McNAIRY COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - Margaret Nunley Farris, widow of Levi Farris Bounty Land Application ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mary South msouth@ic.net ==================================================================== War of 1812 pension file for Margaret Nunley Farris, widow of Levi Farris. Margaret Farris's application for pension dated 25 May 1855: Bounty Land claim # 167582 "On this 25th day of May AD one thousand eight hunded and fifty five, personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Margaret Ferris aged about Seventy years a resident of the County of McNairy in the State of Tennessee who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Levi Ferris or Farris who was a private in the company of Tennessee Militia commanded by Captain Tate in the war with Great Britian declared by the United States on the 18 day of June 1812 and that her said husband was drafted in the County of Warren in the State of Tennessee about the latter part of 1812 or early in A.D. 1813 for the term of three months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of three months or thereabouts and was honorably discharged at Fayetteville in the State of Tennessee about the spring of the year AD 1813 and that her said husband died in McNairy County in the State of Tennessee on or about the 1st day of September 1832. She further states that she was married to the said Levi Farris in Warren County Tennessee about the year AD 1815 by one Jonatha Farris, a Justice of the Peace and that her name before her said marriage was Margaret Nunley. That she did not receive a marriage certificate and does not know whether or not any public or private record of her said marriage exists and that she is now a widow and has remained a widow since the death of her said husband. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she maybe entitled under the act approved March 3rd, 1855 never having applied for nor received bounty land under this or any former act of congress. Margaret (her mark) Ferris" The witnesses for the above statement were Henry R. Sharp and James Doan, residents of McNairy Co., TN _____________________________________________________________________ Additional information from Margaret dated 15 Jun 1857: "Margaret Ferris, widow of Levi Ferris......declares that her said husband served under the name of Kelly Ferris in Captain Tates Company of Tennessee Militia in the War of 1812. That the name of Kelly Ferris was a nickname which he bore while in the said service. Margaret (her mark) Ferris" Witnessed by James Doane and J. R. Sharp __________________________________________________________________ Statement of Margaret Farris dated 10 Dec 1857: On this tenth day of December AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven personally appeared before me a Justice fo the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Margaret Ferris aged Seventy two years a resident of McNairy County in the State of Tennessee, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Levi Ferris (who was sometimes called Kelly Ferris or Farris) deceased, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Tate in the Regiment of Tennessee Militia commanded by Colonel Copeland in the war with Great Britian declared by the United States on the 18th day of June, 1812. That her said husband was drafted in Warren County in the State of Tennessee during the latter part of the year 1812 or early in the year 1813 for the term of three months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of three months or thereabouts and was honorably discharged at Fayetteville in the State of Tennessee during the Spring of the year 1813 and that her said husband 's name may have been written on the rolls as Kelly Ferris or Farris and that he may have served under the name of Kelly Ferris, as he was frequently called by that name. She further states that she was married to the said Levi Ferris in Warren County in the State of Tennessee on or about the first day of February AD 1811 by one Johnathan Parris, a Justice of the Peace and that her name before her said marriage was Margaret Nunly and that there is no public or private record of her said marriage within her knowledge and that she cannot procure it. That her said husband died in McNairy County in the State of Tennessee on or about the first day of September AD 1829 and that she is still a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled........and that this is intended as an additional declaration to that previously filed. Margaret (her mark) Ferris" Witnessed by James Doane and H R Sharp residents of McNairy Co., TN ____________________________________________________________ "The Commissioner of Pensions will please forward my warrant or any communication relative to the same to S. A. Barnes, Barnes Store, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, who as my Agent will receive the same and transmit it to me. Margaret (her mark) Ferris" ____________________________________________________________ June 24, 1856 Note in files: Margaret Ferris wid of Levi Ferris, Prin "Levi Ferris or Farris' name is not on Rolls of Capt James Tate January to May 1814 or Richard Tate Sept 1814 to April 1815" ____________________________________________________________ Treasury Department Third Auditor's Office July 15, 1857 "Levi Faris" served in Captain Jas. Tate's Company Tenn: Militia from the 28 Jany until the 19 May 1814. Certificate of June 24 1856 is erroneous.