Jane Wright^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

Abt 1772 - 1855  (~ 83 years)

• Name	Jane Wright
  Born	Abt 1772	Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	12 Dec 1855	Georgia, USA
  Initiatory (LDS)	28 Oct 2003	SGEOR
  _UID	2E1ABF5615CA11D782E700047586F39B1A75
  Person ID	I392	Linder-Hood
  Last Modified	20 May 2018

  
  

  Father	John Wright,   b. Of Culpepper County, VA ,   d. Of Culpepper County, VA
  _UID	F11DEA9D59940E4EBF56B487B73A1F387687
  Family ID	F222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Simon Linder,   b. Abt 1754, , Frederick Co., Virginia ,   d. Aft 14 Jan 1834, , Spartanburg Co., South Carolina  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	4 Feb 1793	Rockingham, North Carolina
  _UID	98796DBF0548FC4B8885C379F41D83C876D6
  Children	1. Thomas B Linder,   b. 1796, , , South Carolina ,   d. DECEASED   2. Nathaniel Linder,   b. Abt 1797, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, North Carolina, United States ,   d. Abt 1870, Warren, Tennessee, United States  (Age ~ 73 years)   3. Jacob Linder,   b. Abt 1799, , Rockingham, North Carolina ,   d. DECEASED   4. Lorenzo Dow Linder,   b. Abt 1801, , Rockingham, North Carolina ,   d. Aft 1857, Missouri  (Age ~ 57 years)   5. Abraham Wesley Linder,   b. 23 Sep 1803, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States ,   d. Abt 1874, Arkansas, United States  (Age 70 years)   6. Samuel Linder,   b. 1805, , Rockingham Co., NC ,   d. DECEASED, Georgia   7. Hiram Linder,   b. Abt 1811, South Carolina ,   d. 1839, South Carolina  (Age ~ 28 years)
  Last Modified	21 May 2018 03:52:48
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  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 Page 4 Pedigree Descendents of Simon Linder Marty Linder b Switz c. 1585 | Simon Linder b Switz 1614 | Wilhelm Linder b Switz 1640 | Simon Linder b Switz 1680 d VA. 1751 m Ger Margarete______ b Ger 1694 d VA | George Linder b Ger 1730 d VA. 1766 m Ann Newland b VA. d | 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 Page 4 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 Continued next page 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S262] Jane Wright Linder's petition for a pension. [S257] Letter from Samuel Linder to Pension board. [S256] John Linder's Revolutionary War Pension Application. [S258] Linder Family Association Quarterly Reports No. 69 Summer 1987; Page 4 ; Pedigree.