Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1883, for Jonas Leib, North Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
CONTENTS
or
Leib, Jonas
or
Lipe, Ann Christina
●
NUMBER
W. 1883
B.L.Wt. 26842-160-55.
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$2.012 Mch 3/55
Apl 19/53
No 26842 Ys May 2 5/56
Christina Leib
wid of Leib 
Private
Jonas Sev b 

Rev war
She is a pensioner 
under act 1853
N C [illegible] 53-448
W: 160 ag My 20/56
Boyle
M
M.F. Freeland Statesville N.C. 

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M F Freeland Nov 9/55
20
Vol L page 55
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Claim of
Dorothy Hoover
Nancy Hartline

Next of Kin of
Ann Christina Leib.
Revolutionary Pensioner

J. M. Clement
attorney for claimants
P.O.  address Hocksville N.C.
R
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State of North Carolina
County of Iredell
On the fourth day of
January A. D. 1865, before me, Charles L. Summers, Clerk
of the Superior Court of Iredell County, which is a Court of
Record, within and for said County, personally appeared
Dorothy Roover, and Nancy Hartline, and made oath, in
due form of law, that they are the only children of
Ann Christina Leib, the identical person who was a
pensioner, and is now dead, and to whom a certificate
of Pension was issued; which is herewith returned
and surrendered.
That the deceased Pensioner resided
in Iredell County, State of North Carolina, for the space
of thirty years before her death. That the deceased Pensioner
was last paid 4th September 1859. and died on the
5th of May 1862. That the deceased Pensioner and
these applicants, her only children, never bore army
against the Government of the United States; nor have
either of them ever, in any manner, encouraged the
rebels, or manifested a sympathy with their cause.
That their Post Office address is, Statesville, North Carolina
her
Dorothy X Hoover
mark
her
Nancy Hartline
mark

Also personally appeared John Davidson
and
Andrew Clever residents of Iredell County, persons
whom I certify to be respectable, and entitled to credit
and who being by me duly sworn, say that they were present
and saw Dorothy Hoover, and Nancy Hartline make
their marks to the foregoing declarations; and they further
swear that they have every reason to believe from the
appearance of the applicants, and their acquaintance with
them, that they are the identical persons they represent
themselves to be: and they further swear, that they have no
interest in the prosecution of this claim.
John Davidson
A. Clever
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State of North Carolina
County of Iredell
I Charles L. Summers, Clerk
of the Superior Court of Iredell County do hereby certify
that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before the
said Court on this the 4th day of January
A.D. 1869.
that Ann Christina Leib was a Pensioner of the
United States at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum,
was a resident of the State of North Carolina, and died
in the year of eighteen hundred and sixty two, on the
fifth day of May; and that she left, as her only children
Dorothy Hoover, and Nancy Hartline.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my seal of Office at
Statesville this 4th day of January A.D. 1869.
C. L. Summers C.S.C
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State of North Carolina
Iredell County SS.
On this 9th day April A.D. one thousand
eight hundred and fifty five, personally
appeared before me a Justice of the Peace
within and for County and State aforesaid
Christina Leib aged Eighty years, a
resident of Iredell County in the State
aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow
Jonas Leib "who was a private in
the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the
pension list at the rate of Twenty dollars
per annum, commencing on the 3rd of
February 1853 and continuing for life", {Illegible}
{Illegible} on reference to the pension list will
more fully appear.
She further states that she was married
to the said Jonas Leib in Cabarrus
County N.C. on the 27th day of October
A.D. 1801 by one Peter Cauble, a Justice
of the Peace of said County of Cabarrus
and that her name before her said
marriage was Christina Hoover; that her
said Husband died at his own house
in Iredell County on the 10th day of
June A.D. 1843, 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
approved March 3rd 1855. she also declares
that she has not received a warrant for
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County land under this nor any other
act of Congress, nor made any other
application therefore.

her
Christina X Leib
Mark

We Edmund Hoover and Geo. L. D. Eller
residents of Iredell County in the
State of North Carolina upon our oaths
declare that the foregoing declarations
was signed and acknowledged by
Christina Leib in our presence, and
that we believe, from the appearance
and statements of the applicant that
she is the identical person she represents
herself to be.

Edmon Hoover
G. L. D. Eller

The foregoing declaration and
affidavit were sworn to and subscribed
before me on the day & 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.

John M. Lippard J.P.
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State of North Carolina
Iredell County ⎬ I, Milas F. Freeland
Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
for the County and State aforesaid do
hereby certify that John M. Lippard
whose name appears to the foregoing
certificate is and was at the time of
signing the same an acting Justice
of Pleas for the County & State aforesaid
duly commissioned & qualified and
the signature purporting to be his is
Genuine. In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand
private seal, (my seal of
office being destroyed in the recent
fire) according to a special
Act of Assembly passed at its
session of 1854-5 for the relief
of [Illegible]: at office in States [Illegible]
the 13th day of April A.D. 1855

Milas Freeland Clk
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Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and
year above written; and I hereby certify that the
declarant Ann Christina Leib is unable
from bodily infirmity to appear in open Court
John Young J.P.
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[Amended Declaration page 1]

State of North Carolina
Rowan County

On this 10th day of June 1833 personally appeared before me an acting Justice of the Peace for the County of Rowan, Jonas Leib who being first sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order so to amend his former declaration bearing date 19th November 1832 (accompanying this installment) as to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of congress passed June 7th 1832.

That when in his former declaration "that he served in scouting parties &c" - he now states upon his oath that he served the whole of the time intervening from his return from Charleston [South Carolina] until he went to Wilmington [North Carolina] , which was twelve months in scouting partiers under the command of Capt John Sterns & Capt James Maxfield-

He states that he has no record of his age, but that he was born in the year 1760

He states that he is known to William H Kerr & David Kilpatrick who have testified to his character
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State of North Carolina
Rowan County ⎬

I John Giles Clerk of the Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Rowan
County, do
hereby certify that Hugh Park Esq.
who signed the
foregoing certificate, is, and was at
the time of signing
the same, an acting Justice of the
peace for said County
duly Commissioned and qualified
according to Law
and that all due faith and credit may and
ought to be given to his official acts as such

In Witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed the Seal of said Court
at Office the 12th June 1833
Jn Giles Clerk
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Copy of the
Marriage Bond
of Jonah Leib to
Ann Christina
Huber

Address
James E. Kerr
Salisbury
No Ca-
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KANNAPOLIS N.C.
MAR 14
1230 PM
1938
THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS

Pension Office
Revolutionary Files Div
Washington
D.C.
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Will you please send me the
Revolutionary War record of Jonas Leib
a private in N. C. Militia, who received a
pension which he applied for on
March 4, 1831. at which time he was
75 years of age and living in Rowan
County, N.C - will price for so
doing, and oblige.
Lois D. Williams
Box 64
Landis, N.C.
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To the Com. of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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March 21 {Illegible}
No 556
Appl of Ann Christina
Leib widow of
Jonas Leib

N.C.
16782

Act 3d Feby. 1853
$20th per Annum -
Commencing 3d Feb. 1853
Revy

Jos E. Kerr
Salisbury
N.C.

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