Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File Reg. 233729-1855, for William Nichols, South Carolina
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SC NICHOLS, WILLIAM Reg 233729-1855
REV
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
BOUNTY LAND FILES
ACT OF 1855 - Rejected - 233-729
VETERAN William Nichols
1776
GRADE Priv.
SERVICE -
S.C. Mil
CAN NO. 1764 BUNDLE NO. 151
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Hon H Cobb pay 29./57
233.729 Clck Man. 3.
Feb. 4 '56
Mary Nichols; wid.
William Nichols. priv.
S.C. Line
Revy War.
No Papers
Hon. Howell Cobb
N. N.
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233.729-
Forwarded by
Hon Howell Cobb
House Rept-
See letter filed in case
of Mary Clinton No
119.615
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State of Georgia
Bibb County  S.S.
On this the 26th day of
December A.D. Eighteen hundred and fifty five
personally appeared before me O. F. Adams a Notary
Public within and for the State and County aforesaid
Mary Nichols aged about Eighty two years
a resident of Bibb County in the State of Georgia
who being duly sworn according to law declares
that she is the widow of William Nichols deceased
who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War
in South Carolina as she always understood
from him from the first acquaintance with
him. That the said William Nichols served in
the Continental or State line of South Carolina
in said war for one year or more
That she was married to the said William
Nichols on the --- day of  ---- 18
in Jones County by one John McKinsey a
Baptist Minister that her name before marriage was
Mary Young and that she is now a widow 
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining
a land warrant under act of March 3rd 1855
That she has never applied for nor received a
Land Warrant under this or any other act of Congress
Mary Nichols her mark X
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We Jesser Land and Isaac Watts
resident of Bibb County in the State of Georgia
upon our oaths declare that the foregoing
declaration was signed and acknowledged by
Mary Nichols in our presence, and we
believe from the appearance & statements
of the applicant, that she is the identical
person she represents herself to be, and that
she is the widow of William Nichols who
is now dead
Jesse Land
Isaac Watts his mark X
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were
sworn to and subscribed before me on the day
and year above written and I certify that
I know the affiants to be credible persons
That the claimant is the person she
represents herself to be & that I have no
in trust in this Claim.
O. F. Adams
Notary Public
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State of Georgia
Bibb County
I, E. G. Giffin Clerk
of the Inferior Court in & for the
County & State aforesaid do hereby
certify that O. F. Adams whose
genuine signature appears to the
foregoing Declaration & affidavit was
at the time of signing the same
a Notary Public in & for said County
duly commissioned & sworn & authorized
to administer oaths; that all his
official acts are entitled to full
faith & credit & that the foregoing is in
due form of law
Given under my hand & seal of
Office at Macon Bibb County
Georgia this 7 day of January
1856
E G Jeffer
Clk