Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,388, Jacob Holly, N.C.
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SERVICE NUMBER

NC Holly, Jacob W. 21.388.
or Jesse B.L. Wt 26420-160-55
Winnifred
or Winford

CONTENTS
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Left side:

North Carolina 3841-
Winford Holly
widow of Jacob Holly, decd.
Com.
who died on the 4 August 1817
of Halifax Co in the State of N. Ca
who was a private in the ....... commanded
by Captain ....... of the .......  commanded
by ....... in the North Carolina
line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 80 - Dollars ....... Cents
per annum, to commence on the 4th day
March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 2d day of
March 1843 and sent to Hon. R.M.
Saundey H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 42 $920.00
Semi-annual allowance ending the 4 Mar 40
$960.00

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act July 4, 1836,}
{Section the}

Recorded by ....... Clerk,
Book C Vol. A Page 183.

Repd: 2d March '43
Let to pensioner Oct. 1845.
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119,000 Act Mar 3d /55
May 5th /55

Winfred Holly [illegible]
Jacob Holly priv.

Revoutionary Pension
$80 per Ann. Act July 4th 1836

N.C. July 36-3841
Dodge

R
Benjiman R Huske
Fayetteville
N Carolina

Diagonal:
No 26,420 iss May 26/87

Right side:
Cir B.R. Huski Jany 22 /86

Vol. HC 2_61.
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118.900
No 13
Act of March 3d 1855
Winfred Holly
widow of
Jesse
Bounty Land

Filed by
Benjamin R Huske
Fayetteville, N.C.
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State of North Carolina
Halifax County

On this 16th day of April AD 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the  County and State aforesaid Winifred Holly widow of Jesse Holly aged about 90 years, a resident of said county, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Jesse Holly deceased, who was a private which will more fully appear by her declaration now on file in the pension department, that she is now receiving a pension of $80 pr Ann as widow of said Holly under the act of 4th July 1836, and that she is now a widow She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the act 3 March 1855-
Winifred her X mark Holly
Claimant Signature or mark
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We MA Allen and Mary R Taulcon residents of Halifax County NC upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged in our presence by Winifred Holly and that we know her to be the identical person she represents herself to be
M. A. Allen
Mary R Taulcon

the foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim -
Signature John Faison
Justice of the Peace
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I William W Daniel Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Halifax County do certify that John Taulcon is a magistrate and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed
my seal of office and subscribed my name
this 26 day of April AD 1853
William W Daniel Clerk
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No 5754
Winifred Holly
N. C.
act 4 July 36
m78d17
Adm
[illegible] pri
80 $
-
Hon R M Saundey
HR
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State of North Carolina }
Hallifax County } ss On this 21st day of November 18 hundred forty-two, personally appeared before me John Alston one of the acting Magistrates & member of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for said County and State (It being a Court of Record) Winford Holly a resident of the aforesaid County & State aged Eighty-seven years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit, of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836 That she is the widow of Jacob Holly who was a private in Capt Littles Company of the 10th Regiment of N.   Carolina Cont'l Line in the revolutionary war that enlisted
She further declared that she was married to the said Jacob Holly on the 25th day July Seventeen hundred seventy Eight, that her husband the aforesaid Jacob Holly
died on the 4th day of August (1817) Eighteen hundred & seventeen and that she has never since married but remains the widow of said Jacob Holly as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed 
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above
written before  Winford her X mark Holly ℗
John Alston JP

State of North Carolina }
Hallifax County } I certify that Winfred Holly who hath this day sworn to & subscribed the above Declaration is a credible person & to be believed on oath. I also certify that she is by reason of bodily infirmity unable to attend Court to make her said declaration & I further certify that she is the widow of the Identical Jacob Holly as above stated that they lived togeather as Husband & wife up to the period of said Holly, death which took place
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Place as mentioned and the widow has never since Married but remains a widow
Given under my hand and seal this
the 21st day of November 1842.
John Aston JP 

State of North Carolina }
Hallifax County }SSt I James Simons Clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions in & for said County & State Certify that John Alston Esqr whose signatures appears to the foregoing declaration & certifficate is & was at signing the same one of the acting Magistrates in & for said States & the above signature purporting to be his an genuine therefore full faith and credit an due all his official acts as such 
In testimony whereof I have here of
unto set my hand & affixed my seal
of Office at office in Hallifax
the 23 day of November A D
1842
Jas Simmons Clk
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Copy
Know all men by these presents that we Jacob Holly & Peter Wiggins are held & firmly Bound unto his Excelency the Govr of North Carolina in the sum of five hundred pound or to his succesor in office. We bind ourselves our heirs &c firm by by this presents & sealed with our seals & dated this first day of June one thousand seven hundred Eight.
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas their is a Marriage to be Solemneyed & had between the above bound Jacob Holly & Winford Mills
Now if their be no lawful cause to obstruct the said Marriage bond then the above obligation to be void Else to remain in full force virtue & Power
Sign Seal & delived in the presents
of Humphrey Mason Jacob
Jacob his X mark Holly {seal}
Billy his X mark Sims {seal}

State of North Carolina}
Hallifax County}
I James Simons Clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter Sessions for said County in said State certify that the foregoing is a true & exactly copy of the Marriage Bond of Jacob Holly to marry Winfred Mills, with the exception of the dates which [illegible] [illegible] in the above copy but in the original the dates an [illegible] in [illegible] legible figures
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Thus this 1st day of June A June of 1778
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & affixed 
my seal of office of office
In Hallifiax this 23 day of Novem 
ber 1842
Jas Simmons Cl,
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Rev
WIDOW, &C.
File No. 21388
Winford Holly
Widow of 
Jacob Holly
Priv. Rev. War
Act:  July 4th 1836
Index:--Vol.  A     Page  350
[Arrangement of 1870]
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                                                              a
Letter to Hon. R. M. Saunders    21Jul '43



Act 4  July 1836
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26420
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118.900

Postmark:
Fayetteville N.C. 
May 3

L.P. Waldo Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Jacob Holly

Hon. R. M. Saunders 
HR
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State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
 I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State
of North Carolina, do hereby certify, that it appears from
the musterrolls of the continental line of this state
in the revolutionary war, that Jacob Holley a private
Soldier in Capt. Lytle's company of the 10th Regiment
enlisted in said line in 1781, for the war, that a
warrant for the services of said Jacob Holley
for 640 acres of land, was issued on the 19th July 1808
No. 162, drawn by Westwood A. Jones.
Given under my hand this 16th
day of February 1843
Wm. Hilll
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Dr. Sir                             Feb. 20th 1845
In compliance with the requests of your letter, as
I saw on yesterday the man who collected for Winny
Holly her pension, I asked of him what law she
(Winny Holly) was pensioned under, he told me the
act of /36.  I showed him your letter, he seemed much 
confounded and wished to know why I was writing to you
on that subject; to which I told him it was the request
of Winny Holly, as she stated her husband entered the
service early in the war and served to the end: she
drew her money at Fayetteville.  The day before yester
day I saw Winny Holly and inquired after her husband's
given name to which she respond that his name was
Jessee , but did not know how it was spelt, whether
Jethro or Jessee.  I inquired of his old neighbours
they say he was called Jessee.  Winny is very confident
she has not had half way justice done her; and
the man who got her money requests of me not to
answer your letter.  He threating to pick it all
into a mush, that she shall never get anything
more.   We shall wait your further answer to 
what her claim is worth.  Write to us and direct you
to Weldon N. Carolina.  Your Obedient subjects
Jas. L. Edwards Esqr.          Weldon Carter (Agt.)
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Feb.25,1845
Case
Winny Holley
Jas. L. Edwards Esqr
Washington City
[illegible] 1845

P.S. Please say to me, by whom the marriage of Buckner Williams was
proved.  I have heard of men who say they never loose a case for want of a witness.
W.C.
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September, 29 1845.

Dear Sir 
As a difficulty has taken place concerning my pension, please be so good as to send a copy of my pension certificate. I made my declaration in Halifax County State of North Carolina and have drawn, or been allowed a pension from 4th of March, 1843. My pension has been drawn by T. J. Judkins , and I am very little the better for it. I  want information how I am to recover the land due 
to me from the U.S. for the service of my dec.d husband. [illegible] Mr. Judkins has obtained the right for my land, please let me know it and if not let me know what I have to do in addition to what I have done before I could procure a pension for the service of J. Holly dec.d who was my husband. Yours most respectfully. Winnifred Holly
James L. Edwards Esq.
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P.S. Let me hear from you as soon as possible
as I have a suit depending with Mr. Thos J. Jud
-kins Esqr who I impowered to get my pension
as your answer may be of infinite service to
                          W. Holly

Oct. 3, 1845
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State of North Carolina}
County of Warren}
I David King of the County & State of a Revolutionary Soldier aged 79 years certify on oath that i knew Jacob Holley who was a soldier
that I know that he enlisted in Captain Settles Company for the war. We both belong to the 10th Carolina regiment but not to the same Captains company. I also certify that the said Holley served 12 months faithfully as a soldier of the Revolution from May 1781 to May 1782. I left him in the army & believe he remained during the war. 
I also certify that the same Jacob Holley married Winefred Mills 
before he went into the Army as afor.d and thta they stayed together as husband & wife up the period of Jacob Holleys death. which took place some 20 year past and that his widow Winefred
is now a widow & has never married since Jacob Holley her husbands death 
sworn to and subscribed before us the 9th day
of January 1843 
David his X mark King

The certify that David King who has sworn to & subscribed the foregoing is a credible maand to be believed on Oath 
Jany 9th, 1843 
Jno P Shearin JP
T.J. Judkins JP
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State of North Carolina
Warren County ⎬
matters forty
I Mercellus J Montgomery Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County said State certify that Thomas J Judkins and John P Shearin whose signatures appear to the within affidavit and certificate were and a Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and that the signatures putting to be theirs are faith and
genuine Therefore due credit should be given to all their Official Acts
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my
hand and affix my seal of Office at
Office Warrenton this 11th day
of January A.D. 1843
MJ. Montgomery Clk