Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,672, James Bledsoe, Va.

SERVICE
Var.
Bledsoe, James Forsee, Judith Former widow
NUMBER
R. 3672
CONTENTS

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress of the 7th July, 1838, and the 23 August, 1842.
State of Kentucky } County of Carroll }
On this twenty seventh day of February eight hundred and forty-four personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the above written County and State Judith Horse a resident of the County of Carroll and State of Kentucky aged seventy-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 acts of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, and the 23d of August, 1842, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war; That she is the widow of James Bledsoe who was a soldier of the revolution in the regular army from the County of Culpepper and State of Virginia. That he was three years in the service. She is unable to state the officers that he served under and the battles that he was engaged in owing to the great length of time and old age and consequent loss of memory. But she distinctly recollects his going to the army, of his telling her that she must not get married until his time was out in the army, that he was at home three or four times during the war and was to see her every time he was on furlough furlough ; but from the late date of the law to embrace her case she fears that she will be unable to get the evidence that is required by the department. That there is no person living that she recollects of at this time that was with him in the army. But she knows that he left home to go to the army and she has frequently heard men who served with him say that he was a good soldier and was prompt in obeying his officers.

V 9 7/11 She has had one child and she was born in seventy hundred and eighty-six. She hopes that the departm- ent will grant her pension on the evidence that she presents, as that is all that can be found owing to the late passage of the law. She also declares that she was married to the said James Bledsoe in the month of August seventeen hundred and eighty-five in the county of Gulpher Virginia that her husband, the aforesaid James Bledsoe died on the nineteenth day of March seventeen hundred and ninety-nine, in the county of Franklin Kentucky; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz at the time above stated. She further declares that after the death of the aforesaid husband, she was married to William Forsee on the eighteenth day of March eighteen hundred and seven in the county of Franklin Kentucky; that he died on the eleven- th day of September eighteen hundred and thirty-eight in the last written county and state; and that she is still a widow. This is the family record of my son-in-law John Gandy copied from my husband's James Bledsoe's family record which is lost. This record is in the hand write of John Gandy which shows that my daughter Sally Gandy was born in the year 1784 May 30th
Judith X Forsee mark
State of Kentucky county of Carroll
Be it known that personally appeared Judith Forsee before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for the above written county and state and subscr- ibed made oath to the truth to the above declaration. That from bodily infirmity she is unable to attend the court

an error in the twenty-sixth line of the declaration on the first page and forsooth written above before signing given from under my hand this 27th of February 1844 Bartlet Searcy J.P.C.
I Sarah Gandy a resident of the County Carroll and State of Kentucky aged fifty seven  seven years state that this family record that accompanied this declaration is in the hand write of my husband, who is from home at this time taken from the record kept by my Father James Bledsoe which is lost, which shows that I was born on the 30th May 1786. I further state that Judith Goosee is the widow of James Bledsoe and that she is a widow at this time as set forth by her in her declaration given from under my hand this 27th of February 1844 Sarah Gandy
Be it known that personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the above written County and State Sarah Gandy who is a Lady of respectability truth and piety and subscribed and made oaths to the truth of the above affidavit and an error in the second line of the affidavit and seven written above, records underlined in the sixth line before signing given from under my hand this 27th of February 1844
Bartlet Searcy J.P.C.
I Ann Wayland, Aged seventy-two years and a resident of the County of Carroll and State of Kentucky. State that I am the sister of Judith Goosee she and James Bledsoe was living together as husband and wife ever since my earliest recollection I recollect when she and James Bledsoe when they moved to Kentucky from the County of Culpeper Virginia they had one child who resides in this County and married to John Gandy. I believe she is the age stated by herself

I believe that my sister Judith was married to James Bledsoe they move to Kentucky living together as husband and wife I do not recollect what year they moved. I understood that he died after they got to Kentucky, and she afterwards was married to William Forsee they were living together as husband and wife when I moved to Kentucky I know that Judith Forsee is the same woman that was living with James Bledsoe as his wife and was married at the time stated by her in her declaration given from under my hand this 27th day of February 1844
Ann her Wayland mark
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Carroll Ann Wayland a Lady known to me to be a Lady of respectability and Truth and subscribed to the truth of the above affidavit an answer in the seventh and eighth line of the affidavit before signing given from under my hand this 27th day of February 1844 The interlining in the certificate to be before signing
Bartlett Searcy J.P.
State of Kentucky Carroll County
I Richd. P. Beatty Clerk of the County Court of Carroll County do hereby certify that Bartlett Searcy is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal and subscribed my name this 27th day of February 1844
Richd P Beatty Clerk of the Court of Carroll County

Elizabeth ann Davis daughter of Hardin and Lucinda Davis was born August the 5th 1823
Sarah Davis was born July the 9th 1826
Martha Davis was born September the 21st 1830
George William Davis was born April the 1st 1833

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
3672 REJECTED
P. O. _____
Judith Pompee
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contr
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

10693
Judith Forsee wid of James Bladroe
Ken.
abt 7. July 38.
3672

V 10693
Judith Forsee
Skq.
Set. to Hon. R. M. Johnson 3 June 1841. Hon. W. R. Reston 19 April 1854.
Act. 7. July '38

10693 March 28 1844 By Judith Fosee 7 July 1838
Long Fork Hwy March 15-1844
J. A. [Signature]
Edwards Esqr Commissn of Pension Washington City D.C.
free

Long Lick Scott Co Ky March 15 1844
Dear Sir
The enclosure is the Declaration of Mrs Judith Forster widow of Adam Forster and late widow of James Bleasdale for the benefit of the acts of Congress of July 7. 1838 and August 23 1842
I am Yours with great respect Lewis C. Sugg
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.