Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10549, Francis Holley, N.C.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Holley, Francis
Thompson, Martha

NUMBER
R. 10549

Former widow
CONTENTS

This woman's 2nd husband was
pensioned, see Elections Thompson
Md. S. 32017.
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5.734
Martha Thompson
Ala
Francis
Holley
act 4 July 36
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Miss Martha Thompsons
Claim for a pension
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Declaration

In order to obtain the Benefit of the third Section of the act of the 4th of July 1836 and of the first section of the act of 3rd of March 1837

The State of Alabama
Morgan County

On this 15th Day of December 1842 personally appeared before the Honorable Horatio Philpott judge of the County Court held at
the Court house in Summerville in said County Martha Thompson now but formerly Martha Holley widow of Frances Holley Deciesed. She
being a Citizen in Morgan County now near Seventy eight years of age Who being first duly Sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July the 4th 1836 and the act Explanitory of said act passed March 3rd 1837 that she was Married to Frances Holley on The 2nd day of Febuary 1780, Who was a private Soldier in a company of Spies ordered out by Cornel Sevier then the commanding Officer of the Southwest Teritory the frunteer parts of North Carolina then a citizen on Noley Chuckey River where this same Frances Holley was kept in actual service
before and after the Marriage took place for a considerable lenth of time within my owne Knowledge, Sum months after the Marriage took place we Moved from Noley Chuckey River to the frunteer parts of the State of Georgia where my husband Frances Holley was ordered to serve in Station on the
Extreem frunteer parts of that State, and from that station a Draft was ordered and accordingly Frances Holley was drafted to serve a three Months tower under Captain Marborough Capt. Marborough with his
company of men were ordered to reinforce General ways army with intent to attact the British force at Sevana town in Georgia, where
kept in actual service untill Corn Wallece was Taken and the British army left Sevanatown he was then Discharged from service at the expiration of his three Months tower he afterwords returned home to me quite Sick and afterwords remained a sickly man untill
the Seventh Day of May 1807 when Frances Holly died, leaving Martha Holley his Lawfull Married wife a widow with the following named children, Rebeckah Born the 20th day of May 1781. Mary Born the 8th of May 1783 James Born the 24th of June 1785. Shirrell Born the 4th of November 1787, John Born the 8th of February 1790.
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Benjamin Born the 27th of February 1792. Patty Born the 8th of March 1794, Sarah Born the 13th of August 1796
She further declares that her husband Frances Holley was a Citizen of a Frunteer Settlement at the time the Marrage took place between him and myself and Continued to live in a frunteer Settelment till his Death which finely deprived me from haveing the oppertunity of keeping a Bible Record which would
Shew my Childrens ages or Marrage or deaths therefor I Martha Thompson now do Certify that my Declaration contains all the Material facts which I now recollect. She further State
that she afterwords Married [illegible] Thompson a pensioner of the United States at the rate of fifty Dollars per annum a privat
Soldier in the Maryland Continental Line placed on the pension Roll Sept 17th 1833. age seventy eight on the 7th day of January 1826 who Died on the 30th Day of December 1840 and that she is a widow at the time and on the day she signed this her application for a pension for the services rendered by her first husband in the Defence of the General Government and still remains a widow
as will more fully appear by refference to the proof hereunto annexed

Martha Thompson
her X Mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year
above written, before me
Horatio Philpott Judge of
the County Court for the County
of Morgan State of Alabama
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The State of Alabama
Morgan County
December [illegible] 1842

Be it Known that before me, M. Skidmore a justice of the peace in and for the said County, personally appeared Jacob Holley a Citizen of Marshall County and State above now near Seventy five years of age, and after being duly sworn according as the Law Directs Deposeth and Saith that he was born in the State of South Carolina, and near the begining of the war my father Jacob Holley, mooved on to Noleychucky then on the fruntier part of North Carolina where I was very well acquainted with Francis Holley, who was ordered out by Coln. Sevier aspieing against the hostile Indians with Joseph Buller and Joseph Caney and first started out from a forte knone by the
name of Limestone fort at that time, these three men were kept in actuel service aspieing against the hostile Indians by the orders of cornel Sevier for a period not less than four years and by their serviceses so rendered they ware freed from all other and Every other call made by Coln. Sevier in a draft or otherwise
to go out against the British and Torys, and during the time of this four years, Francis Holley Enter Married with Martha
Sherell to my certain Knolidge and she the same Martha Sherall then, and afterwords Martha Holley and after the death of Frances
Holley. I Jacob Holley had full Knoledge of her while a widow and have had perfect Knoledge her ever since untill the present hour. She the Identical same woman is now present in her own proper person and do know when Francis Holley moved from Noley Chucky River to the South
this Deponent further states that Cornel Sevier ordered a Draft to rais men to go against the British and Toreys in South Carolina and my father was Drafted and Marched to that
part and was in two engagments at the Cowpins and at ninty six at one of these Battels my father was wounded by the
enemy
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therefore I do know that Cornel Sevier had power to order out men for the Defence of General Government all the time the
war of the Revolution lasted. I also know that Frances Holley was kept in actual service by order of the same Cornel Sevier who ordered my father Jacob Holley Senior out and
was in service at the same time a spieing and guarding of the frunteer part of North Carolin at that time, he the said Frances Holley was ordered to Spie on the line between the whites and Indians for a certain distance which is unknown to this deponent all the the
I know that the whole of the four years mentioned above was against the Common Enemy of that part of the general government and During the war of the revolution

Jacob Holley
his X Mark

Sworn and Subscribed this 11th Day of December 1842.
M. Skidmore JP
The State of Alabama
Morgan County

personally appeared before me, the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the said County Jacob Holley, who being duly
Sworn, deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age and the Consequent lap of memory, he cannot sware positively as to the precise Lenth of service rendered by the above named Frances Holley But do know his service was not less then the period mentioned above and for want of proper education cannot recollect the Date of the year nor the Day of the month but do know it was during Revolution Strugel

Sworn to this 12th Day of December 1842
Jacob Holley
his Mark

State of Alabama
Morgan County 
I Thomas Price Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid
do hereby certify that the M Skidmore is a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated 17th March 1831 and will expire on the 17th of March 1844 and that his
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State of Alabama
Morgan County
I Thomas Price Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the M Skidmore is a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated 17th March 1831 and will expire on the 17th of March 1844 and that his signature above [illegible]

given under my hand and the seal of said County Court this 15 day of December 1842
Thomas Price Clerk C.C

State of Alabama
Morgan County ⎬ 
I Horatio Philpott Judge of the
County Court for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Thomas Price whose name appears to the above certificate is and was at the time of signing the same Clerk of our said county court, which certificate is in due form of Law, and full faith and credit is Due to all his offical acts

Given under my hand at my office this 15th day of December 1842
Horatio Philpott
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The State of Alabama Morgen County
Be it known that before me M. Skidmore a justice of the peace in and for the said County personally appeared Shirell Holley a Citizen of the said County now fifty five years of age, and made Oath in Due form of Law, that he the said Shirell Holley was well acquainted with Frances Holley and Martha Holley his wife until Frances Holley Died on the Seventh day of May 1807 and have been well acquainted with Martha Holley his widow ever Sence until the present hour. She being now present in his own proper person, and that wihile Frances Holley my father was Laboring in his Sickness often made Statements to me and to others in my hearing ralative to his Serviceses which he Rendered a spieing [spying] for Indians while he lived on Noley Chuckey River in North Carolina at that time and that he was kept in actual Service for five years at that place, I also herd him Say that he moved from Noley Chuckey River to the frontier parts of Georgia and when he arrived on the frontiers of Georgia he was ordered to [a----ion] on the [Cetrcim] frontiers parts of Georgia where he she said Frances Holley was Drafted for to Serve a tower of three Months and was Marched to Savanah Town at that place he remained in actual service until Wallece was taken that he saw the British forces Leave thier station at Savanah Town in the state of Georgia, these statements ware made to me Shirell Holley by my father Frances Holley in Detail of his Service which he rendered in Defense of the General Governmente in the War of the Revolution therefore I have born these words in mind until the present hour, this Deponent further states that Majer Russell a man of note a Citizen of Franklin County Tennessee at that time he hereing my name Called while in Banks at a General Muster in the town of Winchester Came too me and asked me to state to him what my fathers name was or if he was living [and] give him my fathers name, Majer Russell then said your father was one of my men a Spieing against the Indians on Holey Chuckey River for five years and I do think he was one of the most ondanted [undaunted] men ever was in that expedition. Russell Said he was then a Captain and Servid as such for five years on Holey Chuckey River a Spieing
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these words were spoken by Mager Russell himself in relation to Frances Holleys Service with him in the year 1813 This was the first acquaintence I ever had with Mager Russell alltho Mager Russell is now dead This man was generally Known by the title of Mager is the reason I cannot give his given name

This deponent further states that he has full knoledge of the death of Clectrous Thompson and that he was a pensioner of the United States
at the time he died

Sworn to and Subscribed this 12th Day of December 1842
M. Skidmore
a Justice of the peace

Sherell Holley
his X Mark

The State of Alabama
Morgan County ⎬ 
I certify that I have been acquainted with
Shirrel Holley for several years; he is a man of truth and respectability
Given under my hand and seal this 12th day of Dec 1842
M. Skidmore
a Justice of the peace

State of Alabama
Morgan County ⎬ 
I Thomas Price Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that M Skidmore is a Justice of the
peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated 17th March 1841 and will expire on the 17th March 1844
and that his signature above written is Genuine

given under my hand and the seal of
said County Court the 15 day of December 1842
Thomas Price Clerk

State of Alabama
Morgan County ⎬ 
I Horatio Philpott Judge of the County Court for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Thomas
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State of Alabama
Morgan County ⎬ 
I Horatio Philpott Judge of the County Court for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Thomas Price whose certificate appears above is and was at the time of making the same
Clerk of our said County Court, which certificate is in due form of Law, and full faith and credit are due to all of his official acts

Given under my hand at my Office this 15th day of December 1842 
Horatio Philpott
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

REJECTED

10,549.

P. O.
Martha Thompson
Service:

Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18

Application filed: ____, 18

Alleges:
Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P. O. 

Recognized.
Contract.
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Martha Thompson
Alabama
Set to Hon. J C Edwards Jan 24'43
"     "   "       R [illegible]  "      24'43
"    "    "       same Jan. 25 1843
"    "    "       W.R.W. Cobb Dec 17/53
10549
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Martha Thompson [illegible] 1836 A.a
Elizabeth Thompson " 1848
Mitchell Childres Tenn 1832-7569
Sarah Randolph NY 1836 No. 2029
Sarah Potterwice Ephraim - D.C., 2 Feb 48 - No. 142[illegible]

Chief Clerk
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House of Representatives
January 3, 1863
J C Edwards Esq.
Com. of Pensions
Sir, I enclose your pension papers in the case of Martha Thompson your wife please examine them for the old lady and give me an answer early as convenient.
Very respectfully
[illegible]
J C Edwards
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[illegible] of Martha Thompson [illegible]

Call.

Hon. W.R.W. Cobb [illegible]
House of Reps
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H of Rep
[illegible] 13 [illegible]
Will the commission of pension please [illegible] and report what is the condition of the case of Martha Thompson, late widow of Francis Holley about case no 5,734 [illegible 1830] also [illegible] [illegible] defects if [illegible] and send me rules & regulations 
Yours Truly, WRW Cobb
J P Waldo [illegible] of Mr {illegible]