Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7489, for Jordan Sherrod, North Carolina
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(3  1776)
SERVICE                                 NUMBER
N.C.           Sherrod, Jordan   S. 7489
                  or
                  Sherod

                                                carded
CONTENTS
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6677
North Carolina
Jordan Sherod
Nash Co in the State of N. Car. 
who was a pri in the Com commanded by Captain Baker of the Reg commanded 
by Col Wabin in the N. Carolina 
uno for 12 mo
Jordan Sherrod
July 8, 1904
Records corrected. R

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina
at the rate of 40. Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of March
1833 and sent to Hon. M
L. Hawkins. M C. Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833         $80:
Semi anl, allowance ending 4 Sep 1833 20:
                                                          100.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by E D Bullock Clerk,
Book D  Vol. 8  Page 44

Along the right side of the paper is the following:

awL erlity [illegible]1885 John Husker pay dues
   "    23             Pensioner
        19 nu am "  Do               pay Res
                          John Husker
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12,008
Declaration
of the Rec'
Jordan Sherrod
For a Pension.
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The Declaration of
The Revd. Jordan Sherrod,
in order to obtain in the benefit of the act of
Congress, passed June 7th, 1832
State of North Carolina
County of Nash  SS
Court of Pleas of Quarter Sessions
On this 13th day of August in the year of
Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and
thirty two, now sitting in and for the County
and state aforesaid personally appeared the Revd. Jordan Sherrod
a resident citizen of the County & State aforesaid
aged Seventy One years, who being first duly
sworn according to Law, doth (crossed out) his Oath
make the following Declaration, in order
to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress
passed June 7th, 1832.
     That he entered the service of the United
States under the following named Officers, and served
as herein stated
     That on or about the last days of June 1778
he (crossed out) was drafted or Ballotted into service
for the Term of Nine months and was attached 
to a Company of Militia Commanded by
Capt. William Lewis and marched from
the aforesaid County of Nash by said
Capt. Lewis to Petersburg Virginia, where
he was placed under the Continental
officers and attached to a Company
Commanded by Capt. Jn. a Baker of the 
3rd N.C. Regt. Commanded by Robt.
Mabene Esq Lieut. Col. Comdt. and
from Petersburg Va. was marched northward
through Richmond. Fredericksburg Va.
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Baltimore in Maryland, Philadelphia
in Pennsylvania to a place Called
West Point on the North River in the
State of new York where he marched
for some considerable time to work on
Fort on the top of a mountain there-
In support of which state the said
Jordan Sherrod exhibits before this
Court now selling here his discharge
which The Court believes to genuine,
and of which the following is a correct
copy.
     State of No. Carolina By order of Robt.
Mabene Esq. Lieut. Col. Comdt. 3rd. N.C. Regt.
Winton. May 9, 1779
This may certify that Jordan Sherrod a
Soldier in Capt. Bakers Co. of 3rd. Regt. has
served the Term of nine months (it being
the full time he enlisted for) as a Good
& faithful Soldier & is hereby discharged
from said Regt., he having recd. his
pay in full
Jna. Baker Capt
3rd. N C. Regiment
and also that some time in the early
part of the Spring he believes of the year
1780 he again entered the service in
said County of Nash as a substitute
for James Wyatt for a Three months
Tour under a Capt William Williams
and was marched from Nash County
barocy? Louisburg Franklin County by
Ramsays Mills Chatham County N.C
thence to the high Hills of Santee where
he crossed, thence up the Congeree to Motts
Fort there occupied by the British & Tories
which Fort, after five or six days work
we succeeded in taking and lost an
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officer belonging to another company of
what grade is not recollected, & Hung one
Man a Tory & one Negro thence marched
to a place called Ninelysia when 
we made an unsuccessful attempt to
take the Fort there, but were repulsed
and returned with a parcel of Prisoners
by the way of Charlotte to Salisbury N.C.
were he left the Prisoners and returned
to his home without a Discharge which was
refused after having served the full Term of
time for which he had substituted himself
upon the ground that as he had at the 
time of the Battle of Guilford quit the
service without leave, The facts of which
are as follows- At the time of the Battle
of Guilford he was attached to the
Guard of the Baggage Waggons, and
when at that Battle the Americans were defeated and dispersed, he as well
as a great many others returned to
their respective homes: where however
he remained but a few days before he
voluntarily returned to Ramsays Mills
in Chatham County N.C. a place of
Rondesvous where he reentered the service
under Major Pink Eaton,  (the 
Capt. not recollected but believes the
Regt. was Commanded by Col. Linton 
and from that time served out the
whole of the time he had engaged for
to wit three month counting nothing
for the time previous thereto, and under
which circumstances being refused a
Discharge came off without one, &
remained at home in Nash County
where he then usually resided. and
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where he now resides & has done
ever since-
     He further states that he has no
other documentary evidence in support
of this Declaration than tha of
which a copy is herein before given
nor does he know of any person
now living that can testify to the 
facts set forth herein as to the Discharge
or in relation to the second Tour of duty-
     He hereby relinquished any 
claim whatever to a Pension or
annuity except the present, and declares
that his name is not on the Pension
roll of the agency of any state whatever.
     Sworn to and subscribed in open
Court the day and year aforesaid
Attest Benj H Blount.CCC  Jordan Sherrod
     M Sherrod Williams a clergyman
and Sam W.W. Vick Esq. Shff. both residing in the
County of Nash aforesaid, hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with
the Revd. Jordan Sherrod who has
subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration, that we believe him
to be about seventy years old; that
he is reputed and believed in the
neighbourhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the Revolution 
and that we concur in
that opinion
     Sworn & subscribed the day
and year aforesaid-
Attest Benj H Blount CCC
Sherrod Mecay
Saml W.W. Vick
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Questions propounded by the Court
1st. When, and in what year were you born?
Ans:  As informed by my Parents I was
Born the 25th day of May 1761
2  Have you any Record of your age?
Ans:  I have not.
3   Where were you living: where have you lived ever since the Revolutionary War,
and where do you live now?
Ans. in Nash County.
4  How were you called into service;
were you drafted, did you volunteer
or were you a substitute?  And if
a substitute for whom?
Ans. I was first drafted or Ballotted
into service for nine months, &
secondly substituted by and for
one James Wyatt for Three months
5  State the names of some of the Regular
Officers who were with the Troops whose
you served; such Continental or Militia
Regiments as you can recollect and the
general circumstances of your services
Ans. Besides the name of Capt Baker
& Col. Mabene under whom I served
the nine months Tour, I recollect the
names of Col Hagen, Capt Quinn
Capt Giles, Capt. Tartanson, Capt
Ballard Capt. Harrison, Lieuts
Campbell, Yarborough, & Welkers on
In the second Campaigne or Three
months Tour as a substitute; besides
the name of Capt. Wm. Williams under
whom I marched directly I recollect
the names of Major Pink Eaton &
Col (crossed out Pink Eaton) Linton
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As the said Court do hereby declare
their opinion, after the investigation
of the matter and after pulling the
interogatories prescribed by the War
Department that the abovenamed 
applicant was a Revolutionary soldier
and served as he states:  And the Court
further (states crossed out) certifies that it appears
to them that Sherrod Williams who has signed the preceding certificate as
a Clergyman resident in the County
of Nash and that Sam. W.W. Vick Esq.
who has also signed the same is a
resident citizen of said County, is a 
creditable Witness and that their
statement is installed to credit
Given under our hands
       Magis. Killoones?
        John Arrington

State of North Carolina
Nash County     SS
Benj H Blount Clerk of the Dis Court
of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of Nash County aforesaid
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings in the matter of the application of
the Revd. Jordan Sherrod for a Pension.

In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixce
my Seal of Office at
Nashville on the day and date
first above written-
       Benja. H Blount.C.C.C.
        By Jna. G. Blount
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7489

INVALID.
Rev War

File No. 7489
Jordan Sherod
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7th, 1832
Index:- Vol. 7 ez ?. Page 338

[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jordan Sherrod
Records corrected July 8, 1904
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State of No. Carolina Winton May 9, 1779
By Order of Robt. Mabene Esq. Lt. Col. Comdt. 3rd N.C. This may Certify that Jordan Sherrod a Soldier in Capt. Bakers
Co. of 3rd. Regt. has served the Term of Nine Months (it being
the full time he enlisted for) as a Good and Faithfull
Soldier & is hereby discharged from said Reg. he having
Recd. pay in full
Jna. Baker Capt.
3rd N.C. Regimt.
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NC March 16 Nashville N Ca        Free
March 11th, 1835

J L Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
Washington 
City


(upside down)
Jordan Sherrod
Adal
NC
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Nashville N.C.  11th March 1835
J L Edwards Esq

Sir
Agreeably to request of
herewith forward the original discharge of Capt
Baker.
Very respectfully yours to
Jordan Sherod