State of Tennessee )

County of Warren ���� )

����������� On this 6^th day of September 1852, personally appeared befor me, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County & State, Charles M. Forrest aged Thirty five years, a resident of said County� & made oath in due form of law that he is the Administrator of Esther McGee deceased, who was the widow of John McGee, who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution from the State of Virginia, and served for the space of more than two years in the company of Captain William McKee in the 12^th Regiment of Virginia State Troops and was discharged at Fort Randolph on the 10^th October 1778, as will appear by the original Certificate of discharge herewith presented, that he was also wounded during said war, and was engaged in the battle of Guilford Court House, as appears from an original affidavit made by him in the year 1818, petitioning Congress for land due him on account of his Revolutionary service, and which is herewith presented, that sometime in the year Seventeen Hundred and Ninety-two, (1792) the said John McGee, having moved from the State of Virginia, intermarried with one Esther��������� , in Sevier County Tennessee, that the said Esther survived him and continued his widow until the day of March 1846, when she died in Warren County Tennessee leaving the following named only surviving children to wit Jane Hennessee, widow of James (formerly Jane McGee,) Polly McGreger wife of Ezekial (formerly Polly McGee) John McGee Sally McGee Samuel McGee and James L McGee and that he makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining for the aforementioned children of John and Esther McGee the pension due them under Acts of July 7^th 1838, March 3^rd 1823, June 17, 1844, on account of the Revolutionary Srvices of their deceased father the said John McGee, and he prays that said pension be made payable to thm as Administrator for the benefit of the aforementioned heirs, he having given bond and security for the faithful performance of his duty as the law directs, that he has in his possession no other record or documentary evidence of the services of John McGee and of his marriage than those herewith presented and which are genuine nor does he know of any other. Sworn to and

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a year first above written����������������� )

����������� John Miller����������������� ��� (JM)

Know all men by these presents, That I, Charles M Forrest� Administrator of Esther McGee decd to hereby administrate and appoint Smith & Jones of Nashville State of Tennessee, my true & lawful Attorney form me & in my name as Administrator to present ofuroyecu? To the claim of the heirs of John & Esther McGee to a balance of pension due them on account of the Revollutionary services of their father John McGee, and another? Is? Theirs? to receive the Certificate therefore hereby ratifying & confirming their lawful acts in the premises? Witness my hand and seal this 6^th day of September 1852,

����������������������������������������������������������� C.M.Forrest(Seal)

In presence of

John Miller

++ Harrison

Acknowledged before me this 6^th day of September, 1852

����������������������������������������������������������� John Miller (JM)