Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3711, for Bailey Owen, North Carolina
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(3-1776) [upper left corner]
SERVICE   |   |NUMBER
N.C.   |Owen, Bailey   |W.3711
   |or Owens   |BL.Wt. 26289-160-55
   | Polly
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{left fold]
Order to Pay 13 Nov 18[damage]
Letter to Peter 13 Nov 1837
--[illegible]ead
Paid at the treasury under the act
of April 6th 1838 from Sept 4th to
Dec 26th 1840. Agent notified
April 20th 1842
[underline]
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22,197
West Tennessee
[double line]
Bailey Owen
of Fentress Co in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Denton of the regt commanded
by Col Lewis in the N.C. line 
for 15 mos---
[double line] Inscribed on the Roll of W. Tennessee
at the rate of 50 Dollars -- Cents per annum
[damage] commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
[double line]
Cerificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Oct
1833 and sent to R.A. Dabney. Morga C {illegible]
[double line]
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 |$125.--
Semi-anl.allowance ending 4 Mar '34  |25.--
[double underline]
  |$150--
[double underline]
{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Wm S Allison  Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 7  Page 91
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1,085
Tennessee, Nashville
Polly Owens
widow of Bailey Owens
who served in the Revolutionary
NC
was, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
50 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
14th day of Decr 1853
and sent to
Wm J. Dabney
Albany
Kentucky
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
July 29, 1848, Page 184, Vol. A
Reg [illegible] M55-92293 [written vertically along fold]
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As of March 3, 1855
Apl 23/33
[double line]
Polly Owen wid of
Baly [crossed out] Owen
[line]
Bailey Owen, Pri [different handwriting]
No. 26289 [illegible] May 22/56 [written diagonally]
Rev Pen
[line]
Rev. Pensioner
Tenn Jul 48 - 1085
[line] 
Wil60 [illegible] 20/56
ROY[illegible]
M [underlined]
[line]
Wm J. Dabney
Albany Ky--

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Cir [crossed out] Set W.J. Dabney Nov 27/55
Cir dame Decr 24 --

Vol 6, page 159
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State of Tennessee} On this the 24th day of
Fentress County} October 1832 personally
appeared before the worshipful Justices
of the court of pleas and quarter
sessions for the county aforesaid now
sitting it being a court of record
Bailey Owen a resident citizen of the
county of Fentress and State of Tennessee
aged 74 years according to his information, having no record of his age [inserted below the line of text] and after
having been duly sworn according Law doth
on his oath make the following
Declaration in order to obtain the
benefit of the act of congress of the
unites states passed the 7th June
in the year 1832, that he entered the
service of the united states in the
revolutionary war against the
common enemy of his country
in the State of North Carolina Bute
county a substitute in the place
of Thomas Reid who had been
drafted to serve a three Tourer
the date of the time he Entered said
service he cannot recollect but
he is certain in was in the Last
days of May or the first days of
June he entered said service
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in said county under captain
James Denton and Lieutenant John
Mekins and Marched off under said
officers To Wilmington in said
state and he was put under Major
William Lewis and Col Lewis and
stationed at Wilmington untill
his three months Touer was out was
was in no Battle no remarkable
event happened during said Touer
had a written discharge for his said
captain, and then returned home
To the place from where he started
and some time thereafter the precise
time no [ink blot] recollection he Enlisted
in said county To serve nine month
under captain Mathew Ramsey
a regular officer his Lieutenant
he cannot recollect his name at
this time he was marched To Halifax
Town in North Corlh Carolina and
he states it was in the spring season
that he started out on this Touer
but he cannot say with certainty
as To the precise Time. he was [illegible]
-ond, some Time at said Halifax Town
perhaps about three months, when 
the soldiers that was stationed there
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was privileged as many of them
To be furloughed until the next march
Ensuing and this applicant accepted
the offer and was accordingly
furloughed with orders to meet
at said Town on the first day
of the next March which [word crossed out, illegible]
orders applicant complied with
and applicant was then March'd 
off from said Town under said Capt
applicant thinks this was in the
spring of 79 he was march'd off
with other men to a place called
the Black Swamp in South Carolina
staid there a short time
and the army [2 words inserted] was march'd down Savanah
and cross the same and went into
Georgia as applicant understood
he did not go with them being
Sick and as the army returned
applicant Joined them again
at a certain ferry on the
Savanah called Golphins
we march'd on to a Town called
Orange Burg on [word inserted] Edisto river and
stationd there but a short time
and then went on to the neighborhood
near To the place where
the Stono Battle was fought
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applicant was in the said Battle and
was then under General Lincoln
station'd there some weeks at our
Camp ground about five or six miles
from the Battle ground, and was
march'd off from there and cross'd
Dorchester at Bacon Bridge and the
had a skirmish with the Tories
and was march'd on from there
To Charleston in South Carolina
got there in the forepart of August
station'd there a short time and was
then March'd To Sulivans Island
staid there about three weeks thence
Back to Charleston and then staid
untill till the end of his nine months 
Touer, had a written discharge
from services he does not know
at this time from whose hands it
was not his aforesaid captain he
not being then at that time at that
place applicant then returned home
and after that applicants Brother
William Owen was drafted for a
three months Touer and applicant
Volunteered in his place and march'd
off from said county where he lived
in the month of February the
day of the month he does not know
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he has forgotten the names of his officers
he served under during said Touer he
recollects that a certain man
named Reid was adjutant and he
was under General Green he applicant
was at the Battle of Guilford
during this Touer, but was with the
baggage during the fight and was
not Engaged in the same and was
march'd from there after the battle
To Troublesome Iron works and from
there we persued the enemy To William
Ramseys Mill at deep river and
there staid until the end of his said
three months Touer and was then
march'd to the courthouse in said
County where he lived and was then
discharged well recollects that he had
a written discharge from his captain
but cannot recollect his name
this was the Last of applicants service
and was making in the whole fifteen
months service
applicant states that he
has Lost his said discharges and has no
documentary prooff of his services and
knows of no person by whom he can
prove his services, applicant states
that he was born and raised in the
County where he Lived when he Entered
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the service and continued To live in that
county some years after the war the
number not recollect'd he mov'd to South
Carolina [inserted] County of Pendleton liv'd there about
six years and then mov'd to Tennessee
State Smith County and staid there
a few months and mov'd To Sumner
County Tennessee and rais'd a crop there
and then mov'd to Rutherford County
said state staid there four years
and then mov'd To where he now
lives, and has liv'd Ever since.
He hereby relinquishes Every claim
whatsoever To a pension or annuity
Except the present and declares his
name is not on the Pension roll
of the agency of any state
sworn to and subscribed in
open court the day and
year aforesaid
JH Richardson Clk      Bailey Owen [an 'X' and the words 'his of Fentress County     mark' are written over the name]

We Peter Reagan clergyman residing
in the county of Fentress and state of
Tennessee and Jesse Wood residing in
the same hereby certify that we are well
acquainted with Bailey Owen
who has subscrib'd and sworn to the
foregoing Declaration that we believe
him to be 74 years of age and that
he is reputed and believed in the
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Neighborhood where he resides to have
been a soldier of the revolution and that
we concur in that opinion
sworn to and subscribed in court
Sworn to and Subscribed
in open Court this 24th Oct
1832
John H. Richardson
Clk of Fentress County [preceding 5 lines in different handwriting]
Peter Reagan [an 'X' and the words 'his mark' are written over the name]
Jesse Wood [name in different handwriting]

and the said court hereby declare their
opinion after the investigation of the
matter and after puting the interrogatories
prescrib'd by the war department
that the above applicant
was a revolutionary soldier and
served as he states and the court do
hereby further certify that Peter Reagan
who has subscribed and sworn to the
foregoing certification clergyman
resident in the county of Fentress
in the State of Tennessee and that
Jesse Wood who has also subscribed and
sworn to the same is a resident citizen
in said county and is a credible man
and that their statement is entitled to
credit
Jn B Rodgers
Abner Phillip
John McClellan
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I John H. Richardson Clerk of the
Court of pleas pleas and quarter sessions
in and for the county of Fentress said [crossed out]
in the state of Tennessee do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said court in
the matter of the application of
Bailey Owen for a pension.
[drawing of a seal with letters LS] In Testimony whereof I have
here unto set my hand an private
seal there being no seal of office
as yet provided at office in
Jamestown this 24th day of
October A.D. 1832
John H Richardson Clk
By deputy M. Hassoker [name & title underlined]

State of Tennessee} 
Fentress county}  I John H Richardson
clerk of the court of Pleas and quarter sessions
of said county do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceeding
had in said court in the matter of the
application of Bailey Owens to obtain
a pension
In Testimony of which I
have hereto set may hand and
Seal of office there being
no seal office at the time of
seting the original seal
done at office the 22d day of
July A.D. 1833
John H Richardson clk
By M Hoffoker D clk

Bailey Owen
20004 [preceding 2 lines written up-side-doen at bottom of page]
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FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS            |DEATHS
Joshua Owen was born     |complete annotation of a death is 
on                                      |faded & illegible
May 19 day 1798
----   |----
Polly Owen his
wife was born
on
March 2 day 1804     |Abigail Beaty
----     |Departed this life
David B Owen their [inserted] first     |27 day of March
Son was born April the     |1840 [underline]
9th day on Wednesday 1823
---- 
Johann F Owen was born
September 3rd day on
Saturday 1825
----
William P Owen
was born March the
17th day on Saturday 1827
----
Abby B Owen their
first daughter was
born September the
18th day on friday 
1829
----
Elias {illegible] Owen was
[illegible] July the 29 on
friday about 10 oclock 1831
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MARRIAGES Joshua Owen and
Polley his wife was
Married Febury the 27 day 1822 [inserted]
Jesso Wood Juner was born April the
12 day 1811 
[underline]
Matilda Beaty was bornd April the 9
day 1813 AD
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State of Tennessee Fentress county} ss
I certify that I was according to the account
of my father & mother Baly & Polley owens
born a few days over nine months [last 3 words inserted] after they had been married
that I was marri'd the 29th January 1822
in Fentress county Temple & I would
have been 25 years of age the 9th [inserted] May next after
I was Marri'd--that My oldis son & child
was born the 9th on day [2 letters inserted] of April 1823 he has been marri'd about six or seven years
the 2d august 1853, that he was thirty years
of age the 9th day of April last
My Father Baly owens was a pensioner
at the rate of of $50 a year & Died
in Fentress County Tennessee the 26th day
of December 1840 My Mother is still his
widow I [illegible] My word be Taken as I now
recollects out of my Bible when my Mother
applied for his claim & it was sent to
the pension office by Wm J Dabney
as I supposed long since, the length of
time from the marriage of my father & 
mother until I was born I learn from
them & the record was the same I think
I have livd Just the amount of my age
as I have always [illegible] and from them & as
I believ'd it to be
Sined under my hand this 14th day of June
1853
Joshua Owen JP
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State of Tennessee  Fentress County
I David C Travis Clerk of the county
court of the county & state aforesaid
Certify that Joshua Owen Esqr whose
signature appears to the foregoing
certificate is and was at the Time
of signing the same an acting Justice of
the peace in and for the county aforesaid
& full faith & credit is due all
his acts as such and the foregoing
signature purporting to be his is
Genuine In Testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and 
affixed my seal of 
office done at Jamestown
this 14th day of June
1853.  D.C. Travis Clk
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260
Polly Owens
wid of Baily
[illegible]
act 29 May 1848

Fentress county [written vertically along left margin]
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State of Tennessee} county court
Fentress County} November Term
1848
On this the 6th day of November
1848 personally appeared Polly
Owens widow of Bailey Owen
who was a Revolutionary Pensioner
of the united states at the rate
of fifty dollars per annum under
the act of Congress of the united
states of the 7th June 1832 she
is a resident citizen of Fentress County
aforesaid where he husband lived
and died she is aged seventy three
or seventy four having now no record
of her age she on her oath Declares
she was married to the said Bailey
Owen in Chatham County North
Carolina on the 16th day of August,
one thousand seven hundred
and ninety seven by Esquire
Sellars she has no record of her marriage,
she is the Identical person
who made a Declaration heretofore
and sent a Petition to congress
praying a special act in
her behalf to get a Pension---
as those who were married prior
to the first day of January
1794 she prays that the Declarations
proof &c which she suposes is
now on file in the congress be made
apart of this Declaration as that
was made before the passage
of this act of the 29th July 1848
under which she now claims---
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her said husband the said Bailey
Owens died on the 25th day
of December one thousand eight
hundred and forty. she has not
intermarried since and is still
his widow. she has no other or
record evidence of the things 
pertaining to her claim than as herein
stated other than the record
of her oldest sons birth who was
born the 19th May one
thousand seven hundred and ninety
eight she prays the court to
consider her claim and
decide thereon and report the
same to the Secretary of War
Polly Owen [an 'X' and the words 'her mark' are written over the name]
Sworn and}
subscribed}
in open court}
this 6th november}
1848 before me}
FM Collin D Cl}

The court are of the opinion that the
things stated in the foregoing declaration
are in all things true and are
fully satisfied that Joshua Owen
Esqr member of this court now
presiding was born at the time
specified in the above Declaration
on the May the 19th 1848
Robert Pales JP
Sampson Evans JP
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James C Lathim JP
John Wood JP
Strother Fru[3 illegible letters]
Justice of the [illegible]
James M Wright
Joshua Owen JP
John Linden JP

State of Tennessee}
Fentress County} ss
I , Balaam L. Stephens
clerk of the county court
of Fentss hereby certify that
the foregoing proceeding were had
and transacted in open court
this 6th day of October 1848
in open court this day
Given under my hand
and seal of office
this 6th day of November
1848
Balaam L. Stephens Clk
By F.M. Collin D Cl [name & title underlined]
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Polly Owen 92293
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State of Tennessee}
Fentress County}
On this 23rd day of March one thousand
Eight hundred & fifty five Polly [crossed out] personally appeared before
me M.D. Wright an acting Justice of the peace in and
for the county & state aforesaid Polly Owen widow
of Baly Owen aged 78 or 79 years and after being
duly sworn makes the following Declaration to wit
In order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress
of July [crossed out] the 3rd of March [4 words inserted] 1855
Declarant states that she is the Identical
Polly Owen who is the widow of Baly Owen
deces'd, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of
Fentress County at the rate of Fifty-Dollars per annum
who died in Fentress county Tennessee on the 25th
day of December 1840   Declarant states that she obtained
a pension as the widow of said Baly owen
at fifty Dollars per annum which is made Payable at
Nashville Tennessee to [crossed out] that she procured the pension through [6 words inserted] her agent Wm J. Dabney
that she obtained Evidence of the record of her
marriage from the Clerk of Chatham County
North Carolina and that with all the other Evidence
presented in said case she supposes is now on
file in the Pension office---She makes all of
said Evidence and her former Declaration in applying
for her Pension a part hereof---That she is
still the widow of said Baly Owen that she has
never intermarried since the Death of said
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Baly Owen
Declarant makes the Declaration for the purpose
of obtaining the increase of Pension of Forty Two percent
on her original, which she thinks she is entitled to
under the act of 3d of march [Feby [crossed out] 1855 or for Bounty
Land as may be the intention of Said act to
Entitle her to Either Land or increase of pension
and as she has not the Law now before her she is
not fully advised as to the real intention of the act
and makes this Declaration to obtain whatsoever all
she may be entitled under the before mentioned
act of Feby [crossed out] the 3d of March 1855   She further states that
owing to her infirmities & old age she is wholly
unable to attend county court to make her
Declaration if the rules should require it
She says that she be allowed [crossed out] informed as Early
as possible whether it is hearsay for her to forward
her pension certificate or whether a copy of
the same with the Dates here given will be sufficient
She hopes that her claim will be allowed & sent
to her agent Wm J. Dabney at Albany
Ky with whom I wish the Deponent to correspond
concerning my claim
Sworn to & subscribed}    Polly Owen [an 'X' and the words 'her mark' are written over the name]
before me on this 22nd day of}
March 1855}
M.D. Wright JP

State of Tennessee Fentress County
I certify that I attended
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at the house of Declarant for the purpose of
taking her affidavit in this Declaration that owing
to her age & infirmities she is unable to attend County
Court for the purpose of making her Declaration
that she is still a widow & has never intermarried
with the [crossed out] any person since the Death of the said Baly
owen given under my hand & seal this 22nd
day of March 1855
M.D. Wright [drawing of a seal]
Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee} I David C. Travis clerk
Fentress County} of the County Court
in and for the county and State
aforesaid do hereby certify that
MD Wright whose signature appears
to the above certificate and declaration
is and was at the time of signing
the same an acting Justice of the
in and for the County and State
aforesaid duly Commissioned and
qualified as such and that all his
acts as such are entitled to full
faith and credit and his signatures
genuine In Testimony whereof
I have hereto set my hand
and seal of office at 
office this the 24th day of
March 1855   David C. Travis clk
By R.T. Hildreth D.C.

Polly owen [written vertically along left margin]
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State of Tennessee}
Fentress County} SS
On the 13th day of December
A.D. 1855 personally appeared before me
Sollom Albertson a Justice of the peace within
and for the county and State aforesaid
Polly Owen widow of Bailey Owen deceased
aged 79  years she is a resident Citizen of
the county aforesaid   she is a woman of
first rate character and entitled to full
credit and being first duly Sworn by me
according to law on her Oath declares that
she is the Widow of Bailey Owen (dec'd) who
was a Revolutionary Pensioner of Fentress
County Tennessee; and who died the 26th day of
December 1840 in Fentress County Tennessee.
that she is a Pensioner under the act of
29 July 1848     at the rate of
fifty Dollars per Annum that she is still the
Widow of the said [2 words inserted] Baily Owen and has continued
his widow ever since his death, that she
applied for Bounty Land under the act of
the 3d March 1855 and has never received
Bounty Land under this or any other act of Congress
and desires her Warrant sent to her attorney William J Dabney
Polly Owen [a '+' and the words 'her mark' are written over the name]

Sworn to and subscribed}
before me this 13th day of}
December 1855}
Solomon Albertson JP}
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State of Tennessee}
Fentress County} SS
We Joshua Owen [name in different handwriting] and
George Owen [name in different handwriting] resident citizens of the County
of Fentress and State of Tennessee upon our
Oaths declare that the foregoing affidavit
was sworn to subscribed and acknowledged
by the said Polly Owen in our presence
and that we believe from the appearances
and statements of the said affiant Polly
Owen that she is the Identical person
she represents herself to be; And we further
declare that we well knew the said Baily
and the said Polly Owens for many years
before the death of the said Bailey; and
that we have ever since well knew the
said Polly Owen, and that she has
remained the Widow of the said Bailey
Owen ever since his death that said
Bailey was a Revolutionary Pensioner
of Fentress County Tennessee at the time of his
death; and that said Polly Owen is now a
Pensioner as the Widow of said Baily Owen for
his services in the Revolution.
Joshua Owen
George Owen [both names in different handwritings]
Sworn to and subscribed before}
me this 13th day of December}
1855}
Solomon Albertson JP}
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State of Tennessee}  I David C. Travis clerk
Fentress County}  of the county court of
sd county do hereby certify that Solomon
Albertson whose signatures appears to the
within certificates and affidavits is
and was at the time of signing the Same
an acting Justice of the peace in and for the
County and State aforesaid duly commissioned
and qualified as such and that all his acts
as such are entitled to full faith and credit
and his Signatures thereto are genuine
Given under my hand and seal
of office at office in Jamestown
the the 14th day of December 1855
David C. Travis clerk
By R.T. Hildreth D.C.
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March 29, 1939.
xxxxxxxxx
  |BA-J/ady orn [3 letters written]
Mr. L. Garrett Myers    |Bailey Owen
80 North Main Street  |W.3711
Salt Lake City, Utah

Dear Sir:
The data contained herein were obtained
from the papers on file in the Revolutionary
War claims for pension and bounty land based
upon military service of Bailey Owen in that 
war.
Bailey Owen the name is also shown as [6 words circled]
Baley Owens [2 words circled] was born in Bute County, North
Carolina, date, and the names of his parents
are not shown. His name is shown also as Baley Owens. [last sentence written]
While a resident of Bute County, North
Carolina, Bailey Owen enlisted in May or June,
year not given, and served three months as
private in Captain James Denton's Company, Colo-
nel Lewis' North Carolina Regiment. He enlisted
in 1779, served nine months a private|in Captain
Matthew Ramsay's North Carolina Company and was
in the battles of Stono and Bacon's Bridge. He
enlisted in February, in the year of the battle
of Guilford, and served three months as a substi-
tute for his brother, William Owen, as private
in the North Carolina troops, the name of captain
not stated.
After the Revolutionary War he moved from
Bute County, North Carolina, to Pendleton County,
South Carolina, about six years later moved to
Smith County, Tennessee, a few months later moved
to Sumner County, Tennessee, then moved to
Rutherford County, Tennessee, and four years later
moved to Fentress County, Tennessee.
He was allowed pension on his application
executed October 24, 1832, at which time he was
seventy-four years old, and a resident of Fentress
County, Tennessee.
He died December 25 or 26, 1840, in Fentress
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County, Tennessee.
Bailey Owen married August 16, 1797, in
Chatham County, North Carolina, Mary or Polly
Solomon. They were married at the home of
John Duglass, no relationship stated. She was
born December 19, 1774, place, and the names
of her parents are not stated.
Soldier's widow, Polly Owen, was allowed
pension on her application executed November 6,
1848, at which time she was a resident of
Fentress County, Tennessee.
Soldier's widow, Polly Owen, applied for
bounty land March 22, 1855, at which time she
was living in Fentress County, Tennessee. She
was allowed one hundred sixty acres of bounty
land, on account of the Revolutionary War
services of Bailey Owen, on warrant No.26289,
under the Act of March 3, 1855.
The following names of the children of
Bailey and Polly Owen are shown: Joshua, born
May 19, 1798, Mily, Winny, Mary, William, Patsy,
and Nicy, who was [2 words written in left margin with a arrow pointing to place of insertion] born in October 1813.
Said Joshua Owen married February 27, 1822,
in Fentress County, Tennessee, Polley, her maiden
name not stated. She was born March 2, 1804,
place, and the names of her parents are not given.
The following names of the children of
Joshua Owen and Polley are shown:
Davis B. Owen   |born April   |9, 1823.
John F. Owen   |" September   |3, 1825.
William C. Owen  |" March   |17, 1827.
Abby B. Owen   |" September   |18, 1829.
Elias Oran Owen   |" July   |29, 1831.
On August 2, 1853, said David B. Owen had
been married about six or seven years. No
further information in regard to said marriage.
The following family data are also [word circled] shown:
Jesse Wood,Jr., born April 12, 1811, Matilda Beaty,
April 9, 1813, Abigail Beaty died March 27, 1840.
-2-
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Soldier's son, Joshua Owen, was a Justice
of the Peace for Fentress County, Tennessee,
in 1849.
In 1853 one Jesse Wood, aged eighty-three
years, was living in Fentress County, Tennessee,
no relationship to soldier stated.
In 1849 George Owen, about fifty-three
years old, was residing in Fentress County,
Tennessee;he was a relative of soldier, degree
of relationship not stated. One Westly Owen
was living in 1849, his residence, age, or
relationship not given.
In 1853 one A.J. Beaty, aged thirty-six
years, was living in Fentress County, Tennessee,
and one Thomas K. Beaty, was then residing in
Clinton County, Kentucky, no relationship to the
family shown.
In order to obtain the date of last payment
of pension, the name of person paid and possibly
the date of the widow's death, you should apply to
The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office,
Records Division, Washington, D.C., and cite the
following data: "Polly Owens, widow of Bailey
Owens, Certificate No. 1085,issued December 14,1853,
rate $50.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1848,
Act of July 29, 1848, Nashville Tennessee Agency".
For information in regard to the location
of the land you should address The Commissioner of
the General Land Office, this city, and furnish
that official the number of the warrant, acreage,
and the date of the act.
Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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[doc is printed, written & folded]
[left fold]
1918 Jany 23 Hist to Mrs A.R.
Davis
[line]
1939 Mar 29 Hist to L. Garrett
Myers. A.D.y.
[line]
[right fold]
Revy WIDOW, &C.
[undeline]
File No. 3711
Polly Owen
Widow
Bailey Owen
Pvt. Rev.War
[underline]
Act: July 29, 1848
Index:-Vol. M, Page 106
'[Arrangement of 1870]'
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26,289
}
[2 words illegible]
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[doc is folded, written & soiled]
No. 260
Polly Owens
Tnn
Ltr to Eli F. Johns May 30. '49
Let W.J. Dabney May 10/'50
Jas L. Kennedy 25 Nov 1850
W.J. Dabney. Albany. Ky Feb 4th '51
clerk of Chatham Co NC
Aug 25 1853

Act 29 July 1848
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Albany Ky
April 16th

L.P. Waldo Esqr
Comr of Pensions
Washington [partial letter; illegible]
[partial letter; illegible]

Polly Owens 92293 [written vertically along left margin]
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Albany Ky
17 Dec

J. Minot Esqr
Comr of Pensions
Washington city D.C.
Boynton [written vertically over the addressee's name]

Polly Owen
widow
Bailey [3 lines written vertically  in pencil along left margin]

Polly owen
Additional Evidence [written vertically along right margin and underlined]
D [underlined]
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[doc is written]
State of North Carolina} I William P Taylor Clerk
Chatham County} of the Court of Pleas & quarter
sessions in and for the
County aforesaid do hereby certify that I have made
diligent search for the marriage record or bond
of Bayley Owens & Polly Solomons and have
been unable to find it
In testimony where of I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of office
at office in Pittsboro County & State
aforesaid Oct 117th 1853
WP Taylor [underlined] CCC
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[doc is written & folded]
Mr. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City [2 words underlined]

Jamestown [illegible]}
Oct 28th 1837}

Free [lower right corner]

Nov 11
Mr Evans [2 lines written vertically along left margin]
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[doc is written; page 1 of multi-page doc]
Jamestown Oct 18th 1837
Mr J L Edwards
Sir after my best
Respects to you I here inform you that I
have faild to Draw my pension which is Due
me from the 4th of September 1836 and am
Requested By the pension agent at Nashville
to get you to order them to pay me my pension
Before they are willing to Do so and I here
asign to you the Reasons why I have faild
to Draw it I got Eli F. Johns to make
out a power of atorney for Willis Huddleston
to Receive my money of the agent from the
11th September 1836 up to 4th March 1837
and on the account of the power not
Being witnessd By a person who Rote there
own Name as I understand By Mr Huddleston
they would not pay it again I got Mr Johns
to Make out a power of atorney Dated 29th
July 1837 and impowered James P Clark of
Nashville and when the papers arived there
Said Clark had gon to East Tennessee
and Did not Return to Nashville
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untill after the 4th September when another
Draw had fallen Due and there fore would not
pay it I therefore Request you order the
ajency of Nashville to pay me my Pensions
on the production of the proper vouchers
and if those Reasons are not Sufficient
for me to get my Pensions renewed please
to send me some in structions
the Date of my original Certificate
is 7th June 1832 and given at the war
office the  17th day of October 1833 and Signed
By Lew Cass Secretary of war and No 22196
Baley Owen [an 'X' and the words 'his mark' are written over the name]
By Eli F Johns}
ajent}
Page 40

[doc is printed & written]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
March 9th, 1842

Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States," The widow of Bailey Owen,
dec'd a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville, Ten Agency, at
the rate of Fifty Dollars and ---Cents [crossed out]
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department from the 4th of Sept.,
to the 26th Dec 1840.
Respectfully, your
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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[doc is written]
Pension Office
Dec 9 1853

Sir
Bailey Owen of Tennessee, pensioned under the act of
June 7 1832, at $50 per annum, please state to what
time paid.
Very Respectfully
S. Cole
[illegible letters]onr of Pensions

F. Burt Esq
3d auditor
Bailey Owen, act 1832 $50.00 p. annum--
Died 26th Dec. 1840. Paid to his death.--
F. Burt
Auditor [underlined]
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[unreadable]
deceased Claiming a pension
Baly was a pensioner of Fentress
County Tennessee under the act
of the 7th June 1832 It was some
time since wrote to North Carolina
for the Records of her Marriage
but recei'd no answer & I enclosed
a fee to the Clerk, I have dispaired
of geting an answer from him
the family records which I
sent I hope will be sufficient
the proof Made and enclosed
to you before the passage of
law under which she now claim
showing where she was 
Married I suppose is on file she
is very old & Kneedy and I am
pressed to write to you on her
behalf I am your humble servant
Wm J Dabney
JL Edwards Esqr
Comr of Pensions Washington DC
Page 43

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[unreadable]
[illegible] Oath
[illegible] affiant [illegible]
that he now is and has been for about fifty
years personally acquainted with Polly Owens who
is now an applicant for a Pension on account
of the service of Bailey Owen did who is now
dead affiant states that Bailey Owen dec'd did actually
serve as a private in the war of the Revolution as
stated by him in the application made by the
said Bailey Owen for a Pension in his life time
which was granted and that Polly Owen is
his widow who is now an aplicant under the several
acts of Congress whose name before her marriage
with the said Bailey Owen was Polly or Mary
Solomon affiant states that he was present at
their marriage in Chatham County State of N Carolina
that a Baptist Minister by the name of Davis
celebrated the rights of Matrimony some time
in the year 1798 he knows that it was prior
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[illegible] affiant himself was married before
[illegible] was married to Polly or Mary
[illegible]mon which he knows from the age of
one of his own Daughters who was born after
Bailey Owen was married to Mary or Polly
Solomon and the family record showes
that his daughter was born the 23rd
of July AD 1799 he believes that the marriage
had taken place of those parties the fall
before the birth of his daughter Susan
which makes him know that they were
married prior to the date of 1800 and lived
together as husband and wife til the death
of the said Bailey and that the said
Polly has remained a widow ever since
his death sworn to and subscribed the
day and date above written according
to his recollection  Jesse Wood
before me Theo[illegible]us McAllred Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee}
Fentress County} SS
I Balaam B Stephens clerk
of the County Court of said Fentress County
do certify that Theophalus McAllred  is a Justice of
the peace in and for said County duly autherized
to administer oaths and that the
foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this 6th day of
Page 45

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August 1850
Balaam L. Stephens Clerk of the County
by M.D. Wright  Court
D. Clerln
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[doc is written]
Boiling Spring Tenn 6th August 1830
Col J.L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions
Dear Sir
enclosed you will find the affidavit of
Jesse Wood in support of the claim of
Polly or Mary Owen widow of Bailey Owen and
when the case id fully examined please
communicate the result to me at this office
I am very respectfully
your most obt servant
Jas S Kennedy [name underlined]

Boiling Spring Fentress Co Tenn
8th August 1831
Col J L Edwards Coms of Pensions
Dear Sir
please answer the inquiries of Major James S
Kennedy on the subject of my application for a
Pension having had other agents viz
Wm Dabney & E F Johns I have now chosen
Kennedy who will hereafter act as agent
for me
Very respectfully
your most obt servant
Mary Owen
Page 47

[doc is written]
Polly Owens, widow of
Bailey, Tenn. [underlined]
adm, 29 July 1848
15 mos pri $50,
per annum for
26 Dec [date crossed out] 4th Mch 1848,
Fentress County
Tenn [preceding 2 lines written in pencil]

Cert to
William J Debney Eqr
Albany
Ky
Page 48

[doc is written & folded; appears to be written on both sides]
Bailey Owen
W. Fentress
Ten
from private
15 months.
$50. [underlined]

R A Dabney
Morgan Cty
Ten
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Bailey Owen which require
further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension
he is entitled?
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832?
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal?
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2
XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolu-
tionary service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtain-
ing it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness
or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the
regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
[line]
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*Quere V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making and affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A.B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recol-
lection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For---
year---months, and---days, I served as a --- For ---months
and ---days, I served as a ---; and for such service I claim a pension.
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3
It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the
pensioner and the length of service. The use of the phrase about three or four months [5 words in italics] is too in-
definite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some person who apply for pensions
merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the name of the
officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of declaration is highly objection-
able. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration
of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the
applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either
in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not em-
ployed in any civil pursuit.
+Quere XIV. Proof of Service [3 words in italics]
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must
prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of
the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the
regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths
must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magis-
trate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
++ Quere XVI. Mode of authenticating papers. [4 words in italics]
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the cer-
tificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass
under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
[drawing of pointing finger] In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the
certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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Brief in the case of Polly Owen widow of Bailey
County and State of Tenn
act 29 July 1848
[double line]
Claim, ("original" [crossed out] or "for increase")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner at $50 p an, under
the act of 1832. (service shown in his papers)
Documentary (family Record) and hard proofs
of marriage, --Jesse Wood, Joshua Owen
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Thos K Beaty & others for identity, marriage

Name and residence of Agent      |Thomson Tiplett
Wm J Dabney Eqr         |Examining Clerk
Albany
Ky
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State of Tennessee
Fentress County} set
On this the 30th day of November
1849 personally appeared before
me Joshua Owen a Justice of
the peace in and for the County
aforesaid George Owens of the Count
aforesaid aged about fifty three
years a man of Good Character
who being first Duly sworn
according to law on his oath
makes the following affidavit
to wit that he has been well
acquainted with Baly owens
from the time he can first re
collect that he and his now wid
Pilly Owens lived together from his
first recollection as husband and
wife until the Death of Baly
Owen and with the family and
that their marriage has never
been Doubted, [next 4 words illegible]
was persons of Good Character
and that Baly owens was a pensioner
and that their son Joshua lives
near me and that Joshua Owens
is fifty two years of age as he be
lieves from the Record and his apr
arance and from General under
standing of all the family and that
part of the Record is in his hand
wright
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[doc is written; remnant of seal in lower left corner; page 2 of multi-page doc]
wright and was taken from an
old Book Kept [illegible] by Baly owen
Sworn to and subscribed
to this the 3d day of}
November 1849 before me}  George Owen [name in different handwriting]
Joshua Owen  JP

State of Tennessee
Fentress County} set
I Balaam L Stephens Clerk of the County
Court of the County and State aforesaid
Certify that Joshua Owen Esqr whose
signature appears to the foregoing aff
davit is and was at the Time of sign
ing the same an acting Justice of the
peace in and for the County aforesaid that
his Commission began date on the 28th
day of March -- 1848 and will Expire on
the 28th day of March -- 1854
and the foregoing signature purporting to be
his is Genuine   In Testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my seal of
office done a Jamestown
this 10th day of November 1849
Balaam L. Stephens Clerk
By G.W. Campbell D.Clk [name & title underlined]
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May [date illegible]
[several lines illegible]
[illegible] of their marriage from the [illegible]
[illegible] Chatham County [illegible]
[several lines illegible]
I have enclosed [illegible]
[illegible] record of said marriage was
in the possession of the Claimant [illegible]
[illegible] of George Owens a relative of said
Baily that was many years after the
[illegible] of the [illegible] under which she claims
which fact I think was testified to [next word crossed out]
by said George and forwarded it to you
in her first application-- I also forwarded
to you some time ago the Certificate
& [next 2 words illegible] together with Other affidavits--
next word illegible] the affidavit of Jesse Wood
of Jamestown Fentress County Tennessee in
said case. I was a few days ago to
see the old lady She is still alive and
desires to obtain in her lifetime the benefit
of the law under [inserted] which she is justly entitled
If any further statements of the said George
Owens as to the time and Circumstances
under which he made said bond
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[top portion -text- of doc illegible]

Comm of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
Page 57

[doc is written]
Albany Kentucky
April 3th 1855
Sir I Enclose to you the Dec-
claration of Polly Owen Claiming
increase of bounty land warrant
of 3d March 1855.
Your humble Servant
W. J. Dabney [name underlined]
Page 58

[doc is written]
Department of the Interior
Widows Pensions
I certify that in conformity of the act
of July the 29th 1848 Polly Owen widow
of Baily Owen who was a private in the
revolutionary war is inscribed on the Pension
List at the rate of Fifty Dollars per annum
commencing on the 4th of March 1848 and continuing
for Life unless she should again marry in which
case the Pension is not payable after the time of [3 words inserted] such
marriage Given at the Department of the interior
this fourteenth day of September [crossed out] December
one thousand Eight hundred and fifty three
R McClelland
Secretary of the interior
[drawing of seal around letters LS] Examined &}
countersigned}
L.P. Waldo}
Commissioner of Pensions}

I M.D. Wright Justice of the
peace in and for the county of Fentress & state
of Tennessee Certify that the foregoing is a
Live Copy of the Pension Certificate of Polly owen
which is now in her possession which is refered to
her Declaration whch she has this day made before
given under my hand & seal this 22nd day
of March 1855     |M D Wright 
   |Justice of the peace
Page 59

[doc is written]
Albany Ky Dec 15th/55
Sir I Enclose to you Evidence of Identity
of Polly Owen widow of Bailey Owen dec'd
as required in your letter of November 27th 1855
Record Evidence is on file of her marriage with
Bailey Owen foresaid and sent in her
application for a pension your humble
servant
WJ Dabney

J Minot Esqr
Comr of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
Page 60

[doc is written & folded]
Jamestown Ten       Fr
Nov 11th/48
James L Edwards Esq
Comr of Pensions
War Department
Pension
{office

Mar 25, 48
Polly Owen
widow of Bailey
Eli F. Johns [4 lines written vertically along right margin]
Page 61

[doc is written]
Jamestown Fentress County
Tennessee nov 7th 1848
I Enclose to you the Declaration &c
of Polly Owen, widow of Bailey Owen
deceas Pensioner of Tennessee
claiming a Pension under the act
of Congress of July 29th 1848
I hope you will examine all the 
case and also her Petition and 
accompanying papers on file in the
hall of the house Rep
and report to me
your humble
servant
Eli F. Johns
Page 62

[doc is written]
Brief for Polly Owen
She made a Declaration I drew
it for her before the late law
of the 19th July 1848 stating 
the time of her marriage being in
August 16th 16th 1798. a frowarded
the same with her Petition to congress
same year or so past to The honorable
A Cullam mc, praying
congress to pass a special law for her
benefit entittling her to a Pension under
the act of congress giving pensions
to widows of Revolutionary soldiers
married prior to the first day of January
1794
the former Declaration and petition
on reference to the same will serve
as proof in some measure in support
of this claim under the act of
July 19th 1848
which I hope will be proof sufficient
I know her son and know her well
and from surrounding circumstances
and from her sons children her age
and character that her claim must
be Just and true Mr Eli F. Johns
will forward to the war office this
her claim with whom you will
confer by letter on the subject
Nov 7. 1848      Robert A Dabney
Page 63

[doc is written]
State of Kentucky}
Clinton County} sct
On this the 10th day of November 1849
personally appeared before me George
Gwinn a Justice of the peace in and
for the county aforesaid Ed G Kington a
man of Good Character and after being
duly sworn for that purpose on his
Oath Makes the following affidavit To wit
that he was present at the house of
Joshua Owen in Fentress County Tennessee
at the Time that Polly owen made her
Declaration under the act of February
2d 1848 and saw the Record Taken out
of the bible of Joshua owen containing
the ages of Joshua owen & his 
wife Polly and other ages that a
certificate was prepared for Owen to sign
as to the Record which he sent was
Correct but neglected to sign And that was 
overlooked at the Time I have seen
Mrs Owen and several of his children
and believe she is the age she Represents
herself to be
Sworn to and subscribed     Ed G Kington
to this 10th day of Nov-}
ember 1849 before}
me} 
Geo Gwinn JP.}
Page 64

[doc is written]
State of Kentucky}
Clinton County} sct
I Bice Marcy Clerk of the County
Court of the County Aforesaid certify
that George Gwinn Esqr whose signature
appears to the foregoing
affidavit is and was at the time
of Signing the same an acting Justice
of the peace in and for said County
and full faith and credit is due
all his acts as such and the fore
going signature purporting to be his
is genuin  In Testimony whereof
I have hereunto set My
hand and affixed My
seal of office done at
Albany Kentucky this 12th day
of November 1849
Att Bice Marcy clk
By John Dillen DC
Page 65

[doc is written]
Albany Ky Nov 12th 49
Sir
I enclose to you the papers in
the Case of Polly Owen of Fentress County
Tennessee under the act of the 2d
February 1849. I prepard the papers myself
& neglected to Get the signature of squr
Owen to the certificate the Record I have
enclose & have wrote to North Carolina
for the Record of the marriage & hope
to Get it but if I do not I hope the Record
I now send may be satisfactory  On her
behalf  I am Your humble sevat
Wm J Dabney [name underlined]

J L Edwards Esqr
Comr of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
Page 66

[doc is written]
State of Tennessee
Fentress County} sct
On this the     day of October 1850
personally appeared before me
T.M.C. Allred a Justice of the peace
in and for the county aforesaid [inserted] Eli F. Johns
a resident citizen of Fentress County
Tennessee he being a man of Good
Character his statements being entitled
to full credit and after being duly
sworn for that purpose On his oath
makes the following affidavit to wit
that he has been intimately acquainted
with Baly Owen and his his widow
Polly Owen for twenty years that they
wer always reputed has husband and
wife and that the [illegible word inserted] has never been doubted.
To his knowledge that they are [crossed out] were
persons of the best character and the
they were married in 1797 as he learned
from their [inserted] cong[illegible], in from his knowledge
of the children he has no doubt of the
fact that Baly owen has been dead
several years and his widow is still
his widow and lives at the same place
Sworn to an subscr-       Eli F. Johns
ibed to this    day of}
October 1850 before}
me}
T.M.C. Allred J.P.}
Page 67

[doc is written; remnant of a seal in lower left corner]
State of Tennessee}
Fentress County} sct
I Balam S Stephens Clerk of
the County Court of the County Court
of the County aforesaid certify that
T.M.C. Allred Esqr whose signature
Appears to the foregoing affidavit
is and was at the time of signing
the same an acting Justice
of the peace in and for said
county and full faith and
Credit is due all his acts as
such and the foregoing signature
purporting to be his is Genuine
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set may hand
and affixed my seal
of office done at Jamestown
this 22nd day of [next word blotted out]
October 1850
B L Stephens clk
By M.D. Wright DC
Page 68

[doc is written]
Albany Ky Jany  t/53
Sir I enclose to you the amended
Declaration of Polly Owens widow
of Baley Owens Claiming a
pension I also enclose some added proof
I will say to you that I have wrote
at least twice to the Clerk of
the county where she was married
enclosing a reasonable fee for search
&c. and I have not been able yet to Get
Any answer, despairing of any answer
from the clerk she has to rely on the proof
her enclosed and now on file as to
marriage &c I think there was some proof
in this Case perhaps sent by R A Dabney
some years back & perhaps before the
law of 1848. She asks a reexamination
of her claim & makes all on file with
her original application part hereof
I remember to have talked with the widow
before the law of 1848 & that she was
married before 1800 but after 1794 I think
her statement made before the passage of
the law of 48. May I have that please
answered me in her case Direct to Albany
Ky on her behalf I am your humble servant
Wm J Dabney

LP Waldo Esqr
Comr of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
Page 69

[doc is written]
Albany Ky June 18th/53
Sir I enclose to you the affidavit of
Jesse Wood I think that I enclosed
to you his affidavit and before
but am not Certain  I a short time
since enclosed to you an amended Declaration
with other proof in the case
I also enclose the Certificate of her
son Joshua Owens. I hope on a 
reexamination of all the proof
in the case it may be satisfactory
& she may Get her little claim
in [illegible]. Know I have tryd several
Times To Get proof from the
Clerk of the county Where she was
Married & although I enclosed the
fees &c, I have Got no answer
in any way  if consistent with 
the Rules of the Dept. the Comr would
apply for the Record I would be Glad
if further proof is required please
direct to me an answer how 
on her behalf I am your humble 
servant
William J Dabney [name underlined]

LP Waldo Esqr
Comr of Pensions
Washington city
D.C.
Page 70

[doc is written]
Albany Ky  June 9th 1853
Sir
I enclose to you the certificate of
WS Wright in the application of Polly
Owen widow of Baley Owen for a
Revolutionary pension I enclosed her amended 
Declaration & some other proof a
short time since your humble servt
Wm J Dabney [name underlined]

J.P Waldo
Comr of Pensions
Washington city
D.C.
Page 71

[doc is written; remnant of a seal in lower left corner]
State of Tennessee
Fentress County
I W L Wright
certify that I this day qualified Polly Owens
to her amended Declaration for the purpose
of obtaining a pension for the
Services of her Dead husband Baly
Owens and also certify that she is unable
to attend court Given under my hand
the 28th day of May 1853
W.L. Wright
J.P.

State of Tennessee} I David C. Travis clerk of the county
Fentress County} court of said county do hereby certify
that Wilson L. Wright whose signature appears to the
foregoing certificate is and was at the time of
signing the same & acting Justice of the peace in & 
for the county and State aforesaid duly commissioned
and qualified as such and that all his acts as such
are entitled to full faith and credit & that his
signature is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & seal of office at office
this the 4th day of June 1853
David C. Travis clerk
By R.T. Hildreth D.C.
Page 72

[doc is written]
Know all men by these
presents that I Polly owens widow
of Baley owens Decased who
was a Revolutionary Pensioner
of Fentress County Tennessee and 
Died in Fentress County
Do hereby constitute and appoint
Wm J Dabney my True and lawful
attorny in fact for me & in my
name to prosecute My Claim to
a pension on account of the service
& death of My Deced husband
Baley owen who served in the Revol
utionary war Drew a pension at the
rate of $50.00 and died
and I do authorise my said attony
who has previously attended to my
claim procurd proof & done & performed
service for me in said
Case to continue to prosecute my said
Claim to ask for & recv all proof of
marriage since and other things necessary
in said Claim & to recv a certificate
of Pension for me hereby revoking 
all other power or authority by me
heretofor Given if any to any one also in 
said Claim In witness whereof I have
consentd with my hand and seal this
28th day of May 1853
Signd
Geo D Summers     
Solomon Albertson
Polly Owens [an 'X' and the words 'her mark' are written over the name; drawing of a seal to right of name]
Page 73

[doc is written; remnant of a seal in lower left area]
State of Tennessee} Personally appeared before
Fentress County} me David C Travis clerk
of the County Court of said county George D.
Summers and Solomon Albertson subscribing
witnesses to the foregoing Power of Attorney and
after being duly sworn according to law
depose and say that they are personally acquainted
with Polly Owen the maker of the within power
of attorney and that she signed the [crossed out] and
acknowledged the same in their presents to be her 
act and deed for the purposes therein contained
at the time it bears date
Witness my hand and seal of office
at office in Jamestown this the
28th day of May 1853
David C. Travis clerk
By R.T. Hildreth D.C.
Page 74

[doc is written]
State of Tennessee} On this the 14th day of June 1853
Fentress County} personally appeared before me
James J Richardson a Justice of the peace for Fentress
County and state aforesaid Jesse Woods aged
83 [written in margin] years a resident citizen of the county & state
aforesaid his statements being entitled to full credit
and after being duly sworn for that purpose
on his oath makes the following affidavit
that he lived about four miles [2 words inserted] from where Bailey owens lived
about [crossed out] at the time he was married or so reported so to be [6 words inserted] to Polly Soliman
that he was well acquainted with Bailey owens from
the time he (witness) was about Ten years old up
to the time of his (owens) death that the said owens
was a Revolutioneer pensioner & died some years
previous to this time in Fentress County that his
widow Polly owens is still a widow and lives
in this County that from the best calculation
that he can make that the said Bailey owens &
his widow (Polly) was married about the year
1797 and that they lived together up to the time
of his (owens) death and Husband & wife that they
were always Respected and Regarded as good
citizens and that Bailey owen & his said widow
Polly Soliman [crossed out; owens written above] was married in chatham County
North Carolina [next 2 words rubbed out] But that said
Witness was not present at said marriage But
so understood it [word inserted] & was about four miles at that
time of the marriage
sworn to and subscribed
to before me JJ Richardson (JP) [inserted] on the 14th day of June 1853
Jesse Wood
Page 75

[doc is written & soiled; remnant of seal in lower left corner]
State of Tennessee}
Fentress County}
I certify that Jesse Wood who has made
the foregoing affidavit lives in the town of Jamestown
& has lived in town for many years
and that I believe him to be a strictly honest
man as much so as any man that I believe
he is of the age that he states in the affidavit
and that his statements in the affidavit
are true and that I live in a few hundred yar
of him and am personally acquainted with
him and believe him to be a man of the first
order Given under my hand & seal this the
14th day of June 1853
JJ Richardson JP [enclosed in a circle] of the
Fentress County

State of Tennessee}
Fentress County} ss
I David C Travis clerk of the County
Court of the County Count [crossed out] aforesaid
Certify that JJ Richardson, Esqr whose
signatures appear to the foregoing
Affidavit & Certificate, is and was at
the Times of signing the same an acting
Justice of the peace in and for
county & state aforesaid and full faith
& Credit is due all his acts as such &
the [partially covered by seal] foregoing signatures purporting to be his
are Genuine   In Testimony
whereof I have hereunto set My
hand and affixed My seal
of office done at Jamestown this
14th day of June 1853 D.C. Travis clk
Page 76

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State of Tennessee}
Fentress County} SS
On this the 28th} day of May
1853 personally appeared before
me WL Wright a Justice of
the peace in and for the County
& state aforesaid Polly owens
widow of Baley owens who was
a Revolutionary Pensioner of
Fentress County Tennessee & Died
some years since in Fentress County
She being entitled to full Credit &
after being Duly sworn for that
purpose on her oath Makes the
following amended Declaration
in order to obtain the benefits of
such law or laws of Congress as may
be aplicable to her case she states that
she made a Declaration under the
act of 48 that she through her attorny
Wm Dabney applyed for the record of
her Marriage with Baley owens some
2 or 3 times but have never been able
to Get an answer from him in
any way allthough her said attorny
forwarded the fees for the examination
at least twice postage pend &c
that she knows of no Other evidence
of her said Marriage than she
now has that she was married at the
Time stated in her original Declaration
Page 77

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She further states that she as she
thinks [next word crossed out] sent her Claim to the
pension office before the law of 48
passed showing when she was married
consequently showing she was not 
then entitled by the laws then existing
as she was afterwards--advised that
she Does hope that the proof of [illegible] &
[next 2 words illegible] in her Case ought
to satisfy the Department of her
marriage at the Time & hopes it
will before she has to pass off from
Time denied the pension which the 
Lord Gives her, she prays an examination
of all the papers in her
said Claim, from first to last.
send an answer Directl to her
said attorny Wm J Dabney at albany
Ky. sworn to and}
subscribed to this}     |Polly Owens [an 'X' and the words 'her mark'
the 28th day of}         |are written over the name]
May 1853 before
Me W.L. Wright }
Page 78

[doc is written; remnant of a seal in lower left area]
State of Tennessee} I David C Travis clerk of the
Fentress County} County Court of said County
do hereby certify that Wilson L Wright whose signature
appears to the foregoing Declaration is and was
at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of
the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid
duly commissioned and qualified as such and that all
his acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit
and that his signature is genuine
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office at office
in Jamestown the the 28th day of May 1853
David C. Travis clerk
By R.T. Hildreth D.C.
Page 79

State of Kentucky Clinton County
On this the 23d day of May 1853
personally appeared before me
J C Southerland a Justice of the
peace in and for the county
& state aforesaid A J Beaty
aged 36 years a resident citizen of
the county of Fentress state of Tennessee
he being entitled to full Credit and
after being duly sworn for that purpose
on his oath states that he was raised
near by Baley owens now Deceased
who was a revolutionary 
that he well knows his widow
Polly and her son Joshua & the
other children that he borded at
their house that Joshua [2 words crossed out] - that from
my knowledge of Joshua owens
he must be about 55 or 56 as near
as I can Guess. sworn to and subscribed
to this 23d day of 
May 1853 before}     |AJ Beaty [an 'X' and the words 'his mark'
me}          |are written over the name]
J C Southerland JP}

State of Kentucky}
Clinton County}ss
I SB Marcy clerk of the county
Court of the county and state
aforesaid Certify that that J.C
Southerland Esqr whose signature
appears to the foregoing affidavit
is and was at the Time of
Page 80

[doc is written; remnant of seal in lower left area; page 2 of multi-page doc]
signing the same an acting Justice
of the peace in and for the
County & State aforesaid and
full faith and Credit is due all
his acts as such & the foregoing
signature purporting to be his is
Genuine  In Testimony whereof
I have hereunto set My hand and
affixed My seal of office done at
Albany Ky this 23d day 
of May 1853.
Att S. B Marcey clk
By R.S. Brame D.C.
Page 81

[doc is written]
State of Kentucky}
Clinton County} ss
On this the 23d day of may 1853
personally appeared before me
W F Davis a Justice of the peace in
and for the county & state aforesaid
Thomas K Beaty a resident
citizen of the county and state aforesaid
he being a man of Good Character
& after being duly sworn for that purpose
on his oath Makes the following 
affidavit To wit that he was intimately
acquainted with Baley owen & his
now widow from his first recollection
up to Baleys death & ever since with his
widow Polly owen that he [illegible] was
raised about 3 miles from them
that he moved from that neighborhood
in Fentress County Tennessee a little
over one year ago, that I well know
squire Joshua Owens son of said
Baily & Polly that he must be near
sixty years old he I think cannot be
less than 57 or [2 words inserted] 58 that Baily was as witness
then & since understood a Revolutionary
Pensioner & that he died some
years ago in Fentress County Tennessee
sworn to and subscribed to this
23d day of May 1853.   TK Beaty [different handwriting]
before me}
W.F. Davis [different ink & handwriting] J.P.}
Page 82

[doc is written]
State of Kentucky}
Clinton County} ss
I S.B Marcey clerk of the county
Court of the County & state aforesaid
Certify that W.F. Davis Esqr
whose signature appears to
the foregoing affidavit is
and was at the time of 
signing the same an acting
Justice of the peace in and
for the county & state aforesaid
and full faith & credit is due
all his acts as such & the foregoing
signature purporting
to be his is Genuine
In Testimony Whereof
I have hereunto set
My hand and affixed
My seal of office at
the clerks office in
Albany this 23d day of
May 1853.
Att S.B Marcey clk
By R.T. Brame DC
Page 83

[doc is written]
State of Tennessee  Fentress County  ss
I certify that I have been intimately acquainted
with Baley Owen from the year 1824 or 1825
up to the time of his death and with his now
widow Polly Owen up to the present that said
Baily was a Good man and his widow
& him belonged to the methodist Church
that said Owen was a Revolutionary
Pensioner & Died some years ago
in Fentress county, I further certify that
I did know Squire [inserted] Joshua Owen son of said
Baley & Polly that said Joshua is a few
years older than me I would think [inserted] not more than
about 4 years & I think not less than
that that [crossed out] I lived in sight of Baily Owen
& from the time before states until I was
married that Joshua was married when
I first knew them I further Certify that
I was born May 1st 1802 according to My fathers
Record that I until about 4 years since
Kept said Record but Got it Torn wh
by My small children I can further state
Baily owens & his now widow Polly
were vary Reputable people that
being often with the family & with Joshua
when we were young that he well recollects
of his being as much older than me as
I have stated being Called on Can state as I
have positively Given under My hand this
the 6th day of May 1853 Samuel M Scrogin 
[different handwriting]
J.P.
Page 84

[doc is written; remnant of seal in lower left corner]
State of Tennessee}
Fentress County} ss
I David C Travis Clerk of the County
Court of the County Court of the 
County and State aforesaid certify
that Samuel Scroggin Esqr whose
signature appears to the foregoing
Certificate is and was at the Time
of signing the same an acting
Justice of the peace in and for
the county and state aforesaid
and full faith and credit is due
all his acts as such & the foregoing
signature purporting to be his is
Genuine  In Testimony whereof
I have hereunto set
My hand and affixed my
seal of office done
at Jamestown this
10th day of May 1853
David C. Travis
By R. T. Hildreth D.C.
Page 85

[doc is written]
Albany Kentucky
October 23d 1850
Sir I enclose to you the affidavits
of Jesse Woods & Eli F Johns
in the Claim of Polly Owen widow
of Baley Owen Claiming a pension
I will state to you that I have
wrote to Chatham County N. Ceuger
reny for Record proof of her
Marriage some 12 months past
enclosing money to pay for the examination
& after waiting some time
again wrote and after waiting
still longer I wrote enclosing
a small fee again and although
I have wrote some 4 or 5 times have
yet recied no answer
I hope the proof now sent may
be sufficient I have disparred of
Geting any answer from the Clerk 
on her behalf I am 
Your humble servant
Wm J Dabney [name underlined]

J.L Edwards Esqr
Comr of Pensions
Washington city
D.C.
Page 86

[doc is written; page 1 of multi-page doc]
State of Tennessee}
Fentress County} sct
On this the 3d day of November
1849 personally appears before
me Joshua Owen a Justice of the
peace in and for the County aforesaid
Polly Owen a resident Citizen
of Fentress County Tennessee aged
seventy five years December next who
being duly sworn according to law
doth on her oath make the following
amended Declaration in
Order to obtain the benefits of the
provision made by the act of Congress
passed on the 2d February 1848
Granting Pensions to widows of Persons
who served During the revolutionary
war, that she is the widow of Baly
Owen who was a private in the Revolutionary
war and who was a pensioner
of Fentress County Tennessee at
the rate of fifty dollars per annum
and who died in Fentress County on
the 26th day of December 1840 [4 words inserted] Declarant Cannot state
the officers under which her husband
served that she was not then acquainted
with him, Declarant further states
that she [inserted] that after the war was over she
became acquainted with her Deceased
husband Baly owen a short time after
the war was over in Chatham County
North Carolina and was married
to him on the 16th of August in Ch
Page 87

[doc is written; page 2 of multi-page doc]
atham County North Carolina by
Squire Robert Sellers at the house of
John Duglass. Declarant further
states that her name was Polly 
solomon. Declarant Cannot state the
Exact year of her marriage but
can state positively that she was
Twenty three years of age when she
was married and would have been
twenty four the 19th day of December
following that she had been 
married nine months and three days
when her first child was born who
is her son Joshuary Owen of Fentress
County Tennessee Mily Owen was her 
next Winny next Mary next William
next Patsy & Nicy the next & youngest
Child & and she was born in the year 1813
in the month of October. Declarant
further states that she often heard
her Decased husband talk of his
services in the Revolutionary war often
places he was at and of his officers 
[next 2 words illegible] of them but Cannot now
be positive as to the names of any of
them, and have often heard him talk [3 words inserted] talk of a battl
that he was in which she has forggotten
the name of, which Took place within
hearing of her fathers house and
will recollect hearing the big Guns
that she was small at the time--
she further states that Several years
past she made some proof and
Page 88

[doc is written; page 3 of multi-page doc]
sent to the war Department before 
the law [illegible] and her Case which
is on file as she supposes in the
pension office Declarant further
states that the paper was sent as she
thinks by Robert A Dabney and that
since the Act of 2d of February
she made a Declaration under that
act prepared by RA Dabney and
perhaps sent by Eli F Johns that
Johns received an answer requiring
further proof of Marriage
She now makes this as an amendment
to her original Declaration
she further states that she further [2 words crossed out]
states that [2 words crossed out] she has no family record
of her age or marriage [2 words inserted] & her husbands age in any
Book that she thinks that RA Dabney
Took a leaf out of a hymn Book o
or some other small Book with some Record
of ages of her Children &c and sent as
she understood from him to the pension
office Declarant further states that she
Makes the family Record of her son 
Joshua Owen a part of her Declaration
and also all the proof
and papers on file in the Pension office
a part hereof and Desires an answer to
be sent to her attorny Wm J Dabney of Albany
Kentucky who is about Forty five
miles from where she now lives
Page 89

[this doc is a duplicate of the previous page]
Page 90

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Declarant further states that she is
old and Poor and unable to work
to Maintain herself and hopes that the
proof in her Case may be sufficient
that from the Great length of time
since her marriage she knows of no
person by whom she Can prove her
marriage Except by reputation which
can be abundantly done if required
showing that she was married at the Time
she has stated
Sworn to and subscribed}   |Polly Owen [an 'X' and the words 'her
to this 3d day of}     |mark'  are written over the name]
November 1849 before}
me}
Joshua Owen   J.P.}
Justice of the peace

I certify that I have sworn Polly Owen
to the foregoing Declaration at my house
this day and that from old age &
Infirmity she is unable to attend
Court that she is my mother and
that the Family record of My age &
of [illegible] the age of my wife and
Children was Taken from a record
which was [2 words crossed out] Taken off by George Owen
in part by myself and part By Wisllz
Owen from an old Book Kept by Baly
Owen in his lifetime that the marriage of
his mother and father Baly Owen and Polly Owen
at the Time she has stated is not Doubted
by any to his knowledge Given under my hand this
the 3d day of November 1849     J.P
Page 91

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State of Tennessee}
Fentress County} sct
I Balam L Stephens Clerk of the
County County Court of the County and State
aforesaid Certify that Joshua Owen Esqr
whose signature appears to the foregoing
Declaration and [crossed out]--- is and
was at the Time of signing the same
an acting Justice of the peace in and
for the County aforesaid and full faith and
Credit is due all his acts as such that his
Commission bears date On the 28th day
of March   1848 and will Expire
on the 28th day of March    1854
and the foregoing signature purporting to
be his is Genuine In Testimony whereof
I have hereunto set My hand and affixed
My seal of office done at Jamestown
this 10th day of
November 1849
Balaams L. Stephens  Clerk
By G.W. Campbell D. Clk [name & title underlined]
Page 92

[doc is written; page 1 of multi-page doc]
State of Tennessee}
Fentress County} sct
On this the 20th day of October 1850
personally appeared before Me
Joshua Owen a Justice of the peace
in and for said County Jesse Wood
a resident citizen of Fentress county
Tennessee he being a man of first
rate character and after being Duly
sworn for that purpose on his oath
Makes the following affidavit To wit
that he is now Eighty years of age
that the applicant was married in the
month of March in Chatham County
North Carolina that he was married
in his twentyeth year, that it and [2 words crossed out]
it was elevin moths from the time of
affiants marriage until his first
child was born which was Ninny and
affiant well recollects that he had then
Children before Baily Owen was married
To Polly Solomon he cannot state the
Exact time the said Baily was married
and Constuto[illegible] that to the best of his
recollection there was just about two
years between the ages of his affiants
children and that Baily Owen and Polly
Solomon were said to be married Just
about the time of the birth of his
affiants third Child that said Baily
Owen lived about four or five miles
from Affiant at the time he was
married that not lang [crossed out] long after Baily
Owens was married he moved to South
Carolina and from there he moved to
Page 93

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To Tennessee and affiant has
been intimately acquainted with
wish [crossed out] said Baily and his widow Polly
Owen ever since they moved to the place
where they [crossed out] she [inserted] now live lives and that
they moved to the place in the year
1808 and was acquainted with them in 
Chatham County North Carolina
that he has known Baily Owen and
his wife as living together as husband
and wife ever since they were married
as he then understood and has never
heard the fact of their having married [inserted] been
doubted by any person whatever
he can only Give the time that they
were married from his own age and
the ages of his affiants Children at the
time said that he was not presant
At the time of said marriage and Can only
state it from information which he
never Doubted or heard doubted by
any person that they were persons of
Good Character that Baily Owen was
a Revolutionary Pensioner and 
died several year past in Fentress County
Tennessee     {Jesse Wood [different handwriting]
Sworn to and subs}
cribed to this 21st day}
of October 1850}
before me}
Joshua Owen J.P.
Page 94

[doc is written; remnant of seal in lower left area]
State of Tennessee}
Fentress County} sct
I Balam L Stephens Clerk of the
County Court of the County aforesaid
Certify that Joshua Owen Esqr
whose signature appears to the foregoing
affidavit is and was at the time of
signing the same an acting Justice
of the peace in and for said
County and full faith and credit
is due all his acts as such
and the foregoing signature
purporting to be his is Genuine
In Testimony whereof have
hereunto set my hand and
Affixed My seal of office
done at Jamestown this
day of October 1850
[letter rubbed out; illegible] B.L. Stephens clk
By M.D. Wright DC
Page 95

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Com Pensions
Revolutionary War Section
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir--
Please send me the
records in your office of the
following revolutionary soldiers
William Wright, Knox Co Tenn. 1815.
& Bailey Owens Fentress Co Tenn
1833.
Page 96

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I desire these records for
family Compiling--
And greatly oblige--
Mrs A.R. Davis
402 Morgan Street
Harriman Tennessee
Jan 15. 1918
Page 97

[doc is written, printed & stamped; mail room stamp in upper right corner]

THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF UTAH
JOSEPH F. SMITH MEMORIAL BUILDING
80 NORTH MAIN STREET
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

[mail room stamp; clock & arrow indicating doc was received about 1:30 PM] 
RECEIVED
FEB 16 1939
[2 lines illegible] 47

February 13, 1939
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Will you please send us a copy of the pension
records of Bailey and William Owens [underlined], Revolutionary War
Soldiers.
We find reference to Bailey Owens in "Army
Accounts of the North Carolina Line," and "Roster of
the Continental Line from North Carolina, 1781." Both
the above soldiers enlisted from North Carolina and appear
on the pension rolls of Fentress Co., Tenn.
Thank you for this service.
Sincerely,
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF UTAH
Research Department
L Garret Myers [written signature]
L. Garret Myers, Supt.
EMC/S
Page 98

[doc is printed, written & damaged; written portions are very faint]
[upper left corner torn away] 
IONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION    3-525
[line]
---DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
--- BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
W F 3711 [underlined]   Washington, D.C., ---,  19---
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In reply to your request of ---, received---
for a statement of the military history of Bailey Owen or Owens [name underlined]
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen-
sion on file in the Bureau.
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DATES OF   |LENGTH OF    |RANK   |OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED   |STATE 
ENLISTMENT OR   |SERVICE   |   |CAPTAIN   |COLONEL   |
APPOINTMENT 
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May or June   |3 mos   |Pvt   |James Denton   |Lewis   |NC
Spring 1779   |9 mos   |   |Matthew Ramsay   |   |
Febry 1781   |3 mos   |   |names of officers | not recollected  |
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Battles engaged in, Stono, Bacon's Bridge
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Not on file
Date of application for pension, Oct 14, 1822 Fentress [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Fentress County Tenn
Age at date of application, {74 yrs old from [illegible] date [illegible] NC
Remarks: {died Dec 25 or 26 1840 in Fentress, Tenn
[2 words illegible] Aug 16 1797 in Chatham Co NC Married Polly Solomon  She was about 19 yrs [rest of line illegible]
pension on [next words illegible] a resident of Fentress Co. Tenn.
Children: Joshua b May 19, 1797. Mily, Winny, Mary, William, Patsy, and
Nicy who was born in Oct 1813. See supplement herewith for further
family data. Respectfully,
brother William    Commissioner.

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Rev. War. Section.
January 23, 1918
Mrs. A.R.Davis,
402 Morgan Street,
Harriman, Tennessee.
Madam:
In addition to the military history of Bailey Owens,
W. File No. 3,711 Revolutionary War, you are herewith fur-
nished the following data as to his family:
His son Joshua Owen was born May 19, 1798. He married Feb-
ruary 27, 1822, Polley___who was born March 2, 1804.
Their children were:
David B.      |born    | April 9, 1823.
John F.   |"   |September 3, 1825.
William C.   |"  |March 17, 1827.
Abby B.   |"  |September 18, 1829.
Elias Oran   |"  |July 29, 1831.
Very respectfully,
G M Saltzgaber [signature]
Commissioner.
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March 29, 1939.
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BA-J/ady
Mr. L. Garrett Myers
80 North Main Street
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative
to soldiers of the Revolutionary War, Bailey
and William Owens.
Their records are furnished you herewith
as found in the claims for pension based upon
their services in the Revolutionary War.
Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator