Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2473, Josiah Crawford, Va

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(8-1776)
SERVICE                                            [stamped star]                          NUMBER
Va?                                                       Crawford, Josiah                 R.2473
                                                                                    Sarah

CONTENTS
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[stamp "rejected"]

21473
P.O. [blank]
Sarah Crawford
Service: wife of Josiah

Enlisted: [blank], 18
Discharged: [blank], 18
Application filed [blank], 18

Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]

Attorney: [blank]
P.O. [blank]
[blank] Recognized.  [blank] contra
[blank] Cert. of Dis.  Searched for [blank], 18

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No 6552
Sarah Crawford
Widow of Josiah
                    Teur,
J.W. Stevens July 23 1856
2473 


Z. Feby 1853

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I hereby certify that I am acquainted with
Sarah Crawford who makes the within declaration
and from her statement I have reason to believe
that she is not able to go into court to make
the [unknown] declaration for the purpose herein
names. 
[unknown signature] July 30 1856                       R.P. Chase
                                                                                            J o Peace

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Declaration of Sarah Crawford
In order to obtain the benefit of the [1st?] section of the
act of 3d February 1833
State of Tennessee
County of Sullivan SS
On the day personally
appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the
peace for the County of Sullivan and State of
Tennessee, Sarah Crawford a resident of the County and
State aforesaid aged Seventy three years. Who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath
make the following declaration in order to obtain the
benefits of the provision made by act of Congress
passed on the 3d February 1853, granting pensions
to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary War that she is the widow of Josiah Crawford who was a private in the War of the revolution (officers not known) She further
declares, that she was married to the said Josiah
Crawford on the 4th day of
1817 in the
County of Sullivan State of Tennessee and that her said Husband died on the 14th day of
December 1827 that she was not married to him prior to the 2d day of January Eighteen Hundred
but at the time above stated she further declares
that the believes her said Husband entered the army
in Virginia, and that she is now a widow.  She is
also further declares that by reason of bodily infirmity she
is not able to appear in court to make this declaration
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this third day of July 1856
Sworn to and subscribed
before me R. P. Chase
[illegible]
Sarah Crawford her mark L.S.
[illegible]
witness

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State of Tennessee⎬ SS
County of [Sullivan] I John C Rutledge Clerk
the county court in and for the County and
State aforesaid do hereby certify. R. P. Chase
whose signature appear to the [unintelligible] is and was at the time of signing the [unintelligible] a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn that
all his official acts as such are entitled to
full faith and credit and that the aforesaid
County Court is a court of record having
general jurisdiction.
Given under my hand and seal of Office in office at Blountville this 9th day of July 1856
John C. Rutledge Clerk.

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Abingdon July 14th 1856
Com: of Pensions,

Dear Sir,

to please the applicant I enclose the Mother's papers.  She thinks her Husband, Josiah Crawford, went from Virginia, the Audittor at Richmond cannot find his name she is mistaken

I am Sir
Very respectfully
your off st
JW Stevens

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Affidavit

[seal visible through paper from reverse at bottom of page]

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State of Tennessee
County of Sullivan } SS
On this day personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Sullivan state of Tennessee Cyrus T. C. Drake and Lewis A Hunt   Who being duly sworn according to law doth on their oaths declare that Sarah Crawford now applying for pension and Bounty land is truly the widow of Josiah Crawford deceased that they have reason to believe that said Crawford was a revolutionary Soldier and that he died in the year 1827 and that the said Sarah is now a widow. In [illegible] [illegible] we will herewith set our hands and seals this third day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred [L.S.} and fifty six.

Sworn to and subscribed Cyrus T. C. Drake [L.S.]
before me
[illegible]                        Lewis A. Hunt   [L.S.]
[illegible]
State of Tennessee
Sullivan County}
Know all make by those presents that Josiah Crawford [illegible] our his Executors and Administrators are held and family friends send His Excellence Joseph McMinn Esquire [illegible] in and over this said state for the time being, in the [illegible] sum of Fifteen hundred dollars, to be [illegible] sent to him the said Joseph McMinn Esquire Governor, and [illegible] in office; to be paid in condition there be [illegible] by the above [illegible] Josiah Crawford and Sarah [illegible] may not be found together as man and wife in matrimony.
With our hands and seals this 1st day of July 1816
[illegible] M. [illegible]     Josiah Crawford [illegible]
Josiah Crawford 1816    William Bay [illegible]

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State of Tennessee}
County of Sullivan}
I John C Rutledge Clerk of the County Court in the county and state aforesaid certify that R P Chase whose signature appears to the within affidavit is and was at the time of the signing the same Justice of the Peace and for the said county and state aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn that all his official ____ entitled to full  ____ and credit and the aforesaid county court is a court of record during period jurisdiction and I further certify that the foregoing is a given under my hqbd tbd should this correct copy of the  marriage bond on the marriage of Josiah Crawford and Sarah Hulse and that I first notarized in my office and it was not usual to return the license that dates and there was no marriage record kept except the filing of the bond and that I have not interest in this claim.

Given under my hand and official seal at office in Blountville this 7th day of July 1856.

John C Rutledge, Clerk