Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9,012, James Wilson, Va.
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SERVICE
W.
CONTENTS
Son of
Wilson, James
Agnes
Abraham
T. Dawson Caroline Co. Va Dress, there at cent.
. Aug. 2. 1829 at Falmouth, Pendletie Do. Ky
NUMBER
W. 9.012
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State of Kentucky
Pendleton
County
Sel
April
A.D. 1841.
On this the third day of
me Wm G Woodson
personally appeared before
a justice of the County
Court for the County aforesaid, the same being a
Court of record, Mrs Agnes Wilson, a resident of
the town of Falmouth in the County aforesaid, aged
seventy years and upwards, who being duly sworn
according to law, doth on her oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the bene
fit of the provisions, made by the act of Congress
passed July 7th 1838, entitled An act granting half
pay and pensions to certain widows. That she is
the widow of James Wilson decd who was a private
soldier in the war of the revolution and departed
this life on the 12th day of August 1829 in the
town aforesaid. That the said James Wilson served
a private in the army of the revolution and
as such in the battle at Camden South Carolina
and also as such, in the battle at Guilfort
Court House, North Carolina, also as such
faught in a skirmish or battle at Williams
burg, Virginia and also in said army previous
to and at the taking or surrender of Lord
Carnwalles at Little York, Virginia, and also
at other battles and skirmishes, as she has
often heard and others detail. And after
Cornwallis surrendered he was a tour of service
at Winchester Virginia guarding British
prisoners for several months-
That she was born and raised in Carolina County
Virginia, in the same neighbourhood, in which her
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said husband was born and raised, and of her own
knowledge knows, that he as early as the year seventeen
hundred & eighty joined the army and went a four to
the South in the Virginia troops, while yet quite a
youth and after the battle at Camden South Carolina
in which he was returned home to Carolina County
and shortly after his returned home, he left again
for the army then in the South and served in the same
and was at the battle at Guilford Court
house North Caroline, whether these his services in
the South were under one or more terms or towns
or only one she is not able to state, or whether
two, three, six on twelve months tours she cannot
state, but the very well remembers that his first
absence and service in the South at the period
the first of these battles were fought was the
longest he continued absent in service at one
time, whether his absence was under an engagement
for one or more terms she cannot state but
she feels confident he returned home from
the South in the period between those two battles
or events and then left again for the South
and was both at the battle at Camden and
Gifford
She further states, that the residence of her father
was near Bowllingreen Caroline County Va &
within about four miles of the residence of the
father of his said husband, and that her husband
and herself went to School together, and while the
was quite young she was affianced to him
before he went into active service; and that after
his last return from the South, he was absent
from home, in the army, in Virginia a number
of times for periods shorter or longer how long
at a time she does not know-- But the distindly
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recollects that shortly after his last return
from the South, he again left for and joined
the army and was at the same and the taking
of Little York and surrender of Lord Cornwallis
and afterwards was several other shorter or
between the taking of Cornwalles and the final
peace in eighty three - Col. Nicholas Long, then
Capt of Major accompanied him while out, in
one or more of his tours. He was also command
while in service by a Col. Matthews and a Col.
Johnson - The feels entirely confident from the
best of her memory, his services in the army
were between one and two years, if not quite
or more than two years. The precise period
or periods he served in active service she is
not able to state, since it was before her inter
marriage with him, yet during the pendency
of a relation between them, that his absence
was not without the deepest interest to her
that when married, after the perils of the times
had passed, the was very young- That the
was married to said James Wilson, at her fathers
house, whose name was John Pickett in Caroline
County, Virginia, October the 16th seventeen hun
dred and eighty seven; and she and her said
husband thereafter resided in Caroline, until
the fall of the year 1796, when they when they
together with four of their children and family
removed to Scott County Kentucky, not far
from Georgetown; and about two years thereafter
in 1798. they removed to this section of the
Country, now Pendleton County Ky, where
she has resided ever since, and now resides
her husband having died in the year before
stated-
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The further states, that she does not remember the
precise day or month, in which her said husband
first entered the services; further than that it was
in the year 1780, when the Virginia troops generally
marched towards the South to meet Cornwallis
her father lived immediately upon the great
thorough fare leading them to the South and
she well remember the troops marching by
her fathers house on their way to the South
and her husband returns and also his return
from Little York after the taking of Cornwall
and his frequent conversations about the
ents of the South, with those, who were his
brothers in arms from Virginia, both as
to Gates defeat - the battle of Guilford &
the taking of Little York & surrender of
Cornwalles. Neither can she state the
precise day, month or year, when his
tour or tours ended, and he finally returned
with others discharged from the service-
But she has often not only heard him
detail many incidents of the aforesaid
three events, to those who were present at
them with him and also to others, but the
the straight and events which occured with
him and others at an shromish or battle
at Williamsburg Va and also events which
occurred after the surrender of Cornwallis
while guarding prisoners at Winchester
she thinks. That is was only a few months
or weeks, to the best of her recollection, after
her husbands first return from the South, before
he again left for the army in the South and
then returned after the Battle of Guilford and
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shortly after his second return again left
for the army and remained until after the taking
of Cornwallis at Little York. After the taking
of Cornwallis her husband again served several
tours or was again absent in the army but
how many or how often between that and the
final close of the war in 1783 he is not able
to specify - She is under the impression and
belief that he served, principally as a volunteer
or to save his father from going, whose services
and protection were deemed important at
that period to his family. The states, that her
husband, from information, went during his
services as far as Camden S.C. and home
to Caroline again and the second time as
far as Guilford Court house N.C. and then
home again and thence to Little York and
other places either before or after the seige
and probably both-- Whether his services were
in the State on continental or both the does
not know, but that with the exceptions of his
services in the South his tours were confirmed
to Virginia both before and after the surrender
The follies that she has no documentary
evidence to support her claim, as to her
marriage, or her husbands services; further than
the family record, hereto attached (marked A
taken from their family Bible, and which the
States is in the hand writing of her husband, shown
the date of their marriage and their births and
the births of their children. That during the
life of her husband he always refused having
an ample competency, to avail himself of
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of the proffered, gratuities of his country, for his
revolutionary services in the way of Pensions, alleging
that he needed it not; the always was reputed
well known revolutionary soldier, and as such
recognized by all his cotempors acquaintences
of that period who knew him in his younger
days as well as by reputation, with his
after life acquaintance and by reason thereof
frequently urged to apply for his proffered
claims to the government; but he uniformly
refuse, upon the grounds that he needed not
the aid of his government
The refers to the affidavits hereto annexed for
further proof of her husband said services
her marriage with him. And also declares
that since the death of her husband she has
not been married; but now is, and since his
death hath been his widow & relect
She further declares, that she was married to
the said James Wilson on the 16th day of October
in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty seven,
in Caroline County Va. about four miles from
Bowlin green by the Rev
Taylor
an Episcopalian preached, that her husband
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the aforesaid James Wilson died at Falmouth
Andleton County Kentucky on the 12th day of
August Eighteen hundred & twenty nine, that
she was not married to him, prior to his
leaving the service; but the marriage took
place some years after the war, but previous
to the first day of January Seventeen hundred
and ninety four, viz at the time above
stated-
Sworn to and Agnes Wilson
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State of Kentucky
Grant County
S
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On this the 24 day of August AD.
personally appeared before me H Woodyard
of the County Court for the County aforesaid the same

being a Court of record afters Marry Theobald the
widow of James Theobalds decd, she the said Mary being a residence
of the County aforesaid, aged about seventy eight who
being duly sworn, according to law doth on her oath
the following statement and affidavit that she is
the sister of James Wilson decd late of Falmouth, Pendleton
County Ky. in which town he died some years since and
left him surviving, his wife Agnes, as his widow and
relict, who now resides in Falmouth Ky being the
widow of said James. She further states that the said
James Wilson decd and herself were the children of Abraham
Wilson and both born in Caroline County Virginia from
whence, they both removed to Kentucky - Her said brother
and family removed from Caroline County some years
before this affiant, while in Caroline County Virginia
the family of said James, as well as herself and
family, lived some short distance from Bowlenger
until they and herself removed to the best, that her
said brother married in Virginice, in Caroline County
the said Agnes, now his widow, that her mender
&
name was Pickett - she being the daughter of old
John Pickell - That said James was married within
two miles of this affiants fathers: and the day after
the marriage, her brother said brother brough his
wife to this affiants father & house with the marriage
company. That she was well acquainted with said
Agnes, while single and has ever since up to the
present times will known, and been well acquainted
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with her, and knows her now, as the widow (having
only yesterday seen & been in her company of her brother
and his serving wife. She was not at the wedding
herself, on the day thereof, the remained at home
& next day received, at her fathers house the wedding
company, and knows as well, and certainly, as this
the had been present personally, that they were
actually, and duly and lawfully married accord
to the requirements of the laws of the land
This affiant further states, that her said brother the
late husband of said Agnes, was in the revolutionary
services, and served in the army, or rather armies
of the revolution, both before and after the taking
or surrender of the British army at Little York
and at the siege thereof - but as to the precise
time, he went out and returned home, or many tours,
and the length of each, the cannot, owing to the
great length of time and the many event, which
have since occurred in her life, pretent, as to date
of length of services or number of tours, specially to
state-- The wall and distinctly remembers, that the
first time, her brother went into service, was with the
Virginia troops & to the south, shortly before the
battle of Guilford Court house in North Carolina
That he, the said James and her father, and others
of the neighbourhood, left in the summer, in the
army for the South, that her father, she thinks
returned home, under furlough heaving James in
the army, before the battle at Guilford, and
a very shortly after her father had returned home,
they heard that the battle of Guilford had been
faught, upon which news, owing to the uneasiness
of her father, as to the fate of her brother James
he left for the army, in order to ascertain what
had been his fate, immediately after hearing of
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the news of the battle, and that both her father and her
brother, the said James, both remained in service and
from home, until Christmast following when they
both returned home together from the Army. That her
present memory is, that when her brother first went
into the army, that his Capt was, by the name of
●
Samuel Haws She also distinctly recollects the
his said brother, was at the seige of Little York
the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, and thereafter
guarded prisoners to Winchester. There was a
Shermish at Williamsburg, Virginia, at which her
said brother James, was also, if the reccollect
correctly-
She further states, that her brother, the said James
was two years and some months older than herself
and has always been known and reputed up to his
death, as a revolutionary soldier, and recognized &
known as such, by those, so far as the knows, both
Virginia and in the west, who were themselves revolu
tionary soldiers, and she knows from her memory &
her father, and family and acquaintences, that he
was a revolutionary soldier, and served at sundry
times in the army of the revolutionaged her
but impressions as to the length of any one tour
was his services in the South and during which the
battle of Guilford Court house was fought, and
that tour was the first he was out, and the longest
at one time, as above stated-
The words she thinks intolen
before sworn to & signed -
Marther Theobards
mark
State of Kentucky
Grant County ⎬
Cal
I H. Woodyard
a justice of the
peace, and as such a justice and member of the Grant County
Court, a court of Record, duly commissioned, and acting as such
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in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify
that Mrs Mary Theobold, the widow of James Theobalds
appeared before me and made oath, according to law, that the
matters & things set forth in her above affidavit are
true and that the subscribed her said affidavit in my
presents, and that her said signature is genuine. And
that the said affiant is of known respectability and credit
bility and a citizen of the County aforesaid. And that the
words: she thinks in the third line from top of the
page were interlined before sworn to or signed. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 24 day of
August AD. 1841
State of Kentucky
Grant County ⎬ Set
H. Woodyard Hugle
J. William Smith Clerk of the Court of Grant County
do certify that Henry Woody and is a magistrate as above
and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his
is genuine - In Testimony whereof. I have hereunto
affixed my seal of Office and
subscribed my hand this 3d day of
September in the year 1844.
William Smith Clerk of the Court
of Grant County
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Kentucky
Agnes Wilson
widow of James
Wilson
who served in the Revolutionary
was a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
20 Dollars
⎬
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
18
and sent to
day of May 1819
Sam H. Swope
Walmouth
Ky
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 249 Vol 3
Reported
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James Wilson was Born December
the 10 1763, and Agnes his wife
was born October 1st 1770. and they
was married October 16th 1787
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ages of their Children
the
Fanney was born July
┃ 1788
Samuel was born September
1790
Nancey was born July
they was born March -
1792
1796
Sarah Boutwell was born March
1
William Clark was born March
┃ 1797
Agnes Woodfolk Was Born Jany
14 ┃ 1304
John Abraham was Born December
11
1803
James was born December-
23 1804
Dixson was born September
61307
Betsey Julia was born December
10 1809.
George Pickell was born July
19 1881
1794
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Agnes Wilson
of James
No 8136 Kentucky
Hon G. Davis
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State of Kentucky
Pendleton County
Le
On this the 5th day of June
May AD. 1872 personally appeared before me
David S. Clarkson a Justice of the County Court
for the County aforesaid, the same being a Court
of record Martin Fugate
Esq a resident of
B
the County aforesaid, aged sixty four years, who
being duly sworn according to law, doth on
his said oath, make the following statement
towit: That he was well acquainted with James
Wilson, the husband of Agnes Wilson, who now
resides the widow and relict of said James in
the town of Falmouth County aforesaid. Thathe

first became acquainted, both with said
James and his present widow about the
year 1797
and from thence knew him
and the family up to the death of said
James, who died about the year eighteen
hundred and twenty eight or nine in said
town leaving him surviving his widow,
and relict, the said Agnes now living in
said town, unmarried and the widow
of said James Wilson - That the said
James Wilson, was a man of high -

standing and good reputation, one
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and honest in all his deforment and
relations of life, and his family respetaly
and highly esteemed. That the said James
Wilson from his first acquaintine up to
his death was reputed to have been
olutionary soldiers so taken and
received by all his acquaintinces, so far
as known to this affiant, and by his
neighbours undertakingly believed to
have been-- That he the affiant does
not know, his personal knowledge
when he the said James & his wife were
married, yet, from the reputation &
standing, the morality & respectibility of
said James & his said wife, & their family
he has no hesitation in believing that
they were duly and lawfully married
at an early period of their lives. This
affiant is well acquainted with their
children Samuel Wilson, William
Chilton John
A. Wilson and James Wilson, sons of said James
Wilson and Agnes his late wife and now
his widow and supposes samuel to be
a man of the age of fifty or fifty one
and the eldest of the sons. He also know
their daughter Fanny who married Dixon H
Kennett, and who some two or years elder
than Samuel and the eldest child. He has
been acquainted with Samuel and other son
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for many years past,
This acquaintance with
Samuel
commenced
with that of his father
and has continued up to the present time
This affiant was also and is acquainted with
the daughter following of Plames & Agnes Howel
Nancy
Sarah Lucy and Agnes and has
resided
since
the year 1803
in the same
County with said James up to his death and
widows to the present time
He further states that he was familiarly
ainted with hand writing of the said James
Wilson, has often seen
him write and has
no doubt whatever that the paper marked
and attached to the petition of his widow
purporting
to be his family record and
seeming to be as that cut from a Book
or Bible, is wholy and entirely in the hand
writing of said James Wilson
Sworn to and subscribed
Wm Fugate
this 5 day of Jan
1842 before me
the undersigned a just
of the peace of the end
County County Court
Ryblacksen
J.P.
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Pendleton County
State of Kentucky
W
of
it
On this the 8 day of January
AD 1842 personally appeared before me
Woodson a justice of the County Court
for the County aforesaid the same being a court
of record Samuel T. Hauser Esq. a resident
of the town of Falmouth, in the County aforesaid
aged forty five years and upwards, who being
duly sworn according to law doth on his oath
State: That he first became personally acquainted with
James Wilson L. the late husband of Agnes
the petitioner, in the year 1818 and from that
period up to the present time hath continued
a citizen, living in the same town with said
James up to his death, which he believes
occurred in the year, that his wife the petitioner
from the period aforesaid up to the death of
in this village (Falmouth, and since
his death hath lived in the same, the widow
relict of said James, and is now single
& unmarried-- That the said James was
during life, so far as known to him, reputed
to have been a revolutionary soldier, and such
is now, since his death, his reputation-
This affiant further states, he was well and
intimately acquainted with said James Wilson
and has often seen him write; that
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that the
piece of paper lief or family record
attached to the petitioner declaration marked
(A) was cut out of the family Bible of
the petitioner the said Agnes, and that the ┃
writing thereup recording the marriage of
said James & the petitioner and the time of
the births of their children, is as he verily
believes, wholly written in the hand writing
of said James Wilson to the late husband
of said Agnes the Petitioner. That is and
was (some being now dead) personally
acquainted with all the children, named in
said family record excepting Danson, and
Betsey Julia, who by femely reputation did
infants and before 1818 and whom he
never saw. Fanny by reputation, now
was the wife of Denon H Kennett, the brother
in law of this affiant, at the family
was the eldest child, so represented by her
parents brother & sisters and her brother
Samuel Wilson the next & ever since
this affiant has intimately known and
been acquainted with the family - That the
said James Wilson to the late husband
of the said Agnes the petitioner departed
this life in the town aforesaid in the
year Eighteen hundred and twenty nine
Sworn to and subsscribed

the day and
year above written
before me
W Woodson
H. Hauser
2
J.P.
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Commonwealth of Kentucky
& County of Pendleton
I Reuben McCarty Clerk of the
of the County Court for the County aforesaid
do hereby certify that David S. Clarkson
and W. G. Woodson whose names in their
own proper hand writing is subscribed to the
foregoing certificates are now and were
at the time of subscribing the same two of
the regularly acting Justices of the peace in
for the aforesaid County of Pendleton, duly
Commissioned and qualified. And as such, Jus
ties of the aforesaid County Court.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto affixed the seal of the
said County Court & Subscribed
my name at Falmouth, this 10th
day of January A.D. 1842
R. M. Carty Clk
Set
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State of Kentucky
Campbell County
Set
of
July
On this the twelfth day
before me
AD 1841 personally appeared
George Morin
a justice
of the County Court, for the County aforesaid
the same being a Court of Record Colin
Nicholas Long a resident of the County aforesaid
aged eighty seven, who being duly sworn,
according to law, doth on his oath make
the following statement, towit that he was
will and intimately acquainted with James
Wilson, who died at Falmouth Pendleton
County Ky and also his wife Agnes - That the
said James, was this affiant half brother
and the said Agries the wife of said James
was the sister of this affiant wife, now
decd That the said Agnes is the daughter of
John Pictrell, decd of Caroline County Virginia
and the said James Wilson, the son of Abraham
Wilson, the second husband of the mother of
this affiant-- The said James Wilson and
his wife, the said Agnes were both born
in Caroline County Virginia, and married
in that County, and some years after their
marriage removed from Virginia to
the State of Kentucky - First to Scott
County, and afterwards to the neighbor
hood of Falmouth now Pendleton
County, in which place the said
James Wilson died, leaving him surviving
his wife the aforesaid Agnes- This
affiant distinctly recollects being at
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the wedding of said James & Agnes and
several incidents which occured at the same
- but to the name the precise year
in which that event took place he can
not with certainly-- The said Agnes
was much younger,
then her sister this
affiants wife, and was married when
quite young to said James Wilson in
Caroline County at the house of her
father
This affiant further states, that during the
revolutionary war, when the seal of
war, was charged from the North to the
South, he distinctly recollects that the said
James Wilson and his father, this affiant
step father) both were in service, in the
Virginia Militia, in the South How long
James served in one town in the South
or whether he went more than one
to the South, he does not recollect but
he distinctly recollects of hering had
various conversations with his said brothers
of the events of his services in the South
that among them, states defeat, and
the battle at Guilford Court house in
North Carolina, were frequently and
often and familiarly spoken of, and
feel confident, and as much so as of
any event, which he does not of his
own personal knowledge know that
James Wilson, was not only in the American
army in the South, as common soldier
but that he was both, at Gates defeat
and at the battle of Guilford Court
house-- And this confidence is founded
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upon the frequent conversations had with
him and others in reference to those two
battle and from the fact, that in the
family events, and among and with all
the acquaintinces, such has always been
taken to have been two of the events
which occured to him while in service
in the south-
This affiant further states that he feels
confident in his own mind, that the said
James was also at the taking of Cornwallis
at Little York Virginia. But from the
great length of time which has since
elapsed, he cannot speak with certainty ┃
as to the length of time he served at one
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town, or for how long he went out to
service - his impression is that his service
were two months tour at a time, but
how long he the said James at one
continued period served, in fact, he does
not remember but whether the said
James went out for longer or shorten
tours, he very well and distinely knows
that he the said James Wilson, was always
taken, talked off and viewed by all those
who knew him, and as such knew that
he took a part in the revolutionary
struggh, that he had done so, faithfully
and honorably, without imputation of
any kind whatsoever, of that hewing for
formed his duty as a soldier in any respect
whatever. This affiant has entirely
and fully confident, that the said
James Wilson while serving, fully served
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out his respective periods or tours, and
or time left the army, at any one
time, otherwise, then in a honerable way
for had such been the case, he would have
heard of it, and the said James Wilson
would not, as he always was spoken
off by his acquaintances of that period
as a faithful & honerable soldier of that ┃
hear
Sworn to and subscribed
Nicholas Long
the day and year
above written before
me the undersigned
and I further hereby
certify that Col Nicholas
Long, the above affiant
is credable: and that by
reason of his age, and corpor
rial infermities he cannot
without inconvenience attend
any one of the Courts of this
County to make the give
testimony
George Morin J. P. Campbell
1
Commonwealth of Kentucky Campbell County Set
John N. Taliaferro Clerk of the County Court for the County afsd do certify that
George Morin is now and was at the time of signing the foregoing certificate
an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned & sworn
into office & that his signature thereto appears to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix
the seal of said County at the Court house in Alexandria
this 12th day of August A.D. 1841. and in the 57th year of
the Commonwealth
John N. Taliaferro Clerk
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subscribed the day and year
above written before me. And
I further hereby certify that for
Agnes Wilson the above affiant
⎬
is credables and that by reason
of her age, she cannot, without
inconvenience attend the Court
to make her aforesaid declaration
Woodson
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Pendleton County
13
St
J. Reuben McCarty Clerk of the
County Court for the County aforesaid do hereby
certify that W. G. Woodson whose name
in his own proper hand writing is subscribed
to the foregoing certificate is now, and was at
the time of subscribing the same one of the
Justices of the peace in and for the County
aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified.
and that full faith and credit is due
to all his official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
affixed the Seal of the said
County Court, and subscribed my
11th day of December AD 1841.
R.M. Carty Clk
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sion on file in this Bureau. James Wilson in File 912
DATES OF
-
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
1780
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
1783
Gerald Vanors
Yours
RANK.
Pot.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Same
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COLONEL.
Nicholas Long
Thomas Matthews
Philip Johnson
STATE.
Va
it
┃ Guarded prisoners at Winchester General Months.
Battles engaged in, Gilford, Camden, Williamsburging Eng of Yorktown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Bowling Green, Caroline Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Apl 3, 1841. Her claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Falmouth, and on
Age at date of application, he was born in Caroline Co. Va Oct 1772
Remarks Soldier on of Abraham Wilson of Caroline Co. Va. was
1776 near Bowling in said County & State
the war, in Caroline Co. Va. Oct 16, 1777 Agnes daughter of John Pickett, and did
Aug 12. 1829 at Falmouth Ky. Their children here
Fanney July 1. 1868 Mar Don H. Kennett; Samuel Sept. 12, 1779. Pract July 3, 1792, Jury.
William Clark. Mar 1799. A Woodfolk & Jany 14, 1801
Benson V. Sept. 6. 1837, died in infancy. Betsey
John "Very respectfully,
Julia V. Dec. 10, 1809, died in infancy. George Perrett V. July 19. 1841
27225631 - 07
Mary Theobald Col's Sister
Commissioner.
Capt. Samuel Fares not used because
he was not a Capt in 1780 as shown by
Heitman
M
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Feby 20, 1896.
James A. Collins
Pancinnati Ohio
R. Hist. to Eleanor R. Clark
23. Letter to Mrs. Clark
in Oct 11 Hist to Jno L. Hill
Ree
valistian
Virginia
WIDOW, &c.
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File No. 962
Agnes Wilson
Wid of
James Wilson
Pot. Rev. War
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Act: Feby, 1748
Index: -- Vol. M, Page 341
Arrangement of 1870.]
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2198
Kentucky
widow of James Wilson
who was a Private
in the Virginia line.
20 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
Certificate of Pension issued the
20 day of December 1843
ent to J. F. Swope
Falmouth Kentucky
and s
A
Act of March 3, 1843.}
Recorded in Book A
1 Page 175
Reps
Dec. 1843
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Kentucky 6949
Agnes Wilson
widow of James Wilson
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 12. August 1829
of Pendleton Co. in the State of Kentucky
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Long
of the regt
commanded
by Col Johnson in the Virgi
line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 20 Dollars-
Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of January
1843 and sent to Hon. G. Davis
House of Repsination
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $100-
Semi-annual allowance ending
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Act July 7,}
1838.
Recorded by D. Brown
Book
A
Clerk,
Vol. 2. Page 225
Reported to Agent
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Jones Wilson
of James
Kentucky
Suspended
Sept 22 Jany
Hon G. Davis,
$20 per ann
as Private
and Cert: to Hon G.
Davis, H. R.
Act 7 July 1838
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House of Reps 18th Jany 1842
J.L. Edwards
Dr Sir
I forward to you the papers
of Mrs Agnes Wilson the widow of a soldier
of the Revolution for a pension I ask your
early attention to the case
To obt
Janet
Garrett Davis
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Sir
Falmouth Ky April the 30th 1839
I enclose the declaration of Agnes
Wilson for renewal of pension certificate under the
late act of Congress. Please forward the certificate
at the earliest convenient time.
Respectfully &c.
Saml Foope
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Page 33

Ken
Agnes Wilson
Hon. G. Davis H.R.
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Nicholas Long
State of Kentucky Campbell County
Be it known that on the 30th day of December
1842 before the subscriber a justice of the peace
in and for said County personally appeared Nicholas
Long a resident of the County aforsd and aged Eighty
eight years past, and after being first duly sworn
States, that he served with James Wilson died in the
army of the Revolution, and for the length of service
& number of tours he refers to a former deposition
for pension
given by him in support of the application of
Agnes Wilson of Falmouth Pendleton County Ky
the widow of the said James Wilson, which said
deposition be supposes to be on file in the Departm
And in addition to the statements therein
contained. He states that the said James Wilson
served under Colonel Thomas Mathews & Philip
Lintenant Col
Johnson, who commanded the Third Regiment
of the Virginia Militia, he does not recollect the
Captain of the Company to which the said James
Wilson belonged but recollect the names of some
of the Captains of companies belonging to the
Regiment to wit, James Sutton, Jeremiah Upham
Samuel Colman, but cannot under which of these
last named officers the said Wilson went into service
Sworn to and subscribed before
me the day and date first above
written, and I further certify
W
that the said Nicholas Long is
3
a resident of the said County of Campbell
in good standing and credability
George Morin J.P.
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'---
to
Campbell County
I Benjamin D Beall Clerk of the Court for the ┃
County aforesaid do certify that George Merin is an acting Justice ┃
of the peace in and for said County and that the foregoing signature
purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
affixed my seal of office and subscribed
my name this 31st day of December in the
year of our Lord 1842-
Benjamin D Beall Clerk
Court Campbell County
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45852
Sep 25 1843
Agness Wilson
Oct 1843
$20 per an
by
S.F. Swope
with my
son
my means
Washington City DC
M
her
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State of Kentucky
Pendleton County
On this 16 day of September 1843
personally appeared before me William Woodson
a justice of the peace in and for said County
Agnes Wilson, a resident of the State of Kentucky
in the said County of Pendleton, aged Seventy four years
who being first duly sworn according to law, doth
1
on her oath make the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the
act of Congress passed on the 3rd of March 1843
granting pensions to widows of persons who served
during the revolutionary War. That she is the
Widow of James Wilson who was a private in
the army of the Revolution; that her recollection
is indistinct as to the regiment in which he
served or the kind of service he performed, but
she refers to the proof on file in the Department
accompanying her application for a pension
under the act of 1818. That the annal amunt
of the pension which she received under the
act of July the 7th 1838, was twenty dollars
she further declares that she is still the widow
of the said James Wilson
Sworn to and subscribed
Agnes Wilson
by the above named Agness
Wilson, (who is personally
known to me) before me
on the day and year above
written.
W. G. Woodson J.S.S.C.
Commonwealth of Kentucky ⎬ Set
Pendleton County Carty Clerk of the County Court
J. Reuben
for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that
W. G. Woodson whose name in his own proper hand
writing is subscribed to the foregoing certificate
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is now and was at the time of subscribing the same
an acting Justice of the peace in and
for the County aforesaid duly commissioned
and qualified, and that full faith and
Credit is due to all his official acts
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
affixed the seal of the said County Court
and subscribed my name at
Falment this 18th day of September
1843.
R. McCarty Clk
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Falmouth day Sept the 18th 1843
Hon J L Edwards
Dufer
forward to you
the declaration of Agnes Wilson, for one year
pension under the late act of Congress
I must again call your attention to an
case. He declaration with the Justices certifice
was returned about two months since an
the certificate has not as yet been received
Respectfully &c
Saml Scope
and
ate
10 -
for
ans.
Cow
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22
X
to
State of Kentucky Pendleton County Set
On this 27 day of April 1849
personally appeared before me Enos Daniel a justice of the
peace in and for said County Agnes Wilson a resident of said
County aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn
according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act
of Congress passed on the the 2nd February 1848, granting pensions
to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary War;
That she is the identical widow of James Wilson who was a
private in the Army of the Revolution, and that she received
an annal pension of Twenty dollars under the act of 17th
June 1844. She further declares that she is still a widow
Sworn to and subscribed the ⎬ Agnes Wilson
day and year first above written
before me
Daniel JP
presence of
and F Swope
to me a
I certify that the above declarant is personally known
and that she is the identical individual who drew a pension
as stated by her in the foregoing declaration.
& Daniel J. P.
State of Kentucky
Reuben M Carty Clerk of the County Court for
the County aforesaid, do certify that Daniel
whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate
is was at the time of signing the same an acting
Justice of the Peace within & for the County aforesaid duly
is dated on the 11 day of September 1841 and
continues during life or good behavior; and that
his said signature above as an
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he witness
whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the Seal
of said Court this the 30th day
of April 1849.
Att R. McCarty,
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Georgetown College
Georgetown, Kentucky
John Leonard Hill
Professor of History
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
October 15, 1912.
Can you give me any information concerning Abram
of Abraham Wilson, of Carolina Court House, Carolina, Va.,
who was Colonel of the Carolina Regiment in the American
Revolution, and Mr. James Wilson, who is a non-commissioned
officer under his father, and his half-brother, Colonel
6
Nicholas Long Any facts in regard to these men or any
suggestions as to the best way to locate them will be appreciated
.
Thanking you in advance, I am
Sincerely yours,
M. L. Hill.
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Record Division.
Ⓧ
Mrs. L. A. Clark,
5614 Howe Street,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Madam:
April 23, 1909.
In reply to your enclosed letter dated the 5"" and received the
instant, you are advised that John Wilson who was born December 10, 1783
and died April 18, 1839, was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, and
his widow Agnes was allowed a pension ( Wid. File No. 9,013) on account of
such service a history of which was furnished you under date of November
16, 1907.
There is no reference to any service whatever in the War of 1812,
in the above cited claim.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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3814 Howe Street,
Pittsburgh.
U.S. Commissioner of Ten
son
Dear Sir
I a decendant
of James Wilson who
served in the Revolutionary War
wish to establish
my claim as to his
&
service for my daughters
of the American Revolution
papers
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V.
E
2
James Wilson died
I believe in 1829 in Fal-
-
month Kentucky and
James Wilson
his widow recd a
pension several
years later
If you have the record
I shall be most grateful
to you for a copy of it
Believe me
6
Most sincerely
of
November 9 1907
Eleanor R. Clark
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W
answered
514 Howe Street,
Pittsburgh
16.
PE
by
S
Commissioner of Pensions
I am a decendant of
James Wilson who died
in Falmouth, Kentucky
in 1829 and whose
wife Agnes Woodford Pickett
Wilson secured a pension
some years later for the his
Revolutionary service.
a newspaper clipsking
that had been pasted it
the
family bible was sent
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to Washington I persone
in some way to prove her
claim.
That clipping or a copy of
it is my necessary to the
prove our title to some
valuable land in Philadel
plua
I am most anxious tosecure

all the information
I can upon the subject
and if it requires more
time that can be given
by government employees
I shall gladly pay for the
exted time spent upon
maller
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I wrote to the department some
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-
time age about the Revolutionary
record of James Wilson but have
received no reply I course I
realize that a great many others
are also asking questions. I wished
proof for my D.A.R. Papers.
sing that the granting of my
requests will not move very
much trouble
Simenty
Eleanor C. Black
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is
O
to
O. W. Wid File 9012
James Wilson
answered Nov. 16.07
file with case