Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8393, George Adams, Va.
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SERVICE NUMBER
Va Adams, George W. 8393
Bramblet or Nancy
Bramlett
Contents
[ ] died during Rev. (Former Widow)
Hugh
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[].504
Kentucky
Nancy Bramlett formerly
widow of George Adams died
who died on the Va
of Scott Co. in the State of Ky.
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain [  ] of the [  ] commanded
by [   ] in the Va.
line for 2 years

Inscribed on the roll of Ky.
at the rate of 80 Dollars [ ] Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1839.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of Febr.
1839 and sent Hon. R.
M. Johnson Senate Ms.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838 $600.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. 39, 40.00
$640.00
Revolutionary Claim
Act July 4, 1836
Section the [  ]
Recorded by  [    ] Addison Clerk
Book 9 Vol. 2.d Page 180
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Vs 729
Nancy Bramlett
Kentucky
admitted
[   ] $80

Feb 4
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Declaration
In order to obtain the Benefit of 3d Section of the act
of July 4 1836 and of the First Section of the act of
March the 3d 1837
County of Scott
State of Kentucky
on this 13 day of August 1838
Personally appeared before me the undersign Justice
of the Peace in and for the County afore'd Nacy Bramlett a Resident of Scott County State of Kentucky
Aged Eighty four years who being first duly sworn
according to Law doth on her oath makes the
Following Declaration In order to obtain the benefit
of the Provision made by the Act of Congress dated July
4th 1836 and the act Explanatory of the Said act
Dated the 3rd of March 1837 that she was married
to George Adams who was a Regular Soldier
on the Virginia Continental Line during the
War of the Reevolution He entered at or near
the Commence of the war and was in the service
at least three years and was at home once during
his service and informed her that the army was
then on the March from the North to the South 
and that he would be at a much greater distance from
home than he had been He informed her where
he had been and where he was going and who
was his officer but in [    ] of her great
age and loss of memory she is unable to declare
the particulars at this time and refer to the
Record for evidence of his service
she further declaim that she was married to the
said George Adams on the Day of April Seventeen
Hundred and Sixty Nine in the County of [   ]
State of Virginia and she has [  ] diligent
Search to be made for Record evidence of her marriage
and have not been able to obtain it. her best
wishes in him [ ] that can be [ ] may be found
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Her husband thee aforesaid George Adams did not
return from the army and it was reported and 
generally believed that he was dead the time and 
manner of his death she is unable to stait but
she has not heard from him since the [  ] of the war
and some short time after it was reported he was 
dead she married Hugh Bramlett the day and
time not now recollected who died on the twenty
[   ] day of July Eighteen Hundred and Eighteen
and that she was a widow on the 4th of July 1836 
and [  ] remains a widow as will more
fully appear by reference to the proof here to
annexed give from under my hand this/3 day of Aug 1838
not and lis, interlind before signing:
County of Scott}
State of Kentucky}
personally appeared before me
a Justice of the Peace in and for the county afsaid
Nancy Bramlette an aged and respectable lady
of Scott County Kentucky and is well known to me
to be a woman of truth by reason of bodily
infirmity she is unable to appear in court
and subscribed and made oath to the Truth of the 
foregoing declaration before me and from my
personal acquaintance with her and her family
I do most fully concur in the belief of the matter
of the statement made by her in the foregoing and
[  ] [ ] in the 16 [  ] [  ] before signing
given from under my hand this day 13 of August 1838
Andrew Calvert JP.
We the undersigned nighbours of Nancy Bramlett
stait that we have been acquainted with her for
upwards of fifty year and have examined the
declaration made by her and believe it contains
the truth we know of our own personall
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knowledge that she had three children who bore the
name of Adams and that it was reported and generally
believed that her first husband George Adams
[  ] was a Regular Soldier on the Virginia
line and we know that her oldest child must
have been borne before the commencement of
of the war of the revolution and do most fully
concur in the belief of the truth of him die[ ]
[   ] and we know that her husband 
Hugh Bramlett departed this life at or about
the time stated by her and that she has
remained a widow ever since that passed
and was a widow on the 4 of July 1836
given from under our hand this 13 day
of August 1838 her Lean Mitchel mark
his William Riddle mark
I Martin Bramlett stait that I am the son of
Hugh and Nancy Bramlett and am upwards of fifty
years of age and know that my mother had three
children who bore the names of [ [dams all of whom
were older than myself and they were reported and
generally believed to be the children of my mother
by George Adams who was said to have been by her
first husband and a soldier of the revolution
on the Virginia line I do most fully concur in
the belief of the truth the declaration made
by her from what I have often heard and
reported from my youth to the present time
I know that Hugh Bramlett Departed this life
at the time stated by her and that she has
remained a widow and was a widow on
the 4 of July 1836 given from under my
hand this 13 day of August 1838 [  ], [  ]
before signing  Martin Bramlett
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Personally appeared before me a Justice of the
Peace in and for the County aforesaid Sean notched
William Riddles and Martin Bramlett all
aged and respectable citizens of Scott County
Kentucky and are well known to me to be persons
of truth and subscribe and made oath to the
truth of the [   ] affidavit before me
this 13 day of August 1838
Andrew Calvert  [ ]
State of Kentucky 
Scott County  [ ]
I Ron B Ford clerk
of the Court for the County aforesaid do certify that
Andrew  [    ] esqr before whom the foregoing
declaration and [   ] purports to have been taken
was at the time of taking the same and now is one of the
acting justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid
and authorized by law to [  ] [  ] and the
[    ] [   ] to [  ] [  ] [  ]
In testimony whereas I have hereunto subscribed
my name and caused the seal of my said
office to be affixed in Georgetown the 
14th day of June 1838 and 46th
year of the [     ]
[  ] Ben B Ford

Vs 729
Nancy Bramlett
Kentucky

[   ]
[     ] $80

[   ]
Hon R M Johnson
[   ]
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the amended declaration of Nancy Bramlett
in order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress of July 4, 1836 and the explanatory act
of the 3rd March 1837
she [  ] that from her great age and in 
consequence of the lost of her memory she is
unable at this great length of time to stat
the names under who her husband George
Adams served as officers during the war of
the Revolution but she does well know that he was in the services on the Virginia line
and was at home as [   ] by her in her
for me declaration and that he again
went to the Army and never returned
home again and it was several years before
[ ] was [   ] and generally believe that
he was dead from her great loss of memory
and weakness of body and mind and the great
length of time she can not state the time it was
reported he was dead but thinks to the best of
her knowledge that he must have been in the
services the principle part of the war
of the Revolution and refers to the Records
for evidence of his services given [  ] under
my hand this 26 day of September 1838 her name & mark Nancy Bramlett
County of Scott
State of Kentucky }
on this day personally appeared
befre me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county
aforesaid Nancy Bramlett an aged and [  ]
lady and is unable by reason of bodily infirmity
to appear in court and is well known to me
to be a woman of the [  ] truth and pity
and subscribed and made oath to the truth of
the foregoing declaration before me
I do just now certify that from my long personal
acquaintance with her that I do most fully
concur in the belief of the truth of her declaration
given from under my hand this 26 Day of September 1838
[  ]
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I certify that the within be
handwriting of Andrew 
Calvert who now a Justice 
of the Peace for Scott
County Ky
Rh M Johnson
20 Sept 1838
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[  ] WIDOW, &c.
File No. 8393
Nancy Bramlett  for
Wid. of
George Adams
Prvt Va. line
Act: July 4 6/36 Sec. 3d
Index:--- Vol. A, Page 84
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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Nancy Bramlett 
Kentucky
Suspended
See let. 14 Sept.
1838 S. C. Suggett
[ ] 11 Oct 38
Act 6 July 1836
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This is to Certify, That it appears from a list in this Office of such Officers
and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line, during the Revolutionary War,
as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay,
according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate
issued on the 15th day of September 1783, in the name  of
George Adams as a soldier of Infantry
for[ ] [ ] 11. 8, which Certificate appears to have been delivered to himself
 and was given for services prior to the 1st January, 1782.
{No Seal of Office.}
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this
19th day of June 1838
Jas. E. Heath Auditor
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[    ]
[     ]
Nancy Bramlett

[    ]
Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Georgetown Scott Co Ky July 3 1838
Dear Sir
I enclosed to you about a
month ago the papers of Mrs Nacy Brown
lett for a Pension under the law of July 4:1836
and the Explanation act of 1837 the
enclosed affidavit of Mr Charles Utterback
in support of her claim which
I hope will be entirely satisfactory
no answer has been received in her case
yours very respectfully
Lewis C Suggett
Hon James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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3/29
[ ]
Aug 21
act 4 July 1836
James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City 
D.C.

[  ]
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[   ]
[   ]
James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City 
D.C.
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Great [  ] Scott Co Ky Aug [ ] 1838
Dear Sir
Will you have the  [    ]
to examine the within papers of Mrs Nancy
Bramlette and grant the poor old woman
a pension as soon as possible
yours very respectfully
Lewis C Suggett
Hon James L Edwards
Washington City 
D.C.
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[  ]
[   ]
Nancy Bramlette
4 July [ ]
James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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Georgetown Scott Co Oct 20 1838
Dear Sir
I wrote to Richmond Virginia
for evidence of the services of George
Adams the [ ] husband of Mrs
Bramlett and the enclosed was forward
to me Mrs Nacy Bramlett claims
a Pension under the law of July 4 1836
with the explanation act of 1837
and the enclosed is forwarded as evidence
of her husband service in whose right
she claims a pension
yours very respectfully
Lewis C Suggett
Hon James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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Oct 5
[   ]
Nancy Bramlett

4 July 3729
James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Oct 5
[   ]
Nancy Bramlett
James L Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City 
D.C.
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Great [   ] Scott 60 7y  [ ] 28 #1838
Dear Sir
yours of the 14 [  ] was duly recieved
In relation to the amended Declaration in
the Case of [ ] Nancy Bramlett which is
here with enclosed
yours very respectfully
Lewis C Suggett
Hon James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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I Charles Utterback of Anderson County and
State of Kentucky. State that I was well acquainted
with with the late George Adams. who enlisted on
the Virginia line. In the Continental Service during
the War of Revolution. at this great length of 
time. I am unable to state the time he enlisted
or how long he was in the servis, but do well
know that he was a Regular Soldier on the
Virginia line, and that he was Married to his
wife Nancy Parker, several years. before the
commencement of the war of the Revolution, and I
was present the same evening when the marriage
took place, and believe that it was about seventeen
Hundred and Seventy, and that he was her husband
at the time he entered the servis, and that after the
death of the said George Adams. she was married
to one Hugh Bramlette. and he has been informed
and believes that the said Bramlette has been dead
for fifteen or twenty years. and that his widow
is now alive in Scott County Kentucky, who he
believes to be the same woman. that was married
to the said George Adams  in Sauquire County Virginia
before the commencement of the war of the Revolution
at or about the time above stated. and that she has
applied for a pension for the services. of her husband
the said George Adams, which he believes her to be
Justly entitled to. Given under my hand this Twenty 
eight day of August one thousand eight hundred and
thirty eight
Charles Utterback
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State of Kentucky
Anderson County S A -
Personally appeared before me the undersigned
Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid
Charles Utterback a man of Respectability and
is  well known to me to be a man of truth. and
subscribed and made oath to the truth. of the foregoing
affidavit, before me. this Twenty eight of August one
thousand and eight hundred & thirty eight
John F. Hudgin
J.P.A.C.