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PENSION APPLICATION OF BOSTON'S WIDOW AND FAMILY RECORD
By Baxter Ollis
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| Barbary Ollis, widow of Boston, was 80 years old on January 1, 1839. On
May 29, 1839, she appeared before Thomas Lack, Justice of the Peace in Morgan County,
Tennessee, to make a declaration in order to obtain the benefit of a provision of an act
of Congress, passed July 7, 1832, granting half pay and pension to certain widows. She
stated that she was the widow of Boston Ollis, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the
United States under an act passed June7, 1832 at the rate of about $26.00 per year at the
Knoxville, Tennessee agency. She stated that she was married to Boston December 4, 1781 in
Orange County, North Carolina. She said her husband, Boston Ollis, died March 9, 1834 in
Morgan County, Tennessee at the house of Charles Asher, who was her son-in-law that
married her 8th child, Barbary Ollis. She gave the names and birth dates of hers and
Boston's children, confirmed by the records of her daughter as follows: Peter Ollis was
born September 9, 1782, ensuing their marriage in 1781.
Fredric Ollis was born January 1, 1785
John (Swansea) Ollis was born July 1, 1787
Elizabeth Ollis was born March 10, 1790
Daniel Ollis was born April 24, 1792
Adam Ollis was born September 15, 1795
One dead not named.
Barbary Ollis was born January 1, 1800
George Ollis was born February 1, 1802
Sarah Ollis was born July 15, 1804.
She stated that the birth dates of her children as recorded by her daughter Barbary
were true, but being blind, she could not read the record. She said she was not married to
Boston before he left the service but that it took place at the time she first stated.
Her signature was an X mark by her name. |
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The following indicates that Boston was receiving his pension from
Revolution War: |
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TN Pension Roll of 1835
COPIED AND INDEXED BY:
WILLIAM R. NAVEY
P. O. BOX 251
HOLLY RIDGE, NC 28445
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TENNESSEE
PENSION ROLL OF 1835
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REPORT FROM
THE SECRETARY OF WAR
IN RELATION TO THE PENSION ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE UNITED STATES 1835
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REPORT
FROM THE
SECRETARY OF WAR
IN OBEDIENCE TO
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RESOLUTIONS OF THE SENATE OF THE 5TH AND 30TH OF JUNE, 1834 AND
THE 3RD OF MARCH, 1835
IN RELATION TO THE
PENSION ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON
PRINTED BY DUFF GREEN
1835
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BOSTON OLLIS
MORGAN COUNTY
PRIVATE
SOUTH CAROLINA MILITIA
$26.66 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$79.98 AMOUNT RECEIVED
JULY 25, 1834 PENSION STARTED
AGE 90
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Database: Revolutionary War Muster Rolls, 1775-83
Combined Matches: 1
Surname Given Name Middle Initial Rank - Induction Rank - Discharge Notes ROLL-BOX
ROLL-EXCT
OLLIS JAMES
CORPORAL
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