War of 1812, Widow's Pension Application, Lucy Chambliss, Dallas, Alabama

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WAR OF 1812 WIDOW'S PENSION APPLICATION - LUCY CHAMBLISS; DALLAS CO., AL

State of Alabama }
County of Dallas }

On this third day of April A.D. 1855, personaly appeared before me, a Justice of  
the peace, within and for the County and State, aforesaid Lucy Chambliss aged 72  
years, a resident of the County of Dallas in the State of Alabama who being duly  
sworn according to law, declared that she is the widow of James Chambliss  
deceased, who was a Captain in the Company commanded by himself in the Regiment  
of Virginia militia, commanded by Col. ___ in the War with Great Britain,  
declared by the United States, June 18th, 1812; that she was married to the  
said, James Chambliss in the year 1805, that her maiden name was Lucy Newsom  
that her said husband died in the year 1848 and that she is now a widow.

For the proof of these facts she refers to her application for Bounty Land under  
Act of September 28, 1850 upon which she has obtained a land warrant for Forty  
acres, No. 62412 which she has legally disposed of and cannot now return.

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the additional bounty  
land to which she may be entitled under Act of March 3d, 1855, never having  
received nor applied for bounty land under this or any other Act of Congress  
except as above stated.

Lucy Chambliss /s/

AFFIDAVIT OF TWO WITNESSES

Personally came Thomas L. Craig and Hemrietta Walker residents of the County of  
Dallas in the State aforesaid, who upon oath declare, that they are personally  
well acquainted with Mrs. Lucy Chambliss and saw her sign (or make her mark to)  
the foregoing declaration, that they know her to be the identical person therein  
represented and that she is now a widow.

Thos L. Craig
H L Walker