Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7090, for John Medlin, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
76
Medlin, John Nancy
9F. 7090
CONTENTS

No 15032
Nancy Medlin widow of John
See Case Robt R. 9293
Gr. Talbot Octo 14 1853 To the same May 22/54
7090
Oct July 7 1838

Acts of July 11, 1862, and March 3, 1870.
REJECTED
7090
P. O. Nancy Martin Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Nancy Medlin Wid of John Ten sw, 38

Spring Creek Madison co. Tenn. May 11th 1854
Sir:
I have endeavored to obtain proof of services in the case of John Melton, whose widow, Nancy Melton, of Henderson county, Tenn., applied to be pensioned under the act of the 4th of June 1836. and The Comptroller of the State of North Carolina informs me that the name of John Melton is not of record in his office, I wish you therefore to wrap her at Scott's Hill, Henderson county, Tenn., and inform her that her application is rejected for want of proof of service. Were I to do this the old lady would not be satisfied and would believe that I had received the money and appropriated it to my own use and benefit.
Very Respectfully your obedient servt George McFallah
Mrs L. P. Waldo Washington City, D. C.

State of Tennessee County of Henderson § 11
On this 18 th  18 th day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty three, personally appeared before me, the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, Nancy Medlin, who being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath declare, that she is the widow of John Medlin, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain John McRae, and served in the Revolutionary war, that he enlisted in Moore county in the State of North Carolina. She further declares that she was lawfully married to the aforesaid John Medlin, previous to 1794, in Moore county in the State of North Carolina, and that her name previous to her marriage was Nancy McKenzie, and that since the death of her husband, John Medlin, she has remained a widow and is still a widow. She further declares that she has no recorded evidence of her marriage, that the ceremony was performed by a Justice of the Peace, one Thomas Mathis, by a license issued from the proper authorities.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress passed July 4 th , 1836, or any other enactment.

granting pensions to the widows of Revolutionary soldiers.
Nancy his Medlin Deputy
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written. And I hereby certify that Nancy Medlin is too infirm to appear before a "Court of record."
Charles Austin (S.P.) for Henderson County
Sept. 20. 1853.
App. of Nancy Med- lin, widow of John Henderson
John
acc 136.
Chas. W. J. (Notary Public) Henderson Tenn.
State of Tennessee, County of Henderson
In this 18 th day of August, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty three, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the county and State aforesaid, John McPherson, a good and credible witness, who being duly sworn declares that he is personally acquainted with Nancy Medlin, that she is the widow of John Medlin, that they were considered by the community where they lived as lawful man and wife, and he, the said John McPherson never heard any thing
to the contrary.
John McPherson
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written. And I hereby certify that the above affidavit was taken in the presence of Nancy Medlin.
Charles Austin (S.P.) for Henderson County
State of Tennessee Henderson County
I, Jesse Taylor Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that Charles Austin is an acting Justice of the Peace of said County, duly commissioned and qualified according to law. That the foregoing signature purporting to be his are 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 the town of Livingston August 18 th 1853 Jesse Taylor Clerk