Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8680, Thomas Dunkeson, Va

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Service 
Va

Dunkeson, Thomas
or
Dunkinson
                     Lucretia

Number
W. 8680

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4694
Kentucky
Thomas Dunkeson
Of Christian in the state of Ky
Who was a Private in the _____ command
By Captain _____ of the Regiment. Command
By Col. Smith in the Virginia
Line for 1 year from 1780.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
At the rate of 40 dollars --- Cents per annum
To commence on the 4th day of March 1831
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Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of January
and sent Honorable P M Johnson, House of Representatives.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832  ----------  60
Semi annual ending 4th Mar. 1833 ---  20
                                                             $80
{Revolutionary Clam Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D  Vol 9 Page 36

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5058
Kentucky
Lucretia Dunkinson
Widow of Thomas Dunkinson
Who was a Private
In the Revolution
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Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 40 dollars
_____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1843
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Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of March 1844
And sent to C H Trabue
Frankfort,
Revolution
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[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol 1  Page 167

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Release [?]
Instructions
under the act of "life
Sent D. S. Hays - Hop - 
Kinsville, Aug. 15th 44[?]

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State of Kentucky, Christian County

On this fourth day of September the 8th personally appeared in open court before the justices of the court of Christian County now sitting Thomas Dunkerson aged 69 years who is a resident of said county & state of Kentucky, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of June 7, 1832.

Thomas Dunkerson states that he was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia 20th May 1763 and has a record of his age & was baptized in the Protestant church of the county at an early stage of his infancy, his parents moved to Rockingham where he was raised and where he was drafted out of the Regiment o Col. Abram Smith and placed under the command of Capt. Robert Cravens  & Lieutenant William Smith & marched September 1st 1780 to the army under the command of General Green at Hillsboro North Carolina.  Remained with the army on their march down to the county of Charlette & Hicks creak when General Greene left the army to join General Morgan who had beat Col. Tarleton & directed General Huger under whom he marched to Guilford Court House where they were retreating – Continued the retreat until they crossed the River Dan as he believes sometime in February. Cornwallis having then gone back to Hillsboro; General Greene recrossed the rive & sometime in the month of March say about 19th had a battle with the British at Guilford Court House. He states he was not in the battle for there was a great rising of Tories about this time and he was on a Scout after some of them who were it was said preparing to go to Cornwallis – He thinks General Pickens & Col. Lee were the names of two officers who went from the main army after Col Pyle & 350 or 400 of the Tories. During the battle part of his service in the spring of 1781 he was a substitute for one Cattiss Homan, a Dutchman

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And continued in the service for him until Cornwallis left the country for his shipping. – Then he Went home & shortly after Cornwallis having come into Petersburg he volunteered and joined the army (Commanded by General Lafayette) when within 4 miles of Richmond Virginia continued with the army retreating towards Albemarle Court House to preserve, he stores at that place and to form a junction with General Wayne.  In doing this Cornwallis got between our army & the stores & by opening a new route in the night succeeded in getting between Cornwallis & the courthouse. – In a few days Cornwallis retreated to Richmond & then to Williamsburg & afterwards to York Town where the war ended. – He states he was during the last service under Capt. Coger and Kroger and Lieutenant Hammond and thinks this service was about 3 or 4 months. – The Capt. Wrote his discharge but who signed it he does not recollect.   Has lost or misplaced the papers that would establish his service but is known to Johnathan Clark & William Gray respectable worthies of the revolution & personally known to any officer of the court who will testify as to his general character for veracity. He was raised in Rockingham & moved to this county in the year 1810 where he has resided over since. – 

He would state further that Reuben Harrison has known him from infancy to this time & will perhaps be found to testify & that he marched from York to Winchester with the prisoners.

He hereby relinquishes all claim to a pension an annuity except the present & declares his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of the United States. – 

Sworn & subscribed to the day& year aforesaid. 

Thomas Dunkerson

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I Daniel Harrison, residing in Christina County & state of Kentucky do hereby certify that I know that Thomas Dunkerson marched with Capt. Cravins as stated in the declaration & I John Bobbitt do hereby certify that as a clergyman I have been well acquainted with Thomas Dunkerson who has sworn & subscription the forgoing declaration and that Thomas Dunkerson is generally reputed & believed to have been a revolutionary soldier & we concur in this opinion and I Ruben Harrison do hereby certify that I from my childhood knew Thomas Dunkerson & have always understood that he marched to the army and was at the taking of Cornwallis and went with the prisoners to Winchester and from the general understanding of the neighborhood he concur in the opinion that he was a revolutionary soldier.
Sworn & subscribed to the day& year aforesaid. 

John Babbitt
Daniel Harrison
Ruben Harrison

And the court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the investigations presented by the war department state the above-named applicant   was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further states that it appreciates to them tat John Babbitt who has signed the forgoing certificate is a clergyman residing in the county of Christian aforesaid and that Daniel Harrison and Reuben Harrison who have signed the same are also

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Residents of said county and are creditable persons and that their statements are entitled to credit. – 
 I Abraham Stites clerk of the County Court of Christian County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Dunkerson for a pension.

In testimony where of I have hence unto set my hand and seal of office this 6th day of September 1832& in the 56th year of the Commonwealth

Abraham Stites

State of Kentucky
County of Christian

This day personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in & for Christian County & state of Kentucky Thomas Dunkerson who being duly sworn, deposed & saith that that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively s to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods magistrate by law and in the following grades – forty months I served as a private. – For three months I served as a substitute for Cattiss Homan as a private and for three months I served as a volunteer private and for such service I claim a pension – And I David Patton do further certify that Reuben Harrison &David Harrison who have attested to the services as stated under Capt. Craven and reputation march to capture Cornwallis in the written declaration of Thomas Dunkerson are of age situation & their circumstances have been such as to justify the conclusion that they had a personal knowledge of Thomas Dunkerson' s service. 

Hopkinsville Nov 17th, 1832

D.S. Patton J.P. (Justice of Peace)
Christian County Kentucky

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V 8787. nom 443

Lucretia Dunkinson

Ky

Pension Office

admd 
12 mopri?

Ken $ 40.

July 7 1838

Lucretia Dunkison

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State of Kentucky
Christian County 
On this 20th day
of February 1843 personally appeared before the warden-
Signed Alexander Brasher a Justice
of the County Court for Christian
County Kentucky, Lucentia Dankison
a resident of Christian County Kentucky
aged Seventy seven               years who
being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of Congress passed July
the 4th 1836. That she is the widow
of Thomas Dankison who was a
Soldier of the army of the Revolution
as will more fully appear referance
being had to the declaration of the
said Thomas Dunkison dated 4th
Sept 1832. Now on file in the office
of the war Department of the United States, which is here made part of this Declaration for quater Certainty and upon which her said husband drew a pension, 

She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Dunkison on the third day of December, one thousand seven hundred and eighty five
That her husband the said Thomas Dunkison died on the 1st day of July Eighteen hundred  thirty five and that she has remained a

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widow ever since that period,
as will more fully appear by reference
to the proof hereto annexed
That from her extreme age and
bodily infirmity she cannot attend
in open court at this inclement
season of the year
Sworn to and
Lucretia Dunkison
Subscribed on the
day and year above
Written before
Alexander Brasher [illegible}
Chrishan County Set
The Deposition of Washington Dunkison
taken at the office of Danl L Hays a Justice
of the County Court for Christian County
and being of lawful age and first duly
sworn deposeth and saith that he is the
ninth child had and raised by his mother
Lucretia Dunkison, and was about
thirty seven years of age, that the said
Lucretia Dunkison is the wife of the said
Thomas Dunkison who was a pensioner
as set forth in this Declaration, and
from all the circumstances believes his
mother was married at the time she states
that she is a widow now living and
and has never been married since the
death of the said Thomas Dunkison,
Sworn to and Washington Dunkison
subscribed before
me this 22d day of
February
1843
D L Hays
Justice of said court

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Commonwealth of Kentucky
County of Christian, to wit
I Abraham Stites 
the Clerk of the County Court of Christian County
aforesaid do certify that Daniel S Hays, gentleman
whose name appears to the foregoing certificate
was at the time of making the same an acting
Justice of the said Court, duly commissioned &
qualified, that full faith is due to his official
acts & that his signature appears to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand & affixed
the seal of said Court the 23rd
day of february 1843 & in the 51st
year of the Commonwealth
attest Abram Stiles
C. C. C. C.

Commonwealth of Kentucky
County of Christian, to wit
I William Henry the Senior & presiding Justice
of the County Court of Christian County aforesaid
do certify that the foregoing attestation of Abraham
Stites, as Clerk of said Court, is in due form
of law - Given under my hand the 23rd of
day of february 1843
William Henry

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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 8680
Lucretia Dunkinson
Wid of
Thomas Dunkinson
Pvt. Rev. War
Act: Mch. 3743
Index:--Vol. A, Page 199
Arrangement of 1870.

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167
8180
---
Kentucky
Lucretia Dunkinson Dunkeson
widow of Thomas Dunkinson
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 1st July, 1833
of Christian Co in the State of Ky
who was a Private in the Company
commanded by Captain    of the
Regt commanded by Col. Smith in
the Va line for 12 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of
40 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of
March, 1844 and sent to H. H. Sylvester [illegible]

Total amount $200.00

Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by Tho Lumpkin, Clerk
Book D Vol. 1 Page 365
Reported
Duplicate certificate issued
May 28 1844 and sent to H. H. Sylvester

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5787
Lucretia Dunkeson
Ky

let to D S. Hays May 21, 1843
Act 7 July 1838

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Please let the Certificate be
sent to me
H H Sylvester
Col. Edwards May [illegible]
Comm Pensions

Lucretia Dunkinson
Kentucky [?] 38
No 5058

J L Edwards [Esq?]
Com. of Pensions
[illegible] [illegible]

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Washington May 21, 1844
Sir
I enter[?] beneath a [letter?] from a my [very?]
[illegible] respectable gentleman; L H. Ha[?] Esq.
on the subject of the pension certificate of Mr
Lucretia Dunkison, which has [illegible]; and
[illegible] ask that a duplicate may be issued
in lieu of the one [letter?] and [illegible] [illegible] me.

[illegible] [illegible] Respectfully
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible][illegible]

Hon J L. Edwards
Comm Pensions

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Frankfort Kentucky
February 12, 1844
Dr Sir
I herewith enclose you the Declaration of Mrs Lucretia Dunkeson of Christian County Kentucky, making application for a
Pension under the act of Congress passed 7 July 1838.

For such an allowance as you may grant her, please transmit to me at Frankfort Kentucky the Certificate thereof

I am sir Very Respectfully
your Obt Servant
C H Trabue

Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC

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5380
Lucretia Dunkinson
Ky
act 3 March 43
40.
C. H. Trabue
Frankfort
Ky.

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Frankfort Kentucky
February the 13 1844
Dr Sir
I herewith enclose you the Declaration of Mrs Lucretia Dunkeson of Christian County Kentucky, making application for
Pension under the act of Congress passed the 3rd day of March 1843
⎬
Please enclose to me at Frankfort
Kentucky the Certificate for such an allowance as you may grant.

I am sir Very Respectfully
your Obt Servant
C H Trabue

Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC

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Dec 4, 1843
Add to Case of 
Lucretia Dunkeson

Washington City DC Dec 2

Hon.  James L. Edwards
Comm Pension

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Washington Dec 2 1843
Sir,
I enclose the proof of manner of
Mrs Lucretia Dunkeson of Ky an appeal
for a pension under the act of July 7 1838 of
which papers are now on file in your office
Barton M.
Cordially
H H. Sylvester


Hon J L Edwards 
Commr Pension

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5380

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State of Kentucky
Christian County ⎬ SS
On this the 15th day of January 1844 Personally appeared before me Robert Dunkison an acting Justice of the
Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Mrs Lucretia Dunkeson
a resident of the So County and State aged above Seventy Seven years and
who after 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 3rd day of March 1843 Granting Pensions to
the widows of certain persons who served in the Revolutionary war but that
she is the widow of Thomas Dunkeson who was a soldier in the army of
the Revolution and belonged to the militia of Virginia and on account of
which service was granted a pension under the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832 at the rate of $40 per annum, and was when the Kentucky agency 
and she declarant since his death has applied for, and made her declaration in order to apply for Pension, which papers she presumed on
file in the Pension office in the City of Washington and she on this date
made another declaration under the act 7 July 1838, and she for such
facts as an necessary in the instigation of her claim will refer to the
insignia contained in the papers comprising the matter of the application of
her sd husband and her application for the afore Pensions. And she now mercifully prays that an allowance may be granted her and the certificate thereof be enclosed to C Trabue Esqr of Frankfort Ky, her attorney. She still morns the widow of her said husband

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year aforesaid
Lucretia Dunkeson her mark X
Robert Dunkeson JPcaer

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and I the Just --- Masishah certify that thefor--- dist. and is --- known to me and is the widow of Thomas Dunkeson and is the identified-- who has applied for a pension on account of the Revolutionary pension of her deceased husband after who was a Revolutionary Pensioner on the Kentucky -- at the -- of 8.40

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10556

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State of Kentucky
Christian County

On this the 13 day of January 1844 Personally appeared before me Robert Dunkinson an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State of said Mrs. Lucretia Dunkinson a servant of the said County and State (illegible) (illegible) Seventy seven years and who after bring first only sworn according to law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the made by this act of congress (illegible) of July 1838. Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows towards that She is the widow of Thomas Dunkinson  late of the said county and who was a soldier in the army of the Revolution and belongs to the Militia of Virginia and on accounts of his service was granted a pension at the rate of $40 per annum And in the act of Congress (illegible) of July 1832 and which was paid him at the Kentucky agency. She declared since the death of her husband has applied for a pension and has mader her oral (illegible) in order to apply for a Pension and the (illegible) (illegible) (illegible) by Mr. Hamison & which (illegible) She (illegible) and on file in the Pension office in the city of Washington and to which she will (illegible) as under as then constituting the matter of her said husbands application for the Pension granted him, for such facts as are inkeeping in the investigation of her claim She further enclosed that she was not married to her said husband before he left the (illegible) but the marriage took place before the 1st day of January 1794 and her said husband died on the 1st day of July 1835 and she (illegible) since has married his cousin.

She and (illegible) respectfully (illegible)

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that if before this date her claim has not been allowed, that An allowance may be granted her for Such an amount as the officers of the department may Conceive her entitled to, and the Certificate then of the enclosed to be C H Trabue Esqu of Franklin Kentucky her attorney.
  her   X    mark
Lucretia Dunkeson 

Sworn to and Subscribed before me on the day among her [illegible]  
Robert Dunkeson JP
and I the first Subscription Magistrate Certify that the above declarant is personally known to me and is a Lady of much charitablity  and is by reason of a actual poorly disability diminished from appearing in open Court
In testimony whereof I have humbly Subcribed my name this 18th day of January 1844 Rober Dunkeson JP
State of Kentuchy Christian Count [?]
I Abram Stiles Clerk of the Court of Christian County State of Kentucky certify that 
Robert Dunkeson before when the forgoing declaration was made is an acting Magistrate in and for the County duly confirmation and qualifies and the foregoing signatures purported by him appeares to be genuine
In testimony wherof I have [?] affixed my seal of office and subscribe my name this the 26th day of January in the year of our Lord 1844 and 52nd year of this Commenwealth Attest Abram Stiles C,C,C,C

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9931
Thomas Dunkinson
from 1780 [illegible]
private 1 year
$40.
Hon. R.M. Johnson

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Va.  Dunkeson, Thomas  W.8680
Dunkinson
Lucretia

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Hopkinsville Ky
Oct 8/44
D.J. Hays
Pension for Mr L Dunkison
H490 Rec Oct 17 44
Pension office

Lucretia Dunkison
Ky
Oct 17 44
Ans'd on Cir That Cert Act  1843 has been filed??

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Hopkinsville, Ky Oct 8th 1844 [illegible] Some months since my friend the Son of Mrs Lucretia Dunkison handed me a Declaration under the act of Congress 3rd March 1843 granting one years pay to Widows & for the purpose of [illegible] to you that a Certificate for that term should be forwarded to her--Your Clerk enclosed me a Blank form for drawing a Pension under the act of 4th of March 1844. for which was undernamed there has been no offer or [illegible] of money to pay. The Declaration was prepared by Mr Harrison and he tells me that not being certain he prepared it under both acts of Congress yet there was no Certificate for 1843 forwarded. Consequently, she cannot draw for the year 1843.  She has drawn his pension under the act of 4th March 1836 allowing five years pay and deserves now to have her Certificate under the act of 3 March 1843 for the one year pay, which [illegible] you can inspect] and forward to her by Virtue of the Declaration now on file in your office. Be pleased to examine it and inspect the Certificate and in case the same may be in any which informed please enclose me a form under said Act by which to make out a new Declaration in proper form for her.  Be pls assent to give this matter a speedy examination as the old Lady is now infirm and in want of the funds provided for her in the case, and excuse the trouble I am putting you to in this case. I am acting [illegible] in the matter. Your friend D.S.Hays

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May 16  D. L. Hays
[illegible]  Hopkinsville (Ky)
Respecting the claim of W. Dunkerson
for a pension
[illegible]
24 May 1863
Pension Office
Hon Secretary of War
Mail:  Washington, D.C.
Ken
8787 Mar 4 43 [illegible]
Lucretia Dunkinson
[illegible] 1838

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Hopkinsville May 16th 1843
Honored Sir
Some months before I
forwarded to your department the
Claim for a Pension of Mrs 
Dunkeson, the widow of Thomas
Dunkeson - of which I have
heard nothing. I hope the
ban will be forthwith
attended to. The Lady is ill
and desires to have the news
of what may be coming
to her
Yours
&
D S Hays

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VA Dunkeson, Thomas W. 8680
Dunkinson
Lucretia

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and again I do hope you will give this matter some small portion of your immediate attention -  for the situation of those old friends - urge that I make this request of you til we hear from you, as often as you find you have no better or useful [illegible] to engage in - You ask me to let you know [illegible].  You must send packages to "Gripany's Cotton Gin.  I give you a few - Col. James Robertson, Robertson Johnson, Samuel Johnson, William Grace, Ned McLeary, W. A. ]illegible] Esq., William Oglesby, John ]illegible], Wiley Robertson, [illegible] to "t[illegible] Hill, mayChristian also do not fail to send money to our worthy and patriotick friend P H K Chism who done more for [illegible] than any man in the country.  He in conjunction with Henry [illegible] who [illegible] fellow is [illegible].

This has been a day of [illegible] in gathering of the Whigs of Christian for the [illegible] of candidate making and a goodly turn out we had and during the [illegible] burst of enthusiasm for Henry Clay. [illegible]

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me on alive to his intro
I tell you and tell you and[illegible] him he must
can & will, if no intervening Providence
R. L. Waddle & Your humble Servant
were the nominee as candidate for
the County. I accept with reluctance
as I had hoped to quit politicks
from I many son I close
by
Subscribing myself your
most obdt and very humble srvt.
D. H. Harrison
Ret. Direct to Grissary Cotton Gin

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Virginia to wit
I, Henry J Gambill, clerk of the Court of the county of Rockingham and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that he was acquainted with Thomas Dunkeson and Leucretia his wife, who ?? ?? late in this county, that they lived many years in this county, that the said Lucretia was always reported to be the only daughter of Thomas Moore, who had ?? with said Thomas Dunkeson who recognized her as his wife, that upon the death of Thomas Moore (who died intestate) that a suit was brought in the court of the said county by said Dunkeson and wife against her brother to recover her part of the estate of her father, and that the records of said suit shows that the ?? of the suit was Thomas Dunkeson and Leucretia his wife late Leucretia Moore agst Reuben Moore also children of said Thomas Moore.  The said Henry J. Gambill also certifies that he has no doubt but [obscured] but that the said Thomas Dunkeson and Leucretia were lawfully married as the fact of their marriage was not during the ?? of said suit.  They was entirely respectable and had a family of children who was  also respectable and so was his ??, of all the parties had it not been the case, the said Gambill is perfectly satisfied that the said Thomas Dunkeson and wife could not have maintained the respectable standing with the good people of this county that they did.  When they resided to the state of Kentucky, the said Henry J Gambill further certifys that he can find ?? of ?? no certificate of the marriage of said Thomas & Leucretia, their first certificate of marriage recorded in my office in the year 1791.  He therefore believes that ?? was returned by the minister who married them and if one was returned it was never ?? in record.  Given under my hand this 3rd day of March 1843.
H.J. Gambill

The foregoing affidavit was acknowledged and sworn to before me a Justice of the Peace for said county the 3rd day of March 1843.
Peachey Harrison

I Henry J. Gambill Clerk of the Court of said county do hereby certify that Peachy Harrison before whom the above affidavit was made is one of the acting magistrates in and for the said county duly commissioned and qualified and that due faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts done as such and that the signature that ?? purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my said county this 3rd day of March, 1843.
H.J. Gambill Clerk
of Rockingham County.

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Rockingham County to wit
I Peachey Harrison Presiding Magistrate in and for the said County do hereby certify, that Henry J Gambill is the Clerk of the said County, and that the foregoing attestation of his is in due form Given under my hand & seal this 8th day of March 1843.
Peachey Harrison

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Virginia to wit:
I Henry J Gambill clerk of the Court of the County of Rockingham and state aforesaid, do hereby Certify that, he was acquainted with Thomas Dunkeson, and Lucrieta his wife, who formerly lived in this County, that they lived man years in this County, that the said Lucrieta was always reputed to be the only daughter of Thomas Moore, he had intermarried with said Thomas Dunkeson, who requested her as his wife, That upon the death of Thomas Moore (who died interstate) That a suit was brought in the Court for the said County by said Dunkeson and wife against her brother to recover her part of the estate of her father, and that the Records of said suit show that the state of her said was Thomas Crunkeson & Lucrieta his wife late Lucrieta Moore agnt Reuben Moore Sr. also children of said Thomas Moore, The said Henry J Gambill also certifies that he has no doubt, but that the said Thomas Crunkeson and Lucrieta were lawfully married in as the fact of their Marriage was not [illegible] during his personally of said Sent they ever eternaly respectable and had perfectly satisfied that the said Thomas Crunkeson and wife could not have maintained the respectable statements, with the good [illegible] of the County that the did, when they resided in the state of Kentucky, the said Henry J. Gambill further certifys, that he can find of reason no Certificate of the Marriage of said Thomas & Lucrieta, [illegible] Certificate of Marriage recorded in my office is in the year 1791. he [illegible] that were now returned by the Minister who married them, and if one was returned it was never annulled or Recorded. Given under my hand this 3rd day of March 1848
H. J Gambill

The foregoing affidavit was acknowledged and sworn to before me a Justice of the peace for said County. The 3rd day of March, 1843.
Peachey Harrison
I Henry J. Gambill Clerk of the Court of said County do hereby Certify that Peachey Harrison before whom the above affidavit was made is one of the Acting Magistrates in and for the said County, and is duly commissioned and qualified and that due faith & trust is and ought to be given to all his official acts done as such, and that the signature that was purporting to be his is Genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of my said County this 3rd day of March 1843.
H. J. Gambill Clerk
of Rockingham County Va.

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Aug 10th 1844
A. Lucrieta Dunkinson
Act 1843

Hon Secretary of War
Washington City
D.C

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Hopkinsville July 31st 1844
Honorable Sir
You have herewith the
papers of Lucretia Dunkeson
entrusted to me for the purpose
of forwarding to your Department
be pleased to give them a speedy
examination
and forward the
Certificate to me.
Yours
D S Hays

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July 20 1844
10556
Ky
L Dunkeson
7 July 1838

Hon J L. Edwards
Commr of Pensions
Pension Office
Washington City
D. C.

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July 20 1844
10556
Kentucky
L Dukeson
7 July 1838

Hon J L. Edwards
Commr of Pensions
Pension Office
Washington City
DC.

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of
the act of Congress of 3rd March 1843
& also 17 June 1844 - granting pensions
for one year & then for four years to
certain widows who have received pensions
under the act of July 7th 1838-
State of Kentucky
Christian County
On this 27th day of July 1844 personally
appeared before Robert Dunkeson
a Justice of the Peace for said County
Lucretia Dunkeson a resident of Christian
County Kentucky aged about 78 years
who being first duly sworn according 
to Law, doth on her oath make the
following Declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the provisions made by
the act of Congress passed on the 3rd
March 1843 & also an act passed 17th 
June 1844 granting pensions to widows 
of persons who served during the Revolutionary War-
that she is the widow of Thomas
Dunkinson who was a private in the
Militia as will more fully appear by
reference to the Declaration made by
himself & the evidence therewith filed
and that she has recd at the rates
of $40 per year for five years as
provided for by the act July 7th 1838.
She further declares that she is
still a widow.

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Sworn to and subscribed on the
day and year above Willen
before   R. Dunkeson    gp

Commonwealth of Kentucky
County of Christian, to wit ⎬ I Abraham
Stites the Clerk of the County Court of Christian
County aforesaid do certify that Robert Dunkeson, gentleman, whose name appears to
the foregoing certificate was at the time of
making the same and is now an acting
Justice of the peace in and for the said
County duly commissioned & qualified that
full faith is due to his official acts & that
his signature appears to be genuine
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In testimony whereof I have
hereto set my hand & affixed my
seal of office the 31st day of July
1844 and 53rd year of said Commonwealth
Attest   Abram~ Stites
C.C.C.C
{image of wax seal}
Comm~th of Kentucky
County of Christian to wit  I Lemuel Clark
the senior & presiding Justice of the County Court
of said County do certify that Abram~ Stites whose name appears to the foregoing certificate was at the time of making the same the acting Clerk of said Court duly appointed & qualified
& that his attestation is in due form of law Given
under my hand the 35th day of July 1844
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and in the 53rd year of the Commonwealth
Attest  Seml Clark