Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7742, Miles Gibson, Va.
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SERVICE
Va.

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Gibson, Miles
Nunnaly, Margaret
or Nunnelley 

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R 7742
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CONTENT

See this woman's claim as widow of
Israel Nunnelley or Nunnaly, Va. R. 7741

[Former widow]
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State of Georgia
County of Wilkes

Personally appeared before me the under
signed a Justice of the Peace within an for said County Samuel Flournoy aged Fifty seven years and after being sworn in due form of law on his oath deposeth and saith. that he has been personally acquainted with Chasteen Gibson at this time a citizen of Wilkes County Georgia that said Gibson and Ophelia Mitchell are the only living children of Margaret Nunnelly decd. The identical person, who was the widow of Israel Nunnelly did that the said Margaret, was born and raised in Chesterfield County, Virginia, that she was the daughter of William Flournoy Sr. decd. that the said Margaret was married to Miles Gibson in said place in the latter part of the year 1775 or the first of the 76, for that the first son of Miles Gibson and Margaret his wife was born in 1776 and that the eldest daughter of Miles & Margaret Gibson and Mother of this deponent was born on the 23rd day of December 1778. that said Miles Gibson went into the American Revolutionary against Great Britain as a private after his marriage that his first term of service was for 18 months as a draftee or numbered man that he afterwards enlisted under one Captain George Marcrum and served until the close of the war and was discharged at the siege of York and returned to Chesterfield Co. Va
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the place of his enrollment and died leaving Margaret his widow who after the death of Miles Gibson married on e Israel Nunnelly in the year 1792 for that Sophiah Mitchell only living daughter of Israel & Margaret Nunnelly decd. was born in Oct 1793. that said Israel went into service as a regular soldier from Chesterfield Co. Va. at the commencement of the war and served during the same that deponent does not know what officers said Nunnelly was under unless he served in Capt Marcrunis Co, Goodes Regt. that said Nunnelly was wounded but deponent does not know what battle he was wounded in that he died of said wound in Taliaferro County, Ga. on the 15th day of Oct 1826 that his widow Margaret Nunnelly died in Wilkes Co. Ga. in Nove. 1848, that said Miles Gibson & Israel Nunnelly were discharged at York at the close of the war, that said discharges are lost that the deponent knows the above facts from personal knowledge, traditional evidence, and family records that the deponent knew Israel Nunnelly and Margaret, his wife, and Chasn Gibson and Sophia Mitchell upwards of fifty years ago.

Sworn to and subscribed } Samuel Flournoy
before me this 1st day
of December 1885

[signed] Royland Beasly J.P.
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Declaration
In  order to obtain the benefit of the 3d Section of the act of 4th July 1836 and of the 1st Section of the act of 3d March 1837.
August 11th 1846
State of Georgia
Wilkes County} ss

On this the eleventh day of August One thousand eight hundred and forty six personally appeared before me Henry P. Wotten  a Justice of the Inferior Court in and for said County, Margaret Nunnaly a resident of Wilkes County State of Georgia aged Eighty Seven years past who being first 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 4th 1837.
That she was married to Miles Gibson who was a Revolutionary soldier in the Line of Virginia; that the Miles Gibson was a resident of Chesterfield County State of Virginia in the time of the war and in the early part of the year 1777 he enlisted and went into the service of his Country from said County and State; declarant thinks for the period of five years under Capt George Marcrom; that he faithfully served out the period of his enlistment and was discharged in October 1782 and returned home an died in a few days afterwards that the name of his officers and the particulars connected with his services the lapse of time and afflictions have erased from her memory; that she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim; her husband's discharge having be lost about the time of his death for she has not seen it since that period.
She further declares that she was married to the said Miles Gibson in February 1774 by the attending Minister at her Parents Church in the
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County of Chesterfield State of Virginia
That her husband the aforesaid Miles Gibson died in November 1782 that she has no documentary evidence of her marriage that she has never had any Family record that she was afterwards married to Israel Nunnaly in the year 1798, who died in the year 1826: and that she was a widow on the 4th July 1836 and still remains a widow as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed

Margaret [her x mark] Nunnaly

Sworn to and subscribed
on the day and year first above written
before me [signed] Henry P. Wootten a Justice of the Inferior Court in and for the County and State first above written. I do further certify that from bodily infirmity Mrs. Margaret Nunnaly the declarant is unable to attend Court in Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of August one thousand and eight hundred and forty six

[signed] Henry P. Wotten, J.J.C.

State of Georgia
Wilkes County}
The Declaration of Mrs. Margaret Nunnaly widow of Israel Nunnaly applicant for a pension under the 3d section of the act of 4th July 1836 and of the 1st Section of the act explanatory of that act of the 3d March 1837 duly certified by Henry P. Wooten a Justice of the Inferior Court of the County aforesaid on the 11th day of August 1846 having been submitted to the Court in Session, I doth hereby approve the acts and proceedings of the Justice Henry P. Wotten in the whole matters.
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Given under our hands this the 12th day of August 1846, in Open Court.

Attest Royland Beasly
Clh 26 W6

William Q. Anderson J.J.C.
Lewis S. Brown J.J.C.
A.S. Wingfield J.J.C.

State of Georgia}
Wilkes County 
I Royland Beasley is an acting Justice of said Court duly commissioned and legally qualified as such and that the foregoing Signatures purporting to be his are genuine and that the above order is the original order of said Court approving his acts and proceeding in the whole matter.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court and Office this 12th day of August 1846

[signed] Royland Beasley
Clk J.C. W.C.
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State of Georgia}
Wilkes County
Be it known that on this the eleventh day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty-six personally appeared before me Henry P. Wotten a Justice of  the Inferior Court of said County Chasten Gibson a resident of said county and State aged Fifty-seven years past who being first duly sworn according to law saith that he has been from his earliest recollection well acquainted with Margaret Nunnaly (his Mother) and with Israel Nunnaly until the period of his death that the said Israel and Margaret Nunnaly were married in the year 1798 and that the said Israel Nunnaly died in the fall of the year 1826 leaving the said Margaret Nunnaly his widow and that she has remained his widow ever since that period.

(signed) Chasteen Gibson

Sworn to and Subscribed
on the day and year above written
before me, I do further certify that the affiant 
Mr. Chasteen Gibson is an intelligent and creditable witness.
(signed) Henry P. Wotten J.J.C.
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State of Georgia }
County of Wilkes
On this 29th day of 
November Eighteen
hundred and fifty five
personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within and for said County and State aforesaid. Chasteen Gibson aged sixty seven year who being sworn in due form of Law on his oath saith That himself and Sophiah Mitchell of  Head County Georgia are the only living children of Margaret Nunnley declared widow of Israel Nunnaly a revolutionary soldier decd that the said Margaret Nunnelly was the daughter of William Flournoy decde that the said Margaret was born and raised in Chesterfield County, Virgina in which place the said Margaret was married to Miles Gibson a Revolutionary Soldier decd. in the year 1775 in Chesterfield Co. Va. for that the oldest son of Miles and Margaret Gibson was Born in the year 1776 that Nancy Gibson oldest daughter of the said Miles & Margaret Gibson was Born in the year 1778 that the saied Miles Gibson went into the Revolutionary Service agains Great Britain from 
Chesterfield County Virgina as a drafted or numbered man for the period of 18 months after which the said Miles Gibson elisted under the Command of Capt George Marcrum and served until the close of the war and was discharged at York  Town and returned home to the place of his enrollment in the fall of the years 1783 and died in said County the precise time of which deponent does
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at this time [], that after the death of said Miles Gibson his widow Margaret Gibson inter married to Israel Nunnelly in Chesterfield County Va in the year 1792 that Sophiah Mitchell only daughter of Israel Nunnelly and Margaret his wife was born Oct 1793. That the said Israel Nunnelly went into the Revolution from Chesterfield County V.a. at the commencement of the war as a regular soldier and served during the war and was discharged at York Town at the close of the same and returned to the place of his enrollment. and married at this time above stated that deployment does not know what officers that said Nunnelly was under but thinks that him and Miles Gibson both served in Capt. Ma[ ] company Goodis [  ] of the Virginian State or Continental line that their discharges are lost or mislain so that  dipo [ ]t does not know where they are at this time.  That the said Nunnelly removed to the state of Georgia in the year 1801 or [  ] and died in Taliaferro County, Georgia on the 18th day of Oct. 1826 leaving Margaret, his widow and Sophiah, his only daughter, that the said Margaret Nunnelly, widow of Israel Nunnelly died in Wilkes County, Georgia in Nov in the year 1848 leaving this dep[  ]nt and Sophiah Mitchell who ar her only living children that dep[  ]nt knows.  The above facts, from personal knowledge, traditional evidence and Family records that dep[  ]nt now makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the pension Laws. pays, d by the Congress of the united States for the benefit of
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the surviving Officers and Soldiers of the American Revolution their widows or living children , that deponent reports the Com. of Pensions or his agents or attorneys to the declaration of his mother Margaret Nunnally decd. now on file at the department at Washington City D.C. which declaration was made by the said Margaret Nunnally which declcaration was made by the said Margaret Nunnally in open court in the Town of Washington Wilkes County Georgia and forwarded to the department at Washington D.C. previous to the death of said Margaret Nunnally the identical persons who was the widow of Israel Nunnally and Miles Gibson as above stated that the above statements is all that deponent can at this time recollect as to the service Marriages and deaths of the said Gibson & Nunnally the said, Margaret Nunnally widow as aforesaid and mother of this deponent & Sophiah Mitchell .
Sworn to and subscribed before me this date above  written
(signed) Chasteen Gibson
[seal]

And I do hereby certify that Chastern Gibson is at this time a citizen of Wilkes Co. Ga. that I believe him to be of the ate above stated and that he is the person he represents himself to be and that I consider his
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Statements to be entitled to full credit in Law And that I have no interest in said claim [?] Given under my hand and official signature the date above written.

John S. Poole J.P. [seal]

Know all men by these presents That I Chasteen Gibson of Wilkes County Georgia do hereby appoint S. Flournoy of the same place and H.C. Spaulding of Washinton D.C. and such other  agents as the said Flournoy may may deem necessary to appoint My true & lawful attorneys for me and in my name to prosecute this claim of the living children of Margaret Nunnally decd. who was the widow of Israel Nunnally decade. for any amount of Pension which may found due at the department at Washington D.C. for the services of Miles Gibson and said Nunnally in the American Revolution and to examine all papers on file at Washington D.C. or elsewhere in regard to said claim hereby ratifying all thins this said attorneys may do in the premises witness my hand & Seal.
(seal) (signed) Chasteen Gibson
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And I do hereby Certify That the foregoing Power of Attorney was acknowledge before me on this 24 day of November in the year Eighteen hundred & fifty five . I having no interest in the same
[signed] John S. Pool J.P. L.D.

Wilkes County } I Rogland Beasley Clerk of the Inferior Court within and for said County do certify that John S. Pool before whom the foregoing declaration and  acknowledging was [illegible] was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace within and for said county authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgments and that said signatures thereto purporting to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of
Office  this 30th day of November

[signed] Royland Beasley
Clerk I.C.
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[crossed out at top: Act pf Ki;u 14,. 1859 and March 3, 1878

REJECTED -stamp

7742
P.O. 
Margaret Ninnally
X through the following
Service:[?] widow of Israel Numally & former widow of Miles Gibson

Enlisted: both Revy Soldiers
The pension reced by Numally

Discharged: was no doubt paid by the Stae

Application fled: Margaret Nunnelly
Former widow 
Miles Gibson

Re-enlisted : A.O.T./ Aug 23, 1906

Attorney:
P.O.
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6805
Margaret Nunnally
[illigeble]
Let to J.J. Kilgore, Sept 8,'40
Sept. Nov 13/54 H.C. Spaulding
7742
Act 4 July 36
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I the undersigned do hereby certify that Chasteen Gibson the person named in the foregoing declaration is at this time a resident of the County of Wilkens in the State of Georgia and that I believe him to be of the age set forth in said declaration that he is the son of Margaret Nunnelly deceased that the said Margaret Nunnelly died in Wilkes County Georgia in the fall of the year 1848 that I believe his statements to be entitled to full credit in law and that I believe the pension claim set forth by him to be a righteous claim and that I am at this time a Justice of the Inferior Court within and for the County and State aforesaid. I having no interest in the same given under my hand and official signature in Washington Wilkes County Georgia on this 2d day of July 1857

[signed] John W. Heord  J.J.C.
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Washington Nov. 9th, 1857

Hon. George C. Whiting
Court of Pensions

Sir.
Enclosed I submit the declaration of 
Chastain Gibson of Georgia, a son of Miles GIbson a revolutionary soldier and Margaret his wifewho also was afterwards, married to Israel Nunnely, who was also a revolutionary soldier. Margaret Nunnely applied under Act of 1836 as the widow of Israel Nunnely and formerly the widow of Miles GIbson.  The widow dec'd (deceased) in the year 1848, as will appear by the paper now submitted, without receiving the pension to which she was entitled. 

Very respectifully 
Your [illegible],
H. C. Spalding
Atty.
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6805
Margaret Nunnelly
Ga
Act4 July 1836

John H. Kilgore
Monroe
Ga
[Crossed out - A. j. Hardin Esq
Shelby]
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Monroe Walton Co. Ga. August 14th 1846

Dear Sir
I enclose you the Declaration of Margaret Nunnally trusting in the records sustaining her allegations as to her husband's services - please inform me if they do so - The date of her marriages and identity I am informed will be proven by Simeon Flournoy Upson Co. Ga and James Flournoy of Talbot County Georgia, if in life , who it is thought were old enough at the time of her marriage with Gibson to recollection I have thought it advisable before prosecuting the claims to further expense and trouble to file the claim and consult -the Rolls of Department.

I am Sir verry
respectfully your humble
Petioner for [illegible]
John H. Kilgore

J.L. Edwards Esqr
Commsion of Pension
Washington City
D.C.