PENSIONS: Blake, Martha/George, 1878, Nicholas Co., KY

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Submitted by: Jean Dalrymple, (motherd@theriver.com), 2-19-01
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Nicholas Co., Ky

CLAIM OF WIDOW FOR SERVICE PENSION,

Under the provision of Section 4736 to 4740, inclusive, Revised Statutes, and the Act
of March 9 1878.

State of Kentucky County of Nicholas, ss

On this 26th day of March, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy eight,
personally appeared before me, County Clerk, the same being a court of record within
and for the County and State aforesaid ,, (1) Martha Jane Blake, aged 54 years, a
resident of Nicholas Co., in the state of Kentucky, who being duly sworn according to
law, declares that she is the widow of (2) George Blake deceased, who was the
identical (3) George Blake, who served under the name of (4) George Blake as a
(5..........
In the Company commanded by Captain J. Magowan's in the 28th regiment of U.S.
Infantry, commanded by ............... in the war of (6) 1812; that her said husband
(7) volunteered at Lower Blue Licks on or about the .....day of ..... A. D. ..... for
the term of ....... , and continued in actual service in said war for the term of (8)
about three years and whose services terminated, by reason of (9) an honorable
discharge at Detroit on the .....day of...... A.D. ......  She further states that the
following is the full description of her said husband at the time of his enlistment,
viz: (10)........................  She further states that she was married to the said
George Blake, at the city (or residence) of Harvey Wilson's, in the county of Nicholas
and in the State of Kentucky, on the 1st day of May A. D. 1860 by one (11) ohn
Rodgers, who was a (12) minister of the Gospel; and that her name before her said
marriage was Martha Jane Crump; and she further states that (13) said George Blake was
married to Drucilla Adkins, 2nd Nancy Leggett, applicant was never before married and
that her said husband (14) George Blake, died in Nicholas, in the State of Kentucky,
on the 22nd day of February A. D. 1878; and she further declares that the following
have been the places of residence of herself and her said husband since the date o his
discharge from the Army, viz: (15) Bourbon, Montgomery, Fleming and Nicholas Counties,
Ky.  She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Pension to which she
may be entitled under Sections 4736 to 4740, inclusive, Revised Statutes , and the Act
of March 9 1878, and hereby appoints Benjamin Gore of Carlisle Ky, her true and lawful
attorney, to prosecute her claim.

And she further declares that she has heretofore made no application for (16) pension
bounty land and that her residence is No ......  street, city (or town) of .......
County of Nicholas State of Kentucky and that her post office address is Carlisle
Nicholas County Kentucky.
                                                        her
Two attesting wittnesses        Martha Jane X Blake
John M Casally                                           mark
M M Brothers

Also appeared e. M--uson, aged 62 years, residing at No.........  street, in Carlisle
Ky., and .... Richard Crump, aged 75 years residing at No.....

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