Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11956, William Young, Residence Of Son Decatur Co. Tenn. In 1854.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE                                       NUMBER

Young, William                               R.11956
[Young], Deborah
Residence of son William, Decatur Co. Tenn. in 1854.
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Messus Tolbot & Janye
Sept 25/54
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102
Pension Office.
25th Sept. 1854.

Gentlemen,
The application of Deborah Young dec.d widow of William of Tennessee, has been claimed and filed under Act 7th July 1838.  
No evidence has been filed as to the duration of Williams services, the capacity in which they were performed or the names of his commanding officers.   Proof of the above should be  advanced and it must also be shown by Record if such is attainable, when William and Deborah were married, when they died, and who are the surviving children.

 Messers Talbot &. Jayne
Spring Creek, Tenn.
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Spring Creek Sept. 18, 1854

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Sir
Please find the Declaration of Deborah Young deceased by her son William Young for Pension under the Act 7th July 1938 and subsequent  Acts.

He says that he will be able to furnish the necessary evidence to  sustain in due time, if certain old persons have not died very lately.
Very respectfully
Talbot V. Jayne
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11,956
 P. O.
Debrah Young
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
REJECTED   [stamped sideways across lines]
Application File:

Alleges:  Claim filed too late to be on printed list of 1852 of rejections
Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P.O.

Recognized.  Contract
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No. 15,220
Deborah Young dec'd
widow of William
Tenn.
Talbot & Jayne 25 Sept. 1854.

11956

Act 7 July 1838.
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Deborah Young 
wid of Wm.
Ten original

Spring Creek Ten 5
Sept 12

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.
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State of Tennessee
County of Decatur  [Single bracket indicating court styling] [Initials Ls. or Ss.]

On this fourth day of September A.D. One thousand eight and fifty four, personally appeared before the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, William Young a resident of said County and state, aged fifty four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed July 7th, 1838, entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows, together with the benefit of the provision of the several acts of congress passed on the 3rd of March, 1843, the 17th of June 1844, and the 2nd of February 1848; 
That he is the son of William Young, who was a revolutionary soldier, and who as he believes died in the year 1810 or 1811.
That his mother the late Deborah Young was the lawful wife of his father the aforesaid William Young, and died in the County of Tishamingo in the State of Mississippi on the 11th day of December in the year 1852, and that the marriage of the said William Young and Deborah his wife transpired about the year 1784, and the name of the said Deborah previous to her marriage was Deborah Hughs, and who was not married to her husband the said William Young previous to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety-four, Viz, about the here above stated. And that he has not documentary evidence by which to establish all the
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Above facts, and must therefore rely upon the affidavits of credible persons to Sustain the Same.
He furthermore declares that this declaration is made for the joint benefit of his Sister Rebecca Warren, his brother James Young and himself the only Surviving children of his Said father William Young aforesaid and the only heirs at law of his Said Mother Deborah Young.
Attest
L. Kelley
John Coats
William (his X mark) Young
Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court for the County of Decatur in the State of Tennessee, and I hereby certify that the above affiant is a good and credible witness.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of Said County at Office in Decaturville this 4th day of September 1854.
[signed] Saml A Yadro Clerk of the County Court