PENSIONS: Nicholas Moore, Clark County, KY -------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: Sandra Gage Date: 19 April, 1997 -------------------------------------------- **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. ***************************************************************************** Pension Application - Nicholas Moore, Clark County, KY August Court, 1820; Order Book No. 6, pages 189-91: Clark County Court State of Kentucky Clarke County Sct. On this 28th day of August 1820 Personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the said county (Expressly made a Court of Record by the Laws of the State of Kentucky which Created it) Nicholas Moore aged Seventy one years resident in Clarke county and State ofKentucky who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary was as follows (to wit)he belonged to the 4th Virginia Ridgement Commanded by Col. CharlesScott the company he belonged to was commanded by Capt. Thomas. he has Received a pention under the law of Virginia State of the 18th of March 1818, his pension certificate is No. 6,952, and bearsdate 12th of February 1819, his Original declaration bears date the 3rd of December, 1818 and I do solomnly swear that I was a Residentcitizen of the United States of on the 15th day of March 1820 and that I have not since that time by Gift Sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of and set of Congress entitled and act to provide for certain persons engagedin the land and navel services of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or Securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule thereto annexed and by me Subscribed to wit one silver watch $8.00 five pounds of Roaw Cotton $1.25 one Reed $1.00 one bible $2.00 and one Razor $.50 Nicholas Moore and I do further declare that my occupation is that of weaving But as I am Seventy one years of age and as my Shoulder have been dislocatedand as many of the bodly fralities incident to old age bear hereby upon me I am unable to persue my occupation more that a Small portion of my time my wife is dead my children have grown up and Left me and my capacity to contribute to my own Support is intimated in deed Sworn to and declared by the Said Nicholas Moore on the 28 day ofAugust 1820 before the county Court of Clarke County Thomas Wornall presiding magistrate of Said Court.