Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5513, for Charles Jackson, New Jersey
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SERVICE     -----  NUMBER

New Jersey Jackson, Charles  R.5513
Privateer

CONTENTS
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Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873 (crossed out)

5513

P.O.
Charles Jackson
Service:
Enlisted: REJECTED 18,
Discharged: ____, 18
Application filed: ____, 18
Alleges: ____
Re-enlisted: ____
Attorney: ____
P.O. ____
____ Recognized.  ____ Contact.
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Rejected
Sec letter to 
W. Creighton Jr.
Chillicothe
12 March 1835
Sec Letter to Mr Kay Baird
July 9 1836
5513
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32,851
Declaration of Charles Jackson to obtain a Pension under the act of 1832
Ohio
Rejected did not serve in a military capacity six months.

W. Creighton jr
Chillicothe, Ohio
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Declaration, in oder to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.

State of Ohio. Ross County. SS

On this twenty seventh day of September 1834 personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common pleas, for said county, now sitting, Charles Jackson, a resident of the County of Fayette in the State of Ohio, aged 74 years, 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 from information received from his Parents when a child, he was born in the City of Norwich in England on the 5th day of December 1759, that he was taken on board the British man of war, Union, by one of his Uncles where he remained for several years and was sent as convoy with the Hessians to America, that about the first of September 1777 he deserted from the said British ship of War, Union, then lying at New York - that on or about the last of Sept. 1777 from his best recollection, he entered the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War as a volunteer in the militia for and during the war under Col. Robert Taylor, at a place then called Clam Town in the state of New Jersey, and was attached to his Battalion, and was appointed Drum Major to his Battalion; and served as a Drummer under said Col. Taylor in his Battalion about one year; from his best recollection, and was kept as guard [illegible] in the vicinity of said Clam Town, and border of Little Egg Harbor, most of the time; and was in the Battle of Little Egg Harbor; when several American vessels were destroyed, and the Payne Salt Works were burnt by the British; from the service under the said Col. Taylor he volunteered his service by permission for the said Col. Taylor and by his direction was put on board the schooner Two Sisters, Capt. Marshall carrying one twelve + one nine pounder + 8 [illegible] from Egg Harbor as a privateer and continued on board said vessel about two months, until said vessel was run on shore + stove on Cranberry Beach by the said Americans which had been taken by the British; from thence he returned back to Col. Robt Taylor, and entered the service of the U. States under him in his Battalion; where he continued till the close of the Revolutionary War; making a term of four years actual service in the army of the U. States, in the Revolutionary War from his best recollection - that he was not in any particular battle except the one above named at Egg Harbour, but was kept in service as a guard [illegible] in the same vicinity; and served as a Drummer to the same Battalion till the close of the War - he then went into the private service of the said Col. Taylor as a hired hand where he continued about two years and untill the Death of the said Col. Taylor; he then went to sea, and continued sailing to + from the West Indies for several years, he then left the seafaring business, + settled in Birkley County, Virginia
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where he resided till the commencement of the Late War, when he enlisted for five years under Capt. Simon Owen, and served in said War till the close thereof, and rec'd an honorable discharge in Chillicothe from Capt. Battle(?) Harrison - he then settled in Ross County Ohio and in Fayette County adjoining, in which he has resided till the present time - that he has no documentary evidence of any of his services in the Revolutionary War, and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service in said War - He hereby relinquishes every 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 -
his X mark
Charles Jackson

Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid
Humphrey Fullerton, Clerk

We, James Dunlap, a clergyman, residing in the County of Ross + state of Ohio, and David Corbit, residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Charles Jackson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 74 years old; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, that we concur in that Opinion, and believe him to be a man of truth.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid
James Dunlap
David Corbit
Humphrey Fullerton, Clerk

Ross County Court of Common Pleas in the State of Ohio; viz-
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 Solider and served as he states - And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that James Dunlap who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the said County of Ross, and that David Corbit, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same County, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Humphrey Fullerton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Ross County in the State of Ohio
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do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Charles Jackson for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 27th day of September 1834.
Humphrey Fullerton, Clerk
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Charles Jackson
Fayette Co. Ohio
Attend to Hon. Wm. Bond
write to Mr. B at Chillicothe immediately on Act of Congress
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Chillicothe
5 Nov. 1834

Dear Sir -

Enclosed I send you the Declarations of John Francis, Wm. Roberts and Charles Jackson - in order to obtain Pensions under the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.

Your very respectfully
W. Creighton Junior

J.L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office