Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Reg. 93393-55, Samuel Gassaway, Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE 
Md.

[star above last name]
Gassaway, Samuel
Nancy 

NUMBER
B.L. Reg 93393-55

CONTENTS
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Nancy Gassaway
Apr 19th/55

Addl Ev

Edward Shriver
Frederick Co
Md.
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[Two columns]
[Left column]

[illegible] S. A. Spencer Nov 28/55
Let " " " [illegible] 20/57

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[illegible]

Act March [illegible]
April 23/55
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Nancy Gassaway
widow of
Samuel Gassaway
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Capt Beatty }
or } Maryland
Capt. Thos Beatty } mil

War of Revolution
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No papers
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S.  A. Spencer
Greensburg
Kentucky
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State of Kentucky County of Green Sct

On this 16th day of April 1855 personally appeared
before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and
for said County Mrs. Nancy Gazway aged 82 years
a resident of said County who being duly sworn doth
on her oath declares that she is the widow of Samuel
Gazway deceased, who was a soldier in the war
of the Revolution; that her said husband was
she believes drafted at Frederick Town Maryland
on or about the [blank] day of [blank] 17[blank] for
the tour of [blank] months and actually served in
said war about the term of two months or 
probably a little upwards and was honorably
discharged.  She cannot state the precise
year that her said husband served but thinks it
was between the years 1780 and 1783.  Nor can
she state how long he served.  She believes from
her information, that her husband served in
the company commanded by Captain Beatty
or Batey (Thomas Beatty) and in the Regt.
commanded by Col. Beatty he went from
Frederick Town to Ellicotts Mills and returned
from Ellicotts Mills to Frederick Town and then
was stationed as guard. From this he was or
dered on to Baltimore to meet the British
and started with the company but it was
ascertained it was a false alarm about
the British coming there and the company
was ordered back again to Frederick Town
and was there after this discharged.  She
has learned these facts from her said husband
and she believes them to be true.  She was
born on the 10th of June 1773 and her 
husband Samuel Gazway was born on the
17th February 1763. That she was married to
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the said Samuel Gazway in Frederick County
Maryland on the 10th November 1789 by one
[blank] Crook of the high church and her
maiden name or name before her said 
marriage was Nancy Gazway (her marriage
never changed her name).  That her said hus
band died in the County of Green and
State of Kentucky on the 2d day of
August 1829.  Leaving her the said Nancy
Gazway his widow who is now still a
widow and who has never intermarried since
her said husband died.  Her said husband if now
living would be 92 years old.  She has no
private record of her marriage that she can
now find nor has she any public record
of her marriage.  Nor does she know how
or whether any record was ever made of
her said marriage at as early a day as that
in who she married.  Nor does she know of
any record any where of that fact.  She
supposes that some record was made of
it in the church at the time by some
one but as to this she cannot say nor
does she know who to apply to for it.

She makes the Declaration in order to ob
tain the benefit of the act of Congress passed
3d March 1855 giving additional bounty land
to the soldiers of the war of 1812 and to
Revolutionary soldiers and their widows.

She further states that she has never
heretofore applied for or received any bounty
land or pension from the United States under
this or any former acts of Congress nor
did her said husband ever apply for and
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receive any in his lifetime as she verily
believes.
Nancy her X mark Gassaway 

We Green Forbis and Rachel H Cannon residents
of Green County Kentucky on our oaths declare that
the foregoing declaration of Mrs. Nancy Gazaway
was signed and acknowledged by her in our
presence on the day and year above written
and we believe from the statements and the
appearance of the said Nancy Gazway that
she is the identical person she represents
herself to be.  We are well acquainted with the
said Nancy Gazway & have known her for a
great number of years.  We also well 
knew her husband in his lifetime Samuel
Gazway.  He and the said Nancy lived
together as man and wife from our earliest
acquaintance with them and up to the day
of the death of said Samuel and now at
all times [illegible] and to them and resided as man
and wife by all to whom they now know
[illegible] an informed and believe it is strictly true 
that said Nancy & Samuel Gazway removed
from Maryland many years ago and they
were reputed to have been married there. They
 resided in [illegible] County Kentucky many 
years and up to the time said Samuel died
he was on a visit to his [illegible] in Green
County Ky in 1829 when & when he took
sick and died about the 2d of August
1829.  He left at his death the said Nancy
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his widow who is still a widow and has never in
termarried since his death.  We further state
that we are not interested in the claim of
said Nancy for bounty land.
Green Forbis [illlegible]
Rachel H Cannon [illegible]

The foregoing Declaration and affidavit now sworn to &
subscribed before me on the day and year first
above mentioned and I certify that I know the affi
ants to be credible persons.  That the Claimant is
the identical person she represents herself to be
and that I have no interest in this claim
Daniel Turner JPce

State of Kentucky Green County Sct

I Robert Marshall Clerk of the County Court in and
for said County certify that Daniel Turner whose gen
uine signature appears to the foregoing Certificate
is now and was at the date and time of signing
his name thereto a Justice of the peace in and for said
County duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith
and credit is due to all his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said County
Court this 18th April 1855 at Greens
burg Kentucky
Robert Marshal C.C.C.

[Notes a bottom of page]
93,393
_____
Bounty land
claim of
Nancy Gazaway
________
Oct 3d March
1855
______
[illegible] of
1812
_____
S. A. Spencer
atto. of
Greensburg Ky
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of Nancy Gassaway
Accord of her marriage

600
Nancy Gassaway

Johnson

S A Spencer Aqn
Suinsburg Ky
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State of Maryland, Frederick County, Sct:

I, Edward Shriver, Clerk of the Circuit Court for  Frederick County, do certify that it appears from the records & proceedings on file in my office that the 7th day of November in the year 1789, a license was issued for the Solemnization of the marriage ceremony between Samuel Gassaway and Nancy Gassaway. In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of the Circuit Court for Frederick County, this 19th day of April A.D. 1855.

Edward Shriver, Clk

Cost of Search, Certificate & seal 40cts
" Postage 3/43 cts.

To the Hon Comr of Pensions
The above is all the evidence that can be obtained of the marriage of Samuel Gassaway to Nancy Gassaway that is of record. Please file this with Mrs. Nancy Gassaway's Declaration for bounty land as evidence
for her in that claim.
I have the honor to be very respectfully yours
S.A. Spencer

Greensburg, Ky
May 10, 1855