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Margaret “Peggy” Jones Click

Birth
North Carolina, USA
Death
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Hamilton County, Illinois, USA
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died between 1860/1870 Hamilton Co. Illinois

State of Tennessee, Cocke County - On this 26th day of December, A. D., 1850, personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid MARGARETT CLICK aged 60 years a resident of Cocke Co. who being duly sworn acording to law declares that she is the Widow of George Click deceased who was a Private in the company commanded by Capt. Samuel Bunch in the 2nd Reg. of E. Tennessee Volunteers Commanded by Col. John Williams in the war with Great Britain declared by the United States on the 18th day of June 1812 that he volenteered at Jonesborough, Washington Co., E. Tenn. on or about the 1 day of December 1812 for the term of 3 months and coninued in actual service in war for the term of near four months and was honorably discharged at E. Florida on the 28th day of February A. D. 1813 as will appear by the original certificate of discharge herewith presented.

She further states that she was married to the said GEORGE CLICK in Greene County Tennessee on the 28th day of August A. D. 1807 by one Esqr. Jones and that her name before said marriage was MARGARETT JONES and that there is neither Bible nor family record of it at this time, that her said husband died at his resident in Cocke Co. on the 30th day of December A. D. 1844 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 September 28, 1850.

MARGARETT (X) CLICK

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written
CLATON WRIGHT, J. P. (FATHER OF NANCY WRIGHT WHO MARRIED MARGARET'S SON WILLIAM)
J. P. OF COCKE COUNTY
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Supporting document

We hereby certifiy that we are acquainted with George Click and his reputed wife Margaret Click upwards of twenty years that they lived together all the time as man and wife until his death. We saw him die and also saw him buried. We also know the woman set forth in this declaration to be his widow.

SIGNED: DAN HUMBARD (NOTE: THIS IS HER SON IN LAW)
JULIA GRIFFIN (NOTE:HER DAUGHTER, WAS LIVING THE NEXT HOUSEHOLD FROM MARGARET ON THE 1850 CENSUS - SEE BELOW)

Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of December, A.D. 1850 (date not given)

SIGNED: CLATON WRIGHT J. P
J. P. OF COCKE COUNTY

NOTE: She received 80 acres of bounty land under the act of 28 Sep 1850, the warrant being issued 14 Oct 1852, warrant #3637. Margarett Click subsequently sold the warrant to Hugh B. Davison of Monroe County, Alabama, who applied for a patent 14 Oct 1852 for the SW1/4 of Ne1/4 and NW1/4 of SE1/4 of Section 19, Twp 9, Range 9 in the District of lands subject to sale in the Land Office at Cahaba, Alabama containing 80.9 acres Patented 15 Apr 1853.

His second warrant for 80 acres, Warrant #27376, issued under act of 3 March 1855, was subsequently sold April 1856 to Edward Mahan of Polo Alto Co, Iowa, who applied for a patent at Fort Dodge, Iowa, 21 Nov 1859, for the following described land. N1/ of NE1/4 of Section 28, Township 97N of Range 33W in the District of land subject to sale of the Land Office at Fort Dodge, Iowa containing 80 acres. It was patented on 1 Oct 1860.
died between 1860/1870 Hamilton Co. Illinois

State of Tennessee, Cocke County - On this 26th day of December, A. D., 1850, personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid MARGARETT CLICK aged 60 years a resident of Cocke Co. who being duly sworn acording to law declares that she is the Widow of George Click deceased who was a Private in the company commanded by Capt. Samuel Bunch in the 2nd Reg. of E. Tennessee Volunteers Commanded by Col. John Williams in the war with Great Britain declared by the United States on the 18th day of June 1812 that he volenteered at Jonesborough, Washington Co., E. Tenn. on or about the 1 day of December 1812 for the term of 3 months and coninued in actual service in war for the term of near four months and was honorably discharged at E. Florida on the 28th day of February A. D. 1813 as will appear by the original certificate of discharge herewith presented.

She further states that she was married to the said GEORGE CLICK in Greene County Tennessee on the 28th day of August A. D. 1807 by one Esqr. Jones and that her name before said marriage was MARGARETT JONES and that there is neither Bible nor family record of it at this time, that her said husband died at his resident in Cocke Co. on the 30th day of December A. D. 1844 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 September 28, 1850.

MARGARETT (X) CLICK

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written
CLATON WRIGHT, J. P. (FATHER OF NANCY WRIGHT WHO MARRIED MARGARET'S SON WILLIAM)
J. P. OF COCKE COUNTY
_________________
Supporting document

We hereby certifiy that we are acquainted with George Click and his reputed wife Margaret Click upwards of twenty years that they lived together all the time as man and wife until his death. We saw him die and also saw him buried. We also know the woman set forth in this declaration to be his widow.

SIGNED: DAN HUMBARD (NOTE: THIS IS HER SON IN LAW)
JULIA GRIFFIN (NOTE:HER DAUGHTER, WAS LIVING THE NEXT HOUSEHOLD FROM MARGARET ON THE 1850 CENSUS - SEE BELOW)

Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of December, A.D. 1850 (date not given)

SIGNED: CLATON WRIGHT J. P
J. P. OF COCKE COUNTY

NOTE: She received 80 acres of bounty land under the act of 28 Sep 1850, the warrant being issued 14 Oct 1852, warrant #3637. Margarett Click subsequently sold the warrant to Hugh B. Davison of Monroe County, Alabama, who applied for a patent 14 Oct 1852 for the SW1/4 of Ne1/4 and NW1/4 of SE1/4 of Section 19, Twp 9, Range 9 in the District of lands subject to sale in the Land Office at Cahaba, Alabama containing 80.9 acres Patented 15 Apr 1853.

His second warrant for 80 acres, Warrant #27376, issued under act of 3 March 1855, was subsequently sold April 1856 to Edward Mahan of Polo Alto Co, Iowa, who applied for a patent at Fort Dodge, Iowa, 21 Nov 1859, for the following described land. N1/ of NE1/4 of Section 28, Township 97N of Range 33W in the District of land subject to sale of the Land Office at Fort Dodge, Iowa containing 80 acres. It was patented on 1 Oct 1860.


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