Jane Blevins Cooper Pension Files, October 1853, Widow's Declaration and Oath

Jane Cooper pension files:

Widow's Declaration & Oath ~ October of 1853

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The State of Alabama }
DeKalb County           }
Personally appeared before me the under signed an acting Justice of the Peace for said county Jane Cooper, and declare an oath that she is the widow of Isaac Cooper Decd who was a member of Capt Fultons Company of Georgia Mounted volunteers in Mexico that she is the Identical Jane Cooper who drew a pension of five years half pay as said widow that she has not since intermarried but continues the widow of the said Isaac Cooper that she now resides in the county of DeKalb and state of Alabama where she has resided for some years past and that this Declaration is made to obtain a renewal of Pension under the act of Congress of 3rd February 1853.
 
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 17th October 1853
Jane [her X mark] Cooper
Test Seabird Cowan Justice of the peace
B.G. Cook
and I do hereby certify that I have no interest in and am not concerned in the prosecution of this case

Given under my hand this 17th October 1853

Seabird Cowan
Justice of the Peace

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Testimony of various witnesses ~ several documents:

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The State of Alabama }
DeKalb County           }

Personally appeared before the undersigned an acting justice of the peace in and for said county B. F Cook and Robert M Cook who make oath in due form of Law that they are personally acquainted with Jane Cooper widow of the late Isaac Cooper Decd that she yet remains the widow of the said Isaac Cooper that she is the Identical Jane Cooper who drew a Pension of five years half pay as said widow and now makes the accompanying Declaration to obtain a renewal of Pension under the act of 3rd of February 1853 and that they reside in the county of De Kalb and State of Alabama

B. F. Cook
Robert M Cook

Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 17th October 1853

                Seabird Cowan
                Justice of the Peace
And I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with said affiants and that they were persons Entitled to full credit and belief Given under my hand this 17th October 1853

                Seabird Cowan
                Justice of the Peace

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Judge's Attestation of the Justice's Credibility:

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The State of Alabama }
DeKalb County           }

I, Reuben Estes Judge of the probate court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Seabird Cowan is a justice of the peace in and for the County duly Commissiond and qualified that his Commission was dated on the first monday in March 1853 and will Expire on the first monday in March 1856 or sosoone there after as there successer shall have been duly qualified and that the signature above written are Genuine

                Given under my hand and
                seal of office at office
                this 22nd day of October 1853

                R. Estes
                Judge of Probate

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Transcribed by D.K. Pritchett from a photocopy of the court document. This file dated 17 June 2001.


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