War of 1812: Pension of Amelia, widow of Richard POSTON; Overton County, TN

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State of Tennessee        )
Overton County            )           SS
 
On this 24th day of February AD One thousand eight
Hundred and fifty one personally appeared before
me a Justus of the Peace within and for this County
and State aforesaid Amelia Poston aged fifty
nine years a resident of Overton County in the State
of Tennessee who being duly Sworn according to law
declares that she is the widow of Richard Poston
deceased who was a private in the Company 
commanded by Captain David Williams --- in the
3rd Regiment of Tennessee Militia commanded by
Colonel Stephen Copeland in the war against
The hostile Creek Indians that her said husband
was drafted in Overton County, State of Tennessee
on or about the 20th day of January AD 1814 for the term
of three months and continued in actual service in 
said war for the term of three months and was hon
erable discharged at Fayete Ville Tennessee
which facts will appear upon the records of said
Regiment and Muster Rolls of said Company.  She states
that her said husband received a certificate of discharge
which is lost or misplaced so that she cannot com-
mand it
She further states that she was married to the
said Richard Poston in Overton County, State of
Tennessee on or about the 15th day of December AD 1809
by one Stephen Copeland a Justus of Peace for
said County of Overton and that her name before
her said marriage was Amelia Copeland that 
her said husband died in Pulaski County in the
State of Missouri on the 30th day of January AD 1843
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. 


She states that there is no public or private record 
of her said marriage as she knows of and there
fore relies upon the testimony of disinterested persons 
who knew her in the life time of her husband.
                                                her
                                          Amelia X Poston
                                                Mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and 
year above written.
                                          William P. Lacy JP

State of Tennessee  )
Overton County      )

      This day personally appeared before 
me James Peek, Joseph S. Copeland, Henry Dillon
all men of veracity and good moral character
intilled to full credit and made oath in deed
form of law that they are not in any way inter-
ested in the (???) of the above declaration and
that  they have been personally acquainted with the
above named Richard Poston and Amelia Poston
for thirty years previous to the death of the said
Richard Poston and know them to have lived 
For that time as man and wife and nothing to the 
Contrary ever having come to our knowledge
And that they have raised a large family of
children and have ever been reported to be man and wife.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this             James Peek
24 day of February 1851                        Joseph S. Copeland
                                          Henry Dillon
William P. Lacy  JP

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Not intermarried but continues the widow 
of the said Richard Poston she states
that she received a bounty land warrant for
forty acres under the act of Copeland (?) Tennessee
28th September 1850 to (?) wit (?) and not rejected 
and that she sold the same to _??_  respectable merchants of Livingston,
Tennessee.

She makes this declaration for the purpose of
obtaining the acres of bounty land to which she may be entitled under the Act 
of  Tennessee this 8 the day of March 1855 granting bounty land
to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in 
the military ----- of the -------- ---------

The applicant G. W. Gore her attorney to confer with the defendant upon the 
subect of her claim and requests her _?_  _?_ to his  care. Livingston
                                          her
                                    Amelia x Poston
                                          mark

Witnesses:
Overton Collins
J. L. Trotter
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year 
above written.  And I hereby certify that I be-
lieve the said Amelia Poston to be the wife of
of Richard Poston who performed the services 
as above stated and that she is of the age above
stated.                                    SEAL
                        John Kendall
                                    JP