Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2357-100, Edward Absalom, Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE   Va.
[stamp of a star]
Absalom, Edward 
or
Absolam.
NUMBER 
B.L.Wt 2357-100
CONTENTS
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Edward Absolam
No 2357
delivered to
Mr. Edwd. Absolam
of Norfolk, Va.
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State of Virginia
Borough of Norfolk, to wit:
     I William Face one of the heirs at law of Edward Absolam, dec. do upon oath testify and declare to the best of my knowledge and belief that the said Edward Absolam did enter the service in 1777 [smudge] the term of during the war and served as a Private in the regiment Vo under the command of Colonel of the Virginia Continental Line, and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war in 1783.
     I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to the said  Edward Absolam on the part of the United States, nor do I believe he ever received it or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever.
     Wm Face
Know all men by these presents that I William Face, aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Edward Absolam to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name, to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid:  and my said attorney is authorized to appoint one or more attorneys under him for the purpose aforesaid 
     Attest - Witness my hand & seal this 3rd April 1845.
       Wm Face  [seal]
G. B. Cooke
J N  Tazuvilly
Norfolk Borough
State of Virginia to wit:
     Personally appeared the above named William Face subscriber to the aforegoing declaration and made oath to the same and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to the free act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned
Attest - Given under my hand & seal this 3d day of April 1845.
     G. B. Cooke   [seal]
J.P.
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State of Virginia Borough of Norfolk:

I John Williams Clerk of the Hastings Court of the Borough of Norfolk in the State of Virginia do here by certify that G.B. Cooke Esquire who hath given the within certificate is now and was on the day of the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said Borough, duly elected and qualified, that he is authorized to administer an oaths that full faith and credit are due to all his act as such and that the signature "G.B. Cooke" thereto subscribed is in this proper hand writing.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five, and of the Commonwealth the sixty ninth. Jno. Williams
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Form for Proof of heirship
The names of each and all of the heirs to be inserted, and to be Certified that those so named are the only surviving heirs at law.
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State of Virginia
At a court held for Princess Anne County, January 6th, 1845 satisfactory evidence was adduced in court, to prove that Edward Absolam, William Face, Margaret Gaskins, Mary Cavender, William Absolam and Henry Absolam are the only heirs at law of Edward Absolam deceased, who was a private soldier in the Continental line during the revolutionary war.

I John J. Burroughs Clerk of the county court, do certify, that the above evidence is taken from the records in my office.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my official seal, this 18th day of February 1845.

J.J. Burroughs, Clk. of the County Court of Prs. Anne

The above form will answer for the States of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and other western States.
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To the Executive of Virginia
The undersigned heirs at Law of Edward Absalom decd. respectfully represent that they have reason to believe and do believe that the said Edward Absalom was a soldier in the Virginia Line on Continental establishment, and served until the end of the war. They do not know when or where he enlisted or entered the service or where or how such service ceased, but he is reported by Mr. Smith the Commissioner of Revolutionary Claims - Document No. 34 page 7 - and the affidavit of Robert Leggit herewith files, showed that he was a soldier.  The undersigned memorialists are all residents of the County of Princess Anne, except William Face, who resides in Hampton Elizabeth City County.

They respectfully request that their claim may be referred to the Commissioner.
Virginia City of Richmond, to wit:
Edward Absalom this day appeared before one a Justice of the Peace for the City aforesaid and made oath that he believes the statements in the within memorial to be true - given under my hand this first day of July 1835.
William Richardson, J.P.

William Face
Margaret Gaskins
John Absalom
William Absalom
William Cavender
Thomas Absalom
Edward Absalom

I hereby certify that I was well acquainted with Edward Absalom Sr. and to the best of my knowledge and belief he served in the Virginia State line during the Revolutionary War, and I believe he was honorably discharged as I never heard any complaint of him. 
Witness my hand and seal this 9th day of November 1832 
Robert J. Leggete
Seal
His mark

Princess Anne County, to Wit:
This day Robert J. Leggete appeared before me a Justice of the Pease for the County aforesaid, and made oath to the truth of the above statement.
Given under my hand and seal this 9th
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day of November 1832.

H.b. Woodhouse J.P. (seal)

I hereby certify that Robert J. Leggete who signed the above certificate is entitled to full faith and credit in his statements.  Given under my hand and seal this 19th day of November 1832.
H.B. Woodhouse J.P. seal

Report upon the claim of the heirs of Edward Absalom a soldier in the Virginia line on Continental establishment for bounty land for his services
To the Governor
Sir
I report the following facts in relation to this claim
That Edward Absalom's name is on a list of soldiers of the VA Continental line entitled to bounty land from the U States which was reported to the Senate of the U States January 16 1828 (See Senate Documents 1st Session 20th Congress Vol 2nd Doc 42 [illegible])  No soldier can be entitled to bounty land from the U States unless he enlisted for served during the war.
A respectable witness Robt Lygett has certified that he was well acquainted with Edward Absalom Sr. and that to the best of his knowledge and belief he served in the Virginia state line during the Revolutionary War and he (the witness) believes was honorably discharged the certificate of the witness has been sworn to (see the certificate of Robt J Lygett)
There are no other facts which I have it in my power to report to the Executive in this case
Respectfully submitted
John H Smith Com (illegible)
July 18 1835
N. B. It does not appear that Edward Absalom a Continental soldier has received bounty land for his services
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Executive Department
Richmond November 14th, 1844
I hereby certify that the foregoing (one pages 1 & 2) are true copies of papers on file in the department.
William H. Richardson [illegible]