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On this [intentionally blank] day of February 1835 before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County appeared Mary Robison widow and relict of the late Thomas Robison decd and being unable from age & infirmity to attend Court, made & swore to the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits according to her as widow of the said Thomas Robison decd. under the act of Congress of June 7th 1832. That her said husband departed this life on the 14th day of March 1833 at his residence in Greene County, after haveing for several years of the latter part of his life almost reverted to childhood, by reason of age and infirmity, in so much that, his memory was almost lost. That she was married to her said Husband in North Carolina and when his memory was strong & vigorous ^as to^ the whole circumstances relative to his servitude in the Revolutionary war ^He often stated in her hearing^ that he was enlisted into the contin^en^tal North Carolina line, was in Captain Taylors company & Gl Greens command, served three or more years. Serverd out the time of his enlistment & was honorably discharged. She cannot certainly state the No of the Regiment in which her husband served but reference to the Regt. in which Capn Taylor who commanded & in whose company he was will shew. She states that she knows of no person at this distant day by whom proof of actual service can be made but refers to the rolls to shew the service.

She therefore prays the arrears of pension from the time of the passage of the Law to the death of her husband be allowed her.

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Mary X Robinson

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Sworn to & subscribed before me this [intentionally blank] day of Feburary 1835

Andrew English
Justice of the peace

Alexander English Esqr is known to me to be an acting magistrate for Greene County & his attestation to the foregoing is in his own proper hand writing which is known to me

April 20th 1835 John Blair