Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8,295, for Stephen Poe, North Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Poe, Stephen
Mary

NUMBER
R. 8,295

CONTENTS
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[marked out] Acts of July 14, 1862,, and March 3, 1873

8295

P.O.
Mary Poe
Service: [blank]

Enlisted: REJECTED [stamped], 18
Discharged: [blank], 18

Application filed: [blank], 18

Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]

Attorney: [blank]
P.O. [blank]

[blank] Recognized. [blank] Contra[?]
[blank] Cert. of Dis. Searched for [blank], 18
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9485
Mary Poe
Alabama
Suspended
Let to James P. Woodson Oct. 10 1845
Act July 7th '38
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9485
Aug. 19 1843
8295
Ala. 
July  7 1838
Mary Poe,
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State of Alabama }
Benton County  } On this first day of August
Eighteen Hundred and forty three personally 
Appeared before E T Smith Judge of the County Court of Benton County Mary Poe a resident of The County of Benton And State aforesaid aged Eighty four years who being 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 7th 1838 entitled An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows" That she is the widow of Steven Poe who was a Malitia [Militia] Soldier of the revolutionary War he served under the 
command of Colonel Golston of the State of North Carolina, and that he served under the
command of Officier [Officer] "Two years" as a Malitia [Militia] Soldier And did receive a discharge which by misfortune, was lost he Entered the Service in latter part of the Summer or first of the fall in the year Seventy six and while in the Army he was at Wilmington and marched through that country under Majar [Major] Nauls, and was captured by the Enimy [Enemy], he lived in wilks [Wilkes]
County North Carolina when he Entered the
Service And was a volunteer under the command of the above named officers, as well as I can recollect And he was in the battle at linleys [Lindley's] Mills North Carolina And I can not point to Any Documentary Evidence in the matter and he has ever been held and reputed and known as a Revolutionary Soldier and he was Discharged in the fall of the year 1778. She further declares that she was married to the said Stephen Poe
in the later part of the Summer 1775. and cannot recollect the Exact day of the month as I have no record for we was married by Revd William Teague
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not by licens [license] but by publication, in Randolph County North carolina that her Husband the afore said Stephen Poe died on the 28th of July 1843 that She was married to him before his Entering the service And at the time above Stated, And he was known and reputed Generally as a Soldier 
Mary Poe X her mark
Sworn to And Subscribed on
the day and year above written before
[Signature] E T Smith Judge of
the County Court of
Benton County

We Aaron Haygood a clergyman residing in
the County of Benton and State of Alabama and Henry B Watkins residing in (same) hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with Mary
Poe who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration And also we were acquainted with Stephen Poe The Husband of Mary Poe, and that he was reputed
and believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that He died On the 28th of July 1843. And we believe that Mary Poe who has subscribed the above Declaration was the wife of Stephen Poe deceased And that we concur in that opinion [Signatures] Aaron Haygood
H.B. Watkins
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year
aforesaid
[Signature] E T Smith
Judge of the County
Court of Benton County
And the Said Court do hereby declare there [their] 
Opinion after the investigation of the matter that the
above named applicant was the wife of Stephen Poe Decease and that the Deceased was a Soldier
of the Revolutionary war and Served as the applicant
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States in her Declaration and the court further
certifies that it appears him that Aron Haygood
who has signed the preceeding [preceding] certificate is a Clergyman resident in the county of Benton and State aforesaid and that Henry B Watkins who
has also Signed the same is a resident in Same
and is a creditable person and that there [their]  Statements is entitled to credit
August 1st 1843
[Signature] E T Smith
Judge County Court of Benton County
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I Mathew M Houston clerk of the county court
of Benton county and State of Alabama do here certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Mary Poe for a Pension as the widow of Stephen Poe Decease in Testimony whereof I have Here unto Set my hand and Seal of Office This 1st day of August 1843 and the Sixty Eight year of the independance of America
M M Houston
Clk
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The War Depart in the District of Columbia
Will as it will Save Expence [expense] and time when this comes to hand if there is any mistake in the Declaration point it Out and Send the form and papers back Directed to James P Woodson my heart friend to State line post Office floid [Floyd] County Georgia if placed on the pension list give a certificate on land office in the coosa [Coosa] Land District Alabama This 1st day of August 1843
[Signature] Jas. P. Woodson for Mary Poe