Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6,579, for Joseph Mc Adams, North Carolina
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SERVICE
N.C.
McAdams, Joseph
or
McAddam
Margaret 
NUMBER R.6.579
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Joseph McAddam Was Born the third Day of April In the year of Our Lord 1761 -
Joseph McAddam Departed this life May the 28 day in the year of our Lord 1823
Joseph McAddam was Married to Margaret Whitsett in the first of January that is say the Second day in the year of our Lord 1732
James McAddam was Born in the year of Our Lord 1782 on the 21st of October, Owen McAddam was Born in the year of Our Lord 1784 on the 16 of February
Mary McAddam was Born in the year of Our Lord 1786 April the 24 Day, John McAddam was Born in the year of Our Lord 1788 September the 22nd day
Joseph McAddam was Born in the year of our Lord 1790 on the 22nd of June, 
Hugh McAddam was Born in the year of Our Lord 1794 in the month of April
Samuel McAddam was Born, in the year of our Lord 1798 July the 18th Day 
Susanna and Catherine McAddam in the Year of Our Lord 1801 on the 19 of February
William Haddam was Born in the year of Our Lord 1804 on the 12 day of July
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Before
Christ
170.
Apocrypha.
34 So every man praised toward the heaven the glorious Lord, saying, Blessed be he that hath kept his own place undefiled.
35 He hanged alfo Nicanors head upon the tower, an evident and manifest sign unto all of the help of the Lord.
36 And they ordained all with a common decree, in no case to let that day pass without solemnity, but to celebrate the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which in the Syrian tongue is called Adar, the day before Mardocheus day.
CHAP XV.
Apocrypha.
37 Thus went it with Nicanor: and from that before time forth the Hebrews had the city in their power.
And here I will make an end.
38 And if I have done well, and as is fitting the
story, it is that which I desired; but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain unto.
39 For as it is hurtful to drink wine or water
alone, and as wine mingled with water is pleasant, and delighteth the taste; even so speech finely framed delighteth the ears of them that read the story.
And here shall be an end.
The End of the APOCRIPHA.
Christ
168.
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State of Tenn
Marshall County
On this 3d day of Aug 1848 personally appeared before me James V. Ewing presiding Justice of the Court of Marshall County State aforesaid Erwin McAdams to my personal knowledge a man of good reputation and entitled to full credit and belief and after having been duly sworn according to law on his oath depose and said that he cut the leaf herewith enclosed out of the family bible
bible that it is the family record of Joseph McAdams whose widow is applying for a pension through her Agent Geo H Parker that it is in the handwriting of my brother James McAdams whose handwriting I am well acquainted with and is the true record of the family
Erwin McAdams

Sworn to and subscribed the
day and date above written
before me
James V. Ewing ℗
for said County
State of Tennessee Marshall County,
I Martin W. Oakley Clerk of the County Court of said County, certify that James V. Ewing is an acting Justice of the peace for said County, and was at the time he signed the above affidavit, he having been duly commissioned and qualified as such, and that full faith and credit is due all his official acts as such
In testimony whereof show hereunto set my hand and affixed my of office at office in Lewisburg this 4th day of August 1840.
Martin W. Oakley Clk
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State Ten
Marshall County
Declaration of Margarett McAdams in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows.
On this 3d day of August 1840 personally appeared before the County Court of Marshall County Margarett McAdams a resident of
said County State of Tenn aged Seventy six years who being 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 7th 1838 entitled an "act granting
a half pay and pensions to certain widows" that she is the widow of Joseph McAdams who was a soldier of the volunteer service of North Carolina of the army of the revolution and served three tours and had first discharge which I have seen and read and know them to have been stolen together with a pocket book containing money, in the year 1784, the first tour he served under Capt Carrington in the regiment commanded by Hugh Tinner Second Tour in the company of Capt George Hodge Col not recollected and third tour in the same company and several other short tours in the militia to my knowledge for I was raised in the same neighborhood in all at least eighteen months.
She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph McAdams on the Second day of Jan Seventeen hundred and eighty two; that her husband the aforesaid Joseph McAdams died on the eighteenth day of May Eighteen hundred and twenty three; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of Jan seventeen hundred and ninety four at the time above states.
Margaret (her X mark) McAdams
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year 
above written before M.W. Oakley, clk
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7606
Margaret McAdams
of Joseph
Tennessee


State of Tennessee
Marshall County ⎬ County Court, August Term 1840 
I Martin W. Oakley Clerk of the County Court of said County, certify that Margaret McAdams appeared in open court and made oath that the statements Set fourth by her in the within Declaration is true to the best of her knowledge and belief, 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at office in
Lewisburg this 4th day of August
A.D.
1840
Martin W. Oakley
Clk
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6579
Margaret McAdams

rejected
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7606
Margat 18 March 18ret McAdams
of Joseph

Tennessee
Suspended

See let 18 Mar 1841
to Geo. N. Parker
do to Ezra Holsted Dec 6 1844

6579

Act 7 July 1838
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J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm. of Pensions
Washington City DC

Dec 6 [illegible]

[illegible] 
November 27

Mary McAdams
Tennessee
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South Harpeth Tennessee
Oct 27th 1844
J. L. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir,
I am requested to inquire of you if the application of Mrs. Margaret McAdams of Marshall County Tennessee, widow of Joseph McAdams has been received at your office.  Nathaniel Boerum Esq is the person that attended to the case.  As t is said Mr. Boerum is dead and no information has been received relative to the application.  Please let me know the objections if any in case the papers have been received, and you will much oblige.
Your obedient servt,
Ezra Holstead

please direct to South Harpeth, Davidson County, Tennessee.
E H
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State of Tenn
Marshall County  }ss
Know all men by them present that I, Margarett McAdams of Marshall County State of Tenn do hereby constitute and point Geo H Parker of Weakley County State aforesaid my true and lawful attorney and hereby authorize him to prosecute my claim for pension under the act of Congress of July 7 1838 granting half pay and pensions to certain widows before the commissioner of pensions at Washington and receive my pension certificate if granted.  Given under my hand and seal this third day of August 1840.
Margaret (her mark) McAdams

James V Ewing
I, presiding Justice of the Court of Marshall County state of Tenn do hereby certify that personally appeared before me Margaret McAdams [illegible] is subscribed to the above power of attorney and acknowledged the same to be her act and dead for the purpose therein contained. Given under my hand and seal this third day of August 1840.
James V Erving
J P for said county
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State of Tennessee
Marshall County }
I, Martin W. Oakley clerk of the county court of said county certify that James V. Ewing whose signature appears to this written certificate, is an acting Justice of the Peace and was at the time he made said certificate having been duly commissioned and qualified as such, and that full facts and credit is [illegible] his official acts as such, for testimony whereof I have [illegible] to set my hand and affixed my seal of office at [illegible] this 4th day of  August AD  1840.
Martin W. Oakley, Clerk
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State of Tenn
Marshall county }ss
On this 29th day of July 1840 [illegible] Cook one of the acting Justices of the Peace of the County of Marshall State of Tenn, Chancy Rippey, a lady of good repute and entitled to full credit and belief on her oath aged seventy one years who after having been duly sorn according to law on her oath testifies and said that she is well acquainted with Mrs. Margarett McAdams who is applying for a pension through her agent Geo H Parker, was raised within about two miles of her in North Carolina, Orange County and knew her well.  She further deposes that she will recollect that it was not very long after the battle of Gifford and well recollects that her first child was born on the same day with her brother John which was in the fall of the year seventeen hundred and eighty three.
Chancy (her) Rippey
Sworn to and subscribed on the date above written before
W Blook
Justice for said county
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State of Tennessee
Marshall County
I, Martin W. Cockley Clerk of the County Court of said Marshall County hereby certifies that W B Cook is a justice of the peace as appears witness and the [illegible] signature purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office my office this 30th day of July 1840.
Martin W Cockley Clerk of Marshall County Court by his deputy John Elliott

State of Tennessee
Marshall County} ss
I Benjamin Williams chairman and presiding magistrate of the County court of said Marshall County do certify that Martin W Oakley whose name appears to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time the same was signed the Clerk of our said court, duly elected and qualified and that John Elliott is his regular sworn deputy and the seal and signature genuine.  Given under my hand and seal this 31st day of July AD 1840.
B Williams
Chairman Marshall County Court