KY-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest 	Nov. 27, 1999	Volume 99 : Issue 44


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Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 23:17:22 -0700
From: "Phyllis Hill" <phill@redrock.net
Subject: MILITARY: Hickman Co. Rev. War Pension, Gore

Hickman County, KY - Military, Notley Gore, Rev. Pension
Friday, 26 November 1999

Submitted by:  phill@redrock.net  (Phyllis Hill)
Through the courtesy of Bill Utterwood

This record was found in "Revolutionary Soldiers in Kentucky" by Anderson
Chenault Quisenberry, 1896, a list of Revolutionary Soldiers who moved to
Kentucky and received their pensions there.

Hickman County
Gore, Notley
Private, Virginia Line
Added to roll: 13 Jan 1834
First Pension Payment: [not given]
Pension Amount: $33.33
Age: 81

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Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 12:35:37 -0700
From: "Jean Dalrymple" <motherd@theriver.com
Subject: OBITS: Robertson Co, 1952

With the compliments of The Tribune Democrat, Mt. Olivet, Robertson County,
KY.
Thursday, 27 November 1952

Mrs. Maggie Dee Wiggins, widow of O.D. Wiggins of Piqua, died Thursday,
November 20 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington where shehad been a patient
since November 11. Illiness had lasted for two months.
Mrs. Wiggins was born in this county, the daughter of the late Larry and
Margaret Ann Whaley Burns. She was 72.

Mrs. Wiggins was a member of the Piqua Methodist Church and exemplified a
life of Chrisstian faith. She was a woman of gentle refinement and with deep
religious convictions that inspired others to follow her high examples.
Survivors include a brother, Henry Burns of Paris and several nieces and
nephews.

Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 2p. m. at the piqua Methodist
Church byt Rev. James A Norsworty. Burial was in the Piqua Cemetery with
Kain and Kabler, funeral directors in charge.

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Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 12:51:21 -0700
From: "Jean Dalrymple" <motherd@theriver.com
Subject: OBIT: Robertson Co, 1936

Surname: Burns, Whaley, Monson, Wiggins, Medley, Lewis, Walker, Duncan,
VanHook, Fooks, Louderback, Stewart
With the compliments of The Tribune Democrat, Mt. Olivet, Robertson County,
KY.
March 26 1936

Charlie Burns died at his home near Tentontown Sunday morning at 4:30
o'clock of lobar pneumonia following influenza.

He was the son of the late Larrie and Anna Whaley Burns, of near Thomas, and
was aged 54 years and 7 days. Surviving him are his widow and three sons,
George L., Stanley and Gene. Another son died in infancy.

He is also survived by four brothers W. T. Burns, Henry Burns, Lawrence
Burns and John Burns, and four sisters Mrs. Liddle Monson, Mrs. Lizzie
Monson, Mrs O. D. Wiggins, of this county and Mrs. Charles Medley of Paris.
Another sister, Mrs. Alice Lewis, is preceased to the grave several years
ago. Mr. Burns was a good citizen and was held in high esteem by neighbors
and friends. He was a member of the Kentontown Christian Church.

Funeral services were held at the Kentontown Christian Church Wednesday
afternoon and interment followed in the near by cemetery.

Pallbears were; Walter Walker, Wesley Duncan, Leslie VanHook, Forrest Fooks,
Lucius Louderback and Grafton Stewart.

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Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 18:57:18 EST
From: Cardsrmine@aol.com
Subject: MILITARY: RW Pension:Guess-1841,1853,1854, Caldwell Co

Revolutionary War Pension Records of Joseph Guess,1841,1853,1854,Princeton,Caldwell 
County,KY

Number W8878 (Nonselected Records)

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Princeton,Kentucky
June 19th 1841

Sir:
Enclosed you will receive the declaration of Mrs.Constance Guess,relict of Joseph Guess,formerly 
a pensioner on the Kentucky roll,and such proof as could be adduced before the Court,to show that 
she is entitled to claim the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838. I trust she 
has substantially made out her claim under the provision of that humane law of our National 
Legislature. The declarant is old,and infirm,and much in need of the bounty which the humanity of 
our Nation has provided in such cases. It is possible there may be some informality in the mode 
of this application:If there is,it results from the want of familiarity with the laws of 
Congress,and the practice of your particular department upon this subject. I hope however,it will 
not prejudice the rights of the claimant. She has applied to me to aid her in making known her 
claims upon the Government. In compliance with her wishes therefore,I make this communication,ardently hoping that her application may receive a favorable response.

                                    Your obt.Sevt.
                                             Lev.LINDSAY

Commonwealth of Kentucky
County of Caldwell
Monday,May term 1841

Be it remembered that at a County Court began and held for said County at the Court house in 
Princeton on Monday the 17th day of May 1841. Constance Guess came personally into Court and made 
oath that she was married to Joseph Guess on the 11th day of January 1785? in the County of 
Caswell State of North Carolina,that she lived with said Guess as his wife until his death which 
took place on the 14th day of January 1835 in the County of Caldwell and State of Kentucky. That 
she is now the widow of said Guess and has never been married since his death,that said Guess at 
the time of his death was a pensioner of the United States,and his name was in the pension roll 
of the Kentucky agency under the Act of Congress passed in June 1832,that she is now 74 years of 
age and resides in the said County of Caldwell and State aforesaid,and claims the benefit of the 
act of Congress of July 1838,that her husband was a private of Cavalry in the North Carolina 
Militia,that the pension certificate since the death of said Joseph was returned to the pension 
office or to the agency as she believes.

Mr.John C.Guess also appeared in open Court and being duly sworn stated that he knew the above 
named Constance Guess and her late husband Joseph Guess,that he knows they were married in 
Caswell County North Carolina and lived together as man and wife until the death of said Joseph 
which he states took place in January 1835,that said marriage took place some fifty two or three 
years ago,that this deponent was not present at the marriage,but lived with said Joseph at 
deponent's father's at the time of the marriage,that said Joseph left his father's house to get 
married,and returned in about a week with his wife the said Constance and lived with her as his 
wife till his death and that they had seven children,five of whom are now living.

James Guess was called and sworn according to law and deposed that his father Joseph Guess late a 
pensioner under the act of 7th June 1832 departed this life in this County on the 14th day of 
January 1835. That at the time of his death he left a widow named Constance Guess who is still 
living and unmarried,that the said Constance is the mother of this deponent,that the deponent is 
fifty two years of age,that his said father and mother lived together as husband and wife ever 
since his recollection,that there was once in the family a Bible containing a register of the 
births,deaths and marriages of all the members of the family,and particularly the marriage of his 
said parents,which the deponent has often seen but which was lost and destroyed about twenty five 
years ago in the State of Tennessee where my father and the family then lived. The loss happened 
by a sister carrying the Bible to school to read in,where she left it for the night and during 
the night the School house was broken open and the book carried off and destroyed. And the Court 
doth certify that the said witnesses,John C.Guess and James Guess are known to be persons of good 
character,credible and entitled to credit,and the Court further Certify that the said Constance 
Guess is a person of good character and repute.

In Testimony whereof and that the foregoing is truly copied from the Record,in his office,the 
undersigned as Clerk of said Court doth hereunto subscribe his name and affix the Seal of said 
Court at office in Princeton this 4th day of June 1841 and in the 50th year of the Commonwealth. 
Chas.B.DALLAM Clk.
State of Kentucky
Caldwell County
                On this 10th day of May 1853 before me,E.P.?WATKINS,an acting Justice of the 
Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid,personally appeared John Guess,aged 
fifty-three(53)years,a resident of the aforesaid county and State who,being sworn according to 
law,on his oath makes the following declaration to wit:That in the year one thousand eight 
hundred and ten (1810),he lived in the county of Orange,and State of North Carolina,and was 
acquainted with Joseph Guess dec'd late of Caldwell Co.and State of Kentucky,then a resident of 
that county,and with his wife,Constance Guess,dec'd. That he lived near them and was well 
acquainted with their children. That the said Joseph and Constance Guess then and from that time until his death,lived together as husband and wife,and were generally reputed and believed to 
be so by all who knew them. That they always sustained characters without reproach,and he has no 
doubts that they were lawfully married. He further declares that his own age is fifty-three (53) 
years.That when about ten (10) years of age he was an associate and playmate of the children of 
the said Joseph and Constance Guess,and that James Guess,their oldest child,was then at least 
twelve (12) years older than himself. That the said Joseph Guess and his  family removed to the 
State of Kentucky and settled in Caldwell County,and that subsequently he himself removed to the 
same county and settled near them,and continued to live near them until the death of the said 
Joseph Guess,on the ( )day of ______one thousand eight hundred and _____. That he left Constance 
Guess his widow,who survived him,and did not again marry,but remained a widow until she died in 
the county of Caldwell and State of Kentucky on the ____ day of ____,one thousand eight hundred 
and ____. He further declares that he is a disinterested witness.
                                                      John N.?Guess

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of May 1853.And I hereby certify that John Guess 
is a reliable witness.
                                                   E.P.WATKINS,J.P.

State of Kentucky
Caldwell County

I,James C.WELLER,Clerk of the county court within and for the county and State aforesaid hereby 
certify that E.P.WATKINS,before whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed and sworn to,is and 
was at the time of signing the same,an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county 
aforesaid,duly commissioned and sworn,and that his official acts are entitled to credit.Given
under my hand and seal of office this 17th day of May,1853.James C.WELLER,Clk.

(Copy)

James Guess,Son of Joseph & Conny Guess was bornd December the 11th day 1787
Peggy Guess their Daughter was bornd January the 20th day 1792
Polly Guess their Daughter was bornd May the 11th day 1795
Frances Guess their Daughter was bornd February the 14th day 1799
William Guess their Son was bornd February the 13th day 1803
Jinny Guess their Daughter was bornd December the 8th day 1806
Nancy Guess their Daughter was bornd September the 8th day 1810

Caldwell County Kentucky Sct.
I James Guess of said County aged past 66 years do hereby state on my oath that the annexed 
Record (copied above adding dates of years in words)is the oldest Family Record known to me of 
the births of the Children of my parents Joseph and Constance Guess both now deceased.Said Joseph 
Guess my Father was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States on the Kentucky Agency and died in this County January 13th,1835.The first entry on the above named annexed Record is that 
of my own birth as I have always believed.We once had a Bible Record of our birth but the Bible 
got stolen while we lived in Rutherford County Tennessee,(having been left one night at the 
school house which was broken open and that and many other books stolen at the same time) and my 
parents got some one while we lived there to write down the above named Record and I believe it 
is in the handwriting of one STRINGFELLOW our School Teacher(or perhaps his name was STRINGER,I 
forget which).

There was one child between me and my sister Peggy but it died in infancy and its name is not on 
the list.
I have always heard and believed that my parents above named were lawfully married in Caswell(I 
think)County,North Carolina by a Justice of the Peace named SWIFT about a year previous to my 
birth and that my mother's name before said marriage was Constance TAYLOR.
The memorandum on the back of the above named Record "Children's Ages 1825" I made (as well as I 
remember) myself at that date:but the Record itself is several years older than that date.
Witness my hand and seal in Caldwell County Kentucky on this 6th day of March 1854.


Witnesses                            James Guess
Stephen RILEY
Thos.M.McGOUGH

Sworn to and subscribed before me a justice of the peace in and for Caldwell County Kentucky on 
this 6th day of March 1854 and I do certify that at the same time I carefully examined the 
annexed Family Record. I believe it to be original and genuine and the bona fide Family Record of 
the births of the children of the above named Joseph and Constance Guess deceased. I also certify 
that the foregoing is a correct copy of said Family Record with the addition that the dates in the years in the Copy are put down in words but in the original they appear only in figures. I 
further Certify that the words "about a year previous to my birth" were interlined before 
signing.In Testimony of which I do hereby Subscribe my name.   Thos.M.McGOUGH,P.C,C 


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