Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 10401, for Jesse Tatum, Virginia
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(3-1776)
Service. Number
Va.
Tatum, Jesse  R 10401
Totum or
Mary
Contents
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Mary Tatum
1 Oct 01
No 7828
Mary Tatum,
widow of Jesse,

Geo
Lt. C.W. Bennett, Ang 2/52
July 6, 1836
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Washington
Hon. J.E. Heath
May 3, 1852.
Court of Pensions 
Sir.
I have the honor to enclose here
with the application of Mrs. Mary Tatum widow of
Jesse Taturn decd, who was a Srgt in Capt. Conway's Company
Va. Militia in the war of the Revolution, for the benefit of
the act of Congress passed 4th July 1836.
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
C.W. Bennett
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State of Tennessee
Marion County
On this thirteenth day of February in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two.
personally appeared before me Samuel B. Mitchell chair
man of the County Court held in and for the said County
and which is a Court of record, Mrs Mary Tattum, who
is to me well known as a resident of said County of Marion
in the State of Tennessee, and who is aged ninety one years,
who being by me duly sworn according to law, doth on her
oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th
1836, and the various acts of Congress supplemental to the same
that she is the widow of Jesse Tatum deceased who was a
Seargent in Captain Henry Conway, or Collier's
company of General Stephens Brigade of Virginia Militia
in the war of the revolution. That she is unable to state the
time of his first entering the service, but that he served
about four years previous to the date of his discharge, which
was the on the twelfth day of October AD 1787. That he was
in the engagement commonly called "Gates Defeat." That
her dec'd husband was a resident of the County of Brunswick
in the State of Virginia at the time he entered the service,
and resided in said County for several years after the close
of the war, he removed from said county to Patrick County
in said state thence to Franklin County Georgia, thence to
Knox County Tennessee, thence to the Rhon County Tennessee
where he died on the 16th day of August AD 1805.
She further declares that her said husband Jesse Tatum had a
written certificate of his service and discharge, which
was seen and read by deponent frequently, that the said
discharge was burned in and with the dwelling house
of Henry Tatum on the 5th day of September 1850. That the
said discharge was copied by M. A. Street previous
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to the burning of the same, and which said copy she believes to be an exact copy of the original certificate of a discharge. That the said copy was made by request of deponent, who at the time intended making an application for a pension, and the copy was made for such purpose. She further declares that she was married to the said Jesse Tatum on the day of _______ in the year seventeen hundred and eighty six in Brunswick County in the State of Virginia, by our Rev'd John King a minister of the Gospel and that she was married by license. That she does not know whether there is a public record of her marriage or not, that there is no private record of her marriage. That her said husband the aforesaid Jesse Tatum died on the sixteenth day of August 1805 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.

her mark
Mary Tatum

Sworn to and subscribed before me Sam B. Mitchell Chairman of the Cty court as aforesaid the day and year first above written; and I further certify that owing to the bodily infirmity of the said Mary Tatum she was and is unable to appear in open court for the purpose (?) of subscribing and taking the foregoing affidavit, and that the same was subscribed and sworn to at the residence of the said Mary Tatum in said County of Marian State of Tennessee.

Sam'l B Mitchell
Chairman of the County
Court of Marian County
Tennessee

State of Tennessee
Marian County

I James H Conotser Clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid do certify that Samul B Mitchell Charman of the County Court of Marion County and that is a Court of record and that all his official acts is entitled to full faith and credit given under my hand at office in Jasper. This 14th day of February 1852
J.H. Conotser Clerk
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State of Georgia
County of Dade } SS

On this sixteenth day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty two, personally appeared before me the undersigned a John G Jacoway a Justice of the Superior Court in and for said County, duly authorized to administer ?
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"The Bearer here of Jessee Tatum a Malisha soldier Belonging to General Stephens Brigade of Virginia Malitia is hearby Discharge he having faithfully served his Tower of duty. Given under my hand this 12th October 1781.
Henry Conway
Capt."
And deponent further state that they have been acquainted with the said Mary Tatum for Howell Tatum is his son thirty five years and believe her to be the widow of said Jesse Tatum, That she has been so reputed, and that she has remained his widow from the time of his death.
Subscribed and sworn to Alfred Strut
before me, the day & year
first above written. Howel Tatum
John G Jocoway JIC

State of Georgia I Benjamin M Wood
Dade County Clerk of the interior Court in and for said County and state do Certify that John G Joccoway whose genuine signature as appears above is and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the inferior Court in and for said County and State and that all his acts as such is entitled to full faith and Credit and that the inferior Court in and for said County and state is Court of Record having [illegible] - given under my hand and seal of office at Timton February the 20th 1832
Benjamin M Wood Clerk
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No 7.828
Mary Tatum,
widow of Jesse,
July 4, 1836
Geo.

C. W. Bennett,
Present.
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State of Georgia
Dade County This day personally appeared before me J G Jacoway one of the Justices of the Inferior Court for said County Mary Street aged about fifty nine years and Sarah Hughs aged about fifty seven who being sworn according to law says on oath that they saw Jessee Tatum before he died and that they believed said Jesse Tatum died on the sixteenth day of August AD 1805 said Tatum died in Rhea County Tennessee and that he the said Jessee Tatum was the reputed husband of Mary Tatum who is the present application for a pension
Saworn to and subscribed
before me this 17th day of
February AD 1852 Mary x her mark Street
J,, G,, Jacoway JIC Sarah x her mark Hughs
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State of Georgia I Benjamin M Wood
Dade County Clerk of the inferior Court in and for said County and state do Certify that John G Jacaway whoes genuine signature as appears above is and was at the time of signing the same a justice of the inferior court in and for said County and state and that all his acts as such is entitled to full faith and Credit and that the inferior Court in and for said County and state is a Court of Record held in General [illegible]
Given under my hand and sesal of office at [illegible] this the 20th day of February 1852
Benjamin M Wood Clerk
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10,401.
Mary Tatum
wid Jesse
REJECTED