Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 292, William Godsey, Va.

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State of Kentucky Clay County Scl.
This day (unsure) Milly Cornett a Resident of the County and State aforesaid before me a Justice of the Peace for said County and made Oath that she saw her Sister Anky Hensly lawfully married to William Godsey in the COunty of Buckingham State of Virginia in the year our Lord Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Nine and the witness further states that the said William Godsey served a Tour of duty in the United States Army after he was married to the above named Anky Hensly. Sworn to and subscribed be from my given under my hand and send this 11th day of Jany 1838.

Miley Cornet.                E. McWhortor 

I E. McWhortor a Justice of the Peace of the County of Clay and State of Kentucky do hereby certify that Milley Cornet  is a woman of Good Character and law be lived by me the undersigned. Given under my hand and seal this 11th day of January 1838.

E. McWhortor

I Lynn S. Kimingham Dept Clerk for George Stevens Clerk of Clay County do certify that he believes the above signature of E. McWhortor to be his true signature and that he is an acting Justice of the Peace for the aforesaid County of Clay given under hand and Seal & with the ____(aforesaid) county this 11th day of Jany 1838.

Lynn S. Kimingham D.P. Clk
George Stevens Clk of C.C.C.

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292

Revy Widow &c

File No. 292
Anky Godsey
widow
Wm. Godsey
Priv. Rev War

Act: March 3. 1843.

Index:-- Vol. A Page 278
[Arrangement of 1870]

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Exhibit AJ?

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Inform Hon A. McClellan why Ankey Godsey cannot receive a pension under act of 1836. She is a pensioner of Tennessee under act 1838.

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Anky Godsey (Godsey x2)
Tennessee
Suspended

See letter 7 Feb
1838 Hon. A. McClellan
do 17 March 1838
do 11 June 1838
do 2 July 1838
do 26 Dec 188?
let do 11 Feb 1839 __ go to same Feb 14 1839
let 15 Hon John Kerr
April 15, 1840

Act 4 July 1836

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State of Virginia
Scott County to wit

I John S Martin clerk of the court of Scott County in the State of Virginia, do certify that Zachariah Hensley and Henry A Morrison who have signed the proceeding affidavit and certificate and acting magistrates in and for the said county of Scott, and that the signatures thereto subscribed purporting to be theirs are genuine.

In testimony whereof I know hereunto officers my seal of the office and subscribed my name this 3rd day of March in the year 1838.

John S Martin SSL

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State of Tennessee
Sullivan County

January term 1844 County Court
The declaration of Anky Godsey certified on the 27th day of December 1843 by Daniel W Crumby a Justice of the Peace for said county being submitted to the court the said court doth approve his provisions and acts in said case and hereby (unsure) the Clerk to enclose the approval on the papers.

State of Tennessee
Sullivan County

I John C Rutledge Clerk of the County Court of Sullivan County do hereby certify that the foregoing proceedings on the original proceedings had and approved of by the County court of Sullivan County at its January term 1844 (unsure) to the declaration of Anky Godsey to obtain the benefit of acts of Congress (unsure) to revolutionary pensions and I further certify that the aforesaid Daniel W Crumby is and was a Justice of the peace for said county only commissioned and quallified according to law and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine

In listening whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Office in Blountville this 4th day of January 1844

John C Rutledge, Clerk