WAR OF 1812

                                 CLAIM OF WIDOW FOR PENSION
       Under the provisions of Sections 4736 to 4740, inclusive, Revised Statutes,
                               and the ACT OF MARCH 9, 1878
 
State of West Virginia, County of Marion,  SS
 
On this 24th day of November A.D. one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight
personally appeared before me James E Merrifield Notary Public within and for the County 
and State aforesaid (1) Iby McCray aged 91 years a resident of Barrackville in the State of 
West Virginia who being dully sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of (2) 
Geo. W. McCray deceased, who was the identical (3) Geo. W. McCray, who served under the 
name of (4) Geo. W. McCray as a (5) Lieutenant in the Company commanded by Captain 
(not remembered) Regiment of (not remembered) commanded by (not remembered) in the 
war of 1812, that her said husband was drafted in Monongalia County Va on or 
about_____day of____ A.D. for the term of ________________and continued in actual 
service in said war for the term of (7)___________, and whose services terminated by 
reason of discharge 
at Kingwood , Va on the ____day of_________A.D.
 
She further states that the following is a description of her said husband at the time of his 
enlistment, viz:
Six feet two in high, Black eves, dark brown hair
She further states that she was married to the said George W. McCray at the city (or town) 
of
______________________in the County of Monongalia and in the State of Virginia on the 
2nd day of May A.D. 1819 by of (10) Rev John Smith who was a (11) minister of the Gospel 
and that her name before her said marriage was Iby Nichalas and that she has not remarried 
since the death of the said soldier, and she further states that (12) neither has been 
previously married
_____________________________________________________ and that her said 
husband (13) George W. McCray died at Barrackville in the State of West Virginia on the 
28th day of February A.D. 1848 and she further declares that the following have been the 
places of residence of herself and her said husband since the date of his discharge from the 
army, viz: (14) Barrackville, West Virginia and she further declares that she got her land 
warrant in 1856, that she was entitled to for services done in the war of 1812 by her said 
husband, She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the pension to which she 
may be entitled under the provisions of Sections 4736 to 4740, inclusive, Revised Statutes, 
and the Act of March 9, 1878, and hereby constitutes and appoints, with full powers of 
substitution and revocation, Frank S. Mason of Bellaire Ohio her true and lawful attorney to 
prosecute her claim.  And she further declares that she has heretofore made application for 
(15) She has made application for Pension but Cannot give number of said application and 
that her residence is No______Street, City (or town) of Barrackville County of Marion State 
of West Virginia and that her post office address is Barrackville  W VA
 
 
Iby McCray 
X
her mark
 
E.P. Straight
G. S. Conoway
(Two attesting witnesses who can write their name)
 
 
Typed from copy of original document by Carol McCray Haddock, snowflake0007@msn.com