Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2042, William Clements, N.C.
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N.C.   Clements, William       R 2042
                           Elizabeth
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Declaration
in and to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress
past on the forth day of July 1836 for the
benefit of certain widows.
State of North Carolina Wake County
on this the first day of March 1845
came before Thomas Hall one of the acting
_________ and a member of the Court of
___________ in and for the said county
________Clements, a resident of the 
_____state age about eighty years
_______according to Law Oath on her
oath make the following declaration and to obtain
the benefit of the provision of the Act of Congress
past on the fourth of July 1836
that shee is the widow of the late William Clements
who was a private soldier in the North Carolina
militia in the War of Revolution, that shee is un-
able to tell how long her said husband William Clement
served or the precise date of her marriage consequently
shee is obliged to submit to such proof as can be made
of the said William Clements services and her marriage
that shee recollects that there was a draft after shee
and the said William Clements were married and that
her said husband was drafted and served
that shee cannot at this time state when shee and the
said William Clements were married but that shee was
married before General Wallis was at Hillsborough with his
men in N.C. that if she had her familiar record shee
would tell precisely when she she was married but it is lost
or miss laid but shee is confident that shee was married
to the said William Clements before General Wallis was at
Hillsborough State of N.C.
that her husband the said William Clements died on the
twenty forth day of March 1835
that shee has not married since the Oath of her said
husband William Clements but still remains his
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widow as will more fully appear by reference to the
certificate which is hereunto anexted
sworn to and subscribed on the aforesaid date before
me Thomas Hall J.P.      Elizabeth Clement
                                       her X mark

Thomas Hall the said Justice of the Peace do hereby
certify that Elizabeth Clements is the ____widow
of William Clements whoo was said ____________
revolutionary soldier.    ________________________
 old age and infirmity of ______________________
Cert to make her said declaration _____________
certify that the declarant ___________________
to me to bee a woman of true__________________
and I further certify that she has not married since
the Oath of her said husband William Clements but still
remains his widow
Given under my hand on this the first day of March 1845
                                                             Thomas Hall

State of North Carolina
Wake County              
                                       I Jas S Marriott clerk of
the Court of Pleas & Quarters sessions for Wake
County do hereby certify that Thomas Hall's
name appears to the foregoing is an acting
Justice of the Peace in the for said county & that
the signature purporting to be his is genuine
& I further certify that at May Term 1845
the foregoing declaration was exibited in open
Court & duly approved & ____________
certify the same to the War Department
     
                                 In Testimony whereof I hereunto
                                 affix the seal of said Court & scribe
                                 my name at office in Raleigh
                                 the 14th day of July A.D. 1845              

                                 Jas T Marriott Clerk
                                 By M _ H___
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Elizabeth Clements               No. 15395
Widow of                              Elizabeth Clements
Wm Clements                       widow of William         
 A.D. 1836                                  N.C.
                                              July 7, 1838


c
                                              G. C. Ames
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                      State of North Carolina
                       Wake County 20 February 1855

Mrs Arrenia Nichols aged 46 years this day
personally appeared in Gen Court and made the foregoing
declaration in order to receave the amount of Pension
one her deceased Mother Elizabeth Clements who
died on the 1__ February (1847) one thousand eight
hundred and forty seven in Orange County who was the
widow of the late Wm Clements a soldier in the
Revolutionary War And She makes this her declaration
under act of Congress made & provided in Such Cases 4 July 1836 and the Acts Sublimentary
made & provided 7 July 1838...3 March 1843
17 June 1844.  She declares that She has learnt
and understood from her Said Father William
Clements that he Served during or a greater part of
the Revolutionary War in the Militia of North
Carolina but the precise length or the
number of Tours She is unable to Say.
Some under Capt Francis Jones. She declares that her Said
Father died 24 March 1835 and left his wife,
the declarants mother Surviving Elizabeth Clements
Some time Spelt Clemonts who died on the 13
February 1847 as above leaving Surviving of her
then three children and now only two Surviving or
Known to be living the declarant Arrenia Nichols
and her Sister Elizabeth Clements and it is not known
whether her Brother is dead or Living whose name was Paten
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Clements and when last herd from him five years
ago he was then in Alabama. She further
declares that She was married to Archibald Nichols
in Person County North Carolina the 14
April 1825 She declares that She is the
youngest of Fourteen children by her Said Father & Mother.
She declares that the record of her own
Marriage to Said Archibald Nichols is her annexed
together with the names & ages of her children to
wit Arenia Nichols Formerly Arenia Clemonts was
Born the 7 of March 1808. her five children
Dudley, Susan Ann, Lueco, Ira W and Baldy Nichols.
      She also claims under Act of Congress 7
June 1832 for ___ ref to her Said Fathers death 
as aforesaid She declares when She was married
to her Said Husband as above She was then about
16 years old and is now aged 46 years &
to the best of her belief She declares that her Said Father
that the time he Joined the Service lived in Wake
County N.C. and died in Said County of Wake 24 March 
1835 and further States that her Said Mothers maden name
was Elizabeth Daniel and was married to her Said
Father in Wake County as She has always understood
before the old Revolutionary War 1775 when
that her Said Father & Mother had fourteen
children their names to with beginning 
with the oldest here. first. Mary Lotty 2.
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Woodson 3. Cary 4. Gilly 5. Anderson 6. William 7. 
Wiley 8. Sally 9. Martha 10. Elizabeth 11. Paten 12. 
one an infant 13 died and the declarant Arenia
Nichols 14. She declares that the Him Book
here annexed did belong to my Said dec'd Father
the Said William Clements ever Since She could
Reccollect and the age of Woodson Clements
recorded in Said Book was her Brother
as appears born the 22 Sept 1782 and
their were two children still older
whose names was Mary & Lotty Clements 
and the Said Woodson Clements name
and age has been recorded in Said
book for many years & also her Said Fathers
Signature Subscribed & Sworn to in open
Court this 20 Feb 1855
                                      Arrina Nichols
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State of North Carolina | Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
               Wake County  | February Term 1855

I Thomas I Utley Clerk of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
for the County of Wake aforesaid certify that Arrina Nichols whose
name is signed to the foregoing declaration personally appeared
in open court and made oath that the facts set forth in said
declaration are true. I further certify that it was proven to the
satisfaction of the court upon evidence now on file in my office
that William Clements died on the 24th of March 1835 and his
widow Elizabeth Clements died on the 15th of February 1847 left three
children surviving her, to wit, Arrina Nichols, Elizabeth Clements,
and Paten Clements. I further certify that Archibald Nichols 
was appointed Administrator upon the Estate of the said Elizabeth
Clements widow of William Clements deceased and he entered into
bond in the sum of Two thousand Dollars with Richard S Ross
as surety who are approved and accepted by the court all of
which is duly approved by said court and the clerk ordered to
certify the same to the War Department.
                 In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my
                 name and affix the seal of said court at
                 office in Raleigh the 20th day of February 1855
                                     Thomas I Utley Clerk

I further certify that I have made diligent search in my office
for the marriage bond of the aforesaid William Clements and Elizabeth
Daniel and can find no such bond on file in my office.
       
       In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my
       name and affix the seal of said Court at office
       in Raleigh the 2nd day of March A.D. 1855
                               Thomas I Utley  Clerk
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               State of North Carolina Wake
               County 31 March 1855

Mrs Sally Brasfield aged 91 young
the dominion of the United States
this day personally appeared before me the
undersigned an acting Justice of the
Peace in & for Said County this day
personally appeared before me who
being first duly Sworn according to
law before as follows this She
was very Intimately acquainted with
old Mr William Clements of Said
County who married Elizabeth Daniel
which was her maden name and 
they lived together as man and wife
up to his death and that they had
Several Children and only two now
known to be living to wit Baldy
Nichols wife Arenia and his
said wifes Sister Elizabeth. She
declares that Said William & Elizabeth
Clements lived & died about one mile
from the Declarant. She declares that
She has often herd Said William
Clements Speak of his long period
of Services in the Revolutionary War who was
a man of truth & undoubted bounty & no doubt
did Same in Said war three or four years
            Subscribed &Sworn to before

me F M Gully JP          Sally      Brasfield
                                    her   X mark
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State of North Carolina
                Wake County

The day personally appeared before me one
of the acting Justices of the Peace in and
for said County Mrs Sally Brasfield and
made the aforesaid affidavit as to the
Services of the said William Clements her
Said Statement is submitted to enter
forth and credits
     This 31st day of March 1855
                          F M Gully J P

State of North Carolina 
                Wake County    I Thomas I Utley
Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
for the County of Wake aforesaid certify that
 F. M. Gully whose name appears to the foregoing
declaration and certificates was at the time of
signing the same a Justice of the Peace in and 
for Said County duly commissioned and Sworn
and that the Signatures purporting to be his
are Genuine

          In Testimony whereof & hereunto
          Subscribe my name and affix
          the Seal of Said Court at Office
          in Raleigh this 19th day of 
          April 1855

                      Thomas I Utley  Clerk
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Woodson Clements was
born  September the 22nd
1785 and married
to K Durkin 24th January
1805
================= 
Kesiah Durkin
was Born November
the 4th Anno Dommini
1787
==================
On the 17th of September
Old John Caloper
_____est obscuration 48''
after one o'clock
afternoon Dusky Dark
===================
15th Oct 1811 was very day
a Largest Truth in Wake
=====
9th August 1817 large harvest
wheat corn & Strong Drink
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Most aLarming drought
commenced early in the Spring
of 1813 as followith some
light Seasons early in spring
_0th day of May a light
shower no more until the
8th of July. light shower
just Cold the Late the last on
the 18th. Shower 19th Plenty
Portent hot going & Bother
bid Plentifully
================
Another Drought from
28 Jul 1814 to 27th of 
October  Whole October
month.
================
Equably paid as a Issuer
in February 1817====
1818 July Surveyed
in Randolph & Beaufort
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    FAMILY RECORD
       BIRTH

Baldy Nichols was
bourn 7th July 1895
=====
Arrenia Nichols consort 
of B N was bourn
7th of March 1808
=====
Susan Ann Nichols
was born 18th of September 1831
=====
Lueco Nichols
was born 28th
December 1834
=====
F W Nichols was 
born 18 November 1839

Archibald Nichols
was born 22 Dec 1845
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              FAMILY RECORD
                 MARRIAGES

Baldy Nichols
was married to Arrenia
Clemments on Thurs-
day 11th of Apr 1825
======
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Wake County State of North Carolina
                                 Aug the 1 1855

 Mr Burwell Brown aged Seventy Six years
a highly respectable citizen of Said County
who being first duly Sworn according to law
this day personally appeared before me the
undersigned an acting Justice of the 
Peace in & for Said County who deposeth
as follows to wit that he has lived in
Wake County N.Carolina all his life who
He declares that he was very Intimately
acquainted with old Mr William Clements
dec'd who lived in his neighborhood up to his 
death and often Staid all night with him
as witnesses Father further declares that 
he has often herd Said William Clements
Speak of his Serving in the old War
of the Revolution who died about the
date 1835 who stated that he Served in the 
State of North Carolina in the Militia of North Carolina
he declares that he was a married man but not
being intimately acquainted with his family--only with
Woodson his Son dec'd the Said old man Clements
was a very worthy & respectable man & his Statements he believes
to be true. Subscribed & Scorn to before
me  Ira Beckwith J.P.       Burwel Brown
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State of Nort Carolina Wake County
August 1 1855   I the Undersigned a Justice of
the Peace in & for Said County do hereby certify
that Mr Bruwel Brown this day appeared before
me as Witness and appearing as a very worthy &
high respectable old citizen of Said County
his Said Statement is entitled to entire
faith and credit this the day & date above
                  Ira Beckwith J.P.

State of North Carolina
                Wake County  I Thomas I Utley Clerk of
the Court of Please and Quarter Sessions for the County
of Wake aforesaid Certify that  Ira Beckwith whose
name appears to the foregoing declaration and Certif-
icate was at the time of signing the same
a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly
commissioned and Sworn, and that his signature is Genuine
          In testimony whereof I hereunto subscibe
          my name and affix the Seal of Said Court
          at Office in Raleigh this 3rd day of August
          A.D. 1855
                            Thomas I Utley  Clerk
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     G W Trice
     affadavit
      Services of
     William Clements
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Court of North Carolina Wake County August
the 21 the 1855 Mr George W Trice a credible
witness a resident of Wake County North Carolina
aged 60 years this day personally
appeared before me the Undersigned and
acting Justice of the Peace in and for 
Said County who being first duly Sworn
according to law depose as follows
to wit that he was very intimately
acquainted with old Mr William
Clements of Wake County N. Carolina
ref to his death he declares that he
has Several times herd him Speak 
of his Revolutionary Services rendered
by him in the Militia of North
Carolina for more than two years
& no doubt he did Serve as he Stated
as he was a man of truth and undoubted
veracity who died about the date 1835 
leaving his wife who was a Miss Elizabeth
Daniel with whom I was also acquainted &
also with her children Said Mrs Elizabeth Clements
died about 1847 & has now only Surviving of her two
children Arenia Nichols & her Sister Elizabeth
Clements living in this State
       
            Subscribed & Sworn to before

me T M Gully J.P.                G.W. Trice
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State of North Carolina|
                Wake County|   I Thomas I Utley, Clerk of
the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County
of Wake aforesaid, hereby cerfify that F M Gully
whose name appears signed to the foregoing affi-
davit of G W Trice is now & was at the time
of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace
in & for the said County. That his Acts & certificates
as such are entitled to full faith and credit
and that the signature purporting to be his is
genuine.
       In testimony whereof I hereunto
       subscribe my name and affix the Seal
       of said Court at Office the the City
       Raleigh this 29th February 1836

                                 Thomas I Utley   Clerk
                               By James _ Al____  D.Clerk
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                     State of North Carolina
                     Comptroller Department

I Geo W Brooks Comptroller of the Public Accounts
in an for the State aforesaid do hereby
certify that it appears of record in my
office among the payments made to 
Sundry persons for Military Service in the
Revolutionary War as follows to wit:

William Clements

Ident 6416 for 80..0 specie Allowed by the
Auditors of Hillsboro District dated 11 May
A.D. 1784

          In testimony whereof I have hereunto
          subscribed my name and affixed
          the Seal of my Office at Raleigh
          this 18th day of July 1855

                               Geo W Brooks Comptr
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                    February 1st 1855

State of North Carolina
             Orange County

Mr Henry C Stroud a credable witness this day personally
appeared before me the undersigned an acting Justice of
the Peace in and for Said County who being first duly
Sworn according to law depose as follows, to wit,
that he Sold the goods mentioned in the account which
is attached to this certificate to Archibald Nichols
and to the best of his recolection though not positive
they was purchased for the purpose of making shroud
for the widow Clements
         Subscribed & Scorn to before
me                           H C Stroud

Lemuel Lynch   J.P.

State of North Carolina

I George Laws Clerk of the Court of
Please & Quarter Sessions for Orange Country do hereby
certify the Lemuel Lynch whose genuine Signature
appears to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time
of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and
for Said County duly commisssion and Qualified
and full faith and credit is due and aught to be
given to all his official acts as such

          In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
          Subscribed my name and affixed the
          Seal of Said Court at office in Hillsbo-
          rough this 1st day of February 1855
         
                                  Geo Laws  CCC
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Baldy Nichols

1847             
Feby 13th           Bot of W A Carrigan & Co

              6 yds Cambric......... 1/9......$1.05
              1 Doz Vest Buttons 1/.3.....$0.12 1/2
              1 Doz Shirt Buttons 1/.5.....$0.10
               Rec'd Payment.......................$1.27 1/2
                      
                          W A Carrigan & Co
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No. 15,395

Elyzabeth Clements

Wid of William

     N.C.

Let G C Ames        Afore  5/56

                    2042

July 7, 1838
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                    2042
                                                         Received

Elizabeth Clement


Service:  Wid of William
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Thomas Edwards

affadavit Services
of William Clements

Rev War
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                         May 21 the 1855

State of North Carolina County of Wake
Mr Thomas Edwards a credable witness aged
Eighty years a resident of 
the County of Wake and Sate of North Carolna who
being first duly Sworn according to law depose as
follows to wit that he was very Intimately
acquainted with William Clements dec'd & 
hid wife Dec'd whose maden name was
Elizabeth Daniel, the Said William Clements
died about the date 1835 and his Said
Widow died about the date 1847 and has now 
only two children Living to wit
Arrenia Nichols and Miss Elizabeth
Clements  He declares that he has
verry often herd said William Clements
Speak of his Revolutionary Services of 
Several Years Rendered by him in the Militia
in Wake County. North Carolina and
this Meant is Satisfied in his mind that 
he said same as he Stated that he Served
Several years in Said war as he
was a man of truth and un doubted
veracity and declares that from the
ages of their oldest children they
must have been married before or during the
Revolutionary War the Said Wm Clements
& his Said wife lived a near neighbour of
his for fifty years and was neighbour
of his when he died and herd him Speak of Serving
under Capt Jones            Subscribed & Sworn to before                                              
                                                                         
me      Ira Beckwith  J.P.     Thomas      Edwards  Tho Edwds  
                                                  his   X  mark
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State of North Carolina
             Wake County
                                      I Thomas J Utley Clerk of the
Court of Please and Quarter Sessions for the County of Wake
aforesaid Certify that Ira Beckwith whose name
appears to the forgoing affidavit was at the time of
signing the same a Justice of the Peace in and for
Said County duly commissioned and Sworn and
that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
                    In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe
                    my name and affix the seal of said
                     Court at Office in Raleigh this 28th
                     day of June A.D. 1855

                                  Thomas J Utley    Clerk
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February 6th 1855
State of North Carolina
Orange County

Mr Elisha Glenn
a credible witness this day personally appeared before
the undersigned and acting Justice of the peace in and
for said County who being first duly sworn according to
law deposed as
follows to wit that he hoped the
Grave of Mrs Elizabeth Clements who died in the spring
of 1847 who was the widow of the late William Clements
deceased who was represented and believed by his neighbor
a solder in the Rev War
Subscribed & sworn to before
me this Dukes Elisha Glenn
mark State of
Pleas an
do hereby
genuine
is and
acting
sioned
credit
all his
North Carolina
I George Law Clerk of the Court of
Quarter Sessions for Orange County
by certify that William J Deck whose
name appears to the foregoing certificate
was at the time of signing the same and
Justice of the County of Orange duly Commis
and qualified and full faith and
is due and ought to be given to
official acts as such
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed the
Seal of said Court at office in Hillsbor
ough this 14th day of February 1855
Geo. Laws Co
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                    Washington March 12 1856

Hon J Minot

Sir
                                 I transmit herewith
the declaration of Elizabeth Clements, widow
of William Clements, made in 1845, claiming
a Pension under the Act of 4 July 1836
Also for award of Pension under Act of
7 June 1832 due to her husband at the time
of his death.
                                This declaration has been
in my possession for more than 12 mo. I 
understand that the reason they have not been
presented to the Pension Office is that shortly
after they were executed the Agent who
undertook, to prosecute the claim died
and the old Lady having survived but
a few years no others were executed during
her life and it was not much a short
time before they were sent to me they
were discovered amongst the papers of 
the Agent.
                              Mrs Clements Claimed a
Pension under the Act of 4 July 1836
for her husbands Service in the Militia
of North Carolina from Wake County
and States that he went into the Service
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after her marriage She is unable to state the
time but knows it was before Gen Cornwallis
was at Hillsboro.
                         The evidence furnished does
not show clearly the date of the marriage
or the time Clements left the Service. The
record shows that Woodson Clements who
was the third child was born in 1785. this
is sufficient to prove conclusively the
marriage before 1794, and bring the
Claim under the Act of 7 July 1838 showed
it may be deemed in connection with the other
testimony to establish the marriage before 
the termination of her husbands Service.
                              In support of Mrs
Clements declaration as regards her
husbands service the Certificate of the
Comptroller showing a payment to
him by the Auditor of the Hillsboro
District, of which Wake County is a part,
of $80-. Also the testimony of a number
of Witnesses as to his reputation as a Soldier
is also presented which shows more than
two years Service.
                            I ask that a Pension
may be granted under the Act of 7 June
1832 from 4 March 1831 to 24 March 1835
the day of his death. Also under the
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Act of 7 July 1838 from 4 March 1836 to 24
March 1841 and under Acts 3 March 1843 and 
17 June 1844 from 4 March 1843 to 13 Feby 1847
the date of Mrs Clements death.
                     You will find herewith
evidence of the deaths of Wm & Eliza
Clements and also the certificate of the
Court giving the names of their surviving
Children and showing that Archibald
Nichols has been duly appointed adminis-
trator and given bond in the sum of
two thousand dollars.

                                  Very Respectfully
                                   Yours _______
                                            Geo C. Ames
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                                  Feb 26th 1856

Mr Archibald Nichols

                              This day personally appeared
in open Court in the County of Orange and State of
North Carolina who being duly Sworn according
to law depose as follows to wit that old Mr
William Clements departed this life on the twenty fourth
day of March One thousand Eight Hundred and thirty
five in Orange County N.Carolina near the line
of Wake County N.Carolina leaving his wife whose maden
name was Elizabeth Daniel who died in Wake
County N.Carolina on the thirteenth day of February
One thousand Eight hundred and forty Seven leaving
then three children Paten Clements, Arenia Nichols
formerly Arenia Clements and Elizabeth Clements and
has now only Surviving two children Arenia Nichols
And Elizabeth Clements their only heirs and legal
representatives living.
                           Subscribed and Sworn to in open
Court this 26 day of Feb 1856       A Nichols
Geo Laws C.C.C.

I George Laws Clerk of the Court of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions in & for Orange Couty do hereby Certify
that Satisfactory evidence has this day been produced in
open court before Said Court on the evidence of Archibald
Nichols aforesaid that William Clements departed this
life on the 24 March 1835 and his wife Elizabeth 
Clements died on the thirteenth day of February One
thousand eight Hundred and forty Seven leaving now
only Surviving of her Elizabeth Clements and 
Arenia Nichols their only Surviving children in witness
      whereof I hereunto Subscribe my name & seal
       of Office in Hillsborough this 26 day Feb 1856

                                                    Geo Laws   Clerk
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State of North Carolina Orange County Court of Please
and Quarters Sessions Feb anno 1856
       I and _______ Richison Nichols one of the acting
Justices of the Said Court now in Sessions do hereby
certify that Archibald Nichols a credable witness
to me well known who appeared in open Court
and made oath in due form of law that the facts
set forth in the foregoing affidavits are true.  I further
certify that Said Witness reside in Said County
and well known to me as a credable person and
that the clerk is ordered to certify the Same to the War
department as Satisfactory as witness my hand &
private Seal having no Public Seal this the day
and date above 26 Feb 1856.
                                Richd Nichols      Seal

State of N. Carolina Orange County Feb 26th the 1856
I Geo Laws     Clerk of the Court of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions in & for Said County as hereby certify
that Richison Nichols Esq whose name appears
to the foregoing certificate is presiding Justice of
our Said Court duly commissioned and Sworn
and that his official acts as Such is entitled to full
faith and credit who Signed the same while on the
bench of Said Court and that the Signature purporting
to be his is genuine. I further certify that Mr
Archibald Nichols this day appeared in open
Court and made oath to the aforesaid affadavit
in due form of law.
                              Geo Laws      Clerk
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State of North Carolina
              Wake County
            
                                       On this the __day
of March 1845 personally appeared before me
Thomas Hall one of the atting Justices of the Peace
for the said County of Wake Joseph _____________
73 years  aged and Temperance Joley___________
aged 75 years old both residing _________________
county and state afore said ________________
duly Sworn according to ___________________________ 
Jessaseth & sayeth that they_________________________
with Elizabeth Clements________________________________
Late William Clements Dec'd _________________________
applying for a penshion for the Revolutionary
Service of hir dec'd husband these affirmants
were married together
themselves in November 1793 
and at that time the Said William Clements
and the said Elizabeth Clements were Living 
together as husband and wife and that they
had several children and that  the last   
child which was Mary who was _____________________
the said affirmants were____________________________
Place as above stated in____________________________
November 1793 these a_____________________________
reason to believe and do ____________________________
circumstance of the date_____________________________
marriage and the said wi_____________________________
having several children a_____________________________
one of them being ____ed at quite gr_________________
the said Willian and Elizabeth must have_____________
bin married before the termination of the ___________
were that they do know the said William
Clements and Elizabeth did Live together as
husband & wife up to the death of the
Said William Clements which took Place
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In the year of 1835
___that they never heard it contridicted
_____what the said William and Elizabeth
______lawfully married.
_______to and Subscribed on this the 11th of
__________before me

Thomas Hall  J.P.     `  Joseph     Jolly
                                         his  X   mark

                               Temperance         Jolly 
                                             hir     X    mark      

I Thomas Hall the said Justice of the Peace
certify that the above affirmants
are known to be persons of truth
and veracity and that their statement
are entitled to full credit
given under my hand on this the 11th day
of March 1845  

                         Thomas Hall J.P.

State of North Carolina
              Wake County     
                                I Thomas J Utley Clerk of the Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for this county of Wake
_________________________  that Thomas Hall whose name
______________  foregoing declarations & certificates was
_______________________ing the same a Justice of this
_________and ssaid County duly commissioned and Sworn
_______t  his official acts as such are entitled to full faith 
and credit and that the signatures purporting to be his are
genuine

                  In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe
                  my name and affix the Seal of Said Court
                   at office the 12th day of December A.D. 1854

                                            Thomas J Utley     Clerk
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