Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10589, for Henry Tibben, Pennsylvania
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Service
Penn.
Tibben or Tibbens, Henry
Mary
Number
R10589
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12.066
Pennsylvania

Henry Tibben

Dauphin Co. in the state of PA who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel [illegible] of the PA ...line, for the term of 7 years. [War is written in pencil]

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 23rd of June 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 18 of June 1819 and sent to [illegible] R. Shunk Esqr
Harrisburgh, PA

Arrears to 4th of Mar:1819 8/30, 4/31 =67..16
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819   48..
$115.16
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State of New York
Yates County
Catherine Leddyck being duly sworn saith that on the 7th day of August last (1843) she made an affidavit before Augustus Torrey Esquire that the said affidavit was erased and ___ at her request. That the letter “D” was erased and the letter “T” written where erased in the word “Tibbens” where ever it occurs in the said affidavit and the word “Dibbens” wholly erased in other instances and the word “Tibbens” … that the word "officer" was also erased and the word "Pennsylvania" "by the said Henry Tibbens" "Mary" and "Soldier..." in the said affidavit, that she has known the said Henry Tibbens referred to in the said affidavit as the husband of the widow Mary Tibbens of Potter Yates County since his marriage to the said Mary in the year seventeen hundred and eighty-six until 1808 and his family since that time and that this name has been spelled differently by different persons and members of the same family and others that since have spelled it Dibbens and other Tibbens. That David one of the sons of the said Henry Tibbens wrote his name Dibbens. That the said Henry Tibbens and his wife Mary now widow Tibbens spoke the Dutch language in their family and she believes they were of German origin. 
Mark X Catherine Leddyck
Subscribed and sworn to the 20th day of September 1843 before me and I further certify that the said Catherine Leddyck is personally well known to me is a respectable person and entitled to belief

A. Torrey Judge of the County Courts of Yates County N York
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State of New York
Yates County
On this twenty-sixth day of September in the year Eighteen hundred and forty three personally appeared before the subscriber Augustus Torrey a Judge of the County Courts in and for the said County of Yates Mary Tibbens a resident of the town of Potter in the said county of Yates aged eighty nine years who being 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 passed July 7 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows and the further declaration to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed March 3 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. 
That she is the widow of Henry Tibbens who was a private in the Revolutionary Army. That was a pensioner of the United States when the roll of the Pennsylvania Agency at the time of his death at the rate of eight dollars per month and she would refer the Commissioner of Pensions to the evidence on file in the War Department for the proof of the service of the said Henry Tibbens. 
She further declares she was married to the said Henry Tibbens in the month of November (1786) seventeen hundred and eighty-six [Halifax Dauphin County Pennsylvania - writing struck] that she has no documentary evidence of her said marriage or any living witness known to her who was present at the wedding. 
That her husband the aforesaid Henry Tibbens died [Halifax - writing struck] in February in the Year eighteen hundred and twenty-two that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety-four viz at the time above stated. She further declares she is still a widow. 
Mark X Mary Tibbens
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State of New York
Yates County
Jacob Lowden being duly sworn saith that he is personally well acquainted with Mary Dibbens widow of Henry Dibbens of the town of Potter Yates County New York. That this deposed is a resident of  Geneva Monroe County and is seventy four years old. That the said Mary Dibbens is about ninety years old. That he remembers the marriage of the said Mary to the said Henry. That he lived within three miles of the said Mary and Henry at the time. That it is fifty four years or more since they were married. That they lived in Green Wood Cumberland County in State of Pennsylvania when they were married. That he was not present at the wedding but it was public report that they were married at that time and they lived together as husband and wife as long as he knew them. That [writing struck] this deposed came from Pennsylvania to the State of New York in the year 1795 and did not see the said Dibbens after that time but the said Mary moved in to the said State of New York after the death of her husband in 1820. That the said henry and Mary had children after this marriage and that David Dibbens was the son of the said Mary and Henry that he was well acquainted with him. That he died in the town of __ Tompkins County that he was born as early as seventeen hundred and ninety-four but of this this deposed is not certain. 
Jacob Lowden
Subscribed and sworn before me the 2nd day of August 1843
A. Torrey Judge of the County Courts of Yates County

I certify that I am previously acquainted with this said Jacob Lowdon he is a respectable person + entitled to belief

A. Torrey Judge of Yates County Courts
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State of New York
Yates County
Anthony Steele bring duly sworn saith that he is personally well acquainted with Mary Dibbans widow of Henry Dibbans of Potter Yates County New York that the said Henry and Mary were married to each other in the town of Greenwood County of Cumberland State of Pennsylvania after the close of the Revolutionary War. That he was not present at their wedding but it was public report in the neighborhood at the time that the said Henry and Mary were married in Halifax by Esq Watson. That as near as this deposed can estimate the time by his own age it was in the year 1786. That they immediately then after lived together as husband and wife and continued so to live together til the death of the said Henry in the year 1820 or about that time. That the said Henry and Mary had children after their marriage their names were Molly, Catherine, David and Jacob. That the said David and Jacob are dead. Molly married a man by the name of Musselman and lives in the said County of Cumberland and the said Catherine lives near Pittsburgh in the ___ State. That Molly Musselman is the oldest of the children of the said Henry and Mary and judging from the age of his own family she is fifty six years old. That the said Henry Dibbans was reputed to have been an officer in the Revolutionary War. That this deposed lived in the said town of Greenwood from the time he was a boy til thirteen years since he moved to the town of Geneva Monroe County NY of which place he is now a resident and is eighty years old
Mark X Anthony Steele
Sworn and Subscribed the 2nd day of August 1843
A. Torrey Judge of the County Courts of Yates County
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State of New York
Yates County
Catherine Leddyck being duly sworn saith that she is personally well acquainted with Mary Tibbens of Potter in the said County. That the said Mary is the widow of Henry Tibbens and sister of this deposed. That this deposed is seventy nine years old and the said Mary is eighty nine years old. That the said Mary was married to the said Henry Tibbens in the fall of the year of seventeen hundred and eighty six according to her best recollection, she remembers the fact of their marriage this __ __ that she was not at the wedding but she visited them ___ after their marriage, that it was public report in the town of Greenwood Cumberland County Pennsylvania where they their lived that they were married and they lived together as long as she knew them as husband and wife. And she never heard it doubted by anyone that they were lawfully married. That she lived near to them til 1808 when this deposed came to the town of Fayette Seneca County NY where she now resides, that she saw the said Mary once after that and heard from her frequently ___ about twenty years ___ she came to the town of Fayette and lived in the neighborhood of the deposed and she understood the said Henry Tibbens had died not long before that time. That the said Mary had five children by the said Henry Tibbens. Molly Musselman was the oldest of her children by the said Henry Tibbens and judging by the age of her own children the said Molly is about fifty six years old. She heard and believes that the said Henry Tibbens was a pensioner before she Mary came from Pennsylvania and that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army. That the said Mary is a credible person and entitled to belief
Mark X Catherine Leddyck
Sworn and Subscribed the 7th day of August 1843 before me the said Catherine Leddyck being personally known to me is a credible person and entitled to belief. 
A. Torrey Judge of the Count Courts of Yates County
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State of New York
Yates County

Samuel Boots being duly sworn saith that he is personally well acquainted with widow Mary Dibbens of Potter Yates County NY who is applying for a pension and has been acquainted with him for twenty years last past, that he has always understood her husband Henry Dibbens was a Revolutionary Soldier, that he knew David Dibbens the youngest son of the said Henry and Mary - who if now living would be forty six years old and the said Henry + Mary had four children older than said David. That the said Mary is the widow of the ___ Henry Dibbens that she remains unmarried and is still his widow and that she is a respectable person and entitled to belief.

Samuel Boots

Subscribed and sworn to the me the 4th day of August 1843 before me + I further certify that I am personally well acquainted with the said Samuel Boots that he is a highly respectable citizen of the said town of Potter entitled to belief. 

A. Torrey Judge of the County Courts of Yates County NY.
State of New York
Yates County

Samuel Boots being duly sworn saith that he has been acquainted with people by the name of Tibbens for many years and this name [H-- Dibbens vs Tibbens STRIKEOUT] has as frequently been spelled Dibbins as Tibbens. That he has been extensively acquainted in the town of Potter Yates County for many years last past and that there is no other person known to him in the said town of Potter by the name of Tibbens, Dibbins or Dibbens than Mary Tibbens whose declaration is hereto annexed.

Subscribed and Sworn before me this 2nd day of October 1843 the said Samuel Boots being known to me [damaged and illegible] a respectable person + entitled to belief. 
 

A. Torrey Judge of the County Court of Yates County 
N York
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Sworn and Subscribed the 24th day of September 1843 before me. And I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the forgoing declarant Widow Mary Tibbens that she is a respectable person and entitled to belief in her said declaration, has the appearance of being of the age above stated, that she is unable from bodily infirmity to appear in the court of which I am a member, that she stated to me at the [illegible] She made her mark to the said declaration that she could not write her name for bodily infirmity and that the words "in Halifax, Dauphin County Pennsylvania" and "in Halifax [illegible]" [illegible] erased erased [sic] in the said declaration before signing.

A. Torrey 
Judge of the County Courts of Yates County NY.

State of New York
Yates County
S.S

Rev'd Calvin S. Coates being duly sworn saith that he was late [blank line] [illegible] the Pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Rushville in the Town of Potter Yates County, that he is personally acquainted with Mary Tibbens the forgoing declarant that she is apparently of the age above stated, that she is a respectable person and entitled to belief in her said declaration

Subscribed and Sworn to the 29th day of September 1843 before me and I further certify that the said Calvin is a Minister of the Gospel as above stated and is a highly respectable person in his profession and calling. 

Calvin S. Coates

A Torrey 
Judge of the County Courts of Yates County N. York
State of New York
Yates County

Peter Tiddick being duly sworn saith that he is a resident of Potter Yates County, that he is personally well acquainted with Widow Mary Tibbens the forgoing declarant that he formerly resided with David Tibbens the son of the said Mary and Henry Tibbens, who is now dead, that he [illegible] the said Mary
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Tibbens when she first came into the state of New York from Pennsylvania about nineteen years since, that he understood at that time and has continued so understood it that her husband Henry Tibbens had died a year or two before that time in Halifax Dauphin County Pennsylvania, that being a revolutionary soldier and a Pensioner of the United [STRIKETHROUGH] [illegible] at the time of his death, that he has often heard ____ of the dead Henry Tibbens spoken of among his relations + acquaintances and of the said [Henry STRIKETHROUGH] Mary Tibbens marriage to the said Henry Tibbens and has never heard either disputed or doubted, that the said Mary and Henry had five children ____ fruit of their marriage. Their names were Molly, Catherine, [David STRIKETHROUGH], Polly Jacob + David and that he believes the said Molly is as much as fifty-six years old, that the said Mary Tibbens remains unmarried and is still the widow of the said Henry Tibbens

Subscribed + Sworn to before me the 29th day of September 1843 the said Peter Tiddick being personally known to me [illegible]

A Torrey
Judge of the County Courts of Yates County N.Y.

State of New York
Yates County

John L Schenck Esquire being duly sworn saith that he is an acting Justice of the Peace of Potter Yates County, that he is personally acquainted with Widow Mary Tibbens, the forgoing declarant, that she resides in Potter Yates County, that she is the widow of Henry Tibbens who was [STRIKETHROUGH] reputed to have been a Revolutionary Soldier, that the said Mary remains unmarried and is still a widow, that the said widow Mary Tibbens is a respectable person and entitled to belief in her declaration.

Subscribed and Sworn before me this 2 day of October 1843 the said John L Schenck being personally well known to her is a highly respectable citizen. 

John L Schenck

A. Torrey 
Judge of the County Courts of Yates County N York

State of New York
Yates County

I Samuel Stevens Clerk of the County Courts in and for the County of Yates certify that Augustus Torrey whose signature affixed to the forgoing lists of the declaration of Mary Tibbens and the affidavits of Catherine Tiddych, Jacob Lowden, Anthony Steele Samuel Boots Calvin S. Coates Peter Tiddick + John L Schenck Esq is Judge of the County Courts of the said county of Yates and that the said signatures purporting to be his to the forgoing jurats and certification [illegible]

In testimony whereof I have herewith affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name the second day of October in the year eighteen hundred and forty three

Sam Stevens
Clerk of the County Courts of Yates County 
New York
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State of Pennsylvania
Dauphin County
On this Eleventh day of September 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record in and for the county and State aforementioned.  Henry Tibben age Seventy six years resident in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, that he first enlisted under Captain Alvin   Maclean afterwards under Captain Tory of the Congress regiment commanded by Col: Hayiou, the date of the original declaration was made on the 23 day of June 1818 when he received a certificate numbered 12.066.
   And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident  citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift , sale or in any manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the Provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War."  passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me nor have any disclosure other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Schedule
No property - A. Carpenter by profession - no wife- nor family living with me- in so manner capable of working at my trade being at most blind and dependent on my friends for every attention necessary for my support. 
Sworn to an declared on the eleventh day of September  1820 in open court.
Before 
John Machesney Proth.
            His
Henry  H X   Tibben
         marks
Dauphlin County
  I  John Machesney Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Dauphlin do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied form the Record of the said Court. 

In testimony where of I have here unto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court of Harrisburg the 19th day of September A.D. 1820
John Machesney Proth of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphlin County
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Henry Tibben
Private
Col. Irvines Regiment
Pennsylvania Line
1775- 7 years
The declaration does not accord with the certificate of J. Dixon, neither is there anything in the certificate of the Auditor General which goes to prove the service either in Hazans or in the 7th regt.
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Dauphin County
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

On this twenty third day of June A.D. 1818 before me the subscriber on of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said county, personally appeared Henry Tibben aged seventy four years resident in said county, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on this oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" That he the said Henry Tibben enlisted in York County in the State of Pennsylvania some time in the year 1775 in the company commanded by Captain Madean of the regiment of the Infantry commanded by Col. Irvin, believed to have been the 7th Regiment of Penn Troops. That he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United States until some time in June 1783 when he was discharged from service at Pampton Plains in the state of New Jersey, which discharge he has lost. That he was in the Battles of the Three rivers, Brandywine, Germantown and at the taking of Cornwallis and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power, except the annexed certificate of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid 

Henry x Tibben His Mark
Geo Whitehill

Dauphin County
I, George Whitehill Judge as aforesaid, do certify that is appears to my satisfaction that the said Henry Tibben did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the Common enemy, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands of the assistance of his country for support and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress.
Harrisburg June 23rd, 1818
George Whitehill
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Dauphlin County State of Pennsylvania
I John Machesney Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Dauphlin do certify that George Whitehill who has given the within certificate and whose name is there unto subscribed was at the time of so doing and yet is and associate Judge of the County of Dauphlin duly Commissioned and sworn to all whose acts as such due faith and Credit rescind ought to be given as well in Court of Justice as elsewhere.
In testimony where of I have here unto subscribed my name and affied the seal of said Count at Harrisburg the 23rd of June A.D. 1818
John Machesney Prothy
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I do hereby certify upon the honour of a soldier that I was a Sergeant in Col. Moses Hazen's Regt. in the late Revolutionary war. And that the bearer her of Henry Tibbins enlisted in the said Regt. Commanded by Col. Hazan (commonly called the Congress Regt.) for during the war and that he served his country faithfully, in the s.d Regt. to my knowledge from the beginning of the year 1777 until some time in June 1783 at which time he received his discharge at Hampton in the state of N.J. with badge of merit for six years faithful service, as part of the quota from Pennsylvania. Witness  my hand  at West Hanover township the eight  day of June A.D. 1811
James Dixon

N.B. The court of inquiry for the relief of the disabled or infirm officers and soldiers who served in the Pennsylvania line are required  if need be to inquire of Robert Morris, John Downey, or Jacob Boar Esquires for character.............
James Dixon
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15th June 1814
Henry [illegible]
29 June 1814
[illegible]

I certify that the annexed is the origin-certificate exhibited to the office of the Auditor General showing the services of Henry Gibbins in the regiment commanded by Col. Moses Hazen in the Revolutionary War - witness my hand and the seal of the said office this 15th day of June 1818 --
Geo. Bryan [illegible]
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Free

Honble J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.
City of Washington
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Harrisburg May 15th 1819

J. C. Calhoun Esq. Secretary of War.

I have enclosed the application for a pension, of Henry Tibbens with a certificate under the seal of the Auditor Generals [illegible] Commonwealth which in my mind
satisfaction removes the objecting [illegible] on the application.

The reason why the declarations of the applicant and the certificate of J. Dixon do not agree arises from this [illegible] and
Dixon only certifies so far as his knowledge of the applicant enables him.  Tibben had served some considerable time previous to the time he entered with the knowledge of Dixon.

Gibben is now on the verge of the grave, and almost time, 

Yours respectfully
Frs R. Shunk.
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State of Pennsylvania
Dauphin County
John C Bucher being duly sworn saith that he was personally well acquainted with Henry Tibbens a revolutionary Soldier and a pensioner at the time of his death. Of the United States. That he was the Guardian of the said Henry Tibbens a short time before his decease. That he was bail for Catherine Tibbens who was administrator of the said Henry Tibbens Estate. That he was not present at his death or funeral. That he died in the year eighteen hundred and twenty two and believes it was in the month of February of that year. That he assisted to draw the arrears of pension due upon the said Henry Tibbens certificate after his death. That the said Henry Tibbens name was frequently spelled by others in communications to this deposed Dibbens. That this deposed has been the agent of many ___ of the United States in the said County of Dauphin and County adjoining since eighteen hundred and eighteen and has never known any other ___  the United States by the name of Dibbans or Dibbens or Tibbens than the said Henry Tibbens. That the said Henry Tibbens had a daughter by the name of Catherine and that the pension of the said Henry Tibbens was ninety-six dollars per annum
John C Bucher
Subscribed and sworn before me the 22nd day of September 1843 and I further certify that I am personally well acquainted with the said John C Bucher that he is a respectable person and entitled to belief
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State of Pennsylvania
Dauphin County
I John A Weiss Prothonatory
of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid certify that Nicholas Boyer [illegible] and Christian Serler whose names appear as other Jurats of the foregoing affidavits of John [illegible], Henry Backman and John C Bucker are Justices of the peace of the said County of Dauphin and duly [illegible] and commissioned and that the said signatures, perporting to be of the said Nicholas Boyer and Christian Serler are [illegible]

In Testimony whereof I have affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name, the twenty second day of September in the year Eighteen
hundred and forty three
John A. Weir
Prot. of the Court
of Common Pleas
of Dauphin County
Penn-
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State of Pennsylvania
Dauphin County

Henry Backman being duly sworn saith that he is a resident of the Township of New Buffalo in the County of Perry in the said State, that the place where he now resides was formerly called Greenwood Township County of Cumberland.  that he was formerly well acquainted with Henry Tibben who was reputed to have been a Revolutionary soldier and a Pensioner of the United States at the time of his death. that the said Henry Tibben died as near as he can recollect the same in the year Eighteen hundred and twenty one. that the said Henry Tibben was the only person of that name known to this deponent who was a Revolutionary soldier. that the said Henry TIbben left a widow whose name was Mary who is reputed live in the State of New York. that this deponent has been acquainted in the said Township of Greenwood now New Buffalo to since Eighteen hundred.

Subscribed and sworn to this 20th September 1843. I further certify that the said Henry Backman is personally well known to me and is a respectable person and entitled to belief.

Nicholas Boyer, JP
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State of Pennsylvania
Dauphin County

John Shannon, being duly affirmed saith that he is a resident of Halifax in the said County. that he was formerly well acquainted with Henry Tibben who was reputed to have been a Revolutionary Soldier and a pensioner of the United States. that the said Henry Tibben died as near as he can estimate and recollect the time in the year Eighteen hundred and twenty one.  that this deponent was at his funeral and helped to bury the said Tibben with the honors of war.  That the said Henry Tibben was the only person of that name known to this deponent who was reputed to have beena Revolutionary Soldier and that he has been acquainted in New Buffalo and Halifax about thirty four years.

John Shannon

Subscribed and affixed the 20th day of September 1843 before me and I further certify that the said John Shannon is personally well known to me and is a respectable person & entitled to belief

Nicholas Boyer
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Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

In the application of Mary Tibben 

[illegible] applicant
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State of New York
Yates County
Mary Tibbens being duly sworn saith that in the month of September last she made a declaration before Augustus Torrey a Judge of the County Courts of the said County of Yates to obtain pensions under the Acts of 7 July 1838 and 3 March 1843 as the widow of Henry Tibbens. That she was married to her husband the said Henry Tibbens in Halifax, Dauphin County and State of Pennsylvania at the time stated in her said declaration. That she resided in Greenwood Cumberland County PA (Now New Buffalo Perry County) at the time of her said marriage. That she took a certificate of her said marriage at the time but that it has been lost of destroyed many years ago. That she knows of no record of her said marriage either public or private and has no reason to believe there was any such record made. That she had no documentary evidence of her said marriage of any description. That she has no record of the births or ages of her children or either of them public or private and she ___ believes there is no such record in existence or any other written evidence to prove the births or agents of her children or any other collateral fact tending to establish the time of said marriage (except the affidavits heretofore transmitted with her said declaration) and no witness known to her at the said wedding
Mark X Mary Tibbens
Subscribed and sworn before me this 11 day of October 1843
A. Torrey Judge of the County Courts of Yates County
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State of New York
Yates County

I Samuel Stevens Clerk of the County Courts in and for said County of Yates Certify that Augustus Torrey is a Judge of the County Court in and for the said County duly commissioned and sworn and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my said Office and subscribed my name the fourteenth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and forty three

Samuel Stevens,

Clerk of the County Courts of Yates Court
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Rustville NY

Oct 16, 1843

Hon J L Edwards,

Dear Sir, 

On the other half of this sheet is a Supplemental Affidavit of Mary Tibbens, an applicant for pensions under the acts of July 7 1838 & 3 March 1843.  She stated in her declaration that she had no documentary evidence of the Marriage, but she was fearful he statement was not full enough & asks leave to have this affidavit filed with the declaration

Respectfully your Obedient Servant

A Torry
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10330

Brief

Mary Tibben

(Henry)

NY 

Act 7 July 1838
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Kishville N.Y
4 Oct 1843

Hon J L Edwards

Dear Sir: 

Enclosed are the declaration of Mary Tibbens. the affidavits of Catherine Leddyck, Peter Leddock, Calvin S Coates, John J Scharck, Jacob Lordan, Anthony Steel,e Samuel Books, John Shamma, Henry Backman and John C Bucker

The Applicant widow Mary Tibbens claims pensions, on account of the services of her late husband Henry Tibbens under the acts of 7th July 1838 and 3 March 1843.

She states, in her declaration, that she was Married to her late husband Henry Tibbens in the year 1786.

that her husband the said Henry Tibbens died in the year 1822. that he was a pensioner of the United States, on the roll of the Pennsylvania Agency at the rate of Eight dollars per month, at the time of his death

And that she is still a widow.

And she also states that she has no documentary evidence of her marriage or any living witness known to her who was present at her wedding

The applicant's reputation and credibility is established by the affidavits  of Reverend C S Coates a Minister of the Gospel and Esquire Schuck an acting Justice of the peace who are personally acquainted with her and the Certificate of the Officer.

There is in this case some little confusion in the evidence in regard to the name, Lawder Flate and Boots, winesses to the reputation of Marriage Roll the name Dibbens.  Backman and Shannon who give evidence of the death of Tibbens also write tha name Dibbens

I propose to examine the papers first in reference to the name, do the witnesses all of them witness
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and have they, all of them, described the same person.

You are referred first to the evidence of John C Bucker of Harrisburgh, a gentleman of high standing. He swears he had intimate knowledge of Henry Tibbens; obtained his pension certificate; was his Guardian; drew the arrears of Pension after his death.  that his name was frequently spelled in communications to him Dibbens. that he was acquainted with him lived in Daupin County and  ounty adjoining and has never known any other pensioner of the United States by the name of Dibbens, Disben, or Tibbens except the said Henry Tibbens.

Catherine Leddyok in her subsequent & explanatory affidavit swears that she has known the applicant and her husband and their family or some of them all the time since the marriage in 1786 and that the mame has been spelled differently by different persons and members of the same family and others. that some have spelled the name Dibbens and others Tibbens and that David, one of the sons wrote his name Dibbons, and that they spoke the Dutch language in the family

Samuel Boots in his supplemental affidavit swears that he has been acquainted with the names for many years. that it has as frequently been spelled Bibbons as Tibbens and has been extensively acquainted in Potter, the residence of the applicant for many years, and has never known any other person in the said town by the name of Tibbens, Dibbens or Dibbons than Mary Tibbens whose declaration is thereto attached.

Here there is an explanation as to the orthography of the name, in Pennsylvania when she was married lived & her husband died, by Judge Bucker of Fayette in the State of New York where she first resided after she came to New York by Catherine Leddyck.  In Potter where she now resides by Samuel Boots who is competent & has extended acquaintance.

It will also be remarked upon examination
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of the affidavits that they described the Christian name of the applicant and her late husband with uniformity of the applicant and the family.

If the department will take the trouble to examine the pension roll of the Pennsylvania agency, and no person by the name of Dibbins or Dibbans should appear to have been placed upon that roll, then the papers will be wholly relieved from embezzlement on that account.

Evidence of Marriage

Affidavit of Jacob Louder, Anthony Steele & Catherine Leddyock.  They each of them sweart that they lived in Greenwood Cumberland County PA (now New Buffalo, Perry Co - see Henry Backman's affidavit) where the applicant and her husband resided at the time of their marriage. That they were not present at the wedding but it was public report that they were married
and they lived together as long as they know them as husband and wife and they fix the
time 1786.  [illegible] when he moved from there to&N.Y. 1795 and with that date in his mind he puts this date of the Marriage fifty five years ago or more. Steel fixes the time by his own age in 1786. Cathrine Leddyock puts the time 1782 and Steele and Mrs Leddyock offers that Mr. Tibbens  had a Daughter by the name of Molly and who judging by the age of their own families is now fifty six years ol.

Peter Ledock's affidavit shows reputation of Marriage and age of the applicant's family.  Schuck and Boots know the applicant is the widow of Henry Tibbens.  Backman swears that Tibbens left a widow whose name was Mary who is reputed to him in the state of New York.

Death of the husband, Heny Tibbens, affidavit of Anthony Steele, Henry Backman, Joan Thannor and John G Bucker.  Steele knows of the deceased, lived in the neighborhood at that time,put it at 1820 or about time had not data to make from.

Backman and Thomas
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had not records about the death in 1821.  John Thomas helped to bury him with the honors of war.  Judge Bucker swears that he was intimately acquainted with Tibbens business, was his guardian.  Bail for Catharine who was administratix, helped to draw the arrears of pension due on his certificate and from this intimate knowledge, with papers and refer to, he puts the death of Henry Tibbens in February 1822.  Which I have no doubt was the period of his death.

That she is still a widow.

Affidavit of Samuel Boots, Pete Leccodk and John Schmuch.

This is her care and I have to ask the indulgence of the Department to a full and careful examination of it.  The affidavits of Backman, Thomas, and Bucker are dettached from the application but hope that may not be overlooked.  Thie case for your indulgence the more for that fact the applicant is quite old and infirm and belongs to that list of applicants who have not written memorandum of names and dates.  Please inform of the result of your investigation direct to Rushville NY.

I am with great respect your obedient servant,

A. Torrey
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REJECTED

10.589

Mary Tibben
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10589

Mary Tibben

Henry

New York

July 7, 1838
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NAME - Tibbens, Henry  GRADE Private  
 LINE  Hazen's Regiment

WARRANT NUMBER  13822
Acreage - 100
ISSUED  June 1,1792
to Andrew Bamer, assignee