Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2458-100, for George Snelbaker, New Jersey
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SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Snelbaker, George
B. L. Wt. 2458-100
or Snellbaker
CONTENTS
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Hear Jas E Heath
     Commissioner
 of Pensions
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Nathan Pittgrove Salem Co N Jersey 
Sir
I herewith enclose two cases one for land bounty on account of Revolutionary service and the other for a pension for for disability It is respectfully requested that there two cases may not be subject to the delay that is necessary in the cases of Bounty land claims of 1812 but that they may receive immediate attention if it is not incompatible with the rules of your office (June 2 (illegible) 61) Very Respectfully ( illegible) JM Brown Hon Jos E Heath Commissioner of Pensions

pension (illegible ) taken out & (illegible)
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Heirs at Law of 
George Snelbaker
                  N.Y. Line
Revolutionary
                 Soldier
  


Claim for Bounty
          Land


J.M. Browne
      Attorney
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George Snelbaker

        $2,458




J.M. Browne
   Upper Pills Grove
            Salam County
                       N. Jersey
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State of New Jersey
County of Salem//

On this thirtieth day of May A.D. 1851 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County aforesaid, Margaret Snelbaker, who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration. That she is the widow of George Snelbaker Jr., who was the son of George Shelbaker, the identical George Snelbaker who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary War with Great Britain, that the said George Shelbaker belonged to the New Jersey Troops of the line in Cumming's Regiment, that he enlisted for the war and served until the end of it, that she cannot say what other officers he served under nor what particular battles he was in but can say that he served through the whole of the said war and was honorably discharged, that his discharge is lost and that he was entitled to bounty land which he never made application for.

That he died about the year 1798 and left but one heir living, a son, the [duplicate: the] above named George Snelbaker Jr. That she was married to the
said George Swilbaker Jr. in the year 1805 at Sweedsboro City by one Rev. Felters, a clergyman that her husband, the said George Snelbaker Jr. died on the 17th day of May 1842 at Woodstown, Salem County, N. Jersey. That she and her seven children are the only heirs now living of the aforesaid George
Snelbaker, who was entitled to County land from his services in the Revolutionary War. That she resides at Woodstown and is 65 years of age and that her children's names are as follows viz:

Samuel; Hester; Sarah; Elizabeth; Jacob; Margaret; and George Shelbaker. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to
which she and her said children are entitled as the only living heirs of the aforesaid George Snelbaker, who become entitled to the same on account of his Revolutionary services according to Acts of Congress entitling him thereto. She further states that her name previous to being married was Margaret Stinger.
s/ Margaret Snelbaker
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Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I hereby certify that I believe the aforesaid Margaret Snelbaker is of the age above stated.
s/ Joseph Harker, J.P.

Extract from family record:
George Snelbaker was born Aug. 17th 1787.
Margaret Stinger was born Aug. 14th 1786.
Were married April 11th 1805.

I hereby certify that the above is a true extract taken from the family record kept in the family Bible by the above mentioned Margaret Shelbaker.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirtieth day of May A.D. 1851.
s/ Joseph Harker


State of New Jersey
County of Salem//

On this 30th day of May A.D. 1851 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, Ephraim Waters, aged 58 years, a resident of Woodstown, County & State above mentioned, who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is well acquainted with Margaret Snelbaker and her family, that he was well acquainted with George Snelbaker, her deceased husband, that the said George was the only son of the identical
George Snebaker mentioned in the foregoing declaration, who was a Revolutionary soldier. That the said Margaret Snelbaker and her seven children are
believed to be the only living heirs of the said soldier, that the said Margaret is the widow of George Snelbaker Jr., that the said George, her husband died as mentioned in her declaration.
s/ Ephraim Waters

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above mentioned.
s/ Joseph Harker, J.P.
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Know all men by these presents that I, Margaret Snelbaker of Woodstown, Salem County, N.J. do hereby irrevocably make, constitute and appoint J.M. Brown
of Upper Pittsgrove, County and State above mentioned my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name and for my children who have vested power in me to
make this appointment to prosecute the claim of George Snelbaker, deceased, for Bounty Land and for any and all dues on his account at Washington or
elsewhere and to receive the certificate for said claim and to do all acts necessary in and about the premises giving and granting full power of substitution hereby ratifying all my said attorney or his substitute shall do or cause to be done legally in my name in and about the premises. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 31st day of May 1851.
s/ Margaret Snelbaker

Signed and delivered in presence of Ephraim Waters.

State of New Jersey
County of Salem//

On this 30 day of May 1851 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, Margaret Snelbaker and acknowledged the above Power of Attorney to be her act and deed for the purposes therein contained. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year aforesaid.
s/ Joseph Harker, J.P.

State of New Jersey
County of Salem//

I, Samuel Copner, Clerk of the County Court in and for the County and State above mentioned do hereby certify that Joseph Harker, whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing papers is and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; he being duly commissioned and sworn; that the aforesaid County Court is a Court of Record
having general jurisdiction. Given under my hand and Seal of Office at Salem this 31st day of May A.D. 1851.
s/ Samuel Copner, Clerk
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City of Philadelphia SS,

          Personally appeared before me, the subscriber, one of Aldermen of the said city Mary Snelbaker who being duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say, That she is Seventy four years of age, that she is a widow of Daniel Snelbaker that she knew George Snelbaker, and that said George Snelbaker enlisted in the army of Revolutions does not know in what year he enlisted or what Regiment or Company he served in - nor the name of the Colonel but says he served until the end of the war - that he enlisted in the state of New Jersey - does not remember any battles he was engaged or fought in - that  said George died about the year 1786 - leaving a son named  George who has since died, leaving a widow - Margaret Snelbaker - and that she knows said Margaret and ???? said Margaret is the only surviving heir of said George Snelbaker who served in the army of the war of the Revolution and that said Margaret now reside in Woodstown Salam County New Jersey.
                                       Mary Snelbaker

Sworn and Subscribed before
me this 23rd day of Feburary
                        1848
                   Elisha Crowell
                          Aldermen

City of Philadelphia SS
State of Pennsylvania 
                                                        The
whose signature is attached
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                         Power of Attorney

                       George Snelbakers
                                Children
                 to their mother
              Margaret Snelbaker
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Know all men by these presents that we the subscribers do hereby make, constitute and appoint our mother, Margaret Snelbaker, our true and lawful attorney for us and in our names to make application for and to demand and receive the Bounty Land in which we have an interest by heirship, agreeable to the declaration which the said Margaret Snelbaker has made and subscribed for giving her full power of substitution hereby ratifying all our attorney or
her substitute shall do or cause to be done legally in and about the premises. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 29th day of May A.D. 1851.
s/ Samuel Snelbaker
s/ Esther Edwards
s/ Sarah Green
s/ Elizabeth Smith (X - her mark)
s/ Jacob Snelbaker (X - his mark)
s/ Margarett Sheppard (X - her mark)
s/ George Snelbaker


Sealed & delivered in presence of.
s/ Robert C. Pedrick, Justice Peace


(over)
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State of New Jersey
County of Salem//

On this 29th day of May A.D. 1851 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared.:

Samuel; Hester; Sarah; Elizabeth; Jacob; Margaret; and George Shelbaker. 

And acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be their act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year aforesaid.
s/ Robert C. Pedrick