State of Tennessee  S.S  }
Jackson County           }

	On this 5th day of September 
A D Eighteen hundred and fifty personally appeared 
before me an acting Justice of the peace for said 
County Fanny Butler as widow out of Jackson County 
in the  State of Tennessee aged 73 years 
who being duly sworn according to law declares that 
she is the widow of James Butler deceased who was a 
private in the company commanded by Captain James 
Bennet in the 4th Regiment of Tennessee Militia 
commanded by Colonel Steele in the War with Great 
Britain declared by the United States on the 18th June 
1812 that her said husband was drafted in Jack
son County Tenn. on or about the ___ day January 1814 
for the term of three months and continued in actual 
service in said War for the term of three months and 
was honorably discharged at _____ on the ___ day of 
April 1844 and that he lost his certificate of discharge 
she supposes.

	She further states that she was married to the said 
James Butler dec.' in Buncombe County North Carolina 
on or about the year 1793 by one ______ Newport a 
regular Minister of the Gospel and that her name be
fore said marriage was  Fanny Usry that her said 
husband died in Jackson County Tenn on or about
the ___ day of ___ 1840 and that she is still a widow

	She makes this declaration for the purpose of 
obtaining the bounty land to which she may be
entitled under the act passed 28 Sept. 1850

(signed)  George M Ray
Sworn to subscribed before me          (signed) Fanny Butler
the day of year above written

Justice of the peace for Jackson 
County Tennessee
State of Tennessee  }
Jackson County		} 	Personally appeared before 
me as acting justice of the peace for said coun
ty Amos Kirkpatrick & William Hawkins who are
persons of good respectability who being first duly
sworn according to law state that they have
been acquainted with the within named James
Butler dec' and the within named Fanny Butler
for many years and that they lived together as
husband and wife and were always respected by all
who knew them as such witnesses state that 
the written named James Butler died in Jackson
County Tenn about the time set forth in the
written declaration and that the said Fanny
Butler is still a widow

Sworn to subscribed before  }       (signed) William Hawkins
on this 5 day of Nov 1850   }       (signed) Amos Kirkpatrick
   (signed) George M______(?)

Justice of the peace for Jackson }

State of Tennessee			}
Jackson County				}  Personally appeared before
 William Butler & Bailie Butler
me an acting Justice of the Peace for said County ^ and
makes oath in due form of law that the within
named James Butler is the same identical man
who served in Capt James Bennet company in the
4th Rgt of  Tennessee Militia commanded by Col Steel
in the War with Great Britain about the time for the
term set forth in the within declaration.

Sworn to & subscribed before me   }
this 5 November 1850		    }	William Butler
   George M Ray
Justice of the peace for Jackson  }
   County Tennessee	              }
State of Tennessee		} S.S.
Jackson County			}   On this 5th day of November AD Eight
-een hundred and fifty personally appeared before me an acting Jus
-tice of the peace in and for said county William Butler aged 55 years
a resident of Jackson County Tenn
^who being sworn according to law declares that he is the identi
-cal William Butler  who was a private in the compa
-ny commanded by Captain Bailie Butler in the 1st Regiment
of Tennessee Volunteers commanded by Colonel I. K. Winn
in the War with Great Britain declared by the United States on
the 18 day of June 1812. that he Volunteered on Jackson City Ten
on or about the ____ day of September 1813 for the term of three months
and continued in actual service in said war for the term of two
months and was honorably discharged at Fort Strather
on or about the ___ day of November 1813 in consequence of wounds
received in the Battle at Talledega, all of which will be found by reference to
the muster rolls of said Company and also by reference to the Pension Rolls __(?)

	He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the
bounty Land to which he may be entitled under the "act grant
-ing bounty Lands to certain officers and soldiers who have
been engaged in the military service of the United States"
passed 28th Sept 1850          (signed)  William Butler

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day of year above written
and I hereby certify that I believe the said Wm. Butler
to be the same identical man who thus served and that
he is of the age above started
		George M. Ray               Justice of the peace for Jackson Cty

The above named declarant states that he is the iden
tical same William Butler whose name is now en
rolled in the Pension Office of the United States as a
Pensioner under the act of Congress paper 24th April 1816

Addsep H Deneton Esq   Gainsboro Tenn
			Benton Franklin Co Ill
			November the 6th 1835

Hon L. P. Waldo (?)
	Dear Sir
		The evidence I send
for the purpose of obtaining Bounty Land for Fanny
Butler is the best that can be prepared  If this should
fail bring satisfactory you will please inform
me what evidence will suffice

It is out of her power to prove her marriage for]
the reason that the marriage took place in N. C.
about Sixty years ago, consequently time has
taken away 
the eye witnesses, and in all proabaly the record
cannot be had of her marriage.

		Respectfully yours truly

		Samuel K Harrison
State of Tennessee    	}	Personally appeared before me
Franklin County		}ss Woodson May an acting Justice
of the peace in and for said County Edward Kirkpatrick
Bailey Butler and _____ ______ ____resident citizens
of said county and State a___said and being duly sworn
according to law desires and says they were personally
acquainted with James Butler and Fanny Butler in the
State f Tennessee and the said James Butler and
Fanny Butler lived together as man and wife for the
space of forty years or upwards and recognized as
such in the community in which they lived

	These affidavits further states that the said James
Butler is dead and said Fanny Butler was a widow at
the time she made her application for Bounty Land
under the act of 8 of March 1855 and she is now a
widow
				Edward Kirkpatrick  
				Bailey Butler
				John Kirkpatrick


Sworn to and subscribed before me and I hereby
certify that Edward Kirkpatrick Bailey Butler and
John Kirkpatrick are well known to me as 
characters of _______ and truth
Given under my hand and seal this 6th day of
November 1855               Woodson May