Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,052, for James Murry, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Murry, James Gish, Sary
R. 4052
Former Widow
CONTENTS
Widow's residence Va in 1858

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
4052.
P. O. _____
Sam Gish
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

B
Andover
James Murray -
8a - 18 m. 1818
George C. Shute Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
Wichita Station for pension of 1833
Halifax Jan 2

Cert. No.

June 22, 1910
This charge referred to in the widow's declaration was not with the papers at above date.
V.L.M.

No 7150
Samuel Kirk, Goswick, Jas Murray, see,
4052
A. B. J. Jany 11/8/59
B. dr. Paper, Ch. 29" Jany 10 to the store
Rejected
Ach 153
296928

See Appt. for B. D.S. Rec. Discharge in 95. Service under Wayne. Nat Rev.
B

Walter Friend Franklin County St. Butz Agent
State of Virginia County of Roanoke } In open Court, December Term 1858 on this 20 th day of December Eighteen hundred and fifty, Eight personally appeared before the County Court of the State of Virginia Sam- gill formerly the wife of James Murry a resi- dent of Virginia in the County of Roanoke Aged sixty-eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act Congress passed on the 3 rd February Eighteen hundred fifty three granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolution -any were that she is the wife of Abraham gill formerly the wife of James Murry under whom since she claims who was a private in the army for time of service she refers to his discharge that in short She further declares that she was married to the said James Murry on the 14 th day of February Eighteen hundred and thirty six that her husband James Murry died on the 2 nd day of June 1840 that she was not married to him prior to the death of James Murry Eighteen hundred but at the time above stat- -ed she further declares that she intermarried to Abraham gill on the 14 th day February 1842 and that Abraham gill died on the 15 th day of March 1858 She further declares that she

Done in & wide and appointed Abraham Betz of the County of Franklin and State of Va His true and lawfull agent Witness and subscribe in the day and year above written Witness Johnston                      Sany + [mark]
I John Bonack resident of the County of Roanoke and State of Virginia do declare on oath that Sany Gish, widow of Abraham Gish is the former widow of James Murray and that James Murray and his wife Sany were married in my presence - also that Abraham Gish and the said Sany were married in my presence and that the said Sany Gish is the identical person as she states - also that the said James Murray and the said Abraham Gish are dead December 20. 1858 Witness John Johnston                      John Bonack
I Jacob Bonack, resident of the County of the County of Roanoke and State of Virginia do declare on oath that Sany Gish, widow of Abraham Gish is the former widow of James Murray, and that said James Murray and his wife Sany were married in my presence - that the said Sany Gish is the identical person as she states - also that the said James Murray and Abraham Gish are dead Dec 20. 1858 Witness John Johnston                      Jacob Bonack

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above mentioned
Witness my hand and the seal of the said Court affixed by order of said Court George L. S. Simon H. D. Armstrong
See copy of this to be attested by me, 95. Service under Wage Act 1887.
(Handwritten signature or initials)