Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7005, for Joseph Massey, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 6
Massey, Joseph Bathia
R 7005
CONTENTS
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No. 15,019.
Bathia Massy Widow of Joseph Tennessee
W. Talbot Oct 3/53 Same Nov 25 1853
7005
Act July 7. 1838

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 2, 1873.
REJECTED
Good
P. O.
Balbin Hassy
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Spring Creek, Madison county, Tenn., Nov. 12th, 1853.
Sir:
I received your letter of the 1st inst., containing the affidavit of John Autry. The affidavit was intended to prove that Joseph Maney, the father of Dorcus Muns, and Stephen Maney, served in the Revolutionary war, and had received land for such services. It was intended as testimony that Joseph Maney served and that Dorcus Muns, and Stephen Maney, were the legal representatives of Joseph Maney. The fact that Joseph Maney did serve in the Revolutionary war and received land from the State of North Carolina for his services, in the State of Tennessee is recorded at Nashville, in the office of the Sec of State.
Dorcus Muns made application for the pension money due her mother who died some six years since, but her declaration was returned. I will, however say that I have sufficient evidence to prove that Joseph Maney did serve, and that his children are now living.
Dorcus Muns, and Stephen Maney, applied for the pension money due Bathia Maney, their mother, and which she failed to apply for during her life, and they were not applying for land.
Yours &c G. W. Talbot

Geo W Talbot Esq Lexington Penna

State of Tennessee,
County of Henderson Ky. ss.
On this twenty seventh day of July, A. D. one Thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the county and State aforesaid. Dorcas Munn, aged about 80 years, who being first duly sworn, doth, on her oath declare, that she is the daughter of Joseph Massey, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Joseph Rhodes. That he, the said Joseph Massey was mustered into service at the Camp of Stars in Duplin county in the State of North Carolina, that the said Joseph Massey substituted in said Rhodes's company in the place of John H. Cannon, and that he, the said Joseph Massey, served until place was declared or thereabouts, and that he died before or shortly after being discharged, before he reached home, of the French fever &c & etc he contracted whilst in service, leaving a widow and six children. The widow, Bathia Munn, died in the year of 1847, about the last June, leaving two children, to wit: Dorcas Munn and Stephen Massey. She further declared, that the said Stephen Massey is not now a day laborer at home to her house, and that she has had been for several weeks past, and that she has been for that the deceased wife of said Stephen Massey has been to her house, and that she has been to her benefit of her husband's brother, the said Stephen Massey, to which the services of their father, and his death in the line of his duty

and service of his country entitles them.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Pension to which her mother is entitled, from the close of the Revolutionary war until her death.
her
Darcus X Munn
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written
Wm Stewart JP for said County
State of Tennessee Henderson County } } 5
J. Jesse Taylor clerk of the county courts of said county do certify that William Stewart is an acting Justice of the Peace of said county, duly commissioned and qualified according to law. That the above signature purporting to be his is genuine and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his Official Acts as such.
Given under my hand and seal of office at office in Lexington July 27 th 1823
Jesse Taylor clerk