Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7557, William Green, N.C.
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N.C. Green, William Kezziah W.7557
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3134 Georgia Sav [illegible]

Kezziah Green widow of William Green NC who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private. 

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 dollars - cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of October 1849 and sent to Thomas Chandler, Carrollton Georgia. 

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 210, Vol 2.
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North Carolina 31.032
William Green of Haywood in the State of NC who was a private in the [illegible] commanded by Captain Christmass ot the [illegible] commanded by - in the NC malitia for [illegible]. 

Inscribed on the Roll of NC at the rate of 20 dollars cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

rtificate of Pension issued the 23rd day of March 1831 and sent by Michael Francis Waynesville NC. 

Arrers to the 4th of March 1831 120 Lemiant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 

Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832. 

Recorded by H.h. Sylvester Clerk, Book E Vol 6 1/2 Page 56

Let to .G. Slaughter [illegible]
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State of North Carolina
Haywood County
On the 5th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the honorable judge of the Superior Court of law and equity now sitting for the county of Haywood in the state aforesaid, being a court of record, William Green a resident of said county and stated aged 70 years who being first duly sworn according to law doeth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress ____ June 7, 1802.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated he entered the service of the United States about the last of February in the year 1778 or 9 in the company of Captain Richard Christmas as a drafted 3 months militia man in the town of Hillsborough in the state of North Carolina in the regiment commanded by Col. Tinnin of the N. Carolina militia and was marched to Charleston and at the siege of that city was under the command of General Lincoln where he was taken prisoner by the British Commanded by Sir Henry Clinton and after being detained 8 days was liberated on parole.
In the summer of the year 1782 he again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the troop of cavalry commanded by Captain William Douglas for 3 months and found his own horse and was in the battle fought at Coxes on Deep River North Carolina by Major Oneal of the militia he was in a skirmish at Hillsborough N. Carolina under Captain Davis Grissom where an attack was made on the tory - Col. Fannon with a ____ to release a number of American prisoners under his charge among them was Governor Burk of North Carolina and in a subsequent attack on said Fannon for the same purpose made by General John Butler of the militia and Col. Robert Mahone of the regular troops at Livingstons Bridge about 15 miles from Wilmington after which he served
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under Major Griffiths of the North Carolina militia locally until advice thus received of the [] of Corn Wallace, then he was discharges. He from then declares that he has no documentory evidence by which he can provide any part of his service and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can [ ] who can testify to his services except Peter Thourd whose affidaved is hereto annexed who proves his services of a three months otur under Capt Douglas Vellaya Griffiths. 

I hereby
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State the names of some of the regular officers
who were with the troops where you
such continental & Militia Regiments as you
recollect & the general circumstances of your
Service
I know foul Lincoln & Col Robert Melane
of the Regular troops & Cal Archibald Lylle
who commanded what was called the new
levies or eighteen month men at the siege
of Charleston & his brother Captain William
Lylle I know no other except the institution
officers here to fore named that I now recollect
did you ever receive a discharge from the service & if so by whom was it given & what has become
of it
I never received a career discharge
State the names of persons to whom you are
known in your present neighbourhood &
who can testify as to your character for
Veracity & good behavior your services as a
soldier of the Revolution
I am known my present neighbourhood
by Nelson
Hawell & Jacob Smith

Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court the
day & year aforesaid
William Grow

Jacob Smith residing in the
County of Haywood & State of N Carolina and Nelson
G. Hawell residing in said County do
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
William Green who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of
the Revolution & that we concur in that
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Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
W G Harrell
Jacob Smith
and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after pulling the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier &
served as he states & the court further certifies that it appears to them Wilson G Hawall & Jacob Smith who has signed the same are residents of said County of Haywood creditable persons & that their statements
are entitled to credit
I John B Love clerk of the Superior Court of
law & equity for the County of Haywood aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of William Green for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this fifth day of October
in the year 1832

Jno. B. Love Clk
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State of North Carolina
Burk County
Personally appeared before me the subscribing
Justice of the peace for said County Peter
Stroud Snr- and after being duly sworn
in due form of Law, deposeths & sayeth the said William Green Snr now a citizen of Haywood County North Carolina in the service of the United States sometime in the year of
1782 (as he believes) under the command of
Capt Wm Duglass of the horse & Majr Griffith
from Halifax County No Ca and that said Green
was a soldier & served a three months term under said Capt Duglass & Majr Griffith
[illegible]
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AI / Machine-Generated
(2 months ago)

and
was alwas
viewed as a true
whig during the revolution.
Given under my hand & seal
sworn to & subscribed before me Laws
Avery one of the (Scratched out text)
obses
26th
for said County
this 26th day
of Sept 1832
In presents of
by
James Avery J.Peace
Signed by
Peter his X mark 
Stroud

State of North Carolina
Burke County

I James Erwin Clerk of the Court
of pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County and State
aforesaid do hereby certify that James Avery Ely Esqr
who hath attested the forgoing Affidavit is an
acting Justice of the peace for said County duly
commissioned and qualifed according to law

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court done at office in Morganton this
26th Sept 1832
Test
.
J Erwin Clerk
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I Sam P. Carson do certify that I have been acquainted with William Green (illegible) and Peter Stroud (illegible) since my infancy.  They are both honest men and citizens of first (illegible) and their oaths are to be (illegible) on.  The (illegible) on the (illegible) leaf was written by me (illegible) to a (illegible) in my (illegible)
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and I certify that I believe solemnly in the truth of the statement made by Peter Stroud.  William Green will make out his declaration hereafter to which this is to be affirmed.
September 26, 1832.
Sam P. Carson
Declaration (illegible)
Wm Green of Haywood
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12506
R Feb 6. 1846
Kissiah Green
mo. of Wm
Geo.

Act 7 July 1838.
married before 1794
husband died  3 March 37
Thomas Chandler
Carrolton
Geo
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State of Georgia
Carroll County 

On this twenty seventh day of January eighteen hundred and forty six personally appear before Jerremiah Cole one of the Justices of the Superior Court for said county. Kissiah Green, a resident of the said county of Carrol aged eighty five years who [illegible] first [illegible] sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress [illegible] July 7th 1838 [illegible] an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. That she is the widow of William Green who was a private in the war of the Revolution as she believes is the Army; in the First Campaign he was a resident of Grange County North Carolina & entered the service at Hillsborough in that county. She has understood his captain was Richard Christmas. She does not know the Regiment he served in. She has heard him saay he was in the Siege at Charlotte SC and that he was taken prisoner by the English at that place. She cannot state the time he entered the serice, she has understood that he served a [illegible] in a company of Mpounted volunteers but does not know what time or who was the officers. 
She has no documentory evidence in support of the claim in her possession. She further states that her husband was a prisoner of the United States in his lifetime under the act of [illegible]. 
She [illegible] [illegible] in 1832 she cannot say the amount he drew annually but believes it was ninety six dollars, that she drew the amount that was due him at his death and [illegible] of his certificate to the agent for [illegible] [illegible]
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at Wadis borough  State of North Carolia
at the time he drew his pension he was a resident of Haywood county North Carolina she further declares that she was married to the said William Green on the ninth day of March in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one, that her
husband the aforesaid William Green died on the 
second day of March eighteen hundred & thirty seven; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but that the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at time above stated
She knows of no family record that would show the marriage the marriage was Solemnized by a Baptist minister of the name of Thomas Brown in Orange county North Carolina and she has one sister Susannah Mashburn living that was present at the marriage
Sworn to and subscribed
before me one of the Justices
of the Inferior Court of Said county on the day & year aforesaid
Jeremiah Cole J.J.P
Kizziah her X mark Green
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State of Georgia
Carroll County
I William L Parr
Clerk of the Inferior court for said county do certify that Jeremiah Cole is and was at the time of his  (illegible) the foregoing declaration and signing the forgoing certificate one of the Justices of the Inferior court which is the court of record of Said county and that due faith should be given him as such and that his Signature thereto purporting to be his is genuine
In witness whereof I have
hereunto affixed my Seal of
office and Subscribed my name
this 28th day of January
Eighteen hundred & forty Six
(the words "which is a Court of Record" included before Signed)Jeremiah Parr J.C
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22
William Green
3 mo. draft in 78 or 79 was taken
prisoner & paroled
3 mo. in 82 & discharged
from intelligence of Cornwallis
surrender in Oct of 81!
life than six mos
rejected
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BRIEF in the case of William Green
of Haywood County in the State of North Carolina (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? in open court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 70 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period / Duration of Service / Rank / Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
   Years,  Months,  Days.  As a  Gen.
In 17
States that, he entered the service about the last of Feb. of 1778. or '79.
Three months drafted Militia Man, in the Company of Capt. Rieht (or Rieh) and Regt. Comm. by Col. Tieresion (spelling), was taken prisoner at the Siege of 
detained eight days and then liberated on parol.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
June 30, 1927

Mrs. A. G. Poindexter
1018 Alston Ave.
Fort Worth, Texas
Madam:

I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 7557, that WILLIAM GREEN was born February 6, 1762, in Prince William County, Virginia.
While a resident of Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, he enlisted and served as a private with the North Carolina troops as follows:
From February, 1780, under Captain Richard Christman and Colonels Tinning and Malmedy; he was taken prisoner at Charleston by the British, was confined for eight days and was released on parole May 19, 1780.
Soon afterward he served ten or twelve days under Captain Grissom.
From the summer of 1781 served three months and twelve days under
Captains Davis Grissom and William Douglass; he was in engagements at
Cox's on the Deep River and at Hillsborough and he was discharged soon
after the surrender of Cornwallis.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 5, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Haywood County, North Carolina. He died there March 3, 1837.
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He married January or March 9, 1781, in Orange County, North Carolina, Kezziah of Kizziah, her maiden name not given. She was allowed pension on her application executed January 27, 1846, at which time she
was eighty-five years of age and was living in Carroll County, Georgia.
They had at least four children but the only name given is that of Thomas who was their first child and was born in 1781.
Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
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William Green
Hayward N.C
[illegible writing is struck through]
Adnc 6mo $26
Cap Christmass
NC Miller
 Act  7 June 1832
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Reported    8385
North Carolina
Kissiah Green
widow of Wm Green
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Has been @ (illegible) 3rd March 1839
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
20 dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the day of July 1848
and sent to 
Thomas Chandler
Carrolton, GA

Acts of March 3, 1843, and June
17, 1844.)
Recorded in book b
Vol. 2 Page 153
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(First third of three part page)
Oct. 8-1900,
Jno. C. Farley
Opelika Ala
Oct. 9. 1903 His to
Idia Doughty
Weatherford Texus

1927 ten 30 hist to
Mrs. A. G. Poindexter.
Personal inquiry

1927 June 30 Photos mailed
to Mrs. A. G. Poindexter (illegible)
1929 May 22 Mrs. A. G. Poindexter
adv. post of photos & 36 (illegible)
returned to her (illegible

(2nd third of three part page)

Revy Widow, &c.
File No. 7557
Kezziah Green
Widow
Wm Green
Pvt. Rev.: War
Feby. 2 1848
Index: Vol. A Page 286
Arrangement of 1870

(3rd part of three part page)
Mrs.
Mrs.
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Wm Green N.C
Act 7 June 1832 $20 pr [illegible]
To what time was last paid
Pension Office
July 26/48
S Godwin
Died 3d March 1837
Paid to his death [initials]
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Carrollton Ga 26th July 1849
Dear Sir 
with I send you
the declaration of Kissiah Green widow of Wm Green late a pensioner of the United States
She now appears under the act of 1848 having drawn a pension under the former acts
She desires that her pension be payable at the agency in this State as it will be much more convenient & (illlegible) in (illlegible)
Your most obedt
Thos. Chandler
J.L. Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions
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August 1st 1849
ded Kizziah Green
Widow of Wm
[Oct 1848 struck through]
2 Feb '48
Carrolton Ga
Aug 27 
To J L Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Pension Office
Washington City
Dist of Columbia
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12506
Kissiah Green
Widow of Wm
Geo

Letter to Thos Chandler May 8th , 46
Hon. H. A. Haralson, Jan. 9, '47
Let to Thos. Chandler
Jan 8, '48
Act 7th July 1838.
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
William Green which require
further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? no
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes.
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2 [page number]
XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? none
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? No - The credibility of the witnesses is certified by the Hon S.P. Carson
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? They are all satisfactorily answered
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For [blank] year [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]. For  [blank] months and [blank]
days, I served as a [blank] and for such service I claim a pension."
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8 [page number]
It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too
indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which be belonged. The magistrate who may administer
the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
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per Sam P Carson
J L Edwards 
Pension Office 
War Dept
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Please examine the enclosed  
Sam P Carson
J L Edwards
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7 Feby 
review
Sylvester 
Hon J Graham HR
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(Copy)
War Department
Pension Office
Dec. 13. 1836
Sir,
I have examined the declaration of
William Green, and have placed it upon the files of this Office.
He will be required to state the reason why he has not before this time applied for a pension. If he served as he as alleged under Capt. Richard Christmas the service may be proved by many
witnesses now residing in Orange County. When claims are presented at this late day under the act of June 7 1832, the rules will be rigidly observed.
I am Hc
(signed) J. L. Edwards

Mr. Michael Francis
Wayneville
N.Carolina
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[illegible] 9487.
No 12566
Kissiah Green
wd. of William
N C
act 7 July 1838
Admd [act -struck through] 
6 mo pr
$20.00 per [illegible]
from 3 March 1837
and act 3 March 43 &
17 June 44
$20.00 per a
from 4 March 1843
Thomas Chandler
Carrolton
Ga
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Villa Rica Ga
Sept 20
Paid 10

Sept 27 45
JL Edwards Com. Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
Wm Green
or Keziah Green
NC  Wi
32 Maybe
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Villa Rica 20th Sept 45
Dear Sir
Since the reception of yours
of the 8th Sept we have made enquiries &
are now able to give you more direct
information with regard to the subject
of our last. In that communication
we were in error with regard to the name of
the deceased husband of the woman
of whom we spoke, his name was
William Green - he resided at the
time, and for a number of years
previous to his death in the County
of Haywood in the State of North Carolina
- the died in the spring of the year
Eighteen hundred and thirty seven (1837)
In the month June of the same year his
widow applied and received a pension
of Ninety six (96) dollars we are of opinion
from her statement of the fact
that the pension she applied for &
received had been forwarded to her
husband then deceased. William
Green - he died before receiving
of this however we are not confident nor
do we deem it material. If she
made application and received it as
the widow of the said William Green
for information we will state, that
that application was made wife the
name of Keziah Green. That pension
was paid her by an agent at Wadesborough North Carolina. We wish to
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Know what proff will be required of
us in order to obtain for her the pensions
due her from the time of his death as widow as aforesaid- Please said us the blank certificates, or information necessary to make out
those certificates for obtaining legally
the pensions
Write what proff is necessary and
the information needed for such cases
Your of [illegible]
NG & MG Slaughter

NB is the other and this we state
all that one deem necessary
N G & MGS
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State of Georgia
Carroll County
personally appeared before me the Subscriber
an acting Justice of the Inferior Court for said County personally came Matthew Hecks of said County and after being sworn in due form of law saith on oath that William Green the
late husband of Kissiah Green died in
the latter part of February or early part of
March eighteen hundred & thirty seven to
the knowledge of this deponent his death
took place in Haywood County North Carolina
where he had resided for some time previous
that this deponent understood him to be
pensioner of the United States as a Revolutionary soldier & that his widow the said
Kissiah Green drew the account that was
due him at his death he further states
that the said Kissiah Green has remained
a widow ever live the death of her
said husband sworn to and subscribed
before me this 27 January 1846
Jeremiah Cole J. J.C.. Matthew Hecks
State of Georgia
Carroll County
I certify that I am
acquainted with Matthew Hecks the above deponent and that from my knowledge of him and his general character I believe he is entitled to faith & credit Given under my hand
this 27th January 1846 Jeremiah Cole JJC
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State of Georgia
Carroll County 
 I William L Parr Clerk of the Inferior
Court of said county do certify that
Jeremiah Cole is and was at the time
of his signing the foregoing certificate and
of his attesting the foregoing affidavit one of the Justices of the Inferior Court for said
County and that the signature thereto
purporting to be his is genuine
In witness whereof I have
hereunto affixed my seal of
office and subscribed my
name this twenty eight day of January
1846
Wm L Parr, Clk, J.C.
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12.506
Feb. 6, 1846

Keziah Green
July 7, 1838
To J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington City
Dist of Columbia
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Carrollton Ga. 29th January 1846
Sir
I send herein enclosed an application for a pension made by Mrs Kizziah Green as the widow of William Green late a pensioner of the U.S. on the Roll of No Carolina, If it is found by
the Records & papers on file in your
office that her husband was a pensioner &
that she furnished the evidence entitling
her to draw the amount due at his death
& the original certificate which was
returned as she states it would seem
that her claim will be will made out
She is of opinion her husbands certificate
was for ninety six dollars per annum but
has learned by corisponding {corresponding] with your department that the Records only show it twenty dollars but the original certificate & the payments
made under it will most certainly shows
the amount, I send herewith two affidavits
corroboration of her statement of the Marriage & death of her husband & submit the case for examination
your obedt Servt
Tho. Chandler
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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Washington Dec. 31, 1846
Sir
I herewith enclose you a letter from Thomas Chandler Esq of Georgia, and I would respectfully request you to communicate the information therein desired to me as early as practicable in order that I may forward the same
to him Please return Mr Chandler's letter with your answer & oblige
Yours Respectfully,
H A Haralson
J L Edwards
Com of Pensions.
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[illegible] 2347
[illegible]
Keziah Green
Ga 
Carrolton Ga 18th Nov
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
Dist of Columbia
40
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Carrollton Georgia 16th Nov. 1847
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send an additional affidavit of Susannah Mashburn in the case of Kezziah Green widdow of William Green a Revolutionary soldier on the
Roll of N Carolina-- you informed me
it was necessary for the witness to state
the time of the marriage and some circumstances in their own history by which
she might be supposed to know the facts - we
have complied with this direction as
near as we can, there is no other
witness living by which the evidence can be made - her former affidavit is objectionable for uncertainty, in this everything is explained or set forth with as much certainty as the circumstances will admit
I hope her claim will be allowed and
pension granted; as the only link in the
evidence to support the claim seems to be
the time of the marriage, this affidavit
supplies that link, the character & veracity
of the witness is supported by the magistrate
that administered her former affidavit which
you will see by examining that affidavit I
thought it unnecessary to have the same
certificate to this
Let me hear what the decision the claim is
your obed sent
The Chandler

J.L. Edwards Esqr
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Georgia
Carroll County
Before me an acting Justice of the peace for
said County personally
came Thomas Rabun who being duly
Sworn deposeth and saith that he has
been acquainted with the late William
Green who was on the pension roll of the
United States from his earliest recollection up
to the death of the said Green, that witness
agreeable to the information he has always [illegible] & from the family record of his father was born on the 26th day of March 1790 and from his earliest recollection the said William & Kizziah Green lived together and were reputed to be & bon the relation of man & wife that deponent was a playmate & School mate of their children three of which were older than deponent, that their oldest Son (who was their oldest child) was some eight or nine years older than deponent, and their fourth child was about deponents age, that he deponent was an associate of these children and knows from the general reputation of the family & the neighbourhood that William & Keziah Green were man & wife and that said relation existed between them for some years before this deponent was born he lived in the neighbourhood with them in Burke County North Carolina & knows the family yet, deponant has a record of his age
taken from his fathers family record,
Sworn to and subscribed 
before me this 22d day
of February 1848
Thos Rabun
Jos. C. Williams J P
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Georgia
Carroll County
I Jos C Williams
the Justice of the
peace before whom this
foregoing affidavit was
made do certify that I am with acqu
ainted with Thomas Rabrin the witness
that he is of Good character and a respect
able person, & that his Statement is in
titled to credit
given under my hand this 22 day
of February 1848 Jos C Williams

Georgia
Carroll County
I William A Hendon Clerk
of the [Inferrer] court for said
county do, certify that Joseph
C Williams whose Signature appears to the foregoing
certificates is and was at the time of said signature
a justice of the peace in & for said county duly
sworn commissioned and qualified and that 
the said signatures purporting to be his is genuine.
in witness of whereof I have hereunto affixed 
my seal of office and subscribe
my name this 23 February1848
Wm A Hendon C.S.S
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N. C. 

Green, William W 

Kezziah
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Carrollton Georgia 23d February 1848
Sir
Heinwith inclosed I send you
an affidavit of Thomas Rabun in
support of the claim of Kiziah Green
widow of William Green late on the
pension roll from N. Carolina
This affidavit sums to be up to the Suggistions made in your letter of 8th Jany last
and I hope will be considered sufficient
If however more of this kind of testimony
should be required, it could be had by
much trouble, the settlers neighbours to
the parties having scattered off in different
sections of the County, and the widow
and her family connection having themselves
removed to this State
Let me hear the
decision on the case as soon as convenient
Your Obed Servt
Tho. Chandler
J.L. Edwards Esqr
Com of Pensions
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Mch  nd 1848
Entend [Th]omas Chandler
for Keziah Green wid
of William
Carollton GA 
24th Feb
to JL Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
Dist of Columbia
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July 24 48
Thos Chandler
for K Green
widow of Wm
Georgia
Corrolton Geo
Corrolton Ga
17 July
To JL Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
Dist of Columbia
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Carrollton Ga 15 July 1848
Sir
Sometime since I forwarded
to you the affidavit of Thomas
Rabun in the pension claim of
Mrs Kizziah Green widdow of
William Green late a pensioner
of the U. S. having heard nothing from
you since on the subject I now
address you on the subject.
I also forwarded about the same time
a pension claim for Mrs Piney
Mison [Mixon] for half pay & pension
under the act of 1836
Please let me hear from you
on the subject of these respective
claims, as the parties, if they are intitled under the law to the bounties of
Government stand in great nead of
the little pittance allowed & I would
like to forward their claims by having
them acted on immediately
Your obedt Servant
Tho. Chandler
JL., Edwards Esqr
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Wm Green
NC
Sus. let Michael
Francis acc 13 [initials]
No 133
do. to Hon. J. Graham Jan
27 1837 do do Feby 8 1837
Act 7 June  [initials]
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10464 Reported
North Carolina
Kissiah Green
Widow of Wm Green
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 3rd March 1837
of Carroll in the State of N. C.
who was a Private in the Compy
commanded by Captain Christman of the Regt
commanded by [blank] in the
Revolution for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. C
at the rate of 20 Dollars ---
Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d day of March, 1837
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day
of July 1848 and
sent to
Thomas Chardon Carrolton Ga
Total amount, $ [blank]
(Act July 7, 1838.)
Recorded by Tho Lumpkin Clerk
Book  [illegible] Vol. 1 Page 2[illegible]
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State of Georgia 
Carroll County
On this 24th day of July 1849
personally appeared before the Subscriber
one of the Justices of the peace for
said County Kizziah Green a resident of
the County and State aforesaid aged Eighty four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the
benefits of the provision made by the act
of Congress passed on the 2d February 1848
granting pensions to widows of persons who
served during the Revolutionary war, That
she is the widow of William Green who
was a private in the war of the Revolution
and who was placed upon the pension roll
under the act of Congress of 1832, in the
State of North Carolina where he then
resided, at the rate of twenty dollars
per annum, that after the death of
the said William Green which took place
in Haywood County N. Carolina, the said
Kizziah Green applied for a pension from
her present residince under the act of
1838 & received a pension of twenty dollars
per annum, under that act & the act of
1844, which was paid by the agent of the
United States in N. Carolina
She further declars that she is still a widow
that she now resides in the County & State first above written & wishes her pension payable at the agency in Savannah State of Georgia
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She further states that William Green
her said husband died in the year
1837 as near as she can recollect
Sworn to and subscribed
on the day and year
above written before
Anderson Green
Oren A. Henson JP
Kizziah Green x her mark
State of Georgia
Carroll County
 I Orren A. Henson the magistrate before
whom the foregoing declaration was made do
hereby certify that the said Kizziah Green
the declarant is personally known to
me, & that she is the reputed widow of
William Green late a pensioner of the
United States in the State of North Carolina
Given under my hand and official
signature this 24th day of July 1849
Orren A Henson
State of Georgia
Carroll County
I William A Hendon Clerk of the Inferior
Court for said county Carroll do hereby
certify that Orran A. Henson
whoes name appears to the
foregoing certificate is and was
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at the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace for said County Carroll duely commissioned & qualified and that the
foregoing Signature purporting be his
is genuine
In witness whereof I have
hereunto affixed my seal
of office and subscribed
my name this twenty sixth day
of July 1849
Wm A Hendon C.S.C.
[seal]
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Wm Green
NC
33661
Wm
Greens Petition for Pension
Amend dec
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State of North Carolina
Haywood County
Superior Court of Law
Fall Term AD 1836
This day personally appeared in open Court
William Green a resident of said County aged
75 years next Febr who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June the 9th 1832. That he was drafted in the militia between the 12th
& thirteenth day of February in the year
1780 at Hillsborough in Orange County North Carolina that he mustered at that him under
Captain James Trice, was mustered into the service of the United States under Capt Richard Chrismass marched thence to Scotts Ferry was there attacked by the British and he to take refuge on board of some boats in the bay and push off for Lamprese above Fort Moultrie- he there then up breast works and was commanded by Col Malberry a French Colonel and compelled the british to give way after a cannonading of about one hour. Col Maberry or Malberry ordered the whole to Charleston, we were placed under Gen Lincoln and there remained until we Surrendered, say about thirty six days after our arrival, we were confined in barracks for the space of eight days the militia were permitted to go about but the regulars were placed in close confinement at the expiration of eight days
we were marched out of the city five miles under guard and permitted to go home on a parol which dep. has since lost was out on that tour three months and fourteen days as dep believes as he was drafted
on the 10th or 12th of Feb ma discharged on the 10th of May 1780
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 and reached home about the ninth day in the
evening reentered the service again in the same day that Gov Burke was taken prisoner by Fanning as a Volunteer under the Captain
Davis Grisom on the day of the General Muster
at Hillsborough or rather three miles below
Hillsborough Capt Grisom Coat for Volunteers
to waylay the road for Col Fannin to release
the prisoners that Fannin had taken there were
ten men volunteered under Capt Grisom and
marched out and met Fanin on the South side
of Enos River of whom your dep was one, we
Killed one of the Tory party and took another
prisoner beside about five hundred dollars
worth of property such as horses linen & a part of which was restored to the owners having been plundered from some of our neighbours, we did not succeed however in releasing the prisoners which we understood here about four hundred in number. Gov. Burke of North Carolina being
of the number - we marched thence towards Fayetteville and placed our prisoner under guard at Wm Rhide we then mounted our horses and took a near route to Lindleys Mill on Haw River, we met Col Robt Mabon with several his men in the fork of the river on his retreat from Lindleys mill
we were placed there by Col Mabon at the
ford of the river to keep watch untill the leal of
his men went up to the old field & cooked eat & rested for the right-- next morning we all marched to the battle ground on Lindsleys mill and helped


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to bury the dead Dep counted thirty one dead  beside several others that were at Lindslys 
mill and the Widow Laughlins, Col. Literal died
at the latter house, we then persued Fannin and met a party of Brittish on a Bridge called Levinston on a creek who were sent out to cover Fannins rear we engaged this party about three hundred in number and after an
engagement of about one quarter of an hour we were compelled to retreat we were commanded at this place by General Butler who overtook us before we reached
Leviston Bridge I then left Captain Grissom and Joined Capt Wm Douglass and marched to Orange the latter Capt commanded a horse company we kept head quaters
at Wm Strouds, we started one night to deep River & Joined Maj. Oneal and met Fannin at Coxson om Deep River where he kept his head quaters and engaged with him we kill nine men and look nine prissioners among whom was one of Fannin Chief Captains
Meredith Edwards we had none killed but had
two wounded Lieutenant Robt Chismass [illegible] we took our prisoners from them
and sent them to Hillsborough Jail, we stopped at Strouds and scowered the Neighborhood for a bought ten
days Maj Griffith of Halifax County joined
us with Seventy five or Eighty men in scowering the country after Major Griffith joined us we took a tory by name John Waterman and Major Griffith hang
him on the way that leads from Hillsborough
to Fayetteville, Capt Douglass and his men returned from there to Strouds. Maj Griffith & his men went down haw River &  hung a Tory Captain
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by name Frank Irvine and at that time my tour of three months was out, but I still remained with Capt. Dunlap about ten or twelve days longer and the, we received the new of the Capture of Cornwallis and we were then dissolved this tour was three months and twelve days between the aforementioned tours.  I was out with Captain Grissom about ten or twelve days leaving Orange County dependent was born in Prince Edward County State of Virginia in the 1712 - I have a record of my age in my Fathers Bible - he was living in Orange County Hilsborough District when called into service, Ste of North Carolina moved thence to Buckle County , in a same state - and now live in Heywood Couty state aforesaid - I have never received a discharge having been first taken prisoner and permitted to go home on parol I was dismissed at the end of the War but received no discharged
Sworn to inscribed in open Court October 19th 1836
[signature] Wm Johnston [initials illegible]
[signature] William Green
We Robt. Love Sr and James B Love do hereby certify no longer living in the neighborhood that we live in about seven or eight miles of the applicant Wm. Green that we have been for several years acquittances with him, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a revolutionary soldier and we concur in that opinion we further believe he is of the a he represents I Robert Love  have conversed with the subject frequently and believe him to have been a revolutionary soldier from conversations
[signatures] R Love and [illegible] R Love

Sworn to and subscribed in open court 20th October 1836 [signature] Wm. Johnston Clk
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[illegible] court do hereby declare opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he stated and the court further certifies that it appears to then that Robert Love [illegible[ who has signed the preceding certificate has been a revolutionary soldier, is a credible person as is also James R. Love a credible respectable citizen and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I William Johnston Clerk of the superior Court of Laws for Haywood County and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Green for a pension.  In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 20th day of October A.D. 1831
[signature] Wm Johnston Clk
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Rev. &1812 Wars Section.
MMHF
May 22, 1929.
Wm. Green
W7557
Mrs. A. G. Poindexter,
228 Westbrook Hotel,
Fort Worth, Texas.
Madam:
I advise you that if you desire photostatic copies of the applications for pension of Kezziah Green, widow of William Green, Revolutionary War, (W.7557) and supporting affidavits of witnesses, the same will be furnished you at the rate of fifteen cents a page with twenty-five cents extra for certification if that is desired.
The number of pages to be copied is sisteen.
The proper amount should be forwarded to this bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.
Your remittance in stamps (36 cents) is herewith returned.
Respectfully,
E.W. MORGAN
Acting Comissioner
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Postage - 36 cents 
Returned by Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
Mrs. Lascomber gave no receipt for this
[stamp] FINANCE DIVISION BOOKEEPER'S DESK MAY 14 1929 BUREAU OF PENSIONS
MRS. A.G. POINDEXTER
WESTBROOK HOTEL
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Ma, 11, 1929
Gentleman, - 
When I made a personal call at your office for information concerning my Revolutionary War ancestor "William Green", Division Record RPDF 338, War claim W7557
I also saw the information from his wife Kizziah Green applying for pension, would you please make me a "pictograph" of the information that was given for theapplication of the pension.
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS

I need the pictograph very badly in proof of my Rev. ancestor being the father of my great grandfather Thomas Green.

I am very anxious to establish this line in the D.A. R. records.

I think the price of the pictograph copy is $.35, if more please let me know and I will remit by return mail.

Respectfully, 

Mrs. A.G. Poindexter
228 Westbrook Hotel
Fort Worth, Texas
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6769

3-2233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division

June 8, 1927
Chief Rev. War Section Division

I have this day received from Mrs. A.G. Poindexter cash for $.40/100, requesting photostat as per letter herewith

[handwritten] Copy mailed and Finance Division notified June 30, 27 gwj

O.J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Division 
[initials] WEL
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[form]
1-681
PHONE Branch 476
this job should refer to Requisition No. 15996
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, 
Room G 137

June 24, 1927
Please furnish work specified below.
Bureau ordering PENSIONS Deliver to Room No. 5033
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)
Title and description of job photostat copy of one page, from the Revolutionary War pension claim of William Green, widow Kezziah, W. 7557
No. of copies one page Shall form be kept standing? No days 
For further information see A. E. Wilson Room No.  5033 Phone No. 541
Approved: [signature] O. L. Ganbin
Chief Clerk of Bureau

[signature] Margaret M. H. Frich
Acting Chief of Branch

NOTE:  No order made "SPECIAL" unless statement showing necessity is written below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering

[Date stamp] DIVISION OF PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR RECEIVED JUN 24 1927

CHECK WORK DESIRED
Duplicate
Multigraph single or doube space? Facsimile signature?
Mimeograph one side or both sides? Facsimile signature?
Folding once or twice?
Assembling
Stapling Once? Twice? Side? End?
Electric typewriter Fill in addresses? Dated?
Addressograph from lists
Envelopes, size| | | Cards, size | |
Proof list | | | Pay rolls | |
Labels (submit sample) | | | Corrections | |
Fill in letters | | | Tabulation sheets | |
Photostate X Size Actual Official use? Repay? yes $ 15 cents
Blue Print Size Official use? Repay? $
(OVER)
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[form blank]
(Date)
INDICATE BY AN X IN PROPER SQUARE ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
[box] Make new addressograph plate
[box] Change present addressograph plate 
[box] Destroy present adressograph plate 
On list
as follows:
Now reads [lists 1-5]
Should read [lists 1-5]
FOR USE OF DUPLICATING AND ADDRESSING SECTION 
ADDRESSOGRAPH
The above change was made [blank] 192 [blank].
Operator
MULTIGRAPH
Operate |Date| Type set by
MIMEOGRAPH
Operator | Date | Cut by |

Remarks: [blank]
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Sir:
Kindly send me certified photostat copy of one page from the Revolutionary War pension claim of William Green, Widow Kezziah, W. 7557.
Mrs. A.G. Poindexter
1018 Alston Ave.
Fort Worth, Texas

Received payment
Forty cents
June 8, 1927
[signature] W. C. Stokes
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

[stamp] FINANCE DIVISION BOOKKEEPERS DESK
JUN 8 1927
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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Weatherford, TX
September 21, 1903
Chief of Records of Pension Office
Dear Sir - 
Do the Records of the Revolutionary War show the service of my ancestor William Green of N.C.
Oblige
Mrs. Ida Doughty
Weatherford, Tex
[date stamp] U.S>PENSION OFFICE SEP 30 1903
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Send histories of 
William Dodson S 30994
and William Green W.7557
wid. Kezziah
to Mrs. A. G. Poindexter
1018 Alstor Ave.
Ft. Worth, Texas
Personal request
June 8,1927
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State of N. Carolina
Bunscomlee County personaly appears
Before me John Burgin one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County - Susanah Washburn who being duly sword Deposith and Sayeth that she was well acquainted with Kizziah Green that she was present with Kizziah Green when she Kisiah was married to William Green which took place in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one I think the ninth day of January of that year that Kiziah Green was my sister and was four years older than myself and at that time or the time of her marriage I was about fifteen years old.  I also recollect that the day my sister and William Green was married there was snow on the ground I also recollect that my sisters oldest son Thomas Green was born on the twenty fourth day of October of that year which I distinctly recollect.  I am very certain that was the year from the fact that I know at the time of the marriage of my sister I was about fifteen years old and at this time I am about eighty one years old.  Sworn to and Subscribed this 27th day of October 1847.

Susanah Washburn X her mark
[signature] Jn a Burgin [initials] JB
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State of North Carolina Buncombe County }
I Alexander Henry Clerk of Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said county Buncombe and the State aforesaid do hereby certify that Jno Burgin J.P. whose signature appears attesting the foregoing affidavit is genuine and that said John Burgin is an acting Justice of the Peace and for said county of Buncombe and state aforesaid.
In testimony whereof I have (----) sit my (---) and affix the seal of said Court at Office in Asheville this 28th day of October A.D. 1847
   A Henry (clerk) by J.H. Coleman (-----)

State of North Carolina Buncombe County }
I James Sharp (Charman?) of the Court of Pleas and quarter session for said county do hereby certify that Alexander Henry whose name apears to the foregoing certificate is the Clerk of said county and his name (--) unto is genuine and that the said certificate is in our (/due?) form
given under my hand and seal this 29th day of October 1847  Jas Sharp C.C.C(?)
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State of N Carolina / Buncombe County }  
Personaly appeared before John Burgin one of the acting Justisses of the Peace in & for said County Susanah Mashburn sister of Kisiah Green widow of William Green {attest?} and taketh oath in due forme of law that she is about four years younger than her sister Kisiah Green & was between thirteen and fourteen years old when her sister Kisiah Green & William Green was married, which took place about the year 1780 about one year after William Green's term of service(?) Expired which marriage took place at my fathers house in the county of Orange in my presence the marriage ceremony was performed by a baptist preacher by the name Etathan Davis to  best of my Recollection, & if Ever my sister Kisiah Green was married after death of her husband Willy Green, I have never heard of it & the (defananth?) futher sayeth that she is now in her sevenety ninth year
Subscribed this the 11th day of November 1845  (X)   Susanah Mashburn
                         her mark
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State of N Carolina
Buncombe County }     I Certify that I am
aquainted with Susanah Mashburn &
frome my knowledge of her I believe
her Entitled to full credit given under
my hand this 11th day of November
1845.                            Jn [?] Burgin JB
State of N Carolina
Buncombe County} I Alexander Henry   
 Clerk of County Court of Pleas [?] and
 Quarter SeSsions[?] do Certify that John Burgin is an acting Justice of Peace for said County and the signature above is genuine and that this official acts is entitle to full credit as such. 
In testimony whereoff I heave hereunto let my hand and affixed the seal of our said court at Asheville the 12th of November AH[?] 1845      A Henry Clerk