Samuel Gass
SAMUEL GASS (s/o Samuel Gass, War of 1812 - descendant)
Source: State of Indiana County of Fountain On the 16th day of October AD 1860.....
personally appeared before me John Bowman a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and state aforesaid Rufus C. Hybarger next friend of Samuel Gass aged 20 years, minor heir of Samuel Gass, deceased and being duly sworn according to law declares that he believes the said Samuel Gass was a private in the company of East Tennessee Militia commanded by Capt. Joseph Hale in the 5th Regiment of East Tennessee commanded by Colonial Samuel Baylis in the late war with the British and Indians of 1812 and that he was drafted at Greenville East Tennessee on or about the first of October AD 1814 for the term of six months and continued in actual service for the term of 14 days and more and was honorably discharged at the expiration of his term of service of East Tennessee he further declares that the said Samuel Gass, Sen. Died at Jacksonville in the county of said claim for bounty lands and that the said Samuel Gass is a minor child and the only minor child of said Samuel Gass deceased having been born on the 22nd day of January AD 1840 he further states that the said Samuel Gass has no legally appointed guardian and as his next friend he makes this declaration in his behalf for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act approved the third of March AD 1855. He also declares that no application has ever before been made for bounty land either by the soldier widow or minor child to his knowledge. Rufus C. Hybarger - seal - next friend of Samuel Gass We, Churchill Rush of Montgomery County in the state of Indiana and John Hybarger of Fountain County and state aforesaid, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged in our presence that Samuel Gass, the father of the said minor and ? who loved us stated is now dead and the widow his intermarried ????? personal knowledge and record of the family ? ? to them which is believed to be ? and he further says that child is the only minor child of said Samuel Gass and that they are disinterested. Martha Gass - her mark - seal Churchill Rusk - seal John Hybarger seal Xxxx State of Indiana, Fountain County Before me John Bowman a Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally appeared the ... --kbz