James RUSSEY W1679, West Tenn,. #19172 $96/year issued 21 Jan. 1824. Nancy AYERS, former widow West Tenn. #2306 $96/year issued 7 Oct. 1853. Bounty Land Warrant 3135-160-55. See N.A. Acct.. No. 874 No. 050155 Not half pay.
3 Dec. 1823 Franklin County, James RUSSEY aged 68 states he enlisted 9 Feb.1776 in Virginia under Capt. Charles TOMPKINS of the 7th Regiment and served at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. He was in the battles or Brandywine and Germantown. A schedule of his personal property is as follows 2 town lots valued at $50, 1 horse, 2 colts. Total value $100. As set off against that he is indebted $100. He is a planter but wholly disabled from work on account on his infirmity. He and his wife a few years younger than himself live with an unmarried son aged 30, and he has a daughter who is a widow with four small children, one at breast, living with said son. Said son and daughter are also poor.
27 May 1826 Franklin County Application for new certificate. RUSSEY give his certificate to Benjamin DECHERD to take to pension agent CRUTCHER, and RUSSEY mistakenly thought CRUTCHER was to keep it. Benjamin DECHERD states he believes he gave the certificate to the agent but the agent stated he does not have it. DECHERD may have lost it en route. Alexander ACKLIN, J.P. vouches for DECHERD.
24 March 1853 Franklin County Nancy AYERS aged 69 states she was married to James RUSSEY Sr. at Winchester, Tenn., on 18 Jan. 1830 and that he died 21 March 1833. She then married Gentry AYERS who also died sometime past.
28 March 1853 Franklin County Clerk presents copy of Marriage bonds of James RUSSEY, Sr. and bondsman Wallis ESTILL, M.D., for RUSSEY to marry Nancy SCOTT 18 Jan. 1830.
1 Sept. 1853 Franklin County Jacob AWALT and Benjamin MAJORS vouch for Nancy AYERS whose age is given as 68 years.
23 March 1853 Nancy AYERS aged 70 applies for Bounty Land Adam SCOTT and Andrew GIPSON vouch for Nancy AYERS.
1937 Inquiry of Mrs. Jesse F. POLLARD of Evanston, Ill.