Kentucky
Revolutinary
Pension
Project
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Rebecca Porch
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State of Kentucky
Whitley County On this 29th day of
december 1849 personally appeared before who undersigned gideon
gilreath a justice of the peace of the house in and for Whitley
county and state of Kentucky, Rebecca Porch a resident of
Kentucky in the county of Whitley aged about 90 years who being
first duly sworn accordingly to the law doth on her oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the lenghth of the
provision made by the act of c?????? ????? on the 2nd Feburary
1848 granting pension to widower of person who served during the
Revoluttionary was, that she is the widow of Henry Porch who was
a private in the army of the Revolution and who drew a pension at
the rate of sixty dollars per year, as to the regiment corps in
which he served. She upon to his orignal application not
knowing anything personally herself, she further declares that
she was married to the said Henry Porch her said husband aw????
the day of in the ????? in the year 17?? in the county of
Franklin state of North Carolina that her said husband Henry
Porch departed this life in the county of Whitley state of
Kentucky on the 3rd day of april 1849 and that he drew his
pension up to the 4th of march 1849. That she was not
married to him porior to his leaving the service but the marriage
took place previous to the first day of janurary 1794 ????, at
the time above stated. She further declares that she is
still a widower. sworn and subscribed on the day and year
above written before me, Gideon Gilreath ??,
her mark
Rebecca
Porch
Page 2 State of
Kentucky
Pulaski county On this twenth day
of july AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty two personally
appeared before one James ???off a justice of the peace
???? ???????? to a ?????????? ?????? within and for
the county and state aforesaid. ??????? A. Porch, who being
duly sworn according to law states that he was the second child
of Henry Porch now deceased (who was a solider in the Revlutiarny
war) and Rebeca Porch was his mother, This afformant was born on
the 22nd day of July in the year 1788 (one thousand seven hundred
and eighty eight) as appears from the record of her birth made in
a bible now in his ??????? in the fall of the year 1800 ????
????? was made by affiant in his own hand. Writing by the
???tion of his ??????? the said Rebecca Porch ??? ???????
?? ???????, from his life at that time, states her age was
correctly ??????????? by ??? youngest sister which was in
1795. His father and mother was ???? ????? and ?????? in
?????? ?? ????? ????? and wife ???? was still a ???????? until
his father used ????? to & ??????? before ??? ????? 28th day
of july 1852.
? ?????? J. O. ?
? Porch Page 3
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State of Kentucky
County of Pulaski S. S. On
this 4th day of December A.D. One thousand eight hundred and
fifty six personally appeared before me a justice of the peace
within and for the county and state afore said Rebecca Porch aged
about 100 years a resident of the county and state afore said
(having recently removed from Whitley county to said county of
Pulaski). Who being duly sworn according to law declares that she
is the widow of Henry Porch decā€™d. who was a
private in the company commanded by Captain BLANK SPACE in the
BLANK SPACE regiment of BLANK SPACE commanded by BLANK SPACE in
the War of the Revelution that her said husband enlisted at
Franklin county, North Carolina on or about this day of BLANK
SPACE A.D. BLANK SPACE for the term BLANK SPACE and continued in
actual service in said war for the term of more than 111days and
was honorably discharged at BLANK SPACE on the BLANK SPACE day of
A.D.
She further states that she was married to the said Henry
Porch in the county of Franklin in the state of North Carolina on
the BLANK SPACE day of A.D. by one ??????? Harris a justice
of the peace and that her name before her said marriage was
Rebecca Denton and that her said husband died at home in Whitley
county Kentucky on the ?? day of April A.D. 1849 and that she is
now a widow.
Sne ???? refers to the proof on file
Page 5 In her application for a pension by ????? of which
she was placed on the pension rolls of the United States and
obtained a certificate of pension being dated the 18th day of
November 1856.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the
bounty land to which she may be intitled under the act approved
March 3rd 1855 and the act or acts amendatory thereto. Never
having received bounty land under any act of Congress whatever or
made any previous application therefore.
Her
Rebecca X Porch
Mark M John M. Perkins and M V Lovitt residents of
Pulaski county in the state of Kentucky upon an oath declare that
we saw Rebecca Porch make her crop ma?? To the foregoing
declaration and presence acknowledged the same, And that we
believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that
she is the idencial person she repisents herself to be and that
she is now a widow.
J M Perkins
M V Lovitt The foregoing declaration and affidavit were
sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above
written, and I certify that I know the affants to be credible
persons, that the clamant is the person she represents herself to
be and that I have no interest in the claims.
??? ? ????? J.P. Page 6 State of North Carolina
Franklin county Know all men by this presents that
??? Henry Porch and Thomas Brown are herd and bound unto his
excellency Richard Caswell ???; Governor, captain General,
and Commander in Chief, and his succ????? In the sum of five
hundred pounds for the time payment thereof, we bind
ourselves and each of our being executors and administers jointly
and severally firamly by these ????????. Sealed with our
seals and dated this 12th day of December ???? ??? 1786.
The condition of this obbigation is such that if the above
???????? Henry Porch hath the day and date of this ????????
?????? and abtained a license to soliminize the rites of
matrimony between him and Rebecca Denton Nor if this
shall not ???????? appear any lawful cause to obstruct the
marriage then this abbigation to be void, or else to remain in
full force and virtue. Signed sealed
and
Henry Porch seal
Delievered
in
Thomas Brown seal
??????? of
Thomas ?????
State of North Carolina
Franklin
county
I Young Patterson, clerk of the county of ???? and ?????? ??????
for the county aforesaid, county that the above is a true copy of
the marriage bond of Henry Porch to Rebecca Denton, as appears on
file in my office.
Given under my hand and seal of office at
Office this 1st day of November A.D. 1856
Y. Patterson ???
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