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    1. [VAWISE-L] John Mullins - Part #2
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    3. Perry County, Kentucky. On the 23rd of August, 1839, before Ambrose Amburgey, Justice of the Peace, appeared Nancy Mullins, resident of said County, aged 65 years, made oath: That she was married to said John Mullins in Halifax county, Virginia on the 8th of June 1792. That her husband, John Mullins, died on the 25th of February 1838. She further declares she knows of no record of her marriage except the family record, registered in her family prayer book, which record, she thinks, was written by William Buckner about 40 years since and written under the direction of her deceased husband, John Mullins, which prayer book and register has been in the declarant’s service ever since the registering was made. Ambrose Amburgey, Justice of the Peace, before whom the above affidavit was made, ????davit, that he is well acquainted with Nancy Mullins, and that she is a woman of good moral character, of truth and veracity. That in consequence of bodily infirmity and old age, she is unable to attend court. Recorded on the back of a leaf from a prayer book was the following: John Mullins and Nancy, his wife, were married on the 8th day of June 1792. Joseph Mullins was born 25th of June 1796... Daniel Mullins, resident of Perry County made deposition on oath: That he is the third child of John Mullins deceased, and Nancy, his wife. That he was 40 years old July past. That said Nancy’s name before her marriage, as he always understood was Nancy Gentry. That he knew his father, said John Mullins was a pensioner on the Roll of Kentucky agency at the time of his death. That he died on the 25th of February 1838, and that his mother has since remained a widow. He further states that he has this day, been shown his father’s and mother’s prayer book, and they have recorded the date of the marriage of his father and mother, and the age of the children (the oldest ones). The deponent does not know whose handwriting the record is in, but knows the record has been in said prayer book ever since his earliest recollection, and said prayer book has been in his mother’s possession ever since the death of his father. The deponent has, this day, taken the leaf containing, said family record out of the prayer book and makes it part of is deposition. Floyd County, Kentucky. On this 13th of October 1848, appeared before a Justice of the Peace, Nancy Mullins, resident of Letcher County, aged 78 years, who made declaration of oath: That she is the widow of John Mullins who was a private in the Revolutionary War, that she receives a pension. A. B. Patrick wrote a letter from Breathitt County on July 6, 1843 to Mr. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions, informing him. Nancy Mullins was inscribed on the roll of Kentucky, to begin March 4, 1836. Certificate of the pension was issued on 13th of Dec. 1839. SEC. 121. On July 23, 1856, Nancy Mullins, aged 80, resident of Letcher County, Ky. made application in that co., for county land. Her certificate for bounty land was awarded for 160 a.

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