On this day Andrew Peddy aged Eighty Eight years old Personally appeared before the Subscriber an Acting Justice of the peace in and for said County who being first duly sworn according to law upon his oath deposeth and sayeth—that he was well acquainted with Philip Geane and Mournin his wife—that his acquaintance with them commenced shortly after the Commencement of the revolutionary war—that this deponent worked at the Hatters trade and that Philip Geane was one of his Customers and at times acted as agent for him and took Hatts to sell for him—this deponent further sayeth that he seviral times stayed alnight at Philip Geans, that he understood from Geane that he had served seviral three months tours in the war But of his servises this deponent cannot speake of his own personal knowledge accept at the time he was Killed—and he further sayeth that he understood that there was a Draft made and men called out to Go against Coln Faning who had a Considerable force and was Killing and plundering in the Haw-fields in Orange County and this deponent further sayeth that he at that time had a Considerable number of Hatts deposited with Samuel Haladay a Respectable quaker Gentleman acted as his agent in selling Hatts—that he went for the purposes of Getting his Hatts and other property away for fear it might fall into the enemies hands or be destroyed that on his way to Samuel Haladays he fell in company with the troops on their march to attack Col Fanning that they passed Samuel Haladays who Lived on Cain Creek about three miles below Lindlys mills where Fannings Camp was that this deponent stoped at Samuel Haladays and the troops Morched on and in a short time he heard the fireing and he further sayeth that it was soon understood that the British and tories were victorious and the Liberty party Defeated—and this deponent further sayeth that it was soon reported that as soon as the engagement was over Col Fanning and his force marched off leaving his Dead and wounded on the field—this deponent further sayeth—that Philip Geane Burwell Williams Britton Gross Frank Dilliard Thomas Riddle and Ishame Daniel ware all men that he was acquainted with and were in that engagement—and he further sayeth that—he went with Samuel Haladay the next morning to the Battle Ground and Saw the Dead bodes of a Number Laying on the field amongs them was Philip Geane Britton Gross and Frank Dilliard with whom he had been personally acquainted and from the place where Geane Lay it was evident that he was the first man that fell in the action—this deponent further sayeth that William Drake was also in the same Battle and has frequently informed this deponent that Philip Geane was the first man that fell that day—this deponent further sayeth that the neighbour who were all quakers Collected and Buried the Dead and took cear of Wounded—and he further sayeth that he set out for home and on his way he met Mournin Geane the wife and widow of Philip Geane and Jesse Geane the Brother of Philip on their way for the purpose to getting his body to carry it home for internment.

This deponent further sayeth—that he was personall acquainted with Mourning Geane for many years after the Death of her husband that she continued to reside for many years on the plantation that her husband Left and that she remained the widow of Philip Geane as Long as she Resided near him that she Resided with Bird Geane for some time before she died and that this deponent has always understood and believes that she Remained the widow of Philip Geane to the day of her Death. This deponent further sayeth that Philip Geane Left three children at his death two sons and one Daugthr named William John and Polly that John has been gone from this Country many years that Polly has been Dead for a Long time and that William is the only child of Philip Geane and Mournin Geane his widow that is now living—And this deponent further sayeth that William Geane is the Identical person he represents himself to be the Son of Philip and Mournin Geane—This deponent further sayeth that he cannot from his personall Knowledge say anything about their marriage—But this he Can say that he was frequently at their house and they Lived as man and wife that he Left property and his wife and children inherited it as the Legal representations of Philip Geane—And he further sayeth that he Knows of his own Knowledge that Philip Geane was a patriot of the Revolution and that he was slain in Battle fighting for the Liberty of his Country sworn to and Subscribed before me this 5th day of January 1846