MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NC - MILITARY - Parsons Pension ************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Herrick Smith momof7@excelonline.com *************************************************************** This day came personally before me Daniel McAuly a justice of the peace for said county. Thomas Parsons of said county aged about fifty seven years who after being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth that he was a brother to Joseph Parsons a pensioner whose widow has made the within declaration that though he was young when Joseph Parsons and Nancy Parsons were married he believes they were married on or about the year 1790 and that he lived with them seven or eight years shortly after they were married that they lived together until the time of Joseph Parson's death that he never heard a doubt expressed about their being lawfully married. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th day of July 1839 Daniel McAuly JP Thomas Parsons State of North Carolina Montgomery County. I Daniel McAuly acting Jusitice of the peace for said county for which the above affadavit was made do certify that all the above persons namely William Bruton, Thomas Butler and Thomas Parsons are credible and respectable men and that their testimony is entitled to full credit and belief. I also certify that Nancy Parsons who has sworn to and signed the within declaration has for some time been in such bad health as to make it impracticable for her to attend any court of record to make her declaration. 4 July 1839 Daniel McAuly JP