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I have done my best to include all readable information on this document George Adams - Virginia # 8393 Page I Charles Utterbuck of Anderson County and the State of Kentucky state that I was well acquainted with the late George Adams, who enlisted on the Virginia line, in the Continential Service during the War of The Revolution. At this great length of time, I am unable to state the time he enlisted or how long he was in the service, but do note that he was a regular solider on the Virginia Line, and that he was married to his wife Nancy Parker, several years before the commencement of the War of the Revolution and I was present the same evening when the marriage took place, and believe it was about Seventeen Hundred and Seventy, and that he was her husband at the time he entered the service and that after the death of said George Adams, she was married to one Hugh Bramlett and he has been informed and believes that the said Bramlett has been dead for fifteen or twenty years and that his widow is now alive in Scott County, Kentucky, who, he believes to be the same woman that was married to the said George Adams in Virginia County, Virginia before the commencement of the War of The Revolution at or about the time stated and that she has applied for a pension for the services of her husband the said George Adams, which he believes her to be justly entitled to. Given under my hand this twenty eighth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.- Charles Utterbuck Page State of Kentucky Anderson County Seat Personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid Charles Utterbuck a man of respectability and is well known to me to be a man of truth, and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affadavit, before me this 28th of August one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight. John F. Hudgin J.P.A.C State of Kentucky, Anderson county ? I Jorgan H. Walker Clerk of the County Court for the county aforesaid, do certify, that John F. Hudgin, whose signature is (?) to this foregoing Certificate, is and was at the time of signing the (?) an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly qualified commissioned as such, and that ...(?) does all his official acts as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 29th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight. Jorgan(?) H Walker Clerk Page Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of 3rd section of the act of July 4th 1836 and of the 1st section of the act of March 3rd 1837 County of Scott State of Kentucky On this 13th of August 1838 personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Nacy Brumlett a resident of Scott County, State of Kentucky, aged 84 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836 and the act explanatory of the said act passed the 3rd day of March 1837 that she was married to George Adams who was a regular soldier on the Virginia Continental Line during the War of the Revolution. He entered at or near the commencement of the War and was in the service at least three years and was at home ...his service and informed him that the Army was then on the march from the North to the South and that he would be at much greater distance from home than he had been. He informed her where he had been and where he was going and who was his officer but in consequence of her great age and lapse of memory she is unable to detail the particulars at this time and refers to the record for evidence of his service. She further declares that she was married to the said Gearge Adams on the __ day of April Seventeen Hundred and Sixty Nine in the County of Jorguin(?) State of Virginia and she has caused(?) diligent search to be made for record evidence of her marriage and have not been able to obtain ...(rest of page unreadable). Page Her husband the aforesaid George Adams did not return from the Army and it was reported and generally believed that he was dead the time and manner of his death she is unable to state but she has not heard from him since the ...of the war and some short time after it was reported he was dead. She married Hugh Bramlett the day and time not now recollected who died on the 25th day of July Eighteen Hundred and Eighteen and that she was a widow on the 4th of July 1836 and still remains a widow as ...fully appear by defference to the proof hereto annexed ...given under my hand this 13th day of August 1838 ...before signing. Nancy Bramlett (her mark) County of Scott State of Kentucky Personnally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Nancy Bramlett and aged and respectable lady of Scott County, Kentucky, and is well known to me to be a woman of truth. By reason of infirmity she is unable to appear in court and subscribe and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration before me and from my personal acquaintance with her and her family I do most fully concur in the belief of the truth of the statement made by her in the foregoing declaration given from under my hand this day 13th of August 1838. Andrew Calvert J.P. We the undersigned neighbors of Nancy Bramlett state that we have been acquainted with her for upwards of fifty years and have examined the declaration made by her and believe it contains the truth. We know of our own personal knowledge that she had three children who bore the name of Adams and that it was reported and generally believed that her first husband George Adams was a regular soldier on the Virginia Line and we know that her oldest child must have been born before the commencement of the War of the Revolution and do most fully concur in the belief of the truth of the declaration and we know that her husband Hugh Bramlett departed this life at or about the time stated by her and that she has remained a widow ever since that period and was a widow on the 4th of July 1836 given from under our hand this 13th day of August 1838 Jean(?) Mitchell (her mark) William Riddle (his mark) I Martin Bramlett state that I am the son of Hugh and Nancy Bramlett and am upward of fifty years of age and know that my mother had three who bore the name of Adams all of whom were older than myself and they reputed and generally believed to be the children of my mother by Gearge Adams who was said to have been by her first husband and a soldier of the Revolution on the Virginia Line I do most fully concur in the belief of the truth the declaration made by her from what I have after heard and reported from my youth to the present time. I know that Hugh Bramlett departed this life at the time stated by her and she has remained a widow and was a widow on the 4th of July 1836 given from under my hand this 13th day of August 1838 ...before signing. Martin Bramlett Page Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid Jean(?) Mitchell, William Riddle and Martin Bramlett all aged and respectable citizens of Scott County and are well known to me to be persons of truth and subscribe and make oath to the truth of the foregoing affadavits this 13th day of August 1838 Andrew Calvert J.P. (Following statement by Andrew Calvert J.P. is unreadable) Bottom of page shows: VS729 Nancy Bramlett, Kentucky ...$80 Feb 4 Honorable R.M. Johnson Page The amended declaration of Nancy Bramlett in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 4 1836 and the explanatory act of the 3rd of March 1837. She states that from her great age and in consequence of the loss of her memory she is unable at this great length of time to state the names under who her husband George Adams served as officers during the War of the Revolution but she does well know that he was in the service on the Virginia Line and was at home as stated by her in her former declaration and that he again went to the army and never returned home again and it was several years before it was reported and generally believed that he was dead. From her great loss of memory and weakness of body and mind and the great length of time she cannot state the time it was reported he was dead but think he, to the best of knowledge, that he must have been in the service the principal part of the War of the Revolution and refers to the record for evidence of his services, given from under my hand this 26th day of September 1838 Nancy Bramlett (her mark) County of Scott State of Kentucky On this day personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, Nancy Bramlett, and aged and respectable lady, and is unable by reason of bodily infirmity to appear in court, and is known to me to be a woman of the ...truth and piety and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration before me I do ...certify that from my long personal acquaintance with her that I do most fully concur in the belief of the truth of her declaration given from under my hand this 26th day of September 1838 Andrew Calvert J.P. Page I certify that the written ...handwriting of Andrew Calvert who now a Justice of the Peace for Scott County, Kentucky. ...Johnson 26 Sept 1838 Page 2.5OH Kentucky Nancy Bramlett formerly widow of George Adams deceased Va. Scott Co. in the State of Ky who was a private in the camp of (information not given) Va. for 2 years Executed on the roll of Ky In the rate of of $80.00 per annum to commence on the 6th day of March 1834 Certificate of pension filed the 5th day of Feb 1834 and sent hon. R. M. Johnson senate M.J.? Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838 $ 600.00 Semi- annual allowance ending 4 Mar 39 $40= $640.00 Recorded by D.D.A. Addison Book 9 Vol 2 (looks like 2.4 ) page 180