Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 1665, William Cannon, N.C. Va.

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SERVICE | (filled in black star above top left of name line| NUMBER

N.C. ?  |  Cannon, William  |  R1665
Va. ?    | ___________________ | _______


CONTENTS
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Wm Cannon (underlined)
Tenn
1665
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Jun 7 1832

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John Goodleston no deins
James Row no deins

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William Cannon 
Tenn. 
Affidavit in favor of Wm Cannon of Tennessee, obtained by Mr Sylvester of Clerk of the Court of Buncomb Co. Clerk states that there is no such Justice of the peace McCann

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State of North Carolina | Personally appeared
Buncomb County | before me Thomas McCann
 
A Justice of the peace for said County John Goodletson and James Row citizens of said County and made oath that they are well acquainted with Wm Cannon of Greene County of Tennessee an as applicant for a pension and that ^ they know the said William Cannon  when he was in Service in the states of Virginia and North Carolina before Gates defeat near Camden And they Also know he was in Service Under General Greene At Gilford [Guilford] North Carolina ^ and at the Eutaw South Carolina these affiants then being in the same service in the Militia these Applicants do not know when said Cannon Entered the service or was discharged but the believe from information he Served Much during the war of the revolution And he was in the regular Service.
(signed) John Goodleston
Jas Row 
 
State of North Carolina | I Thomas McCann
Buncomb County | A Justice of the peace for said County do hereby certify that John Goodletson and James Row Cittizens [Citizens] of Said County did Subscribe and were satisfied to the foregoing declaration before me this 22nd Day

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of May ~ 1833 And I further certify that the said John Goodletson and James Row are reputable citizens and their statement on oath is intitled [entitled] to credit.
(signed)
Tho McCann J.P.
 
State of North Carolina
 
I [blank space] Clerk of the County Court of Buncomb County do hereby certify that [blank space] Esqr before whom the above and forgoing declaration by John Goodleston and James Row was Sworn to at the time of so doing was an acting Justice of the peace for and in said County And that his signature there to appears to be in his proper hand writing.
 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this (blank space) day of May 1833

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1665 (stamped diagonally on upper right corner of page) REJECTED 
P.O. William Cannon  
Service: [left blank] 
 
Enlisted: [left blank], 18 [left blank] 
Discharged : [left blank], 18 [left blank] 
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Applications filed: none , 18 [left blank] 
 
Alleges: Nothing in list of susp. & rej. claims printed 
Re-enlisted: in 1852 . [left blank] Attorney: 
P.O. [left blank] [left blank] Recognized. [left blank] Contract. [left blank] Cert. of Dis. Searched for [left blank], 18 [left blank].