Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5453, for Jehu Orr, North Carolina

SERVICE
96
Orr, Jehu Jane B
NUMBER
W 5453 B.L. # 36604-160-55
CONTENTS

0. 23 Mississippi Jane B. Orr widow of Jehu Orr N C who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private Dragoon
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 50 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of January 1843 and sent to Hon J. L. Orr A of A.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1818, Page 384 Vol. 4
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Act. Moore
Dec. 19 th
Jane B. Orr. widow of Gehu Orr Private Capt. Private of Dragons N.C. Moa.
Rev. War. Pension Act Feb. 1848. Fw: 16 Oct. Aug. 4 th 1856. Bapt.
Hon. James L. Orr. House of Reps.
W. G.
Aug 31 1900 Number of Mt given to hand off m rs
Vol 0-94

Statement of J. L. Orr in the case of Jane B. Orr, widow of John Orr, of Miss
My grandfather John Orr a native of N. C. who emigrated from that state about 1785 to S.C. died in Pendleton District in March 1827, and left surviving him my grandmother Jane B. Orr. who continued to reside until at the old homestead until Decr. 1843. When my father emigrated to the state of Miss in the following year she also emigrated and is now living in that state or was some few days since. — I reside in the same vicinity where my grandfather lived & died and he has had the reputation of having been a revolutionary soldier since my first recollection.
In 1828 or 1829 My father, who is the only child my grandmother bore, had a tomb stone erected over his grave. and it was there inscribed, where all could see, among his virtues & services. "That he had been a distinguished soldier in the war of the revolution." I think it further stated that he was in the Cavalry or Mounted Militia. —
My father was born on the 2 d day of May 1794 he still survives. The marriage of my grandfather with Jane B. Clarkscale, now Jane B. Orr the applicant took place I think in 1793. The last two dates I state from memory of the family record

I know of but two Revolutionary soldiers living in the Dist when my grandfather died & they were in the service one in Va. the other consequently no proof of his service can be made by them in So. Ca. My grandfather's service was done in N. C. but the peculiarity of the name Lehn. as well as Orr would require at your hands slight proof of identity. The Compt- roller's certificate being almost sufficient. The facts stated in the petition from my own knowledge are true & those that I have sta- ted upon information from others I believe to be true.
James Le Orr
(M.L.)

Declaration of Jane B Orr In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows".
The State of Mississippi } Chickasaw County } S.S.
On this 4 th day of June eighteen hundred and fifty two personally appeared before me Jacob Kirt Judge of the Probate Court in & for the County and State aforesaid. Jane B. Orr at her residence, (she being unable from bodily infirmity to appear in open Court) a resident of Cherry Hill in the County of Chickasaw and State aforesaid, aged Seventy Six years and eight months 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 th 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows". That she is the widow of Jehu Orr who was a private in a Cavalry or horse or scouting Company or rangers commanded by Captain Malmady, or Malma day or Malvreyday or some such name (deponent not distinctly remembering the pronunciation of the name) of the Militia of North Carolina engaged in behalf of the colonies of United States of America

in the war of the revolution, — that he, the said John Orr performed service in said Company for twelve months or longer, in the years 1779 & 1780 or thereabouts, deponent not remembering distinctly the date of his entering the service or the date of his discharge — but of the fact of his having served as a volunteer in said service for twelve months or a longer period she is confident — that he resided in Wake County in the state of North Carolina at the time he entered the service — that the service was performed principally, north and north west of Raleigh in said state.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Orr on the 7 th March 1793. That her husband the aforesaid John Orr died on the 18 th of March 1827; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the 1 st of January 1794, viz at the time above stated. She further swears that she is now and has been a widow since the death of her husband aforesaid and that she has never before made any application for a pension not having been apprised of the existence of the law for her benefit. She further declares that she is not aware that any soldiers survive who performed service with her said husband.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me Jacob Ault Seal A. J. of the Probate Court in for the County of Wake aforesaid
Jane B Orr
Seal

The State of Mississippi } Chickasaw County }
I Jacob Ault Judge of the Probate Court in & for the County & state aforesaid, before whom the within and foregoing declaration of Jan B Orr was made do hereby certify that she was at the time the foregoing declaration was made that she was unable from bodily infirmary to attend in open court
Given under my hand & seal this 5 th day of June 1852
Jacob Ault Judge of Probate
The State of Mississippi } S. William B. Chickasaw County } Buchanan Clerk of the Probate Court in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Jacob Ault whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing declaration & to the above Certificate is and was at the date of signing the same the legal and acting Judge of the Probate Court for the County aforesaid and in that capacity his acts are received as such
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at Office in the Town of Houston this 5 th day of June 1852
Wm B Buchanan Clerk by B F Fulliam D.C.

Claim of widow of Revolution any soldier for bounty Land act 1855-
Send warrant to James L Orr House of Reps

State of Mississippi } On this the 1 st day of October Pontotoc County. } 1855 personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace within and and for the County and State aforesaid Jane B. Orr aged Eighty years the 5 th Oct next a resident of Pontotoc late of Chickasaw County and also of Calhoun County in the said state, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Jehu Orr deceased who was a private in the war of the Rev- olution but the name of his officers she is unable now to state, that he served upwards of one year but the precise date of his service and discharge she is likewise unable to state when he was discharged He was in the Dragoon service in the state of North Carolina, and was a resident of that state,
She further states that she was married to the said Jehu Orr in Anderson late Pendleton District in the state of South Carolina, on the 7 th day of March 1793 by one Esye Halbert now deceased and that her name before her marriage was Jane B. Clinkscales and that her husband the said Jehu Orr died at his residence in Anderson District South Carolina on the 18 th day of March 1827 and that she has continued and still is a widow. She makes this declaration for the pur- pose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved the 3 rd March 1855
She submits as evidence of her right and iden- ty an original pension certificate, dated the 10 th day of January 1853 signed A. H. H. Stuart which

certificate sets forth the following, "I certify that in conformity with the act of February 1848 Jane B Orr widow of Lehn Orr who was a private of Dragoons in the revolutionary war is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Fifty Dollars per annum commencing on the 4 th of March 1848 and continuing for life unless she should again marry in which case the pension is not payable after the time of such marriage. Given at the Department of the Interior this 10 th day of January 1853.
Signed Alex H H Stuart Executive Secretary I. E. Heath, Secretary of the Interior
which said certificate is now in her possession & before me the subscribing magistrate, Jane B Orr Seal
We the undersigned, Jane S. Calhoun, residents of Pontotoc county & State of Mississippi upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed & acknowledged by Jane B. Orr in our presence and that we believe from the appearance & statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be
W. H. Calhoun Seal Jane S. Calhoun Seal
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons - that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest

in the claim, I further certify that the claimant exhibited before me the original Russian certifi- cate copied in the foregoing declaration,
H. C. Wilson Seal
Justice of the peace
The State of Mississippi
Portage County 3 S. D. J. Pitts Clerk of the Probate Court of said County do hereby certify that H. C. Wilson Esq. whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing Certificate is and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly qualified and commissioned and that all of his official acts are and ought to be entitled to full faith and credit.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at office in Portage the 8th day of October A.D. 1855. D. J. Pitts Clerk
The declarant above is my grandmother. I have lost or mislaid an accompanying affidavit from W. J. her brother Clarksdale proving the marriage of the declarant and the death of her husband. John Orr a revo- lutionary soldier. — My grandfather died in 1827. I was present and also attended his funeral — Jane B. Orr his widow has remained a widow since his death. — I know she is the identical person who is receiving a pension from the Govt for the revolutionary

services of her late husband John Orr - the original certificate was sent through me to her in Mississippi - She now resides with my father and her son Christopher Orr in Pontotoc county Miss. - formerly they resided in Chickasaw county Miss. - subsequently in Calhoun county after the division of Chickasaw and now in Pontotoc - Her name will be found in the roll of pensioners and I know her to be the identical person she represents herself to be. -
James L. Orr Mch. 5, Dist. S. C.
229.322
Claim of widow of Revolutionary soldier for bounty land act 1855-
Send warrant to James L. Orr House of Reps

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
John Orr was born August 1763.
Jane Orr was born 5 th Octob 1770
The Above was Married 7 th of March 1793
John and Washington was Born 17 th Octob 1787
Lodawick & Charlotte was Born 18 th of Nov 1789
Christopher Orr was born 2 nd Day of May 1794
Charlotte & Tho. Hays was Married 19 th July 1809
Christopher Orr and Martha McCann was married 19 th of Jany 1820

Jehu Orr was Stab d by Uriah Slight on The 12 th day February and died. The 18 th of March in 1827 by
The wound
Francis Clinchscat Deceased 12 th Jan y 1838.
Hannah McCann Deceased this life 1 st Oct. 1802 Jane McCann (Rob t ) McCann 2 nd wife) de- ceased this life any 10 th 1831

In the State of Mississippi } Personally appeared before me Chickasaw County } William N. F. Miller Clerk of the Circuit Court in & for the County & State aforesaid. Christopher Orr the son of Jane B Orr and a citizen of said County & State who being duly sworn says that the annexed family record is his original family record of his father's family containing the date of his father John Orr's birth - his marriage with Jane B Orr his mother who is at this time living with him (said deponent), and the date of his father's death. Deponent further states that it is the record a copy of which was transmitted several weeks ago to the Pension Department to be used in the application of Jane B Orr widow of said John Orr for pension for services as a revolutionary soldier. Sworn to and subscribed before me at my office and attested by the seal of said Court this 27 th day of August 1852
N. F. Miller Clerk
Christopher Orr

The State of South Carolina } Personally came before Anderson District } me James L. Orr a Not. Pub. & ex-off. Maj. for said District William F. Chukoscalis Esq. a citizen of high respectability who declares on oath that he was well ac- quainted with Jehu Orr a soldier in the war of the Revolution. That he intermarried with the sister of the deponent Jane B. Chukoscalis in the month of March One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety three (1793) the depo- nent believes the marriage was solemn- ized on the 7 th day of the month. That the deponent remembers the date from the fact that he made his first trip to a market town in company with F. B. Chukoscalis his father to Augusta Geo. to dispose of his previous crop of Tobacco. That the trip was made in February 1793. and the marriage of the deponent's sister took place a few weeks after his return from Augusta. That Jehu Orr departed this life in March 1827. leaving his widow Jane B. Orr, survi- ving him. That she removed with her son in 1843. to the County of Chickasaw State of Mississippi where she was still living and residing a few weeks since when the de- ponent last heard from her. That she has continued to remain a widow from the period of the death of her husband up to the present time.
This deponent further declares that there

is no law in South Carolina requiring any public record or license of marriage and no record of marriages are kept except private memorandums by the parties them- selves. That the marriage was solemnized by one William Herbert Esqr. between the said John Orr & Jane B. Clumpcales at the time before specified, in the district of Pendleton (now Anderson since the district was divided) in the State of South Carolina. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12 th Nov. 1852.
James L. Orr (L.S.) Not. Pub. & Exoff. M.C.
Wm F. Clumpcales
I have no Notarial Seal of office and have therefore used the Scroll. The affidavit of W. F. Clumpcales above was taken before me. 20 th Decr. 1852.
James L. Orr M.C.