Be it known that on this fourth day of December 1846 Before me Samuel H Treat Judge of the Circuit Court Judically sitting in and for said County duly authorised by the laws of the State to administer oaths Personally appeared Nancy Armstrong aged Seventy Nine2 years next Feb^y[February] and made oath under Power of Law to the Following [statmets?] and Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the Act of Congress Passed July 7^th 1838 (And also the Subsequent acts as 3 March 1843 and 17 June 1844) Entitled An Act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows3 That she is the widow of Robert Armstrong Deceased who was a Private in the army of the Revolution That Her Husband Robert Armstrong was out in the war of the Revolution and served three or four years, most of the time perhaps more– That he took his Fathers Place (whose name was James Armstrong) and went as a substitute. That he served in the militia ^in^ North and South Carolina & Georgia

That he lived in North carolina when they were married that he came there from S.[South] Carolina or ^Georgia 2 or 3 years before^ That she is unable to give his officers Names Genl Ashe Gen^l ^Sumpter^ and Col Little are two she believe he served under That he was in the battle of Brier Creek and there he lost his horse saddle & Bridle and great Coat.4 That he was in other engagements she fully believes as he often spoke of being in several Battles That he drove a team part of the time But was with the Horse Company generally

That near the close of the war he enlisted for ten (10) months but did not serve ^but little of^ the time out because Peace was made–

That he never received any Pension or Bounty Land Neither has she ever received any– That She was marri^e^d to the said Robert Armstrong on the 22^d day of June in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty seven (1787) ^# as per Family Record herewith^ that Her Husband the said Robert Armstrong Died in the County of Sangamon ^on edge of Morgan Co and buried in this C^ (Now Menard) in the State of Illinois on the 9^th day of September Eighteen hundred and thirty four– That she was not Married to him previous to his leaving the Service but that the Marriage took Place Previously to the first of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four to wit at the time above stated– That her husband the said Robert Armstrong for three or 4 years before his Death was afflicted with much head ache and his mind became much shattered—say about 1830 ^or^ to 1831– That she and all the family have often heard him relate the particulars of losing his horse & all his clothing but he and several others swam the [Savannah?] River and [...?] ^some^ Drowned and those that got through were much[?] and one man got an old Box and cut a hole for ^his^ head and put it on for a shirt– That there were two by the name of Nance and two by name of Carlin (one Thomas ^Tom^ Carlin) (Jim & Bil Nance) who were his associates and served some with him5 That she was not acquainted with him during the war and as he often spoke of Camden6 she thinks he was from that section of the country That he and Carlin while hauling salt from charleston run a narrow risk with the Enemy– That Robert Armstrong (her husband) Father’s name was James Armstrong and Robert named his first son after him– That after ^before^ she became acquainted with him they lived in crowders Co[County] so called near Kings Mountain– Further near the south east– That of the foregoing which came under her own knowledge she knows to be true And of that part which she has been told her by her husband and ^above^

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others she believes to be true during the last sixty years and confirmed by those who were with him she fully believes to be true furthermore she saith not

Subscribed and Sworn to this 4^th day of Dec^r 1846