Affidavit for John Matthews
Given by William Harrison Norman for John Matthews to verify that John Matthews served in the Revolutionary War in order for John to get a pension that Congress had passed for the veterans. Evidently the affidavit of Thomas Dallis was on the previous page. If anyone can find an error in the transcription of the documents, please feel free to notify me at lznash@bellsouth.net. This document was donated by Faye Johnston, a descendent of John Matthews.
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William H. Norman Deposition
Georgia, Lincoln County
Before me, John McDowell, as a Justice of the Inferior Court for said county and state personally appeared William H. Norman a resident of the county of Lincoln, aforesaid. Who being duly sworn do noseth and saith that he is intimately acquainted with John Matthews who also resides in aforesaid county and state and has been forty years & upwards. That he believes that he was a soldier of the Revolution and that he served his country as set forth in his declaration in order to obtain the benefit of
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the Act of Congress of the 7 June 1832. That the said John Matthews had been universally recognized as such by all who are acquainted with him. And one other circumstances which made more durable impressions on the mind of deponant was the following. The father of deponant, William Norman who resided in the same neighborhood with the said John Matthews from the earliest acquaintance of deponant until the death of the said William which took place in January 1827. The intimacy of the two old men, their frequent conversations of their services and sufferings during the Revolutionary War, that they were soldiers at the same time, in the same regiment and wounded in the same Battle of Brandywine. That the said live as friends for many years. In remembrances of their service and suffering together would meet on the 11th of September each year and enjoy their social grog together it being the day as well as deponant remembered, the Battle was fought.
Deponant further swears that the said John Matthews is a man of strict veracity and truth and has supported that character so far as deponant believes from his youth.
Sworn to before me this 1 October 1834 Signed, Wm. H. Norman
John McDowell, J.I.C.
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State of Georgia, Lincoln County
Personally came before me, William H. Norman, Justice of the Peace in and for said county, John Matthews who resided in the County and State aforementioned who being by me duly sworn according to law doth make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 and which is amendatory and in explanation of his application heretofore made and bearing the date the 2d day of October 1832.
That the said deponant was born as before stated in Prince William County, State of Virginia on the second day of January, Seventeen Hundred and fifty four according to the registry and age as left by his father from which deponant derived the information of his age and has kept his registry accordingly.
Deponant further swears he will be enabled by Thomas Dallis and William H. Norman of the county of Lincoln to prove his veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution in addition to his further proofs.
All of which he solemnly swears in addition to his former declaration to be just and true.
Signed: John Matthews
Sworn to before me this 1 day of October 1834
Wm. H. Norman, J.P.
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