Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 2141-300, for Thomas Jackson, Massachusetts
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Service Continental
Number B. L. W. 2141-300

(star above name)
Jackson, Thomas

Mass. resident of heirs in 1836
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Thomas Jackson
No. 2141
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Commonwealth (State-crossed out)
of Massachusetts
Suffolk County
Probate Court (Office-crossed out)
March 21st 1836

I certify that satisfactory evidence was addressed to me to prove that Thomas Jackson who was a Captain in Colonel Crane's regiment of artilery of the Massachusetts line, in the war of the revolution, left three children only, namely, Thomas Jackson, Abigail Eayrs, and Polly Wison; that the said Polly has died, having one child only, namely, Mary Ann Brown; that the said Thomas and Abigail are the children and the said Mary the grand child of the said Thomas first named and all the heirs at law in fee to Thomas Jackson who was a Captain in the Regiment of artilery commanded by Colonel Crane of the Massachusetts line in the war of the Revolution.
Given under my hand and Seal of Office, this twenty first day of March 1836.

The above form will answer for the following States, viz:
Maine, Massachusetts, New-Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont }Judge of Probate

New York, New Jersey} Surrogate

South Carolina, Georgia } Ordinary
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(illegible) Mar 30
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Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received land from the United States.

By an act of Congress of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.
N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war or who died of sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States. 
The following declaration (end enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the proper authorities:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Suffolk
We, Thomas Jackson, Abigail Eayrs & Mary Ann Brown, heirs at law of Thomas Jackson do severally upon oath, testify and declare to the best of their knowledge and belief that Thomas Jackson, deceased did enter the service in 1775 for the term of...........and served as a Captain in the Regiment No...........under the command of Colonel Crane of the Massachusetts line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until about the year A. D. 1783 and the end of the revolutionary war. We further ^severally declare that we have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to said Thomas Jackson on the part of the United States; nor do we believe that he ever received it or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever; therefore,
Know all men by these presents, That, We, Thomas, Abigail and Mary aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Abbott Lawrence, Esqr. to be our true and lawful attorney, for and in our name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to us as aforesaid; and our said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Tho. Jackson
Abigail Eayrs
Mary Ann Brown
Attest, Artimas Ward

Suffolk ss. March 4th 1836
Personally appeared the abovenamed, Thomas, Abigail, & Mary subscribers to the foregoing declaration, and made oath to the same, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be their free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
attest, Artimas Ward
Artimas Ward, Justice of the Peace

In testimony that the above written Artimas Ward was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c. in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal and subscribed my name and quality at Boston this fifth March A. D. 1836.
(Seal) 
Chas. A Larken, Clerk &c. of the Court of Common Pleas