Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6199, for John Lawson, North Carolina
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Lawson, John R. 6199
Anna
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13783
East Tennessee
John Lawson... in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Ghouler of the regiment commanded by Colonel Butler in the ninth Cavalry line for 11 months.
Died June 4 1838
inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 36 Dollars 16 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of pension found the 17th day of June 1833 and granted leave... bestowed to the 4th of March 1832
Penant allowance ending September 1833
$91.63
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State of Tennessee
Morgan Countu
On this, the 24th day of December 1838, personally appeared before me Edmund C. Kington, clerk of the county Court of Morgan County, State of Tennessee, Anna Lawson, a Resident citizen of the County of Morgan aforesaid, aged eighty-one years, agreeable to her best capable action, having no record as her age, who being first duly sworn for that purpose 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 passed on July 4th, 1836, that she is the widwo of John Lawson, who was a private soldier in the Army of the Revolution, and the aforestated John Lawson, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, at the rate of thirty-six dollars and sixty-six cents as well as her recollection now leaves her, as she believes under the act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832.
She further Declares that she was married
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to the said John Lawson on the 4th Sunday of January, the precise day of the month not remembered, a little upward of six years before the Battle of Guilford in North Carolina. She states she is... and cannot heal, the date and is now governed by the time of hemmorage, being six years before the Battle of Guildford, that she has been married to the said John Lawson, and had three children to wit: John Lawson, Betty Lawson, and Joshua Lawson before the said Battle of Guilford, and she believes her said marriage took place in the year seventeen hundred and seventy-five. That she has no record... residence of the said she was married by Parson Newman at the house of John Meant in the edge of the Stokes County in North Carolina that she continued the wife of the said John Lawson from the time of their said marriage until he died, that he died on the 4th day of January 1838, last past and she has remained a widow ever since that period as will no one fully appear by reference.
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to the proof hereto annexed she further declares that her said husband died of Hodomenical swelling, spitting Blood, and suffocating.
Sworn to and subscribed
the date and the year above  Mrs. Anna Lawson
written before me.
Edmund G. Kington
Clerk of Morgan County
County Court.
State of Tennessee
Mogran County
On this the 24th day of December personally appeared before me, Edmund G. Kington clerk of the county Court of Morgan County, State of Tennessee, Anna Lawson, a Resident citizen of the County of Morgan aforesaid, aged eighty-one years, agreeable to her best capable action, having no record as her age, who being first duly sworn for that purpose 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 passed on July 4th, 1836, that she is the widwo of John Lawson, who was a private soldier in the Army of the Revolution, and the aforestated John Lawson, who was a
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his service in the Revolutionary War and that the whole history of all the information that she has received from her said parents relative to the matter that they were married before the war and had three children before the noted Battle of Guilford in North Carolina and eleven afterward making fourteen brothers and sisters taken together, and that her said father really died on the 9th day of January, 1838, last past, and that her dead mother has remained a widow ever since his father's death.
sown and subscribed
This day and year above
written before me
Edmund G. Kington.
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thatt an conversing with her, I have no hesitation in saying I am convinced she is eighty-one years of age from her appearance and from the apparent candown and connitency of her whole conversation, that she seems to be wholly illetarate of further entity, that her bodily infirmity renders her wholly unable to attend court.
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are his own Genuine handwriting.
In testimony whereof I have received to subscribed my own proper time in navy accrpss land writing the 27th of November 1838.
John H. Davis...
State of Tennessee
Morgan County
I, Edmund G. Kington, Clerk of the County court of Morgan County, State of Tennessee certify that John M. Davis Esquire is the chairman and presiding justice of the county of Morgan aforesaid and that the foregoing signature, to his foregoing certificate be back perporting to he his is genuine.
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was then was the... Guildfor to Hills become under Col. Buford was in the Battle forfeit. By last Button col anyhow against Col. Furgson who commanded... line of January at the surrender of the British, that he has fought at... hill Moor, Guildford in which Battle these when his now of the commercial hill at which the pound of minutes Colanded he was the warchief from  Hills to Cross Creek where Stellewood at Crosscreek served two months, then Marched to Elya Certhtown when at Elayleth...
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... and this in light of his services as a soldier in the revolution. Nathaniel Morton... Samuel Mineiss hear forfiet this John Rinlaw Presitt Alan ham Justice charges Presitt, Charles Presitt, this applicant has... subscribed... in the laws of Congress in North Carolina and Tennessee.
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of the neather and offer and offer presented this under regationics has subscribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served the United States and the Court fees then Certififes is offered to them that to wit Collection of John Hollard who has signed this piece... from rersidents in the County of Morgan.
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John Lawson, Morgan County Tennessee
from private 11 months $36.66 100
Levi Hewhitt Morgan County North
Morgan County Tennessee.
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War Department
Pension Office
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of june 7, 1832, has been examined and the papers are herwith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On com[aring these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily percieve that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed you will find marked in the margin with a brace (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
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Regulations under the act of June 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend as well to the line as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occassionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrol, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the beneifit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
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alleged service as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension on account of service in thw Militia, State Troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia:
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continetal and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court if the same can be done in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the miiediate vicinity of such applicant who can testify from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required and submit to the examination before a Judge or Justice of Court of Record of the proper county, and Judge or justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein request to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made in account of the services of any person who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent therein, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and autheticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimaint, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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August the 12th 1833
Dear Sir.
I herein enclosed the pensioner's declarations. I have no doubt that they would receive as Early as...
I was...
information on behalf of Charles Priestly, has been released the department. It was mailed to Morgan Court house Post office, Tennessee, in Montgomnery, Tennessee. Some time in last August been the...
Only I reolve this ongoing is because I know... to this department upon the subject I supposed the department had time to answer, and have not yet received any answer, and not knowing last what it may have had...
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and aforementioned with respect to the Enclosed Declaration or that of Charles Priestly I be most thankfully received at Morgan Court house Post Office, Tennessee.
I am yours faithfully,
James Trunhill.
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Morgan County, Tennessee
June 13th, 1842
Dear Sir;
I am requested to write you and make a reexamination of the papers of Anna Lawson, widow of John Lawson, deceased late of Morgan County, a pension under the act of January 4th, 1832, at the rate of $36.66 per annum. His widow, Anna Lawson, applied for a pension under the act of 4th July 1836.
Will you be so good as to write me the details to this place.
Most respectfully your obedient servant,
Thomas S. Lea
J. L. Edwards, Gov.
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Wait for 3rd March, uphly
Roll of March 24, Cs.
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Knoxville, Tennessee
February 15th, 1865.
Hon. J. H. Barnett
Commissioner of Pensons.
John Lawson, deceased Late of Morgan County, Tenessee, drew a pension a Pension of $36.66 per annum until his death, January 4th, 1838. Leaving a widow and she having died at what Date I am not informed. There are some heir yet living.
You will please give such instruction and forms of evergence as is required...
Your most obdiently,
C. H. Safferr,
Secretary for the Micro V.
J. H. Barnett
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City,
D. C.
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Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873.
H 199
P. O. ______________
Anna Lawson
Service:__________________
Enlisted:_________________, 18  .
Discharged:_____________, 18  .
Application filed:_________, 18  .
Alleges:____________________________________
Re-enlisted: ___________________________
Attorney: _________________________
P. O. _______________________________
______________ Recgonized. ___________Contract.
_________ Cert. of Dis. Searched for ___________ 13.
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Department of the Interior
Pension office
March 31 1865

Sir.

In reply to your letter of the 15" ultimo (-) that the (-) within (-) John Lawson (-) act of Congress 1832 has (-)

(-) with the question of whether (-) with the pension of his widow in her life time to establish a claim to a pension if the fact that the is both is conclusion as to the (-) any claim therein which her children may assert (-) 

The heirs approached (-) to establish a claim (-) to a pension in the (-) of such Justice is up (-) one of the heirs of John Lawson (-)

I am Your Very Respectfully
Jos. H Barrett Commissioner

C. H. [illegible]
Knoxville Tenn
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Treasury department
Third Auditor's Office
March 24th, 1865
Sir,
In reply to your letter of 24th... I owe to state state that the pension of John Lawson, John Depford, roll, from June 1832, has been paid in full to the... of his death 4 January 1838. To whom the arresence now mint I cannot inform you in the rovelew has been misplaced.
Very Respectfully,
Jntm.
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John Lawson
of John Tennessee
Deceased
late 7 January 1839
R. A. Sagines
do 28 Sept. 1839
do 15 Aug 1840
do 8 Oct. 1840
do 20 Feb 41
let 29 June, 1842, J. S. Lea
let... T A Dolney, August 24, 44
to R. Olwoi...
March 24th, 1845.
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Aug 26
James L. Ebranch
Harlington County,
Pesnion Department
Pension H. 682
To be received at
Icarus Town & me.
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Jamestown, Featufs County. Tennessee, august 23rd, 2843.
Sir,
In retaliation to the Pensioner claim of Mrs. Anna Lawson of Morgan County, Tennessee,  widow of John Lawson, deceased. I wish to inform you that I have not received any answer from you since I have forewarded source affidant and a letter to ace rge cloina the Bennet of this letter of July 4th, 1836. Your assertations to this matter is greatly sought.
Your attention is sought desperately by your obident
Robert A. Downley.
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(-) 1st May

Sir

(-) in support of the claim of (-) Lawson (-) your letter (-) me is the (-) this (-) her (-) have (-) children you (-) one year (-) and it (-) her marriage (-)

Respectfully your most obt humble servant
Robert L. (-)
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Morgan Courthouse Ten
Feb 22nd, 1840
Sir,
Enclosed is the affidant of Anna Lawson, widow of John Lawson, who, a pensioner, and very own own affidant relative for pensioner John Lawson, age 46. I will suggest that... Randolph lives, I think sixty miles off and it would begin at Trouble to go come get his affidant. Explanatory of his service, I do confidentially address you that he is of sufficient age to know about the answering if it had been 70 years past, I wish to discharge any duty by all means able exceptions to get her Pension.
Respectfully your humble servant,
R. A. Dowley.
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Morgan Courthouse Ten
May 30, 1840

Sir,

Enclosed is the Escplanatory affidavit of Randolph Lawson, in support of the Claim of Mrs. Anna Lawson, widow of John Lawson, decease, Pension of Morgan County. She having made a Desclamation claim under the Law of 4th July 1836 as now one file in the Pension office please to Examine all the papers.
Respectfully yours
humble servt.,
Robert A. Dabney
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Morgan Co. No. Tenneseee
April 17th, 1844.
Sir,
At the request of the... of Mrs. Anna Lawson, Robert A. Dabney, Esq. her attorney who forwarded a pension declaration native & others residency of conescing the claim of said Anna to a pensioner under the act of Congress passed July 4th, 1836. I have the following of soliticing on her behalf that you consider or reexamine all the papers on file in the peace in office touching her claims as the widow of John Lawson, a deceased pensioner of this county this court of June 7th 1832.
I was well-acquainted with said John Lawson and from the grant... of him and his widow, the applicant in this case for a pension. I am strongly inclined to decline her pension claim is Just. Your policies attention in her behalf is respectfully suggested.
I am in most respectfully your obedient servant,
Thomas J. Lea.
J. L. Edwards, Esq.
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1841
Sir
... request that you... agree concmissioned one that is known in the as of this Anna Lawson appeared, claim the said... the act of Congress papers on this day...readon to his, she was married to John Lawson... deceased in the County of Morgane of the State of Tennesse, she knows by hjer marriage to John Lawson... to you that I have... obtained Revolutionary of any services in... that county Exchange that county explain own subsistance...
think that she says she entitled under the act of Congress passed Julyty 1838... of may
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duly sworn Mrs. Lawson.
your most humble servant,
Robert A. Danbey.
Marshallon Guildford Courthouse.
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Jamestown Fentsep Co.
Tennessee 
18th 1843

Sir,

I deem it not improper to ask you in behalf of Anna Lawson widow of John Lawson, a deceased Pensioner of Morgan County Tennessee to again examine all the papers in the matter of her application for a pension per act of 4th July 1836. I forwarded the papers from Morgan County near this Mrs. Lawson I presume is yet living as she was but a short time past.

Your most humble
H
Robert A Dabney
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Jamestown, Founty
County, Tennesse,
January 27, 1845
Hearing... Pension advert in the Pension certificate on behalf of Mrs. Anna Lawson, a resident and widow of John Lawson, deceased Pensioner, claioming for her a Pension under the Law of July 4th, 1836, I am not willing to abordon the case which I regian as hevi so mentions atthoced the same being again examined the last communication I received from the Department suggested that she first claimed to have legally married in 1775, and that her accepted Declaration alleged her marriage to have been in 1782. I am now indcluded to think that I might see that the affidant of the wfe of Randolph Lawson in deposing about the said marriage of said Anna Spoke of the marriage of affidant and from that on some cause the Daprtment might have overlooked or mistook the dates of said Anna's ammended Declaration. I hope the Departrment will again examine the case and resend to me. I hope to be indulged in stating to you I am intimately acquainted with Mrs. Anna Lawson and always understood her to have been married and to have had several children before the close of the war. I hope you will immediately
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inform me, as I really do not know how such a mistake occured, if it did occur in making her amended declaration.
Your humble servant,
Robert A. Dabney.
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Legislative 8 April 1844
Sir,
I have to let offering I will have the declaration of Mrs. Anna Lawson applicant for a Pension delivered to you from luche again I have had no Just give a by. It had been received and should be examined in turn.
Will you be so good as to inform me what declaration has been made of her claim, if any.
Your faithful servant,
Judith Abner.
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State of Tennessee
Morgan County
County Court, April Tennesee 1838
April 2nd, 1838
This day personally appeared in open court Adroible... and Andrew J. Westford... men and who being duly sworn, say they were... all acquaintaned with John Lawson, a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States state of said county and that said John Lawson died on the 4th day of January 1838 and left a widow whose name is Anna Lawson and that said John and Anna lived together, lived together to their knowledge for several years and were regarded as man and wife.
State of Tennessee
Morgan County
I... for clerk of the County Court of Morgan County, State of Tennessee, certify that
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the foregoing is afull true and perfect... if the record now on Record in the office county court Clerk offices of the county of Morgan admission in the State of Tennessee.
In testimony whereof share hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed in my own proper name and office in Montgomery this 26th day of December AD 1838,
Samuel G. Frington
Clerk.
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State of Tennessee
Morgan County SS
on this the 20th day of February AD 1840, Personally appeared before me Thomas Jack a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Robert A. Dabney whose statements  are entitled to full credit and on his oath  states that he is personally acquainted with Randolph Lawson, who affiant states informed him that he was the next oldest child to the identical John Lawson who was a Revolutionary Pensioner and died in Morgan County Tennessee affiant states that he has been twice at the residence of said Randolph Lawson, then living in Clinton County Kentucky near the Tennessee State line, affiant then conversed with him about his brother John Lawson, he said he was the next child (oldest child to [crossed out]) to his said brother and affiant was then conversing with said Randolph on the subject of his age and his service in the Revolutionary war. He stated to affiants best recollection he was not quite two years younger than his said brother John lawson.
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belief two years younger than her husband she states that she was a cousin to her husband and Randolph Lawson that Randolph Lawson was born the next birth after her husband. She states that since Randolph knew well all about her marriage to John Lawson. 

swornance
subscribed this
20th day of
February 1840
before me
Thomas Clark
Justice of the Peace

Anna Lawson
+
her mark

State of Tennessee
Morgan County SS

I Samuel Vaughn Clerk of the County Court of Morgan aforesaid certify that Thomas Jack is a Justice of the peace as above I further certify that that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
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Declaration
in order to allow the benefits of the 3rd Section of the wit of County of the 4th July 1831
State of Tennessee
Morgan County
On this 19th day of April, 1844 personally appeared before me, Samuel Stiroger, a Justice of the peace for the County of Morgan aforesaid, Anna Lawson, a resident of the County of Morgan aforesaid aged eighty 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th, 1836, that she is the widow of John Lawson, who was a militia man as in the army of the Revolution as the widowed soldier for the fact of taken the ask for References to be had to the papers of the said John Lawson, now on file in the Pension Department. What other in advanced and given will show that her said husband, the said John Lawson, was a soldier in the Revolution and well who establish the length of several performed by him for what applicant claims a Pension for the declared that she was married to the said John Lawson on the... day of January in the year seventeen hundred and eighty-two, that her husband the aforesaid John Lawson died on the 4th day of January 1838 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period and will now fully offer by References to the proof hereto announced to the marriage cook in Morris County, North Carolina.
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appeared believe that the Pension papers of her said husband will show that she had periods of him sworn after January 1782, which was after their marriage. She has no family... nor any other documentary evidence to establish her claim but appicant ask to how the evidence... examined no support of her claim her name before she married the said John Lawson as been duly sworn, her marriage to the said john Lawson had been Marge her name subscribed and sworn
Sanyek Stinengohir
Justice of the Peace for Morgan County
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State of Tennessee
Morgan County
On this 19th day of April 1844, personally came before me, Jannet... a Justice of the Peace and Court of... Nancy Suvson, aged fifty-four years, who being first sworn according to law when and saith that she did know acquainted with John and Amy Lawson for the period of twenty years, that official hath the said John Lawson and has became Sonal difficult conversation about his service in the Revolutionary War during tform of these conversations and interrogations, she heard him the said John Lawson state of having married to the said Amy... wife and that he was a soldier and served in the Revolutionary War office their marriage took place. The said John Lawson died on the 4th day of January 1838 that the said Amy Lawson has him and a widow requires that pension.
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State of Tennessee
Morgan County
On this 19th day of April, 1844, personally came Archibald.. a resident of Mogran County aforesaid, at fifty-three years of age who being first sworn according to law when and saith that she did know acquainted with John and Amy Lawson for the period of twenty years, that official hath the said John Lawson and has became Sonal difficult conversation about his service in the Revolutionary War during tform of these conversations and interrogations, she heard him the said John Lawson state of having married to the said Amy... wife and that he was a soldier and served in the Revolutionary War office their marriage took place. The said John Lawson died on the 4th day of January 1838 that the said Amy Lawson has him and a widow requires that pension.
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I certify that Archibald Adeock officiantis a credible person and that his statement is entitled to and it [illegible] under my hand this 19 day of April 1844.

Samuel Stinegher [sp?]
Justice of the Peace
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State of Tennessee [?]
Morgan County

I Samuel P Vaughn Clerk of the County Court of Morgan County aforesaid do certify that Samuel Stinepher whose name appears to the foregoing matter in the case of Amy Lawson appellant for a Pension [illegible] the date of [illegible] the smae and still is acting Justice of the Peace for Morgan County Commissiond and sworn and that full [illegible] and [illegible] is ought to be given to all his official acts as such and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature given [illegible] my hand and Seal of office at office in Montgomery this 11th day of May 1844

Samuel P. Vaughn, Clerk
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pride is the subject of the foregoing claim of Pensions... Earl Junpo
Refuel Allowance.
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(-) on this 1st day of May 1840 - before me (-) personally appeared (-) Lawson (-) on his oath make (-) remaining children of the affiant (-) Lawson who lives (-) 

His mark
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State of Tennessee ss'
(-)

I James L. (-) no doubt of the (-) marriage (-0 of the same (-) considering his own (-) affiant (-) in the year (-) who then  (-)

her (-) marriage (-) he can't precisely (-) I administer (-) and to a matter (-) I am caused to believe it (-)
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State of Tennessee
Forbridge County
I, John G. Wohancason, Clerk of the County Court of said State County, do Certify that... Kennedy is a Justice of the Peace as clerk and that the... is approaching to the...
alongside May 1840.
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State of Tennessee
Featurgh County
I John W. Aiehardson, clerk of the County Court of said Featurgh County hereby Certify that James L. Kennedy is a Justice of the Peace as above and that the laguing said nature purporting to be his genuine
In testimony, enlevage I have been set my hand and offerece on deal of office at Affid In Lawton the 13th day of August 1843
John W. Aiehardson, clerk.
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State of Kentucky
Lawton County
On this the 6th day of August 1842 personally appeared before me Sherrod Keaton, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Susanna Lawson, aged 77 years, has stated being entitled to full credit, and on oaths, states that they was raised in the Bounds of Patrick County, Virginia, not far from where John Lawson, of Morgan County, Tennessee was said to have been married to Anna Lawson in the Edge of North Carolina. Stokes County NC affirdant recollects of hearing that they were married in said county of Stokes, immediately keaving the County where witness was affiant was not at the wedding, but was informed by undoubted souvees that they were married about the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Know that they yhad three children at the close of the war in seventeen hundred and eight three.
Susanna Lawson
Her mark.
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as such one entitled to face faith and credit in testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and my applied the seal of said Office in Brunswick this 2nd day of August, 1844.
M. Kerry.