] now setting in and for the said County and after being first duly sworn according to Law Doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836 and the act Explanatory of said act passed March 3d 1837 also the act of Congress of the Seventh of July 1838
That she was Married to John T West Deceased who was a private Soldier during the war of the Revolution and served in the 4th ragement of Maryland Line and was Married on the Twenty fifth Day of August one thousand Eight hundred and four by Lewis Fonviel an acting justice of the peace then acting in and for Craven County & State of North Carolina and moved from that place to Orange County of the same State & lived in Orange Eleven years then Moved to Sumner County Tennessee State where he the said John T West Died on the twentyeth day of November one thousand Eight hundred and twenty six. That she further declares that She has remained a widow ever since & is now a Widow. She further declares that at the time
of her first acquaintence with the same John
West which happened at or near the town of
Newburn and State of North Carolina, he
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[note: Kitty uses words like ‘explicit’, which is spelt correctly & physicians, which is not. There are multiple misspellings, are likely due to the person who actually penned the declaration]

the said J. T. West Did in plain and explicit words State to me before the Marrage was compleated that he had suffered grately while in service in the army of the Revolution and while engaged in Battel a ball from the Enemys Lines Struck his leg near the ankel.  This wound remaind a runing Isue untill his death. He was attended on by Doctor McCluer of Newburn with other phisions [physicians] of that place and by Docter Richmond of this state. Those Doctors used the utmost of their skill to care but all failed to accomplish acure. [a cure]
She further declares that she is not in possession of any Bibell nor Documentry evidence respecting J. T. Wests services, nor of his officers which he served under nor the names of the places where Battels ware fought in which he was engaged.
I recollect his sun burnt a quantity of his old papers but what was contained in them I have no Knoledg. This man is since Dead. This was done sum years after his death. This sun was by his first wife J. T. Wests papers was Gratly scatered therefore his valiabel [valuable] papers, such as ware of a private notices fell into his suns hand, who stated to me that those papers were of no use to me and took them and burnt the whole of them. She further Declars that J.T. West During the whole of the time since and before the inter Marrage took place, that he the said John T West did enlist for a term of during the war of the Revolution. That he was kept in service so soon as he was able to Do Duty after he was wounded. He was kept a driving a Baggage waggon untill the war ended. I recollect that Stephen Shaw served with J.T. West through the war. She further declares that she dose not
know of any personal Evidence which can be
obtained and that the Alapse [elapse] of time and the effects of old age has empared [impaired] my mind so much that I cannot recollect distinctly that
which has been said to me by him. She further
Declars that a Declaration was made out for
the said J. T. Wests Benefit from his own words
sum short time before his death & are lost
or so mislaid that I cannot get hold of them
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and she further declares that the same John T West when conversing about his fatees [fatigues] with myself in private or with others in publick allways said that he never recieved any pay whatever for all his services which he done through the war of the Revolution and that she was a widow on the 4th Day of July 1836 and still remains a widow as will more
fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. Kitty West herr mark {seal}
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written by
Test
I C Douglass

I hereby certify that Kitty West from her Bodliy infirmity is not able to attend Court
I C Douglass Justice of the peace for Sumner County

State of Tennessee Sumner County  ss 
I Thomas Donoho clerk of the County Court of said Sumner County hereby certify that Isaac C Douglass
Esquire is an acting Justice of the peace 
for said County duly commissioned, and
qualified, and that the forgoing signature
purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix my seal of Office at Office this 19th October
Thomas Donoho clerk 
of Sumner County Court 

State of Tennessee Sumner County ss
I William Barr Chairman pro tem of Sumner
County Court do certify that Thos Donaho is Clerk of said Court duly commissioned and qualified; and that the foregoing is his signature, and that his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit. Witness my hand and seal October 9th 1839.
William Barr {seal}
Chairman pro tem S. County
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The Deposition of William Jones who being duly sworn according to law testifies that he was well acquainted with John West and believes that he the said John T West was a private Soldier in the army of the revolution and that he served till the end of the war. My first acquaintance with John T West took place at or near the town of Newburn and State of North Carolina near the Date of one thousand Eight hundred and I have been well acquainted with him from that time till his death and often heard him make statements respecting his Serviceses while
engaged in the army of the Revolution. And among the statements of facts which he made to me was that of being wounded while engaged in Battel at Bluford Bridge in the State of North Carolina.
And after being wounded he was sent to the hospital and there he remained till he was able to duty. He then was ordered to Drive a waggon for the army. He also stated that Stephen Shaw a private
Soldier of the army served with him, who I was well acquainted with, and have Seen Stephen Shaw and John T West togather at many Different placesses & herd them speak of their fateagues  [fatigues]  while in the army together and do know that the wound on his left Legg near his ankel was a runing Issue untill his Death. I often dressed his wound for him the said John T West I William Jones do further
Testify that I was personally present and saw John T West and Kiddy West now when they ware Married and joined togather by Lewis Fanviele Esqr who after administering the Matrimoniel Cerimony. He prononced them to be man and wife.
This Marriage took place near the 25th day of Aug’t
one thousand Eight hundred and four in Craven
County and State of North Carolina near the
Town of Newburn. He further states that he was
well acquainted with Kiddy West before her
Marrage who is now present who was at that
time the Widow of a David Lewis who was a man
of truth during his liftime.  He also stated that he
was a soldier and served on Sea but no proof can be
obtained to identify that fact I was personally
acquainted with David Lewis at the time of his death 
and when he died he left two children who is
sence Dead and left hairs [heirs]
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He further Testifies that he was well acquanted with John T West being attended on by Docter Miller of Newburn and other phisions [physicians] of that place and of Docter Richmon[d] & others in Tennessee but all to no purpose and do believe that a feaved [feavered] inflamation arose from that wound which occasioned his Death.
He further testifieth that he was born in Craven County and State of North Carolina on the 13th of Febuary 1786 and that he was well acquainted with John I Wests Daughters Mary West & Holland West now Holland Bush.
William Jones {seal}
Sworn to and subscribed before me this th8 of October 1839
S. Kirkpatrick J.P.

State of Tennessee Sumner County ss
 I Thomas Donoho Clerk of the County Report of said Sumner hereby certify that Sam’l Kirkpatrick Esquire is an acting Justice of the peace for said
County duly commissioned and qualified
and that the forgoing signature purporting
to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal of Office at Office
this 9th day of October A.D. 1839
Thos Donoho Clerk
of Sumner County Court

State of Tennessee Sumner County ss I William Barr Chairman pro tem of Sumner County Court do certify that Thos Donoho is Clark of said Court duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing is his signature, and that his official acts
as such are entitled to full faith and credit. Witness
my hand and seal October 9th 1839
William Barr {seal}
Pro tem S.County
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Witty West of
John T.
Tennessee
Rejected
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let 23 Dec 1839
J. Harder

let 27 Aug't 40 Mr.
St Clark

married in 1804
11343

Act 4 July 1836
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The Hon. the Secretary of war Dec’r 18. 1839
Will please to make as erley an Examination of the
Clame of Kitty West for a pension as possabel as she is very needy at present and I Jacob Harder agent for her are very desirous to understand wheather her Clame can be agested by the evidence herein set forth.
Because other evidence is a long distance of [off] & will Delay her pention or other money which is thought to be Due for his services during the war of the Revolution.
In your answer please to send her a form
for her guidance in her case and Direct to Maloy’s
office in Robeson County Tennessee
I am very resp’t yours &c
Jacob Harder