REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - PLEASANT CHILDERS

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Pleasant Childers of Floyd Co., Ky was a private, commanded by Captain Parker of 
the regiment, commanded by Colonel Armstrong in the N.C line, for the term of 
nine months.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of Feb 1825. Pleasant enlisted in Warren 
Co., N.C. about May 1780, 5th Carolina Regiment. Sarah Childers, wife of 
Pleasant, applied for benefit of pension in Pike Co., Ky, 28 Oct 1839, stated 
they were married in Buckingham Co., Vg. 16 Apr 1785, Pleasant died 35 Apr 1839, 
Pike Co., Ky. Record from Buckingham, Vg.: Pleasant Childress & Sarah Jeffries-
no record of register returned of their marriage but that a license issued from 
the office for the purpose appeared by a bond given on the 30 Mar 1785 signed by 
Pleasant Childress & John Jeffries.
Nathaniel Childress signs affidavat that he is the son of Pleasant & his mother 
Sarah died 10 Aug 1843. Living children of Pleasant: Lucy, Elizabeth, Sally, 
Jesse, Pleasant, Flemon, & Nathaniel.