- Revolutionary War pension applications were made by Adam Runyon and Mary Runyon May (in regard to her first hisband, William Brabston) in 1832 and 1842, respectively, which support migration of the Runyon family from Maryland to Virginia
Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, National Archives, Washington DC: William Brabston, Mary May W960, (microfilm: roll M805_112; imgs. 433-40).
Declaration State of Tennessee Grainger County
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 23th of August 1842 granting half pay and pension to certain widows
On the 22th day of March 1847 personally appeared before the subscriber & Justice of the peace Mrs Mary May formerly Mary Brabston resident of the County and State aforesaid aged seventy eight years on the 4th day of May next who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed August 23th 1842 amenditory of the act of July 7th 1838 and provides that the second marriage shall be no bar to the claimant under that act she being a widow at the time she makes application for a pension That she was formerly the widow of William Brabston who was a soldier in the Continental line of Virginia in the war of the Revolution she further declares that she was married to the said Wm Brabston in the County of Wythe and in Virginia on the 10th day of August 1788 That her husband the aforesaid Wm Brabston died on the 9th day February 1801 That he entered the service of the United States as she understod (sic - understood) from him about the commencement of the war of the Revolution and served to the close of the same she further declares that the place of his enlistment she is not positive but thinks from what she herd (sic - heard) him say it was in the County of Fredrick and State of Virginia and as to the Officers he served under with exception of Gen Wood they have escaped her memory and from the fact of her husband the aforesaid Wm Brabston naming one of his Daughters after the Daughter of Gen Wood and he informed that it was in respect to his old commander and this made a lasting impression in her mind she further declares that in the year of 1799 in company with her husband the aforesaid Wm Brabston she visited the City of Richmond Virginia for the purpose of obtaining a invalids Pension and she well recollects that her husband was examined as to his invalidity by Dr Fouchs and she is strongly under the impression that he was placed on the Pension rolls and made one draw before his death She refers the Department to the certificate of Brig Gen Wood also to his verbal will witnessed by Andrew Boyde Esa Wythe County Virginia
She further declares that she herd her husband the aforesaid Wm Brabston say that he lay at the ... was in the battle of Brandywine and at the siege of Yorktown Virginia she further declares that she was married with Peter May on March 3th 1804 and that her last husband Peter May died on the 14th day of March 1846 she further declares that she was not married to her first husband the aforesaid Wm Brabston prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and Ninety four viz at the time above stated she also refers the Department to her Family record /s/Mary herXmark May
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and I further certify that the said Mrs Mary May is from bodily infirmity unable to attend Court and I further certify that her family record accompanying this declaration was taken from Mrs Mary Mays Family Bible and I believe it to be the true record of the birth of her Children In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand /s/Parrott Godwin Justice of the peace
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