Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L. Wt. 2001-100, James Bowser, Va.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Va.

Bowser, James

NUMBER
B.L. Nt, 2001-100
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I certify that I was acquainted with James Bowser of this County and that he was, (always said to be,) a soldier in the revolutionary war, and that he served until the war ended- and that he was the same James Bowser of whom Nathaniel Bowser, Thomas Bowser, Betsey Bowser, Moses Ash, Caroline Ash, Lydia Ash, Thomas Ash, and Curtis Ash are heirs at law.
Nathl. Bowser Sr.
his mark [X]

State of Virginia
County of Nansemond,
October 17 1833
This day Nathl. Bowser Sr. came before me and made oath to the ttuth of the foregoing certificate, and I certify that he is a man worthy of credit and confidence on oath. - Witness my hand and seal this day & year aforesaid.
Ro. H. Webb J.P. [handwritten SEAL]
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State of Virginia,
County of Nansemond,

I, Thomas Bowser, heir at law of James Bowser, do, upon my oath, declare & testify, that, to the best of my knowledge & belief, the said James Bowser did enlist in 1782 for the term of during the war, and served in the Regiment, no. One, under the Command of Colonel Davies of the Continental line, and that he continued in the service until the war ended. I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised the said James Bowser on the part of the United States, nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever. Therefore, know all men by these presents, that I Thomas Bowser aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Vespasian Ellis of Accomack, Virginia, 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 hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed. - Witness my hand and seal this 17th day of October 1833.
Attest Josiah A. Denson
Jacob Wiling Jr
Thomas Bowser [handwritten seal]
X his mark
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State of Virginia,
County of Nansemond,
Personally appeared before the undersigned, a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, Thomas Bowser, subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subscribed to be his act and deed.  Witness my hand and seal this 17th day of October 1833.
Ro: H. Webb  [handwritten seal]

At a court held in and for the County of Nansemond on the 14th day of October 1833 - it is ordered to be certified that it appears to the court by satisfactory evidence that Nathaniel Bowser, Thomas Bowser, Betsy Bowser, Moses Ash, Carolina Ash, Lydia Ash, Thomas Ash and Curtis Ash are the only heirs at law of James Bowser, who was a soldier of the revolution.
A copy teste,
John T. Kilby Clk.
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Recd. Novr. 2 1833

State of Virginia,
County of Nansemond, Ss:
I, John Thompson Kilby, Clerk of Nansemond County court, hereby certify, that the foregoing certificate of heirship is truly copied from the records of my court. - And I further certify that Ro: H. Webb, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate of acknowledgement and who took the foregoing deposition is a justice of the peace in & for said County, duly commissioned and qualified as such - and that the signature purporting to be his appears to be genuine.
Witness my hand and the seal of my office at Nansemond Court House, Virginia, this 18th day of Octr. 1833.
JOhn t. Kilby clk.

Virginia, County of Nansemond Sc.
I, John T. Kilby, Clerk of the County Court of Nansemond, do hereby certify that I have examined the records of my office from the year 1774 to the present time, and that I can find no will of James Bowser decd:
Given under my hand this 21st day of October A.D. 1833 and in the 58th year of the Commonwealth.
John T. Kilby Clk.
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State of Virginia,
County of Nansemond,
I, John T. Kilby, Clerk of the court of Nansemond County, in the state aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Robert H. Webb whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is a Justice of the Peace in & for the county of Nansemond, duly commissioned, qualified and authorised to act as such, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name, and cause the seal of my county to be affixed this 26th day of November 1833.
John T. Kilby clk.

I have known James Toliver of Nansemond, who has signed the within certificate, for twenty years, and can certify that he is a man of truth & credibility.
Richd D Webb
of Nansemond
Richmond, Decr. 9th, 1833.
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I certify that I was a near neighbour of James Bowser before & after the Revolutionary War, and know that he enlisted in the Virginia line towards the latter part of the War, and served to the end of the War.  I also certify that he was the same James Bowser, of whom Nathaniel Bowser, Thomas Bowser, Betsy Bowser, Moses Ash and others are heirs.
James Toliver   x his mark

State of Virginia
County of Nansemond
Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid, James Toliver subscriber to the above certificate, and made oath to the truth of the same - and I certify that James Toliver is a man worthy of belief upon oath. - Given under my hand & seal this 22nd day of November 1833.
Ro: W. Webb J.P.  [handwritten seal]
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James Bowser
additional evidence of identity.
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I certify that I knew James Bowser of this county, of whom Nathaniel Bowser, Thomas Bowser, Betsy Bowser, Moses Ach &c. are the heirs at law; and that I have always understood and believed that the said James Bowser was a soldier of the Revolution. Nansemond County, Nov. 20th 1833.
M Jones

State of Virginia,
County of Nansemond,
Personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid, Matthias Jones, also a Justice of the peace, and made oath to the truth of the above certificate to which he has subscribed his name - And I certify, that he is a man of high character and credibility. Given under my hand & seal as a justice of the peace this 20th day of Nov. 1833

Ro. H. Webb {Seal}
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State of Virgina,
County of Nansemond,

I, John T. Kilby, Clerk of the court of Nansemond, do hereby certify, that Matthias Jones and Robert H. Webb, subscribers to the foregoing certificates, are duly commissioned, qualified and authorised Justices of the Peace in & for this County of Nansemond, and that the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine.

In testimony & faith whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name, and cause the seal of my county to be affixed this 20th day of Nov. 1833

John T. Kilby Clk.
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James Bowser
N. 2001.