Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 292, Joseph Atkinson, N.C.

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N.C. Atkinson, Joseph R.292
                       Martha

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Gallia Courts of Common pleas. October term 1851
On this twenty sixth day of October AD - One thousand eight hundred and fifty one, appeared in open Court Martha Atkinson aged Seventy Six years a resident of Gallia County, and State of Ohio, who being duly sworn by said Court according to law, deposeth and saith, and makes the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 29th, July 1848 entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving widows of officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army" for the services of her late husband Joseph Atkinson, who was a private in the war of the Revolution from the year 1778 until the termination of the same in the year 1783. That her said husband was enlisted at Hillsborough in North Carolina, for during the war, and served under Captain Sitle, but in what Regiment or under what Colonel she does not remember to have heard him state but she distinctly remembers hearing him state that he was at the battle of Guilford Courthouse, and at Cross Creek, and when Lord Cornwallis left North Carolina he was retained there to assist in keeping down the tories had great trouble in keeping the Tories down until Lord Cornwallis surrendered to Gen Washington in 1781 --

That her said husband has frequently stated during his life time that he remained in service until peace was made. She also states that she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim, nor can she prove the services aforesaid, or the last witness of the same, to wit Benjamin Williams late pensioner from Gallia County who departed this life during the year past, must therefore rely upon the evidence of service to be obtained

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from the records of the war departments,

She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Atkinson on the 26th December 1790 by John Douglass a Justice of the peace, at Randolph County in Virginia, that her maiden name was Martha Dunkin, and that her husband died at Gallia County and state of Ohio on the 7th of March 1815 - aged fifty five years. She also declares that she cannot procure evidence of her marriage from the records of Randolph County in Virginia, and that her family record was burnt in a dwelling house she lost in the year 1817 - that she was married to said Atkinson after he left the army. but previous to the 2nd Day of January on thousand eight hundred
She further states that she is a widow and has so re-mained since the death of her said husband, and that she has never before made application for a pension

Sworn to and subscribed in open Court that day and year aforesaid

Martha her X mark Atkinson

Attest Wm. V. Peek
Pres: Judge
At some time John H. Safford & Robert Safford  Jun. who after being duty sworn, as the law dericts declars they were acquainted, with Joseph Atkinson and Martha Atkinson during the lfe time of the said Joseph, and know that they lived together as husband and wife and were so reputed [phrase marked out]
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid,

Wm. V. Peek
Pres: Judge

J.H. Safford
Robert Safford Jr.

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I Joseph Deouillard Clerk of the Court of Common pleas within and for Gallia County, do hereby certify that William V. Peck is President Judge of said Court duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing his genuine signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set me name and affixed the seal of said Court at Gallipolis the 26th day of October 1851

Jos. Drouillard Clk

Report to be made to Lewis Newsom Gallipolis Ohio State of Ohio. Gallia County Js
Personally appeared before me, a Justice of the peace, within and for said County. Peter Blazer & Francis Blazer 
Who, after being duly sworn according to law, saith that they were acquainted with Joseph Atkinson and Martha Atkinson during the life time of the said Joseph, and that they lived together as husband and wife and were so reputed, and that since the death of said Joseph the said Martha was married to Benjamin Collins, and in a short time after wards she had satisfactory evidence that he had a wife living, from that time she withdrew from any connection with him, which was some twenty years since, and since then he died, as all the neighboars verify believe, consequently she has been a widow since the death of Joseph Atkinson, we also state that we have often heard him state that he had been in the war of the Revolution, and we always believed it as he was a man of veracity,

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indeed we will remember, of his saying that he was at the battle of Guildford Court house in North Carolina
Sworn to and subscribed this 26th day of October 1851
I also certify that Peter Blazer and Frances Blazer are respectable and creditable persons  Lewis Newsom J.P.

Peter his X mark Blazer
Frances her X mark Blazer



I Joseph Drouillard Clerk of the Court of Common pleas for the County of Gallia and state of Ohio. Do hereby certify that William V. Peek is President Judge of said Court, that the foregoing are his genuine signatures, An that Lewis Nersom is a Justice of the peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified and that the above is his genuine signature 
Given under my honor and , to which I have affixed the seal of said Court the 26th Day of October 1851

Jos. Drouillard Clk



Know all men by there presents that I Martha Atkinson, do hereby constitute and appoint Lewis Newsom my attorney, for me and my name, to prosecute my claim to a pension, before the officrs of the government, and such back pension as may be found due, and to appoit one or more attornies to aid him should be deemed necessary hereby satisfying all that my attornies may do in the premises relative thereto 
Given under my hand and seal this 26th Day of October 1851
Martha her X mark Atkinson
By virtue of the above power, I hereby appoint M.? Edwards and Smith my attornies, to aid me, as above for which they are to be allowed fifty Dollars, if they obtain the pension, and back amount allowed by law
Lewis Newsom attorney for M. Atkinson
Nov 22 - 1851

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Honorable Commissioner of pensions
Washington City

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Gallipolis O.   Decem 10th  51

Honorable Commissioner of Pensions
Sir Herewith are two declarations, for a pensions, and the back allowance, for same under the respective laws,        Which it is hopid may receive the early action of the officers of the departments, through the ordeal of which they must hap.
As I have been instructed I have employed Meprs Edwards & Smith to attend to them, supposing that the officers in each department would do injustice, to the old claimants, but to have them to endeaver to have them taken up, and acted on at an early date, that the recipients may enjoy their Country Liberality, a short time at least, before the final close of life.
The old veteran 105 years old can only be made happy in receiving the back portion of his pension; as his days seems mearly numbered, and looks like Samuel that the witch of Ender brought from the dead.
With due respect,
Lewis Newsom

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REJECTED

Martha Atkinson