Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,256, Robert Webb, Residence Miss In 1847

SERVICE
NUMBER
Webb, Robert, Sophia
R 11 256
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Widow's residence Miss in 1849
CONTENTS

N 14114 Sophia Webb Miss
Set Hon. Th. P. Stanton 22 d May 1850.
11256
a 17 May 1838

The undersigned, Burrell Benton, formerly of Anson County, North Carolina, certifies that he was acquainted with Robert Webb Esq of Richmond County, in said State, and Sophia Webb, his wife, formerly a Chaise, and that the said Sophia Webb was known and passed as the lawful wife of the said Robert Webb.
North Mt Pleasant. Miss. N o 26, 1849. B Benton

REJECTED
11256
P. O.
Sophia Webb
Service:
Robert
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Germantown Pa
April 20th / 90
Friend J. P. Stanton
Enclosed in this envelope you will find several certificates which Mrs. Sophia Webb requested me to forward to you. She is very ill & infirm and wishes you to procure for her if possible a pension as the wife of Robert Webb Esq. who served in the war. She states to me that she can not ascertain what company her husband belonged to. Any thing you can do for her will be thankfully received by her & friends.
Very Truly yours
S. W. Lott
To the
Commission of Pensions Present.

The undersigned Danie Smith formerly of North Carolina Richmond county do hereby Certify that he was that he was personally acquainted with Robert Webb Esquire of Richmond County N.C. in said State & Sophy Webb his wife formerly Sophy Cherry & that the said Sophy Webb was known & passed as the lawful wife of said Robert Webb Esquire. I also do certify that that I was acquainted with William Robertson Esquire which was an acting Magistrate at the time said Webb was married to said Sophy Cherry.
And further certify that I recollect hearing My father say that the said Robert Webb lived in the bath together at Hot Springs South Carolina also at the at the Bath at the Cowpens in said State.
Germanton June Shelby county
Dec 3rd 1849
Dan. Smith
I also do certify that said Robert Webb Esquire died in Richmond County No Carolina.

Paul Smith

18119
Sophia Webb Wid of Robert Miss
at 7 July 1838
D.G.
Washington City
Hon. J. P. Stanton

The State of Mississippi 3 This day personally Marshall County appeared before me J. A. McFadyen an acting Justice of the peace of said County Sophia Webb (Before marriage Sophia O'Keane who declares on oath that she is the Widow of Robert Webb Esq who died the 2nd day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Sixteen— She was married to the said Robert Webb about the 1st July Seventeen hundred and Eighty  one in Richmond County North Carolina by William Robison Esq— This deponent does not know in what Regiment her husband the said Robert Webb served— nor of any person by whom she can prove or ascertain the facts. This deponent gave birth to thirteen children the names of which are as follows (to wit) Lucy Webb Nancy Webb Lively Webb William Webb Sally Webb Samuel Webb Benjamin Webb Calvin Webb Holden Webb Susan Webb and Elijah Webb
Signed & Subscribed before me 24 th day of Nov 1849
J. A. McFadyen (Seal) Justice of the peace
Sophia Webb

I J. A. McFadden do certify that the within named Sophia Mott is a very aged and infirm lady and is in a great measure dependent upon her children for support — not being able to walk at all and suffers a good deal from infirmness and debility and has been in this situation for some time Nov 24 th Nov 24 1849 J. A. McFadden