Thomas PARSONS Affidavit for Nancy JORDAN PARSONS, Widow of Joseph PARSONS

Thomas PARSONS Affidavit for Nancy JORDAN PARSONS, Widow of Joseph PARSONS

State of North Carolina

Montgomery County

This day came personally before me Daniel MCCAULEY a justice of the peace

for said county. Thomas PARSONS of said county aged about fifty seven years

who after being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth that he was a brother to

Joseph PARSONS a pensioner whose widow has made the within declaration that

though he was young when Joseph PARSONS and Nancy PARSONS were married

he believes they were married on or about the year 1790 and that he lived with

them seven or eight years shortly after they were married that they lived

together until the time of Joseph PARSONS's death that he never heard a doubt

expressed about their being lawfully married.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th day of July 1839

Daniel MCCAULEY JP                                                 Thomas PARSONS

State of North Carolina Montgomery County. I Daniel MCCAULEY acting

Justice of the peace for said county for which the above affidavit was made

do certify that all the above persons namely William BRUTON, Thomas BUTLER

and Thomas PARSONS are credible and respectable men and that their testimony

is entitled to full credit and belief. I also certify that Nancy PARSONS

who has sworn to and signed the within declaration has for some time been in

such bad health as to make it impracticable for her to attend any court of

record to make her declaration.

4 July 1839

Daniel MCCAULEY JP

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