Stokes-Surry County NcArchives Court.....Banner, Joseph And Ephriam  June 6, 1836
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Source: Copy Of Original Doucment
Written: June 6, 1836

State of North Carolina, County of Stokes

	Be it known that on this 6th day of June 1836, personally appeared 
before me a justice of the peace in and for said county Joseph Banner ___an 
aged respectable citizen of said county and made oath in due form of law the 
he is now and was well acquainted with John Tuttle who has, or is about, to 
make application to the war department for a Pension that he served a tour of 
duty in the Militia with him or at least in the same regiment under the 
command of Col. Paisley in Genl. Davidson Brigade the term of some little over 
three months he thinks in 178 or 1779, he does not remember but some time in 
last march he sent his discharge to the war department with a declaration of 
said Tuttle which will more plainly show the date of the service .
Sworn and subscribed the date above written
Before me
           C. Banner, JP                         Joseph Banner (seal)


On the same day first above writer Ephraim Banner personally appears before me 
Charles Banner one of Justices of the peace for Stokes County aforesaid and 
made oath in due form of law that he knew the above mentioned John Tuttle and 
served in the same regiment under Coll. Paisley towards the Cataba River at 
least three months as stated above in Joseph Banners declaration but cannot 
recollect the precise year, that it was in the fall of the year and he further 
remembers of seeing the said Tuttle start in a horse company under the command 
of Maj. Joseph Winston and Capt Robert Hill. When this deposant was unwell 
with a fever and could not go with them which was some time before the 
Guilford Battle, that said Tuttle was gone some months and returned home a 
very short time before said Battle.  Sworn and subscribed as above stated 
before me.
              C. Banner JP                     Ephriam X (his mark) Banner

North Carolina
Stokes County

	I Charles Banner one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for 
the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the written names Joseph Banner 
and Ephraim Banner who swore and subscribed their separate declarations as 
within written are both residents of the county aforesaid, and on the pension 
roll of the U.States and are men of veracity and truth and that their 
statement is ___ entitled to credit. Given under my hand this 6th June 1836.
								C. Banner JP

State of North Carolina
County of Stokes

I john Hill clerk of the court of pleas and quarter ___ of said county certify 
that Charles Banner is a magistrate of above andthat the forgoing signature 
purporting to be his is genuine.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed 
my seal of office and subscribed my name this 13th day of June 1836.

                                 Jno. Hill


Additional Comments:
This is the sworn statment of Ephriam and Joseph Banner, who attested that 
they knew John Tuttle, as a member of the State Militia during the 
Revolutionary War.  This needs to be linked to John Tuttle of Stokes County.

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