Edward applies for additional bounty land.. Despite
the day count shown in the document, Edward served 6
months and 20 days (from 13 November 1814 to 2 June
1815). John Crumley was most likely Edward's brother-in-law.
According to the 1860 Census, Crumley was a cabinet
maker living nearby, and Cole, a shoemaker, was also
near.
on this Twenty sixth day of March A.D. 1855 personally
appeared before me an acting Justice of the peace
within and for the Count and state aforesaid Edward
Walker a resident of the County of Hancock
in the state aforesaid aged fifty eigh [sic] years
who being duely [sic] sworn according to law declares
that he is the identical Edward
Walker who was a private in the Company
commanded by Captain
John Slatten in the regiment of militia
commanded by Colonel
Boothe or Bayles in the war with great
Britian [sic] declared by the united states on
the 18th of June 1812 for the term of six months
and continued in actual service in said war for
fourteen days. that he has heretofore made application
for bounty land under the act of September 28
1850 and received a land warrant No. not recollected
for Eighty acres which he has since legally disposed
of and cannot now return.
He makes this declaration for the purpose of
obtaining the additional bounty land to which
he may be entitled under the act approved the
3rh of March 1855 he also declares that he has
not applied for nor received under this or any
other act of Congress any bounty land warrant
except the one above mentioned
Edward Walker
(his mark)
We John Crumly
and George Cole
residents of Hancock County in the state of Tennessee
upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration
was signed and acknowledged by Edward
Walker in our presents [sic] that we believe
from the appearience [sic] and statements of the
applicant that he is the identical person he represents
himself to be
John Crumly George Cole
[back side:]
The foregoing declaration and affidavit was sworn
to and subscribed before me on the day and year
above writen [sic] and that I certify that I know
the affiants to be credible persons that the claimant
is the person he represents himself to be and
that I have no interest in this claim
Joseph Parkey
JP
State of Tennessee
County of Hancock
I Richard Mitchell
clerk of the County Court for said county do hereby
certify that Joseph
Parkey Esqr before whom the foregoing declaration
and affidavit was sworn to and subscribed was
at the date thereof an active Justice of the peace
within and for the County and state aforesaid
legally commissioned and sworn into office and
that his signature thereto is genuine
Witness my hand and official seal at office in
Sneedville this 28th day of March AD 1855
