Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 16357, for Robert Mc Mahan, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE | {Stamped, Star} | NUMBER
Va | McMahan, Robert | R. 16357
or McMahon
Nancy
CONTENTS
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{Printed document with handwritten entries]
[illegible]
16357
Revy
P. O. Nancy McMahon
Service: widow of Robert.
[Stamped, REJECTED]
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____. 18
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No 1575
Nancy McMahon wid of Robt McMahon
Madison Co. Ills -
Set: Young [illegible] May 22/[illegible]
Act July 29- '48,
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Washington City,
March 20th 1800

Hon Geo C. Whiting.
Commr of Pensions,

Sir:
the enclosed application of "Nancy McMahan, widow of Robert McMahon", of the Va line, 
having been mislaid by our [illegible] is so presented for your consideration:
the widow is now living, and evidence relating to the service of her husband was forwarded to your office some years ago, consisting of the Affidavits of his others named "[illegible]"

We will be obliged if you will secure an examination to be made,
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[Stamped, round, containing: PENSION OFFICE MAR 31 1860]

and inform at whether these papers can be refered to.

Yours Respectfully
Young Filed
Atty.
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[Stamped, round, containing: {ENSION OFFICE MAR 21 1860.

Illinois

Declaration of Nancy McMahon of
Madison County, Illinois for a Revolutionary Pension under act of July 29. 1848, and February 3rd 1853 - as widow of Robert McMahon decd.


Filed by Young Niles
[illegible]

Richard M Young atty of Washington City, D.C.
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[Printed document with handwritten entries]

Declaration of a widow for a Revolutionary pension under the acts of Congress of July 29, 1848, and February 3, 1853 .

State of Illinois 
County of Madison: Sct. 

Be it remembered that on the 20th day of January in the year of our Lord 1858 personally  appeared before the County court within and for the County and State aforesaid, Nancy  McMahon, a resident of the County of Madison, and State of Illinois, aged eighty years, who 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 acts of Congress of July 29, 1848, and February 3, 1853, granting pensions to certain widows of  persons who served during the 
Revolutionary war; that she is the widow of Robert McMahan, deceased, who was a [blank space] in the company commanded by Captain [blank space], in the Regiment commanded by Colonel [blank space] in the 
Revolutionary war; that her said husband entered the service as aforesaid on or about the year A.D. 1780, and left the service about the year 1781; that the names of the officers under whom he served are not now recollected by her though she believes the General was Stevens or Lawson, that at the time he entered the service he resided in the County of Augusta and State of Virginia and was marched from thence to Guilford Courthouse in the State of North Carolina, 
that he was engaged in the battle [March 15, 1781] fought there and was taken prisoner – that he served to the best of her belief, one year and upwards in the Revolutionary War that she was lawfully married to the said Robert McMahan in the County of St. Clair and State of Illinois on the [blank space] day of June, A.D. 1795; that her name before she was married to the said Robert McMahan was Nancy Kester; that her said husband died in the County of Madison and State of 
Illinois, on the [blank space] day of [blank space], A.D. 1823; and that she was married to him at the time above stated.   She further declares that she is now a widow; and, finally, she hereby constitutes and appoints 
Richard M Young, of Washington city, her lawful attorney, to prosecute her said claim to a pension, and to receive her certificate of pension when ready for delivery. 

Nancy her X mark McMahon [SEAL.}

witnesses 
M. Gillespie
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[Printed document with handwritten entries]

I, M.. G. Dale presiding judge of the County
court within and for the county of Madison
and State of Illinois do hereby certify, that the foregoing declaration was subscribed, and duly sworn to by the said Nancy McMahon
in open court, before me, and in my presence, in conformity with law, on the 20th day of
January, A. D. 1858. I also certify, that Joshua Atwater and Mathew Gillespie, citizens of the county of Madison, and State of Illinois, whose
names are also signed to the said declaration as subscribing witnesses thereto, are personally well known to me to be persons of respectability and credibility as such; and
who, being first duly sworn according to law, testified in open court that they were personally well acquainted with the said Nancy McMahan  whose name is signed to the foregoing declaration, and know her to be the identical person she describes herself to be in
and by the same, and that she is now a widow.

M. G. Dale Judge
[SEAL

STATE OF Illinois}
County of Madison} Sct.

I, John A. Prickett, Clerk of the County court within and for the county of Madison
and State of Illinois do hereby certify, that the Hon. M. G. Dale whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate, now is, and was at the time of signing the same, the presiding judge of the said court; that such proceedings were had in the said court in the premises as are stated by him in his said certificate, and that his said signature is genuine, and in
his own proper handwriting.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said court, at the clerk's office in Edwardsville, this 20th day of January, A. D. 1858,

John A Prickett Clerk.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME McMahon, Andrews GRADE Sergeant
LINE Virginia

WARRANT NUMBER 12340 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED February 15, 1799
to - not shown- 

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.