Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6767, Andrew Cresson, N.C.

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[Typed form with written answers]

(8-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.

CONTENTS
Cresson, Andrew
or Crison
Lucy

NUMBER
W. 6767

CONTENTS

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10.061.
North Carolina
Andrew Crison of Burke Co. in the State of N. Carolina who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Huger of the N. Carolina
line, for the term of 2 yrs

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 22d of October 1820
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st of Feby 1824
sent to Hon. F. Walker
[crossed out illegible?] H. R. J.P.

[crossed out Arrears to 4th of Sept 1820]
portion of
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1821
[crossed out 4 mos. [illegible?]]
4 mos. 14/31
[crossed out 35.64]
35 64
$35 64

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818,}
4 May 1820.
Burke Coy.

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State of North Carolina
Burk County
Court of Dean grants session for the fourth Monday of October Anno Domina eight teen hundred and twenty and 43 years of American Independence and this 22nd of October 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of Record for the county of Burk Andrew Creason
(or Crison) aged sixty nine years 11 months
who being first duly sworn according to
Law on his oath makes the following
Declaration in order to obtain a pension or
provision made by the act of [illegible]
Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the
first of May 1820 that he the said [illegible]
and for the term of the war in March
27 Surry County in the State of North Carolina
in the company command by John Armstrong Captain in the rein commanded by Colonel
Martin in the line of the State of North Carolina
in the said regiment of the first [illegible] established & that he continued to serve in the same corps untill is due him in the year 1776 where he was turned over into the
fifth regiment of the South Carolina the and Colonel Isaac Mugle or Hugh
in the company of Captain
the continued
[illeigible] on the continental establishment that
to serve in the said regiment in the service of the United States untill about the last of January first of February 1778 when he was discharged

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at the City of Charleston S. Carolina
[illegible] Capt Cannon in the
State of Virginia of the 5th Virginia regiment continental line command by Col William
Repel on the continental establishment of the
United States for the term of 3 years he then
served in the said regiment in the service of his
country until the year 1780 on the 28 day of
May when he was taken a prisoner at the
of Charleston S. Carolina that he remained in 
prison for about six weeks when he made
his escape he then he served from some time in
the spring of 1781 till he was discharged in
1782 in the company of Capt Dixon
in the regiment Henry Dixon in the second Regiment North Carolina fired in the service
of the United States that he was in the battle of
Gates defeat battle of Kings Mountain
Eutaw Springs and the siege of Charleston
South Carolina and the battle of Guilford
that he has no other [illegible] of his services except this this declaration and in pursuance of the act of of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I am a resident of the United States and was so on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have
not since that time by gift, sale or in any
other manner disposed of my property or
any part thereof with in that thereby so to
diminish it so as to bring myself within the
provision of an act of Congress entitled
an act to provide for certain persons engaged
in the Land and naval service of the

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United States in the Revolutionary war passed
on the 18 day of March 1818 & that I have
not nor has any person for me in trust,
any property or securities contracts or
debts due to me nor have I any in
come other than what is contained
in the schedule hereunto annexed
and by me sworn to and subscribed
Sworn to and
Subscribed in open
Andrew Creson
Court 22 day of
October 1820
J.E. Mack
Mark
Scedule of the property of Andrew
Creson on the 22 day of October 1820
1 Cow worth nine 9 Dollars
1 Bullock five 5 do
1 yearling Calf three 3 do
1 Iron Pot small 2.50 ct
1 do Skillet 1.00
5 delft Plate 0.25
1 Piggin  wood 0.15
1 Pale do 0.10
1 Churn Wood 0.25
1 old [illegible] 0.  5
2 [illegible] (old) 1.25
1 hoe (old) 0.10
4 [illegible] spoons 0.  5
sworn to subscribed and
declared in open Court
Dollars 24. 70 cent
22 day of October 1820
E W Mack
Andrew Creson

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Andrew Creson further swears that he is by had a
farmer, but now nearly blind & infirm & unable to work but little he has a wife 58-9 years old infirm & unable to do but little work that he and his wife lives with her his daughter & her husband who is a farmer who with his wife work (with in
assistance) for their subsistance his Court this 22 day of October 1820
Andrew [x] Creson Mark
J Erwin

I James Erwin Clerk of said Court do hereby
certify that the foregoing oath and the seed
all thereunto annexed, are true copies from
the records of the Court and I do further
certify that it is the opinion of the said
court, that the total amount of property
the value of the property exhibited in the
aforesaid scedule is Twenty four Dollars
seventy cents In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
my office  [crossed out]  the said Court on the 27th day of October
AD 1820
J Erwin

[illegible, upside down]

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I do hereby certify that Andrew Chrisson in
applicant for a pension under the act of Congress
of the 18th March 1818 and 1st May 1820 is
move & has been a Citizen of Burk County in the
State of North Carolina for a number of years
previous to the passage of either of the said to
of Congers
Certified of Jany 1821.
J. Walker

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Andrew Crison
Col. Hugers
S. Carolina Reg.
1776 till 1 Jany 1778-
22. Oct. 1820

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Payable to only surviving children, vis.
Josiah Cresson
John Cresson.
Nancy Cresson
Rebecca Cresson
David Cresson
Polly Walker
Thomas Cresson
+
Elijah Cresson

Reported

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89021
North Carolina.
Lucy Cresson decd
widow of Andrew Cresson
N.C
who was a Private
in the Revolution for two years.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. end 1 Novr 1843 when she died

Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of Novr 1850 and sent to 
Joseph Carroll,
Shelby
NC.

[Acts of March 3, 1843, [crossed out & June 17, 1844.]]
Recorded in [ripped + illegible] A.
Vol. 2 [ripped + illegible] 153
Payable to only surviving children - [illegible] of this file.

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7573
Declaration of the heirs of Lucy Cresson dcd
[smudged] widow of Andrew 
NC
Act 4 July 1836

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This claiment further declares that all the heirs at law who survived his mother the aforesaid Lucy Cresson are as follows to wit Josiah, John, Nancy, Rebecca, David, Polly who intermarried with Wm [William] Walker, Thomas & Elijah, Cresson and that they are all of lawfull age This claiment further declares that there were no physician attend to her in her last illness nor there has been no funeral preachers sworn to in open court the day and date first mensioned
[illegible] SJ Neal clk.
his John [x mark] Cresson mark

State of North Carolina}
McDowell County}
I S.J. Neal Clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter sessions for said County do certify that the foregoing Declaration was made and subscribed in open court and that it was prooven to the satisfaction of said Court that Andrew Cresson died in the year 1824 and that his wife the aforesaid Lucy Cresson died on the first day of Nov[smudged] 1843 and that it has been shown by proof to the satisfaction of said Court that all the heirs at law who survived the aforesaid Lucy Cresson are as follows Josiah, John, Nancy, Rebecca, David, Polly who intermarried with Wm Walker, Thomas, and Elijah Cresson and that they are all of lawfull age the court orders the clerk to certify the same to the pension office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of my office this 19th day of May 1849
SJ Neal Clk

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State of North Carolina} Court of pleas
McDowell County} and quarter sessions 
May session on this 12th day of May 1849 personally appeared in open court now in session that the courthouse [in] Marion Mr. John Cresson a resident of said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by an act of Congress passed July the 4th 1836 and the act of July the 7th 1838 with its Extensions granting half pay on pensions to certin widows that he is one of the sons and one of the heirs at law of Lucy Cresson who was the widow of Andrew Cresson a  private souldier in the North Carolina Continental line in the war of the Revolution and was a pensioner under the act of Congress passed March the 18th 1818 and was entered on the pension list at the rate of $96 per anum in the North Carolina agency 
His claiment further declares as he unders-tands that [smudged - his] Andrew Cresson and Lucy Cresson his father and mother were married in Orange County North Carolina home time previous to his leaving the service and that his father the aforesaid Andrew Cresson died some time in the year 1824 and that his mother the aforesaid Lucy Cresson died on the first day of November 1843 and that she remained a widow from his death untill her death this This Claimant further declares that he does not know of any record that gives any account of the marriage of his father and mother nor any record of the ages of their children

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11003
North Carolina
Lucy Cresson dec.d

Widow of Andrew Cresson who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the year 1824. of McDowell co in the State of No Ca. who was a private in the company commanded by Captain  _______ of the _______ commanded by _____ in ______the _____ line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Fayetteville at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of Novr 1850 and sent to Joseph Carroll, Shelby NC

Total amount
Payable to her only surviving children
[Act July 7, 1838.]

Recorded by JP Chase Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1 Page 287

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[illegible] WIDOW, &c.

[illegible and sideways]

File No. [w] 6767
Lucy Cresson
Wid.
Andrew Cresson 
Prt [Private] Rev. War

Act: Mch, 37,43
Index:-- Vol. A, Page 153
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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7573
Lucy Cresson an
NC
Letter to Joseph Carroll 15 Nov 1849

Act 4 July 1836

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[Upright Writing]
Shelby NC
Sept 20
J. L. Edwards Commisioner of Washington City DC

[Sideways Writing]
Sept 26th 1849
Dec'd [crossed out] heirs
Lucy Cresson dec'd
Wid of Andrew
McDowell County
NC
Act 4th July 1838
4 July 183x

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Shelby Sept the 20th 1849
I Sir J Enclose to you the Declaration of the heirs at law of Lucy Cresson that Claims under the act of July the [smudge] 4th in their declaration they were married before the survivors was all done but they were married by a preacher by proclamation and there is no living witness that saw them married therefore they [crossed out] agree to draw under the act of July the 7th 1838. I have [smudged] Enclosed the affidavids of two Respectable oald gentlemen if the proof should not be satisfactory write to me at Shelby Cleveland County N Carolina
Yours Respectfully 
Joseph Carroll

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State of North Carolina}
Macdowel County}
on this 12th day of May 1849 personally appeared Frederick Burnett before me C. W Godfrey one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County and after being Qualified according to law deposeth on oath and sayeth that he knows of his own personal knowledge that Lucy Cresson widow of Andrew Cresson died on the first day of November 1843 from this fact that he lived a near neighbour to her and was called on to help to make her coffin which he did and seen her Buried and that there has not been any funeral preached and that there was not any physicin attendes on her in her last illness sworn to and subscribed before me this day and date above written                   Frederick Burnett
 Witness 
C W Godfrey J P
North Carolina}
McDowel County}

I C. W. Godfrey the magistrate before whom the above affidavid was proven do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Mr Frederick Burnett who made the above affidavid and do certify that he is a man of known respectability and integrity whose veracity cannot be disputed given under my hand and seal this 12th day of May 1849
C W Godfrey J P

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State of North Carolina}
McDowell County}
I S. J. Neal cc clk of the court of pleas and Quarter session do hereby certify that C. W. Godfrey whose name appears to the within affidavid and certificate is one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County and the signature purporting to be his are genuine and that all his attestations as such are entitled to full faith and credit
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of my office this 12th day of May 1849
S. H. Neal Clk

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State of North Carolina}
McDowel County}
On this 18th day of September 1849 personally appeared Mr Zachariah L Hawkins before me one of acting Justices of the Peace and after being Quilified according to law sayeth that he knows that Andrew Cresson and his wife Lucy Cresson were married prior to the year 1794 from this fact that he has a recorded in his possession which shows the date that he became personally acquainted with Andrew Cresson and his wife Lucy which was in the year 1802 and at that time they had some seven children living with them to art Josiah, John, Nancy, Rebecca, David, Polly, Thomas & Elijah some of said children about grown said deponant further states that he has the recorded of his own age which shows that he was born on the 17th February 1786 and that he believes that some of said Cressons children is oalder than himself and that they always lived together as man and wife and was always recognized as such and was respectable citizens sworn to and subscribed before me the date above written
E.S. Hull J. P. [seal]
Zachariah L Hawkins [seal]

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State of North Carolina}
McDowel County}
I E. S. Hull one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County before whom the above affidavid was made do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Mr Zachariah S. Hawkins who made the with in affidavid and do certify that he is an oald gentleman of good character whose veracity cannot be disputed given under my hand and seal this 18th day of Sept 1849
E S. Hull J. P.
State of South Carolina}
McDowell County}
I Saml [Samuel] J Neal clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter session for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Edwin L Hull before whome the foregoing affidavid was sworn to and subscribed in an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of McDowell duly commissioned and qualified according to Law and that his signature is genuine
In testamony whereof I have hereby subscribed  my name and affixed the seal of my office at Marion this 18th day of September AD 1849
SJ Neal Clk

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State of North Carolina}
McDowel County}
on this 18th day of September 1849 personally appeared Charles Hawkins before me one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County and after first being Qualified accord-ing to law deposeth on oath and sayeth that he knows that Andrew Cresson and his wife Lucy Cresson were married prior to the first day of January 1794 from this fact that he became personally acquainted with the said Andrew & his wife Lucy Cresson in the year 1802 and at that  time they had some six or seven children to wit Josiah John Nancy Rebecca David Thomas Polly [illegible] and that they always lived together as man and wife and was always Recognised as such and that they were respectable citizens sworn to and subscribed before me this day and date above written
Charles Hawkins [Seal]
E. S. Hull J.P [Seal]

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State of North Carolina}
McDowel County}
I E.S. Hull one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County before whom the with in affidavid was made do hereby certify that I am personally acquanted with Mr Charles Hawkins and do hereby certify that he is an oald gentleman of good character whom [smudged + illegible] verity cannot be disputed [illegible] under my hand and seal this 18th day of Sept 1849
E.S. Hull J.P  Seal

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State of North Carolina}
McDowel County}
on this 4th day of April 1850 personally appeared Mr John Cresson before me James M Young one of the acting of the peace in and for said County and after being first qualified according to law doth on his oath make the following suppliment Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by an act of Congress passed July the 7th 1838 that he is one of the heirs at law of Lucy Cresson who was the widow of Andrew Cresson who was a pensioner of the United States under the act of march the 18th 1818 and was entered on the pension list of the North Carolina agency at the rate of $96.00 per anum This claiment further states as he under-stands that his father and mother were married some time previous to his leaving the service the date not known this claiment further states by the Information that he has had from his father and mother that he was born some time in the year 1784 and that he had a brother named Josiah which was oalder than himself This claiment further state that the [illegible] was married in the year 1808 and at that time he was 24 years oald This claiment further states that the reason that his mother the aforesaid Lucy Cresson did not apply for the pension due her in her lifetime was that she did not know of any act being passed allowing widows a pension that she lived in the mountins along ways from any Courthouse and did not know of any law been passed

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This Claiment further states that if the evidence is not satisfactory enough to authorise the department to grant a pension under the act of July the 4th 1836 that the hiers at law are willing to accept of the act of July the 7th 1838. This Claiment states that the marriage took place the time above stated and previous to the 1st day of January 1794
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and date first written witness
James M Young J.P
his John [+] Cresson
mark

State of North Carolina}
McDowel County}
I James M Young the Magistrate before whom the with in affidavid was made do hereby certify that I am personally acquanted with John Cresson who made the within affidavid and do hereby certify that he is an oald gentleman of good character and veracity and is entitled(?) to full faith and credit given under my hand and seal this 4th day of April 1850
James M Young JP [seal]

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State of North Carolina}
McDowell County}
I Saml [Samuel] J Neal Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions for the County of McDowell state of North Carolina do hereby certify that James M Young before whom the within affidavite was sworn to and subscribed is an acting Justice of the peace for the County of McDowell State of N Carolina duly Com-missioned and quallified and [crossed hatched out - that his] the signature perporting to be his is genuine
In testamony whereof I have here unto subscribed my name and affixed this seal of my office at Marion the 4th day of April AD 1850
Saml J Neal clk

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State of N. Carolina}
McDowell County}
Personally appeared Before me the undersigned one of the acting Justices of the Peace In and for the said County John Cawson[?] a Resident of the County and State afore-said who being first duly sworn according to Law declares that he is a son of Andrew Cresson a soldier of the army of the Revolution and a United States pensioner at the Rate of $__ per annum of McDowell County N Carolina and did in the said County some years back [illegible] a widow [crossed out] and several children that in the behalf of himself(?) and the other children he makes this affadavit and Power of Atorney for the purpose of obtaining any of arears[?] of Pension or other [illegible] that may Be due from the United States on the account of the Revolutionary services of my Father and [illegible] hereby [illegible] stated and appeared G. C. Ames [illegible] of Washington City D.C. his agent and atorney proving all of the Powers of atorney to call up and investigate and provecate [crossed out - and] any and all [illegible] he may find due for the Revolutionary

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services of his said [illegible] witness, my hand and seal This 17th day of June AD. 1858
Sealed and [illegible]
In the provision of Witness
CW Godfrey 
his John Crisson mark
[seal - circled]

Signed sealed and acknowledged Before me I do further certify that he is the person he hear represented himself to be in his said Power of atorney and that I have no witness whatever In his claim in testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the 17th day of June 1858
CW Godfrey J.P.

[Sideways Writing]
Andrew Cresson 
NC
7 Mar 32

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North Carolina}
Orange County}
I Joseph Allison clerk of the Court of Pleas + Quarter Sessions of Orange County aforesaid do hereby Certify that I have made diligent search in my office for the marriage bond of Andrew Cresson to Lucy Sims but cannot find said bond  I further certify [crossed out - that] that the files of marriage bonds appear to have been very irregularly + loosely kept + no doubt many mislaid or lost altogether 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand + affixed the seal of said Court at office this 22nd day of August AD 1849
J Allison C.C.C

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Shelby April the 8th 1850 
Dear sir inclosed I send some further evidence in the case of Lucy Cresson [cutoff - wi] I want you to examen there is no doubt in my mind but that they were married prior to his leaving the service but is is [cutoff - dif] to make the proof the heirs are [cutoff - a] willing to accept of the act of [cutoff] 7th July 1838 I am personally acquanted with two of the heirs [cutoff whi] I am satisfied are upwards of sixty years oald you will direct your better to me at Shelby [illegible + cutoff] County North Carolina
Yours Respectf[ully] [cut off]
Joseph Carroll

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State of North Carolina}
McDowel County}
On this 4th day of April 1850 personally appeared Mr William Gillespie before me James M Young one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County and after being first qualified according to law deposeth and sayeth that he was personally acquanted with Andrew Cresson + his wife Lucy Cresson whose heirs has made application for the pension that was due this dec'd mother Lucy Cresson who was the widow of the identical Andrew Cresson who was a pensioner This deponant further sayeth that he has good reason to believe that the said Andrew Cresson and his wife Lucy Cresson were married prior to the first day of January 1794 from this fact that he deponant was at the marriage of John Cresson who was one of the sons of Andrew Cresson + Lucy Cresson which took place in the year 1807 or 1808 and that he believes some of the children of the said Andrew Cresson and his wife Lucy Cresson are sixty years oald or upwards and that the said Andrew Cresson and  his wife Lucy Cresson lived together and were recognized as man and wife sworn to and subscribed before me this day and date first above written
Mr. Gillespie
James M Young JP

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State of North Carolina} 
McDowell County} 
I James M Young the Magistrate before whom the within affidavid was proven do hereby certify that I am personally [added] acquanted with Mr William Gillespie and do certify that he is and oald gentleman of the highest Respectability whose veracity cannot be disputed given _nder my hand and seal this 4th day of April 1850 inter lined before signed James M Young JP [seal] 
State of North Carolina}
McDowell County}
 I Saml [Samuel] J Neal Clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the County of McDowell State of North Carolina do hereby certify that James M. Young before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn to and subscribed is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of McDowell State of North Carolina duly commissioned and qualified and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine In Testamony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office at Marion the 4th day of April AD 1850 Saml J Neal Clk

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Lucy Cresson [illegible]
widow of Andrew
N.C.
Act 7th July 1838 -
Acc: 2yrs Per [Period]
$80. per anm from 4th Mch 1836 to 4th Mch 1841 - [illegible] under act 8 Mch '43 from 4th Mch '43 to 18 Nov 1943, when she died - 
Payable to Josiah Cresson, [illegible - John?] Cresson, Nancy Cresson, Re-becca Cresson, David Cresson, Polly Walker, Thomas Cresson + Elijah Cresson, his only surviving children-
Certificate [illegible] to Joseph Carroll
Shelby
N.C.

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State of North Carolina}
McDowel County} 
On this 2nd day of April 1850 personally appeared Mr Alexander Jimison before Mr E.S. Hull on of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County and after being first qualified according to law deposeth and sayeth that he became personally acquanted with Andrew Cresson & his wife Lucy Cresson in the year 1803 and that he knows they were married prior to the year 1794 from this fact that they had some seven children to wit Josiah, John, Nancy, Rebecca, David, Polly, Thomas some of said children about grown and that he knows that Lucy Cresson was the widow of the identical Andrew Cresson who was A pensioner, and whose heirs has made applic-ations for the pension that was due their dec'd mother the aforesaid Lucy Cresson Decd sworn to and subscribed before me this day and date above written
his Alexander Jimison mark [mark]
E.S. Hull J.P.

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State of North Carolina}
McDowel County} 
I E. S. Hull the Magistrate before whom the within affidavid was made do certify that I am personally acquanted with Mr Alexander Jimison whose name is to the within affidavid and do certify that he is an oald gentleman of good character whose veracity cannot be disputed given under my hand and seal this 2nd day of April 1850
E.S. Hull JP

State of North Carolina}
McDowell County}
I Saml [Samuel} J Neal Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter session for the County of McDowell State of No. Carolina do hereby certify that Edwin S Hull before whom the foregoing affidavite was sworn to and subscribed is an acting Justice of the Peace for the County of McDowell State of No Carolina duly commissioned and quallified ac-cording to Law and that his signature is genuine and his official act entitled to full faith and credit
In testamony whereof I have here-unto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office at Marion the 2nd day of April AD 1850
Saml H. Neal clk