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Facts and Events
James Leeper III was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Military Service
- American Revolutionary War Veteran
Revolutionary War Pension Information
Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 3, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
Leeper, James - born 9/1761 in Augusta County, Virginia; entered service 1780 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, where he resided; moved after Revolutionary War to Haywood County, North Carolina, then to Franklin County, Tennessee, thence to Jackson County, Alabama, thence to Washington County, Arkansas, where granted Pension in 1833; query letter in file in 1941 from descendant D.B. Leech of Hot Springs, Arkansas; query letter in file states soldier was kin to Hezekiah West; query letter in file says soldier died 1/7/1842 near Fayettesville, Arkansas. F-S31819, R1544.
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References
- Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
- Find A Grave.
James Leeper III
BIRTH
1 Sep 1761
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
DEATH
7 Jan 1842 (aged 80)
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
BURIAL
Leeper Cemetery
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
James Leeper III, age 80, died Friday, January 7, 1842 at Fayetteville, Arkansas.
He was born September 1, 1761 in Augusta County, Virginia, the son of James and Jean Leeper.
He was a Veteran of the Revolutionary War.
He and Margaret Jane Henry were married March 4, 1795 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.
He was predecesed by his wife.
Survivors include a son, Matthew Leeper; and a daughter, Jane Cartwright, both of Fayetteville.
Burial is in the Family Cemetery, SE of town.
"General Lafayette Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution is seeking descendents of James Leeper, a veteran of the Revolutionary War, pension no. 31819. (born Sept. 1761 in Augusta Co., VA, died Jan 1, 1842 in Washington Co, AR). Patriot Leeper and his wife, Margaret, are buried in a vacant lot in an industrial park on the edge of Fayetteville, AR. Have been since they died in the 19th century, when it was land the Leeper family owned. We seek to move the remains to Fayetteville National Cemetery, which is operated and beautifully maintained by the U. S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs. We have a tearm of archeologists from the Univ. of Arkansas standing by to handle the disinterments. To move the remains, a letter from a Leeper descendent would be helpful. We have some information about the Leeper family which could help make a connection. I am secretary of the SAR chapter. Thanks for your consideration. Terry Burnside"
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239386767/james-newton-leeper
- United States. 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M252).
Name James Leeper
Residence Date 6 Aug 1810
Residence Place Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 2
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1 [b. 1765 or before]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 2
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 1 [b. bet. 1766-1784]
Number of Enslaved Persons 2
Number of Household Members Under 16 5
Number of Household Members Over 25 2
Number of Household Members 9
- United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M704).
Name James Leeper
Home in 1840 (City, County, State) Prairie, Washington, Arkansas
Birth Year abt 1761
Age 79
Military service Veteran
- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000.
Name James Leeper
Gender Male
Age 81
Birth Date 1761
Birth Place Augusta County, VA
First Marriage Date 1795
Death Date 1842
Death Place Fayetteville, Ark
Spouse: Margaret Henry
Child: Mathew Leeper
- Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
Pension application of James Leeper S31819 fn30NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 4/11/10
United States of America Territory of Arkansas County of Washington
On this 9th Day of December in the year of our Lord 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Thomas P. Eskridge one of the judges of the Superior Court in and for the Territory of Arkansas and assigned by law to hold circuit Courts in and for the Third Judicial Circuit of said Territory of which the County of Washington composes a part, James Leeper a resident of the County of Washington and Territory of Arkansas aged seventy-two years and upwards who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832. That he entered the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War
under the command of General Lillington, General Lincoln, Colonel Andrew Hampton, Captain Joseph Neal, Lieutenant Peter Forna, Ensign Jacob Glance and orderly Sergeant John Jenkins in the month of December 1799 [sic] and was discharged on the 24th March 1780, that he was in the service 3 months. That he resided in Lincoln County North Carolina and was drafted and
marched from Charlotte in said State by the way of Camden to Charlestown South Carolina, and
was not in any battle during the above time of service. And that he volunteered in the month of
April 1780 under the command of Colonel William Graham and Captained [sic] Cronicle [sic,
William Chronicle] who was killed at Ferguson's defeat at King's Mountain, and was discharged
in October following after remaining in the service six months, during this time he was
principally in Lincoln and Rutherford Counties North Carolina and that this service was in an
expedition against the Tories of North Carolina. And that he substituted himself in the place of
Matthew Leeper a resident of the County of Lincoln NC in the month of April 1781 under the
command of General Green [sic, Nathanael Greene], Colonel Thomas Polk, Captain Samuel Espy, Lieutenant John Abernathy and marched from near his place of residence in the County of
Lincoln to the hanging Rock in South Carolina by way of the Waxhaw meeting house in South
Carolina and was discharged about the first of June following and was in the service one month,
and was not engaged in any battle. That he enlisted in what was called the ten months State
Troops in July 1781 under the command of Colonel Wade Hampton, Major Blooford [sic, Buford
or Beauford?], Captain William McKinsey, Lieutenant James Robinson, and marched from near
his residence in the County of Lincoln North Carolina to the interior of South Carolina and there passed from one neighborhood to another, and after remaining in the service 3 months was
discharged by Major Blooford, and that he was drafted in the year 1781 and called into service
under Colonel Dixon (since General Dixon) & Captain James White and hired Matthew Leeper as a substitute and he remained 2 months in the service and was discharged both residents at that time of Lincoln County North Carolina.
And that there is no person in this Country by whom he can establish the above facts.
Matthew Leeper1, Alexander Porter -- Matthew Armstrong2, Joseph Hart, and Thomas M Lane [could be Thomas McLane] were all residents of the County of Lincoln State of North Carolina they last I heard from them, They can if living testify to the same facts also Joseph Henry 3 and
Robert Henry both of Buncombe County NC if living can testify to the same facts, and that he
has no documentary evidence by which he can establish the above mentioned acts. And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State or Territory.
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid.
S/ B. H. Smithson, Clerk
S/ James Leeper
[John Cureton, a clergyman, Sebron G. Sneed & Lee C. Blakemore gave the standard supporting
affidavit.]
Interrogatories Propounded to the said James Leeper by the Court
Quest 1. Where and in what year were you born? -- I was born in Augusta County Virginia in
September 1761.
Quest 3: Where were you living when you were called into service. Where have you lived since
and where do you now live? -- I was living in Lincoln County North Carolina when I was called
into the service of the United States, and since the Revolutionary War I have lived in Haywood
County North Carolina, Franklin County Tennessee, Jackson County Alabama and I now live in
Washington County Arkansas Territory.
X 2nd Have you any record of your age? -- I have no record of my age it was lost at the time of
the sale of my father's estate.
4. How were you called into Service -- were you drafted. Did you volunteer or were you a
Substitute and if a substitute for whom? --
I was drafted twice, enlisted once in what was then called the state troops, and at one time
substituted for Matthew Leeper
5 -- State the names of some of the Regular officers, who were with the troops where you served;
Such Continental and militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of
your Service -- It is so long since the Revolutionary War that I cannot recollect the regular
officers except General Lincoln, Major Dixon and Major Hogg. I do not recollect the names of
any of the regiments either Continental or Militia. The [sic] I recollect no particular circumstance that transpired during my service except the Battle at Ramsour's Mill, but was not in the battle.
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given and what
has become of it?
I received two discharges from service one from Major Blooford and the other from Captain Jos. Neal, both of which are now lost. From the tour I served under Colonel Graham I was with many others dismissed without a Discharge
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $50 per annum commencing March 4, 1831.
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1Matthew Leeper W26205
2Matthew Armstrong S8035
3 FPAS8705
https://revwarapps.org/s31819.pdf
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