Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20401, for Lamon Land, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 6
Land, Lamon Willy
N 20401
CONTENTS

11. 264.
North Carolina - 3
Willy Land deceased
widow of Larkin Land who died on the 14. 6.
of 1824 in the State of who was a Private in the
by Captain of the
line for
commanded commanded
Revolution
inscribed on the Roll of Fayetteville at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents
per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. Including V.B. Nov. 183
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of Feb y 1852 and Sept 60 A. H. Sylvester Present
Accrues to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
(Revolutionary Claim, Act July 7, 1838.)
R. M. Rae - Clerk, Page 295
Recorded by Book 2. Vol. 1

State of North Carolina } County of Pender Halifax County } ss. Mrs. Martha Sepius November Term 1857.
I William W Darnell Clerk of the court of Pender and Martha Sepius in and for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been heretofore exhibited at said court, that Milly Sand widow of Samson Sand a soldier of the Revolutionary War, died on 15 th November 1839. leaving surviving her a son whose name is John Sand the only child known to be living of said Milly Sand.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court at office in Halifax on the 21 st day of November A.D. 1857.
William W Darnell clerk

Willy Lani dei mo d Lamon N 6
Oct 7 Aug 1838.
Set Oct 2/38
Alma 1790 1838
101 1838
H H Sylvest

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838 entitled "An act granting half-pay and pension to certain widows."
State of North Carolina Halifax County }
On this 24 th day of June 1844 personally appeared before the subscriber one of the justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for said County. John Land a resident of North Carolina in the County of Halifax aged 40 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress July 7. 1838. entitled "An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows." That he is the son of Samson Land who was a soldier of the Revolution and served thru years, he was in the service in the year 1777 and remained in it until just before he was married — He further declares that his father was married to his mother in 1780 and he died in July 1824 and his mother Mary Willy Land died in October or November 1809. That she was not married before the war but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794 as above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before Thos. H. Lee JR.
John Land

State of N Carolina Halifax County
The day personally appeared before me a justice of the Court of Pleas & Sessions in & for said County Mr John Hunt of said County and Subscribed to the foregoing declaration in the form of Law I also certify that he is known to me and thought here is a Man of worth as that his property may be taken on given under my hand Given this 24 th day of June 1844
John H. Lee

State of North Carolina
Halifax County, } The affidavit of Branch Brock = a day taken to prove the services of Samson Lund in the war of the Revolution this affiant being first duly sworn according to Law testifies and says that he was well acquainted with Samson Lund that he enlisted 1777 and was from home twelve months and returned and that he was from home again in the service in 1778 but for what length of time this affiant cannot state. Samson Lund was in an apprenticeship to Col Sam Weldon and I have heard that he entered the service to get clear of serving out his time with Col Weldon. I will know that he married a very short time after he returned home. He married Willy Henson and they lived to- gether as man & wife until the day of his death which took place in July 1824 and his widow never married again but remained a widow until the day of her death which took place in the month of Oct- or November 1829.
He is well acquainted with John Lund who is now applying for a pension he is the youngest child of Samson and

Willy Land - Their oldest child  child is now living,
I feel no hesitation in saying that I am well convinced that Samson Land did serve as above stated
sworn to and subscribed Warwick his Hockaday mark
The day & year above written before
This day personally appeared before me a justice of the Court Plus-quantum Schuyler of Herk Co. NY Hockaday who served to the foregoing affidavit in the form of law I also certify that Mr Hockaday is well known to me as a man of unimpeachable veracity. In witness whereof this returned as he relates all his peculiarities unimpaired as that his claim was made, he related on the given under my Hand & Seal the 24 th day of June 1844
Thos H. Cuy 34

State of North Carolina ( On this 24 th June 1844. Habersham County { personally appeared John Hockaday before the subscriber - Justice of Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for said County who being first- fully sworn according to law doth make the following affidavit - to identify and prove the marriage of Samson Lane
This affiant testifies & says that he was well acquainted with Samson Lane Deed who was always esteemed and reputed by those who knew him to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary war - that he has heard him speak of his service in such of his having been engaged in the war of the Revolution for several years and indeed it was universally believed by all who knew him that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary war and performed the service alluded to by his son who is now applying for a pension. This affiant cannot speak with any precision of his service or where performed but he is well convinced from various circumstances as he is of any thing of which he was not personally cognisant that he did serve as above stated

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas and Halifax County } Quarter Sessions
May Term 1851.
The Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions held for the County of Halifax at Halifax on the foregoing papers, in the matter of the application for a pension, of John Vane in right of Mary Vane widow of Simon Vane a Soldier of the Revolutionary War, was read & referred to said Court. And the proceedings had before Sterling McKee Esquire one of the Justices of the Court, were duly sanctioned and approved. The Witnesses, whose affidavits are here to append are known to this Court to be persons of respectability and truth; and it is ordered together with the approval of the Court to be so certified to the Department of the Interior.
In testimony of all which J. W. McDaniel Clerk S. S. of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the County of Halifax of course have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office this the 22 nd day of May A. D. 1851 (over) William W. Carroll Clerk

State of North Carolina
I James Linimon Clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of Halifax do hereby certify that Sterling H Lee whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing certificates is and was when he signed the same an acting justice of the peace in and for our said county and that due faith & credit is due to him such
for testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal of office this 16 th day of July 1844
James Linimon Clerk

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
am
File No.
2401 Philip L. Smith his wife Susan Smith his daughter
Act:
Nov 7 th 1874
Index:—Vol.
21
Page
420
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 11.190.
Willy Sand deck widow of Saman n. lo.
Act 7 th July 1838
To H H Sylvester Oct 2 d 1851

June 18 th 1857
Papers in case of Mr.
Willy Sang. wro of a man.
Act 7 July 1838.
H. H. Sylvester
Present
W. H. Meek Esq.

Brief in the case of Wally Paul, dec., et al. vs. two of them, etc. County and State of North Carolina act of July 1936
Claim. ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Records of service to war wage
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent W. M. G. [unclear] [unclear]
[Signature] Examining Clerk.

Pension Office,
October 8. 1844.
Sir,
The papers in the case of M rs Willey Land, dec d ? under the act of 7 th July 1838, have been examined, and are herewith returned, that the proceedings before the single magistrate may be submitted to the Court and approved by them. A term of service of three years is alleged to have been performed by Lamon Land during the Revolution, commencing in 1777 and ending in 1780; but as there are no Officers names given, we have no means of ascertaining whether the records in this Office afford the required proof of service or not. The certificate of the Secretary of State of N. Carolina should be produced shewing what evidence the records in his Office afford of the service of Lamon Land. The date of the marriage should be established by a copy of the marriage bond, or license, if attainable. The testimony presented in this case does not show at what time the marriage took place.
In the case of Nancy Spears, dec d ? under the act of 4 th July 1836, there is no evidence whatever of the date of the marriage, or of the service of her husband David Spears, who, it is said, entered the service in 1776 as a Sergeant Major and served three or four years. The papers in this case also are returned, that they may be approved of by the Court.
I am respectfully,
Your Ob dt . Serv t .
J. B. Edwards
M rs H. Sylvester Esq t . Charleston N. Hampshire.

June 16. 1857.
Sir
I return herewith the papers in the case of the application of Hilly Hilly Land, with proof service as required. The precise time of the marriage as of the death of the widow is not fixed; but the facts of the marriage having taken place many years prior to 1794 is fully established; as as to the date of the death it appears clear that it took place in Oct or Nov 1839.
I shall be willing to say Oct 1 st .
Yours Respectfully H. H. Sylvester
J. E. Harkness

Washington Dec 8 1887
Sir,
In accordance with the direction in your letter on the subject of the claim of Willy Landa, widow of Samuel, of N.C. I herewith hand you the certificate of the Court of Halifax County, showing the date of her death.
Yours Respectfully H. H. Sylvester
J. C. Haskin Esq.

State of North Carolina
Comptroller's Office
June 9th 1851.
I William S. Clarke Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office, in the record of payments made to sundry persons on account of military services in the war of the Revolution that the following payments were made viz:
Book A. 29 page 45 Lemond Land $76.32
(Seventy six dollars and thirty two cents.)
Journal B of proceedings of Commissioners of Army Accounts No. 983 Lemond Land, private $83.87 (Eighty three dollars and eighty seven cents.)
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, the day and year above written.
Wm. S. Clarke Comptlr.
Also in Book F. No. 2. page 53
Lamon Land June 1778 £40. (Forty pounds)
paid by Col. Wm. Eaton
Wm. S. Clarke Comptlr.

Adelphi College New York
Mary Land NC aardp July 1838. Sw
H. K. ...

State of North Carolina
Halifax County, } The affidavit of W m Martha Wilson resident of said county, in the case of John Land, who has applied for the pension due his wife Willy Land, in account of the services of her husband Saman Land in the War of the Revolution. This affiant was well acquainted with the above named Saman Land, and has frequently heard him say, that he was in the Revolutionary War, but does not recollect the names of the officers under whom he said he served. Affiant well recollects to have heard the aforesaid Saman Land say, that he was in the battle of the Brandywine and that the battle was fought in an apple orchard, and that he brought some of the apple seed home in his pocket. Affiant recollects to have heard her husband ask Saman Land, if (while in the heat of battle) he thought he would live to get home. Affiant has no doubt but that the said Saman Land served as stated by his son John Land who is now applying for a pension. John Land (who is known to this affiant to be the son of the aforesaid Saman Land) affiant thinks is about forty four years of age and is the youngest child of the aforesaid Saman Land and his wife Willy Land; they had six children; and this affiant thinks that if their oldest (whose name was Sally) was now living, she would be upwards of sixty years old. This affiant knows that the aforesaid Saman and Willy Land (whose maiden name was Willy Johnson) were living together as man and wife in the year (1793) Seventeen hundred and ninety three, when she was married to her first husband Thos Hudson; and his wife the aforesaid Willy-

swear the  the mother of two or three children. This affiant heard that they were lawfully married, and has no doubt that they were lawfully married before the year seventeen hundred and ninety; They lived together as man and wife from the year seventeen hundred and ninety three (as this affiant well knows) up to the death of her husband Samson Land who died about the last of July  on the last day of July eighteen hundred and twenty four; and his widow Willy Land died in November eighteen hundred and thirty nine.
Sworn to and subscribed this 19 day of September 1844 1844 William
Rich B. Pierce P.S.
State of North Carolina. This day personally appeared before the subscriber, (the presiding Justice of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of Halifax & State aforesaid,) Mrs. Martha Willeson, who subscribed and swore to the foregoing affidavit in due form of Law. I also certify that the said Martha Willeson is well known to me, and is a Lady of strict veracity, and her statement is entitled to the fullest confidence.
September 17 th 1844
Rich B. Pierce P.S.
State of North Carolina } I William W. Daniel clerk Halifax county } of the court of Pleas & quarter sessions for said county do hereby certify that-

Richd B Pierce is and was at the time of signing the foregoing affidavits & certificate to which his genuine signature is attached Chairman of and Presiding Justice of the court aforesaid and that full faith and credit is due to the same and that the same is in due form of Law In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 20 th day of September 1844 Witness W W Daniel Clk