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Note: Death Information from the Family Tree CD vol. 2 Ped. #3415, lists Janes death in NC.
Linder Family Association Quarterly Reports No. 69 Summer 1987
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Pedigree
Descendents of Simon Linder
Marty Linder b Switz c. 1585
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Simon Linder b Switz 1614
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Wilhelm Linder b Switz 1640
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Simon Linder b Switz 1680 d VA. 1751
m Ger Margarete______ b Ger 1694 d VA
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George Linder b Ger 1730 d VA. 1766
m Ann Newland b VA. d
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John Simon Linder b PA. c. 1750 d SC. 1834
m Mary Musgrove b PA. 1748 d NC. 1790
Sarah Linder b m _____ Bolden
Mary Linder b m John L. Cantrell
Elizabeth Linder b m Elisha Sanders
Nancy Linder b m John Webster
Susanna Linder b m John Wooldridge
Lee Linder b 1783 m Mary Templeman
Lawrence Linder
Isaac Linder
Thomas Linder b 1790 m 1816 Susannah Robertson
m Jane Wright b VA. 1772 d GA. 1855
Tillitha Linder b 1795 m 1815 Ezekiel Webster
Nathaniel Linder b m Agnes Templeman
Abraham Linder b 1803 m Itea Templeman
Jacob Linder
_____ Linder
Samuel Linder b 1805 m Anna Webber
Hiram Linder b m Elisabeth Allen
The Linder Quarterly No. 140 Spring 2005
Second of a Two Part Issue Dedicated to John Simon Linder and Descendants
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Jane Linder Widow Declaration
Georgia Whitfield County
On this the tenth day of August in the year if Our Lord Eighteen hundred and
fifty-four personally appeared before me Edward H. Edwards an acting Justice
of the Inferior Court of said County the same being a Court of Record Jane
Linder who by reason of advanced age and bodily infirmity is unable to appear
before a Court of Record aged Eighty two years who being first duly sworn
according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration. That she is
the widow of John Linder. Who was a Private in Captain Owens Company of Infantry
in the war with Great Britain.familiarly known as the Revolutionary war. That
her said husband was drafted as a Militia man in Rockingham County, North
Carolina in or about the fourteenth day of July Seventeen Hundred and Seventy
nine and continued in actual service in said war for the period of about three
years she thinks she recollects his mentioning his presence at the capture of
the British under Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia but does not now
recollect the names of the field or Company Officers under whom he served
p.2 other than Captain Owens - that at the close of the war her said husband
was honorably discharged - that she has seen his written discharge - does not
recollect is (sic) date or by whom it was signed and does not know whatever
became of it - or if in existence at all where she could find it - Presumes
it has been lost or destroyed and that her said husband remained in service
until the close of the war. She further declares that she was married to the
said John Linder in Rockingham County State of North Carolina on or about the
fourth day of February Seventeen hundred and Ninety three - that her maiden
name was Jane Wright that the marriage ceremony was performed by a Mr. Odell
a Justice of the Peace and the license issued by Peter Watson that her said
husband John Linder died in January. A. D. Eighteen Hundred and thirty four
and the declarant has remained single and unmarried ever since - and is now
said John Linder's widow that she removed from Spartenburg District South
Carolina where her said husband died - in November D. 1848 to Whitfield County
Georgia where she now resides - she makes this declaration for the purpose of
obtaining all arrearages of pension to which her said husband may have been
entitled at the date of
p.3 his decease- and all arrearages of Pension to which her said husband may
have been entitled at the date of his decease and all arrearages of half and
full Pensions to which she may be entitled under the various Acts of Congress
and for the purpose of obtaining the Pension to which she may be entitled
under the Act of Congress entitled an Act making further provision for
surviving widows of the soldiers of the Revolution Approved February 2nd 1848
- She further states that neither her or her said husband ever received any
Pension. Her mark
Jane X Linder
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written - And I
hereby certify that I believe the said Jane Linder to be the identical
person represented and that she is by reason of advanced age and bodily
infirmity unable to appear before a Court of Record to
make her declaration. Edward H. Edwards JIC
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Jane Linder who by reason of advanced age and bodily infirmity is unable to
appear before ?*? Court of Record aged Eighty ?seven? years who being first
duly ?sworn? according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration.
That she is the widow of John Linder. Who was a private in Captain Owens
Company of Infantry in the war with Great Britain. familiarly known as the
Revolutionary war. That her said husband was drafted as a Militia man in
Rockingham County, North Carolina in or about the fourteenth day of July
Seventeen Hundred and Seventy nine and continued in actual service in said war
for the period of about three years. She thinks she recollects his mentioning his
presence at the capture of the British under Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown,
Virginia but does not now recollect the names of the field or Company Officers
under whom he ?served? other than Captain Owen - that at the close of the war
her said husband was honorably discharged - that she has see his (?w)rintten
discharge - does not recollect is date or by whom it was signed and does not know
whatever became of it - or if in existence at all where she could find it - Presumes
it has been lost or destroyed and that her said husband remained in service until the
close of the war. She further declares that she was married to the said John Linder
in Rockingham County State of North Carolina on or about the fourth day of
February Seventeen hundred and Ninety three - that her maiden name was Jane
Wright that the marriage ceremony was performed by a Mr. Odell a Justice of the
Peace and the license issued by Peter Watson that her said husband John Linder
died in January. A. D. Eighteen Hundred and thirty four and she declarant has
remained single and unmarried ever since - and is now said John Linder's widow
that she removed from Spartenburg District South Carolina where her said husband
died - in ***** A. D. 1848 to Whitfield County Georgia where she now resides -
she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining all ?arrearages? of pension
to which her said husband may have been entitled at the date of his decease- and
all arrearances? of half? and full? Pension to which she may be entitled under the
various Acts of Congress and for the purpose of obtaining *** Pension to which
she may be entitled under the Act of Congress entitled an Act making further
provision for surviving widows of the soldiers of the Revolution Approved
February 2nd 1848 - She further states that neither her or her said husband ever
received any Pension.
Jane X(her mark) Linder
Sworn to and **** before me the day and years *** ***** - And I hereby certify
that I believe the said Jane Linder to be the identical person represented(?) and that
she is by reason of advanced age and bodily infirmity unable to appear before a
Court of Record to make her declaration.
Edward H. Edwards J**
Letter from Samuel Linder to Pension board
Dalton Gorgia Whitfiled county November the 15, 1888
Dear Sir I was informed that the claimint of John Linders sirvitude that she
was not the wife of that identical John Linder that sirved in the united States
war I now say to you she was his lawful wife that John Linder that sirved in
the revalusion war was my farther and the claiment was my marther my farther
was borne in pencil vania. When he �..came & he from his farther he went into
Rockingham County north carolina and maried his wife maidin name was Mary
Mosgroves he had several children by her when the united states war came up.
He has tolde me how long he sirved in the war but I have forgotten. I herde him
say he did not no his children when he was discharged from the war and returned
home. He has tolde me that not long after he came home his wife taking sic and
died in a short time after she died he maried again a young girl hur maiden name
was Jane Right daughter of John Rite from Culpepper County old Virginna he
had seven children by his last wife six sons and a daughter I was next to the
youngest I was born 1805 in Rockingham county north carolina My mother help
my farther raise his first children and raised seven of her own after my farther
maried secon wife he solde out and bought a buitaful farm on the roade Leading to
Washington citty thar he raised both family of children and got well (?) of he
tacking a notiun (taking a notion?) And moved to South carlina Spartanberge Co.
In 1824 I maried and left my farther sumtime after I marid he sent for me to come
and rite his Will I went And rit his Will he apinted his sun Lee Linder Exacater of
his estate he told me to kepe his will And when he died and laide away to give the
will to my brother Lee Linder he was named after the ganrel my farther surved
under in the war he willed my mother a fare portion of his estate the execater in
looking over my farthers papers he found his pocket book it contained 41 dollars
in contanental mony he give me the book as a lieut. To a Memle fortts (?) the book
ar now liing on my Desk I have hirde my farther say that bothe of his marriages
was recorded at rockingham corte haus the claimint was John Linders Lawfull wife
Excuse my bad hand rite I am in my 80 forth year my farther desist January 13-1834
my mother was desist decimber 12th 1855. I think this case must be reconsidered.
Samuel Linder
Page two of this letter bears the stamp of the US Pension Office Nov 26 1888
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