Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10119, William Hooker, N.C.
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(8-1776)

[column headings: Service. Number]

Nb. Hooker, William. W. 10119
[blank] Jerusha [blank]

[handwritten] ?
CONTENTS
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3108

North Carolina

Jerusha Hooker
[illegible]dors of William Hooker dec.

[illegible]ho died on the 12 May 1826 
Stoky Co in the State of N. Carolina 
[illegible]o was a private in the camp commanded 
Captain
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Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838, from 4 March to 4 September 1846. Agt notified 21 July 1841.

HR: Asa Biggs. [illegible] 4/58.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 8th, 1841

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," Guardian of Jerusha Hooker, a Pensioner of the Roll of the N.Carolina Agency at the rate of Forty-three Dollars and 22 Cents per annum, under the law of the 4th July 1856, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 4th Sept 1840.

Respectfully yours, 
[illegible]
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.
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State of North Carolina
County of Stokes                  SS

Pursuant to an order of the County court at June Term 1838, On this 20th day of June 1838, at the residence of Jerusia Hooker in the County aforesaid she the said [crossed out word] Jerusia Hooker appeared before me [crossed out word] Charles Banner a Justice of the peace one of the said County Court who being first 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 the 4th July 1836, That she was seventy seven years of  age the 8th of Jan 1838. and that she is the widdow[widow] of William Hooker who was a private soldier in the Army of the United States. and served as he informed her under following named Officers. First he was drafted in the month of August 1776 and March from Surry County N Carolina under the command of Capt Rick Goode in Col. Williams Regiment, of Militia against the Cheroke tribe of Indians. [Illegible] regurned to her on Christmas day 1776 being gone a few days over four months;  The next Tour he went as a private Volunteer under Capt Meridith  She believes to the best of her knowledge he told her that they were marched from old Richmond Surry Courthouse in the fall of the year 1778 to Salisbury and from there she said he was put under the Command of Capt. Smith ad marched into South Carolina + was in a Battle at the place called Baier Creek where he said he had to swim a River to make his escape from the British. She does not know the names of the other officers in this campaign. only that of Meridith and Smith, She remembers her husband returned home when her Brother John Lawson and she was planting a patch of corn she believes in the first of May 1779 he being gone six months at least,  The next service he went on horse back under Capt [illegible] Cloud who was then a neighbor of ours,  on Dan River Surry County NC in the Summer time the year after he returned from the South which must be in 1780.  + they went after the Tories towards the Big Yadkin and while he was gone he said that Joseph Winston commanded as Mager + he was in a Battle at the King Mountain where they killed + took prisioners all the Torries, where he had his horse shot and cripled so that he left him on the Battle Ground. and Marched guarding the prisoners
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prisoners to the old Moravian town in Surry County NC and from that place he returned home, and said had a discharge for three months on this route. The next service shortly after he returned home he enlisted himself as a regular soldier as she understood for During the war she don't know the names of the officer he went under. But thinks his Capt's name was Lewis and said he was in the Battle of Guildford and a Battle at Camden and the Battle where Cornwallis give up to General Washington in this service he was gone at least one year.  She does not know of any proof that can be had as respects the last service but thinks the other service she can prove. She has no documentary evidence but she is certain that her husband was gone in the service of the U. States at least two years and one month for which she claims a pension, or so much there of as she prove by other testamony [testimony].  She further declares that she was married to the said William Hooker on the 25th day of June 1776 seventeen hundred and seventy six by the Rev. Wm. Stephens and that her husband the aforesaid Wm Hooker died on the 12th day of May 1826 in the County of Stokes N Carolina, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by the proof here to [illegible] Swore to and subscribed this day and year first above writen [written] before the 

Banner JP     Jerusia Hooker [her x marked]
And the said Jerusia Hooker further declares that she has nine children born of her body (to wit) David Hooker Born the 26th of September 1777, William now dead, born the 18th September 1782, John now dead, born 28th August 1784, Mary dead was born 27th September 1786, Martha dead born 10th June 1788, Sarah dead was born 15th May 1790, Alford now living, was born 18th July 1792, and [illegible] now dead, was born 4th November 1796, all being dead but David and Alford. Sworn and subscribed the date above written before me.

Banner JP                                   Jerusia Hooker 
                                                      [her x marked]
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State of North Carolina
County of Stokes                   SS

Be it known that this 2nd day of May 1838 before me Charles Banner a Justice of the peace for said county, personally appeared John Lawson [illegible]. A resident of said county who is a person of high standing for respectability and truth, a brother to the widow Jerusia Hooker who is about to make application for a pension for services rendered by her husband William Hooker. Died during the Revolutionary War, he being first sworn according to law declares on his oath that a certain minister of the Babtist [Baptist] Church, in the county aforesaid published the Bans agreeable the Rules and Customs of the Church, he married, or Solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between William Hooker and his sister Jerusia. Some time in June 1776, the preachers name was William Stephens, and the said Hooker, the same summer was drafted and went as a private soldier in the Expedition against the Cheroke [Cherokee] Insians and went under Capt Rich Goode as a private soldier and returned about Christmas 1776 after  being gone at least four months, and afterwards he went to the South as a private soldier. He believes as Volunteer under Capt Meridith or Capt Wm Bostick. he thinks in September 1778 and was gone until the next spring in planting corn time, when he returned home and said he has been in several schirmishes [skirmishes] with Tories and one Battle where he had to swim a river at a place near the Battle ground. He thinks it was called Briery Creek. In this tour he believes he was gone seven months, as he and his sister Jerusia lived together during this time he was gone. This deponant was about fifteen years of age at that time and his sister had only one child then, called David and she had no other child for about five years as her husband was gone in the service hearly that length of time and only returned at intervals. Stated first a short time at home and would turn out again. The next he went in the company of horse men in the latter part of summer or fall 1780 under a a Capt Cloud who lived near him in then Surry County N Carolina and was gone three months and said he had been in the Battle of Kings Mountain and lost his horse in the Battle. But that his Mager [major] Winston procured him another horse belonging to the
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the enemy. They brought to the old Moravian Town in said county of Surry as [illegible] Shortly after Hooker returned home from this tour of three months. Thttps://catalog.archives.gov/images/misc/drag.pnghis deponant was sent by his father John Lawson [illegible] to Hallifax County Virginia to his relatives where he remained almost two years and does not know of any more services of his brother in law Wm Hooker, only what he related as having enlisted and was in the battle of Guilford where he was wounded in one of his legs and was in a Battle at Camden and the last Battle when the British surrendered at little York from which he returned home and lived with Jerusia his wife and they had seven or eight children most of whom is now dead, and that said William Hooker died in the spring of the year  1826 leaving his sister Jerusia a widow, who has remained a widdow [widow] ever since that period and he knows from the family records of his father that she is seventy seven years of age past, and is the identical woman that was married to said William Hooker as above stated.  Sworn and subscribed the date first above mentioned  before Mr C Banner JP             John Lawson Jr [his x mark]
State of North Carolina  County of Stokes
I Reubin D Golding Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions for the County of Stokes aforesaid, certify that Charles Banner is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.  In testamony [testimony] whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my office and subscribed my name this 24th day of January in the year 1839-  Reuben D Golding [illegible]
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Rev  WIDOW, &c.

File No. 10119
Jerusha Hooker
Wid
William Hooker
Private Rev War

Act July 4th 1836
Index:- Vol A, Page 344
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Jerusha Hooker
Widow of Wm
N.C.
Act 4 July 1836 [illegible]
Ho[illegible] A. H. Shepard 27 Feb '39
"                     "  "       "          3 June '39
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4250
Jerusha Hooker
wid of William
NC
Act July 4, 1836
Married 1776
died 1826
Allow 13 [illegible] [illegible]
$43.33 [illegible]
NC [illegible]
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Jerusha Hooker widow of William
Married 1776  died 1826
1776  4 mo Cheroke [Cherokee] Camp.
1778   6+ _____S C. Ba [battle] Bri [illegible] Creek
1780 3______  Ba [battle] Kings Mountain
          12  C[illegible]
           13 mos  allay
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State of North Carolina
County of Stokes      SS     Amendatory Deposition in behalf of Jerusha Hooker widow of Wm Hooker dead

William Bryan aged seventy two yeas now a resident of Patrick County Virginia formerly of Surry and Stokes counties in North Carolina who has uniformly maintained the character of an honest man of truth and veracity and a member of the Baptist church, on this 25th day of February 1839, appeared before me Charles Banner a Magistrate in and for Stokes County court of pleas and quarter sessions at the residence of the above named Jerusha Hooker, and he being duly sworn according to law, declares on his oath that he was well acquainted with William Hooker in Hallifax County Virginia when he was a young man and afterwards removed with him to then Surry County N Carolina sometime in the fall of the year 1775. and Some time in the succeeding summer say 1776 this deponant was present and saw said William Hooker and the above named Jerush (whose maiden name was Lawson) lawfully joined together as man and wife by M Clark an acting Justice of the peace for Surry County N. Carolina, and that this deponant was one of the waiters of the Bride at the weding [wedding] and further he declares that a few months after their marriage aforesaid the said Wm Hooker was drafted or volunteered himself  he does not recollect which and went as a private soldier under a Capt Goode of Surry County aforesaid in the expedition against the Cherokee [Cherokee] tribe of Indians and was gone untill [until] about the next Christmas when he returned to his wife being gone in this service four months and upwards he believes as this deponant then lived neighbor to them near Dan River, Surry County, N. Carolina (from the division is now in Stokes County).  Further he this deponant declares that previous ot the said marriage, he the said Wm Hooker serviced a tour of three months under the aforesaid Capt Goode against what was called the Scotch Tories in the
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Winter and Spring of the year 1776 to Fayetteville N Carolina as he has just reason to believe, and after the Cheroke [Cherokee] expedition aforesaid, the said Hooker served as a private in the milition [militia] several times as a minute man sometimes two weeks, three and four weeks at a time and was always ready when ever he was called on to march in routing Tories and was called a ready useful soldier, in the minute service he served at least three months and the last service he volunteered under his old Captain Goode for a five months  tour and marched from Surry County court house N.C. towards S. Carolina and was gone at least six months. When he returned home he stated that he had [illegible] in several engagements one he mentioned at the Battle of Bryer Creek, the date this deponant does not recollect, the said William Hooker and wife aforesaid had nine children. Their first born was David Hooker who was born in the year 1777, the month he does not now recollect but thinks it was September or October.  there being no record of the family ages, it being burned with their house as is supposed. The next born was about five years after the first, named William (now dead) the other children not named herein as the widow has already done so. The said William Hooker the husband of said Jerusha Hooker died some time in the spring of the year twelve or thirteen years past and leaving the said Jerush his widow, who is the idential woman that was married to him as above mentioned, that she has remained unmarried ever since his death. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first seen above mentioned before me.  C Banner JP            William Bryan
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State of North Carolina
County of Stokes                   SS

Be it known that on this 8th day of March 1839, before me Charles Banner a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Benjamin Jones, a resident of said county and pensioner of the United States. and of respectable probity for truth and veracity he being first sworn according to law, declares on his oath that he was well acquainted with the same William Hooker as named in the foregoing deposition. That he served a tour of service in the army of the United States in the militia both as privates in the same regiment the said Hooker under Capt. Rich Goode or Capt Henry Smith. He does not remember which. but they joined head quarters at Salisbury N. Carolina under General Rutherford in the fall of the year 1778 and from there marched to Charlotte N. Carolina and then to the borders of South Carolina and there stationed for some length of time, then marched through various parts of South Carolina. Through Camden, Cheraw, and to Savannah River and a detachment of our army crossed the river to attack the British. When this deponant and said Wm Hooker went with said detachment, and was in the Battle at Bryer Creek he believes it happened on the first of March 1779. That our detachment were defeated and was compelled to retreat back and cross the river when the said William Hooker and this deponant swam the same side and side.  He believes several of the soldiers were drowned but we that came across joined our main army again and shortly thereafter our term of five months (for which we volunteered) expired. When we wrote the work (Liberty) and attach it on a scrap of paper on our hats and expected to receive a discharge, but the commanding officers held a council and order the scrap to be taken from our hats and kept us one month longer inservice, and would not allow our time of service to count until we reached the South Carolina line. Therefor the said Wm Hooker and this deponant did actually serve nearly seven months or quite from the time we
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we march from Surry C [illegible] to Richmond untill [until] we returned and that said Hooker was a faithful soldier and sworn to and subscribed that day and year first above mentioned before

CBanner JP     Benjamin Jones 
                         his x mark

State of North Carolina
County of Stokes         I Reubin D. Golding
Clerk of the court of peas and Quarter sessions for Stokes county aforesaid. Certify that Charles Banner is a Justice of the Peace and magistrate of said court as above , and that fore going Signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testamony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my office and subscribed my name this 8th day of April AD 1839.

Reubin D. Golding


Jerusha Hooker

AH [illegible]
[illegible]
NC


Amendatory
Depositions in favor of Jerusha Hooker
widow of Wm Hooker dead
this [illegible] 15 months
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Jerusha Hooker
Wid. of ____
Wm Hooker  Rev
Pensioners M CA Rolls
Acts 1832 or   [illegible]
Power of atty to examine papers are in favor of S.B True
June 1852
Presented by said S. B True atty
June 3 [illegible]
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Know all men by these presents that I Jerusha Hooker of the County of Stokes. State of North Carolina and the widow of William Hooker deceased, who was a Revolutionary soldier do hereby irrevecably [illegible] and appoint L Blanchard True of Washington City, D.C.  _____
my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to examine into and present my claim for additional pension [illegible] for any ballance [balance] of pension, against the General Government, which may be due by virtue of my deceased husbands services in the Revolutionary war. And the several acts of congress in relation thereto. I hereby confirm whatsoever my same attorney may do or cause to be legally done in the prosecution of said claim. Revoking any other authority I may have given to any other person or persons whatsoever .  [illegible] my hand and seal this 15 day of May 1852
[illegible]
[illegible] Lawson      Jerusha Hooker
mark [x]                      her mark [x]

State of North Carolina
County of Stokes
On this 15th day of May 1852 personally appeared before me Jerusha Hooker and acknowledges the foregoing power of attorney to be her [illegible] and [illegible] and I certify that I will know the said Jerusha Hooker and that she is the person now present and who created the foregoing power of attorney.  
G. E.[Illegible]  JP
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State of North Carolina
County of Stokes
Be it known that on this 15th day of May 1832 before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in the said for said county personally appeared Jerusha Hooker a resident of said county and made with according to law that she is the widow of William Hooker who was a revolutionary soldier. That she is a pensioner of the government of the United States and is as she appears entitled to additional pension. That she is [illegible] entered as a claimany in said claim her husband being dead and she makes this affidavit to be filed with such papers or [illegible] [illegible] as my lease agent may case [illegible] preceding said claim
Jerusha her mark [x] Hooker
I Gedeon E Moore justice of the peace in said for the county of Stokes and State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that Jeshua Hooker who executed the foregoing paper is a respectable citizen of said county and is as I believe [illegible] interested in said claim as herein set forth.  G E Moore JP
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State of North Carolina
County of Stokes

I John Hill of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of Stokes, do hereby certify that Gideon E. Moore whose signature appears as a witness to the foregoing power of attorney affidavit, [illegible] the assumed certificates is a duly commissioned, qualifed, and [illegible] Justice of rthe peace ina nd for said county of Stokes and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine. 
In his testamony [testimony] whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 20th day of May 1852.  John Hill CCC
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4250

4250
Jerusia Hooker
wid of wm
Pension Papers
NC
Act 4 July 1836

Hon A W shepperd  HR
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State of North Carolina
County of Stokes               SS
On this 30th day of November 1838 before me Charles Banner a Justice of the peace for said county County personally appeared Lewis Wolf and Benjamin Jones. Both men of respectability for veracity and truth. They being first sworn according to law to defense and say what they know of William Hooker serviing in the war of the Revolution. Lewis Wolf declared that he remembers said William Hooker he being a dark complected man said to have Indian blood in him. That he marched from Richmond or Surry old court house in August 1776 to Mulberry field in Wilkes County N. Carolina to meet the S. Carolina troops to go to the Cheroke [Cherokee] Nation of indians when the S. Carolina troops failed to meet and said Hooker with our companies marched back to Myers old field near RIchmond aforesaid and rendivouzed [rendevoused] about two weeks under Col [illegible] Williams, Mag [illegible] Winston Capts Henry smith, Rich Goode and Wm Dobson were captains all citizens of Surry County NC. He [illegible] belonged to Capt Gooes company and marched from there to the Cheroke [Cherokee] Nation and back to Surry county about Christmas 1776. Said Hooker started and returned with them, he knew him from his being a musitian [musician] fifer and the said Hooker was trying to learn to play on the fife and the next service he saw said Hooker was on horseback after few days before the Battle of Kings mountain with the Army going on, and was in the Battle and marched back to Surry county with the prisoners to the old Moravian Town at which place said Hooker and his deponant was discharged  for a three month tour. Previous to this battle we were [illegible] and scouring the country every direction almost in several companies and all met near Cataba River and soon overtook the enemy and defeated Killed and took them all prisoners. Sworn and subscribed the day above writen [written] before me.  C BAnner JP         Lewis Wolf [his x mark]
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Benjamin Jones deposeith and saith that he was well acquainted with Wiliam ooker who was with him at the Battle of Bryer Creek in S. Carolina 17[illegible] in March under the Command of a Capt Henry Smith from Surry County N. Carolina in Gen. Rutherfords army where we were attacked by the British near a bridge and swamp. The main part of our army wee stationed on this side of Savannah River. We retreated through the swamp and crossed the river by swiming [swimming] on rails or logs and some of our men was drowned. Said Hooker with myself reached the shore on this side and found the main army and marched back to Camden and near that place received our discharges for a [illegible] month tour but was out longer than six months before we reached home in Surry County N Carolina. Sworn and subscribed the date above writen [written] before me   C Banner JP     Benj   his mark [x] Jones
And further this deponant states that he saw said William Hooker in the army at the Battle of Kings mountain in September 1780. He was in Capt Clouds company and was transferred to Cpt Smiths company a few days before the Battle and said Cloud and some of his company was in the rear and did not reach the Battle ground until the battle was over. When said Hooker lost his horse by some means but was furnished with another and guarded the prisoners to Surry County NC and at the old Town he [illegible] said Hooker was discharged with the others for a three month tour. Sworn and subscribed the 30th November 1838. before me C Banner JP        Benj   his mark[x] Jones
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State of North Carolina
County of Stokes
I Reubin D. Golding clerk of the county court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of the state aforesaid, certify that Charles Banner is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testamony[testimony] whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 24th day of January 1939
Reubin D. Golding CCC
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N Carolina
Stokes County
I Charles Banner of the justices of the court aforesaid by virtue of a decree of said court at June sessions 1838, certify that the foregoing declaration of the widow Jerusia Hooker was duly taken at her place of residence about twenty miles from the court hourse of said county and that she is unable to scarcely walk being afflicted with Rheumatick [rheumatic] bains and other infirmaties [infirmities] and I am of opinion that she is fully of the age she has stated and is the identical widow of William Hooker and has remained a widow ever since his death. Given under my hand this 26th June 1838.  C Banner JP

State of North Carolina
County of Stokes                    I Reubin D. Golding Clerk of the county court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of Stokes aforesaid. Certify that Charles Banner is a magistrate as above of said county and was appointed by the same to take the declaration of the widow Hook [Hooker] as it was proven she was unable to attend court and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his is genuine. In testamony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 24th day of January in the year 1839.  Reuben D. Golding CCC
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Deposition
Amendatory of 
Jerucia Hooker
widow of Wm Hooker
[illegible] for a Pension

Oct 19. '39



H Shepperd 
Germantown NC
Agent
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State of North Carolina
County of Stokes                SS

Deposition in favor of Jarucia Hooker
Be it known that on this 10th day of July 1839 before me Charles BAnner a Justice of the peace in and for said county, personally appeared Elizabeth Lawson widow of Moses Lawson dec'd a resident of respectable character for truth and probity in the County and neighborhood where she lives and member of the Babtist [Baptist] church aged seventy eight years. And she being duly sworn as the law directs, declares on her oath that she was well acquainted with William Hooker dead and Jerusia his wife both before and ever since they were married together until the day of his death that she was present and the said William Hooker and Jerucia (whose maiden name was Lawson) married together in then Surry County N. Carolina by a certain Mecajah Clark a Justice of the Peace in the year 1776 or 77. She does not recollect which but remembers that after they were married said William Hooker was absent and gone in the army of the United States against the Cheroke [Cherokee] Indians and several other long tours against the British and was gone on one occasion for three years or more. That her husband Mager Lawson dead was a brother of said Jerucia Hooker and went with said William Hooker to the Clerk of Surry County court and was security for his marriage license and was married as aforesaid and that William who is now living was presnt at the marriage , that the said Jerucia Hooker has remained the widow of said William Hooker and unmarried ever since his death, which happened several years past. She does not recollect how long. Sworn and subscribed the day and year above mentioned before me.  C BAnner JP        Elizabeth   her mark [L] Lawson
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State of North Carolina
Stokes County   I Reubin D. Golding Clerk of the court of peas and quarter sessions for stokes county aforesaid do hereby certify that Charles Banner is a magistrate of said county court as above. And that foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testamony [testimomy] where of I have hereunto affixed the seal of my office and subscribed my name this 14th day of July  AD 1839
Reubin D. Golding CCC
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State of North Carolina
County of Stokes              SS
Be it known that on this 23rd day of November 1838 personally appeared before me Charles Banner a Justice of the peace for said county, and made oath in the due form of law. That he was well acquainted with with a certain William Hooker and Jerusia his wife upwards of fifty years last past who then resided in Surry county N Carolina as man and wife and that he has just reason to believe they were such.  That they maintained honest industrous [industrious] character and raised several children in said county and the adjoining county of Patrick Virginia then Henry county. that the said William Hooker is now dead. And Jerusia his wife has remained a widdow [widow] ever since his death and sworn and subscribed the date above mentioned before me.  Charles Banner JP  Edwin Hickman

and on the 25th day of November 1838 personally appeared before me the subscribing justice of the peace for said county William Young of Stokes County N. Carolina and eh being first sworn according to law, declares on his oath that he was well acquainted with William Hooker and his wife Jerusia before they were married and since until the day of his death about twelve years last past, that said Jerusia is now a widow and has remained  a widow ever since his death. That her maiden name was Jerusia Lawson. This deponant did no see them married but heard the Banns of marriage published by W. William Stephens a minister of the Babtist [Baptist] church some time previous to the expedition against the Cheroke [Cherokee] Nation of Indians in the year 1776. That the said William Hooker was drafted as a private soldier and did start under the command of Cap Rich Goode from Surry County N. Carolina in August 1776 to the Cheroke [Cherokee] country and returned with the other soldiers about the following Christmas, being gone at least four months, and afterwards said Hooker was gone several tours as a soldier and informed this deponant of many battles that he was in. He stated that he was in the Battle of Brier Creek and weh he was gone a six months
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a six months tour and at the Battle of Guilford where he [illegible] slight wound by a bullet in his leg and was at the taking of Cornwallis at Little York and stated he had been more than three years in all in the service as a soldier in the army of the U. States which this deponant declares he is of opinion was the truth. Sworn and subscribed the date first above mentioned before me. 
C Banner JP               William his mark [x] Young

N Carolina
Stokes County    I Charles Banner a Justice of the Peace for said county do hereby certify that the aforesaid Edwin Hickman and William Young who swore to and subscribed their [illegible] at [illegible] aforesaid are persons of credibility for truth and veracity in the neighborhood  and County of Stokes where they reside [illegible] under my hand this 25th November 1838     C Banner JP


North Carolina
Stokes County        I Reubin D. Golding clerk of the county court of peas and quarter sessions for the county of stokes aforesaid. Certify that Charles Banner is a magistrate of said court and was appointed by said court to proceed to take the declaration of the widow Hooker and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine  In testamony [testimony] whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my office and subscribed my name this  24th day of January in the year 1839.  Reuben D. Golding CCC