Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5,297, John Howel, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 6
Howel John Mary
R. 5297
CONTENTS

(1) State of North Carolina Glenland County      E      On this 12 th day of February 1846 Personally appeared before me the Subscribing Magist Mary Howell a resident of said State & County aged Eighty Seven Years 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 & Pensions to Certain Widows also the act passed 1843 & 17 th June 1844
That She is the Widow of John Howell Who was a private Soldier in the War of the Revolution and Served the United States against the Common enemy That She cannot tell the precise time When he entered the Service but thinks it was in the Year 1778 or Nine & Served in the War from that time as She understands till the end of said War That the whole length of his Service must to her have been at least four Years
She further declares that She was Married to the aforesaid John Howell some time in the Year Seventeen hundred and eighty Three & That her husband the aforesaid John Howell died on the Twenty Seventh day of May Eighteen hundred and Twenty Eight That She was not Married to him prior to his leaving the Service but that the Marriage took place prior to the first day of Jany (1794) to wit at the time above stated. She further declares that She was Married in Granville County North Carolina by one Mr. M c Almon Esq. She further declares That She has no record of her Marriage or any record that gives the dates of the births of her Children That She has had a record that gave the dates of the births of her Children but the same has

been misplaced or lost to us it cannot be found
She further declares that she has remained a widow since the death of her husband the aforesaid John Dovel
Sworn to & Subscribed before me this day & date first above written M ts Joseph Carroll Mary her Dovel Mark
State of North Carolina
to Cumberland County { I Joseph Carroll The Magistrate before whom the foregoing declaration was known to hereby certify That Mary Dovel the claimant in the foregoing declaration is the widow of John Dovel, deceased late of this County & that she is an old lady of good repute whose veracity & credit cannot be impeached I further certify that the claimant M rs Mary Dovel is not able to attend Court from age & bodily infirmity In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 13 th day of February 1846 Joseph Carroll

State of North Carolina } Personally appears before me the Cleveland County } Subscribing Justice of the Peace for said County John Tucker and after being first duly sworn according to law deposes & saith that he was well acquainted with John David late Testamentary Guardian of this County deceased That he was recognized in the neighbor- hood as a Soldier of the Revolution & that he has been acquainted with his wife Mary since the year One thousand eight hundred & twenty six. That he deponent was married in February Twenty hundred & twenty seven & that when he was married the aforesaid John & Mary David was living together as man & wife & had  their Children to wit Thomas John Joshua & Elizabeth That he deponent had a near neighbor to the said John David & often heard him in his life time speak of being in the War of the Revolution & that he invariably believes he was a good Soldier & fought & lived the United States against the common enemy he further declares that his wife Mary is an old lady of good report whose integrity & correctness cannot be disputed
Sworn to & subscribed this 13 th day of February 1846
Witness Joseph Carroll J.P.
John Tucker
State of North Carolina } I Joseph Carroll the Cleveland County } Magistrate before whom the above affidavit was sworn do hereby certify that John Tucker the person that made the above affidavit and the lady is a man of known respectability whose integrity & correctness cannot be disputed I further certify that he has been an act Magistrate for at least thirty years In testimony whereof I have set my hand & seal this 13 th day of Feb 1846 Joseph Carroll J.P.

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Blandland County } Febry Session 1846
I Richard Champion Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration of Mary Howell Widow of the late John Howell Revolutionary Soldier of this County deceased was presented to the Court for Examination & after being examined was approved by the same Whereupon the Court ordered that the Clerk certify the same to the War Department
I Further certify that Joseph Gant the Person before whom the foregoing Declaration & affidavit was sworn to is and was at the time of assigning the same one of the lawful acting Justices of the Peace for said County & that all due faith & credit are & ought to be given to all his attestations as such & that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. I Further certify that John Locke the Person that made the foregoing affidavit is a man of known respectability whose character cannot be impeached whose oath is in all due faith & credit
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the Seal of Office
This 13 th day of Febry 1846
Richard Champion Clerk
1292 1/2 Declaration of Mary Howell

REJECTED
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529 u
P. O. _____
Mary Howell
Service: widow of John
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
NC Cleveland Co. Enlist 1778 or 9 He died May 1828
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

North Carolina, Granville County ss
James M. Wiggins
I James M Wiggins, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county and State aforesaid, hereby certify, that I have carefully searched the Records in my office, between the years 1770 and 1790, for the Marriage bond of John Howell; and have been unable to find the same, or any thing else pertaining to his marriage with Mary —.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto Subscribed my name, and affixed the seal of my office at Oxford, the 18 th day of May, A.D. 1846-
James M. Wiggins , clerk

N o 12324
Mary Howel, of Cleveland Co. N.C.
Widow of John Howel.
Acts of 1838, 1843 & 1844
E. F. Brown Wash n . D.C. } Agent. 14. July 1846. }

Papers in the case of Mary Howl of Cleveland St

State of North Carolina } On this 28 day Delaware County } of May 1826 personally appeared before me one of the acting Just- tices of the peace for said County Charles Y. Doggett and after being first duly sworn according to Law depones on oath and saith that he has been well acquainted with Mary Howell Widow of the late John Howell of this County deceased for the last thirty Years and that she is the Widow of John Howell who was always recognized and believed to have been a Soldier of the Revolution the truth of which he has no doubt that he has heard the said John Howell in his lifetime speak of being in said War that it always has been the report of the neighborhood that he was a Soldier and that the same was never doubted. This deponent further declares that he was born in the Year 1787 and that Mrs. Howell Widow of John Howell who has now much application for a Pension on the account of the services of her late husband has three children older than he himself, that their names are Thomas, John and Isham.
Sworn to and subscribed
This day and Year first above written
Joseph Canoll J.P.
Charles Y. Doggett
State of Abingdon Delaware County } I Joseph Canoll the Magis- trate before whom the above affidavit was made do hereby certify that Charles Y. Doggett the person that made the above affidavit is a man of known respectability whose veracity and credit cannot be disputed certify this 28 May 1826 Joseph Canoll J.P.

State of North Carolina } be it known that Cleveland County } on this 27 day of May 1846 Personally appeared before me one of the acting Justices of the Peace for said County Mr. John P. Gladwin and after being first duly sworn according to law doth on their Oaths make the follow- -ing affidavit viz
That he has been acquainted with Mary Hornel Widow of the late John Hornel of this County deceased for at least Twenty five Years and always understood that she was the Widow of John Hornel who was always recognized and believed in the neighborhood to have been a soldier of the Revolution he further declares that he was acquainted with the aforesaid John Hornel in his lifetime & frequently had been assured of being in the War of the Revolution. That he has heard one Mr. William Grason who was a personal speak- of said Hornel as being a soldier of said War & in fact it was the understanding with the neighbors that he was a soldier of said War
Sworn to & Subscribed this day & day above written John P. Gladwin
W H Green - D
State of North Carolina } I do hereby give the Magistrate before Cleveland County } whom the above affidavit was sworn to hereby certify that the affiant John P. Gladwin is a Respectable Man whose veracity & character cannot be dispu- ted In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the 27 May 1846 W H Green D

State of North Carolina } Personally appeared before me the subscribing Gileadland County } Magistrate John M. Tucker and made the following affidavit on his oath. That he has been well acquainted with Mary Howell for the last Twenty  thirty Years and knows her to be the widow of John Howell who was always believed to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that it was generally supposed that he served the United States against the common enemy for a considerable length of time in fact it was always believed by the neighborhood that he served nearly through the whole war Sworn to and subscribed before me this 28 th day of May 1846 John M. Tucker
North Carolina } I John Tucker the Magistrate before whom the Gileadland County } above affidavit was proven do hereby certify that John M. Tucker the person that made the above affidavit is a man of known respectability whose veracity & character cannot be disputed In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & subscribed my name John Tucker
State of North Carolina } I Richard Champion Gileadland County } Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify that Joseph Carroll William A Green & John Tucker are Magistrates as above and the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine and all due faith and credit are and ought to be given to all their attestations as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Office this 28 th May 1846 Richard Champion Clerk

Certif. of Comptroller
Claim of Mary Howell of Cleveland Co. N.C.
E. H. Brown
Agent
14 July 46.

Raleigh N.C. Comptrollers office
I William W. Collins Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State of North Carolina do hereby Certify that the Name of John Howde appears of Record in this office as having had issued a Special Certificate in his favor for One Hundred and twenty one pounds five Shillings and four pence (£121. 9. 4) as will appear in Book G Story page 273 which Certificate purports to have been for Metite ry service given under my hand and Seal this 19 th day March 1826
Wm. Collins Compt
pri. 5 years & nearly 5 months -

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United States Agency and Notarial Office,  EDMUND F. BROWN,  ATTORNEY AND AGENT FOR CLAIMANTS,  Notary Public, Illinois Commissioner, &c.,  Continues to settle all kinds of business with the several branches of Government, with his usual promptness, efficiency and fidelity; especially  CLAIMS FOR PENSIONS, PATENTS, LANDS,  Post Office and other Contracts, &c.,  F STREET, NEAR 14th STREET,  WASHINGTON CITY.  Seventeen doors east of the Treasury Department.  E. F. BROWN'S  Established in 1843.
UNITED STATES AGENCY AND NOTARIAL OFFICE, WASHINGTON CITY,
14 th July 1846.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions.
Sir,
Enclosed I hand you the Original Claim of Mary Howel , of Cleveland Co. N.C. for Pension under Acts of 1838, 1843 & 1844.
If any further evidence can be had, I will endeavor to file it by the time the case comes up for examination, altho' I hope what is now sent will be found to be sufficient.)
Very Respectfully, Your Ob t St.
Edm. F. Brown