Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3423, William Fairbanks, R.I.
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(9-1776)
SERVICE
R.I. Fairbanks, William
Judith
NUMBER
R.3423
CONTENTS
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State of Arkansas
County of Ashley
On this the 26th day of April 1853 personally appeared before the judge of the Probate Court of the County & State aforesaid Judith Fairbanks a resident of Arkansas in the County of Ashley aged 65 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed February the 3rd 1853, that she is the widow of William Fairbanks Sen who was a Regular pensioner of the United States from the __ day of [blank] until the day of his death and he drew ninety six dollars per anum and he resided in Copiah County State of Mississippi and he drew his pension at Jackson Mississippi for further particulars I refer to the pension list. She further declairs that she was married to the said William Fairbanks Sen on the 29th day of January 1840 for further particulars she refers you to the Record of her marriage as here with opened and made apart of this declaration and that her husband the aforesaid William Fairbanks Sen died on the second day of August SD 1847, that she was married to him at the time above stated. She further
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swears that she was a widow at the pasage of the act and is still a widow and that she has never before made application for a pension.
L.B. Stroope attest
J.W. Wiggins
her Judith Fairbanks mark seal
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
AJ Hays Judge of Probate
and I further certify that Judith Fairbanks health is such that it would not admit of her beeing taken in open court but was sworn at her private residence on account of bodily infirmity
AJ Hays
Judge of Probate
State of Arkansas
County of Ashley
I hereby certify that A.J. Hays judge of the probate court before whom the foregoing declaration was made and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Judge of the Probate Court in and for the County of Ashley and State of Arkansas duly commissioned and sworn
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office as Clerk of the Circuit Court & assessors Clerk of the Probate Court of said county this 21st April 1823 Jno B Savage Clerk
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Know all men by this present that I Judith Fairbanks of the County of Ashley and State of Arkansas do hereby irrevocably make construct and appoint W.M. Ducker my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand and reserve from the department of pension office of the United State the certificate to which I am entitled for half pension pay for the military servises [sp] of my said husband as set fourth [sp] in the foregoing declaration and for good and sufficient reasons do hereby revoke and countermand any and all other powers or authorities that may have been given heretofore by me
In testimony I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 26th day of April 1853.
her Judith Fairbanks mark seal
attest
L.B. Stroope
J W Wiggins
State of Arkansas
County of Ashley on this the [blank] day of April 1853 personally appeared before me AJ Hays, Judge of the Probate Court, duly authorized by law to take acknowledgements in and for the County aforesaid Judith Fairbanks and acknowledged the above power to be her act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned
A.J. Hays
Judge of Probate seal
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Know all men by these presents that
we William Fairbanks Senr & William
Fairbanks Jr, of the County of Copiah 
and State of Mississippi and held
and firmly bound unto A. G. McNutt
Governor of the state aforesaid and his successors
in office in the penal sum of two hundred
dollars, and for the faithful payment thereof well and truly to be made we bind ourselves
our heirs executors and administrators severally
and firmly by these presents Sealed with
our seals and dated this 25th day of January
1840. The condition of the above obligation
is such, that if the above bound William
Fairbanks shall without defalcation
marry Mrs. Judith McPhaul provided
then nor no lawful cause to obstruct such
marriage then the above obligation to be void
otherwise to remain in full force and
virtue.

Wm Fairbanks (seal)
Wm Fairbands Jr (seal)
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The state of Mississippi }
Copiah County SS }
I Elmsley D Brown Clk 
of the Probate Court in aforesaid County 
do hereby certify that Rowland 
Johnson Esquire, of whom the Wiles 
of matrimony were solemnized between 
William Fairbanks Jr and my Judith
McPhaul on the 20th day of January 
AD 1840, as per rector of said Johnson 
made with the [illegible] issued in that behalf 
which are duly Recorded in my office, 
was at the date of said Solemnization 
An Acting Justice of the Peace in and 
for said County & duly Elected Commissioner 
& qualified and that full faith 
& Credit are due to all his official 
acts 
     In testimony whereof I have 
here unto set my hand
& seal of this of Office at Gallagher
this 14th day February AD 1833 
     E D Brown
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W. M. Ducker
Fountain Hill Ark. 
Nov. 8th, 1833
———————
Encl: Declaration of 
Thomas H Cook for Bounty 
Land. Wilkis statement 
respecting the application 
of Judith Fairbanks for 
Bounty Land. & sends 
offer of James Ozment 
relative certain Land warranty
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Respectfully referring  
The Commr of Pensions 
Dept Int }
Decr 27/ 53 } Geo C Whiting
     Chef. Clk
Geddes
Dec 28/53
Pritchette 
27 Decr 1853
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Cases of Cook & Ozment taken out 
Adams
Dec 28/53
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Fountain Hill Ark, Nov. 30 1853
To the Secretary of Interior
Dear Sir in the declaration of Judith Fairbanks she referd you to the declaration of her husband which is now on file in the pension office of the United States for he was a Revolutiones Soldier and drew a pension as such for a good many years before he died and drew for several years at Jackson Mississippi, and she could not recollect at the time the names of the officers under whom her husband served and that is the reason she refered you to his declaration and she has not got his pension certificate and she doesn't know whether he was living in Louisiana or Mississippi at the time he made his declaration; but she will try and get his certificate if she can. Wm Fairbanks was a native of the State of Rhode Island when he joined the Continental Army of the U. States and I do hope you will give her declaration as much [illegible] as possible. and I remain your Fs W.M. Ducker
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I also filed a declaration for a half pay pension as a widow of a pensioner which you have not said any thing about in your communication which I hope you will give as Early attention as possible and you will oblige
your obt. sevt.
W M Ducker
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No 2374
Mrs. Judith Fairbanks
J William
TW Ducks Sept 10/[illegible]
Dec 20/53
Hon R W Johnson
June 22/54
Hon: RW Johnson 30”/June/54
“ AG. Brown Mar 6th 1854
“ A. G. Brown Feby 24 1854
Act Feb 3/53
cannot find these tellers
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REJECTED
3423
P.O. Judith Fairbanks of Arks
Service: wid. of Wm.
Enlisted: [blank], 18
Discharged: [blank], 18
Application filed: [blank], 18
Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Attorney: [blank]
P.O. #A 18818 30408 Recognized. Contra
Cert. of Dis. Searched for , 18
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8-871
RECORD DIVISION
Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Briefed by AW. Aug. 8, 1911
Claim No. [blank]
Certificate No. [blank]
Claimant born in R.I.
Soldier William Fairbanks
Service enlisted in R.I.
Additional Service Rev paid at Miss or La Agency
No [blank] claim, State records [blank], 191
No claim, combination records [blank], 191
REMARKS:
No Survivor's claim as above
No pensioner on the Agency books of R.I. La or Miss.
No pensioner on the printed lists of Miss & La for 1835 & 1840 see Copiah Co. Miss - 1840 [illegible mark]
Not in the American State papers among the disability claims
No Old War pension for service in any other war prior to 1861-
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Transcript
Marriage
W Fairbanks Sr
[illegible] 1.75
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By virtue of a License from the Clerk of the Court 
of said County I have this day celebrated the 
Rites of Matrimony between William 
Fairbanks Sr., and Mrs Judith McPhaul 
given under my hand this 29th - 
day of January 1840 
R Johnson,  
Justice of the Peace 

The State of Mississippi }
Copiah County SS } Emsley D Brown Clk 
of the Probate Court in aforsaid County do hereby 
Certify that the foregoing & present page contain a Correct Exemplification of the Record of the 
marriage and License & [illegible] of William Fairbanks,
Sr, And Mrs. Judeth McPhaul as fully as the 
[illegible] of Record in my said office 
in [illegible] whereof I have hereto
set my hand & the seal of said Court at
Office at Gallatin this 21st January  
AD 1833
ED Brown clk 

The State of Mississippi }
Copiah County ss } I Jackson Mills aps 
Judge of Probate Court (Sole and presiding) of the 
County of Copiah State aforesaid, do hereby certify 
that Emsley D Brown whose genuine signature 
appears to the foregoing Certificate is and was 
at the date thereof Clerk of said Court duly elected 
qualified & commenced his said Certificate and 
attestation is in due form of Law, and that all 
his acts in the premises and and ought to be entitled to full faith and credit in [illegible] and thereout 
Given under my
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hand and seal this 21 day January 
AD 1833 
J. Mills aps Judge of Probate {seal}

The State of Mississippi }
Copiah County ss }
I Emsley D Brown
Clerk of the Probate Court of the County of Copiah 
State aforesaid do hereby Certify that
Jackson Mills aps whose genuine signature 
appears to the foregoing Certificate
is and was at the date thereof Judge
of Law Court (sole and presiding) duly 
qualified and commenced, and that 
all of his acts in the premises are and 
ought to or entitled to full faith and 
Credit in Judicalun [?] and thereout
In testimony whereof I 
have here set my hand
and the seal of said Court
Officer and office by Gallatin
this 21st day January
AD 1833 
ED Brown ent
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUND LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME Fairbrother, Francis GRADE Private LINE Maryland
WARRANT NUMBER 11210 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED February 1, 1790 to - not shown -
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in the General Land Office records in The National Archives.