Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7398, for Martin Maney, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 6 Va.
Maney, Martin Mang
No. 7398.
Reziah
CONTENTS

5326 to North Carolina East Tennessee
Martin Maney, Private,
Virginia Line,
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of — 8 — Dollars per month, to commence on the 31- of July 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of Jan y 1819 and sent to Hon: W.G. Blount in Congress. —
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 — $ 9 " 31 Semi-annual all'ee ending 4: Mar: 1819 — 48 " 00
$ 57 " 31
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
2 M rs
Transferred Gen l Jany 4. 1822 from which 4. 1820 sent to Hon. Felix Walker Hunt-up $25

North Carolina
Keziah Maney aka widow of William Martin Maney who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of Oct 1857 and sent to
S. Godwin Esq Present
Engr 20 Dec 1849
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 220 Vol. 1
Certificate corrected - make payable to Abner and Ben Apt notified Nov 3 1854

State of Tennessee } Blount County }
This 31 st day of July 1818
2 nd Judicial Circuit } before me the subscriber one of the judges of the Circuit Court of said State Personally appears Martin Maney who is in the seventieth year of his age and as he states upon oath resides in Blount County who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions of the late act of congress which provides for persons engaged in the land or naval services of the United States in the revolution  said To wit that he, Martin Maney as well as he recollects about the 4 th of December 1775 he at the Long Island of Holston in the County of Washington State of North Carolina now Tennessee he enlisted in the service of the then United Colonies for two years in a company commanded by Captain James Knox in the 8 th Virginia regiment commanded by Colonel Charles C. Burgh afterwards General Charles Burgh and was discharged at Valley Forge by General Washington which two years he faithfully served, and some time in the fall of the year 1779 in the County before named having returned to his place of residence and served several times against the Indians he enlisted again in the service of the United States for three years in a company of the 9 th Virginia regi- ment commanded by Colonel George Mathews

The company he was in in Colonel Matthews Regiment was commanded by Captain Berry That he faithfully served the United States said three years for which he enlisted and was discharged at Valley Forge by General Mullenburgh both of which discharges are by accident lost That he was in the Battles of Monmouth Germantown and the White Plains That he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, other than his own oath That he never was a Pensioner of the United States or any State for said services and hereby relinquishes to the United States all claim of a Pension except under the provision of the before recited act That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support Sworn to and declared before me the date first above written
Sworn to before me this 31 st July 1818 —
Martin S Chaney mark
Geo: Ammerman
The date above before me the Subscriber the date first above written personally appeared Samuel Lusk a citizen of Blount County who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath state he has been personally acquainted with the above named Martin Chaney twenty five or thirty years That for the whole time he has known said Chaney he has occasionally heard him state

he was a regular soldier for years in the revolutionary army of the United States upon the United States side of the contest and has heard others state Chaney was a soldier and that this affiant has no doubt the said Martin Chaney was a soldier as in his declaration above stated and this affiant further states he knows the said Martin Chaney is in reduced circumstances and does stand in need of the assistance of his country for support subscribed and sworn to the date above written Sworn to before me this 31 st July 1818      J. Wm. Lusk Thos. Emmet
Having no other evidence but the foregoing affidavits and no acquaintance with the persons who have made the same I am as well satisfied as I can be by evidence of that description that the above named Martin Chaney did perform the service mentioned in his declaration and that he is in reduced circumstances and does stand in need of the assistance of his country for support given under my hand this 31 st of July 1818 —      Thos. Emmet

State of Tennessee
Second Circuit ss I Jesse Beene Clerk of the Circuit Court of Law and equity for Blount County, by my deputy Jacob H. Stone do certify that s d Circuit Court is a Court of Record that Thomas Emmerson esq r  was at the date of the further & was is one of the judges for the Circuit Courts of the State aforesaid, that the within certificate is signed in his own proper name and handwriting & that full faith and credit are due to his Official acts as such.
Given Under my hand & private (having no publick) seal at office in Mary ville in Blount County the 5 th day of August 1818.
J. Beene Clerk by his dep J. H. Stone
Martin Many
Admitted
Martin Many for Col. Matthews Vineg d 1475-2 years 31 July, 1818

State of North Carolina Punke County
On this 6th day of April 1828 personally appeared in open court being a court of Record for the County aforesaid Martin Manning aged sixty nine years formerly a citizen of Bladen County in the State of Tennessee but now a Resident in the County of Punke State of North Carolina who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: (To Wit) That he Enlisted in the Continental Establishment in the month of December 1775 in the Company commanded by Captain James Knox in the Eighth Regiment of the Virginia line commanded by Col. Mendenhall for the term of two years. And after the expiration of said term, he again Enlisted in the Company commanded by Capt. Woodford in the 9th Regiment of the Virginia line Continental establishment commanded by Col. Matthews. That he continued in said service until regularly discharged at the Valley Forge in the State of Pennsylvania. That he was in the Battle of German Town & at the White Plains, he has formerly while in the State of Tennessee filed a declaration in order to obtain the provisions of the act of Congress passed 18th March 1818 dated as well as now Recollected July 1818 on which a Pension Certificate No. 5336 dated 12th January 1819

Nancy Maney was Born the 21 st Day of October 1788
John Maney was Born the 11 th Day of February 1785
Mary Maney was Born the 28 th Day of October 1787
William Maney was Born the 6 th Day of June 1795
Elizabeth Maney was Born the 22 nd Day of March 1798

and cause [blank] to ap- plaint of Solo- in a plea of debt, the due by Con-
Given under my ha- John [blank] Richd [blank] A [blank]
JUDGMENT,
State [blank]
TO any Lawful Officer and tenements, as will satis- Given under my hand at

and I do solemnly swear that I was a citizen of the United States on the eighteenth of March 1818 & that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it so as bring myself within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and trade & services of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 & that I have not nor has any person for me any property or leases, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed
   Two small Horned cattle $8.00   6 Poultry fowls 3.00   1 do. Hish 1.00   2 1/2 Gallon Pewter Pans 1.00   1 Gallon do 1.00   5 Knives & six forks 0.50   1 small oven 1.00   $15.50  
And my family consists of my wife 56 years of age my son 17 years of age & myself 69 years of age I have no occupation but that of a farmer and am rendered incapable of pursuing

- that through lack of eye sight I have been unable to attend to the same I have been subscribed on Open Court 16th March 1821
I Robt. Young Clerk Buncombe County Superior Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & the Schedule thereunto annexed are true copies from the Records of said Court & do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Eighty seven dollars & fifty Cents. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the public Seal of my office the 5th day of April A.D. 1821
E. H. Williams Clerk

State of North Carolina
Yancey County 36th the day of October 1843 before me
S. L. Wilson a Justice of the Peace in & for said County personally appeared John Moary son of Martin Moary late Pensioner of the County of Buncombe State of Ohio, and made oath in due form of Law, that he has his father's original family Record which he now exhibits showing the dates of the births of his children by his wife Mary of which (I certify) the following is a true copy -
Mary Moary was born the 24 th day of October 1783. John Moary was born the 11 th day of February 1785. Martin Moary was born the 28 th day of October 1787. William Moary was born the 6 th day of June 1795. Elizabeth Moary was born the 22 nd day of March 1798.
That the said Record has been kept in the family of said Moary, of which he the affiant is a member, for the last forty Years, and considered to be a true Record, that it was written down at the request and dictation of said Martin Moary some forty Years ago.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year first above written before me David L. Wilson (J.P.)
John Moary (seal)
And I the said Justice of the Peace certify that John Moary who hath sworn to & subscribed the foregoing before me is a person to whose statements is due full faith and credit Given under my hand & seal
David L. Wilson (J.P.) (seal)

State of North Carolina
Yancy County } I J. H. Garland clerk of the court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in & for said County & State Certify that Samuel L. Wilson Esq. whose signature ap- pears to the foregoing certificates is & was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice in & for said County duly Comd & qualified. & that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at office in Burnsville this 11 th day of October A. D. 1843.
J. H. Garland of Yancy County Court

Barnsville N.C. April 23 d 1857
Sir
I send you in this pack on the Declaration in the case of Wm Many the son & heir of Richard Many whose declaration was filed some years ago. The Commissioner of Pensions wrote me not long ago that there was sufficient evidence to place her under the act of 1838 but not the act of 1836. I supposed from that, that I need not produce any other testimony, more than a declaration which he required to be filed claiming the benefit of the act of July 1838. This I have done, and as the case has lay so long and is now complete, I hope that it will be acted on immediately. If there is anything more wanted I would like to know it as those persons having cognizance of such things are fast dying. I enclose the Commissioner letter
I am Sir your obedt Servt Geo B Woodfin
Hon Saml E. Heath Comm of Pensions

State of N. Carolina, Wake County 3 rd
On this 16 th day of April One Thousand eight Hundred and fifty one, personally appeared before the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County John Maney a resident, in s d county and State aged sixty seven years, 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 the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, entitled, "An act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows" that he is the legitimate child of one Keziah and Martin Maney: That his mother Keziah Maney was the widow of Martin Maney who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and who was placed on the Pension list Rolls of the N. Carolina Agency at the rate of Eight Dollars per Month, and who drew up to the fifteenth day of April, A. D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty; on which day said Martin Maney died, leaving his widow Keziah still alive. Deponant further states, that his Mother Keziah Maney afterwards made application for a Pension, under the act passed the 2 nd day of July 1836, but which claim was rejected, that the Attorney who attended to it for her, was one Silvester Bellier, and that she was sworn to her Declaration in open Court, and with that Declaration she sent

the proof of her marriage, and that it was considered sufficient to place her under the act which he now claims but not of that of 1836. He further says that he does not know of any additional evidence as to the marriage and for that reason , he relies entirely on the proof which has already been produced, (with the former Declaration). Deponent further states that the following are the names of all the children, that are now living, viz; John Maney the applicant as above stated, James Maney, William Maney, and Nancy Mielcof wife of Abraham Mielcof who is two years older than the aforementioned John Maney.
He further states that, he cannot say when the marriage took place, but that it took place previous to the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and ninety four viz, at the time mentioned in the former Declaration: That, his mother Keziah Maney was never married after the death of Martin, her husband, and that she died on the 20 th day of December A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty nine, as will more fully appear, by reference to the proof herewith presented.
John Maney Sworn to and subscribed in open Court (a Court of Pleas) and the Court hereby certifies that Martin Maney died on the 15 th day of April A.D. 1830, and that his widow Keziah Maney died on the 20 th day of December A.D. 1849, and that she left but four children living when she died, viz John, William and James Maney and Nancy Mielcof who are living the last time they

were heard from. In testimony of which I, the Chairman of said Court, have set my hand on this 16 th day of April AD 1857.
John Hensley  side John Hensley Chairman
State of North Carolina, Gentry County 3 rd I, E. H. Honeycutt clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, do hereby certify that John Hensley Esq. whose name appears to the foregoing Declaration is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace and Chairman of said County Court was duly commissioned and sworn according to Law and the foregoing signature is his true signature. I also certify that John Hensley was sworn to the foregoing Declaration in open court.
In testimony of which I have set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Banesville on this 23 rd day of April 1857
E. H. Honeycutt C.C.

6041
Keziah Maney M rs of Martin N.C.
a. act 4 July 1836
G. G. G.

State of North Carolina Court of Pleas and Quarter Glasgow County 3 rd Session October Term 1843
On this 11 th day of October 1843 one thousand eight hundred & forty three personally appeared before the court aforesaid Roziah Moary, a resident of the county & State aforesaid, aged Eighty Years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836.
That she is the widow of Martin Moary late Revolutionary pensioner dec d . of the county of Buncombe N o Carolina who was a private Soldier in the Virginia Cont t Line in the War of the Revolution, and was allowed a pension by the United States of $96 dollars a year while living in the county of Blount East Tennessee, which pension was afterwards transferred to Buncombe county N o Carolina in the year of 1830.
She further declared that she was married to the said Martin Moary, near Jonesboro East Tennessee (now called) in the month of September, and in the year of (1780) one thousand seven hundred & eighty-one, and that her husband the aforesaid Martin Moary died on the 15 th day of April, in the year of (1830) eighteen hundred & thirty, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
She further declared that she was married to her said husband the aforesaid Martin Moary prior to the expiration of the last period of his services, in the War of the Revolution. Viz t that her said husband was in the Army at the time she was married to him, he was one of a company of Cavalry that was stationed at the place called Campbells Station which is on the Waters

of Big Limestone Creek. Which service he soon left after we were married. The next service that her said husband was called into was in the summer of the year of 1852 Seventeen hundred & eighty two the summer following their marriage her said husband Martin Many was drafted for a tour of service under Capt James Wilson & Col Serier to go out onto Tennessee River against the Indians and Tories which tour of service he performed & was discharged & came home to her at which time she was a staying with her mother near Jonesboro Tenn. The above was a tour of three months she thinks. Furthermore, that her said husband was out frequently after the above tour as a scout but did not perform any regular tour of service
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and date first mentioned on the opposite page before the court.
Test J. H. Garland Clerk
[Signature]
Kyziah [mark] Many [Seal]
And I J. H. Garland Clerk of the said court do hereby certify. That it was shown in evidence to the satisfaction of the court. That the declarant aforesaid Kyziah Many. is the widow of Martin Many late Revolutionary pensioner dec d . of the county of Buncombe N. Carolina who died in the month of April and in the year of 18 hundred & thirty. and was in the receipt of a pension of ninety six dollars a year. which he had received for several years prior to his death.
I also certify that it was shown in evidence to the satisfaction of said court. That the declarant Kyziah Many is a person to whose statements is due full faith and credit.
And I further certify that the court after

after examining the aforesaid declarant in relation to her late husbands services after their marriage, give it as their opinion that the facts set forth by the declarant are just and true, that her husband Martin Many was actually out in the service after their marriage is the opinion of the court. Whereupon it was ordered by said court that the clerk certify the same to the department of War.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Office in Burnsville this 11 th day of October A. D. 1843.
J. W. Garland Clerk of Yadkin County Court

September 26, 1938
BA-J/AWF Martin Maney W. 7398
The Quartermaster General Memorial Branch War Department Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Martin Maney who served in the 8th Virginia Regiment, Revolutionary War.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, W. 7398, based upon the military service of Martin Maney in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Martin Maney were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.
While residing in Washington County, North Carolina (which was later Tennessee) Martin Maney enlisted at the "Long Island of Holston", December 4, 1775, served as a private in Captain James Knox's company, Colonel Muhlenburg's 8th Virginia regiment, he was in the battles of White Plains and Germantown, length of service two years. At the expiration of his service, he enlisted and served in Captains Berry's and Wood's companies, Colonel George Matthews' 8th Virginia regiment, was in the battle of Monmouth, length of this service three years. He enlisted in the summer of 1782, served three months in Captain James Wilson's company, Colonel John Sevier's North Carolina regiment, in pursuit of Indians and Tories. He was, also, out in several scouting expeditions, officers' names not given.
He was allowed pension on his application

executed July 31, 1818, at which time he was aged about sixty-nine years, and living in Blount County, Tennessee.
The soldier, Martin Maney, died April 15, 1830 in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Martin Maney married in the month of September, 1781, near Jonesboro, Washington County, "East Tennessee", Keziah Vann or Van. The date and place of her birth and names of her parents were not given; about the time of her marriage her parents were living near Jonesboro.
The widow, Keziah Maney, applied for pension October 11, 1843, then aged eighty years, and a resident of Yancey County, North Carolina. The pension was allowed.
The widow died December 20, 1849 in Yancey County, North Carolina.
The following are the names of the children of Martin Maney, and his wife, Keziah, as shown in the claim:
Nancy born October 24, 1783 John " February 11, 1785 Martin " October 28, 1788 William " June 6, 1795 Elizabeth " March 22, 1798 James Date of his birth not stated.
Reference was made in 1821 to a son aged seventeen years; his name was not designated.
The following children survived Keziah Maney, their mother-John Maney a resident of Yancey County, North Carolina in 1851; William Maney; James Maney; and Nancy Medcalf, wife of Absolum Medcalf or Midoalf, of Yancey County, North Carolina.
The papers on file in this claim contain no

further discernible data relative to family.
The application for headstone for Martin Maney is returned herewith, also a letter addressed to your your office from M. L. Maney, 200 Brucemont Circle, West Asheville, North Carolina.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

United States Post Office
Second _____ CLASS
Mount Vernon, Washington., October., 30-1924-
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions Washington. D. C.
My Dear Sir;
I wish to trace up the war record of My Great 2 Grandfather. Martin Maney, who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution ;
I am not sure that he enlisted from North Carolina or Tennessee; But from the fact that he spent his years after the war in N.C. he may have been from that State;
He had a son named John, Maney who was the father of Sarah Maney (Halcombe) my Grand Mother:
Also could it be possible for me to get an abstract of service of my Great 2 Great Grandfather, George Allen , who was with the State Troops of North Carolina, and was granted a pension for his services during the Revolution;
George Allen , was born in Halifax Co. N.C. 1745, and Died in Iredell Co N.C. 1836, is burried at Rocky Springs, N.C.
I thank you in advance for any favor that you may be able to do me.,
Yours most respectfully.,
Assistant P. M. Mount Vernon, Wash.

(MMA)
November 19, 1924
Howard H. Allen Mount Vernon, Washington.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 7398 it appears that Martin Maney while a resident of Washington County, North Carolina (which was later Tennessee) enlisted December 4, 1775, served two years as a private  as a captive in Captain James Knox' Company, Colonel Muhlenburg's Virginia Regiment and was at the battles of White Plains and Germantown.
At the expiration of the above service he enlisted and served three years as a private under Captains Berry and Woodford in Colonel George Matthews' Virginia Regiment, and was at the battle of Monmouth.
He enlisted in the summer of 1782 and served three months in Captain James Wilson's Company, Colonel John Sevier's North Carolina Regiment against the Indians, and also served several subsequent tours on scouting ex-
He enlisted in 1779 for a term of 12 months, so said his 2nd statement
and this is the reason - gave it instead of James Davis's affidavit - as the 1780 conflict with the 3 yrs. service in wh. - said he was engaged at that time

petitions, officers not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 31, 1818 while a resident of Blount County, Tennessee aged about sixty-nine years. He died April 15, 1830 in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Soldier married in September 1781 near Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee, Keziah Vann or Van of said place, born about 1763. The following are their children referred to:
  Nancy  born  October 24, 1783,  married  Absalom or Absolum Midcoff.    John  "  February 11, 1785.      Martin  "  October 28, 1787.      William  "  June 6, 1795.      Elizabeth  "  March 22, 1798.      James   Date of birth not stated.  
A son aged seventeen years in 1821, referred to whose name is not given.
Soldier's widow Keziah died December 20, 1849 in Yancey County, North Carolina, leaving the following children, Nancy, John, William and James who were allowed the pension due their mother on account of the services of their father.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
In 1818 he said he was in his 70 th yr. & in 1821 said he was 69.
Since this was spelled correctly once I did not use spelling "Materna".

✓ No 14.430 Keziah Many dec. wid of William N. C.
Acts 7 July 1838, &c. $80 per an. from 4 Mch '36 to 20 Dec. '49 when she died, except 2 years.
Payable to from Wm Many John Many Wm Many, infants Many. John Many & Nancy Miscoe only surviving children
S. Godwin, Present.

Washington July 28 th 1857
Sir,
I herewith enclose evidence in the case of Keokuk Manganese Meadow of Marshalltown , of N E
J. G. Godwin

Sir
I enclose the declaration of Reginald Many of H. G. for a pension under the act of July 4 1886
I am Sir respectfully
H. H. Wilson
Oct 26 1893
Master Merry at 18. 1/2
Att. J. L. Edwards

Burnsville Wayne Co Mo. Lawrence
May 27th 1857
Sir
I authorize Shimmuel Goodwin Esq. to attend to the claim of Bezrah Maney widow of Martin Maney who was a Pensioner. The Declaration was sworn to by Mrs Maney her son and sent from this county by me in April last. I also authorize said S Goodwin to attend to the final adjustment of Hannah Green's claim from Wottawaga Co Mo. who is the widow of Mrs Green deceased. The Declaration was sent to the office by me.
I am Sir your obedt servt Jno B Woodfin
Hon J E Heuble Comm r of Pensions

These cases I have had to get up the papers and let us see what they are
The add. evidence in Green was filed in Jan'y 1857.
M rs Mary  M rs Mary , in of
Nathaniel Green N.C. - has no papers in this world and I am a copy of see the Register if you please

Jno Maney Adm of Reyiah Maney

***** STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Yancey — County.
By the Justices of the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, for the County of Yancey
IT BEING CERTIFIED TO US, That Yancey — Regiah Maney — late of Yancey county, in this State, is dead, and having made no Last Will and Testament in writing, and John Maney — having made application to this Court for, and obtained Administration upon, the deceased's estate, and having also entered into bond and security, as the law in such case provides, in the sum of one Thousand dollars  Five hundred dollars . These are therefore to empower the said John Maney to enter into and upon all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of the deceased, and the same into his possession to take, wheresoever in this State to be found, and an inventory thereof to exhibit according to law, and all the just debts of the deceased to pay, and distribute as the law in such case provides.
Witness, E. H. Henry  clerk the 16 th day of October
Clerk of our said Court at Bunnville
148 5-1 *****

Brief in the case of Keziah Maney, wid of Martin County and State of N. C. acts 7 th July 1838 & supplementals
Claim, ("original," or "for increase." )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under act of 1818 at $90 per Ann. More than 2 yrs service proven. Evidence of marriage; Documentary. Ages of children etc.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent.
S. Godwin Present.
J. S. Miller Examining Clerk.

Pension Office.
November 6 th 1852.
Sir:
The case of Khariah Maney has been again examined, and there appears to be sufficient evidence to place her under the Act of 7 th July, 1838, but not under that of 11 July 1836. But a new declaration must be made claiming the benefit of that Act. If the widow be still living, it must be shown; if dead, the date of that event must be made to appear.
Very respectfully, Your Ob dt Serv t . J L Edwards
S. Godwin, Esq. Present.

No bounty land cases. by you if you have better send them on,

Washington May 22 1841
Sir
I send you some additional testimony in the case of Mr Many of N.C. her paper was filed by me Dec 25. 1843. Please place this proof with them
Yours Respectfully H H Sylvester
Col Edwards

May 22/1844
Adopmt Elizabeth Maury
Hon J. L. Edwards Comm. Pensions

Washington Dec 5 '45
Sir
At the request of Mr Sylvester Pettis of N.C. the former agent in the cases of John Shafe of N.C. & Virginia Mundy I humbly respectfully ask per- mission to examine those claims with a view to supplying any defects, & fur- nishing such proofs as will secure to them their respective claims. Your compliance with the request will oblige
Your most obt Servt Nathan Scoble
Hon J. L. Edwards Commr of Pensions Present

Dec 6, 1843
Recd of John Hospe Esq. Mary J. L. Edwards Comr of Pensions Present

1924-March 19-File to Howard & Allen MMH 1938-Sept 26- " " Memo P.O. 10-1
Rey WIDOW, &c.
File No.
7398
Keziah Meaney Wid.
Martin Meaney Pvt. Rev. War
Act:
Feb. 24/48
Index:—Vol.
Me
Page
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[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sit. S. Godwin 6 Nov 1850
1021
Keziah Maney NR
Sit to S. H. Sylvester Aug. 28. 44 " " do do Septem. 27. " "
Oct 4 July 1836

6041
Roziah Maney M. 6
4 July 1856 - 000

9.090 North Carolina
Hannah Maney deed widow of William Martin who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st day of Oct r 1857 and sent to
S. Godwin Present
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 157

11.192
North Carolina
Widow of William  William Martin who died on the
_____ in the State of N.C. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col _____ in the Revolution was for two 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 31 st day of October 1857 and sent to S. Godwin Esq Arrears to the 4th of Present Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act July 7, 1838. }
Recorded by W. W. Wightman Clerk. Book 9 Vol. 1 Page 301 301

Keziah Many
nl
Ad July 4 1836
H. H. Sylvester Present

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Giles County } October Term 1843
On this 11 th day of October 1843. Personally appeared before the Court aforesaid, Absalom Mordcalf, a resident of the County State aforesaid, and made oath in due form of Law. That he has for some fifty years past been intimately acquainted with Martin Many late pensioner dec d of the County of Buncombe N th Carolina, also with his wife Kiziah. Who is now applying for a pension on the account of her late husbands Revolutionary Services. That this affiant has often and repeatedly talked with said Martin Many about the War & about said Many's services in the old war. That this affiant has always understood from said Martin that he firstly, Enlisted into the Virginia Line when he served for several years. That afterwards he afterwards volunteered to go out against the Indians & came on to the section of Tennessee (now Ala) where he became acquainted with his wife (as she was afterwards) whose maiden name was Kiziah Vann. and Courted her & married her while he was in the Service. At the time said Martin Many was on duty in the Cavalry. Which tour of Service expired soon after their marriage. and that in the year following or summer after their marriage said Martin Many was drafted into the Army again under Capt James Wilson Col Service he left his wife at her Mothers and went into the Service & served out the tour for which he had been drafted. and as a reason in particular why this affiant remembers this tour of Service is that said Martin Many did shoot down & kill an Indian that had secreted himself in the fork of a tree which Indians had broke into the Camp and it was exhibited. Furthermore that this affiant did some twenty five or thirty years ago spend a part of

- a day & night with said Capt Wilson & said Martin Moary, and on that occasion he the affiant heard the parties talk over the circumstances of the tour of service that said Moary had served under said Capt Wilson against the Indians. Which tour of service was perform- -ed not long after Martin Moarys marriage with his wife Ryiah, again that this affiant has always understood from said Moary that he performed other services, that after his marriage "till the close of the war which was for about two he was most of his time in the service as a scout with others that would gather together & go out in pursuit of the Tories who were troublesome in the section of the country where he lived, but did not perform but one regular tour of service after his marriage, was on one occasion drafted but hired a substitute for which he gave a bay Mule this was about the close of the war about two years after his marriage.
Sworn to and subscribed on this 11 th day of October 1853 before the court A. S. O'Connell
Test J. H. Garland Clerk
And I, J. H. Garland clerk of said court certify that Absalom Morecraft is known to the court as a person of truth and to his statements is due full faith & credit.
I further certify that John Moary a resident of the county of Yancey State aforesaid also personally appeared before the aforesaid court and made oath in due form of law, that he is now fifty eight years of age, that he is the second child of Martin Moary late United States pensioner dec d . of the county of Buncombe N th Carolina, that his father the aforesaid Martin Moary

died on the 15 th day of April, in the year of 18 hundred & thirty leaving His Mother Riziah a Widow who is now applying for a pension on the account of her husband Martin Mary Revolutionary services. This affiant further states in his said oath, that he has often and repeatedly heard his father relate his services in the Revolutionary War also the circumstances of his marrying his wife Riziah, that he was a Soldier in the War at the time he courted & married my Mother, that he was in the Militia Service which Service he left about the time of his marriage with his wife Riziah, which Marriage took place as he has always understood from his parents in the fall of the year of Seventeen hundred & eighty one. That some few months after his said parents were married his father Martin Mary was drafted to go a tour against the Indians under Capt. Wilson & Col. Sever which tour of duty the said Martin Mary did serve out after he was married to his wife Riziah, who at that time stayed with her mother, who lived in the neighborhood of Jonesboro Tennessee, that this affiant has often and repeatedly heard his parents speak of the circumstance of his Father going into the War after they were married that is after he & his wife Riziah, also that not only their declarations alone, but also the declarations of other persons that were knowing to the fact of his services.
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court on this 11 th day of October A D 1843.
Test J. P. Garland Clerk
John Mary
It was also shown in Evidence to the satisfaction of the Court that John Mary is a person of truth.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office at Office in Pigeonville this 11 th day of October A D 1843.
J. P. Garland Clerk of Wayne County

State of Tennessee I Samuel Green Clerk of the Washington County Court of said County do hereby certify that application has been made to me to make search in my office for records Testimony of the marri- age of Martin Mary to Roziah Van whose marriage is said to have taken place in said County in the year 1781 I have examined for said Testimony in my office but find none nor of any other of the date above stated If any such Testimony ever was in the office I presume they were lost at the time the courthouse & office were burnt some Four or Five years since as many of the papers of the office of the County Court were lost at the time given under my hand & seal of office at office in Knoxville this 28 th day of Feby 1842
Samuel Green Clerk

State of Tennessee
Washington County
on this 28 th day of February 1844
Came James Sevier before me William Atkinson a justice of the Peace for said County and made oath in due form of law that he was acquainted with Martin Many a Soldier of the Revolution formerly of this County, that he the deponent served a term of duty with said Martin Many under deponent's father Col d John Sevier which was a term of 3 months in the year of Seventeen hundred & eighty.
This deponent further stated on his oath, that his father Col d John Sevier was out in the year of Seventeen hundred and eighty two 1782 against the Indians in the Western part of the State, and whilst said Martin Many served this term this deponent cannot say.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
James Sevier
William Atkinson
Justice of the Peace
I, David Greer Clerk of the County of Washington do hereby certify that William Atkinson is a justice of the peace in and for said County and that his signature is genuine given under my hand & seal of Office at Office on December the 28 th day 1844
David Greer Clerk

State of N. Carolina } ss County of Yadkin }
On the 8 th day of July one thousand eight hundred and fifty one, personally appeared before the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County (a Court of Record) Wm Maney a resident of said County and State, aged sixty six years 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 7 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows &c." (Declarant says that he claims the benefit of the act of 18-38, simply because the Commissioner has ordered him so to do, but that it was always his opinion that his father Martin Maney, and his Mother Keziah Maney were married before the last term of Martin Maney's service expired - being therefore entitled under the act 4 th July 1836) That he is the son and heir at law of Keziah Maney and Martin Maney who was the husband of said Keziah; That Martin Maney his father was a soldier of the revolutionary War and was pensioned (he thinks) under the act 18 th March 1818, at the rate of 96 per annum and was paid part of his time at Fayetteville N.C. Agency and part at the Germantown agency. Deponent further declares that said Keziah & Martin left but four children and who are yet alive viz; William, James & John Maney, (Deponent's self) & Nancy Midcoff wife of Solomon. That of these there are all the heirs now living. He further declares that for evidence of the date of the marriage and its certainty he refers to the declaration now on file in the Pension Office sworn to by Keziah Maney, before her death. Deponent further says that said Martin Maney died on the 15 th day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty, and that his widow Keziah Maney died on the 29 th day of December A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty nine John Maney
Sworn to and subscribed in open court on the day & year last above written, and I the undersigned Chairman of

Said County Court do hereby certify that Martin Maney died on 15 th day of April one thousand eight hundred & thirty, and that Beziah Maney his widow died on the 29 th day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty nine, & I believe the statement with regard to the whole as correct.
I further certify that John Maney who is is the reputed son and heir of Martin & Beziah Maney is a man of good character, and his evidence may be relied on, & thereby
Ino Hensley Chairman of committee
State of Missouri, Yancey County ss. I, E. H. Honeycutt clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County and State do hereby certify that Ino Hensley Esq. whose name appears to the forgo- ing Declaration is and was at the time of signing the same the Chairman of our said Court (and that the business above was done in open Court) was duly commissioned and sworn according to law and I believe the signature to be genuine.
In testimony of which I have set my hand and affix- ed the seal of my office at Barnsville on this 8 th day of July A.D. 1857
E. H. Honeycutt clerk By J. W. Moffitt S.C.

State of North Carolina County of Yancey 3 rd
On this 13 th day of October one thousand eight hun- and and fifty one personally appeared before the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions in and for said county and state Thomas Barrett a credible and disinterested witness who being first duly sworn according to Law declares on his oath, that he was well acquainted with Martin Maney who was a Pensioner of the United States and that he died on the 15 th day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty, and that his widow Regiah Maney died on the 20 th day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty nine, and that the following are the only children, they left and who are now living viz John, James and William Maney, and Nancy Middelf wife of Absalom Middelf, and they are their legal heirs. Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day and year above written.
T. Barrett
And the Court hereby certifies, that (from satis- factory and disinterested testimony), Martin M- aney above named, died on the 15 th day of April 1830 and that Regiah Maney his widow died on the 20 th day of December A D one thous and eight hundred and forty nine —, and that they left

The following named children and who are now living viz John William and James Maney and Nancy Midcof wife of Absalom Midcof. In testimony of which I have set my hand and seal on the day and year above written.
Jno Hensley Chairman
State of N. Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions, County of Pender 3 rd October Term 1837
I E. H. Honeycutt clerk of said court do hereby cer- tify that Jno Hensley Esq. is Chairman of our said Court, was duly commissioned and sworn according to law, and the above proceedings, were held in open Court, and the above is his genuine signature. I fur- ther certify that Jno Maney is the legal Administrator of the estate of Reuben Maney deceased, having enter- ed into bond with approved security, before said Court on the 16 th day of Oct 1837 and was duly sworn as the law directs in such cases. In testimony of which I have set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Burnsille on this 18 day of October AD 1837
E. H. Honeycutt Clerk