Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8843, Richard Gee, Va.

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SERVICE Va. | Gee, Richard, Mary | NUMBER 
W. 8843

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Kentucky 7206

Mary Gee widow of Richard Gee
VA who was a Private in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars ___ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of August 1865 and sent to Wm. S. Allison
Present

(Act of March 3, 1843)
Recorded in book G June 17, 1844
Vol. 2 Page 181

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Culpeper CH Oct 3, 1843

Dear Sir,
I cannot fin in my office, any evidence of the marriage of Richard Gee or of Francis Miller.

Yours respectfully
F Mauzy

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Mary Gee was born March the 17-1767
William Gee was born Aprile 26th -1793
James Gee was born August 5th - 1794
Nancy Gee w born December 8th -1796
Francies Gee w born Aprile the 22 - 1799
Sary Gee was born January the 6 1802
Daniel Gee was born Julye the 2 1804
Elisabeth Gee was born January the 26 1???
Jessa Gee was born October the 12 1809

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State of Kentucky
Shelby County 

On this the 26th day of Aprile 1843 personally appeared before me Charles Baird an acting justice of the Peace in and for the County and State of aforesaid Mrs. Mary Gee @ resident of the said county of Shelby state of Kentucky aged upward of seventy six years and who is by reason of bodily infirmity prevented from appearing in [illegible] court, and who after being first duly sworn recording 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 [illegible] July 7 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows". That she is the widow of Richard Gee who was A soldier in the Virginia Continental Lines during the war of the Revolution and volunteered to serve a tour of three years in said line and war, and did faithfully serve out the said tour and during which he was in many engagements as declarant has heard him narrate and was particularly in the Battle of Brandywine and declarant is of opinion that his said line was in the company of Captain Cooper. She declares and also states that she has heard him call over the names of his officers but she cannot say what particular office his official service was remembered under. She further declares that after the office service had terminated (and how long thereafter she cannot say/her ?? husband volunteered to serve in the said Regular Continental Line of Virginia for the whole term of the war, and after interning upon the same and serving @ while he became severely wounded [letter continues]

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While in Battle and which resulted in the loss of his right foot it being shot off and was disabled thereafter until his death, & Delarant thinks that his commanding officer was General Greene and this she thinks, from the universal/praise her said husband gave General Greene and Colonel Campbell, but she cannot positively say that Col. Campbell was his Colonel. She further declares that her and her said husband moved to Kentucky in the year 1798 and that previous then to Captain John Hickman of Frederick County Virginia (being the same county where declarant and her same husband resided/would often prevail on her said husband to go and try and get @ Pension for the wound he received while in said regular service, but that her said husband failed to do so during his life and since his death declarant has not applied for @ Pension before his death. Declarant further states that her said husband resided in Frederick County Virginia when he entered the service and marched as she is of opinion to the northward when he was in service, and afterwards was in service in the south.  Delarant further states that she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim further than @ leaf of paper herewith filed which shows the day of her birth and also the births of her children having only eight in number. She further delares that she was married to the said Richard Gee on the 16th day of February in the year seventeen hundred and ninety two: that her husband the aforementioned Richard Gee died on the 12th day of October in the year 1873. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the final day of January 1774 [illegible] at that time (over/) [letter continues]

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above stated. 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.
Charles Baird J Peace
Mary Gee [mark]

And I the [illegible] Justice certify that the above declarant Mrs. Mary Gee has been known to me personally approx. of forty years I have been @ near neighbor of mine and known her to be @ lady of respectability and [illegible] & the strictish integrity and one whose statements are instilled to full credit. I also certify that from the year 1798 I was intimately acquainted with Richard Gee the dead husband of declarant until his death in 1813 and know that he was a crippled, as stated by the above declarant, and I also certify that said Richard Gee has stated to me that he received the said would wile in Battle in the Revolution and as one of the solders of the Virginia Continental Line. I also certify that he, in the neighborhood when he resided in Kentucky was reputed as having been one of the old continental solders and wore that honor during his life. I also certify that there are two [illegible] on the [illegible] declaration which were done before sigs.
Chas Baird J.P.

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State of Kentucky Shelby County [illegible]
I James Whitaker clerk of the county court of Shelby state of Kentucky do hereby certify that Charles Baird before whom the forgoing Declaration of Mrs. Mary Gee was made is @ magistrate in the afores'd county duly commissioned and qualified and the foregoing signatures purporting to for his are his own genuine signatures,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this the 28th day of April 1843.
James S. Whitaker, Clerk
By R. T. Whitaker DL   
10,053
10,053 
Mary Gee
Kentucky
Act 7 July '38.
On Va. Certificate [?] 39
[?] 18
C H Trabue Esq
Frankfort Ky.

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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section.

August 11, 1928.
 
Auda G. Studebaker
Delphi, Indiana.

Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 8843, it appears that Richard Gee, while residing in Frederick County, Virginia, served in Captain Cooper’s Company, Colonel Campbell’s Virginia Regiment, was in the battle of Brandywine and several others, (names not given) was severely wounded in his right foot, and served in all about two years, no dates of service stated. 
He married February 16, 1792 in Culpeper County, Virginia, Mary (Polly) Romine (?), who was born March 17, 1757, place not stated.
In 1798, they moved from Frederick County, Virginia to Kentucky. Hed died October 12, 1813.
She was allowed pension on her application executed April 26, 1843, at which time she was living in Shelby county.
Corrected before mailing Aug. 11, ‘28

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Kentucky.

Their children were –

William born April 26, 1793
James “ August 8, 1794
Nancy “ December 8, 1796
Frances “ April 22, 1799
Sary “ January 6, 1802
Daniel “ July 2, 1804
Elesabeth “ January 26, 1807
Jessa “ October 12, 1809

The above noted Richard Gee is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner

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Revy WIDOW , &c.
file No 8843
Mary Gee
Wid. of Richard Gee
Pvt. Rev. War
Act: March 31/43 & June 12/44
Index: - Vol. A, Page 268
[Arrangement of 1870]

1928 - Aug. 11 - Hist to Auda G Studebaker

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V 10053
Mary Gee
KY

Let to H. H Sylvester May 5, 1845
Let to C. H. Trabue July 17’43
“      “  Hon. J W Stone June 15 1844
“     “   C H Trubue May 24 1844
“     “ Do. Do. Oct 24 ‘44
“     “ Act July 1838

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Kentucky 9537

Mary Gee widow of Richard Gee [marked thru copy] who was a pensioner under the Act of [end of marked thru copy] and who died on the 12th October 1813 of Shelby Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Cooper of the rgt. [regiment] commanded by [blank] in the Virginia line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 80 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of August 1865 and sent to Wm. S. Allison Present.

Total amount, $400
(Act July 7, 1883.0
Recorded by D. Brown, Clerk
Book D | Vol. 1 | Page 369

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Mary Gee, widow of Richard Gee, private 2 years, Va. Continental line - $80 per an 8031-786
Acts '38 - '43 & '44
[finger pointing symbol] Extra [illegible] an act '43 & '44 index
Kentucky Roll
married - 16 Feb. 1792
husband died - 12 Oct. 1813

Cert to: Wm. S. Allision, [illegible]

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[illegible]

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William Gee was born April 25, 1792
James Gee was born August 2, 1794
Nancy Gee was born December 8, 1796
Frances Gee was born April 22 1799
Sary Gee was born January 6 1802

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Richard Gee - Va. Line. Bounty Land?
17 July 43 | GWL [last letter not confirmed]

Warrant is not returned in the Va. line among those entitled to, [illegible] having received Bounty Lands from the U. States. 
W. G.

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[Date stamp]
Winchester Va.  May 16

I.F.J. Graham
Frankfort Kentucky

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Winchester, Va May 15 1843
Sir
Yours of the 1st inst. requesting a certificate of the marriage of Richard Gee has been recd. You state that the marriage took place about the year 1792.
I have examined the minster’s returns of marriages recorded in my office from 1782 to 1795 and cannot find a return of the marriage. The returns have been regularly recorded for the purpose of the law in 1782 to the present time but ministers frequently omit to make them which may have happened in this case. The bonds taken upon issuing the licenses for several years between 82 & 95 have not been preserved by the then clerk. I find them from 1793 but not from 91 or 92. The return of the minister being by law the evidence of the marriage and the bond taken only a protection to the clerk for issuing the license, I presume is the reason they were not the more particularly preserved. If such bond had been taken it is to be regretted it cannot be found as it would, I believe, under the regulations of the department at Washington be considered evidence of the license having issued and of the marriage. I have made a full examination
[letter continues]

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[letter continues] of the office and am sorry I cannot find the evidence of the old lady[‘]s marriage. If she can say who the minister was by whom she was married I can ascertain whether he made any records for those years.
I am respectfully yours obs
T A Tidball

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Frankfort Kentucky
October 16th 1843

Sir,
I have written three times to the Clerk of the County Court in order to obtain evidence of the marriage of Richard Gee and as yet am without an answer. I herewith enclose you the deposition of William Jacobs fully supporting the alleged marriage, which I hope will be to your satisfaction. 
You will please [illegible] to me at Frankfort Kentucky the certificate of allowance.
I am very Respectfully Your obt Servant,
C. N. Trabue

Hon J. S. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

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State of Kentucky
Shelby County

On this the 20th day of April 1843 personally came before me Chas Baird an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state afs'd Miss Nancy Gee who on oath makes the following statements to enter as evidence on the application of Mrs. Mary Gee for @ pension by virtue of the act of congress passed 7 July 1838, to wit that she is the daughter of said Mary and of Richard Gee deceased and that previous to his death he would often speak of the service he rendered in the Revolutionary War and about the last words he uttered before his death was in relation to the Revolution and the hard and glorious service he rendered therein, and of having lost his foot in the fighting for his country and his [illegible] good. 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me. Charles Baird, Justice of Peace [seal] | Nancy Gee her mark
And also came before me the just subscribed justice Mr. Charles Rice aged [illegible] of sixty-five and who after being first duly sworn according to law doth on oath state that he is @ near neighbor of Mrs. Mary Gee and that he knows her to be @ [illegible] honorable lady and one whose statements ought to receive the fullest confidence and that he knows her to be the widow of Richard Gee deceased and [letter continues]

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that he knew well said Richard Gee from the time he lived in Kentucky in 1798 until his death and that he was @ [a] near neighbor of affiants and that affiant knows that he was @ [a] crippled while in Kentucky and that from general situation in the said neighborhood of Richard Gee that he received the said wound while in service in the regular service in the Revolution. And that he worn the honor during his life in Kentucky of having been one of the old Continental soldiers, and no one ever for @ [a] moment doubted. The [illegible] affiant states further that said Richard Gee has often talked with affiant on the subject and told affiant particularly that he received his wound in Battle in [smeared and illegible] Revolutionary war and that he was @ [a] soldier of the Virginia Continental Line and served therein for years. He further saith that Mrs. Gee widow of said Richard is @ [a] lady of high standing and as much so as any in Kentucky and one whose statements ought to receive implicit confidence and also the whole family. He further saith that the said Mrs. Gee is a lady of good mind and excellent recollection for one of her age. Affiant further saith that said Richard was on account of said wound rendered unable to accomplish almost any sort of labor or manly labor. Further saith not

Sworn to and subscribed this [illegible] 26 day of April 1843. Chas Baird [symbol] Justice of Peace
Charles Rice his mark

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And I then afore subscribed Justice certify that the affiants Miss Nancy Gee and Mr. Charles Rice are persons of known respectability, and they are persons whose statements are intitled and ought to receive the fullest and most implicit confidence. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this the 26th day of April 1843.
Chas Baird
J Peace

And also came before me Chas Baird the [illegible] subscribed Justice Mr. Rowlet Rice and after being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath state that he is upwards of seventy years of age and came to Kentucky in 1793 and ever since the year 1798 has been acquainted with Mrs. Mary Gee who is @ [a] neighbor of his, and who is the widow of Richard Gee deceased and that he knew well and was intimately acquainted with the said Richard Gee from the time he came to Kentucky until his death and that he knows that the said Richard was a cripple and became so, according to general reputation by being wounded while in Battle in the Revolutionary army war and the said reputation was general in the neighborhood when said Richard [illegible] and deponent never at any time heard the said general rumor contradicted or doubted in the least, but on the contrary universally believed. Deponent further saith that the said Richard Gee was @ [a} man of unquestionable sincerity and his statement about all matters are to be relied on as strictly true. Although deponent did not witness personally the services of said Richard yet he truly believes that said Richard was @ [a] folder for years in the Regular Virgi [letter continues]

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[letter continues] nia Continental Line in the said Revolutionary War. Informant further saith that the aforesaid Mrs. Mary Gee is @ [a] lady of respectability as much so as any lady can be, and one whose statements are entitled and ought to receive the fullest confidence and is also Mrs. Nancy Gee and also the whole family of Gees.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 26th day of April 1843. Charles Baird, Justice of Peace
Robert Rice [signature]

And I the just subscriber Justice certify that the above affiant is @ [a] man of credibility and all his statements ought to incur the fullest confidence. I myself have known said witness for fifty years and know him as a gentleman of honor and respectability. Wherefore I subscribe my name hereto Charles Baird, Justice of Peace
State of Kentucky Shelby County Sch

I James S. Whitaker Clerk of the County Court in and for Shelby County State of Kentucky do hereby certify that Charles Baird inform whom the forgoing affidavits of Nancy Gee, Charles Rice and Rowlet Rice were taken is a magistrate in office Shelby County Sate of Kentucky duly commissioned and qualified and the [illegible] signatures [illegible] to be his are his own genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribe my name this the 28th day of August 1843.
James S Whitaker, Clerk

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Mary Gee
Kentucky
[illegible] July 1838

W. D. Allison
Prest.

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State of Kentucky, Shelby county, [illegible]
On this 8th day of July 1845 personally appeared before Mr. Charles Baird an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Shelby and State of Kentucky, Mrs. Mary Gee, who after being first duly sworn in according to the law with in her doth make the following statement in order that her claim for a pension now pending before the Pension Department at Washington City may be adjusted to wit, that she has over two years ago made a declaration under the act of Congress passed July 1838, in order to obtain an allowance on a pension on account of the Revolutionary service of her dead husband Richard Gee and that she in said declaration filed all the required evidence she had in proof of the marriage of her and her said husband and some entries of the birth of her children. The five oldest children James, Henry, Frances, and Sary. She swears the ages as set down on the old piece of paper month and [illegible] is correct.  
[illegible] by Wm. Jacobs before the birth of her son Daniel which is over 40 years past he is her [illegible] child.  Said paper could not be found when the [illegible] made out her declaration.  She believed it was [illegible] her name which was Mary Romine was of record in her fathers bible which she asked her father to tell her and he did so about the time she moved to Ky. at which time her daughter Nancy was near one year old.  Her age with her [illegilbe] children was wrote by Wm. Stratton More than 20 years past.

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She states that the old paper marked. A. though it is without date was wrote by Wm Jacobs at the request of  her husband Richard Gee - when they were living at Robert Tylers in Shelby County, KY, within 2 or 3 miles of where the same lives and has from that time [marked through] she [illegible] of know record of her age or the age of her children only what her father had of hers - since that time about 20 years. William Hatcher wrote out what she [illegible] is on file in W. C.,
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year aforesaid Chas Baird JP TC

July 8th, 1845
Also Nancy Gee being of lawful age and duly sworn - attests that the paper marked A, she has seen as far back as she can recollect differently that it might be when she was about 8 years of age. The family of her father and mother then was living at Robert Tylers, Shelby County, KY
The paper was already esteemed as the proper ages of the [?] first children of her father & mother Richard and Mary Gee.
Nancy Gee X her mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written}
CLP Baird JLP

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and to the above subscribers magistrate certify that the above applicants Mrs. Mary Gee and Nancy Gee I have been well acquainted with them for more than 40 years and have lived during that time within 3 miles of them. During that time their [illegible] for truth is and has always been as good as any other. I know they lived at Mr. Robt Tyler's at the time they speak of and I know Wm. Jacobs and Wm. Stratten were their near and intimate neighbors. Jacobs over 40 years back and Stratten over 30 - full credit ought to be given to the statements of Mrs. Mary Gee and Nancy her daughter none stands more fair with those that know them. In testimony of which I hereunto subscribe my name this 9th day of July 1845.
Charles Baird JPTC
State of Kentucky
Shelby County [illegible]
I James L. Whitaker clerk of the county court for said county certify that Char. Baird Esq. whose name is signed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of doing the same a Justice of the Peace for said county duly commissioned & qualified & that full faith & credit is due to all his official acts as such.
Given under my hand and seal of said county at Shelbyville this 10th of July 1845.
James L. Whitaker, clerk
Shelby County Court
By Wm. H Standeford DC

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State of Kentucky Shelby County Sch
Shelby County Court May [illegible] 1843
At @ County Court duly organised, began and holden at Shelbyville in and for Shelby County on the day of May 1843. It is ordered to be certified and recorded that the proceedings in the matter of the application of Mrs. Mary Gee, before Charles Baird Esqr for @ pension by virtue of the act of Congress passed 7 July 1838, in and the same are now submitted to the said Court and are now Sanctioned by the Court, and the said proceedings are entitled to the same faith and credit as though they had been made in open court.
I James S. Whitaker Clerk of the Shelby County Court hereby certify that the above order is truly transcribed from the records in my office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name this the 10th day of May 1843
James. S Whitaker csce [?] by R. T. Whitaker DJ

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H. H. Sylvester
Washington City
DC

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Frankfort, Kentucky
16 Oct 1849

H. H. Sylvester Esqr
Dear Sir

My object in writing to you, is to call your immediate attention to the claim of Mrs Mary Gee now before the Department under the act 7th July 1838, or about which I am often interrogated, and concerning the allowance
of which I feel deeply interested from many considerations. near two years ago & transmitted her declaration to the
Department, and accompanying which was a leaf (apparently as ancient as the commencement of time itself) containing
entry entry of the births of her children 3 (I think) of who were born before 1st January 1794. The Hon Commissioner reported that the service for two years of the Soldier (who died in at about the year 1807) was satisfactory, but that he would require a copy of the License bond & I wrote to Virginia
for copy or was unable to procure them-- I then had the deposition of one of our respectable citizens taken who testified
positively to the marriage having taken place fifty odd years ago. To this the Hon Commissioner replied that the evidence was
still unsatisfactory. I caused 2 other depositions to be taken & received the 2nd letter from Virginia showing there was no license
record of the parties, all of which I presented to the new Commissioner myself on the 13 August when in Washington, and as yet have not received an answer. I am of opinion that if 
then the Commissioner of Pensions or G W Crump Esqr had person

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ally examined the claim in the first instance, it would then have been allowed, certain I am that there is an abundance of evidence of the marriage of the parties before 1st Jany 1794. I think sufficiently so to satisfy even the most
sceptical (sic)
Suffer me to request you to call up the case before the Commissioner himself, and if he will not allow the case to appeal from his decision to that of the Secretary of War. The parties all stand high in society & every statement made by them I am confidently of opinion is true and if an allowance is longer withheld by the 
 Commissioner I think I would not discharge
my duty if I did not appeal from his decision which I hope you will forthwith do.
Various Agents (among them W. H. Todd) to have been to see the old Lady in order to get her to place the claim in their hands and she is exceedingly impatient.
I hope you will answer this immediately & will at the same time say something about Mrs. Fields case, as she is very feeble and I much fear will not survive the adjustment of her claim altho now living. If she should die before the claim is allowed I anticipate difficulty with some of her children, and if I could now get the certificate there would not be the slightest! I would forego the consideration for a time of all my other cases in order

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that this might meet immediate attention
I am Dear Sir
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servant
S.F.J. Trabue

I wish you could learn the duration of service performed by Lieutenant Wm Tucker late of Adair Co Ky on a Pensioner under the act 1878 at $240 per annum. If he served 3 years then is 2666 2/3 acres land due him Virga (Virginia?) If he retired as a supernumerary as I am inclined to think, his land Bounty still were. I am employed in this case.
I would also be glad if you could learn the duration of service performed by Samuel Wood late of Mercer Co Ky as he never rec'd Land Bounty & was a Lt & a Pensioner under the act 1878 at $240. per annum on account of service in the Virginia line. I am also employed in this case

Yours [illegible]
Trabue

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Frankfort Kentucky
May 22 1843

Sir
I herewith enclose you the Declaration & proceedings in favour of the application of Mary Gee of Shelby County Kentucky for a pension under the act of the 7 day of July 1838

Please transmit me the certificate of allowance to Frankfort Kentucky

I am Sir Vary Respect
your Obt Servant
C H Trabue

Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washing. City
DC

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the deposition of Rowlet Rice taken at the office of Charles Baird Esqr in the County of Shelby State of Kentucky on this the 8th day of of April 1844
Deponent after being first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he has known Mrs Mary Gee now of Shelby Co Ky, widow of Richard Gee deceased formerly of said County & a soldier from [illegible] in the Revolution, for the last past forty six years and that then the oldest child of said Mary and said Richard must have been six years old or older and he must now be as old as fifty three years. Deponent says that they were a respectable family of people and is as much so now as in the County and he does verily believe that said widow and said Richard Gee were solemnly married so long as fifty years ago.
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 18 April 1844
Chas Baird JP
Rowlet Rice

and also came before me Robert Baird who after being first duly sworn according to law said that he has known Mrs Mary Gee now of Shelby County Ky ever since he can remember any one & he is now above forty five years of age & that her Oldest Child was at least seven years older than the deponent & further that there is not a family of people more respectable in the County than the family of Gees & he verily believes that the said Mrs Gee was married to her deceased husband so long as or longer than fifty four years ago.
And
(over)

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further he saith not
sworn to & subscribed
before me on this 8 April 1844
Cha. Baird J.P.
Robert Baird
And I the just subscribed magistrate certify that both of the foregoing affiants are persons of the very first respectability & all their statements entitled to the fullest credit.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto I have subscribed my name this the 8th April 1844
Chas. S. Baird J.P.
State of Kentucky
Shelly County Set

I James S. Whitaker Clerk of the Court of Shelby County State of Kentucky certify that the Charles Baird is an acting magistrate as above in for the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified & to all his official acts full faith & credit are due
and the foregoing Signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto affixed
my seal of office and subscribed my name this the 11th day of April 1844
James S. Whitaker Clerk ┃
of the Court Shelby County
by R. J. Whitaker D C

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The Deposition of Wm Jacobs of Jefferson
County Kentucky taken
on the 25th day of August 1843
before me Ch(arles) L. Baird one of the Justice
of the Peace for Shelby County Ky.
-
The Desponent - after being first sworn in states that he was well acquainted with Richard Gee and Polly Romine now Polly or Mary Molly Gee - previous to their marriage - and was present when they were married and heard them pronounced by the Minister lawfully married and man and wife the which was over 50 years from this time. They lived in the County of Frederick Virginia but war later moved in the County of Culpeper at Lower Tavern – he has been from that time living near them up to the death of Richard Gee which is a good many years past between 30 and 40 since that time he has been living about 20 miles from his widow. He knows her well that she has never been married since the death of her husband Richard Gee.
Further, this Deponent sayeth not.
Signed this day and date above letter  in the presence of Ch(arles) L. Baird
William Jacobs

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I do Certify that I have been well acquainted with William Jacobs the man that has this day depos’d before me for more than 30 years and I know his reputation as a man of honesty and truth is considered good and that due credit is given to what he states - Especially when on oath.
August 25 1845  Chas Baird
State of Kentucky Shelby County Set
I Ja. L. Whitaker Clerk of the Court of Shelby County certify that Chas Baird before whom the foregoing deposition of William Jacobs was taken is an acting magistrate in and for the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and to all his official acts full faith and credit are due, and the foregoing Signatures purporting to be said Chas Baird’s are his own genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and Subscribed my name this the 13th day of October, 1843.
Ja. L. Whitaker Clk
Shelby County Court
I Chas Baird the magistrate before whom the foregoing Deposition was taken certify that there are [illegible]erasures or Black Marks in the same which was done before signed.
In testimony whereof hereunto Subscribe my name this the 14 Day of October 1843
Chas. Baird JP TC

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[letterhead]
STUDEBAKER & STUDEBAKER
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
DELPHI, INDIANA

May 24, 1928

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

It has come to me through a pioneer of Carroll County, Indiana, that my Great Grandfather whose name began with the letter B Gee, or Richard Gee, served with the Virginia or Maryland troops in the struggle for Independance [Independence], and that the wifes [wife's] name was Phoebea Meadows Gee, will you be so kind as to inform me if you find these names on the Pension list.

I shall appreciate a reply at your earliest convenience.

Yours sincerely,
Auda Gee Studebaker

[office stamp]
Pension Office
U.S.
F
May 26 1928

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM-51 12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Gee, Thomas | GRADE Quartermaster Sergeant | LINE Lamb's Artillery (New York)

WARRENT NUMBERS 7157 and 8067 | ACREAGE 100 | ISSUED Dec. 15, 1790 to - not shown -

 *The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.