Jesse Toliver

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of PRIVATE. DAR Ancestor # A113397

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also illigitimtillegitimate daughter with Lucy Robbins before she married Benjamin Brown
http://www.moonzstuff.com/toliver/jesse1756.html This is under abstracts from Wilkes County. Bastardy bond for child born out of wedlock with Lucy Robins. This child was presumably Elizabeth , who was later bound out to Thomas Robins until age 18 in order to learn to spin, read, and write. 6 June 1780 Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

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!b: LOGAN temple record: 177843. e: LOGA

!b: LOGAN temple record: 177843. e: LOGAN temple record endowment for the dead: 177957 !from family group sheet from Fred Baugh, Brigham City, Utah. Research done by Grace H Baugh (Fred's Mother who is deceased). Sources of information: 1. marriage of Vermillion County, Illinois, 5-1B page 13.111 26 page 89. 2. Death record of Vermillion County, Illinois, Bk 4-page 212, LOGAN. 3. End record Bk B page 407, 413, 414. Logan: Bk C page 450, 453, 454. #15008. 4. Sealings for the dead LOGAN Bk D page 22. 5. Sealings of Children to Parents LOGAN Bk B-2, page 452. 6. EHOUSE record #285, Bk E page 15. 7. Salt Lake City record # 16016 Bk 56. 8. Endex Bur check. 9. Family record of Nancy H Cobbledick % Grace H Baugh (deceased), 493 South 100 West, Logan, Utah 84321. 10. Deed Bk. F Vermillion, Illinois page 325, 327. Necessary Explanations: Oct. 9, 1839 James & Jane Howell signed deed for sale of 2 tracts of land to James D. Cunningham which was filed for record 20 July 1840 and recorded 27 July, 1840. (Deed book F, Vermillion County, Illinois page 325, 327. So Grace put the death date as after 9 Oct 1839. !from family group sheet from Fred Baugh, Brigham City, Utah. Research done by Grace H Baugh (Fred's Mother who is deceased). Sources of information: 1. Grayson County, Virginia deeds (031747) page 442. 2. Tax Lists of Montgomery County, Virginia (family history library in Salt Lake City, Utah film: 975.5785 R45h). 3. Deeds of Montgomery County, Virginia (family history library in Salt Lake City, Utah film: 975.5785 R4sh). 4. 1840 census of Ashe County, North Carolina (family history library in Salt Lake City, Utah film: 018092). 5 1810 census of wythe county, Virginia (family history library in Salt Lake City, Utah film: 975.6 x2). 6. Bk C Endowments for the dead page 457, 460, 462, LOGAN. 7. Bk C Sealings of Children to Parents, page 419 for son James. 8. Bk C Sealings of children to Parents, page943 for sons William, George, and John. Necssary explanations: Howell family r ecord % Grace H. Baugh (deceased). Bk 1 page 90 of Howell Family record compiled by Nancy Howell Cobbledick, lists James Howell born 15 Nov. 1784 heir for Howell temple ordinance wok, as being a nephew to Mrs. Nancy Howell, Mrs. Sarah Howell, & Mrs. Jame Howell, presumably James Howell's brother's wives. On temple sealing records their wives are sealed only as "Mrs. No women's forst names given. James Howell sealed to MRs. James Howell 19 July 1917; the other brothers sealed to their wives 20 Nov. 1930 LOGAN.

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Deed, Ashe Co. rec. Alleghany Co., NC, 24 Sep 1842 The following deed was recorded in Alleghany Co., NC in Deed Book 1, p. 242, and is dated 24 Sep 1842. The record was abstracted in a web page titled "Alleghany Deed Abstracts Before 1850" in the webs

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Life Sketch

Jessie Toliver had a Bastardy bond for child born out of wedlock with Lucy Robins. This child was presumably Elizabeth, who was later bound out to Thomas Robins until age 18 in order to learn to spin, read, and write. 6 June 1780 Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

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Revolutionary War pension application excerpts (apparently)

Revolutionary War, Private, NC troops under Cols Armstrong, Herndon,Campbell, & Lewis

ASHE co, NC - PENSIONS - JESSE TOLIVER REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION Transcribed from National Archives microfilm records by Sallee Garner,July 1991

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the7th of June 1832 State of North Carolina Ashe County

On the 1st day of March 1834 personally appeared before us theundersigned two of the acting justices of the peace for said county andstate aforesaid aged seventy-eight years as he believes has no record ofhis age. Who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oathmake the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of of [sic]the act of Congress passed June 7 1832 [:] that he was born in the stateof Virginia Fauquier co, that when young his father removed to JamesRiver about 30 miles above Richmond in Virginia lived there about 3 yearsremoved to Wilkes County North Carolina four or five years before theRevolution was in this part of the country and that he entered theservice of his country when about 18 or 19 years of age as a volunteer asa Ranger under the following named officers[:] William Lenoir was Captainand Barnett [?] Owens was Lieutenant[;] and that he with the company wasranging the county on Reedys River and New River two months against theCherokee Indians (our station[?] when[?] ranging[?] was on the head ofReedys River and at old fields [?] on New River) then were marched to theCherokee Nation on TN [?] River[.] We were marched[?] by the CatawbaRiver and on Swannanoa [?] and then by Pidgeon River and by [...] andinto the Indian towns on [...][;] we burnt and destroyed the Indian townsand huts that we found[;] stayed in that part of the country threemonths[;] had no fighting as the Indians fled when we came into thenation. Captain Cleveland[?] and his company was there. MartinArmstrong[?] was colonel and Genl Rutherford was commander in chief. The troops was then marched back and discharged. The second termof my service again a volunteer under Captain Lenoir and Colonel Herndonwe was marched from Wilkes County through Iredell up[?] Hunting Creek andthrough the [...] settlement on the waters of the Catawba against theTorys[.] The Battle was fought when we were in about ten or fifteen milesof this place and when we arrived we saw the dead lying on the field theTorys was defeated and we were marched home after being out in servicetwo months. The third term of my service again a volunteer under CaptainWilliam Lenoir against the Torys that was commanded by one [...] Coffeeor one Roberts as he understood we were marched from Wilkes County to theCatawba[.] We pursued the Torys as they retreated until they joined theBritish Army near Kings Mountain under one Ferguson. The time that Iserved in thes trip was one month and a half. We were then marched backhome. The fourth term of my service again a volunteer under CaptainLenoir and Colonel Campbell for the purpose of joining the Army at King'sMountain we marched from Wilkes County up the Yadkin River to Johns Riverby Morganton[?] by the Cowpens and that plain[?][;] all that had horseswent on and left the foot men and got to the Battle that was fought atKings Mountain[.] The Battle was fought before the foot men arrived as Iwas one of them we met part of the Army with the prisoners and I was putas one of the guard over them and went with the prisonners [sic] to Salemand to the old town[;] stayed until my three months was out and thenreturned home---The fifth term of my service again a volunteer underCaptain Lenoir against the British that was plundering and doing other other [sic] depredations near Salisbury in Rowan County and Stokes Countywhen we got there found that our force[?] was not able to come to battlewe retreated and came home and stayed about two weeks collecting somereinforcement and then we were marched by Guilford Court House to theHigh Rock [?]force[?] on the Haw River[?] in Orange County there wejoined General [G...] Army we lay there some time and while there ColonelMicajah Lewis was the colonel of the Regiment that I belonged to he thesaid colonel went with some others to spy out the force of CornwallisArmy and got shot. I well remember to have seen him after he died. I sawGeneral [G...] and believe that General Sumpter was there I was inservice during the two last above [... ...] five months and then wemarched home. I was with Captain Lenoir some other small trips incollecting horses and cattle for to hire substitutes in place of draftedmen that lay out and would not fight for their country and some shorttrips in pursuing small portions[?] of Torys. I never obtained mydischarge as my Captain went and came home with me. I have no documentaryevidence of my service and the survivors that is now living that was withme is living at a considerable distance from me[;] Captain now GenlLenoir is still living in Wilkes County and some others is there as Iunderstand. But I have been for some years unable and still is so that Icannot travel to see them[.] Soon after the [...] war was over I removedto Ashe New River now Ashe County North Carolina and have lived here eversince. He hereby relinquishes any claims whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on thepension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to before us this day andyear above written. his Jesse X Toliver mark

State of North Carolina} Ashe County} [...] [D...y] [Sint...?] and James McMillan [...] residentsof the county and state aforesaid hereby certify that we are wellacquainted with Jesse Toliver who has subscribed and sworn to the abovedeclaration that we believe him to be about seventy eight years of agethat he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides tohave been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinionSworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day March 1834

James McMillan

State of North Carolina} Ashe County} and we the undersigned two of theacting magistrates or Justices of the peace for said county and stateaforesaid do hereby certify that after putting the several interrogatorysprescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was arevolutionary soldier and served as he states, and we further certifythat it appears to us that [D...y] Sinter[?] who has signed the precedingcertificate is a Baptist clergyman resident in the county aforesaid andthat [blank space] who has also signed the same is a resident of the countycounty [sic] aforesaid is a creditable person and that their statement isentitled to credit and we, the aforesaid Justices do further certify thatwe are well acquainted with Jesse Toliver who has sworn to and subscribedthe above declaration is unable to attend court from bodily infirmitygiven under our hands and seals the 18th [...] March 1834

Abe [B...]

State of North Carolina} Ashe County}

I John Ray Clerk of Ashe County do hereby certify James Maxwell and AbeBallallitan[??] who has signed the foregoing declaration and affidavitsare acting Justices of the peace in and for said county and that theirsignatures herewith [...] are genuine given under my hand at office this18th day of March 1834.

Jno Ray Clerk

Be it known that before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in theaforesaid County personally appeared Genl William Lenoir and made oath indue form at law that he was well acquainted with one Jesse Toliver now ofAshe county N C during the Revolutionary War, that the said Jessebelonged to a company of militia commanded by himself, [...] a part ofthe time of that arduous and difficult period and that the said Jesseperformed several tours of militia duty under him both against theIndians British and Tories but the particular length of each tour or theparticular circumstances under which they were performed this deponentcannot from the lapse of time and loss of memory pretend to recollect. Heis however satisfied that the said Jesse Toliver performed as muchservice under him, as any other individual ever under his command during the period aforesaid. Thisdeponent further states that the militia commanded by him and to whichthe said Jesse Toliver belonged was called out in the way most usual atthat time there being nothing like complete organization or arrangementexisting owing to the disturbed state of the country-- Wm Lenoir

Sworn to + subscribed before me this 12th day of March 1834

John Martin [J...]

North Carolina USGenWeb Archives - Military - Pension Roll, 1835

JESSE TOLIVER ASHE COUNTY PRIVATE NORTH CAROLINA CONT'L LINE $55.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $ AMOUNT RECEIVED APRIL 4, 1834 PENSION STARTED AGE 78 [davis3-05.FTW]

Revolutionary War, Private, NC troops under Cols Armstrong, Herndon,Campbell, & Lewis

ASHE co, NC - PENSIONS - JESSE TOLIVER REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION Transcribed from National Archives microfilm records by Sallee Garner,July 1991

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the7th of June 1832 State of North Carolina Ashe County

On the 1st day of March 1834 personally appeared before us theundersigned two of the acting justices of the peace for said county andstate aforesaid aged seventy-eight years as he believes has no record ofhis age. Who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oathmake the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of of [sic]the act of Congress passed June 7 1832 [:] that he was born in the stateof Virginia Fauquier co, that when young his father removed to JamesRiver about 30 miles above Richmond in Virginia lived there about 3 yearsremoved to Wilkes County North Carolina four or five years before theRevolution was in this part of the country and that he entered theservice of his country when about 18 or 19 years of age as a volunteer asa Ranger under the following named officers[:] William Lenoir was Captainand Barnett [?] Owens was Lieutenant[;] and that he with the

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1842 Ashe Co., NC Land Sale The following deed pertains to an 1842 Ashe Co., NC land sale. After Alleghany Co., NC was formed in 1859, the deed was re-recorded (Vol. 1, p. 242) in that county. Date: 24 Sep 1842 Grantor: Georg

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1842 Deed, Ashe Co., NC, Recorded in Alleghany Co. The following deed pertains to an 1842 Ashe Co., NC land sale. After Alleghany Co., NC was formed in 1859, the deed was re-recorded (Vol. 1, p. 242) in that county. Date: 24 Sep 1842 Grantor: Georg