Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4625, Manon Harps, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va. -
★ Harps, Marion Sarah
R. 4625
CONTENTS

1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900
4625
Oct 19 1900

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1878.
REJECTED
4625.
P. O.
Sarah Hoarpp
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized.
_____ Contr.

1/60 aug 23/52 D. E. McCarry
app. of Sarah Harps widow of Spanor Harps - Recd.
Alabama
Act. 29 th July 1848.
D E McCarry Ashville Ala
The name of Spanor Harps is not returned on the Records of the V th Continental line, among those onew who are entitled to, or who have received Bounty Lands from the United States.
From 98. —

The State of Alabama St. Clair County
On this the Twenty-Sixth day of July one thousand Eight Hundred and fifty Two personally appeared before me (in open court) a sister of the  deceased and the  lady Sarah Harps age Seventy five years a Resident of St. Clair County in the State of Alabama who being duly sworn in open court according to Law declares that she is the Widow of Manon Harps (Deceased) who was a private in the company commanded by Capt Joseph Jones in the Regiment of Militia commanded by Col. Hall in the war against Great Britain or the Revolution any War Declared by the United States on the fourth day of July in the year A D 1776 that her said Husband was drafted at Nativity County and State of Virginia on or about the first day of October A D 1778 for a term During the war and continued in said War until the Independence of the United States was acknowledged by Great Britain and was Honorable discharged at Little York in the year 1782 as will appear by the muster rolls of said company having a discharge but said discharge was burned in a house She further states on oath that she was married to the said Manon Harps in Green County and State of Georgia on the Thirteenth day of January A D 1798 by one John Thomas a Minister of the Gospel and that her name before said Marriage was Sarah Set and that her said Husband died in Monroe County Georgia on the Twentieth day of July 1832 and that she is still a widow she further says on oath that her Husband Manon Harps was stationed at Little York under the command of Marcus Lafayette

and George Washington part of the time. She also says an oath Sarah Hystown was present at the time of her marriage and that one Betty Ward was present at the time her husband entered the service and that she had never received any pension and that said husband never received any bounty land. She also says an oath that her husband left six children all of which died. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the pensions and annuities to which she may be entitled under the act granting pensions to the widows and heirs of officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary War. Teste Daniel E. McClusky Sarah X  her Harps mark
The State of Alabama St. Clair County. Before me Robt Philips Judge of the Probate Court in and for said County in open court personally appeared the aforesaid Sarah Harps and being by me sworn to the above declaration deposeth and says that the above facts set forth in the above declaration are true and that she is the identical widow of the said Manning Harps and I hereby certify that I believe the said Sarah Harps is the widow of the said Manning Harps who is described in the above declaration. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said Court of said County at office in Ashville on this 26 th day of July AD 1852. Robt Philips Judge of Probate in and for said County —

The State of Alabama St Clair County } Personally came before me D E McCurry a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Jacob Hytawen Who being duly sworn says on oath that he was present when one John Thomas solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between Sarah Lett and Maren Harps
Jacob Hytawen
Sworn to & subscribed before me
This the 2nd day of February 1852
D E McCurry
Justice of the Peace
The State of Alabama St Clair County } before me D E McCurry a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Personally came Reilly Ward Who being duly sworn says on oath that she was present when Maren Harps left Nottoway Co Va and that she was present when Maren Harps died in Macon County (Ga) on the Twentieth day of July 1832 that she lived within one mile of said Harps & saw him Dye and was at his Bural
Reilly Ward
Sworn to and subscribed
before me 2nd day of July 1852
D E McCurry
Justice of the Peace

This declaration is forwarded by D P McLarty of Arkadelphia Ala I know you will address
D. P. McLarty