Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 8044, for Jacob Lewis, Virginia
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Va. 

Lewis, Jacob
Mary

NUMBER
W 8044

CONTENTS
This widow's claim for her former husband William Watson, War 1812, was rejected. See papers within: Old War Wid. Rej. File 18831
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Let to D. Wickman, 25 Feb: 54

Duplicate issued 16 March 1854 & sent to David Hickman Middlebourn Virginia and deposition of Mr Hickman sent to Dr. Jenkins
Deposition Ab on referral to returned by Doc: Jenkins & filed within as "Boynton"

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Oct. 29 - 1854 AB

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3057
Virginia Wheeling
Mary Lewis
widow of Jacob Lewis Va who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of November 183(last number not visible) and sent to David Hickman
Middlebourn Va

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 126. Vol. A
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Virginia 16224
Jacob Lewis of Tyler Co in the State of Virginia who was a pri. in the company commanded by Captain Ambrose of the Regt. commanded by Col. Morrow in the Virginia line for 13 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of July '33 and sent D. Hickman Middlebourn Va.

Arrears to the 4th of March '33 - 86.66
SSemi=anl. allowance ending 4 Sept '33 - 21.66
$108.32

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Wm. Miller Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 6. Page 16

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Let. Hon E C Wilson March 8 1834 HR
See letter 21 May 1836 to Hon S. Cass.
D. Hickman 18 Dist 1834. 
order to pay - Augt 26, 1837.
order to pay 24 Oct 1838
Dead
Letter to D. Hickman & 3d Audr 5 Feb 1841.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 March 1840 to 23d June 1840. Agt notified 30 March 1841
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Mary Lewis' Declaration - For 5 yrs half pay as widow of Wm. Watson. and pension for life - as widow of Jacob Lewis Revolutionary Pensioner

Act 3rd Feby 1853
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State of Virginia Tyler County SS.
On this 1st day of April in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty three, personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the county of Tyler aforesaid, Mrs Mary Lewis, a resident of the county & state aforesaid aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the law of the United States, passed the 3rd day of February 1853; That she is the widow of William Watson, who was a private in a company of militia commanded by Captain John Bonnett, which company was detailed in April 1814 from the 2nd Battalion of the 123rd Regiment Virginia Militia, for a three months tour at Norfolk Va in the service of the United States in Rev War with Great Britain declared the 18th day of June 1812; That her said husband's company was attached while in the United States service (as she has been informed) to the 6th Virginia Regiment. That he served out the full time for which he was detailed; and that he died on his way home between the city of Norfolk & Richmond about the 25th day of August 1814, from the service of the United States, and that she was married to the said William Watson sometime in one of the years of 1796 or 1797 in the county of Greene, in the State of Pennsylvania; That she has no record of her age, nor of her marriage, but has proof of her marriage made before the county court of Tyler Virginia in February 1819 when she was applying for five years half pay pension under a law passed by the Congress of the United States sometime during the War of 1812 or shortly thereafter; To a copy of which proof of marriage accompanying
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this declaration she refers for support hereof - She further states that the three years half pay pension was granted her & her children at the time under sixteen years of age, she having previous to the time of having made the application in February 1819 intermarried with one Jacob Lewis, who is also now dead - And that she was at the passage of the Act of the 3rd February 1853, not only the widow of William Watson deceased as aforesaid, but also the widow of the said Jacob Lewis, who was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, that he said Lewis drew forty three dollars and thirty three cents per annum, that he resided in Tyler County, Virginia, and last drew his pension at the Wheeling Va agency. She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Lewis in said County of Tyler on Tuesday the 17th day of December in the year 1816; That her husband the aforesaid Jacob Lewis died on the 23rd day of June 1840; that she was married to him at the time above stated. She further swears, that she was a widow at the passage of the Act last aforesaid, and is still a widow, and that she has never before made application for a pension - except for the five years half pay pension for herself & children under sixteen years of age, as the widow & heirs of William Watson - And since as the widow of the said Jacob Lewis, for pay that was due him at the time of his death which was from the 4th day of March 1840 to the 23rd day of June 1840 - and that she received the pensions that she was entitled to upon each of the said applications.
That she makes this application to obtain the five years half pay pension, to which she is entitled under the act aforesaid as the widow of William Watson, who died on his way home from the service of the United States in the War with Great Britain declared the 18th day of June 1812; And also to
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obtain a pension for life, as the widow of Jacob Lewis who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution - and she further swears that she is not able to travel to the courthouse of her county to make this declaration, without great bodily pain and suffering
Mary Lewis X her mark

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year first above written before me. And I certify that I have no interest in the result of the case and am not concerned in its prosecution; And that I fully credit the statement the declarant has made of her inability to travel to her county court, to make this declaration and I further certify that I was personally well acquainted with Mary Lewis, in the lifetime of her late husband Jacob Lewis and ever since and I know her to be the widow of the said Jacob Lewis decd. who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States - and that I believe her to be of the age stated
R. R. Swan JP

State of Virginia Tyler County SS
I David Hickman Clerk of the County Court of Tyler aforesaid, do hereby certify that Randolph R Swan Esqr, before whom the foregoing declaration was made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in & for the said county of Tyler duly elected commissioned and sworn. And I further certify that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine. In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my seal of office at Middlebourne this 2nd day of April 1853
D. Hickman
Clerk of Tyler County Court
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State of Virginia
County of Tyler Ss
On this 19th day of January 1833, personally appeared in open court before Robert Govrell, Thomas Inghram, John B Lacy & James S Birckhead justices of the Peace, constituting the County Court of Tyler now sitting, Jacob Lewis, a resident of the said County of Tyler & State of Virginia aforesaid Aged Seventy Seven years the 15th day of April last past, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on 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 Towit, That in the year 1775 he was an Ensign in the Virginia Militia duly Commissioned, residing in Berkely County of said State.  That he volunteered & served as a private in the service of the United States for three months, under Captain George Scott.  that he rendezvoused at Martinsburg Virginia, from thence he marched through the following towns (towit) Sharpsburg, Maryland, Fredericktown Md Little York Pa Lancaster Pa City of Philadelphia & Germantown Pa where the Company halted about 10 days or 2 weeks, until they drew their arms.  Thence to Morristown in the State of New Jersey, where they went into Winter quarters, being quartered about amongst the Inhabitants in the neighborhood of Morristown and Baskin Ridge and Lord Sterlings Quarters, around which he frequently during the Winter stood guard
That during this winter the British were quartered at Brunswick in said State of N. Jersey, & that about the last of February 4 or 5 Companies (of which his company was one) volunteered to go & attack them in their Winter quarters.  That a Captain Thruston of Frederick County Virginia, Commanded the Expedition that in the attack his messmate Hugh Hunter was killed, that he does not recollect the loss on the American side. But
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recollects that a British deserter told him afterwards, that the British lost about Fifty men
That in this service he was Five Months or thereabouts from the time he rendezvouzed at Martinsburg until he was discharged at Baskin Ridge.
That about the beginning of the summer of the year 1776, he being then still an Ensign in the Virginia Militia, in the Said County of Berkeley, he was detailed as an Ensign for a Tour of duty.  That he served as Ensign as aforesaid in a Company Commanded by Captain James Buckels under Major William Morgan, that he rendezvoused at Martinsburg Virginia & was marched to Fort Pitt, now Pittsburg Pa, thence to what was called Raritan Bottom Fort, on the Ohio river, below Fort Pitt, where he stayed Three Months & received a discharge from the service at Fort Pitt.  In this campaign he was absent from home in the United States service from the time of the Rendezvous at Martinsburg, until his return Four Months or more; that in this Campaign the Company to which he was attached was not full & the Pay Master (whose name he has forgotten) in consequence thereof refused to pay Capt Buckels or any of his subaltern officers, more than a Common Soldiers pay, which they indignantly refused to receive, but that he being Poor & pennyless was compelled to receive it in order to enable him to return home, and that he has not received any other compensation for this service, than that above named, although so justly entitled to it.  That in about three weeks after he returned home from the last Campaign, there was a draft of Militia in the County of Berkeley & that in this requisition one William Bramson was drafted, for whom he substituted in a Company Commanded by Captain Ambress or Ambrose, attached to a Regiment commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel John Morrow.  That he rendezvoused at Martinsburg & marched to & reported at McIntosh Fort at the month of Big Beaver Pa from thence he was marched to & helped build Fort Lawrence on the Tuscarawa a water of the Big Muskingum in the then North Western Territory where he remained Three Months & was marched back to
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Fort McIntosh where he was discharged, That in this Service he was engaged from the time he left Martinsburg until his return ~ ~ ~ Five Months; that he received regular discharges each time he was in the service, which he lost together with his Commission of Ensign, many years after the close of the Revolutionary War by having his house burnt with all its contents.  That in the foregoing declaration he may be mistaken as to the precise year the service was performed in, which is only stated to the best of his recollection, but in the service itself he has a pretty positive recollection
That while in the service the first Campaign he was acquainted with General Washington & Lord Stirling & while in the Western Campaigns he was acquainted with General McIntosh, Colonel. Gibson, Colonel. Crawford, Colonel. Broadhead, Major Leath, Brigade Major Capt. John Lyle, Capt. Ephraim Weatherington, John Cave Adjutant & Nathaniel Linder Quarter Master.  That he cannot recollect the numbers or names of any Continental or Militia Regiments with which he served
That he was born in Berkeley County Virginia the 15th day of April 1755, had a record of his age which was destroyed when his house was burnt.  That since the Revolutionary War he has resided in Virginia, except about Two years at Union Town Pennsylvania.  That he has no documentary
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Tyler, State of Virginia, and Benjamin Brewer residing in the same County & State hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jacob Lewis, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy Seven years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn, and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Thomas Jones
Benjamin Brewer

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant, was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Thomas Jones, who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the County of Tyler, and that Benjamin Brewer, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the County of Tyler, and is a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I David Hickman, Clerk of the County Court of Tyler County, in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Lewis for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 19th day of January 1833
David Hickman
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Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a justice of the Peace in & for the County of Tyler & State of Virginia Jacob Lewis, who, being duly sworn, deposeth & saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For Ten Months I served as a private.  For Four Months, I served as an Ensign, and for such service I claim a Pension
Jacob Lewis
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 18th day of June 1833
James Stealey  JP

I David Hickman Clerk of the Court of Tyler County, certify that James Stealey is a megistrate as above, and that their statement foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office, and Subscribed my name, this 13th day of June in the year 1833
DR Hickman
Clerk of the County Court of Tyler
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Deposition's of Elizabeth Parker & Ralph Gorrell, in support of Mary Lewis formerly Mary Watson's application for 5 years half pay pension as widow of Wm Watson decd.

No 4
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State of Virginia
County of Tyler.} Ss
At a court held for the County of Tyler, on Monday, the 8th day of February 1819.
Be it remembered that on this 8th day of February 1819. Elizabeth Parker & Ralph Gorrell of the said County, came into Court & made oath, that William Watson now decd & Mary Watson were legally married in their presence about Twenty three years ago, as near as they can recollect, which is Ordered to be certified to the War Department; & it is further ordered to be certified, that from satisfactory evidence introduced before this Court that the said William Watson with others was detailed in April 1814 from the 2nd Battalion of the 123rd Regt. of Virginia Militia on a 3 months Tour to Norfolk Va as Militia men in the Service of the United States & that the sd. William Watson deceased performed the said 3 months Tour in the service of the U. States in a Company commanded by Captain John Bonnett who was attached to the 6th Regt while at Norfolk, & that the said William died on his return home, between Norfolk & Richmond, about the 25th of August 1814, & from the Testimony of the said Mary Watson, who was the wife of the deceased William Watson, that she at the death of her said husband she had Seven children of the following age, as near as she recollects, Towit, Frances Watson aged 14 years the 15th day of June 1814; William Watson aged 10 years the 2nd day of August 1814; David Watson, aged 8 years the 27th February 1814; Nancy Watson aged 6 years the 11th August 1814; Mary Watson aged 4 years the 10th February 1814; Prudence Watson aged 2 years the 18th day of November 1813, & that she was delivered of male child the 10th day of September
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1814, & that she intermarried with Jacob Lewis the 17th of December 1816; all of which is Ordered to be Certified to to the War Department
A Copy from the record in my Office
Teste D. Hickman
Clerk of Tyler County Court

State of Virginia
County of Tyler} SS
I David Hickman Clerk of the County Court of Tyler, in the State of Virginia aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true transcript, from the record in my office.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my official seal at Middlebourne this 2nd day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty three
D. Hickman
Clerk of Tyler County Court
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22.682.
Jacob Lewis:
Virginia.

Ret

Admit as a private
13 mo $43.33
[ e.j.]

David Hickman,
Clk: Tyler County Co Ho  Virginia
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WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Pension Office, 
May 7th 1833 
Sir: The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim 
A Statement, shewing the service of Jacob Lewis, of Tyler Cy. Va. 

Period when the service was rendered
Vol. 1775. 
Vol. 
Served 1776. 
Sub: for one Wm Bramson 

Duration of the claimant's service Years.┃Months.┃ Days.
— | 3 | — [check mark]
— | About 5 | —
— | 4 | — [check mark] 
— | 5. | — [check mark]

Rank of the claimant. 
Pr.
Pr. 
Ensign. 
Pr. 

Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.  
Capt. Geo. Scott 
Capt. Thurston
Capt. James Buckels
Capt. Ambrose. 

Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. 
—
—
Major William Morgan 
Lieut Col. John Morrow

Battles in which the applicant was engaged. 

Country through which he marched. 
Martinsburg, Va: from thence through Sharpsburg, Md., and Fredericktown, Md. 
Little York, Pa., and Lancaster, Pa. from thence to Morristown N.J. From Martinsburg to Fort Pitt. from Martinsburg to Fort McIntosh, & Fort Lawrence 

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
Berkely County, Va Aged 77 years. 

Evidence by which the declaration is supported.  Traditionary 

I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions 

The applicant must amend his declaration stating with precision the duration of his service "__ & he must also add[  ] some proof of his having been commissioned & having [   ] by [illegible]
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Jacob Lewis 
W. 8044
BA-J/AWF
our

Mrs. Ben F. Ray
920 South 31st Street
Birmingham, Alabama
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Jacob Lewis of Berkeley County, Virginia, who served in the Fort Pitt expedition during the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow were obtained from papers in pension claim, W. 8044, based upon the service of Jacob Lewis in the Revolutionary War.
Jacob Lewis was born April 15, 1755 in Berkeley County, Virginia.  The names of his parents were not given.
While residing in Berkeley County, Jacob Lewis was Ensign in Captain Isaac Evans' company of Virginia militia.  He volunteered sometime in 1775 and served five months as private in Captain George Scott's company of Virginia troops, and was in an engagement at Brunswick, New Jersey.  He served as Ensign, from early in the summer of 1776, four months in Captain James Buckels' company, under Major William Morgan, marched to Fort Pitt and down the Ohio River to "Raritan Bottom Fort".  He, again, enlisted and served five months as a private in Captain Ambross' or Ambrose's company, Lieutenant Colonel John Morrow's Virginia regiment, marched to the mouth of Big Beaver, and assisted in building Fort Laurens.
He was allowed pension on his application

Fort Laurens built in 1778
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executed, January 19, 1833, at which time he was living in Tyler County
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Dear Sir: From the enclosed correspondence you will see that Mr. Cannon has been trying to assist me in getting a record of service for one Jacob Lewis.  Since I have found he was granted a pension in Berkley Co. Va.  Will you please forward record of same and all family data.  Oblige
Mrs Robt Ferris

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This was Hon. Clarence Cannon & all of her correspondence with him & his with Navy Dept. & A.G.O.returned to Mrs. Ferris
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Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Washington Gardner Commissioner
Dear Sir, Kindly give me the Revolutionary Service of Jacob Lewis Tyler County West Va. -78. found on page 248 of McAllisters "Virginia Militia in the Revolution."  Was he granted Pension?
Also service of Elijah Holcomb born [crossed out: 1807] in New Jersey.  Served in Revolutionary War in Captain Hoppocks Company, third Regiment Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Died 1822.
Yours truly,
Mrs Irene R McCormick
1411- 31 Street Des Moines Iowa
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 8044
Mary Lewis
Widow Jacob Lewis
Pri. Rev. War
Act: Feb 3, 1833
Index:—Vol. A, Page 427
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1924. Aug. 21 - Hist. to Mrs. Irene R. McCormick.  MMNF.
1925- Oct. 6. Hist. to Mrs. Robt. Ferris  MMNF
1937. Jan. 22.  "  "  " Hale Houts AWF
1937 - Jan 25.  "  "  "  Ben F Ray AWF