May 21, 1856

McQueen Home

Note - this is a transcription of the actual documents. I've done my best in transcribing this, but as you know, handwriting and document quality is not the best. Punctuation and spacing has been added in some places to make the documents easier to read. My comments are included in brackets [].

State of Kentucky, Estill County. Sct.

On this 21st day of May 1856 personally peeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of Estill County, Henry Plowman and made oath in due form of law was well acquainted with John McQueen (or sometimes spelled McQuin) late of the county, who was an applicate for a pension under the Act 7th June 1832, a resident of this county. He possessed a general reputation of a Revolutionary soldier from the state of NC. I was also, and ma now, well acquainted with his family. He left the following children, to wit: Eda McQuin, Dianna McQuin, Thos. McQuin, Nancy McQuin, Hannah McQuin, William McQuin, John McQuin, Polly McQuin, Sally McQuin, Anna McQuin, these are now living. Samuel McQuin, Isabella McQuin, and Elizabeth McQuin are dead. 10 living and 3 dead making 13 children in all. That the said John McQuin died in Estill County Kentucky on the 14th day of February 1855 and I cannot be mistaken as to the time of death [here is a large black smudge] was of so recent a death. I am now a resident of said county and am 42 years of age. I have no interest in this claim whatever nor am I in anywide akin to an applicate or his family

Henry Plowman [his signature]

Sworn to and subscribed before me this date above and I further certify that the above Henry Plowman is a person in good repute and creditable and that John McQuin late of this county died on the 14th day of February, 1855 having personal knowledge of that fact.

S. ______ J.P.E.C.

State of Kentucky, Estill County, Sct.

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