Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 11, William Young, N. C. War Of 1812
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
War of 1812
Young, William
Margaret
NUMBER
W.11
B.L. Wt. 71.078-160-55
CONTENTS
Born in VA
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to Widows
State of Tennessee
Henderson County
On this 12th day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty, personally appeared before me, John Vannoy, one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County, Margaret Young, a resident of the State of Tennessee in the County of Henderson, aged seventy one years the 18th day of last, 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 7th 1838 entitled “an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.”
That she is the widow of William Young of the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the Army of the Revolutionary War and having received a certificate of pension for thirty dollars per annum given at the War office of the United States bearing date the 29th day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty four. She further declares that she was married to the said William Young on the 19th day of October one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine that her husband, the aforesaid William Young died on the 26th day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty five. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four. Viz, at the time above stated and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed. 
Magaret Young
Sworn to and subscribed to on the day and year above written before attest.
Richard Thomas
John Vannoy, Justice of the Peace
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State of Tennessee  
Henderson County  
Personally came before me John Vannoy, an Acting Justice of the Peace for said County of Henderson Richard Thomas and Stephen Massengill and after having been sworn according to law doth on their oath say that they have been acquainted with Mrs. Margaret Young the above named deponent for the term of twelve years as past that her mental faculties agreeable to her advanced age is not good and that she sustains an undoubted character for truth and veracity that full faith and credit are to her acts and doings that she the aforesaid Margaret Young is now a widow and has been such since the death of her husband the aforesaid William Young who died in the State of Tennessee and the County of Henderson on the 26th day of July 1835. 
Richard Thomas
Stephen Massengill
Sworn to and subscribed on the 12th day of August 1840 before me.
John Vannoy, Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee 
Henderson County
I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Richard Thomas and Stephen Massengill who had made oath in due form of law to the credibility of Mrs. Margaret Young they are men of high credit and standing that they sustain a good character and that full faith and credit are due to their act and deeds & doings and that from old age and bodily infirmity the aforesaid Margaret Young is unable to attend Court and that the enclosed document purporting to be the family record of the Marriage of the aforesaid William Young and Margaret Young together with ages of their children is the original record of the family bible and is genuine 
Given under my hand and seal the day and date last above written.
John Vannoy, Justice of the Peace
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26595
West Tennessee
William Young of Henderson County in the State of Tennessee, who was a Private in the Company commanded Captain Reed of the Regt. commanded by Col. Locke in the N. Carolina for 9 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee the rate of 30 Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Mar 1854 and [sent to] Micajah Bullock, Lexington.
Arrears to the 4th of March
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep
$70.00
$15.00
$105.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Ian Boyd, Clerk
Book C, Vol. 7, Page 102
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[Illegible]
Margaret Young, Widow of William Young, Private, Revolutionary War
[Illegible]
Third Auditor’s Office 
Sept. 18, 1833
No evidence of command for [Illegible] and to find [Illegible]
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11599
Tennessee, Jackson 
Margaret Young, Widow of William Young, who served in the Revolutionary War as a Private in the Regiment of Col. Locke.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848,
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of March 1849 and sent to Machlin Cross, Purdy, McNairy Co., Tennessee 
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under Act February 2, 1848, Page 321, Vol. 3.
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[Note: The Date of Marriage, although blacked out here, is October 19th, 1789.] 
William Young was born the 8th day of Sept 1764.
Margret Young was born the 18th day of April 1769
He was married Oct. [Illegible]
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Thomas Anstead Young was born the 28th of March 1790.
James Alfred Young was born the 5th day of March 1792.
Calvin Young was born the 16th day of December 1794.
Archibold Young was born the 28th day of April 1797.
Henry Winkler Young was born the 12th day of December 1799.
Amanda Young was born the 6th day of February 1802.
Theodore Gillard Young was born in the 14th of April 1804.
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[Note: The eighth child is Orvill H. Young, who was born in 1807. His initial entry in the Family Record was apparently crossed out and rewritten after the tenth child.]

John Alphonse Young was born the 7th day of January 1810.
Adaline Jenneth Young was born Dec. 22, 1819
Orvill H. Young was born the 4th day of July 1807.
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State of Tennessee
Henderson County
On the 16th day of August 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County of Henderson and State aforesaid now sitting (the same being a court of Record) William Young aged sixty nine years on the 8th day of September next, being a resident of the County and State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
This declarant states that he entered the service of the United States in the month of June in the year 1780 as a volunteer private Militia soldier in the company commanded by Captain Samuel Reed and which company was from the County of Rowan in the State of N. Carolina David Henry was the lieutenant of the company. This company was attached to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Francis Locke who commanded the Regiment of Militia from the County of Rowan this Regiment after the companies had been filled and organized were fully embodied into a Regiment at Salisbury in the State of N.C. under the command of the said Colonel Francis Lock. the service then required of this Regiment was to protect the State of N. Carolina from the invasion of the enemy and the Tories and during which tour of service this declarant Regiment never left the State of North Carolina. This Regiment was by company separated and divided off into Scouting parties and the company to which this declarant
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belonged fell in with and defeated the Tories at the Shallow Ford on the Yadkin River in the year 1780 as well as he now recollects in the month of November or December In this engagement the Americans were under the command of Major Thomas Mcquire of the Regiment aforesaid after this battle the time of service having [Illegible] in the different companies attached to this Regiment being volunteers, were permitted to return home this tour of service only lasted for three months; no written discharge was given to any of the privity of this Regiment, they being volunteers. In the latter part of December of the same year Lieutenant Elsbury beat up for volunteers and this declarant with fourteen others joined and entered into the service of the United States and marched on from N Carolina and joined the American Army at the company under the command of General Daniel Morgan. 
Shortly after joining the army under the command of General Morgan in the month of January 1781 the Battle of the Cowpens was fought in which Battle this declarant was a participant. Among the officers who commanded in this battle were Genl Morgan, Col Washington and Col. Howard. The result of this battle was a total defeat of the enemy. After the Battle of the Company this declarant marched with the an army under the command of General Morgan who was collecting the prisoners from the Cowpens to Prince Edward Court House in the State of Virginia till the army reached Sherill Ford on the Catawba River in the
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State of North Carolina where this declarant left the army under the command of Genl Morgan and joined the army under the command of General William Davidson of the Regular any. Shortly after joining the army under the command of General Davidson this declarant was in a skirmish with the British at Cowan's Ford on the Catawba River where General Davidson was killed on the same day of the skirmish with the British at Cowan Ford this declarant was engaged in another skirmish with the British at the Widow Tarance. After this last skirmish this declarant [along] with two others, William Norris and Andrew Carson, followed [the movements of the British Army] until this declarant joined the American Army under the command of General Nathanel Greene at Dan River a short time before the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in which Battle this declarant was engaged on the 15th of March 1781.
After the Battle of Guilford this declarant marched with the Army under General Green in pursuit of the British any under the command of Lord Cornwallis till they got some distance below Ramsey's Mills where he was discharged and went home this declared states that from the time he entered the Army in June 1780 to the time of his leaving the Army after the Battle of Guilford in 1781 was nine months during all which time he served as
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a volunteer private Militia soldier.
This declarant states that he has no documentary evidence and knows of no persons whose testimony he can procure who can testify certainly as to his services this declarant states that these living in a newly settled country and there being no clergyman living in his immediate neighborhood in the certificate of a clergyman as required by the regulations of the War Department he must therefore rely on the testimony of other respectable persons. I do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Question: Where and in what year were you born?
Answer: I was born in Brunswick County in the State of Virginia on the 8th of September seventeen hundred & sixty four.
Question: Have you any Record of your age and if so where is it?
Answer: I have a Record of my age given me by my father now in my possession.
Question:  Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War. And where do you now live [now]?
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Answer: I was living in Rowan County, North Carolina when I entered the service and continued to live there till 1808 when I removed to Overton County Tennessee and lived there [for] two years. I then removed to Lincoln County Tennessee where I lived eleven years. I then went to [Illegible] and lived six years from thence I went to Henderson County Tennessee where [I live since].
Question: How were you called into service? Were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute?
Answer: I volunteered.
Question: State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops where you such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
Answer: General Green, General Morgan, General Davidson & Col Howard were Regimental officers with the troops where I served. The Continental and Militia Regiments I do not recollect - the general circumstances of my services are herein before stated.
Question: Did you ever receive a discharge from the service? If so by whom was it so signed and what has become of it?
Answer: I did [and] it was signed, I believe, by Col. Francis Locke and it was filed in the Auditor’s Office of North Carolina and I drew a certificate on
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Question: State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood who can as to your character for veracity and good behavior, your services as soldier of the Revolution?
Answer: Samuel Wilson & Joel Hunt, Justices of the Peace of said County, can testify as to my character for veracity and good character there is no person who can testify as to my services in my neighborhood.
Sworn to and declared in open Court.
John A. Wilson, Clerk
Residing in the neighborhood of William Young, we do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Young who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age the 8th of September next and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court.
Sam Wilson
E H. Tarrant
John A. Wilson, Clerk
And the Justices of the said Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions now president and
holding the said Court, do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogation to presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certify that it appears that Samuel Wilson & Joel Hunt, Justices of the Peace for said County, who have signed preceding certificate
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are residents in the neighborhood of William Young [and] are credible persons, and that their statements [are] entitled to credit.
John Dean, Justice of the Peace
Clinton Brigham, Justice of the Peace
James McAddam, Justice of the Peace
William H. McKisck, Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee 
Henderson County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
August Term 1833
I, John Allison, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding in the matter of the application of William Young for pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my seal office this [Blank] day of August 1833.
John Allison, Clerk

State of Tennessee
Henderson County
I, William H. Burton, Chairman of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify that John A. Wilson is and was the acting Clerk of said Court at the time of his certifying the foregoing certificate and that full faith and credit is and should be given to all his acts as such and that his said certificate is in due form In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my hand and seal this the 16th day of August 1833.
W. H. Burton King, Chairman of H.C.C.
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BOUNTY LAND.
ACT OF 3rd MARCH, 1855.
Claim (No.)
Margaret Young, widow of William Young
40,601
J. T. STEVENS,
ATTORNEY,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
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State of Tennessee
County of Henderson
On this 30th day of July A.D. 1857, before me, undersigned, a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Margaret Young aged 92 years, resident of Henderson Co in the County of and State of Tennessee who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she the widow of William deceased, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Enoch Wasson in the War with the Creek Indians [during the War of 1812].
For proof of service she hereby refers to the papers upon which she now draws a pension of $80 per annum, said pension is drawn at Jackson, one that her husband entered the service to pay on about the 18 day of Sept A.D. 1813 for the term of three months and continued in actual service in said War, for the term of three months and was honorably discharged at Fort Williams on the 18th day of December A.D.1813 - 1834-
She further states that she was married to the said William Younh in the  State of North Carolina 29th day of October in the year A. D. 1785 by which she refers to proof on file [and] that her husband’s name was on the pension Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars per annum. and that she is still his widow; that there is no public record of her marriage; that there is a private record of her marriage and of her husband's death as a Resident McNary County.
[Illegible]
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled on account of said service, and mileage under the Act passed March 1855 she also declares that she has received a Warrant for Bounty Land, viz: [Illegible] That she has never applied for, or received under this or any other Act of Congress, any Bounty Land Warrant then application heretofore filed through Shrewsberry Missick of Sinton 1855 from which she has never heard, the which this is added as additional evidence. She hereby appoints J. F. STEVENS, of Washington, D. C., her true and lawful Attorney, with power of substitution, to prosecute this her claim for land, to receive the Certificate or Warrant when issued, and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises.
Witness my hand & seal
Margaret Young
Sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year first above mentioned, and I hereby certify that I know the said deponent Margaret Young to be the identical person as is above stated, and that she is of the age above stated; and further, that I am not interested in this her claim as Attorney or otherwise.
Micajah Joyner
State of Tennessee
County of Henderson
On this day 3 day of July A. D. 1857, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly authorized to administer oaths. Samuel Pike a resident of said County, to me well known as a credible witness, and who, being by me first duly sworn, doth on his oath state that he is acquainted with Mrs. Young the above applicant for Bounty Land -- that he has known her for 23 years last past, that he has examined her family record that he believes the same to be genuine—that it is contained in a book purporting to be the Family Bible and printed in the year 1841; and that the said record, as far as relates to the marriage of the said applicant and the soldier above named, and of his death, is as follows, which is an exact copy of the same Margaret Young & William Young was married on the 20 of October 1801 -- died 21st of July 1835 and that the said deponent is not interested in the claim.
Samuel Pike
Subscribed and sworn to, the day and year first above written, before me, and I certify that I am in no manner interested.
Micajah Joyner
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State of Tennessee
County of Henderson
Town of [Blank]
On this 3rd day of July A.D. 1832, personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county Orvill Young and Nancy Young, who are to me well known, and who are credible witnesses, and who being by me duly sworn, depose and say, that they are each well acquainted with Mrs. Margaret Young the above applicant for Bounty Land that they have known her for 27 years last past. That they were acquainted with William Young having known him for me that they, the said William Young and Margaret on lived together as husband and wife, and were reputed so to be, that deponents never heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned. That the said William on the 21 of July day of 1835, and the said Margaret has been that day, and still is reputed to be his which deponent believe to be the fact. That she has never married since her said husband's death, and still is his widow, and that her said husband was the identical man mentioned as a soldier in her declaration above, and further, that they were present and saw Margaret Young execute the foregoing affidavit by singing her name to the foregoing declaration, and making oath thereto in due form of law, and further, that the deponents, do reside in the County aforesaid.
Witnesses.
Orvill Young 
Nancy Young
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 23rd day of July A.D. 1857
Micajah Joyner

State of Tennessee
County of Henderson
I hereby Certify, that Mijah Joyner, Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signatures thereto are genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County Court, for the County aforesaid, this 6th day of July 1854.
Jesse Taylor, Clerk of Henderson County Court
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State of Tennessee
Henderson County
On this day the 22nd  of March eighteen hundred and fifty five personally acted before me the undersign Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Henry and State of Tennessee Margret Young a resident of McNary County and State of Tennessee age eighty seven years and after first being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the identical widow of William Yong deceased who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Enis in the 1st Regiment of Tennessee volunteers that her husband volunteer in Lincoln County Tennessee for the term of three months and was selected from the regular army [and] served as such for three months in [the War of 1812] and [was honorably discharged at Fort Williams], as will more fully appears by witness accompanying this declaration the states that she was married to the said William Young deceased at her father’s residence in North Carolina in 1785 and that her name before her said Marriage was Margrett McCorde for proof of the Married and my husband’s death see my name on pension roll 30 dollars per annum. She has never married since but is still a widow at present the mark this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the County land warrant that she may be entitled to as the widow of William Young deceased under the Act of Congress passed
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On the third day of March 1855, “Granting Bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have performed Military Service in the United States of America.”
[Note: There is a whole passage that has been crossed out, as if to void what appears to be a draft section of a Power of Attorney].
Sworn to and subscribe before me the day and year written and I believe the declaration is true.
Stephen Massengill, Justice of the Peace
State of Tennessee
McNairy County
On this day the 22nd day of March 1855 personally appeared before me the undersign a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid 
Orville Young, resident of McNairy, and John Pike, also of the same County, who first being duly sworn according to law declares that they will know Margaret Long and that she has never married since the death of William Young and that she is still his widow at the present time.
Orville Young
John Pike
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written [and that I hereby certify that Orville Young and John Pike are credible witnesses].
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State of Tennessee
Henderson County
On this day 22th day of 1855 personally appear before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within and for the County Willis N. Arnold the identical person mentioned in the above power of Attorney and made oath in due form of law that Margaret Young has made a sale to him of her bounty land warrant and that he has not believe [cannot be any other person].
Willis N. Arnold
Sworn to and subscribe the day and year above written.
Stephen Massengill, Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee
Henderson County
I, Jesse Taylor, Clerk of the County Court of Henderson County do hereby certify that Stephen Massengill, before whom the foregoing declaration purports to have been, is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County time state aforesaid duly authorized to administer oaths, and that the signature is genuine and entitled to full faith and credit. 
Given under my hand and seal of this 21 March 1853.
Jesse Taylor, Clerk
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State of Tennessee
Henderson County
On this day the 22nd day of March 1853 personally appeared before me the undersign a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths, Phillip Burr 84 years a resident of Henderson County and State of Tennessee, known to me to be creditable witness and after first being duly sworn by me declare that he well known William Young when he was in the United States service and that William Young was selected from the main army [Illegible] under Captain Elise, Wagon Master, and serve in that line until he was discharged [at Fort William].
181314 – The said Phillip Burr states that he was in the same campaign with William Young and knows that served in the War of 1812. 
Phillip Burr
Stephen Massengill, Justice of the Peace
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State of Tennessee
Henderson County
The amended Declaration of William Young
On this 12th day of February 1834 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions in and for the County of Henderson and state aforesaid now sitting the same being a Court of Record William Young aged sixty nine years being a resident of the County and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according doth make on his oath the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1831. The declarant states that he entered the service of the United States in the month of June in the year 1780 as a volunteer private militia soldier in the company commanded by Captain Samuel Reed and which company was from the County of Rowan in the State of North Carolina. Danl Fergus the lieutenant of the company. This company was attached to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Francis Locke, who commanded the Regiment of Militia from the County of Rowan this Regiment after the companies had been filled and organized were fully embodied into a Regiment at Salisbury in the State of N Carolina under the command of the said Colonel Francis Locke. The service then required of this Regiment was to protect the State of North Carolina from the emission of the enemy and the Tories and during which tour of service this declarant’s Regiment never left the State of N. Carolina. This Regiment was by companies separated and divided into smaller parties, and the company to which this de cant belonged fell in with and defeated the Tories at the Shallowford on the Yadkin River in the year 1780 as this declarant now recollects this took place in the month of November or December. In this engagement the evening we were under the command of Major Thomas Maquire of the Regiment aforesaid. After this battle the tours of service having expired the deferent companies attached to the Regiment were being sent home. In this tour of service this declarant served three months as a volunteer as above stated
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No written discharge was given to the Privates of this Regiment. In the latter part of December of the same year [Illegible] and this declarant with fourteen others joined and entered into the service of the United States and marched on from Maryland and joined the American any under the command of General Daniel Morgan. Shortly after joining the army under the command of General Morgan in the month of January 1781, the Battle of the Cowpens was fought in which battle this declarant was engaged. Among the officer who command in this battle were General Morgan, Colonel Washington & Colonel Howard, the result of this Battle was a defeat [for] the enemy. After the
Battle of the Cowpens this declarant marched with the [others under the] command of General Morgan who was conducting this [action] from the Cowpens to Prince Edward Court House in Virginia, till the army reached Shallowford on the Catawba River in the State of Nevin where this declarant left the any under the command of General Morgan and joined the army under the command of General William Davidson f the Regular army. Shortly after joining the Army and the command of General Davidson this declarant was in a skirmish with the British at Cowan's Ford [where] General Davidson was killed on the same day of the skirmish. After Cowan’s Ford this declarant was in another skirmish with the British at the [Illegible]; after this last skirmish this declarant with two others, William Norris and Andrew Caron, followed on after the British army around the same times and sometimes front thereof until this declarant joined the American army under the command of General Nathaniel Green at Dan River a short time before the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in which this declarant was engaged on the fifteenth of March 1781. After the Battle of Guilford this declarant was with the army under General Green in pursuit of the British army under the command of Lord Cornwallis till they get some distance below Ramsey Mills where the declarant was given his discharge and sent home. In this last-mentioned Tour of service this declarant served three months
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as above stated. This declarant states that the Towns being so numerous in the Counties of Rowan Wilkes and Lincoln that there was no security for life or property accordingly a company was raised and called into action or mustered commanded by Capt David Caldwell. This Declarant states that in the month of April (the exact day of the month not now recollected) he volunteered his services as a Private Militia soldier and served in the same company as such. Three tours each tour being for two months [illegible] his own horse and gun and which tour of two months was deemed to be equivalent to a tour of three months by a soldier not mounted or otherwise a foot soldier hence this Declarant served six months in the aforesaid Company which was dismissed in the month of October of the year 1782 the day of the month not now recollected. 
The service in which this company was more particularly engaged was in Scouting against the Tories attending and guarding provision waggons to the army of the United States that is the Deposit there at the [illegible crossed out] to Charlotte the seat of Justice of Mecklenburg County at the expiration of these three tours of service this Declarant was discharged in writing by his Captain David Caldwell but this discharge he has long since lsot never supposing that it would have been of very consequence to him. This Declarant states that this company was attached to no Regiment whatever the whole extent of service. This Declarant having now amended his declaration in those parts found
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[Illegible] and to which location this declarant again refers and enclose pays that this may be taken as a supplement [Illegible].
Sworn to in open Court.
G. Wilson, Clerk

State of Tennessee
Henderson County
I, John A Wilson, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the ended proceedings in the matter of the application of William for a pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this 18th day of February 1834.
John A. Wilson, Clerk

State of Tennessee
Henderson County
I, William H. Finton, Chairman of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify that John A. Wilson is and was the acting Clerk of the said Court at the time of his Certifying to the foregoing Certificate and that full faith and credit are due to and should be given to all his acts as such and that his said Certificate is in due form of Law. 
In Witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and affixed my out this 12th day of February 1834.
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Lexington, Tennessee March 18th 1834
Sir,
I enclose herewith the amended declaration of William Young for a pension, which is so amended I presence as to obviate the objections to the former declaration. You will perceive that the amended declaration contains a statement of services rendered, in addition to those mentioned in his former declaration this statement was omitted in the first instance under the impression that the services mentioned in by amended declaration and in the other, were not within the provisions of the pension, but that opinion having been changed they have been added, believing that of that they were not within the provisions of the law they could not at least prejudice the applicants claim for the same stated in his former declaration, the statement is not so special as could be but from the great lapse of time & the imperfection of man it is impossible, in most case special while the Government should be going from imposition I do not think to [Illegible] should be applied to the examination of the claims of those to whom the Government as thought proper to stand its County. If it should be determined that the applicant is not entitled to pay for the additional services stated in his amended declaration I can perceive no good reason why it should affect his claim for services mentioned in his first declaration which are stated in accordance with the requisitions
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Of the War Department in as much as they use proper date for delivering the amount to which he is entitled for service should the be rejected-- I regret that I not able to return your printed sent with papers returned in case as it has been by some means mislaid or last. The applicant in this case is anxious to know the result of this application which you will please communicate to me as early as practicable.
Yours Respectfully,
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner
Micajah Bullock
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21,060
William Young
Private
From 1780 for 9 months
$30
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Micajah Bullock
Lexington
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Revolutionary WIDOW, &c.
File No. 11
Margaret Young,
Widow
William Young.
Priv. Rev. War
Act. Feb. 2. 1848.
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 369
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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6792
Tennessee Jackson
Margaret Young, widow of William Young who was a Private in the Revolution 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of April 1845 and sent to Martin Cross Esq., Purdy Tenn.
{Act of March 3, 1843.}
Recorded in Book 2, Vol. 1, Page 200.
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Tennessee
6796
Margaret Young, widow of William Young, who was a pensioner under the Act of June 1832 and who died on the 26 July 1835 of Henderson Co. in the State of Tennessee, who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Reed of the Regt commanded by Col. Locke in the N. C. Line for 9 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Jackson, Ten. at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Sept. 1842 and sent to Robert H. Hawthorn, Chalk Levil, Ten 
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $150
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D. Brown, Clerk,
Book A. No. 2, Page 20
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Margaret Young, Widow of William 
Tennessee 
Rejected
See Letter 28 June 1842
R. H. Hawthorn 
Same Aug. 2 1842
Husband was living 7 June 32 See Attorney General’s opinion.
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Lexington, TN
28 March 
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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[Illegible]
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Washington D.C.
Aug 6, 1857
Sir,
I have the honor to enclose the application of Margaret Young widow of William, under Act of March 1855.
Yours Respectfully,
J. J. Stevens

George C. Whiting, Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Present
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8320
Margaret Young of William, Tennessee
Jackson ages
Admitted
Private 9 Months $30.-
Capt. Reed, Col Locke N.C.
died 26 July 1835
Act 7 July 1838
Robt. H. Hawthorn
Chalk Sevel,
Tenn
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No. 8320 
Tenn.
July 7th, 1838
Margaret Young
J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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I have troubled you so often that I feel some delicacy in telling you again though you appear never to the serving your constituents therefore I take the liberty of calling you again. I have for some papers pertaining to a pension belonging to Mrs. Margaret Young on examination you will find a long difference in the dates of the different officers the cause of which was for the want of proof of her marriage but by diligent search-- I found the very man that saw them married, Theophilus Morgan, who I then held the papers because of the different changes of officers until some regularity was established of which time my own family was so that I could not leave home to get the official seal put to them and at last
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had to send them you will see that there is two certificate in my handwriting that are blanks and the time and placed at therefore I wish if you please to call them at the pension office and explain the matter to the Commissioner and should he had any hesitation in consequence of the lives in the clerks certificate please call on the Iron C.H. Williams who lives in the town of Lexington near the clerk and will I have no doubt testify to the purity of the certificate and the fair character of the Witnesses in the case please to give your early attention as the Widow is now old and needs it [Illegible] I could not prove the marriage but when I done so she is now very anxious to get the money. In conclusion I must say that democracy is rising faster than ever it fell in Benton & Humphreys County I must inform you of one change that [Illegible]
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[Note: Pages 42 and 43 contains some snide remarks about the American Whig Party, which was active around the middle of the 19th century prior to the Civil War.]
Shortly again to have on the subject of another pension and then I shall give you some more details of our fires [Illegible] and is a candidate for election and I heard he says that he never will go with the Whig party again nor any other party unless he think they are right, I am informed that he says the Whig Party are worse rascals than the Democrats ever were therefore he is off from this circumstance I am led to believe the doctor thinks that the Whig party in Tennessee will be like the [Illegible].
Your humble servant in [Illegible],
Robert H. Hawthorn
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Purdy, McNairy County, Tennessee
December 21st, 1848
J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Dear Sir:
Enclose you will receive the Son of Margaret Young to be again placed on the pension list.
Yours Respectfully,
Maclin Cross
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Purdy 26th February 1845
J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Dear Sir, 
Enclose you will receive the declaration of Mrs. Margaret Young to be placed upon the Pension list.
Very Respectfully Yours &c.,
Maclin Cross
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[Illegible] Tennessee September the 22nd 1842
Sir,
Since my last letter to you I have seen published in several Newspapers on Act to amend the act of July eighteen hundred and thirty six and eighteen hundred and thirty eight allowing Pensions to certain Widows approved August 23 Which in my opinion supersedes the opinion of the Attorney General. You will please therefore to examine the act referred to and reconsider Mrs. Margaret Young’s claim as a pension widow and write me the result of your deliberations elative to such claimant as I have been preparing a petition to lay before Congress at the most Session relation to such claims on behalf of such claimant’s but when I observed the lot above referred to I deemed it prudent to refer the said Act to you for your consideration for by waiting for next session will lay much time to the detriment of Mrs. Margaret Young in particular on account of her extreme poverty and inability to obtain her support by labor have immediate attention to this is requested with the highest regard. 
I am your most obedient servant,
Robert H. Hawthorn
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Margaret Young 
Claims for Bounty Land
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March 27th 1855
Lexington, Tennessee
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Dear Sir
We herewith hand you the declaration of Margaret Young for bounty land. It was very informally drawn and for service as trustee in the Tennessee troops but it appears from the declaration that she is receiving a pension from the U. S. for the services of her husband in the Revolutionary War.
You will please look to the papers on file relating to her pension for any proof you may require: please advise us if the declaration is insufficient,
Respect, &c.,
[Illegible]
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State of Tennessee
Mary County 
On this day full August eighteen hundred and fifty four personally appeared before me, Milton H. Johnson, an acting Justice of the peace within and for said County and aforesaid M. M. Mattock age 67 years of and after being duly sworn according to law declares that he was personally acquainted with William Young who served in the United States  in the war with the Creek Indians he states to Young was a waggoner at the time, that was said [Illegible] 
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I also certify that Massy M. Matlock is a creditable witness.
M. H. Johnson, Justice of the Peace for McNairy County
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State of Tennessee 
Benton County
I, A.A. Sanders, Clerk of McNairy County Court do hereby certify that M. Johnson, Esquire, whose genuine signature is to the within affidavit is a was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn according to law that he is empowered by law to administer oaths for general purposes, that full faith and credit and to [are be given to] all his official acts as such.
In testimony of which I have unto set my hand of official seal this 12th August 1854.
A. A. Sanders, Clerk
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office
January 23d 1839
Sir:
Under the act 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 William Young, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson, Tennessee, Agency, at the rate of Thirty Dollars and 00 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, 1834, to the 26th July, 1835, the day of his death.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris, Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Declaration of Margaret Young in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed on the [Blank] day of [Blank] giving pensions to widows of the soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
State of Tennessee
County of McNairy 
On this 20th day of December in the Year of Our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty eight personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for the County and State above mentioned Margaret Young and made the following declaration in order to Obtain the provisions of the act of Congress passed on the [Blank] day of [Blank] Granting Pensions to widows of those who served in the Revolutionary War. She makes Oath that she is the widow of William Young who was a Private in the War of the Revolution, and was a Pensioner under the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 and since his death she has been admitted as a pensioner under the acts of Congress of March 3rd 1843 and 17th June 1844, that her said Husband William Young died on the 26 day of July 1835 and at the time of his death was inscribed on the pension list at the rate of thirty Dollars per annum, and that she was in the receipt of the same amount of Pension up to the 4th March 1848 - For full proof as to the Company, Regiment, and services rendered by the said William Young, as will fully appear by reference to his declaration now on file in the Secretary of War Office. She further declares that she is still the widow of William Young deceased never having been married since his death. 
Given under my hand the day and date above.
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 20 day of December 1848
Margaret Young
C.W. Prest of the peace
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State of Tennessee 
McNairy County
Be it Known that on this the 20th day of December 1848 personally appeared before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County Orville W. Young and John Hunter two respectable witnesses and made oath in due form that Margaret Young is the Identical Margaret Young who was admitted as a pensioner under the acts of Congress passed on the 3d March 1843 and 17th June 1844, and that she is the widow of William Young Deed and that she has not intermarried with any person since the death of her Husband William Young, but continues to be the widow of the said William Young.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and date above.
Orville W. Young
John Hunter
C. W. Peeples,  Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee 
McNairy County 
I, A. A. Sanders, Clerk of the County Court for the County and State above mentioned do hereby certify that C.W. Peeples is a Justice of the Peace for the State and County above named, duly elected commissioned and qualified, and that the foregoing sign natures purporting to be his are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County Court at Office this 20th day of December 1844. 
A. A. Sanders, Clerk
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Margaret Young, of William Tennessee
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State of Tennessee 
Carroll County 
I, J. W. Allen, Clerk of the County Court of Carroll County do hereby certify that Joseph Brown, whose signature appears, was and is a Justice of the Peace and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony where of I hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office and subscribed my name this 10th day of September 1841.
J. W. Allen, Clerk of Carroll County

State of Tennessee 
Carroll County 
I, Samuel Ingram, Chairman and presiding magistrate of the County Court of Carroll County in the State of Tennessee aforesaid do certify that Young W. Allen has given the attestation is the Clerk of the County Court of Carroll County aforesaid and such at the date thereof that full faith and credit are due to his official acts as such that said attestation is in due form and the signature purporting to be his is genuine. 
Given under my hand and seal this 10th day of September 1841.
Samuel Ingram, Justice of the Peace for Carroll County
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State of Tennessee
Henderson County
I, Jesse Taylor, Clerk of the County Court of Henderson County do certify that John Vannoy, a Justices of the Peace as above and that the foregoing signatures and certificate purporting to be his are genuine and that full faith & credit are to be given to his acts and doings.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand, subscribed my name,  and affixed my seal of office this 17th day of May 1842.
Jesse Taylor, Clerk

State of Tennessee
Henderson County 
I, David Wilson, Chairman and Presiding Justice of the County Court of Henderson County in the State of Tennessee aforesaid do certify that Jesse Tayler, who had given the attestation, is the Clerk of the County Court of Henderson County aforesaid and was such at the date thereof, that full faith and credit are due to his official acts, and that said attestation is in due form and the signature of Jesse Taylor genuine. 
Given under my hand and seal 17 day of May 1842
David Wilson, Justice of the Peace for Henderson County
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State of Tennessee 
Henderson County 
Personally appeared Orville Young before me, John Vannoy one of the acting justice of the peace in and for said County and made oath in due form of law that the family record kept by me since the death of the aforesaid William Young deceased and the same produced is the original and of the family and taken out of the family Bible and is in the hand writing of William Young deceased who had previously drawn a pension as a pensioner. 
Orville Young
Sworn to and subscribed to before me the sixth day of August 1840.
John Vannoy, Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee
Carroll County
Personally appeared Before me Joseph Brown, one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County, Theophilus Morgan aged [Illegible] on the 10th day of January last and made oath in due form of law that he was acquainted with William Young the above named also that he was at the wedding and saw the above named William Young and Margaret his wife married on the 19th day of October Seventeen hundred and eighty nine he also states the reason why he recollects the time is that he lived near to them and that the said William Young was his intimate friend and acquaintance and continued to live near the said William Young until he was elected to the legislature in the State of North Carolina and was afterwards acquainted with him in Henderson County some years before his death in the State of Tennessee the deponent also says that he was acquainted with aforesaid Margaret Young, Widow of William Young, before her marriage with the said William Young and was acquainted with her parents and that her character stands fair and unblemished.
Theophilus Morgan
Sworn to and subscribed to before me this 7th day of July 1841.
John Vannoy, Justice of the Peace for Carroll County, Tennessee
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State of Tennessee 
Carroll County 
Personally appeared James Napier and Duman C. Brewer before me Joseph Brewer, one of the acting Justices of the Peace, and after being duly sworn do on their oaths say they are acquainted with Theophilus Morgan, and that he is a man of undoubted veracity and all due faith and credit is due to his acts and doings. 
Sworn to and subscribed to before me this 7th day of August 1841.
P. H. Hawthorn
James Napier
Duncan C. Brewer
I do certify that I am acquainted with James Napier and Duncan Brewer who has made oath in due form of law to the credibility of Theophilus Morgan. They are more of high respectability and stating that they sustain a good character and that full faith and credit are due to their acts and doings. 
Given under my hand and seal this 7th day of August 1841.
Joseph Brewer, Justice of the Peace for said County of Carroll and State of Tennessee
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State of Tennessee 
Henderson County
I, [Blank] Clerk of the court of Henderson County certify that John Vannoy, a Justice of the Peace is at appears on fourth and fifth pages and that his signatures are genuine, is now and was at the time of assigning the same and full faith and credit are due to his acts and doings.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name [Blank] day of [Blank].

State of Tennessee
Henderson County 
I, [Blank], Chairman of and presiding magistrate of the County Court of Henderson County and the State of Tennessee aforesaid do certify that [Blank] who has given the attestation is the Clerk of the County Court of Henderson County and was at the date thereof that full faith and credit are due to his official acts as such that the said attestation is in due form and the signature of to the same is genuine. 
Given under my hand and seal this day of [Blank].
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 17 June 1844 Granting Pensions for four years to certain Widows who have received Pensions under the act of July 7th 1838.
State of Tennessee 
McNairy County 
On this the 26 day of February 1845 personally appeared before the Subscriber an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County Margaret Young a resident of the County of McNairy in the State aforesaid aged Seventy Six years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 17 June 1844 Granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolution.
That she is the widow of William Young who was a private in the War of the Revolution and who was a pensioner under the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 for the amount of Pension, the services by him rendered and the Regiment which he belonged will fully appear by reference to his declaration now on file in the Office of the Secretary of War. That she was a pensioner under the act of the 7th July 1838 which is also referred to. She further declares that she is now a widow and has remained a widow ever since the death of her Husband
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year last above written.
Margaret Young
Mark
S. D. Pace, Justice of the Peace
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State of Tennessee
Mary County 
I, Samuel D. Pace, a Magistrate in the County above named do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Margaret Young the present applicant for a pension that she is the widow of William Young deceased and that she is now a widow and has remained a widow ever since the death of her Husband. 
Given under my hand this 26th day of February 1845
S. D. Pace, Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee 
McNairy County 
I, A. A. Sanders, Clerk of the County Court for said County do hereby certify that Samuel
Pace, Esq., whose name appears signed to the foregoing certificate is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine, that all due faith and credit should and ought to be given to all of his official acts as such. 
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Offe this 26 day of February 1845.
A. A. Sanders, Clerk of McNairy County Court
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 3rd March 1843 Granting Pensions for One year to certain Widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7th 1838.
State of Tennessee
McNairy County 
On this the 26 day of February 1845 personally appeared before the Subscriber an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County Margaret Young a resident of McNairy County and State aforesaid aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 3rd March 1843 Granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolution. That she is the widow of William Young who was a private in the war of the Revolution and admitted as a pensioner under the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 for the amount of pension, the services rendered by him and the Regiment which he belonged will fully appear by reference to his Declaration now on file in the Office of the Secretary of War, the further Declares that she was admitted as a pensioner under the Act of 7th July 1838 which is also referred to, she further declares that she is now a widow and has remained a Widow ever since the death of her said Husband
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above Written.
Margaret Young
S D. Pace, Justice of the Peace
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State of Tennessee
McNairy County 
I, Samuel D. Pace, a magistrate in the County above named do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Margaret Young the present applicant for a pension, that she is the widow of William Young deceased and that she is now a widow and has remained a widow ever since the death of her said Husband.
Given under my hand this 26 day of February 1845
S.D. Pace, Justice of the Peace 

State of Tennessee
McNairy County
I, A. A. Sanders, Clerk of the County Court for said County do hereby certify that Samuel D. Pace Esquire whose name appears signed to the foregoing certificate is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine, that all due faith and credit should and rightfully be given to all of his official acts as such. 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal Office in Purdy this 26 day of February 1845.
A. A. Sanders, Clerk of McNairy County Court