Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 780, for Joel Lewis, North Carolina
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[typed form, handwritten response]
SERVICE
N.C.
Lewis, Joel
Crabb, Miriam 
(Former widow)
NUMBER
W.780
CONTENTS
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[typed form, handwritten response]
5683
Nashville, Tennessee
Miriam Crabb, formerly widow of Joel Lewis who was a Lieutenant N.C. Line. in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 320 Dollars -- [Cents crossed out] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of June 1844 and sent to W. B. Lewis
2d Auditor
[Act of March 3, 1843]
recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1. Page 217.

[right side of page, handwritten]
Widow's death [illegible] A.B
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9304
A
Miriam Crabb wid. Joel Lewis
Ten:
act 7 July 38
m 86-D16-
-18-36
admd
2 yrs servt
$320
Wm. B Lewis Esq
2. Aud.
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Declaration.
State of Tennessee
Lauderdale County
On this the 4th day of June 1843 personally appeared before J. M. Alexander an acting Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid Miriam Crabb, a resident of Fulton in the County of Lauderdale state of Tennessee aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, other oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836 and the act explanatory of said act, passed March 3rd 1837. That she was married to Col. Joel Lewis in Surry County North Carolina, on the 22nd day of March 1785, who at an early period of the Revolutionary War, left college in Virginia and entered the Service of his country as a volunteer, that not long afterward, his father having removed to the state of North Carolina, he commission in one of the Regiments of North Carolina Continental troops, and continued in the service in various grades untill the close of the war, actively employed, was taken prisoner at Gates's defeat near Camden, made his escape with great address and courage, was in the principal engagement in the South, commanded a Company at the battle of King's Mountain, where he received three wounds, was immediately promoted to the rank of Major and was a Colonel at the close of the war, but in what regiments she does not now recollect, his commission having been destroyed as she believes by the burning of her home in Franklin County Tennessee. That in 1792 she removed to
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the vicinity of Nashville Tennessee, with her husband Colonel Lewis, where they continued to reside untill his death in November 1816. She further declares that she was married in March 1818 at Mansfield, her residence in the vicinity of Nashville, to Col Ralph Crabb, with whom in Dec. 1820 she removed to Winchester in Franklin County Tennessee, where she continued to reside untill the death of Col Crabb on the 5th day of January 1836, since which time she has continued in widowhood, generally residing with her children in Alabama and Tennessee. She further states that she has never received or applied for any pension
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th day of June 1843. Miriam Crabb
J.M. Alexander JP
State of Tennessee
Lauderdale County 
I certify that the above that the above named Miriam Crabb is personally known to me and signed the above declaration in my presence, the 4th day of June 1843.
J.M. Alexander JP
State of Tennessee
Lauderdale County
I, Isaac M. Steele clerk of the county court of said county of Lauderdale, do certify that Josiah M Alexander, whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate in his own proper hand writing is and was at the date of the same an acting Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid,
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duly commissioned and qualified, And that J M Alexander is a gentleman of respectable standing and a credible Witness. In testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix my private seal (having no seal of office) at office this 5 day of June 1843. Isaac M Steele clerk
[to the left of above text] IS
State of Tennessee
Lauderdale County
I James L Green chairman and Presiding Justice of the county court of the county aforesaid, do certify, that Isaac M Steele, whose signature appears to the foregoing certified in his own proper hand writing is and was at the date of the same clerk of the county court of the county aforesaid, duly elected and qualified and that the same is in due form of law and that he is the proper officer under the laws of Tennessee to give said certificate. Given under my hand this the 6th day of June A.D. 1843
Jas L Green P.J.
L County
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Fulton T
July 14th 
free
James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
July 31/42
add w
cou of
[illegible]
Tenn
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Fulton Tenn July 7th 1843
James L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir,
After closing my communication of this date, containing the Declaration of Mrs Miriam Crabb with the evidence incessary to enable her to obtain a pension for the services of her first husband, Col Joel Lewis, I received by the mail this day the enclosed statements of Doctor Wallace Estill, the son in law of and Physician who attended Col Ralph Crabb in his last illness proving the time of his death in Jany 1836 which I hope will be satisfactory.
Very respectfuly your obt servt
Wm W Lea
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Miriam Crabb who was widow of Joel Lewis, of Tennessee
Major W. B. Lewis
Sept 5 43
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Know all men by these presents that we Joel Lewis & Silvanus Pipes of Surry County are held & firmly bound unto his Exallencey Richard Caswell Esquire governor Captain General & Commander in Chief of the State of North Carolina & to his successors in the just & full sum of five hundred pound, to which payment well & truly to be made we bind ourselves and each of us jointly & severally firmly by these present, sealed with our seal, and dated this 24th day of March AD 1786
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above named Joel Lewis hath the day of the date of these presents prayed & obtained a license to solemnize the rights of Matrimony between him and Miriam Eastham. now if there should be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage then this obligation to be and else so remain in full force & effect sealed & determined in the presents of 
Jo. Williams
J. Lewis LS
Silvanus Pipes LS
State of North Carolina
Surry County
I Francis K Armstrong clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for said county of Surry do certify the foregoing to be a true copy of a marriage Bond on file in my office endorsed on the back Joel Lewis Marriage Bond
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of my office this 20th day of July 1843
FK Armstrong clk
By H.C.Hampton
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Franklin County State of Tennessee June 16th 1843
The affidavit of James Lewis aged eighty seven years states that he and Joel Lewis was born & raised in the same Neighborhood towit, in the county of Albemarle and State of Virginia in the year 1776I went in the army & some time afterwards Joel Lewis Removed to North Carolina and Joined the North Carolina Troops and was promoted to the Rank of a Lieutenant, how long he served in that capacity I am not able to say the first time I saw him afterwards was between the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown we were both in those battles he Joel Lewis was under Brigadier Genl. Nash who unfortunately got killed in the Battle of Germantown and had Marched from North Carolina to reinforce Gel. Washington. The Regt. I belonged to towit, the 9th Virginia Regt. was all killed or taken prisoners I was exchanged in the month of June following some time afterwards the time not Exactly Recollected I saw Col Joel Lewis in the State of North we had severall conversations he informed me he had been promoted to the rank of a col. which Regt. was Raised for two years which time col Lewis served faithfully and honorable, the Next time I saw col Lewis he had got Married to a Miss Miriam Esom from that time Forward I was Frequently at his Home about this time he and several of my connections Removed from North Carolina and settled in the Neighborhood of Nashville at which place the Col. Joel Lewis his Wife & family resided untill the time of his death which Event took place sometime perhaps in the year 1817 that Miriam Lewis The widow of Col. Joel Lewis Intermarried with Col Ralph Crabb perhaps in March 1818 that COl. Ralph Crabb died on the 3rd of Jany 1836 that Miriam Crabb the widow of Col. Ralph Crabb is still living and resides with Doctor Wm. M. Lea in the County of Lauderdale Fulton post office and further difficint saith not In Witness whereof this affiant hath thereunto set his hand the day & year above written 
This affiant saith the he is sure that this affidavit is substanchally correct but from the length of time & an imperfect memory the time & place may not be exactly correct
Jas Lewis
Sworn to & subscribed before me June 17th 1843
Nathan Frizzell JP
State of Tennessee
Franklin County
I Isaac Estill clerk of the county court of said county do hereby certify that Nathan Frizzell whose name is subscribed to the
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above and foregoing the instrument of writing is and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the peace in & for said county duly elected commissioned and qualified and he is entitled to faith and credit in all of his official acts as such, and the signature purporting to be his is genuine Witness my hand at office this 11th day of June 1843
Isaac Estill clk
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February 21, 1936
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BA-J/MOS
Joel Lewis, W.780
Mrs. O. M. Oulman
3111 Holmes Avenue, South
Minneapolis 
Minnesota
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, W.780, based upon the military service of Joel Lewis. 
He was the son of William Terrill Lewis, Senior, and was born in Albermarle County, Virginia, but the date of his birth was not given.
In 1776, being sixteen years of age, he left college in Virginia and entered the service as a volunteer with the Virginia troops. About 1776 or 1777 he moved to Surry County, North Carolina, along with his father and brothers, William Terrill Lewis, Junior, Micaiah Green lewis, and James Martin Lewis. Joel Lewis soon afterward was made ensign of North Carolina troops and was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. He was commissioned lieutenant of North Carolina troops in 1779. He was in the battle of Gates' Defeat at Camden at which time he was captured but made his escape during the retreat. He was in the battle of King's Mountain at which time it was stated he served as captain of a company and received three wounds in this battle. It was stated that he later served as major and colonel of North Carolina troops, was in the battles of Allamance and Guilford Court House and served until the close of the Revolution. 
Joel Lewis married in Surry County, North Carolina, in March, 1785 or 1786, Miriam Eastham. It was stated he married March 22, 1785, but the marriage license was dated March 24, 1786. 
In 1792 he moved to the vicinity of Nashville, Tennessee. He died in November, 1816, at "Mansfield," near Nashville, Tennessee.
Joel and Miriam Lewis had eighteen children but their names were not given.
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Miriam Lewis married in March, 1818, at Mansfield, Tennessee, Colonel Ralph Crabb who died January 3 or 5, 1836, in Franklin County, Tennessee.
The widow, Miriam Crabb, stated that in December, 1820, she moved to Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee, where she lived until the death of Colonel Crabb and after that she lived with her children in Alabama and Tennessee.
As the widow of Joel Lewis, she was allowed pension on her application executed June 4, 1843, at which time she was seventy-four years of age and was living in Fulton, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, with Dr. William W. Lea. 
It was stated that Micaiah Green Lewis, referred to as the older son of William Terrill Lewis, Senior, was made a lieutenant soon after moving to North Carolina, was promoted to a higher rank and was killed in a skirmish with the enemy a few days before the battle of Guilford Court House. It was stated that William Terrill Lewis, Junior, served as ensign during the revolution. 
In 1843 James Lewis, uncle of Joel Lewis, was living in Franklin County, Tennessee, aged eighty-seven years and he stated that he was born and raised in Albermarle County, Virginia.
It was stated in 1843 that Major William B. Lewis and Honorable John H. Eaton had each married a niece of the widow, Miriam Crabb. In that year one Dr. Wallace Estill was referred to as a son-in-law of Colonel Ralph Crabb and one Isaac Estill was clerk of court in Franklin County, Tennessee, relationship not given.
Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Fulton Tenn July 1th 1843
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
Dear Sir,
Enclosed please find the Declaration of Mrs Miriam Crabb, made in order to enable her to obtain a pension from the Guil government for the services rendered by her 1st husband Col Joel Lewis who served throughout nearly the whole of the Revolutionary War, as did his brothers Wm. T Lewis, Micajah G Lewis, who was killed, just before the battle of Guilford, and James M Lewis, from the time he was of sufficient age. The venerable Col James Lewis, now in his 88th year was as much of Col Joel Lewis and was an officer during the whole of the war from 1776. The family of the Lewis rendered important services to the country During the Revolution and none more so than Col Joel Lewis. His widow Mrs Miriam Crabb lived with him in North Carolina and at their county seat 'Mansfield" in the vicinity of Nashville untill the death of Col Lewis in Nov 1816 when she had been the mother of Eighteen children. She afterwards in March 1818 married Col Ralph Crabb, who died in Franklin Co Tennessee in January 1836. Mrs Crabb is therefore clearly entitled to the benefits of the act of Congress passed for the benefit of the widows of officers & soldiers of the
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Revolutionary war and from the long continued and distinguished services rendered by Col Lewis, (for which he and his two brothers each received a sword from the state of North Carolina). I presume Mrs Crabb should be entitled to a considerable pension, which certainly should not be diminished by the fact that she has postponed her application untill she has become extremely incepitones. To sustain her application I included herewith the statements of Thomas Hickman, Henry Rutherford, Col James Lewis, and a letter from Thomas Crutcher, all of them respectable and venerable for their age and known good character. I am in expectation of receiving in a few days additional evidence of the service of Col Lewis which shall be forwarded as soon as received and in a short time I will have a statement from Ex President Jackson who was long personally acquainted with Col Lewis and the family. I may also refer you for further information, if desired, to the Hon John H Eaton and Major Wm B. Lewis each of whom married a niece of Mrs Crabb.
Your props and favorable attention to this application will confer a favor on Mrs Crabb as well as your obt servant 
Wm W Lea
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I also beg leave to refer you for further information to my brother A. M. Lea, late chief clerk in the war Department, who may be at Washington about this time and is personally acquainted with Mrs Crabb. 
Yours very respectfully
Wm. W. Lea
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February 21, 1936
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BA-J/MMHF/MCS
William Clay, W.156
Joel Lewis, W.780
Mrs O. M. Oulman
3111 Holmes Avenue, South
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of William Clay of Virginia and Tennessee who married Rebecca Comer, Joel Lewis of Surry County, North Carolina, who married Miriam Eastham, Thomas Withers, David, John and Job Randall of Connecticut, the record of their father, John Randall of Litchfield, Connecticut, and that of Eugene (J.?) Oulman, Civil War Soldier, Iowa Infantry and a pensioner, 134305.
There are no claims for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a David or a Job Randall who served with the Connecticut troops or who applied for pension while residing in that state, nor of a Thomas Withers. No records could be identified of the two soldiers, John Randall, father and son, in whom you are interested.
The records of William Clay, W.156, and Joel Lewis, W.780, are furnished herewith.
Your letter has been referred to the proper division for reply in regard to the Civil War soldier. 
Very truly yours
A. D.  HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Rev. War Section.
January 17, 1914.
Mrs. M. B. Clarke,
705 West Main Street, 
West Plains, MO.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 8th instant, you are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. File No. 780, of Joel Lewis, that he was the son of William Terrill Lewis, Sr, was born and raised in Albemarle County, Virginia, and when 16 years of age volunteered in the Virginia troops; about 1776 or 1777, he moved to Surry County, North Carolina; soon after he became an Ensign in the North Carolina troops; in 1779, he was commissioned Lieut. in Captain Gordon's company, 10th North Carolina regiment, later was a Captain, Major and Colonel of the North Carolina troops and served to the close of the war. He was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Camden, was captured during the retreat from Camden but made his escape; Kings Mountain where he was wounded three times, Allamance and Guilford.
Soldier married March 22, 1785, in Surry County, North Carolina, Miriam Eastham; they had eighteen children, no names stated. 
Joel Lewis died in November 1816 at "Mansfield" near Nashville, Tennessee, where his widow Miriam married in March
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1818. [handwritten addition: Col] Ralph Crabb who died January 5 [handwritten above: or 3], 1836, in Franklin County, Tennessee.
Miriam Crabb was allowed pension as the former widow of Joel Lewis, on an application executed June 4. 1843, while seventy-four years of age and a resident of Fulton, Lauderdale County, Tennessee. [handwritten addition: with Dr. Wm. W. Lea]
Very respectfully
[handwritten signature] GM Saltzgaber
Commissioner. 
Lewis. - 2
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State of North Carolina 
Office of Secretary of State
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify, that it appears from the muster rolls of the continental line of this state in the revolutionary war that Joel Lewis a Lieut in Capt Gorden's company of the 10th Regiment, was commissioned on the day of 1779. I further certify that it appears he drew a warrant for his services as a Lieutenant for four years; warrant No. 56, dated 21st Octor. 1783. 
Given under my hand this 6th May 1843
Wm. Hill
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[typed form, handwritten response]
Rev War
Widow, &c.
File No. 780
Miriam Crabb Former widow of Joel Lewis Lieut, Rev. War.
Act: Mar 3, 1843.
Index: - Vol. A, Page 152
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Mch 7, 1896
Widow pensioned to Mrs Jaspar N. Morrison
1914 Jan 17 Mrs M B  Clarke
1936. Feb. 4 hist to Mrs. O. M. Outman
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[typed letterhead, handwritten letter]
R.S. HOGAN PREST.
T.J LANGSTON. V.-PREST.
M.B. CLARKE, CASHIER
R.J. MILLER. ASST. CASHIER
R.W. GALLOWAY, ASST. CASHIER
West Plains Bank
Capital Stock $60,000
Surplus and Profits $40,000
[ink stamp]: Jan 18 1914
West Plains, Mo., Jan 8 1914
Pensions Department 
Washington D.C.
Can you find any record of The Widow of Captain Joel Lewis getting a pension. I believe he enlisted from North Carolina
Oblige
Mrs M. B. Clarke
705 W. Main St- 
West Plains Mo.
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Fulton Tenn
25
An 21th
James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City 
Decm 11 1843
Tenn 
Joel Lewis
add evidence
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Fulton Tenn Nov 23rd 1843
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions,
Dear Sir,
I enclose you the certificate of William Hill, Secretary of State of North Carolina, from which it appears that Col Joel Lewis served four years as a Lieutenant in the 10th Regt of the N.C. continental line. I am confident there must be some error in this certificate as Col Lewis must have commenced his service in the N.C. line as early as 1777 or 1778 as is proved by the statements of the venerable Thomas Hickman, who knew him personally at the line and states that his first commission was that of Ensign; and Major Thomas Clairborne of Nashville, who is personally known to you, assures me that he had a certificate from Mr. Hill, Sec'y of State of N. Carolina, some years since, in which it was stated that Col Joel Lewis held the rank of Captain in the N. Carolina line which he has lost or [illegible] since. This corroborates the statement of Major Hickman that, in consequence of source disgust about the consolidating of the N. Carolina
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regiments, he resigned when holding the rank of Captain. I have no doubts that there is some error in the N.C.  records, as Col Lewis for some time had the title of Major and at the close of the war was Colonel of the rear N.C. state Regiment. After his resignation as Capt in the Continental line he immediately raised a volunteer company, which he commanded at the battle of King's Mountain, and had the command of the left wing after Col Cleveland's horse had been killed and fallen with him. Col Lewis's Company continued twenty two of his own relatives and connections, all of whom are said to have been killed or wounded in the battle of King's Mountain Col Lewis himself received three wounds. He first entered the service in one of the Virginia Regiments, having left school in Rockbridge Co, when but a youth in his 17th year, for that purpose the year 1776. From this line he was continually in service with the exception of two or three short intervals during the whole of the Revolutionary War. In the year 1777 it appears from the statements of the venerable Col James Lewis, that he was employed in the arduous campaign of the middle states. Subsequently his ser [service, continued on next page]
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vices [services, continued from previous page] were chiefly confined to the states of North and South Carolina. Inered of the facts above stated, I have derived from those who knew Col  Lewis well in his lifetime and heard them from himself and others who had a personal knowledge of the facts. Other statements are confirmed by the evidence forwarded you some time since. - At this late period it is extremely difficult to find living witnesses of occurrences so long transpired. I am however in expectation of receiving additional testimony to sustain the application of Mrs Miriam Crabb for her pension for the services of her first husband Col Joel Lewis, which I hope will receive your prompt and favorable attention, as she is now quite old and feeble and in need of the provision made for her by the bounty of the government. 
Very respectfully 
your obt servant 
Wm W Lea
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V 
Miriam Crabb wid
Joel Lewis
Tenn
Let to WB Lewis Sept 8 1843
Act 7 July 1838
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State of Tennessee
Lauderdale County
This day personally appeared before A H Pope an acting Justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid, Henry Rutherford, aged eighty years, who being duly sworn, deposes and states as follows. Being That he was born in Rowan County, North Carolina in the year 1762 where he continued to reside untill the year 1787 when he removed to Lincoln County, North Carolina where he resided until the year 1797 when he removed to Davidson County State of Tennessee, and removed in the year 1820 to his present residence which is now in Lauderdale County Tennessee. He further states that he was acquainted with Major William Terrile Lewis and Colonel Joel Lewis in North Carolina from the year 1783 untill they removed to the state of Tennessee, Davidson County, in the year 1792; that from his first acquaintance with Joel Lewis, he bore the title and held the rank, as he believes, of Colonel in the Continental Army; and as he is. informed, received Five Thousand acres of land from the state of North Carolina as such. He further states that he saw Colonel Joel Lewis at his brother's home in North Carolina early in the year 1786 in company with his wife and his understanding was that they had been married some short time previously, and from the time of their removal to Tennessee he was intimately acquainted with them untill the death of Col Lewis; that as he is informed the widow of Col Joel
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Lewis, subsequently married Col Ralph Crabb who is since dead, but the date of his death he does not know; and that she was living in Lauderdale County Tennessee, as he is informed. 
H Rutherdford
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5th [possibly 6th, ink smears cover the number] day of July 1843
A. H. Pope J. P. 
State of Tennessee
Lauderdale County
I certify that I have been personally acquainted with the above named Henry Rutherford for a number of years and have no hesitations in saying that his statements are entitled to full faith and credit.
A.H. Pope J. P.
State of Tennessee 
Lauderdale County
I Isaac M Steele clerk of the county court of said county of Lauderdale, do certify, that Able H Pope whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate in his own proper hand writing is and was at the date of the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid duly & legally commissioned and qualified In testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix my private seal (having no seal of office) this 5th day of June 1843
Isaac M Steele clk
Seal
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State of Tennessee 
Lauderdale County
I James L Green chairman and Presiding Justice of the county court of the county aforesaid do certify, that Isaac M Steele, whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate in his own proper handwriting, is and was at the date of the above clerk of the county court of the county aforesaid, duly elected and qualified and that the same is in due form of law and that he is the proper officer under the laws of Tennessee to sign said certificate Given under my hand this 6th day of June 1843
Jas L Green P. J.
L County
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B.
State of Tennessee
Davidson County
This day personally appeared before Wilkins Tannehill, an acting Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid Thomas Hickman, aged Eighty years, and being duly sworn, makes oath as follows, that he was Born in Albemarle County Virginia in the year 1762; that his father continued to reside there untill the year 1772 and in that or the succeeding year removed to the southern part of the state of Virginia, and shortly afterwards to the State of North Carolina, Surry County, where he continued to reside during the whole of the revolutionary war, that in the year 1785 he the said Thomas Hickman removed to Nashville in Davidson County, now Middle Tennessee, that in the year 1788 he was elected sheriff of Davidson County, in which capacity he served six years and has continued to reside in the said county ever since; that he served in the Revolutionary War and now receives a pension from the Gen'l government. He further states that he was acquainted in Albermarle Co Virginia with William Terrill Lewis, Senior, the father of William Terrill Lewis, Jr, Micajah Green Lewis,
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Joel Lewis, and James Martin Lewis and his family, all of whom were good and true whigs in the war of Independence, in which they served. [Micajh G Lewis, crossed out] About the year 1776 or 1777 William T Lewis Sen'r removed to Surry County North Carolina, bringing with him his sons William T. Lewis and Joel Lewis, for each of who in a short time afterwards, he obtained a commission of Ensign in one of the North Carolina regiments, his older son, Micajah G Lewis, at the same time holding a Lieutenant commission in the Fourth Regiment of the North Carolina Continental troops; that from the time of them entering the service they were active, enterprising officers and were promoted to higher ranks during the war. that they were engaged in several of the battles in the South; that Micajah G Lewis was killed in a night skirmish with the enemy, a few days before the battle of Guilford Court House; that Joel Lewis was taken prisoner by the tories, on the retreat from Camden on the evening of the day of Gates's defeat, and afterwards made his escape; this deponent having a particular knowledge of these occurrences from having been attached to the same army at the time.
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He further states that he was in the battle of the Alamance and he also believes in that of Guilford with Joel Lewis, who was among what were at that time called the [illegible] officers, being [illegible] of the regiments that went on to the State of Virginia; that Joel Lewis was continually employed as an active partizan officer, being among the foremost at all times to engage in any enterprize that might be on foot against the common enemy. That he was well known as a good officer and at the close of the war was the commanding Colonel of what was called the North Carolina State regiment. this deponent further states that Colonel Joel Lewis was married to his wife Miriam in the year 1784 or 1785 that he saw them living together as man and wife in Surry County North Carolina, previously to his moving to Tennessee; that in the year 1790 or 1791 Col Joel Lewis removed with his family to the vicinity of Nashville Davidson County, Tennessee, where they reared a numerous family and lived together untill the death of Colonel Lewis, which according to his recollection was in the year 1846. He further states that he was intimately acquainted with Col Lewis and his
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wife Miriam, that after the death of Col Lewis she married Col Ralph Crabb, who is since dead, but at what period he died this deponent is unable to say.
Sworn to before me this 29th Apl 1843
W Tannehill
Justice of the Peace.
Tho Hickman
I Wilkins Tannehill do hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with the above named Thomas Hickman for about thirty three years, and that his statements are entitled to full faith and confidence.
W Tannehill
Justice of the Peace
of Davidson County & State of Tennessee
State of Tennessee Davidson County
I Robert B Castleman clerk of the county court of said county certify that W Tannehill whose name is signed to the above statements & attestations is & was at the time of signing the the name an acting justice of the Peace as above & that his attestation is in due form of Law & the signatures therein purporting to be his are genuine. Given under my hand & the seal of said Court at office this 29th day of April 1843
Ro. B. Castleman
Clerk of said Court
Sate of Tennessee
Davidson County
I Josiah Ferriss Chairman of the County Court of Davidson County do hereby certify that Robert B Castleman is and was clerk of the county court of said County at the time of making out and signing the foregoing certificate and that the above is in due form at Court, given under my hand and seal this the 29th day of April 1843
Josiah Ferriss  seal
Chairman of said court
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Nashville Tennessee 
May 1st day 1843
In answer to the inquiries made to me a few days ago about my knowledge of Colonel Joel Lewis being in the Revolutionary War or his Marriage &c I can only say I have no knowledge of his being in the army only from his own and other gentlemens conversation about the war battles & such. Have no doubt but the Colonel was in Revolutionary war and was wounded. I have heard him speak of many ingagement &c and of Kings Mountain.
I was living in Nashville when Colonel Lewis and his Brother moved from North Carolina to Nashville, which was the called North Carolina, It was in November Seventeen hundred and ninety two. 
Colonel Lewis and his wife, live together as such untill Mrs Lewis bore him Eighteen children. 
After the death of Joel Lewis, Mrs Lewis intermarried with Colonel Ralph Crabb Colonel Crabb is now dead Mrs Crabb yet living. many other sircumstances I could tell but suppose it not worth while
There can be no doubt of Col. Joel Lewis being legally married. I have heard Mrs Lewis speak of her wedding Marriage &c and often heard her sister speak of it & others
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And and that the present Mrs Miriam Crabb now living was the legal married wife of Colonel Joel Lewis decd. - 
I became acquainted with them in November 1792 and continued untill Col Lewis death.- Was acquainted with Col Crabb before and after his Marriage to Mrs Lewis and untill his death.-
If an oath is wanting it can be had.
Tho Cutcher
Examine this and if you think it will help you can write to me I can make one and send it to Mr J L Edwards
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[Left of page]
[typed form, handwritten response]
8218
Nashville, Tennessee.
Miriam Crabb, formerly the widow of Joel Lewis who was a pensioner under the Act of -- and who died in the month of November 1816 Lauderdale Co in the State of Tennessee, who was a Lieut: in the Company commanded by Captain -- of the Reg: commanded by Col: --- in the Revolution line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Nashville at the rate of 320. Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of March 1844 and sent  Wm B Lewis Esq 2nd Auditor
Whole amount due $ 1600.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by F. L. Swann. Clerk,
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Rep. 21 Mar
"44
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State of Tennessee
Franklin County
This day Dr Wallace Estill personally appeared before me William Reeves an acting Justice of the Peace for Franklin County and made oath that Col Ralph Crabb, late of the county of Franklin, departed this life to the best of his recollection between the 1st and 10th day of Jany 1836.-
Wallace Estill.
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 21st day of June 1843 By Dr Wallace Estill who is entitled to credit
Wm Reeves, J.P.
State of Tennessee
Franklin County
I Isaac Estill clerk of the county court of said county, do hereby certify, that William Reeves, whose name is subscribed to the above affidavit of Dr Wallace Estill is an acting Justice of the peace, in and for the county of Franklin, duly elected commissioned and qualified, and hi is entitled to faith and credit in all of his official acts as such, and the signature purporting to be his is genuine. witness my hand at office this 21st day of June 1843
Isaac Estill clerk
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3999
Tenn
Mar 30 1843
Miriam Crabb
$320 per ann
W.B. Lewis
2d Aud
June 8 "44
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State of Tennessee
Lauderdale County
On this Twenty second day of April 1844 personally appeared before the undersigned J. M. Alexander an acting Justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid, Miriam Crabb, a resident of Fulton in the County of Lauderdale, aged seventy five years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declarations, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3rd day of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Joel Lewis who was a Lieutenant in the North Carolina line of the Continental army, and as she believes of higher rank in some volunteer or other corps, for whose services she has received a pension of Three Hundred & Twenty Dollars per annum, under the act of July 4th 1838. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
J. M. Alexander
J. P. for Lauderdale Cty
Miriam Crabb seal
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State of Tennessee 
Lauderdale County
I, L. Marcellus Campbell clerk of the county court of the county of Lauderdale aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Josiah M Alexander whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavit, is and was at the date of the same, an acting Justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified, and that I am acquainted with his handwriting from having seen him write, and that I verily believe his said signature to be genuine. IN testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal (having no seal of office) at office in Ripley the 3rd day of May 1844 -- 
L. Marcellus Campbell clk
By Isaac clk State Desk
State of Tennessee
Lauderdale County
I Jas L Green Presiding Justice of the county court of Lauderdale county aforesaid, certify that L Marcellus Campbell whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing the same, clerk of the county court of said County, duly elected & qualified according to law, that his said certificate is in due form of law, that full faith and credit is due all his official acts
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as such, and that Isaac M Steele whose signature also appears to said certificate as deputy clerk is said L Marcellus Campbell's true and lawful deputy duly appointed and qualified according to law. Given under my hand this 3d day of May 1844
Jas L Greene P. J. 
L. C. C.