Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10230, George Gossling, S.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
S.C. 
Gossling George 
or Gosling,
Powers, Elizabeth
Former widow

NUMBER
W.10230
 B.L.W.T. 56971-160-55
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14.867 R
South Carolina

George Gossling
of Beaufort County in the state of S. Carolina who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thompson of the S. Carolina for the term of Two Years. 
Transcribed on the Roll of South Carolina at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 20th of November 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of Sept.1819 and sent] to C .J Colcoct Esq
Hickory Hill South Carolina

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819                  76.00
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1820      48.00
                                                              $124.00

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818

Apl 1829
 9 July 1822
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6076

South Carolina.
Elizabeth Powers formerly widow of George Gossling, S.C. who served in the Revolutionary War as a Private.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853. 

Certificate of Pension issued 26th day of March 1857 and sent to A.S. Wallace, Yorkville, S.C. 

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 145. Vol. A

[some components of document page are handwritten while others are printed.]
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Let. A. S. Wallace Aug 14/56
Ex. Butts
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Vol G page 106


 237.775
Act Mar 3 ‘83
Mar 10 ‘86

Elizabeth Powers [illegible]
George Gosling  [illegible]

Capt.  Pri.

56.971  [illegible]

 [illegible] March 26th/57 

 Revy War

See cert. Service within
 [illegible]
Adm’d 160 acres  Mch 25/51
 [illegible]
 A S Wallace 
Yorkville, S.C.
 [illegible]
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George Gosling
South Carolina Line
Colonel Thompson 
29th March 1778 --yrs--

Judge Colcott

Service admitted. Judge certificate of indigent circumstances wanting. 

Admitted
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State of South Carolina Beaufort District ss
Personally appeared before
me George Gosling who being duly sworn
saith that he was a soldier in Revolutionary War and served against the common enemy for a period of two years. That he enlisted about the year 1778 and served in the company commanded by Jno Carraway Smith of Col Thornton’s regiment and Gen’l Lincoln Brigade. That he was at the Battle of Stono. Afterwards all the Seige of Savannah and then he was taken prisoner in Cha’ston from whence he made his escape and joined General Sumpter [Sumter] on the campaign and remained with him until the battle of Eutaw where he lost his left arm. That the deponent is in reduced circumstances of life and requires the aid and is proposed to be given to the soldiers of the revolution. The deponent says he never got any discharge owing to the circumstances above related when he stated that he lost his arm at the Eutaw. He wishes it to be understood that it was shattered to pieces in the battle and afterwards cut off.
 George Gossling
Sworn to before me this 20th November 1818.
 C J Colcott

 I certify that the seal hereunto annexed is the Seal of the Court of Beaufort District So. Carolina.
A Corrie C C C
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I hereby certify that I am satisfied as within named deponent was a soldier as he has stated within. 
C J Colcott  J P

I have no personal knowledge of the deponent but from the information of his neighbors & from the appearance of the man I  am satisfied he is in indigent circumstances.
C J Colcott J P
one of the Judges of the said Court
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State of South Carolina
Beaufort- District On this 24th day of Febuary [February] AD 1837. Personally appeared before me William H Shurman A Magistrate within & for the District and State aforesaid Elizabeth Powers  Aged years a resident of Beaufort - District in the State of South Carolina  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 post 4th of March AD 1848 (That she is the widow of Mc Powers formerly the widow of George Gosling who was a Brigade or Serjant [Sergeant] Major in the army of the Revolution in Sumpters Brigade of the state troop Col. Middleton of the State Cavalry under on enlistment for ten months in which service he lost an arm as well as long and arduous service in the South Carolina Militias Previous to Raising the state troop but to give the particulars of said Service declarant cannot or all the Battles in which he was engaged as she can only narrate the Service as she understands and believes it and that her said husband George Gosling was Pensioned by the State of South Carolina at the Rate of 42.85 per annum for the loss of his Arm while in the line of his duty in Sumters Brigade of the state troop and that she has recently drawn the arrears due her former husband George Gosling as his widow from the State of South Carolina and would refer to the department to
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the proof of his service as well as the fact of his being pensioned to the Records of the State. She further declares that she was married to the said George Gossling on the tenth day of August one thousand eighteen hundred and sixteen (1816) by the Rev John Youmans a Babtist Preacher and that her husband the Aforesaid George Gossling departed this Life at his Residence in Beaufort District South Carolina in the ninth day of July Eighteen hundred & twenty two (1822) and that after the death of her said husband she was again married to Mc Powers on the 30th day of April 1826 by the Rev John Brooker Also A Babtist Preacher and that the said Mc Powers died in the town of Columbia in the State of South Carolina on or About 20th day of July AD 1829
And that she is still his widow not having intermarried since his death and was consequently A widow at the passage of this Act She further declares that she has no records evidence of her marriage to Either of her husbands as there was no public nor church records to her knowledge and that her family Bible in which was contained a Record of her marriage to the said George Gossling in his own hand writing which was absolutely strictly correct was burnt with his house and its contents on the 6th day of May 1849. And that she was married to him at the time above stated
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and that she has never before made Application for a pension sworn to and subscribed to on the day and year above written
William H Shurman 
magistrate 
Elizabeth Powers
X her mark 

State of South Carolina 
Beaufort District 
I the said William H. Shurman magistrate within and for the State & District Aforesaid of certify that Elizabeth Powers has sworn to and subscribed to the Above declaration before me was Shown by Rev Jno W Nix  and John D Nix
Respectable and Disinterested citizens of said District to be the Reputed widow once of George Gossling Revolutionary soldier deceased and pensioned of the State of South Carolina having lost an arm in the service the truth of which facts I am fully satisfied and Also that Elizabeth Powers the declarant is a woman whose statements and entitled to full faith and credit and that I have no interest in this application
Given under my hand & seal this 24 day of Febuary [February] AD 1857
William H Shurman 
magistrate
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and I further certify that I Live within three miles of the said Elizabeth Powers and know her condition well and I do certify that she is not able nor had been for month past to go to the Court house Before the Judge to make her Application for her penson under the Act of Congress past 3 February 1853. And the Nature of her disease is of such a nature that there is no knowing when her Situation might permit her to go, if even though she Live in her present Situation for years. She is old and verry (sic) infirm.
Given under my hand and seal this 24th day of February 1837
  
William H Sherman (signature)
Magistrate
South Carolina
Beaufort District.  I, TG Buckner Clerk of the Court do hereby certify that William H Sherman esq whose genuine signature appears above in three several places, was at the date thereof and, is now, a Magistrate in and for the District and State aforesaid who has been duly appointed and qualified and has signed the Roll Kept according to Law in my office.
Given under my and seal of office at Gillisonville 
this 27th day of February AD 1857
T G Buckner
Clerk
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South Carolina
Beaufort Dist
⎨
On this 13th day of February A.D. 1856
personally appeared before me a magistrate in
and for the District and State aforesaid duly
authorized by law to administer oaths for
the District and State above named Elizabeth
Powers aged 73 years - a resident of Beaufort
Dist State of South Carolina who being first
duly sworn according to law declares that
she was formerly the widow of George Goling
deceased who was a brigade or sergeant Major in Sumters brigade of the State troop of the war of the revolution, Col Middleton
regiment, as she has always understood and
believed, and lost an arm in said service
for which he was pensioned by the State of
South Carolina at the rate 42, 8, 5 per annum
which he continued to draw to near the time
of his death but to give the particulars of
said service declarant cannot, or length of
his service, but understood his last engagement under Col Middleton was for
ten months and that she was married to
the said George Gosling in Dist South Carolina
by the Rev John Youmans a babtist preacher on the tenth day of August 1816 and that her husband the said George Gosling departed this life on the 9th day of July 1822 at his residence in Beaufort Dist South Carolina and that after the death of her said husband George Gosling she was married to a man by the name of Powers on the 30th day of April 1826 by the Rev John Brooke also a Babtist minister and that the said Powers
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died in the town of Columbia South Carolina on the 20th day of September 1829 and
that she is now a widow and has been
since the death of her husband aforesaid.
She further declares that she has no record
evidence of her marriage to the said George
Gosling or her last husband as her family bible in which was recorded her marriage
to the first husband George Gosling was
burnt on the 6th day of May 1849 with her
house which record was strictly correct and
in the hand writing of her husband the aforesaid George Gosling.
--- She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the County land to which she may be entitled under the act approved 13th
of March 1855 and that she has never before made application for bounty land.
her mark X Elizabeth Powers
We John D Nix and Isaac Bailey residents of
Beaufort District South Carolina upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration
was signed and acknowledged by Elizabeth
Powers in our presence and that we believe
from the appearance and statements of the
applicant that she is the identical person
she represents herself to be and that we have
no interest in this application.
John D Nix
Isaac Bailey
The foregoing declaration and affidavit
were sworn to and subscribed before me
on the day and year above written and I certify
that I know the affiants to be credible persons
- that the claimant in the person she represents herself to be and that I
have no interest in this claim 
William H Sherman
Magistrate
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State of South Carolina
Beaufort District
Personally Appeared before me
Wm H. Sherman a magistrate in and for the District & State aforesaid the Rev John W Nix Aged 66 years A Babtist Preacher who after being Duly Sworn According to Law deposeth & saith that he was intimately acquainted with George Gossling Deceased & Elizabeth Gossling his wife Now, Elizabeth Powers A Widow and knows the fact that they lived together as Reported man & wife for several years previous to the death of the said
George Gossling and that he died at his Residence in Beaufort District in the State of South Carolina in the month of July in the year 1822
And the deponent further swears that he always understood that the said George Gossling was a Revolutionary soldier & that he lost an arm in the service and that he was pensioned by the State of South Carolina
& that he has no interest what Ever in
this Claim. Sworn to & subscribed to before me this 13th day of February 1856 the word his wife being interlined before signing in the 8th Line on the 2nd page 
John W Nix
William H Sheman
magistrate
State of South Carolina
Beaufort District
Personally Appeared before me
Wm H Sherman a magistrate in & for the District & State aforesaid 
Jacob P. Griner Aged 50 years who after being duly sworn According to Law, Deposeth & saith that he was intimately acquainted with George Gossling Deceased & Elizabeth Gossling his wife now Elizabeth Powers a widow and knows the fact that they lived together as reputed man & wife for
several years previous to the death of the said
George Gosling & that he died at his Residence in in Beaufort District in the State of
South Carolina
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And the deponent further swears that he has always understood that the said George Gossling was a Revolutionary Soldier & that he lost an arm in the service & that he was pensioned by the State of South Carolina
& that he has no interest what Ever in
this claim sworn to & subscribed to before me
this 13th day of February 1856 
Jacob Griner
William H Shumon
magistrate
---
This is to Certify that the Rev John W Nix & Jacob P Griner
whose affidavits is set forth above to this Instrument
is highly credible Citizens whose oath is entitled
to the highest credit Febuary 13th 1856
William H Shuman
magistrate
South Carolina
Beaufort District ⎬ I T G Buckner Clerk
of the Court of Common Pleas & General essions
for Branfort District, do hereby certify
that W H Shuman Esq whose genuine signature
appears above in four different places on the
foregoing document was at the date thereof a
Magistrate in & for the District aforesaid who
had been duly appointed and qualified &
had signed the Roll Kept according to law
in my office-
Given under my hand &
seal of Office at Gillisonville
this twenty second February 1856
T G Buckner C C P &  Cy C
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No. 6685
Elizabeth Powers, Widow of George Gosling
So. Carolina

Act. February 3, 1853, 2 Dec
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I have admitted under 1853

Triplett
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[circle stamp]
Yorkville
Mar 7
S.C.

Free
Hon J Minnot

Com'r of Pensions
Washington City D.C. 

237-775
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56.971
Rev [illegible]
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Additional Evidence

Yorkville
Mar
16
S.C.

Elizabeth Powers
Wid
George Gossling

Hon G. C. Whiting
Com of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

Free
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Rev Widow, &c.
File No. 10230 OWN
Elizabeth Powers
formerly Wid
George Gosling
Pvt. Rev War
Act: Feby 30 1853
Index: - Vol. M, Page 136

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Capt J. D. Johnson
Steep Bottom P. O.
Beaufort D
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Treasury Office Columbia, S.C
November 28th 1833
I do hereby certify that name of George Gossling appears on the Records of this Office as an annuitant. That this first annuity was paid June the 21st 1792 (vids folio 43 of Ledger 1791 to 1795). and his last was paid Dec 5th 1815 as pg 3 folio 93 Ledger 1813 to 1817. Given under my hand and seal of Office this day and year above written.
E.P. Jones
Treas. Clk [Illegible]
for Atty Thomas Sean

The cost of the above is $2.00
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E Powers
Claim of Pension 
Act Mar 3 1853
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South Carolina
Beaufort Dist
On this 24th day of February

1837 personally appeared before me William H. Sherman Magistrate Judge of the court of ordinary, which court is a court of record, Elizabeth Powers a resident of the state and District aforesaid aged 83 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the  provisions made by the act of congress past [passed] 3rd February 1853. That she is the widow of [blank] Powers formerly the widow of  George Gosling [Gossling] who was a Brigadier Sergeant Major in the army of the revolution in Sumters Brigade of the State Cavalry under on enlistment for ten months, in which service he lost an arm as well as long and arduous service in the South Carolina Malitia [militia] previous to raising the state troop but to give the particulars of said service declarant cannot, or all the battles in which he was engaged as she can only narrate the service as she understands and believes it and that her said husband George Gosling was pensioned by the State of South Caroling at the rate of £42 S8 D 85 per annum for the loss of his arm while in the line of his duty in Sumters Brigade of the state troop and that she has recently drawn the arrears due her former husband George Gosling as his widow from the state of South Carolina and would refer the Department to the proof of his service as well as the fact of his being pensioned to the records of this state. She further declares that she was
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married to the said George Gosling [Gossling] on the tenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixteen (1816) by the Rev John Youmans a babtist clergyman and that her husband the aforesaid George Gosling departed this life at his residence in Beaufort District South Carolina on the ninth day of July eighteen hundred and twenty two (1822) and that after the death of her said husband  she was again married to [blank space] Powers on the 30th of April 1826 by the Rev. John Brooke also a Baptist preacher and that the said [blank space] Powers died in the town of Columbia South Carolina on the [blank space] day of [blank space] 1829 and that she is still his widow not having inter married since his death and was consequently a widow at the passage of this act. She further declares that she has no record evidence of her marriage to either of her husbands as there was no public or church records to her knowledge and that her family bible in which was contained a record of her marriage to the said George Gosling in his own handwriting which was strictly correct was burnt with her house on the sixth day of May 1849 and that she was married to him at the time above state and that she has never before made application for a pension. Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.

William H Sherman [squiggly vertical line] Elizabeth Powers her mark

Magistrate
South Carolina}
Beaufort Dist }   I the said Judge do hereby certify that Elizabeth Powers has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration before me and was shown
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by [blank] and [blank] respectable and disinterested citizens of said District to be the widow of George Gosling [Gossling] reputed Revolutionary soldier deceased and pensioner of the State of South Carolina having lost an arm in the service the truth of which facts I am fully satisfied and also that Elizabeth Powers the declarant is a woman whose statements are entitled to full faith and credit and that I have no interest in this application in Open Court.
Given under my hand and seal of office Court House this 24 day of February A.D. 1857
William H Sherman (signature) 
Magistrate

South Carolina
Beaufort District
     I, T G Buckner,  Clerk of the Court do hereby certify that William H Sherman Esq whose genuine signature appears above, in two places, was at the date thereof, and is now a Magistrate in and for the District and State aforesaid who has been duly appointed and qualified and has signed the Role Kept according to Law in my office.
    Given under my hand and seal of office at Gillisonville this 27 day of February AD  1857

T G Buckner
Clerk
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237.775

Elizabeth Powers

Claim for Bounty
Land act 3
March 1855


Filed by A S Wallace
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                               Yorkville S.C.
                               6th March 1856

Hon  J Minot
Com'r of Pensions
 My dear sir,
I herewith send you the Claim of Elizabeth Powers formerly widow of George Gosling [Gossling] of Beaufort District S.C for bounty Land Act of March 1855. which your will pleas [sic] examine and report to me as soon as convenient.
 I will forward her papers for a pension as soon as executed and sent to me.
 Very Respectfully Yours,
A. S. Wallace
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Yorkville, S. C. 
13th March 1853
Hon George C Whiting
Com of Pensions 
My Dr Sir
In answer to yours of 14th August last in claim Elizabeth Powers, formerly widow of
George Gosling [Gossling] late pensioner of the 
United State at the rate of of 96 per
annum act of 1818, as well as pensioner
of the State of South Carolina $42.85
per annum, the arrears of which pension
was paid to the said Elizabeth,
amounting to some $300, resolution 
of the General assembly in Dec 1856
I now hand you the evidence of 
two witnesses to sustain her application
for Bounty land, as well as her declaration for a United States pension
which you will please examine and
report as soon as convenient.
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I was chairman of the committee on
pensions when he claim was passed
and speak from personal knowledg.e
There is no [illegible] bonds
of marriages in this state & no no [sic]
notice taken of marriages untill within the last two years, by publick records
Very Respectfully Yours
A. S. Wallace
P. S. I claim under act of 3 February
1853. The other date has been inserted
through ignorance or mistake.
 A. S. W.
see declaration
No. 1 George Wasford [?] 
by S Carolina agency $(96)
per annum
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Elizabeth Powers,
formerly Widow of George Gosling [Gossling]
So Carolina,

Adm'd 3' Feby 1853.
$96 a year, from the passage of the Act.

Cert to 
A.S. Wallace Esq
Yorkville
So. Ca
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Brief in the case of Elizabeth Powell [Powers] formerly widow of George Gosling [Gossling] of So. CA. 
Act Feby 3, 1853. 
Her husband was pension'd under the Act of 1818 at $96 a year and died in 1822  - her second husband died in 1829

Marriage proved by pers'l testimony, Cohabitation, general reputation of marriage, her identity, her husband's death, and her present widowhood proved by credible witnesses.

Sent to A.S. Wallace,Esq. Yorkville  S.C. 
Thornton Triplett Examiner
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State of South Carolina
Beaufort District on this 24th - day of Febuary [February] 1837 Personally Appeared before me  William H. Shuman A magistrate within and for the State & District aforesaid Drusilla Prescoot Aged 64 years who after being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith  that she never  knew but the one George Gossling in Beaufort District in the State Aforesaid and that he was a very elderly man when he died And that he always understood that the said George Gossling had his arm shot off in the Revolutionary war for which he was pensioned by the State of South Carolina the deponent further swears on oath that she knew well his respected wife Elizabeth Gossling now Elizabeth Powers the present applicant for A Bounty Land warrant lived together as Respected man & wife for Several years. Previous to his death and that he died about the year 1822 And she further swears that their marriage was never questioned. 
And that after the death of the said George Gossling the deponent understood that Elizabeth  Gossling the widow of George Gossling married one McPowers about the year 1825 or 1826 & the deponent knows the fact that Elizabeth Powers & McPowers lived together as respected man & wife until he went to Columbia in the State of South Carolina About the year 1829 when he was informed he died & has not since been seen or heard of that he knows of and that Elizabeth Powers is now A widow at  this time & has been ever since she was informed of the Death of McPowers which is About
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25 or 30 years Ago And the deponent further states that the said Elizabeth Powers has been for many years an acceptable member of the Babtist [Baptist] church and is A woman whom word & statements is entitled to the higest [sic] credit. The Deponent further swears on oath that she lived within one 1/2 miles of the said George Gossling at the time of his death & that she lives now within 4 miles of Elizabeth Powers formerly the widow of George Gossling & that she has been A widow for many years  & is a widow at this time and McPowers has never been seen nor heard of since she heard he died at Columbia in the State aforesaid. 
Only that his death was confirmed the deponent further swears that she has no interest whatever in this claim. 
Sworn & Subscribed to before me on the day & year above with William H Shuman magistrate Drusilla Prescott 
State of South Carolina 
Beaufort District On this 24 day of Feb 1857 Personally Appeared before me William H. Shuman A magistrate In and for the State and district Aforesaid Jesse Deloach who after being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that she never knew but one George Gossling in Beaufort District in the State Aforesaid and that he was a very Elderly man when he died 
And that she always understood that the said George Gossling has his arm shot off
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In the Revolutionary War for which he was
Pensioned by the State of South Carolina
The deponent further swears on oath that he knew well his reputed wife Elizabeth Gossling Now Elizabeth Powers the present applicant for a Bounty Land Warrant. They lived together as Reputed man and wife for Several years
previous to the death of the Said George
Gossling & that he died at his Residence
in Beaufort District in the year 1822 and the deponent further Swears that their marriage was Never questioned and that after the death of the Said George Gossling the deponent under stood that Elizabeth Gossling the Widow
of the said George Gossling Married
one McPowers About the year 1825 or 1826
and the Deponent swears to the fact that Elizabeth Powers & Mr Powers lived together as Reputed man & wife & that their marriage Never was questions
& that he went to Columbia in this State About
the year 1829-
when he was inform he died & has not Since to his knowledge been seen or heard of only that his death was confirmed 20 or 30 years ago and the deponent further States
on oath that Elizabeth Powers, has for many
years been an acceptable member of
the Babtist church and is a woman
whose word & Statement is Entitled to
the Highest credit the deponent further
Swears on oath, that he Lived within
4
Miles, of the said George Gossling
over
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4

at the time of his death and that he now lives
Within 2 miles of Elizabeth Power formerly
the widow of the said George Gossling and
that She has been A widow for many years
and is a widow at this time and the
deponent knows well all the circumstances in
the Above Affidavit to have come under his
personal knowledge. & is as is herein stated
to Be the fact- The deponent further Swears that he has no interest in this claim.
Jesse Deloach  {L.S}
Sworn and Subscribed to before me on the day and year shown written -William H Sherman magistrate
---

State of South Carolina Beaufort District
This is to Certify that the Above Affidavits of
Drusilla Prescoat & Jesse Deloach were Sworn to before me on the day & year shown written and that Drusilla  Prescoat & Jesse Deloach are well Known to me and are highly credible witness and that I have no interest in this claim
Given under my hand & seal this 24th day of
February AD 1857.
William H Sherman
Magistrate {L.S}

South Carolina Beaufort District 
I T G Buckner Clerk of the Court do hereby certify that William H Sherman Esq. whose genuine signature appears above in two places (on the 2nd & 4 pages) was at the date thereof and is now a Magistrate in and for the District and State [illegible—writing covered]
who had been duly appointed & qualified & has signed [illegible—writing covered] according to law in my office - Given under my hand
[Illegible—writing covered] seal of office at Gillisonville this 27th day
February A.D. 1857
T G Buckner
Clerk