Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2848, for Thomas Phillips, Virginia
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(8-1776)

SERVICE                                                  NUMBER
Va.                Phillips, Thomas                 W.2848.
                                  Sarah
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CONTENTS
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On the left side of the page
This is a form with specific information handwritten in

3171.
Kentucky
Sarah Phillips [handwritten]
widow of Thomas 
                          Phillips [handwritten]
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a Private
                     Va Line [handwritten]
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
        80 Dollars ------
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1848.
__________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 
19 day of Jan 1849
and sent to 
            S. A. Spencer
                    Greensburg
                            Ky
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 253 Vol. 3,

On the right side of the page
Reprinted
Jany 19/49
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Written horizontally in the middle third of the page:

Mar 11. 1841
Pensions office.

[Illegible] Allen

Written Vertically:
Thomas Philips
Copy
and } Mar: [Illegible]
         Bm.O
[Illegible] Parsons
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Know all men by these presents that we Thomas Philips & Anthony Philips are held and firmly bound unto Henry Lee, esq: Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of Fifty pounds Current money to which payment well and truly to be made to made to our said Governor and his successors for the use of the Commonwealth we bind ourselves our heirs and c. firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 7. day of May 1792_
The Condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage sudenly intended to be solemnized between the above bound, John Philips and Sarah Parsons.  If therefore there be no lawful cause to obstruct the same, then this obligation to be void, else to remain of full force and virtue.
sealed and delivered}
in presence of}
Wm Morton [illegible]}
Jno: x Philips  seal {by hand}
Anthony Philips  seal {by hand}

Sir, grant Thomas Philips Lisance to marry my daughter Sarah Parsons-   I am yours-
                          Thomas Parsons _ _ _ _
To Col.l Thomas Reade
_ _ _ _
W.T. Daniel. Anthony. Philips_
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Virginia, Charlotte County Court:
     I Winslow Robinson, clerk of the County Court of Charlotte County aforesaid, do hereby Certify that the foregoing are true Copies of Original papers on file in my office_  and I do further Certify that no [illegible] has been [illegible] to my office of the marriage of the said Thomas or John  Philips and [illegible -- paper appears torn] - Given under my hand & Seal of office this 11th day of February 1841.
Winslow Robinson
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In Charlotte County Court March 1st 1841
  On motion it was proved to the satisfaction of the Court that Thomas Philips was married to Sarah Parsons previous to the year 1794 and removed to the State of Kentucky about the year 1805, and that the same Thomas Philips was brother to Anthony Philips: and the witnesses who were examined testified that they had frequently heard & believed that the said Thomas was a soldier in the Revolutionary War_
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Virginia, Charlotte County Court
               I Winslow Robinson Clerk of the County Court of  Charlotte in the State of Virginia, do hereby Certify that the forgoing is a true Copy for the records of my Office.
        Given under my hand and the seal of my 
        Office this 3d day of March 1841
                                Winslow Robinson
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      Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of an act of Congress passed and approved the 7th July 1838
                     State of Kentucky Green County}S.S.
On this 16th day of October 1840 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid Sarah Phillips a resident of the County of Green and State of Kentucky aged Sixty Eight Years.  who being Sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the bene=fit of the Provisions. made by the act of Congress. approved the 7th day of July 1938. That she is the widow and [illegible] of Thomas. Phillips who is now dead that she intermarried with said Thomas. Phillips on the 31st day of May 1792 in the County of Charlotte in the State of Virginia.  where they lived untill the year 1805 and from thence they removed to the County of Green in the State of Kentucky & so continued & lived together as man & wife untill the 18th day of February 1818 when her husband the said Thomas Phillips. Departed this life in the 57th year of his age & that she has remained & continues to remain a widow & unmarried and was never married but the one time  She states that she is now & has been since the year 1805. a resident of the said
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County of Green. that she is now in the 68th year of her age. that she was born in the year 1772 that her husband the said Thomas Phillips was born on the 19th of April 1761 in the County of Mecklinburg in the state of Virginia.  She states that she is informed & believes that her said Husband was a revolution soldier> She has frequently heard the said Thomas Phillips speak of his having been engaged therein & has frequently heard many others who professed to know the facts Speak of him as having served in the was of the revolution. this she has heard before & about the time of her marriage. that. he enlisted in the Service in Mecklinburg County Virginia in the 15th year of his age in the year 1776 and marched with his company & [illegible] the Northern Army & was engaged for two years in this. Served & was in the battle fought at Brandywine & at Trenton. & afterwards. Was engaged as Substitute. for some one from said County of Mecklinburg & marched to Guilford Court house & was engaged in the battle fought there in 1787.  She has frequently heard [illegible] Phillips speak of Capt. Ballard & Holmes & Willson as being engaged in the first [illegible]
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with him.  She is unable to tell the names of and officer or officers. who commanded his company unless it was Ballad or Ballard. the General officers she cannot recollect except those of Genl. Washington, Genl. Green & Genl. Lee.  She has heard the service of [illegible] Phillips frequently spoken of & of his being at the Battle of Brandywine and Trenton my many of the old Revolution Soldiers & amongst them Isaac Willson who is now dead & who formerly lived in their County (Green).  She has often heard him speak of his having served with [illegible] Phillips in [illegible] Service & of them being shipmates together. on the [illegible] at Brandywine & at Trenton. & his Service in the Northern Army..  She has. never in a single heard the facts of the said Phillips since in the Revolution War Doubted by any.  She states that the said Thomas Phillips obtained a Discharge for his services but she is not [illegible] to state from whom at least [illegible] Phillips so informed her. but that the same has been lost & she is unable now to find it she hereby relenqueshes [sic] every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present and declares that her name is not on the Pension
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This is a form with blanks filled in

Kentucky 1700
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Sarah Phillips

widow of Thomas Phillips
who was a Private
in the Revolution
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
80 Dollars --------- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of September 1843 and sent to S. A. Spencer
Greensburg, Ken.
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[Act of March 3, 1843,]
Recorded in Book A
Vol 1. Page 172.
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Act of July 1838
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Hon: Willis Green
Greene.
Grayson Co.
Ken;
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6080 (written diagonally)

7504
Sarah Phil[paper torn]
of Thomas 
Kentucky
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admitted
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Private 2 yrs $80
Cap Holmes Col Ballard Va.

Died 18 Feby 1818.
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Sarah Phillips
of Thomas 
Kentucky
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Suspended
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See let: 22nd Dec: 40
to Hon Willis Green

(sent a copy of same letter
to Hon: Willis Green 31. Dec: '40
let: 23 Feb41 to Nov
W. Green


Act of July 1838
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Written vertically
feb 23. 1841
[illegible]
Ky

Written horizontally
J. L. Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
present

Written vertically
Hon Willis Greene
HR.
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[Illegible]  Feby 19 1841

Sir
     Enclosed is additional answers in the case of Sarah Phillips _ Your attention is respectfully called to this as early as convenient

yours,
Willis Green
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State of Kentucky}
Green County      } Sct
                            On this 21st day of August 1848 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for Said County Mrs. Sarah Phillips a resident of said County aged 77 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pensions made by the act of Congress passed on the 2nd February 1848, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.  That she is the Widow of Thomas Phillips.  who was a private in the army of the Revolution.. and that she received an annual pension of Eighty Dollars. under the act of Congress of 17th of June 1844.  that his Declaration and proof of the Services of said Thomas Phillip. and her marriage with him [illegible] upon which her said Pension was granted is now on file in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions at Washington.  She further Declares that she is still a Widow having never intermarried since the Death of her husband [illegible] Thomas Phillips

      her
Sarah x Phillips
       mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the}
day & year above written          }
before me                                  }
S.A. Spencer JPGC

I Samuel A Spencer a Justice of the peace for Green County in the State of Kentucky. do certify that the above Declarant Sarah Phillips is personally known to me and that she is the same Identical individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing Declaraion.

S. A. Spencer J.P.G.C.

State of Kentucky Green County sct
I John Barret clerk of the Court of said County certify that Samuel A. Spencer is a magistrate in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is Genuine. that his Commission is dated on the 27th day of April 1847. and continues during good behaviour In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and Subscribed my name this 5th day of September - 1848
John Barret  clerk of 
Green County Court
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[illegible] or to this   She will not be positive as to the Colonel or other Superior officers who had command   She cannot speak with certainty except that of Genl. Greene.  Genl. Sullivan & Genl. Wayne & Genl. Washington their names, are familiar to her as having been frequently spoken of by her husband and as having served when they commanded at Trenton and Brandywine.  She states that she was married to her husband the said Thomas Phillips on the 31st day of May 1792.  That their Eldest Child a son was born on the 4th of December 1793.. that the said Thomas Phillips her husband departed this life in February 1818 in the 57 year of his age in Green County Ky. to which place he had removed from Charlotte County Virginia  She makes her former Declaration and proof now already on file in the Department a part of the amended Declaration so far as it may be [illegible] for proof or explanation she states that the states refered to above in regard to her marriage. & the Birth of her Eldest child (whose name was Thomas) & the Death of her husband  [illegible] name of [illegible] in her family Bible which
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now has in her possession & which she has so kept since her marriage as aforesaid & which Dates she has correctly transcribed  She states that the Records of the her marriage is now extent in the office of the Clerk of the County Court of Charlotte County Virginia a copy of which she will procure and forward to the Department.  She has already procured it  [illegible] written for & she expects it will be forwarded in due time.  The time her husband the said Thomas. Served as she learned was two years preceding & succeeding the Battles of Brandywine & Trenton. [illegible]

Subscribed and sworn to before me the day & date above mentioned
James D Mottley J.P.G.Co

Signed
      her
Sarah +Phillips
     mark 

                State of Kentucky Green County SS
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I, Jas D Mottley Justice of the peace in & for the County & State aforsaid Certify that the foregoing statements was this day subscribed & sworn to by the said Sarah Phillips and I further  Certify that said Sarah Phillips from age
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and bodily infirmity is unable to attend Court for the purposes of making her said Declaration in Court and that said Sarah Phillips is a person of undoubted veracity & her statements is Entitled to full credit & belief  In testimony where of I have hereunto subscribed my name this 10th day of February 1841
                            James D. Mottley J.P.G.Co

Written vertically:  
Hon Willis Green HR

Horizontal writing:

State of Kentucky Green County ss

I, John Barret, clerk of the County Court of the County & State aforesaid Certify that James D. Mottley Esq whose name is signed to each of the two foregoing certificates  is now and was at the date of Signing the same & [illegible] thereto an acting Justice of the peace in & for said County & duly [illegible] & qualified as such. & that due faith & credit is due to all his official acts as such & his signature Genuine  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 10th day of February 1841
                              John Barret
Seal
with ribbons affixed
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This is an envelope

Postmarked Greensburg KY Mar 31

Written vertically
1919  June 9 '43
Ken,
Illegible line
Sarah Phillips
$80 per anum
S. A Spencer
Greensburg, Ken

Witten Horizontally

                                      Free

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC
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Greensburg Green Co Ky May 30 1843
To the honorable J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
I have sent you the Declaration of Mrs. Sarah. Phillips a resident of this County. the widow of Thomas. Phillips Dcd. for the purpose of Drawing her pensions for 1 year under the  [illegible] act of Congress of 3rd March 1843. for the service of her husband  she has heretofore Drown. her 5 years pay ending the 4th  March 1841.  She refers to her former Declaration for the minute accounts of the Service of Thomas Phillips in the Revolution war.  I have [illegible] to process the form with I [illegible] you have published if any thing further be necessary. or if I have omitted any thing please notify me. & any communication which may be made please address me at this place
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
your obt
Svt,
S. A. Spencer
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Declaration
     In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress. of the 3rd of March 1843 granting Pensions for one year to Certain Widows who have received Pensions under the act of.  Congress of July 7th. 1838
        State of Kentucky Green County ss.
On this 30th day of May 1843 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace of the County Court for the County and State aforsaid. Sarah Phillips a resident of  said County of Green in the state aforsaid, aged now about 71 years.  (She being personally Known to me as the Widow and [illegible] of Thomas Phillips Dec'd who was reputed to be a Soldier of the Revolution War).  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 acts of Congress passed on the 3rd March 1843 granting Pensions Widows of Persons who served during the Revolution War.  That she is the Widow and [illegible] of Thomas Phillips who was an Enlisted Soldier of the Virginia line and served in the War of the Revolution as such for the Term of Two years. that her said husband Enlisted as a Soldier of the Revolution, in the County of Mclinburg and State of Virginia about year 1776 in a Company raised there by Capt. Ballard or Capt. Holmes at least those were names mentioned by her husband as officers and she thinks, Ballard was the Captain of his company in this however she may be mistaken.  She cannot state certainly Either who was the commanding officer of the Regiment in which her dd. husband served  She states that she some time since filed her Declaration in the War Department claiming her pension as the widow of said Thomas
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State of Kentucky Green County } SS

I,  James D. Mottley a Justice of the peace of the County Court in and for the County aforsaid do certify that the foregoing Declaration of Sarah Phillips was this day subscribed and sworn to before me by the said Sarah Phillips the said Sarah being personally known to me as the Widow of Thomas Phillips Decd. as stated by her in her said Declaration, I further certify that said Sarah Phillips from age and bodily infirmity is unable to attend Court for the purpose of making her said Declaration in Court and that said Sarah Phillips is a person of and with Veracity and her said Statements are entitled to full credit & belief  In Testimony where of I have here Subscribed my name this 30th day of May 1843
James D Mottley J.P.G.C.C

State of Kentucky, Green County } SS

I John Barret, Clerk of the County Court in and for the County aforsaid do certify that James D. Mottley whose name is signed to the foregoing Certificate is now and was at the time of signing the Same an acting Justice of the peace of the County Court in and for the County and State aforesaid duly qualified and commissioned as such and that due faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such and that the said signature purporting to be his is Genuine and that his said certificate is [illegible]  due form. In Testimony whereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 30th day of May 1843
Jno Barret Clk
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State of Kentucky Green county SS

On this 10th day of February 1841 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in & for the County & State aforsaid Thomas Parsons a resident of the County & State aforsaid who being first duly Sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Statements [illegible] that he is the same Thomas Parsons who has  heretofore been [illegible] & whose affidavit has been heretofore taken in regard to the Service of Thomas Phillips as a Revolutionary Soldier.   who was the Husband of Sarah Phillips who is now making application to the United States for a Pension__
     She states that all he knows concerning the Service of Dd. Thomas Phillips in the War of the Revolution is stated in his said former affidavit he is unable to state the names of any of the officers of his own Knowledge who commanded the company or Regiments in which the said Thomas Phillips Served.  he has often heard said Phillips speak of his service and of his being Engaged in the Battles fought at Brandywine & Trenton & Guilford & speak of Captain Ballard & Capt. Holmes, General Green, General Sullivan &
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General Washington and as having been engaged under the Command of these officers but what officers commanded his Company or Regiment he is not enabled to state but these names are those mostly spoken of by Dd. Phillips.  he states as in his former affidavit that he has frequently heard [illegible] persons who professed to be acquainted with Dd. Phillips and his service say that he was a Soldier of the Revolution that he had been in the Engagements at Brandywine & at Trenton and at Guilford, these Statements he has frequently heard about the years 1780 & 1781. and at no time has he ever heard it doubted that said Phillip had been so engaged in the Service aforesaid. he has frequently heard said Phillips talk of the difficulties & hardships & dangers he Encountered & frequently spoke of Isaac Willson as one of his ship mates & to whom he was much attached & who had Served with him in a portion or probably all the Service at Brandywine & Trenton. Isaac Willson is now dead & has been dead for Several years.  Thomas Phillips removed from Charlotte County Va in the year 1805 to Green County Ky where he died in 1818 he was married to his now Surviving widows the S. Sarah Phillips on the 31st day of May 1792
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This fact is impressed upon his mind the [illegible] & lastingly from the fact that the said Sarah Phillips is his own Daughter & that he gave his consent to the marriage & was present at the marriage at his own house in Charlotte County Virginia when & where the Marriage Ceremony was performed & which he is Satisfied was on the 31st May 1792. the age of the Eldest Child of the said Thomas & Sarah Phillips (which child was named Thomas). was born on the 4th day of December 1793.  This is his best impression & these dates are so recorded in the family Bible of the said Sarah Phillip which she has had & which she has had in her possession since her marriage.  & in which Bible is also recorded the Death of the said Thomas Phillips which shows that he Departed this life in February 1818. with the Births of all the younger children  descending the eldest child Thomas.  he stat that he was present at the Death of sd Thomas Phillips  he died suddenly. & he is Satisfied & has no doubt as to its being in Feby 1818. he states that the Isaac Willson before named. after the removal  of sd Thomas Phillips from Va (& probably some years
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in March 1781. after the Battle of Guilford the said Thomas Phillip moved from Mecklenburg County to Charlotte County in the said State of Virginia& was married in the last named county to Sarah Parsons on sd [said] 31st day of May 1792.  I myself was present at the wedding & saw & witnessed the marriage ceremony.  the said Thomas & Sarah raised a large family of children.  The eldest of whom was born in the year 1793 in the said County of Charlotte.   they contained to live in said County untill the year 1805 when they & family & myself  & family all moved to the County of Green in the State of Kentucky when the said Sarah Phillips is now living as the widow & relative of said Thomas Phillips dcd. [deceased] the said Thomas departed this life in Feby 1818 is sd [said] county of Green; his widow the said Sarah has never been married but the one time.  the said Sarah was born in the year 1772 & is now in the 68th year of her age.  I myself have a record of her age in my family Bible which is now in my papesear[?].  I have no certain knowledge of the age of the said Thomas
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Phillips but am satisfied from his appearance that he must have been thirty years of age or upwards when he married & therefore he must have been born some when abouts 1761 or 2 he was about 57 or 58 years old when he died - the time which said Phillips served I have understood was upwards of Two years.  first & last & that he entered the service at about the age of 15 years.  I myself am a revolution soldier & am now in my 93rd year of my age & my name is entered on the records of the War Department as such I suppose.  Issac Wilson who I have before spoken of is dead & has been for some years.  - 
Subscribed & sworn to before}  
me this 22nd day of October 1840} Thomas Parsons
P. Sandige J. P, G. C.}
State of Kentucky Green County sct
I, P. Sandige Justice of the Peace in & for the County & State aforesaid do certify that Thomas Parsons whose name is signed to the foregoing certificate or statement personally appeared before me & made oath to the foregoing statement & I further certify that said Thomas Parsons is a man of credibility & truth & his statements entitled to full faith & credit & belief sign under my hand as Justice of the Peace of aforesaid this 22 day of October 1840
P Sandige J.P.G.C.
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State of Kentucky Green County ss

I Thomas Gains Senr [Senior] of the County of Green in the State of Kentucky being called on do certify that I was personally acquainted with Thomas Phillips (who is now dead) who was the husband of Sarah Phillips who is now living in the County & State aforesaid & who is about to make application to the Government of the United States for a Pension; that I was well acquainted with said Sarah Phillips.  I have not of my own personal knowledge any information of the service of Thomas Phillips in the War of the Revolution my first acquaintance with said Phillips was in the County of Charlotte in the State of Virginia about the year 1790 or thereabout who there was a man apparently of about the age of thirty years & I learned from said Phillips that he had been raised & lived previous to that time in Mecklenburg County Virginia.  I have frequently heard said Phillip talk of his service in the Revolution war & of his having been injured in the Battles
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of Brandywine & Trenton & Guilford.  that he had served in said war upwards of Two years.  that he entered the service at an early age.  that he had enlisted in the said county of Mecklenburg & marched immediately & joined the Northern army.  I do not now recollect the names of any officers who commanded the company or regiment.  I have often heard the said Thomas Phillips spoken of as having served as a soldier in the Revolution about my first acquaintance with him & have never heard it doubted by any and that he was such  I have frequently talked with him about the Battle of Brandywine & Trenton & Guilford & the events of that day.  I myself was engaged in the Battle fought at Guilford and I am well satisfied that said Phillips was there engaged also.  for several circumstances now related to me by him concurring that Battle that no one could have told unless he had been engaged therein & I have no hesitancy whatever in being that said.  Phillips was also at the Battle of Brandywine & Trenton:  Th
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whose name is signed to the foregoing statement personally
Appeared before me & made oath to the foregoing statement & I further certify that said Gains is a
man of credibility & truth & his statements
entitled to full faith & credit & belief In Testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand & subscribed
my name this 24th day of November 1840
John P. White J P G C
V 7504
Sarah Phillips
of Thomas Kentucky
on roll page 230
£ 65:17:11

State of Kentucky Green County
I John Barret Clerk of the County Court
of the County & State afasaid [aforesaid] do certify that
Jordan Owen & P. Sandidge & John P. White
where names are signed to the three several foregoing
certificates are now & here at the date of their
several signatures & {illegible] thereto each acting
Justices of the peace of the County Courts of the
County & State aforesaid & that their several signatures
are Genuine & that due faith & credits is given 
to all their official acts as such In witness whereof
I have hereunto set my name & affixed my seal
of office this 101h day of December 1840
No 7504
John Barret CGCC
Hon
Willis Green
HR