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The State of South Carolina }

Abbeville District }

Agness Ashley in explanation of the objection raised in her application for a pension under the act 7 July 1838 says that she was christened by the name of Agness, and that her husband always called her Ann for shortness, that she is known and has always been called by her neighbors as Ann, that some of her relatives named their children Ann, thru friendly regard to the applicant, that whenever her husband William Ashley sold land, she always signed her Christian name Agness to her relinquishment of dower, and that explains the reason why she signed her proper Christian name to her application for a pension, to all the foregoing explanation in reference to her name, the said Agness Ashley hath solemnly sworn to be just & true on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God and to which she has subscribed her name by affixing her mark.

Sworn to before me this 28^th }

Dec. 1845 ) Agness (X her mark) Ashley

Geo B Clinkscales }

Magistrate

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Abbeville District - I Sophiah Smith do solemnly swear that I am the daughter of the above named Agness Ashley and her third child that according to the Register of my birth and marriage in my family Bible I was born on the third day of March one thousand and seven hundred & eighty five, and that I was married in the year Eighteen hundred and eight to Daniel Smith that the register of her Birth and Marriage are in the handwriting of her husband, who is absent, and who has not been at home for three years, and his affidavit cannot be had, that my mother is generally called Ann but her real name or Christian name is Agness.

Sworn to 28^th Dec. 1845 }

Before } Sophia (X her mark) Smith

Geo B Clinkscales }

Magistrate

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Abbeville District - I Thos. P. Spierin do hereby certify that the following are truly copied from the family Bible of Ms. Sophia Smith viz. "Daniel Smith was born July 2d 1789 & married to Sopiah Ashley in 1808" ___ Sophiah Ashley was born in the year of our Lord 1785 March 3 day"____.

26^th Dec. 1845 _____________ Thos. P. Spierin

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South Carolina }

Abbeville District }

I James W. Black do certify that I have bin acquanted with the within named Agness Ashley and that I always herde her called Ann and nows that she gows by the name of ann in the neighbourhod in general this the 1^st Day of January 1846

Jas. W. Black

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Abbeville District } I John Cunningham do certify that I have bin acquanted with the within named Agness Ashley for the last fifty years and that I allways hered her called Ann and that She went by the name of Ann thru out the neighbourhood in general this the 1^st Day of January 1846

John Cunningham

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Abbeville District - I Geo B. Clinkscales do hereby certify that I have bin acquanted with the within named Agness Ashley and I always herde her called Ann and I have frequently herde her husband William Ashley call her name Ann and her name is ginerly none in the neighbourhood as ole anny ashley this the 1^st Day of January 1846 Geo B. Clinkscales

Transcribed by: Dennis Smith

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