Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 949-100, for John Laib, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
Laib John
B.L.W. 949-100.
Pennsylvania, residence.
CONTENTS

949
The heirs of John Lait private Armstrong Legion
Warrant issued January 15 th 1821
Hon: Jacob Hostetter

State of Pennsylvania. York County ss
Personally appeared before me one of the Judges of the Orphan's court in & for the County of York Barbara Engle, late Barbara Lail, intermarried with Thomas Engle, as more fully appears by reference to paper documents sent to the War Department about a year ago, and on her solemn oath taken according to law saith that she is the only child & heir at law of John Lail late of the Army of the Revolution deceased, as appears by documents of the War Dept forwarded as aforesaid, together with the said John Lail's discharge & further saith not this deponent.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 8 th day of January 1819 —
Geo. Barnitz York County ss
Barbara her X Engle mark
Personally appeared before me as aforesaid, Mary Lail on her solemn oath taken according to law saith that the above named deponent Barbara Engle is the only legitimate heir at law of John Lail deceased this deponent being the mother of said Barbara & the wife of said John Lail & said John was never intermarried with any other person besides this deponent. And further this deponent saith not.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 8 th day of January 1819 —
Geo. Barnitz
Mary her X Lail mark

York Co Ky
Personally appeared before me as aforesaid John Wagoner & his solemn oath taken according to law saith that he is well acquainted with Barbara Engle & Mary Saile his mother & he is well assured both from personal knowl- edge & common report, that said Barbara is the only legitimate heir or son of John Saile deceased. This de- ponent has not the least doubt of it & further saith not.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 8 January 1819
John Wagoner
Geo. Barnitz
I George Barnitz, Judge as aforesaid do hereby certify that I am & have long been well acquainted with the afore- named deponents Barbara Engle, Mary Saile & John Wagoner & I do certify that they are credible persons & are to be believed on their oaths & I have no doubt of the truth of their aforesaid depositions; I am well acquainted with the transaction herein stated, from common report, that is with the ser- vice, death &c of the said John Saile & am of opinion said Barbara has as good a claim as any other person whatever to the partition of land applied for.
Geo. Barnitz

York County, Pennsylvania, Ss. I certify that George Barnitz, Esq. before whom the foregoing acknowledgements were made and taken, is one of the Judges of the Orphan's Court in and for said county of York, by lawful authority, duly commis- sioned and sworn, and that due faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts and deeds.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at York, the eleventh day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
Adam King Clerk of the Orphan's Court of York County Pennsylvania

Barbara England End here at camp of John L. S. ... - Ex. non. loc.
Wt. issued No 949 —
Lail's application
Mr Spangler Dec. 20
Mr Spangler H. B. Pmt.

York County ss. § 1530.
Personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County Leonard Baumgartner upon his solemn oath taken according to law doth depose & say that he, this deponent belonged to Armand's Legion & that he was well acquainted with John Lail who was also a private in the said Legion, and that he the said Lail died faithfully serving in said Legion & was honorably discharged from the same said Corps. That this deponent & said John Lail both belonged to Capt. Sharp's Company of Grenadiers belonging to said Legion. & further saith not this
Deponent.
Leonard W Baumgartner mark
Sworn & Subscribed this 6th Day September 1874, before me Geo. H. Hacy
York County Pennsylv. ss.
I William Barber Prothonotary of the Courts of Common Pleas in and for the said County of York, hereby certify that George H. Hacy Esquire, before whom the foregoing Depositions were made and taken, is one of our Commonwealth's Justices of the Peace, in and for said County of York, duly commissioned and sworn to act as such, and that due faith and credit is given to all his official Acts and Deeds.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at York, the sixth day of September Anno Domini 1874.
W. Barber Proth

York County Pa.
Personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the peace in & for the County of said Mary Lail of said County & on her solemn oath taken according to law saith that she was lawfully married to John Lail in Baltimore town in said County by the Rev. Luke Brown about 30 or 32 years ago, as near as she can recollect & that she had one child only by the said John Lail, to wit, a daughter named Paraway, & that the said Paraway is now the only heir of said John Lail to the best of the knowledge & belief of this deponent. That said John Lail was about twenty years of age when she, this deponent, was married to him & that said John had never been married before, to the best of this deponent's knowledge & belief. That said John Lail died in the state of Virginia - about twenty years ago. & that this deponent often heard him, the said Lail, say that he had enlisted during the war & that this deponent always understood the said Lail had enlisted during the war. That said Paraway was married by Rev. Mr. Ben. at Baltimore, to Thomas Engle & that this deponent was present at the said marriage & saw it performed & that the said Paraway & Thomas are both now living in York in said County. her Mary X Lail mark
Sworn & subscribed this 6th day of September 1847 before me Geo. Haller

State of Pennsylvania York County ss
Personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County Leonard Baumgartner and on his solemn oath doth depose & say that John Lail, late of said County deceased, whose daughter & only heir Barbara is intermarried with Thomas Ingles now resident in said County was, a private grenadier in the first partisan Legion in the service of the United States, commonly called Armand's Legion; that said John Lail enlisted before this deponent a few weeks & that they, the said John Lail & Leonard Baumgartner this deponent served together nearly two years in the same Company, commanded by a Captain Sharpe & that they were both Honorably discharged at the same time on thereabouts; & further saith not this deponent
Sworn to and Subscribed the 23 rd day of January 1880 Before me, Ignatius Leibner
his Leonard Baumgartner X mark
Examin if Jacob Fitzger of the 6 th
P th Regt is entitled to land
The name of Fitzger is not returned

To The Honorable J. C. Calhoun Secretary of the War department
Sir
We hereby request that you will deliver the land warrant to be granted to Thomas Engle & Barbara Engle late Barbara Leib the only heir at law of John Leib late a revolutionary soldier in the army of the United States - to the Honorable Jacob Hostetter the member of Congress from York County Penn a who will call and sign a receipt for the same Witness our hands this 2 nd day of December A.D. 1819
Witness W m Brown
Thomas Engle
Barbara Engle mark

Pennsylvania York County ss
I Adam King Clerk of the Orphans Court of said County do hereby certify, that at an Orphans Court held at York in and for said County on Wednesday the third day of January Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and twenty one (after due and legal proof having first been made) it was adjourned by our said Court that Barbara Engle late Barbara Leib is the only legitimate child and heir at law of John Leib late a soldier in the revolutionary army deceased that the said Barbara is of full age and that it so appears among the records of said Court —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court at York this third day of January Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and twenty one
Adam King Clerk

T HIS is to certify that James M'Call in the First Partisan Legion , under my Command, has served to this Day, is hereby discharged from the Service of the United States , in Pursuance of Orders received from the Commander in Chief, bearing Date the third instant.
I farther certify that an act to provide for the payment of the arrears of pay due to the said James M'Call is intitled by the Resolution of Congress, of the 13 th February, 1779, to the Benefits that have been, or hereafter shall be, granted by the said State to the Noncommissioned Officers and Soldiers of the said Line.
Given under my Hand and Seal at York Town , this 10 th Day of November, 1783.
William M'Call Brigadier General. Entered in the Books of the Legion.
Attest.
Isaac M'Call Adjutant of the Legion.