Eleanor Alexander's Pension Application
Pension Application for Eleanor, widow of Matthew Alexander
Widow's Pension Application for Eleanor Alexander
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No 5892 Tennessee Jackson
Eleanor Alexander widow of Matthew Alexander who served in
the Revolutionary war as a private, SC commanded by Captain
Parsons of the regt commanded by Col Shelby in the S.C.
line for _________
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per
annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Mch 1852 and
Hon I. G. Harris Hof??
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848,
page 282 Vol. 3
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236.461 Act Mar 3 55 Written across the face is No 36632 ??
Feb 28 56 Aug 7 16
Elenor Eleanor Alexander and? wid?
Matthew Alexander
Priv
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War ?????
Pens. Act Feb. 2 1848
Tenn ??? 48- 5892
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(Signature)
Claimant
Paris
TN
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State of Tennessee
County of Henry
On this first day of December 1851, personally appeared before
the county court of the county aforesaid Ellenor Alexander, a
resident of Civil District No 1, in the county of Henry, aged
87 years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth in her
oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the
benefits of the provisions made by the several acts of congress
passed July 29 1848 giving pensions to widows.
That she is the widow of Matthew Alexander, who was a private
in Capt Parson's company, Col. Shelby's regiment of South
Carolina Volunteers in the Revolutionary War and was prior
to his heath a pensioner under the act of 7th June 1832 at
the rate of $66 66/100 per annum.
She further declares that she was married to the said Matthew
Alexander on the 17th day of May in the year seventeen hundred
and eighty two; that her husband, the aforesaid Matthew Alexander,
died on the 14th day of January 1841; that she was not married to
him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place
previous to the second of January eighteen hundred, viz, at the
time above stated. She further swears that she is now a widow and
that she has never before made any application for a pension.
Eleanor Alexander (her mark)
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
in oppen court, December the 1st 1851. C. Frazier, Clerk
State of Tennessee
County of Henry
Personally appeared before the subscriber, an acting justice of
the peace in aforesaid county Terence Cooney and Samuel Kendall,
who being duly sworn, state that they have for twenty five years
past been acquainted with Ellenor Alexander of said county widow
of Matthew Alexander decd.
That they have also been acquainted with several of her sons for
the same period of time; that her son Hugh is about sixty years
of age, and that her sons James and William (the latter now dead)
were both older than Hugh.
That they have always understood and believed that the said James,
William, and Hugh Alexander were the sons of Matthew Alexander
decd and the said Ellenor Alexander. They also know the fact that
said Matthew Alexander during his lifetime drew a pension for
Revolutionary service.
Given under our hands and seals at Paris Tenne this 4th day of
February 1852.
T Cooney (seal)
Samuel Kendall (seal)
Sworn to and subscribed before me Feb 4th 1852 and I do further
certify that I am well acquainted with Terence Cooney and Samuel
Kendall and that they are credible witnesses. Given under my
hand Feb 4th 1852.
B C? Brown Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee
Henry County
I Constantine Frazier do hereby certify that Benjamin C. Brown
whose signature appends to the foregoing certificate is now
and was at the time of the signing the ??? an acting justice
of the peace in aforesaid county duly commissioned and
qualified to act as such and that full faith and credit are
due and ought to be given his official acts as such.
Witness my hand at office this 4th day of February 1852.
C. Frazier, Clerk County Court
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The supplemental declaration of Ellenor Alexander widow of
Mathew Alexander decd for the purpose of obtaining a pension.
(Supplement is spelled with one p throughout.)
The said Ellenor declares that she made out her original
declaration to which this is a supplement before the Henry
County Court of Tennessee on the first day of December 1851
and that she now states in addition to the facts therein set
forth that she was married to the said Mathew Alexander on
the 17th day of May AD 1782 in the state of South Carolina
and that she is informed and believes that the laws of that
state do not require any record to be kept of marriages and
that no records of her said marriage exists. She further
declares that she has no family record either of her marriage
or the ages of her children.
She further declares that the reason why she did not make this
application at an earlier day is that she was ignorant of her
rights to a pension until some time in the year 1851.
Ellenor Alexander (her mark)
State of Tennessee
Henry County
Personally appeared before Samuel Kendall me Samuel Kendall a
justice of the peace in and for the state and county aforesaid
Mrs Ellenor Alexander and made oath in due form of law that the
facts stated in the foregoing declaration of her own knowledge
are true and those stated upon the information of others she
believes to be true.
This the 9th day of March 1852.
Ellenor Alexxander (her mark)
Samuel Kendall J. P. (seal)
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State of Tennessee
Henry County
Personally appeared before Samuel Kendall an acting justice of
the peace for said county Jefferson D. Alexander and made oath
that he is the youngest son of said Ellenor Alexander and her
husband Mathew Alexander.
“That I am now in my forty fifth year. That the said Ellenor and
Mathew had seven children older than myself viz Thomas named and
ages as follows to wit Thomas Alexander who is about 50 years
old, Robert Alexander (if living) about 54 years old, Hugh
Alexander who is fifty nine to 60 years old, John Alexander (if
living) about 62 years old, James Alexander about 65 years old,
William Alexander about 68 years old, Jane Alexander (who is
dead) about 69 years old.
From information my said parents married and lived for several
years thereafter in the state of South Carolina.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
March 9, 1852. J. D. Alexander
Samuel Kendall J. P. for said county
State of Tennessee
Henry County
I Samuel Kendall an acting justice of the peace for said county
do hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with
the sd Jefferson D. Alexander (sighned? as above J. D. Alexander)
for many years and that he is a respectable man and a credible
witness and that full faith and credit should be given to his
statements as such.
This given my hand March 9 1852
Samuel Kendall J. P.
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(This was with the pension application; it is a claim for
Revolutionary bounty land.)
State of Tennessee County of Henry SS _____
On this 18th day of January AD one thousand thousand eight hundred
and fifty six, personally appeared before me Samuel Kindall a
justice of the peace in and for said county, duly authorized to
administer oaths within and for the county and state aforesaid,
Elennor Alexander, aged about ninty years, a resident of said
county in the state of Tennessee, who being duly sworn according
to law, declares that she is the identical relic and widow of
Matthew Alexander, who was a pensioner at the time of his death
and was inscribed on the United States pension list under the
xxxxal Pension Act of 1832 and that she is the identical widow
who is now a pensioner under a renewal of the above mentioned
Matthew Alexander’s pension under the act of February 8th 1848,
as will appear by reference to the pension list.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the
bounty land to which she may be entitled under the acts granting
aditional bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have
been engaged in the military service of the United States,
approved March 3rd 1855.
She further declares that she has not received a warrant for
bounty land under any other acts of congress nor made applycation
therefor.
Elenor Alexander
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written,
and I hereby certify that I believe the said Elinnor Alexander
who signed the above declaration and is now present to be the
identical widow as above stated, and that she is of the age above
xxxx and has that I have no interest in said claim.
Samuel Kindell J.P. for said county of Henry
State of Tennessee, County of Henry SS
Personally appeared Wm Melton and Lafaet B. Stalls citizens of the
said county and state aforesaid, who being duly sworn, depose and
say that they are personally acquainted with Elinnor Alexander,
and that she is the person now present who signed and executed the
within declaration.
William Melton (his mark)
L. B. Stalls
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Paris Essex? County Ill (This may be incorrect deciphering.)
August 28th 1856
Comm of Pensions
Washington City DC
Sir
A land warrant for 160 acres under the act of March 3rd 1855 has come to
this place for “Eleanor Alexander Widow of Mathew Alexander Revolutionary
Soldier No 36632.”
I have inquired for the lady? and cannot find her. Should it be mailed to
this place?
Did I make out the application? I anticipate it has been directed (w)rong.
Please ad(d)ress and I will act accordingly. If I made out the application,
I have forgotten.
Yours
G. W. Rives? Rines?