Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5,461, for John Owen, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Owen John
No. 5,461
Owens
B.L.W. 40694-160-55
Dorothy
CONTENTS

243. 510. Act. Mrr. 2/54
Apr 26/46
Dorothy Owens The Owen Dorothy, Pa. with C. Owens
10/11/69
Rev. War. Prisoner
July 53-1721 at 16000, Sept 13/56 B. 11/11/56
Adam Fergusson Dorothy Linn.
Vol. C. 160.

Increase of  17 3/4 Denniesville
Ruthy Owen widow of John who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private ,
Nashville Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 dollars and cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853. old. pmt.
9th July 1868  Wall since Certificate of Pension issued 9th day of Nov. 1868 and sent to Wm Ferguson Carthage Tenn
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 255 Vol. H
J. A. Smith

John Owen and Dorothy Owen his wife was married March the 19 day 1818
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"continually paying the debt—the ever-pleasing, ever-growing debt of duty, veneration, and love.
"And can I, O thou Guide of my goings, and Guardian of all my interests—can I distrust such signal, such experienced goodness? Thou hast been my helper, thro' all the busy scenes of day: Therefore under the shadow of thy wings will I repose myself, during the darkness, the danger, and death-like inactivity of the night. Whatever defilement I have contracted, wash it thoroughly away in redeeming blood; and let neither the sinful stain, nor the sinful inclination, accompany me to my couch!—Then shall I lay me down in peace, and take my rest; cheerfully referring it to thy all-wise determination, whether I shall open my eyes in this world, or awake in the unknown regions of another."
1807 recd. from my own pen

21910
John Anem J.
for 1777 print 21 mths $70.-
In o H. Dew - Lebanon J.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Ascent Wilson & Co.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     drafted '77 4 Reg Va Mtn 3 for. Capt Dunn Col Lee va 171 Lupton Tradly.   drafted '78 6 " Hill Col Blount " -   " " '79 3 " Willyuck Willyuck " -   " " '80 6 " Dennis Parker " -   " " '87 3 " Turner " " Yorktown   That he was in the service of his country for more than 2 years  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase "about here or four months," is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
W. L. Williams Clerk

John Owen
21950

Declaration of John Owens of the county of Wilson & State of Tennessee. in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832.
State of Tennessee } Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Dec. Term A.D. 1832. Wilson County }
On this 25 th day of December in the year 1832 John Owens the B. Rev. D.C. before the Worshipful Justices of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county of Wilson aforesaid now sitting at Lebanon, John Owens a resident citizen of the county of Wilson aforesaid aged about seventy one years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 That he entered the service of the United States and served as herein stated of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated, that he was drafted a private soldier in the Militia in Prince George  Suffolk county in the State of Virginia in the Summer of 1777 and was attached to the company under the command of Captain Nathaniel Dunn, they were in the Reg t Commanded by Colonel Lee and Major Foster of the 4 th Reg t of V a Militia, that they were marched from Cabin Point in Prince George county in V a to Smithfield, Portsmouth Williamsburg & other places, they were in no battle, he served three months and was honorably discharged by Col Lee & Capt Dunn at Cabin Point in the fall of 1777 the precise day he cannot recollect, that he was drafted again in the Spring or Summer of 1778 a private soldier in the 5 th County of Suffolk in V a and was attached to the company under the command of Captain Green Hill and was attached to the Reg t Commanded by Col Blount & Manymathew & Maj Foster, marched from Portsmouth to Williamsburg, Bunkers Hill in Prince Anne County and was marched up and down in the state for six months, he was in actual service six months & was honorably discharged at Smithfield by Col Blount Capt Hill on the day not recollected in 1778 late in the fall or the first of the year 1779. - He was again drafted a private soldier in Prince George  Suffolk county V a in 1779 in the summer and was attached to the company under the command of Capt William Myrick in the Reg t Commanded by Col Manymathew & Parke & Maj Foster they were marched from Cabin Point in Prince George county to Williamsburg, Portsmouth & other places, that he was in actual service three months & was honorably discharged at Smithfield in the fall of 1779 by Col Parke & Capt Myrick.

That he was again drafted a private soldier in Sullivan county in 1780 for six months and attached to the company commanded by Capt. Duguid and attached to the Regt commanded by Col. Parker & Maj. Foster, Marched from Cabin Forks and marched backwards & forwards across the state, he was in actual service for six months & was honorably discharged by Col. Parker & Capt. Duguid at Smithfield in the fall of 1780.
That he was again drafted a private soldier in said Sullivan county in the spring of 1781. and placed under the command of Capt. Turner for three months & was attached to the 8 th Regt under the command of Col. Parker & Maj. Foster, he was at the taking of Lord Cornwallis at Little York in Va. above Petersburg in 1781. He was in actual service three months & was honorably discharged at Petersburg by Col. Parker & Capt. Turner in 1781. The day not recollected, that he was several times after a volunteer in the service of his country during her revolutionary struggle, he was in no battle, but underwent great hunger, fatigue & hardship, that he was in the actual service of his country for more than two whole years, he has lost or misplaced all his discharges and consequently has no documentary evidence of his services in the revolutionary war, he can prove by his old comrades his actual services but not the precise length of time, he cannot recollect many of the facts of his long & fatiguing services being old and well nigh seventy years. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and date aforesaid.
Test Francis H. Steele Clerk of the county court of Wyoming County.
A. J. Johnson
We Charles Ledbetter a clergyman residing in the county of Smith and state of Tennessee and Thomas Barker a resident residing in the county of Wyoming state aforesaid hereby certify, that we are acquainted with John Owens who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about seventy one years

g ago, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Chas. Sedgwick Clergyman
Jeremiah his Owens Mark
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the 25th day of December December in the year 1832.
Isaac M c Clain Clerk of the County Court of Wilson County
And the said Court do hereby declare that their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named John Brown was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court certifies that it appears to them that Charles Sedgwick who has assigned the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in Smith County Tennessee and that Jeremiah Owen who also signed the same is a resident in the County of Wilson State aforesaid and is a creditable person and that these statements are entitled to full faith & credit.
D. W. Hitt, C. S. P. Thomas B. Rusk C. S. P. Thomas B. Rusk C. S. P.
Presiding at the court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions at Lebanon
I, Isaac M c Clain clerk and master of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Wilson County do hereby certify that David C. Hitt, Thomas B. Rusk and James B. Rusk are the presiding Justices of the court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Wilson County duly Commissioned & Qualified as such, and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all their official acts as such and that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Brown for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at office in the town of Lebanon on the 25th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two and of the Independence of the United States the 57th year.
Isaac M c Clain

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 3 d February 1853 State of Tennessee
Smith County On this 18 th Day of February 1853 personally appeared before me Gilman B. Haggan One of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the county of Smith aforesaid. And a Justice of the county Court being a court of record. Duly authorized to administer oaths Dorothy Owen a resident of of the county of Smith aforesaid Aged Sixty One years who being duly sworn according to law Oath on her Oath Make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed 3 d February 1853. That she is the Widow of John Owen who was a Pensioner of the United States and drew his Pension in Nashville State of Tennessee at the rate of Seventy Dollars per Annum and was a resident of the State of Tennessee until his death and was enrolled on the Nashville Agency for paying Pensions She further Declares that she was married to the said John Owen on the 19 Day of March 1818 eighteen hundred and eighteen That her husband the aforesaid John Owen died on the 26 Day of May 1842 That she was married to him at the time above stated. She further Swears that she was then a widow at the passage of the act and is still a widow and that she has never before made application for a Pension under said act. She further declares that her husband the said John Owen often told her in his lifetime that he served three years in the Revolution as a regular Soldier in the War of the Revolution and that he had not stated in his declaration the full amount

Amount of his Service That he served in the State of Virginia and claims an Additional Pension for the full amount of his Service that Should have been allowed him but will accept a Pension at the rate her husband drew until she can furnish such proof as will be admissible and satisfactory from the Army rolls of the State of Virginia as will increase her Pension to the full pay of a private Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above written Before Me
Dorothy Allen
J. B. Flippin J.P. Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee Smith County To I Gilman B Flippin One of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the county aforesaid and a Justice of the county court being a court of record do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Dorothy Allen who lives in my neighborhood and that I have attended at her house on this day to qualify her to the foregoing Declaration And that from old age and bodily infirmity she cannot appear in open court or travel to the courthouse to make this declaration in open court I further certify that the annex- ed record showing the date of the marriage of John Allen and Dorothy his wife was this day cut out of a book in her possession in my presence In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my signature this 15th day of February 1858
J. B. Flippin J.P. Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee Smith County
On this day personally appeared Thomas I Owen and James M Owen who are Sons of John Owen and with whom I am well acquainted and reside in My neighborhood before me Gilman B Hopper one of the Justices of the peace and a Justice of the county court being a court of record and made oath in due form of law that the annexed record showing the date of the marriage of John Owen their father with Sarah Owen their Mother is in the genuine hand writing of their father the said John Owen and was this day cut out of a Book forming the property of their father in his lifetime and preserved by their Mother since his death and that they have been examining said record for the last 15 years Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18 th day of February 1853
J. B. Hopper J. P. Thomas I. Owen Justice of the peace James M. Owen
State of Tennessee Smith County to J. Gilman B. Hopper one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the county aforesaid hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Thomas I. Owen and James M. Owen who have this day made the foregoing affidavit before me That they are citizens of Smith County and men of truth and veracity and that full faith and credit are due their statements
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set My hand and official signature This 18 th day of February 1853 J. B. Hopper J. P. Justice of the peace

Know all men by these presents that I Dorothy Owen widow of John Owen of Smith County and State of Tennessee do hereby nominate and appoint Adam Geryutson My true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to prosecute my claim for a Pension to procure all papers and proof necessary to establish the same with power over more attorneys to appoint under him to act and further I do empower him to receive my Pension Certificate when issued and further to do and perform any act or acts thing or things in the premises in as full a manner as I was doing the same myself hereby ratifying and confirming all the lawful acts My attorney shall do by virtue hereof Witness My hand and Seal this 18 th day of February 1853 Dorothy Owen
Thomas J. Owen Thomas R. Owen
State of Tennessee
Smith County On this day personally appeared Dorothy Owen before me Simon B. Flippin one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her act and deed
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set My hand and official signature this 18 th day of February 1853
S. B. Flippin Justice of the peace

293,510
Declaration of _____
FOR BOUNTY LAND.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
_____ , AGENT,
, Tennessee.

BOUNTY LAND CLAIM.
FORM OF DECLARATION FOR SURVIVING OFFICER OR SOLDIER.
State of Tennessee, County of Smith
ON this 11 th day of April , A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty six personally
appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Dorothy
Allen aged 65 years, a resident of Smith County in the State
of Tennessee, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the identical Dorothy Allen who
now draws a pension and the identical widow of John Allen
who was a pensioner of the United States
who served in the War of the Revolution
and drew his pension at Nashville State of Tennessee
and died on the 26 th day of
May  1841
She further declares that she is still a widow
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act
approved the 3d day of March, 1855. He also declares that he has never applied for nor received, under this or any other act of
Congress, any bounty-land Warrant, except the one above mentioned. She refers to her pension
papers now on file in the Pension Office at Washington City,
for full proof of her marriage
We, William W. Harris and John R. Ethridge
residents of Smith County in the State of Tennessee, upon oath, declare that the foregoing
declaration was signed and acknowledged by Dorothy Allen in our presence,
and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person who to be
all of which we are fully satisfied
William W. Harris
John R. Ethridge
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person who  represented to be, and that I have no interest in this claim, and that I know her to be the widow of John Allen who was a pensioner
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington City.
SIR—I request that my claim to Bounty Land, under the Act of Congress, passed March 3, 1855, be examined, and if I am entitled to Land, that the Warrant or Certificate therefor be sent to Adam Bergerson at Carthage Tennessee, who I hereby constitute my Attorney in fact for that purpose and for my benefit.
Acknowledged before me, the 11 th day of
April A. D., 185 6
J. M. Gass J. P.
Dorothy Allen 
State of Tennessee, County of Smith
I, David C. Sanders Clerk of the County Court of said County, do hereby certify
that John Gann Esq., whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavit and
acknowledgment, is, and was at the time of signing the same, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the signatures thereto, purporting to be his, are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office,
this 19 th day of April 185 6
D. C. Sanders

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Owen a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Summer 1777 1 year Pvt. Katherine Dunn Lee Pa.   Apr. Summer 1778 6 mos. Green Hill Plunkett   Summer 1779 3 mos. William Morris Parker and Kerrimillie   Spring 1780 6 mos. Dunns Parker and Kerrimillie   Spring 1781 3 mos. Furness Parker and Kerrimillie  
Battles engaged in, Capture of Cornwallis.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated.
Date of application for pension, Dec 15 1832
Residence at date of application, Wilson County Tennessee.
Age at date of application, He died Mar 26 or 27, 1842
Remarks: He was Mch 19 1818, Dorothy widow of John Woolton. She was at Harrison on an app. est. Feb 18 1802 while a resident of Smith Co. Tennessee aged 60 yrs. Sons Thomas J. Owen and James K. Owen were residents of Smith Co. Tennessee in 1853.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

23. Second Compt- for arrears- expenses, #1323 Dec 4 1893 1920 Dec. 4 Hist. Soc. W.D. P. 1920
Rec'd Jan'y 6, 1893- Paid Dec 4, 1892-
Rev'd WIDOW, &c.
Cash No. 1727-
File No. 5461
Ossetry Rose
Widow
John Rose
John Rose
Wash
Act: July 3/52 & July 27/68
Index:—Vol. 16, Page 106
[Arrangement of 1870.]
B. C. C. Vouchers found Bills

7686
West Tennessee
John Owens
of Wilson Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Hill - of the regt. commanded by Col Blount in the King's Mills campaign 21 months from 1777
See letter 3 July 1857 to Pa. St.
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 70 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of May 1833 - and sent to Jno. H. Brown Schaeffer
ears to the 4th of March 1833 $140 - mnt. allowance ending 4th of Sep 33 35 -
$175 -
{ Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Wm Allison
Recorded by Book B. Vol. 7. Page 9

1724 Tennessee Dorothy Curn widow of John who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Nashville Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 78 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 4  16 / 17 day of March 1867
and sent to
W W Ferguson Carthage Tenn
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 255 Vol. H
D W Smith Clerk

243.510.
W Arthur Linton April 22 1884
J. Minot Ely
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

2 40.694
J Her Aus

Dorothy Owens Wid of John Owens #70
Died 27 May 1842

Wife in the case of Dorothy Owen Wid of John Owens of Smith County in the State of Tennessee under the Act of 3 rd Feb y 1853
John Owens was a Rev d Pensioner of the U.S. under the Act of June 1832 at the rate of $70. per annum, and who died on the 27 th May 1842 -
Her Widow Dorothy Owens in the County Court of the County aforesaid on the 18 th Feb y 1853 made application for a pension under the Act 3 rd Feb y 1853, Marriage proven by 2 persons who present at the Wedding - Death by Certificate of 3 rd Auditor and Power - Identity and Widowhood by 2 persons Certificate to be credible -
Pension allowed at the rate of $70.00 per annum from the 3 rd Feb y 1853 -
August 29 th 1853 } Daniel M. Cook Agent Residence } Ex Clerk S. Ferguson Esq Carthage Tennessee

1737 Nunissa, Nashville Dorothy Owen widow of John who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Pirate
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 70 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1818.
30 February 1833
Certificate of Pension issued the
30 day of Sept 1833
and sent to
A. Ferguson Carthage Tenn.
Paid to Nov 4/61
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 28, 1818 , Page 184 Vol. 6
Feby 30/33
1832
C.S. Evening, Apr. 5/59
H. N. Ferguson, left, 27th b.
do do do June 9th '66.
do do do Aug 17th '66.
1832
243510

Application for Increase Pensions of Widows Pension
Dorothy Owen widow of John Owen
Revolutionary War
act July 27, 1868
H. H. Ferguson Atty Carthage Tennessee

Application for Increase & Arrears of Widow's Pension, Act July 27, 1868
State of Tennessee County of Smith
On this 13 th day of October A.D. 1868 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & State aforesaid duly authorized & commissioned Dorothy Owen aged 77 years, a resident of Smith County & State of Tennessee who, being duly sworn according to Law declares that she is the identical Dorothy Owen to whom was granted Pension Certificate No 1727 payable at the Agency at Nashville, Tennessee & dated 4 th of March 1867, at the rate of Seventy dollars per annum. That she makes this declaration in order to secure the increase of her pension & arrears that she may be entitled to under act of July 27, 1868 & accrued under the different sections therein & I hereby appoint H. H. Ferguson of Cartage Tennessee my Attorney for me & in my name to present this application & receive for me the new Certificate for Pension which may be issued My P.O. address is Rome, Tennessee
Dorothy Owen
Also personally appeared Alexander M. Motes and Thomas J. Owen, residents of Smith County Tennessee whom I certify to be credible & entitled to full faith & credit & who being duly sworn by me, say that they were present & saw Dorothy Owen her name to sign the foregoing declaration & they further swear that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of the applicant & their acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she refers to herself to be & that they are not interested directly or indirectly in this claim
A. M. Motes T. J. Owen
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 13 th day of

Application for Increase & Arrears of Widow's Pension, Act July 27, 1868
State of Tennessee County of Smith
On this 13 th day of October A.D. 1868 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & State aforesaid duly authorized & commissioned Dorothy Owen aged 77 years, a resident of Smith County & State of Tennessee who, being duly sworn according to Law declares that she is the identical Dorothy Owen to whom was granted Pension Certificate No 1727 payable at the Agency at Nashville, Tennessee & dated 4 th of March 1867, at the rate of Seventy dollars per annum. That she makes this declaration in order to secure the increase of her pension & arrears that she may be entitled to under act of July 27, 1868 & accrued under the different sections therein & I hereby appoint H. H. Ferguson of Cartage Tennessee my Attorney for me & in my name to present this application & receive for me the new Certificate for Pension which may be issued My P.O. address is Rome, Tennessee
Dorothy Owen
Also personally appeared Alexander M. Motes and Thomas J. Owen, residents of Smith County Tennessee whom I certify to be credible & entitled to full faith & credit & who being duly sworn by me, say that they were present & saw Dorothy Owen sign her name to the foregoing declaration & they further swear that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of the applicant & their acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she represents herself to be & that they are not interested directly or indirectly in this claim
A. M. Motes T. J. Owen
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 13 th day of

October, 1868, I hereby certify that I am not interested in the prosecution of this claim & that through great bodily infirmity, Claimant is unable to make this declaration before the Clerk of the County Court or any Court of record.
D. H. Mills for Smith County Tenn
State of Tennessee County of Smith
I John P. Yelton Clerk of the County Court of Smith County Tennessee, do hereby certify that Dempsey H. Smith Esq before whom the foregoing declaration Acknowledgment & affidavit was made was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County & State aforesaid duly commissioned & authorized by law to take such & that full faith & credit are due to all his official acts as such & his signature thereto is genuine. In testimony whereof I hereto affix my signature & official seal of said Court this 22 day of October 1868.
John P. Yelton Clerk of the County Court of Smith County

Know all men, that we John Owens & Nalley Salburt both of the County of Wilson and State of Tennessee, are held & firmly bound to the Governor of said State, for the time being, in the sum of Twelve hundred and fifty dollars, to be paid to his excellency, his successors in office, or assigns: to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs executors and administrators, and each and every of us and them both jointly and severally; firmly by these presents. Sealed with our hands, Witness our hands and seals the Nineteenth (19 th ) day of March 1818 (One thousand Eight hundred and eighteen.)
The condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas the John Owens hath prayed and obtained license to marry Ralsey Waters. Now if the said Ralsey Waters be an actual resident in the afore- said County and shall hereafter appear any law- ful cause why the said John Owens & Ralsey Waters should not be joined together in Holy Matrimony, as husband and wife, then this obligation to be void and no effect, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
Sist John Allcorn
John Owens Seal Nalley Salburt Seal

State of Tennessee § Wilson County §
I Francis McBlain clerk of the County Court of said County of Wilson hereby certify that the Westward is a true and perfect copy of the bond executed by John Owen the bearer and attested by John Allcorn then Clerk of said Wilson County Court on the 19th day of March March 1818, except the date which is in figure plain and legible — that said bond is usual form given by applicants for marriage license I further certify that I have duly searched my office for the license that was issued on the occasion without finding them.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at office in Lebanon this 3rd day of February AD 1833
F. McBlain of the County of Wilson

Carthage Tennessee
16 th May 1853
Sir
Indlosed you will find herewith the claim of Mrs Dorothy Owen widow of John Owen under act of 3 rd February 1853 for a pension. The proof of marriage is made out agreeable to the facts in the case. The Magistrate never returned the licence nor any of his papers. I saw his widow and she informed me that he never returned any of his official papers and that they have been destroyed since his death. You will find the bond given for the marriage licence duly certified and by some mistake of John Owen at the time of issuing the licence her name is inserted "Dacey Waters" instead of Dorothy Woolton her right name; to explain this you will find the family record in John Owen's own hand write showing the day of their marriage also the testimony of two witnesses who had a knowledge of the marriage. The record of marriage made by Owen in his lifetime is duly certified by the acting Magistrate and sworn to by two members of the family whose character is certified.
This applicant was the daughter of Doctor Mobias and went under the name of Dacey Mobias as a more familiar name during her virginity and after her first marriage with John Woolton she still was called Dacey by her acquaintance. She lived with Woolton until he enlisted in the war

War of 1812-14 in the 13 months enlistment are due in Service in Grenada. And when Queen Maria live in Winton County, he gave her name in as Galsby Water or the clerk made the mistake for it is uncertain which, so it is the proof shows she is the same Woman and the proof is abundant on all these facts herewith filed and can still be procured if wanting. In last July while at Washington I obtained from the Auditor's office that she had obtained her five years half pay in consequence of the death of Wootten her first husband in the Service Under act of 1816, to which you are referred. You will also refer to the proof filed by her attorney Alfred Gaines on which she has obtained a land warrant lately in right of the Service of John Wootten the first husband and no doubt proof of her marriage with Queen is there to be found to which you can refer. It is proper to inform you also that I have in preparation her application for a Pension of five years under act of 3 rd February 1833 as I am of opinion she is entitled to both Pensions first in right of Wootten and then in right of Queen who was a revolutionary Pensioner. There will be no difficulty then in allowing her claim under act of 3 rd February 1833 as I have been careful to show the facts in the case conclusively as I hope. Before this claim will be reached on the calendar at least in two or three

weeks the claim in right of location for five years half pay will be forwarded to you. In the proof in that case you will find the testimony that her name was always called "Sallie," instead of Dorothy. I give you this history before hand being well acquainted with the witnesses who are to make proof in her last mentioned application and also because she was raised  raised about here and is well known from her childhood to the present day. Be pleased to allow the Pension as soon as convenient and include her arrears of Pension to me without delay.
Respectfully
N. Herguston
J. P. Waldo Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Application for Restoration to the Pension Rolls Under Act of Febry 4, 1865 Address.
Dorothy Owen Applicant Rome, Tennessee.
Filed by W. W. Ferguson Carthage Tennessee

[Faint, mirrored handwritten text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page. The text is mostly illegible but appears to be a formal letter or note.]

I again declare that the further I know that the name of the Union has given the appearance of the N. P. Union... their acquaintance with the fact that the N. P. Union has been... to be... the Union that they have... in the prosecution of their claim.
Yours W. L. Garrison Thos A. Smith
I swear to the truth before me this 8th day of January A.D. 1866 that I have not... in the prosecution of this claim.
James M. Piggott, J.P. Forsyth County
With my Affirmance
I do hereby certify that the following is a true and correct copy of the... that I will faithfully support the Constitution of the United States the Union of the States thereunder that I will in like manner faithfully support all laws & proclamations which have been made during the late rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves: So help me God.
W. L. Garrison
Sworn to & subscribed before me this eighth day of January A.D. 1866.
J. P. Piggott, J.P. Forsyth County
Proof of Continued Widowhood
State of Tennessee County of Smith On this eighth day of January A.D. 1866 personally appeared... the Peace in... the County of Smith... and... the... persons who...

State of Tennessee County of Smith } ss
I Edward H. Turner, Clerk of the County Court of Smith County, Tennessee do hereby certify that Alexander Rigby Esq., whose name appears to the foregoing affidavits & acknowledgement is & was at the time of signing the same an Acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County & State aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified & authorized to take such affidavits & acknowledgments & the signatures affixed thereto purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have to set my hand & seal of office this 2 nd day of March 1866. E. H. Sumner

Additional Proof of Dorothea Owen for restoration, Act of July 4, 1863
H. W. Harrison, Atty. Carthage, Tennessee.

The State of Tennessee County of Smith
On this the 12th day of May A.D. 1866. personally appeared before me an acting justice of the Peace within the County of Smith & State of Tennessee, Enoch & Henry Highers, residents of Smith County, State of Tennessee, with whom I am well acquainted & whom I certify to be persons of veracity & entitled to full faith & credit, who being the only surviving daughter that they are well acquainted with, Dorothy Owen who was a pensioner having lived for many years past in the same community & same neighborhood & continued to live so during the rebellion from the commencement to the end & that they have never heard her, or heard of her encouraging the rebels in any manner nor manifesting sympathy with their cause in her conversation acts or deeds. They further swear they have no other than what is subscribed before me
Rese Enoch's mark Henry Highers mark
A. Rigby J.P. for Smith County Clerks Certificate. I A. Garrison J. A. Garrison
The state of Tennessee, County of Smith, E.W. Turner Clerk of the County Court within & for said County, do certify Alexander Rigby, Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, was at the time of taking the same & still is an acting justice of the Peace within & for said County & State duly commissioned & sworn & that the signature appended to said affidavit purporting to be his, is his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Carthage this 14th day of May, A.D. 1866. E.W. Turner Clerk

State of Tennessee County of Smith
On this 25 th day of June A.D. 1866 personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the acting Justices of the Peace in & for the County of Smith & State of Tennessee William H. Joyce and Jesse H. Hicks residents of the County of Smith & State of Tennessee who being duly sworn according to law declare that they are well acquainted with Dorothy Owen who has heretofore drawn a pension from the Government & they have been acquainted with her during the rebellion & for more than six years past & that she has always been considered a loyal citizen of the United States & that she has not encouraged the rebels in any manner nor sympathized with their cause but has remained true & steadfast in her support of the Government & its laws & the Constitution. That we have lived for the time in the same community & in close neighborhood, & that the above affidavit was read to us before we signed the same & that we are not interested directly or indirectly in this case.
Attest J. H. Hobbsstead.
William H. Joyce J. H. Hicks mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 25 th day of June A.D. 1866 & I certify the above affiants to be respectable citizens of this County & entitled to full faith & credit in all their acts & that the above affidavit was read to them before they signed the same & that I am not interested directly or indirectly in this claim.
J. M. Shemake (J.P.) for Smith Co.

State of Tennessee County of Smith
I, Edward M Turner, Clerk of the County Court of Smith County, State of Tennessee do hereby certify that James M Shoemaker Esq before whom the foregoing Affidavit was made is & was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County & State duly authorized & commissioned to take such & that full faith & credit are due to all his official acts as such, & that the signature appended thereto, purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & to office my seal of office at Lebanon Tennessee this 25 th day of June 1866 E M Turner of Smith County Court

Carthage Tennessee Sept 8. 1866.
Hon Joseph H. Barrett Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.
Sir:-
In accordance with the requirement of your Office, I herewith enclose the affidavit of loyalty in the claim of Mrs Dorothy Owen for Restoration to Pension under Act of July 2 1865.
It is proper to state that the affidavit was forwarded some time ago & I was surprised to learn that it had not been received & in a fit of ill humor, attributed it to the failure of endorsing thereon "Additional Evidence." I regret the exhibition of unwarranted feeling in this matter & here make the acknowledgment & amende honorable.
Believing that all the proof required in Mrs Owens claim is fully made out, I hope to receive for her the certificate of Pension upon examination of the papers on file.
I am, Very Respectfully, Yours
H. H. Ferguson

Dorothy Sayers

Knoxville Tennessee
Aug 1. 1862.
Hon Jas H. Barnett Commission of Pensions Washington City D.C.
Sir:
I am not in receipt of any information of the decision of the Office in regard to Mrs. Mary Owens, Widow of John who served in the Rebel Army, though the paper was fully made up some time ago.
I found the Certificate of the Board of Medical Examiners at the Col. War Department & request that you be advised of the fact.
Respectfully W.H. Ingleton

State of Tennessee County of Smith
On this 16 th day of February A D 1867. personally appeared before me the undersigned, the Clerk of the County Court of Smith County & State aforesaid Alexander Rigsby and William B. Andrews residents of the County of Smith & State of Tennessee persons whom I certify to be credible & entitled to full faith & credit & who being by me duly sworn according to law declare that they are well acquainted with Dorothy Owen who has made application for a restoration to the Pension Rolls & have been acquainted with her for more than 8 years past & that the said Dorothy Owen has never borne arms against the Government nor she has not in any manner encouraged the rebels or manifested a sympathy with their cause & she has been true in her support & allegiance to the Government throughout the Rebellion & so continues to this time. They further declare that they are not interested in this claim directly or indirectly & their knowledge of the above statements is derived from living in the same neighborhood & association of the families.
J. W. Higley W. B. Andrews
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 16 th day of Febry 1867 & I certify that I am not interested directly or indirectly in this claim. In testimony whereof I have set my hand & affix my seal of office at Lebanon Tennessee & I further certify that the above affidavit was read over to & understood by Affiants before signing the same.
E. W. Turner Clerk of Smith County Court

State of Tennessee County of Smith
On this 4 th day of September A.D. 1866 personally appeared before me the undersigned an Acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County & State aforesaid William H. Yure & Jesse M. Hicks residents of the County of Smith & State of Tennessee whom I certify to be respectable & entitled to credit & who being by me duly sworn according to law declare that they are well acquainted with Dorothy Owen who was formerly a pensioner & who has applied for a restoration of Pension. I have been well acquainted with her during the war & since before the war and that she has been a true & loyal citizen of this county & regarded as such by all the neighborhood, that she has not borne arms against the United States nor aided nor abetted its enemies in any way, that she has not encouraged the rebels in any war or manifested a sympathy with their cause but has been all the time loyal in her support of the Government & that we live in the same neighborhood & this statement is derived from our knowledge & acquaintance of Dorothy Owen as neighbors living in the same community, & that we are not interested directly or indirectly in the prosecution of this claim & that it was read over to & understood by each of us before signing the same. Attest D. L. Larnons J. D. N. Jackson William H. Yure his mark Jesse M. Hicks
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 4 th day of September & I certify that I am not interested in this claim directly or indirectly in any manner whatever & that the contents were read over to affiants & understood by them before signing the same. J. D. N. Jackson for Smith County

State of Tennessee } County of Smith }
I Edward W Turner, Clerk of the County Court of Smith County, do hereby certify that David A. Payne Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit was made & who has therunto signed his name was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the Peace in & for the County & State above-named, duly Commissioned & sworn, that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith & credit & that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name & affixed my official Seal this 8 th day of September 1866.
E. W. Turner Clerk of Smith County Court

Rand March 28 th 1857 To the Pension agt
Being requested to write to you asking information about a claim for Mrs Dorothy Queen who is entitled to a Pension for her husbands services in the Revolutionary War his name was John Queen a private Mrs Queen has Thompson and Jones employe to attend to it for her her they have sent her a printed document stating that her pension commences the 3 rd of Feb 1853 and their opinion is that by bringing suit she can recover her pension from the 4 th of March 1848 they propose instituting suit for her at \frac{1}{4} of the amount due her she is old and not at all acquainted with such matters Therefore requests you to write to her and inform her if any has been drawn from your office by those men if so what amount or whether it is right for her to employ those men to attend to it at their proposition This has reference to the action of the last Congress. She would like to hear from you as soon as practicable
Write to me at Rome Tennessee Smith County O. S. Ewing for Dorothy Queen

245.510

Carthage Tennessee 21 st April 1856
Sir
Inclosed please find the declaration and proof supporting the claim of Dorothy Owen widow of John Allen deceased of Smith County Tennessee for a land warrant under act of 3 rd March 1855. She being in receipt of a pension on the rolls of the Department and proof of identity and marriage being then on file is I suppose fully satisfactory to which I respectfully refer you all of which I know to be true and and hereby hold myself responsible for the certainty of the same. Please examine her claim and forward her land warrant as soon as convenient.
Respectfully
R. Hergutson
Minot Dyer Commission of Pensions Washington

Dorothy Bower

Kathryn Penneccia June 26, 1866.
Hon J. H. Barnett. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City, D. C.
Sir:—
In accordance with your letter of the 9 th of June, I forward the additional evidence of the loyalty of Dorothy Owen required in support of her claim for restoration to a Pension under the act of July 4, 1865.
I regret the former affidavit of Reuben Crouch, & Henry Hughes was insufficient. I thought it was as strong as could be required in any case.
Hoping that Mrs Owens Certificate may soon be issued
I am, Respectfully, W. H. Ferguson

Carthage, Tennessee May 14 1866
Sir:—
Enclosed, please find the additional proof required in the claim of Dorothy Allen for restoration under Act of July 4, 1865.
In your letter of April 27 th you make no mention of the increase of pension due Mrs Allen under the act of July 3, 1833 (having been married to her deceased husband since 1800) 1 st & 2 nd Sections both of which are applicable to her as she is the widow of two soldiers, one of the Revolution the other of 1812. I think this is a matter of record in the Office. I do not know what the practice of the Department would be in granting the increase of pay without special application but suppose when a renewal of pension or restoration was asked for under one act & for benefits under all other acts it would be sufficient to warrant the issuance covering the pension & increase from July 3, 1833 to the present. However I will make out the necessary papers if you will oblige me with a suitable form.
Hoping that an examination may warrant the early issuance of Mrs A's Certificate,
I am, Respectfully,
W. H. Hargason

Payment to be made at
Nashville
S. W. Marcy Esq. by
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of
D. M. E. S. C.
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 3d, 1853, Page 255 Vol. H
D. R. Fanch Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that, in conformity with the 2d section of the act of February 3, 1853,
Dorothy Owen
widow of who was a
John Owen Private
in the revolutionary war,
is inscribed on the Pension List, at the rate of Seventy dollars and _____ cents per annum, commencing on the 3d of February, 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior, this Fourteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and Sixty Seven
J. S. Otto McLung Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and countersigned.
Leigh St. Barnett
Commissioner of Pensions.

1727 Mereas Brief in the Case of Dorothy Owen. Widow of John Owen of Private Rev. Rome Smith County and State of Tennessee D o Dec 1. 1853
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE.
PROOF EXHIBITED.
A Pension roll of Tennessee at $70.00 per ann. Certificate returned with claim for increase as provided by Act of July 27. 1868.
Personal identity & widowhood properly shown
Admitted Nov. 3. 1868 to a pension at $96. per ann to commence July 27. 1868 deducting pay here
Name and residence of Agent.
W. W. Ferguson Cathage Tennessee
W. C. Ford Examining Clerk.

Additional
POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Claim of Dorothy Owen widow of John Owen, Rev. War, (Tennessee Agency) for Restoration to Pension Rolls,
Recd by us from
W. W. Ferguson, Carthage, Tenn.
Will the Commissioner of Pensions please let us know the condition of this case if any further evi- -dence is required
Very Respectfully Henry Walker,
Filed by Henry Walker, Recnt, 8 th day of November, 1866.

POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Know all Men by these Presents, That I, William H. Ferguson of the County of Smith in the State of Tennessee , have made, constituted, and appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute and appoint Henry O. Walker in the city of Washington D.C. my true and lawful attorney, irrevocable, for me and in my name, place and stead, to prosecute the claim of Mrs Dorothy Owen for pension to the Reunion Rolls under the act of July 4 1865 .
and to, from time to time, furnish any further evidence necessary or that may be demanded, in support of said claim
giving and granting to my said Attorney full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever, requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do, if personally present at the doing thereof, with full power of substitution and revocation, and to receipt and sign all vouchers, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney or substitute may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal, this 3rd day of November , eighteen hundred and sixty- six .
W. H. Ferguson
WITNESSES:
Geo. B. Wilson J. N. Bush

State of Tennessee County of Smith } ss.
Be it Known, That on this 2nd day of November in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-six, before me, the undersigned, a Clerk of the County Court in and for said County and State, personally appeared William M Ferguson to me well known to be the identical person who executed the foregoing Letter of Attorney, and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed, and that I have no interest present or prospective in the claim.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have herenuto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, the day and year last above written.
E. G. Turner Clerk Smith County Court
Additional
POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Claim of Emily Owen widow of John Owen, late War. (Tennessee Army)
for Restoration to Joint Tenancy
Respectfully from
W. W. Ferguson, Attorney at Law.
With the Commissioner of Pensions please let me know the condition of this case at any further en- -crease in request Very Respectfully Henry Walker.
Filed by Henry Walker Branch, The day of November , 1866.
Printed and Sold by Wm. H. Moore, 424 11th St., Washington, D.C.

State of Tennessee Wilson County
On this day personally appeared before me William D. Smith one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the county aforesaid Irvin Tomlinson aged sixty five years and his wife Sally Tomlinson aged seventy years residents of the county and state aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law make oath that they were and are well acquainted with Dorothy Owen widow of John Owen. They lived in about a mile of her in Wilson County State of Tennessee at the time she was married to said John Owen near the big spring. They had been acquainted with her for several years before her marriage was acquainted with Owen also saw him frequently when he was paying his address to her and was invited to the wedding they were married by Major Steel a Justice of the peace in the year 1818 on or about the day of March as well as recollect. They had a personal knowledge of the marriage. She formerly was married to a man by the name of Watson Wooten. She was familiarly called Dalsey and Dolly. Dolly or Dalsey Watson was sometimes her name so called but Wooten was her right name. These affiants know of their own knowledge that Mrs. Dorothy Owen who now applies for a pension is the identical person who married John Owen who was afterwards a Pensioner of the United States and drew his pension at Nashville for many years before her death.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of May 1853 Wm D Smith JP
Irvin his Tomlinson Mark Sally her Tomlinson Mark

State of Tennessee Wilson County
I William D Smith one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the county of Wilson  Smith and State of Tennessee do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Ervin Tomlinson and his wife Sally Tomlinson who this day have made the foregoing statement in regard to the marriage of John Owen with Dorothy Wooten That they are credible persons and live neighbours to me and full faith and credit are due their statements
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 12 th day of March 1818
Wm D Smith J.P.
State of Tennessee Wilson County
I Frank McCloud Clerk of the County Court of said County of Wilson hereby certify that William D Smith before whom genuine signatures appear to the foregoing Affidavit and Certificate, is, and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, at office, in Lebanon this 12 th day of May 1853
F. McCloud Clerk of Wilson County Court

State of Tennessee Smith County
I William V. H. Wallen clerk of the county court of said Smith County do hereby certify That Telford B. Flippin whose name appears to the foregoing Declaration of Dorothy Wooten and the accompanying certificates and affidavits was at the time his several attestations purport to bear date one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the county of Smith aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit are due all his official acts as such That his commission was dated on the 20 day of March, 1853 and will expire on the 21 st day of March, 1854 and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at office in Courthouse in the county aforesaid this 19 day of May 1853 W. V. H. Wallen Clerk

Julien's Off jacket - Form

Leavitt, Tennessee
Oct 23, 1868.
Hon G. C. Cox,
Com't of Pensions Washington City, D.C.
Sir:-
I present the claim of Mrs Dorothy Owen widow of John, Revolutionary War, for Increase & arrears of Pension. under Act of July 27, 1868.
The Pension Certificate No 1727 is herewith returned.
I am Very Respectfull Your obt Serv't H. H. Ferguson

Smith County Tennessee
18 July 1853
Justice of the County Court
Married 19 March 1818
Private family record Sworn to be genuine -
Marriage Bond on file 2 persons united to wedding
Died 27 May 1842
By 3rd true Certificate
2 persons swear to death of Pensioner

Restitution Brief in the Case of 1727 Dorothy new  widow of John Onca, Rome County and State of Tuscarora 2 nd Sec. Act 3 rd Feb 1853.
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,
PROOF EXHIBITED,
She was inscribed on the Roll of Revolutionary Pensions. Tuscarora. at $70.00 pr. annum - paid to March 4 1861 She has surrendered old certificate claiming Restitution.
Proof of loyalty - certificate of widowhood in accordance with the rules.
Restored. Granted Feb 27 1867 to a pension at $70. pr. annum commencing March 4 1861
Name and residence of Agent.
W. H. Ferguson Carthage Tuscarora
W. E. Trask Examining Clerk.

Dear Cousin

Carthage, Tennessee, March 11, 1866.
Hon J. H. Barnett, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City, D. C.
Sir;—
Enclosed you will find the application of Dorothy Owen for restoration to the Pension Rolls. I believe the papers are made out full & complete in accordance with the forms prescribed & I hope to receive the new Certificate for Mrs Owen, after the usual examination of your office.
Respectfully,
W. H. Ferguson
P. S. Does Mrs Owen come under the decision of the Secretary of Interior for Arrears of Pension from 4 th March 1848 to the 3 rd Feby 1853.?
W.H.F.

Dorothy Owen
Payment to be made at Nashville by Paul M. Smith
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of
Tenn
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 3d, 1853, Page 184 Vol. A
Clerk.
H. B. Weightman
used in South County for nine years past previous to this in Wilson Co.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the 2d section of the act of Feb- ruary 3, 1853,
Dorothy Owen
John Owen
widow of
who was a
Private
in the revolutionary war,
is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of
Sixty
dollars and _____ cents per annum, commencing on the
3d of February, 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior, this Third day of September one thousand eight hundred and fifty three
W. McLellan
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned.
Acting J. Cole Commissioner of Pensions.

Oct 25
Phillips

Rev Sec
Colorado Springs Oct 22-1920-
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C. Dear Sir -
Please send me the record of service in the revolutionary war of the pensioner John W546120 52 he removed from Washington D.C. not Quesada of Smith Co. Tenn. in 1833 and Barney Stewart of
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Sumner Co. Tenn in 1833 with my family record that may be on their application papers and village Yours very truly Mrs H. S. Phillips
Acacia Hotel Colorado Springs Colo-