Oaths of Witnesses of 1850
Jane Cooper Pension Files
On this the 10th day of April AD 1850 personally appeard before the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peace for the State and County aforesaid William Blevins and [large ink blot] Henry Smith Who being duly according to law declare that they were personally acquainted for many years with the late Isaac Cooper [decd?] and his wife Jane Cooper the accompining affiant and were present at her marriage to Isaac Cooper [on or?] about the [21st?] day of [January?] 1823 and that she yet remains a widow
Sworn to and subscribed before me
on the day and year above written
William [Blevins] [seal]
Henry Smith
Geo~C White JP
I do hereby certify that the above named affiants William Blevins and Henry Smith are persons entitled to credit given under my hand the 10th of April AD 1850
George C White [seal]
Justice of the Peace
On this the 10th day of April AD 1850 personally appeard before the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peace for the State and County aforesaid William Blevins and [large ink blot] Henry Smith Who being duly according to law declare that they were personally acquainted for many years with the late Isaac Cooper [decd?] and his wife Jane Cooper the accompining affiant and were present at her marriage to Isaac Cooper [on or?] about the [21st?] day of [January?] 1823 and that she yet remains a widow
Sworn to and subscribed before me
on the day and year above written
William [Blevins] [seal]
Henry Smith
Geo~C White JP
I do hereby certify that the above named affiants William Blevins and Henry Smith are persons entitled to credit given under my hand the 10th of April AD 1850
George C White [seal]
Justice of the Peace
State of Alabama }
DeKalb County }
I Alexander W. Majors Clerk of said County do certify that George C White whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavits & certificate is and was at the time of [CoKing?] the same and acting justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and sworn (and that his said signature is Genuine,) and that full faith and credit is [due?] of right to be given all his acts as such.
In Testimony of which I have
here un to put my name and
affixed the seal of said county
court of office the 15 day of
april 1850
AW~Majors CK
State of Ala }
De Kalb Co }
Personally appeard before the undersigned
an acting justice of the peace for said county
William Blevins and makes oath in due form of law that Polly, Gaines, Mima, and Nancy Cooper are minor Children of Isaac and Jane Cooper and were under the age of sixteen years at the time of the death of their Father Isaac Cooper, [Decd?]
William Blevins
Sworn to and subscribed before me
the 10 of April AD 1850
Geo~C White [seal]
Justice of the Peace
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TRANSCRIPTION NOTES:
Document is highly illegible and difficult to decipher due to ink bleed-through and smudges. I deciphered some words by context, which fits the typical legal-clerical language. The marriage date is very "iffy," especially the month, which looks like "J~~~y." Blevins' surname is illegible on the signature. His seal is a circular squiggle. George White's seal looks like a "JP" with the "P" being a big circle.
Transcribed by D.K. Pritchett from a photocopy of the court document. This file is dated 20 June 2001.
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