Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11059, John Wall, Md. Penn.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Md. Wall, John R. 11059
Penn. Elizabeth

CONTENTS
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6636
Elizabeth Wall
N.C.
Act. 4 July '36
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State of North Carolina } S.S.
Davidson County }
On this 17th day of June 1845,
personally appeared before me Hiram Ward & Joseph Spence
Two of the acting Magistrates in & for Davidson County, Elizabeth
Wall A Resident Citizen of the County aforesaid who
being first sworn in due form of law, doth on her oath make
the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the
provision made by the Act of Congress past July the 11th
day 1836, that she is ninety two (92) years old, that she
is the widow of John Wall late decd of Davidson County North
Carolina, who was a private soldier in the Revolution
War, and as such he serv'd the United States in the following 
Manner, first he was drafted to serve a thre [three](3)
months tour in the State of Pennsylvania Chester County
the Officers he served under, she does not recollect there names
She well recollects her husband the aforesaid John Wall
joined the army and was marches off with them & after
having served at least three (3) months on that tour
of service returned home bringing his discharge from the
Army which discharge has been lost or distroyed [destroyed]shortly after that
time.
The Next Tour of service the aforesaid John Wall was again
drafted and joined the Army & was march'd off 
and the Neighbours informed her, that her husband the
aforesaid John Wall had gone North, & that he was at
that time in the State of Maryland Montgomery County
And that he had inlisted [enlisted] for during the War which
she found out to be truth, and after having served in
the Army as aforesaid more than Two years and after
the War broke he returned home to her, in the State of
Pennsylvania. At that time, her proper place of residence.
And that she the aforesaid Elizabeth Wall previous
to her marriage, Elizabeth Scarberry, States on her
aforesaid oath, she married the aforesaid John Wall
in the year of (1771) Seventeen hundred & Seventy one
in Rowan CountyNorth Carolina, That is a
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Short space of time after she was married, that she & her husband
the aforesaid John Wall removed from the State of North
Carolina Rowan County, to the State of Pennsylvania,
Chester County in which County & State She Elizabeth
Wall continued & did stay (with William Stoner, & family)
Untill the return of her husband the aforesaid John
Wall it being after the end of the Revolution War, 
That in some months after her husband return home
to her & after he being discharged from the Army of the United
States, they returned to North Carolina Rowan County
now Davidson and that her & her husband John
Wall as aforesaid settled to live near to her Father
William Scarberry - at which place they did continue
& live to the time of her aforesaid husband John
Walls death, which happened in North Carolina
Rowan County (now Davidson) in the year 1816 -
and she has remained a widow ever since that
period, which shall more fully appear by proofs
here after rendered, Sworn to & subscribed the day &
year first above written before us - Elizabeth X ^her mark^ Wall
J. Spencer J.P.
H M Ward J.P.

State of North }
Carolina }
Davidson County }

 We the said Magistrates, do certify that
Elizabeth Wall, who hath this day sworn to & Subscribed the
foregoing Declaration before Us, is a person of sound mind
a credible person & to be believed on her oath.
We further Certify, she is the widow of John Wall decd.
who was known & respected in his Neighbourhood to have been a 
soldier in the Revolution War. And we do fully concur in 
that belief, & we do also certify that the aforesaid Elizabeth Wall
is Unable to appear in Court to make her said Declaration
by reason of old age & bodily infirmity, given under
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Our hands & seals this 17th day of June 1845
J. Spence JP
H M Ward JP

State of North Carolina }
Davidson County. } Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
August Term 1845.
I C.F. Lowe, Clerk of the Court of Pleas &
Quarter Sessions for said County, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Declaration of Elizabeth Wall widow
of Joh Wall Decd. She who is now applying for a
Pension, was this day laid before the court examined
& approved by Said Court, whereupon, the Curt
ordered that the Clerk certify the same to the
department of War.
I also certify that Joseph Spence and
Hiram Ward Esqr. before whom the foregoing Declaration
was proved are Magistrates as aforesaid &
that the foregoing Signatures purporting to be theirs
is Genuine This the 15th day of November 1845
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the said office at
office the 15th day of November 1845
C.F. Lowe CCC
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State of North Carolina }
Davidson County }

I. C.F Lowe Clerk of the Court of pleas
and Quarter Sessions in and for said
county do hereby certify that satisfactory
evidence has been exhibited at the office of
said Court that Mrs Elizabeth Walls who
applied for a pension as the widow of John
Walls a Revolutionary soldier died on the
second Monday in May A.D. 1840. having surviving 
her the following named children to wit
Starling Wall Rebecca Crop Mary Thompson
and Daniel Wall who are the only children
known to be living of said Elizabeth Walls
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name
and affixed the seal of said
Court at office at Lexington
on the 11th day of November AD 1857.
C.F. Lowe Clk

The second Monday in May 1840 was the
11th of the month, ser [illegible] Almanac
for 1840
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STATE OF N. Carolina }
COUNTY OF Davidson } SS:

BE IT KNOWN, That on this third
day of September A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty - one before the
undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Starling Wall
& Rebecca Cross residents of [blank] in said County, and made
oath according to law that they are the son & daughter of Elizabeth Wall
(Widow of John Wall a Revolutionary soldier)
who made application for a Pension under the act of 4th July 1836
and that they have been
informed that the said Pension ought to be allowed: that they are directly interested as claimants in said Pension,
and make this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as our Agent may use in prosecuting
said claim.
Starling X ^his mark^ Wall
Rebecca X ^her mark^ Wall
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and }
year aforesaid, before me }
J Gallimore J. Peace. }

I Jesse Gallimore Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that
Starling Wall & Rebecca Cross who executed the foregoing paper
are respectable residents of this County, and are I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
J. Gallimore J. Peace.

I, C.F. Lowe Clerk of the County Court of the County
and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Jesse Gallimore before whom the
foregoing papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized
by law to administer oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed is genuine signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and
affixed my official Seal, this 9th day of
September A.D. 1851.
C.F. Lowe Clerk.

[written vertically in left margin of this page: Eliz Wall]
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT We Starling Wall
and Rebecca Cross
hereby constitute and appoint George C. Arnes Esqr
by true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the Claim of Elizabeth Wall
for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said
Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington
City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for
said claim, which Certificate I wish made payable to ourselves
to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposed herein expressed; and to do all things that we might or
could do were we present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that our said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully
do in the premises.
WITNESS my hand and Seal this 3rd day of September A.D. 1851
Starling X ^his mark^ Wall [hand drawn cloud inscribed with the word Seal inside]
Rebecca + ^her mark^ Cross [hand drawn cloud inscribed with the word Seal inside]
Signed and Sealed in the Presence of
Jesse Heddrick
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6635
Elizabeth Wall
N.C.
Oct to Nem. A.
Dockey Jany 6. '46
Same May 26. 1846,
Let G.C. Arnes, Dec 12 51
11059
Act 4 July '86
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[crossed out: Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

11,159. au
P.O. _____
Elizabeth Wall
Service: wid. of John

Enlisted: REJECTED, 18 __ .
Printed List of 1852 Rejected
& suspended claims shows
following cause of suspension:
"For proof of service in
the Maryland Line"
Discharged: _____ , 18 __ .

Application filed: _____ , 18 __ .

Alleges: _____

Re-enlisted: _____

Attorney: _____
P. O. _____

_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
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Elizabeth Wall
wid of John
Wall -
Rev. Claim
Act 1836
N. C.
Suspended
P.A. on file in
the case
wish to see 
papers

L.B. True
attn
Washington DC
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"For proof of service in the Maryland line"
p. 278 Doc 37
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Washington October 30 1857

James E Heath Esq
Sir
Enclosed you will please find
Power of Attorney to me from the Heirs of Elizabeth
Wall widow of John Wall, who during her
lifetime asserted a claim to a pension under
teh act of 4 July 1836 from North Carolina
I present also a certificate
from the Auditor Gen. of Pennsylvania
showing that John Wall served in the first
Regiment of Artillery more than two years
as a Sergeant which will I hope remove
all the objections to the admission of this claim
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Sevt
Geo C Arnes
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Washington June 1 1846

J L Edwards Esq

Sir
Herewith you will
find the answer of Mr G G Brewer
Register of the land office at
Annapolis in answer to my inquiries
relating to John Wall service in
the revolutionary war
Please favour
me with more specific inquires
which I will forward to Mr Brewer
With much respect
your
Obet Servant
Alfred Dockery
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April the 13th 1846

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions,

Dear Sir,
I herein  close the cirtificate [certificate]of George Ring
who is a respectable old gentleman, if his evidence
is not deem'd sufficient to Satisfy the Hon Officers of
the department, I hope they do some of them, will be
kind enough to direct me what will be required
in the Elizabeth Wall case -
Your truworthy firend
& [illegible]
John Roach
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Ho REps Dec 27 1845

J L Edwards Esqr

Sir
I have the honor to forward
to you this morning four letters
each containing Sundry pension papers
please let me know an answer as soon
as convenient
Respectfully
Alfred Dockery
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State of North Carolina } S.S.
Davidson County } 
On this 5th day of December 1845,
Personally appeared before me William Harriss, one of the Acting Magistrates
in & for the County aforesaid, Abraham Stoner, a Resident Citizen
of the County & State aforesaid, & after being first Sworn in due form of Law;
doth On his oath, make the following statement that he is (88)
Eighty Eight years old, and that in the days of the Revolution War
he was well acquainted with John Wall late decd of Davidson
County North Carolina, & with his wife Elizabeth, who is applying
for a Pension now due her, On account of the Revolutionary
service of her husband the aforesaid John Wall decd that he
the aforesaid Abram Stoner did serve in the Army of the United
States, & in the Revolution war, in company with John Wall
as aforesaid, more than (2) Two years - that they served together
in the Pennsylvania & Maryland line, that they were first drafted
for a (3) three months tour & as such joined the Army under
Captain John Ray in the State of Pennsylvania Chester County
and that they, the aforesaid Abraham Stoner, & John Wall as
aforesaid, did serve out the aforesaid tour togeather [together] & after
serving in the Army as aforesaid, at least three months was discharged
from that tour of Service.

The Next tour of service was an other draft for three
months, & that the aforesaid Abraham Stoner & the aforesaid
John Wall was again drafted as was many others, to Serve
as above named & that he the aforesaid Abram Stoner did
Time in Company with John Wall as aforesaid under Capt John
Nickers & that they were in the Service together at least
(6) Six Months on this second tour, & that the said Abram
Stoner & John Wall as aforesaid after having served togeather [together] 
in the Army as aforesaid received their discharges 
from this tour of Service -

The Next tour of Service, deponent states on his
aforesaid oath. that the aforesaid Abram Stoner
& the aforesaid John Wall, Enlisted to Serve the United
States during the war, that the aforesaid Abram
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Stoner -

And John Wall as aforesaid joined the Army in
the State of Maryland Montgomery County Under
Captain Richard Anderson & after having served
in the Army of the United States at least Sixteen
months in company togeather [together] Abram Stoner
as aforesaid & the aforesaid John Wall, the war
Ended; & they were discharge from this last tour
of Service, and that deponent well recollects the
aforesaid John Wall did serve the United States
the full length of time above Stated.

Deponent further States on his aforesaid oath, some months
after the Revolution War ended the aforesaid John Wall moved
with his family to North Carolina Rowan County, Now Davidson,
& settled to live in the Neighbourhood of William Scarberry
he being the aforesaid John Walls Father in law, and that deponent 
became an inhabitant of the same State & County with
the aforesaid John Wall & family, that deponent did live in
a shorter distance than three mies of the aforesaid John
Wall up to the time of his death, & deponent well recollects
that the aforesaid John Wall departed this life in the year
(1816) in the State of North Carolina Rowan County, Now
Davidson, & that his widow is Unmarried & is yet living in 
the State of North Carolina Davidson County.
Abram Stoner [hand drawn cloud with the word Seal inscribed inside]
Sworn & subscribed before me the day & year above 
written before me
H Harriss JP,

And I the said Magistrate do hereby certify that Abram
Stoner who hath this day sworn to & Subscribed the foregoing
Certificate before me is a Personally known to me & that
he is a respectable & intiligent [intelligent]Person & to be believed on 
his oath given under my hand & seal the day & year
aforesaid
State of North Carolina }
Davidson County - }

I, C.F. Lowe, Clerk of the Court
of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County -
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do hereby certify that William Harriss Esqr before
whom the foregoing Cirtificate [Certificate]was proven is a acting
Magistrate as aforesaid, & that the signatures purporting
to be his is Genuine,
In testamony [testimony] whereof  I have hereunto
Subscribed my name & affixed the Seal
of Court at Office at Lexington this
15th day of December A.D. 1845
C.F. Lowe Clerk
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State of North Carolina }
Davidson County. } S.S.
On this 10th day of April 1846. Personally appeared
before me Joseph Spence one of the acting Justices of the
Peace in and for the County of Davidson George Ring (85) years
old, a resident Citizen of the County aforesaid, and after
being first Sworn as the Law directs, doth on his oath
make the following Statement, that he was well acquainted
with John Wall & his wife Elizabeth at least Sixty years last
past & previous thereto, he was acquainted with him the aforesaid
parties John Wall & Elizabeth (at that time Scarberry)

The former John Wall who was known & respected in
his neighbourhood to have been a Soldier in the Revolutionary
war & affient concurs in that belief. The latter
Elizabeth Wall now his widow she who is now applying
for a Pension due her on account of the aforesaid
Revolutionary Services of her husband, the aforesaid
John Wall late decd of Davidson County, N.C.

And that deponent distinctly recollects of being personally present,
and a eye witness to the marriage of the aforesaid John Wall &
Elizabeth Scarberry, Elizabeth Wall widow as aforesaid. that they
was married prior to the commencement of the Revolution war
and that they was married at the house of William Scarberry
in North Carolina Rowan County, that not along time after
the marriage of the aforesaid parties, to wit, John Wall to Elizabeth as
aforesaid - they removed from North Carolina and after they had been
absent from Rowen County some few years, they returned to William
Scarberrys both of them John & Elizabeth Wall as aforesaid & that
they settled to live in Rowan County No. Ca. within the acquaintence
& neighbourhood of deponent that they lived in the County of Rowan
now Davidson, to the time of the aforesaid John Walls death, &
that his widow the aforesaid Elizabeth Wall continues to reside in
the State & County aforesaid & is yet a widow and Shortly after the
aforesaid John Wall & Wife Elizabeth widow as before named returned 
to Rowan County it being in a short time after the breaking up of the
Revolution war, deponent distinctly recollects of  being in company
with the aforesaid John Wall, and that the said John
Wall did state many facts & transactions that should have
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occured, at different times when he the aforesaid John Wall
was in War of the Revolution, and that deponent distinctly
recollects that the aforesaid John Wall did shew to deponent
more than one discharge that had the appearance of discharge
from different Officers of the Revolutionary War & whom the aforesaid
John Wall Should have served Tours Under in the war
of the Revolution & was discharged from the service of the
United States accordingly - the dates of the discharges, or the officers
names thereto deponent does not recollect sworn to & subscribed 
the day & year aforesaid before me,
J. Spence J.P George Ring [hand drawn cloud with the word Seal inscribed inside]

Ant I the said Magistrate do hereby certify that George Ring, who
has this day appeared & swore to the foregoing cirtificate [certificate] before me, is
personally known to me that he is a citizen of North Carolina Davidson
County, & that I have been well acquainted with him for
40 years last past, and I do further certify he has been a Preacher
of the Gospel for at least thirty years of that time. Untill [until] he was
compelld [compelled] to retire from the Ministery [Ministry]on the account of Old age & 
bodily infirmity, And I do also certify that he remains a Member
of his church (to wit,) The Presbyterian denomination, & that he
stands, fair & firm to his profession, & that his oath has never
been disputed & that he is respectable &, a intelligent person,
Given Under my hand & seal the day aforesaid
J Spence JP

State of North Carolina } S.S.
Davidson County. }
I C.F. Lowe Clerk of the Court of
Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Davidson,
do hereby certify that Joseph Spence Esqr before whom the foregoing
Cirtificate [Certificate] was proven is a acting Justice of the peace in & for said County
& the signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testamony [testimony] whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name, & affixed the seal of said Court
at office this 23d day of April A.D. 1846
C.F. Lowe CCC
By Alfred Hargraves
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Dec 29. 1845
Elzebth Wall,
Jul 4, 1836

Died in 1816
no papers

[vertically on the page, follows]

J.L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner
of Pensions
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Dece, tje 16th 1845

J.L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions,

Dear Sir,
I herein close for your honour's inspection,
the Declaration of Elizabeth Wall, accompanyed [accompanied]
with some affidavits; I only ad, when coming to
turn, in form of business examin them, if there
be an eror [error] will you condescend so far as to inform
me where it be I will feel grateful to you for such
like favour.
It is your power to command, & my duty to
obey which I will cheerfully comply with, at my
order.
Your Obt Svt
John Roach
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State of North Carolina }
Davidson County }

On this 16th day of July, one thousand Eight hundred
and forty five (1845) personally appeared before us Jacob Goss &
Stephen G Miller two of the acting Magistrates in and for Davidson County Peter
Cross (son) aged Eighty (80) years, a resident citizen of the County & State aforesaid,
and after being sworn in due form of law, doth on his oath make the
following statements, that he has been well acquainted for Sixty years last
past with John Wall of North Carolina Davidson County & Elizabeth
his wife; who is an applicant for a Pension; and that he the aforesaid
Peter Cross (son) knows of his own personal knowledge; that the aforesaid parties
(to wit) John Wall & wife Elizabeth; did live togeather [together] as husband and
wife; did acknowledge each other as such; and were considered as
lawfull [lawful] man & wife by all that knew them, and that the legallity [legality] of
their marriage has never been disputed to his knowledge -  And that
he was intimately acquainted with the aforesaid parties to the
time of the aforesaidJohn Walls death, that he departed this life
in the year one thousand Eight hundred and Sixteen (1816) and that
his widow Elizabeth Wall has remained a widow ever since that
time - Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before
us. Peter X ^his mark^ Cross
Ja Goss JP
S.G. Miller JP

STate of North Carolina }
Davidson County. }
We do hereby certify that Peter Cross (son) who
hath this day Sworn to & Subscribed the foregoing certificate before us
is a Person of truth & to be believed on oath given under our hands
this 16th day of July 1845.
Ja Goss JP
S. G. Miller JP
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State of North Carolina }
Davidson County. }
I C. F. Lowe Clerk of the
Court of please and Quarter sessions for said County do certify
that Jacob Goss & Stephen G. Miller before whom the
foregoing certificates was proven are Magistrates as aforesaid and
that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs is genuine.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of court at
office this 16th day of July A.D. 1845
C.F. Lowe Clerk