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- From the Find a Grave page for Eunice "Unicy" Hunt Adams (citation details below):
Eunice "Unicy" Hunt married Jesse Adams 5/26/1782 in Franklin County, NC
Unicy became entitled to a widow's pension after Jesse's death 12/6/1835 in Benton County, Tennessee.
An affidavit by son-in-law Jesse Hammonds dated 1/12/1844 said she was "77 on the 21st of November last". Another statement said she was "74 on the 21st of November last" so we can be confident of her birthday.
On the 1850 census NICA ADAMS age 83 resided with her daughter & son-in-law Mourning & Jesse Hammonds. Her parents married in 1766 and she was the 2nd child which along with the census record would place her dob as 11/21/1767. She presumably died in Gibson Co, TN during that decade but I do not know her precise date of death.
On June 18, 1840 in Benton County Tennessee, Unicy Adams, 74, filed for a widow's pension under the 1836 act stating that she is the widow of Jesse Adams who was a pensioner at the rate of $26.66 per annum for his service in the revolution; that she married him May 26, 1782; that he died December 6 1835 and that she remains his widow.
[Said on the aforementioned Find a Grave page to have been transcribed from a family record:]
Nancy Adams was born November 20, 1782
Polley Adams was born April 4th 1784
Henry Adams was born April 14 1786
Alsey Adams was born July 31 1788
Elizza Adams was born January 1, 1791
Unicy Adams was born February 3, 1794
Milley Adams was born March 28 1795
Tabitha Adams was born October 16th 1797
Jesse Adams was born April 30 1802
Gillum Adams was born June 14 1804
Morning Adams was born October 2, 1806
Young Adams was born April 25 1809
Rote by Gillum Adams June 11, 1822
Document transcribed on the "Hammons & Garvin Family Tree" on ancestry.com:
Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of act of Congress of the 7 of July 1838 entitled An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows
State of Tennessee
Benton County
On this thirty first day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty personally appeared before me JESSE HAMMONDS as acting Justice of the peace in and for Benton County band state aforesaid UNICY ADAMS a resident of the State of Tennessee in the county of Benton aged seventy three years November 21st 1839.
Who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 1838, entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows: That she is the widow of JESSE ADAMS who was a private in the militia in the revolutionary war having a certificate of pension from the War department for twenty six dollars and sixty six cents per annulment during his natural life.
She farther declares that she was married to JESSE ADAMS on the 26th day of May one thousand seven hundred and eighty two. That her husband, the aforesaid JESSE ADAMS died on the 6th day of Dec one thousand eight hundred and thirty five. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the services, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four.
viz: at the time above stated sworn to and subscribed to on the day and year above.
Written before
JESSE HAMMONDS, Justice
of the peace for Benton County
UNICY x ADAMS
her mark
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