Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [BLANK], William Young, S. C.

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★ Young William
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These papers do not belong in either of the two claims of Wm Youngs of S.C. the allegations do not correspond. And the children by soldier never applied for or received pensions And.

Bolivar, Tennessee 6 Sept. 1860
Comm. of Pensions - Enclosed please find Application of Mrs. Catherine Ragon for an increase of Pension under the act of _____ She being a child of a Revolu- tionary Officer who died after the Act of 1828 & 1832 went into effect, never having recd. any Pension - If it is informal we desire to remedy the defects - Very Respectfully Wood & Smith -

Wood & Smith
Sept. 22

Pension Office, Sept. 22. 1860
Gentlemen.
I have received the informal application of the heirs of William Young for pension in virtue of his alleged revolutionary services, and have rejected the claim - The children of such widows cannot establish and recover such claims - They die with the widow and his widows. This was decided by the Department in 1857 under advice of the Attorney General.
Miss Wood & Smith Bolivar, Tennessee

State of Tennessee } Catharine Ragon on County of Hardeman } behalf of herself and } of her brother Samuel Young of Shelby district South Carolina - makes oath that affiant who is a resident of Hardeman County and nearly eighty five years of age - and the said Samuel Young who is nearly seventy eight years of age are the only surviving Heirs and Children of William Young decd. who was a Captain of a Company raised in Shelby district South Carolina and its vicinity all through the Revolutionary war. Affiant states that her said father served as Captain all through said war until honorably discharged at its close, and she believes the roll of his Company with his name thereon as Captain will be found in the proper archives at Washington City - Affiant cannot recollect the Colonel of her fathers Regiment or the number of the same - Affiant would show that her said father lived in Shelby district South Carolina after said war many years and until he became

a very old man; towit about the year 1822 (although affiant being old & her memory weak she cannot be positive as to dates) when he removed to Christian County, Kentucky whence, after remaining there three or four years he removed to this Hardeman County, Tennessee - where he lived about five or six years - and then removed to Perry County Tennessee where he lived about five or six years and died about the year 1837 - aged one hundred and five years - Affiant would show that the old family record has been destroyed by fire many years since and there fore cannot be produced - Affiant is informed that she & her Brother who are the only surviving children of her said father are entitled to the Pension money which was due her father at his death in 1837 - under the laws of the United States as he never applied for or received any Pension during his life time - and his children have never applied for or recd. any since his death - And she makes this declaration for the purpose

of obtaining said Pension money and interest - And she hereby for herself & the said Samuel Young nominates and appoints Wood and Smith of Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee her Attorneys to prosecute her said claim for her - This 31 day of August 1860 -
Test Jas M. Egan
Catherine She  Radford  Mark
On this 3 day of September 1860 personally Catherine Radford before me an acting justice of the Peace in & for Hardeman County Tennessee, & made oath in due form as I saw that the facts set forth in the foregoing declaration are true to the best of her knowledge, recollection and be- lief - And I certify that she is the person she represents herself to be & from every appearance of the age she represents herself to be -
Jas. M. Egan
Justice of the Peace - for Hardeman County
We Groves Cook, and Patitha Cook of Hardeman County do swear that we are acquainted with Catherine Radford & have lived near neighbors to her in Hardeman County for about thirty six years - That she is the identical person qualified to the

above declaration - that  she  was  then  residing with her father William Young - who lived several years at the house of the said Catharine in affiants neighborhood about the year 1828 to 1832 - He was at that time a very old man, being said to be about one hundred years old - affiants state that the said Catharine was always treated and acknowledged by him as his daughter and generally reported to be such - affiants further state that said William Young removed to Perry County about 1832 where it has always been generally reported he died about 1837 - affiants are not in any way connected with Catharine Logan, nor interested in this claim - Groves Root this the 3 day of Sept 1860 Talitha Root
I certify that the foregoing affidavit of Groves Root & Talitha Root was sworn to & subscribed before me this 3rd day of Septm 1860 - And I know the witnesses to be credible & respectable & residents of this County - & I am in no way interested in this claim - This 3 day of Sept 1860. Jas. M. Cannon Justice of the Peace

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...and was, at the time of signing the same, qualified and sworn to me, and that all his official acts and proceedings were then and there taken and had before me, a Notary Public in and for the District of Columbia, and that the foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 23 rd day of March, 1905.
Given under my hand at office, this 23 rd day of March, 1905.
Notary Public. A. P. Kelley A. P. Kelley, Clerk.