Pension application of Philip Bass W23482 Patsy fn50NC
Transcribed by Will Graves
State of Missouri, Moniteau County
On this 25th day of November 1845 before the subscriber one of the Judges of the County Court in and for the County and State aforesaid (the same being a Court of Record and so decided by the law creating it) personally appeared Patsy Bass-- a resident of said County, aged 81 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1838, Entitled “An Act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows.” That she is the widow of Philip Bass who was a private in the Army of the revolution, and served in the whole two years in different tours of duty in the Militia of North Carolina: She is not able to state the names of his Officers as she had no personal knowledge of them – Nor the times of his entering the service – In the year 1786 she was with her husband at Guilford Court House North Carolina, and he then pointed out to her the field of Battle and showed her some cannon which had been used in the engagement and said he was in that Battle under General Green [sic, Nathanael Greene]; she further Declares that she was married to the said Philip Bass on the 22nd day of January in the year 1782, in the County of Pittsylvania in the State of Virginia by Publication, that her Maiden name was Patsy Mullins, and that her husband, the aforesaid Philip Bass died the 12th day of January 1815, and that she still remains his Widow. She further Declares that she was not married to the said Philip Bass prior to his leaving the Service – But that the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794, viz. at the time above stated.
S/ Patsy Bass, X her mark
Subscribed and sworn to before me on the day and year first above mentioned.
S/ Buford Allec, Judge
