Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3565, for Joseph Ladd, North Carolina
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SERVICE
N. C.


Ladd, Joseph
Mary

NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 85009-160-55
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1230
???ndiana  Ind
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Mary Ladd
?idow of Joseph Ladd, NC
who served in the Revoluntionary war, as a private,
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 22 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of April 1859 and sent to C W Bennett, Private
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 222  Vol. H
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BOUNTY LAND,
ACT OF 3d MARCH, 1855.

Claim  (No. 291.120
OF 
Mary Ladd
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Comptroller's certificate herewith

Recd from Saml Johnson P. M.
[illegible]
C W Bennett


C. W. BENNETT,
ATTORNEY,
H, Corner of 11th street
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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State of North Carolina,
Comptroller's Department

I C.G. Brogden, Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears of Record in may office, among the payments made by said State to sundry persons for Militia services in the Revolutionary nWar, as follows:
Joseph Ladd, Salisbury District
Indent No. 118-
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State of Indiana
County of Wayne
On the tenth day of April A. D. 1858, before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Mary Ladd aged 41 years, a resident of Williamsburg in the County of Wayne and State of Indiana, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Joseph Ladd deceased, who was a private in the company commanded by  Captain   (blank)   in the regiment of North Carolina troops commanded by (blank) in the War with England of the Revolution. That her husband entered the service at  (blank) about the  (blank)  day of   (blank) A.D. 18 (blank); for the term of  (blank) and continued in actual service in said War, for the term of  (blank) and was honorably discharged at  (blank) on the (blank) day of (blank) A. D. 18(blank) as will appear by record of the same herewith. She further states that she was married to the said Joseph Ladd in Stokes County State of North Carolina on the Eleventh day of December A. D. 1797 by one Absalom?) Gosrick(?) a Justice of the Peace  and that her name before her marriage was Mary Angell. That her her husband died in Williamsburg on the Twelfth day of June A. D. 1834, and that she is still his widow. That there is no public record of the marriage to her knowledge and that there is no private record of the marriage. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the  (blank) Bounty Land to which she may be entitled on account of said service, and mileage under the act passed 3 d March 1855.  That she never applied for or received under this or any other aAct of Congress, any Bounty Land Warrant. 
She hereby appoints C. W. Bennett of Washington D. C. Her true and lawful Attorney, with power of substitution, to prosecute this her claim for land, to receive the Certificate or Warrant when issued, and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises. 
Witness, Thomas H. Cook        her mark X
                 Benjamin Brittan                (Mary Ladd)
Sworn and Subscribed before me, on the day and year first above mentioned, and I hereby certify that I know the said deponent Mary Ladd to be as is above stated, and that she is of the age above stated; and further, that I am not interested in this her claim as Attorney or otherwise.      Thompson Smith Justice of the Peace.   (Rest of form is blank and crossed out)
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State of Indiana County of Wayne Town of Millicent Bay
On this tenth day of April A. D. 1858 personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace for said county Thomas N Cook and Benjamin Brittan who are to me well known and who are credible witnesses, and who being by me duly sworn, depose and say that they are each well acquainted with Mrs Mary Ladd the above applicant for Bounty Land - that they have known her for thirty six years last past. That they were acquainted with Joseph Ladd her late husband having known him for 14 years previous to his death; that they the said Joseph Ladd and Mary Ladd lived together as husband and wife and were reputed so to be, that deponents never heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned. That the said Joseph Ladd died on the 12 day of June 1834 and the said Mary Ladd has been since that day and is still reputed to be his widow, which deponents believe to be the fact. That she has never married since her husbands death, and still is his widow and that her said husband was the identical man mentioned as a soldier of the Revolution in her declaration above and further that they were present and saw Mary Ladd execute the foregoing affidavit by making her mark to the foregoing declaration, and making oath thereto in due form of law, and further, that they, deponents do reside in the County aforesaid.
Witness, Thompson Smith       Thomas H Cook
George W Reynolds                   Benjamin Brittan
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this tenth day of April  A. D. 1858.  Thompson Smith Justice of the Peace  State of Indiana. County of Wayne    I Hereby Certify that Thompson Smith Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits and Power of Attorney were made and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signatures thereto are genuine.
(Seal)    
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Wayne Circuit Court, for the County aforesaid, this 15th day of April 1858.   Andrew J. Scott Clerk of Wayne Circuit Court
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State of Indiana
County of Wayne  ss

On this twenty eighth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, before the undersigned a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas held in and for said County personally appeared Mrs. Mary Ladd, aged eighty [illegible] years, a resident near the town of Williamsburg in said county who is to me personally known, and whom I certify in consequence of old age and bodily infirmity is unable to appear before said court (which is a court of Record) in open court to make this declaration.
    The said Mary Ladd being by me 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 approved 29 July 1848 entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving widows of officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war." 
That she is the widow of Joseph Ladd deceased who was a private of the North Carolina troops or militia serving for a period exceeding six months during the war of the revolution but under what officers she is unable to state.  That for evidence of her husband service she begs to refer to certain proofs on file in the Pension office with her claim for Land Bounty
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under Act o3d March 1855 and [illegible] which a Land Warrant No. 85,009 for 160 acres issued to deponent as the widow of the said Joseph Ladd.  She further states that she was married to the said Joseph Ladd on the 25th day of December seventeen hundred and ninety ?? (1791) by one [illegible] a [illegible] and that her name before her said marriage was [Illegible] the her husband the said Joseph Ladd died at 
Williamsburg aforesaid on the 12th day of June eighteen hundred and their four; as will also appear by reference  to the proofs filed with her claim for Bounty Lands.  She further states that she is not now in receipt of any pension and that she was married before the first day of January eighteen hundred viz at the date above stated and further that she has not intermarried since the death of her said husband Joseph Ladd, but has continued and now is his widow.
She further states that there is no public record of her said marriage and that there is [illegible] private record of her said marriage.  
She hereby appoints C. W. Bennett her true and lawful attorney with power of substitution, and authorizes him to prosecute this her claim for a pension, to receive the certificate when
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issued, and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises.
Witness:  Joseph Lewis
Witness: Samuel Johnson

her
Mary X Ladd
mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year first above  mentioned, and I hereby certify that I know the said deponent Mary Ladd to be the person described in the foregoing declaration, that she is of the age above stated, and further the I am not interested in this her claim as attorney or otherwise.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the seal of the said Court to  be hereto affixed
William P Benton
Judge [illegible]

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State of Indiana
County of Wayne  ss.

On this 28th day of [illegible] in the year eighteen hundred and fifty nine, personally appeared before the subscribed a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Joseph Lewis a resident of said County to me well know and whom I certify to be a credible witness and who being by me first
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duly sworn, doth on his oath, state that he is acquainted with rs. Mary Ladd, the above named applicant for a pension __ that he has known her for 43 years last past, that he has examined her family record __ that he believes the same to be genuine __ that it is contained in a book purporting to be the "Bible of Joseph Lewis" and printed in the year "[blank]" and that the following is a copy of the said record and of all their entries of the said record in the words and figures therein viz:  [entry is very faint and unreadable]

BIRTHS
[left side of page]
[illegible] Ladd was born the 21st of October Anno Domini 1785

Elizabeth Smith Ladd was born 1st day of March 1787

????tantine  Ladd was born 21st March 1789

[torn away] Ladd was born the [torn away] May 1790

[torn away] Ladd was born the [torn away] of May 1792

[torn away] Ladd was born the [torn away] December 1794

[torn away] Ladd was born [torn away] February 1797

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Sarah Ladd was bon the 11th day of November 1798

Joseph Ladd was  born the 13th of September 1800

Mary Davis Ladd was born the 6th day of December 1802

Nuton Ladd was born the 21st of September 1804

[illegible] [illegible] the 17th day of ??uary 1807

Amos Ladd was born May 6th 1809

Caton Ladd was born Aug 13th 1811

Charles Ladd was born October 8th 1813

Joseph Ladd was born 
[end of page]
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Family Record.
DEATHS                        DEATHS
[no entries]
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Family Record.
[left side of page]
BIRTHS

29

[right side of page]
DEATHS

Katron Bauy  Ladd first wife of Joseph Ladd Departed this life the 28" of May 1797 of 26 years.
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Sarah Ladd daughter of Joseph Ladd departed this life January 17 1799 age 14 months and 5 days
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Joseph Ladd departed this life 3 of September 1803 aged ? years wanting 5 days.

Joseph Ladd [illegible] 
Departed this life June the 12th 1834 age 74 and ten days
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and deponent further states that he is not interested in this claim  Joseph Lewis
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of March A. D. 1859 and I certify that I am not interested in this claim as attorney or otherwise.
Thompson Smith Justice of the Peace
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State of Indiana
County of Wayne  ss.

On this 28th day of March in the year eighteen hundred and fifty nine personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and of the said county duly authorized to administer oaths.
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Joseph Lewis a resident of said county aged 65 years and Samuel Johnson a resident of said county aged 51 years., both of whom are to me well known and whom I certify to be credible witnesses, and who being by me duly sworn, de[se and say, that they are each well acquainted with Mrs. Mary Ladd, the above named applicant for a pension and that they have know her for forty three years last past.  That they were acquainted with Joseph Ladd her late husband, having known him of eighteen years previous to his death._ that the said Joseph Ladd the husband of the said Mary Ladd was as they believe a soldier in the service during the war of the revolution, that he was so considered and reputed and on all occasions so regarded,  and which deponents believe to be the fact.  That the said Joseph and Mary lived together as husband and wife and were reputed so to be:  that the deponents never heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned.  That the said Joseph Ladd died on the 2nd day of June Eighteen hundred and thirty four at Wayne County in the state of Indiana.  That the said Mary Ladd has been since that day and now is his widow never having intermarried
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since the death of the said Joseph Ladd.
And deponents further state that the said Mary Ladd is the identical person to whom a land warrant (No. 85,009 as they have been informed) for 160 acres was issued as the widow of said Joseph Ladd.  And further that they were present and saw the said Mary Ladd execute the foregoing declaration by making her mark to the same and making oath thereto in due form of law, and that the deponents do reside in the county aforesaid.

Joseph Lewis
Samuel Johnson

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 28th dat of March A. D. 1859. and I certify that  I have no interest in this claim.
Thompson Smith 
Justice of the Peace
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State of Indiana
County of Wayne  ss

I herby certify that the Hon. William P Benton before whom this foregoing declaration was made but Mary Ladd and who has thereunto subscribed his name
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a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said county, a Court of Record, duly commissioned and sworn that that his signature if genuine .  And I further certify that Thompson Smith Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits were made and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signatures are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my official seal as Clerk of said Court this 29th day of March A. D. 1859.
Andrew F. Scott, Clerk J.C.
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[written vertically along right edge]
C. M. Bennett Atty  Present

[round seal]
PENSION OFFICE
APR
1850
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Wid. File No. 3,565 - 2.

Children (continued)

Sarah Ladd,      born November 11, 1798, died January 17, 1799 (?) aged 14 month 5 days
Joseph Ladd,     "  September 13, 1800, died September 8, 1803.
Mary Davis Ladd,    " December 6, 1802.
Nuton Ladd,    " September 21, 1804.
Bethanna (?) Ladd,    " January 17, 1807.
Amos Ladd,  "May 6, 1809.
Catron Ladd,  "August 13, 1811.
Charles Ladd,   "  October 8, 1813.
Josephus Ladd,   "December 3, 1816.
Susannah Ladd,   " December 3, 1816.
Benjamin Ladd,   "August 29, 1819.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
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85,009


160 acres
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No 15718

Mary Ladd
widow of Joseph
Wayne Co. Indiana
admitted act [illegible]