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On This day personally apeared Sarah Thomson before me Charles McMurry one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid and made oath in due form of law That She is desireous of amending her testamony in favour of Rachel Debow for a pension. She has reflected and thought more about it Since her affidavit was taken and finds that She has a distinct recolection of one tour of Service performed by her Brother Frederick Debow in the War of the Revolution. She in her former testamony mentioned that her Brother lived about 30 miles off on a Plantation left him by his father at the time of his marriage with Rachel Debow his Present widow. She cannot say whether It was before or after the marriage that her Brother Frederick Debow came to her Mothers he was on his way then to Join his company and Persuaded his younger Brother Benjamin Debow to go with him it was a Volunteer Company raised for the term of three months and was then organising at Hillsboro her mother was verry reluctant at first to let Benjamin go but finally consented they both left her Mothers together and Joined as Volunteer light horse troops their Company at Hillsboro they were gone a three months tour and returned togather they were marched to the high hills of Santee and Stationed there and on the borders of south Carolina partly as a check upon the tories thinks it was before the battle of Gates defeat and is certain it was some time before the battle of Guilford She cannot State who was their Captain nor any of their officer's names. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th October 1837

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Sarah X Thompson (Seal)

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Charles McMurry (seal)
Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee
Smith County}
I Charles McMurry one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for Said County hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Sarah Thomson who has made the foregoing affidavit that She is a woman of truth and respectability and that full faith and credit is and should be given her Statements

Given under my hand and Seal this 13th October 1837

Charles McMurry (Seal)
Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee
Smith County}
On this day personally appeared Rachel Debow before me Charles McMurry one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for Said County and made oath in due form of law that after Searching all her husbands papers that are left She cannot find among them any record or documentary proof of her husbands Services no can she find the Commission She has mentioned in her former Declaration but is certain She has Seen it Since his death She believes that most all his papers have been destroyed as it was not expected that any good was to be made of them

Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 13th October 1837

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Rachel X Debow (Seal)

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Charles McMurry (seal)
Justice of the peace