REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - JOHN B. CHRISTOPHER

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State of Kentucky
Madison County

On this 5th day of (August)(crossed out) September 1842 before me one of the 
Justices of the County Court of Madison County personally appeared John B. 
Chrstiopher a resident of the said County. Who being first duly sworn doth upon 
oath make the following statement. That he is a younger brother of the Petioner 
Mary Shanks. that he was born in Halifax County Virginia on the 29th day of 
March 1778. That when he was an ifnant or very young his father moved with his 
family to the neighboring County of Mecklenbur when the depondent remaidied 
until he was about 14 or 15 years of age when hsi father again removed to 
Granville County North Carolina very near the Virginia line. That his sister is 
the oldest child of his father and is nine to ten years older than himself and 
lived in her fathers family until she was about 23 or 24 years old, at which 
time she was married to John Shanks which was on the 17th day of January 1793. 
She was married in Mecklenburg County Virginia. There was no preacher convenient 
in her own county and state and they went over the line in to Virginia. His 
siter and the said John Shanks were married by a preacher whose name was William 
Goodin. Depondent recollects distinctly sthe marriage for it was about the first 
marriage he ever attended.
that his sister and her husband moved to Caswell County N.C. directly they were 
married where they lived a short timewhen they removed again back to Granville 
County. That soon afterwards deponent removed to Madison County Kentucky where 
he has wver since lived. And in 1815 John Shanks with deponents sister moved 
here also and contiued to live here until the said Shanks died in the year 1829. 
He further states that at the time of his sister's marriage with the said Shanks 
it was generally known that he had been a Revolutionary soldier and was know as 
such ? life.
He drew a pension for many years and Deponent has always understood that he drew 
eight dollars per month. He also states that his siter is very old and weak and 
on account of her debility it would be impracticable for her to come to Richmond 
the County seat of Madison County. She resides several miles from that place. He 
knows nothing of the licensed for his sisters marriage where obtained??
(Signed) John B. Christopher

The above statment was subscribed ans sworn to before meo one of the Justices as 
aforesaid this day and date written and I further certify that the said John B. 
Christopher is a person credible upon oath and of good character.
(signed_) Rueben Morre (Moore)?