Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41690, for James Jackson, Maryland
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(3-1776)
SERVICE Md.
Jackson, James.
NUMBER S41690
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41690
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 41.690
James Mackson
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18th
Index:--Vol. 5, Page 254
[Arrangement of 1870]
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13,447
Ohio
James Jackson
of [BLANK] in the state of Ohio
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Price of the Maryland line, for the term of 6 years
Inscribed on the roll of Ohio at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence on the 30th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th of July 1819 and sent to Elias Lee Esqr Cleveland Cayahoga County Ohio
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - $81..29
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep: 1819 48..
10 10 1/30 4/31 $ 129..29
[Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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James Jackson's Application for Pension
Euclide.
(13.447)
Sept 1819
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State of Ohio
Cuyahoga County ss
On this twelfth day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a court of Common Pleas for said County, James Jackson aged 73 years resident in Euclid in said County, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary as follows: I enlisted as a soldier under Ensign Wheeler in the year 1777 in Maryland for three years, I was in the action on Staten Island under the command of General Smallworth I was a prisoner at New York for eleven months after my 3 years service expired, I again enlisted during the war under Capt. Benjamin Price, during the War, I was at the Battle of Cambden [Camden], and at the seige of Little York. I was also at the Defeat of Genl Hampton, the number of my pension certificate is 13447. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18 day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or Debts due to me nor have I any income other
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than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed-
I have a Deed of ten acres of Land seven under improvement, but the title is in dispute and it is supposed I shall be obliged to give up the land, I paid twenty dollars for the land, I have one Hog, I have notes that will amount to thirty Dollars which I have procured by lending my pension money which I have Drawn from the United States. I am not much in debt, the whole of which does not exceed five Dollars - my Occupation by trade is a Butcher- I am unable to do any thing at it Reason of age and infirmity. I have no family nor never had any-
James Jackson
Sworn to and declared on the Twelfth day of June in the year 1820 before the court of Common Pleas- attest, Horace Perry Clerk
I, Horace Perry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cuyahoga in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of said Court and that it is the opinion of said court that the total amount of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Thirty five Dollars, including the aforesaid notes. That said court is a Court of Record, and proceeds according to the course of the Common Law with a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping a Record of their
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proceedings, and has the power of fine and imprisonment.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court, at Cleaveland this seventh Day of July A.D. 1820.
Horace Perry Clerk.
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James Jackson
Maryland line
Col. Price's Regmt
19 Jany 1777 - war
Adm.
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Township of Euclid County of Cuyahoga & State of Ohio
on this thirtieth day of April one thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen
Before me the subscriber one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County and State aforesaid Personally appeares James Jackson aged seventy five years resident in the town County & State Aforesaid who being by Me first duly sworn according to Law doth doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the Provision made by the late act of Congress Entitled an act to Provide for Certain Persons Engaged in the Land and naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war that he the said James Jackson Enlisted in the State of Maryland in a company commanded by Capt. Eli Dorsey in the Second Maryland Regt Commanded by Colo. Thomas Price and in the Maryland Line I enlisted on the Twenty ninth Day of January Seventeen Hundred and seventy seven and Continued to serve in the said Corps until I was made A Prisoner on Staten Island in the Expedition under General Sullivan and remained a Prisoner Eleven Months after I was exchanged I joined my Regt in New Jersey and continued with the Regt. until the Battle of Camden where your Company had so Cut to Pieces that I was afterwards transfared to a Light Infantry Company Commanded by Capt Francis Revilie in Colo. Stewarts Regt and serv. in that Corps until the Return of peace the deponent saith that he is in Redussed Circumstances and stands in need of assistance of his Country for support and that he has no Other Evidence in his power of his said services
Sworn to and Declared Before me on the day and year aforsaid
Elias Lee 1st Judge
I as afoursaid do Certify that it appears to my sattisfaction
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that the said James Jackson did serve in the Revolutionary War
as stated in the Preceeding Declaration against the Common Enemy I now transmit the Proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. And I do further certify that I am personally acquainted with the said James Jackson and that he is in reduced circumstances and stand in need of this country for support
Elias Lee A Judge
NB the above Named James Jackson held the Rank of Sergeant

State of Ohio
Cuyahoga County ss
I Horace Perry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do hereby certify that Elias Lee was on the thirtieth day of Last & ever since hath been one of the associate Judges of said Court and that said Court is a Court of Record & the above signature is in his own hand writing - In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & the seal of said Court at
Cleveland this 28th day of January AD 1819
Horace Perry Clerk CP
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, June 25th 1819
I hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office, that James Jackson enlisted as a Private in the Sectond Maryland Regiment, on the 29th day of Jany 1777 and was discharged on the 1st Nov. 1780.
Promoted to Sergt. 1th Apr. 1780
Thos. Karney Aud. S. M.