Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,140, Jacob Coleman, Continental (N.J.)
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Continental (N.J.
1
CONTENTS
Coleman, Jacob
NUMBER
S. 42,140
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19.379
R
C H J C.
Jacob Coleman, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, who was a Private in N Jersey
Captain Handy
company of the [illegible]
Regiment command
by Col. Sec. 3 years
Ratio of disability
Date of discharge
Inscribed on the roll of Ohio
at 8
dollars per month, to commence on the
16th August 1824.
Certificate of pension issued the 16th of Feby 1825
and the Hon. Mr Bartley.
House of Reps
Arrears to 4th Sept. 1824.
5.15
semi-anl. all'ce ending 4. March 1825. 48
4.12
1.3
$53.15
Rev. Claim
Acts, March 18. 1818,
May 1. 1820, and
March 1. 1823.
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Jacob Coleman
17, 869.
Application
for Pension
Horace Perry Esqr
agh
[illegible], Ohio
william the [illegible] of an act
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District of Ohio Ss.
On this thirteenth day of March 1821, personally appeared
in open court, (being a court of Common Pleas and a court of Record having
a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of its
Proceedings, in and for the County of Cuyahoga & State of Ohio) Jacob Coleman
aged fifty seven years, who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on
his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions
made by the acts of Congress, of the 18th March 1818, and the 1st May
1820. That he the said Jacob Coleman enlisted for the form of three years on
the 15th day of September 1780, in the State of New Jersey in the company commanded by Captain George Handy in the Light Horse Regiment
commanded by Colonel Henry Lee, in the line of the State of Virginia,
on the first Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in
the said corps until the fifteenth day of September in the year 1783, when he was discharged from the said service [illegible] the state of Maryland.
That he was in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse Youtau
Springs, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said
services except the affidavit of Leonard Coleman, duly authenticated and
herewith to be transmitted-
And in pursuance of the act of the
1st May 1820. 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
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within the provisions 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 18th 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 than
what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed
Schedule of my Property
One Cow of the value of $15..00
One Heifer 8..00
One sow 16 pigs 8..00
One colt 20..00
3 sheep 6..00
$57.00
One sett of Plough irons - $4..00
One sett of [illegible] teeth - 4..00
8.00
amt brought up - 57..00
$65..00
I have a wife aged fifty nine years, who is very feeble and unable to
do much, also a son aged sixteen years, named Simeon, who is a cripple
likewise another son aged twelve years, also very fable, named Elijah
H.
Test. H.S. Baird
his
Jacob Coleman
mark
Sworn to and declared this thirteenth day of March 1820 before the
court of com. Pleas
Horace Perry Clk
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The State of Ohio Cuyahoga County
J. Horace Perry, Clerk of the court of
Common Pleas in and for the county of Cuyahoga and state aforesaid, do hereby
certify that the
foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are
truly copied from the records of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said
court that the total amount in value of the property
exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Sixty five
dollars.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand, and affixed the seal of said court, on
this fourth day of March A.D. 1821
Horace Perry
Clerk of the court
of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County
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Washington Feby 12th 1825
I Certify that the within named Jacob Coleman
is and for many years has been a resident in
the Township of Euclid County of Cuyahoga State of Ohio
E Whittlesey
Jacob Coleman 17, 869.
Application for Pension
Horace Perry Esqr
agh
[illegible], Ohio
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Mrs. Frank Hunt
303 W. Jefferson Street
Franklin, Indiana
Dear Madam:
November 27, 1934
XXXXXXXXXXXX
Jacob Coleman-S.42140
BA-J/AWF
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of Jacob Coleman,
who died in Ohio near Cleveland.
The data furnished herein were obtained from the
papers on file in pension claim, S.42140, based upon
the Revolutionary War service of Jacob Coleman.
The date and place of birth of this soldier are
not shown, nor are the names of his parents given.
Jacob Coleman enlisted in Hackensack, New Jersey,
September 15, 1780, served as a private in Captain
George Handy's company, Colonel Henry Lee's Regiment of
Light Horse; he was in the battle of Guilford Court House,
at the taking of Fort Motte, a skirmish on Ashley River,
taking of forts on the Congaree, Siege of Augusta, and in
the latter part of the Siege of Ninety-Six, and the battle of
Eutaw Springs, and was discharged September 15, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
March 13, 1821, at which time he was living in the Township of Euclid, Cuyahoga County, Ohio and aged fifty-seven years.
In 1821 he referred to his wife (name not given) as
aged fifty-nine years, and to his sons, Simeon, aged sixteen years, and Elijah H. aged twelve years.
In 1821 Leonard Coleman was referred to, no rela-
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tionship to the family shown.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of
pension, the name and address to whom sent, and possibly
the date of death of this pensioner, you should
apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting
Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing
the following data:
Jacob Coleman
Certificate #19379
Issued February 16, 1825
Rate $8.00 per month
To commence August 16, 1824
Act of March 18, 1818
Ohio Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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42 140
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 42, 140
Jacob Coleman
[illegible]
Act: 18th March 18th
Index: -- Vol. 5,
Page 95
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Jacob Coleman
Pen: com: 16 Aug. 1824
Hon. Mr Bartley H. R.
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State of New Jersey,.
Sussex County SS:
I  Ephraim Green Junior clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas
in and for said County
do hereby certify that Robert Thompson
Esquire, before whom the within deposition
were taken, was at the time of taking said
deposition and now is one of the Judges
of the Court of Common Pleas, in and
for said County, duly commissioned and
Sworn into office according to Law, and
that full faith and credit should and
ought to be given to all his official act
as such, as well in courts of Justice as
thereout -
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed the seal of said
Court at Newton, this Sixteenth
day of August in the year of
Our Lord Eighteen hundred
and twenty four, 16 Aug. 1824
E. Green, Junior
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State of New Jersey
Sussex County
Personally appeared before
me Robert Thompson one of
Judges of the Court of 
Common Pleas in and
for the County of Sussex Isaac Bird and been
duly sworn on the holy
Evangelist of all mighty
God did upon and say that he this deponent was
well acquainted with Jacob Coleman and William Fulkerson
and they did all enlist at one time under Major
Henry Lee in Hackensack in the State of New Jersey 
That he the deponent served for three years or during
the war of the American Revolution that he this deponent served in said war
with the afforesaid [sic] Jacob Coleman and William
Fulkerson for nearly three years that they were at
the battle of Guilford Cort[sic] House, when Coleman was wounded in the leg likewise at the taking of an
English tender in Pede [Peedee] or rather Ashly River also at the
taking
Fort Mott on Congare and a fort in Agustar [sic]
in the
State of Georgia and this deponent further
saith that he believes that the said Coleman served
as a faithful soldier and was discharged together
with myself
and William Fulkerson at one time
his
Isaac B Bird 
mark
Taken sworn evidence
and subscribed before me
the 14th day of August 1824
Robert Thompson
I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Isaac
Bird the above deponent and that full faith and credit ought
to be given to his testimony
Robert Thompson
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New Jersey Somerset County ss. Personally appeared
before me Nicholas Arrosmith, one of the Judges
of the inferior Court of Common pleas in and for
the said County of Somerset, William Fulkerson of the county and state aforesaid being by
me duly sworn according to law, did upon
his oath declare, that he the said William Fulkerson
together with Jacob Coleman and Isaac Bird
did all at one time, in the town of Hackensack
in the State of New Jersey, enlist, under Major Henry
Lee, to serve as soldier in the American Revolutionary War
for the sum of three years or during the war, and
they so continued in said service under him the said Maj.
Lee, during the year, which compleated [sic] the
sum of three years service, and was discharged
at the Head of Elk [illegible] that and we three continued
in company, after being discharged till we came to
new Germantown in New Jersey, then we parted
and each went there [sic] own way
this deponent further States, that he very well knows that
that the said Major Lee with his Infantry and horse
was in the battle of Guilford Court House, the battle of
Eutaw Springs, taken of the English tender in
Pede [Peedee] River, or rather Ashly river, and was at taking of
Scotch Lake fort. fort Mott. fort on Congaree from
that went and took the fort in Augusta in
state of Georgia came back and was at the siege
fort 96. together with a munition and other incidents-
there
And further this verily believes that
the said Coleman did his duty as a good
and faithful soldier through out the whole
of his three years service or enlistment,
and was in the before mentioned battles

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or doing duty the while. 
William Fulkerson

taken Sworn, declared and subscribed before me the 2nd day August AD. 1824
Nicholas Arrosmith

State of New Jersey
Somerset County SS.

I, Isaac Southard Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Somerset aforesaid  do hereby certify that Nicholas Arrowsmith Esquire before whom the foregoing deposition was taken, was at the time of the 
taking then of a Judge of Our said Court, duly appointed and commissioned accordingly and that to all his official acts as such full faith and credit is due and ought to be given as well in Courts of Judication as else where.
In Testimony Where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court this second day of August AD Eighteen hundred and Twenty four 1824
Isaac Southard Clerk

having been acquainted with William Fulkerson, the within deponent for a long time, do verily believe that under oath he is a man can be relied on as to facts, and full credit ought to be given to his testimony
Nicholas Arrosmith
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Franklin, Ind.
Nov. 7. 1934.
Veterans Administration
Dept of the Interior,
Washington, D.C
Dear Sirs:
Will you please send me
the Revolutionary war service of
Jacob Coleman.
2 only me [illegible]
He
probably
died in Ohio near Cleveland.
Yours Respectfully
Mrs Frank Hunt
303 W. Jefferson St
Franklin, Indiana.
Received NOV 9 1934
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2934 Hampshire Road
Cleveland Heights
Ohio
Nov 15 1930
Pension Bureau
Washington
D.C
[illegible] Enclosed
Dear Sirs
Jacob Coleman was a Revolutionary War soldier
living at Euclid Ohio in 1824 when his pension
began, until his death in 1835. He is included
in the Ohio Pension Rolls.
I would be very
grateful for the information he gave at the
time he applied for pension: birth place and
his military services and any mention he makes
of his wife or family
Thanking you I am
Yours very truly
(Mrs) Emma B. Hawley
Rev
Pension B
U S
NOV [illegible] 1930
OFFICE
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OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
M.R. Dept.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
MINT OF THE UNITED STATES
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
Apr. 20- 1923
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dir.-
I enclose a copy of a letter received
from the adjutant Gene of New Jersey
in reference to my forbear Jacob
Coleman. His last residence I believe
was in Dillies Botton Belmont Co
Ohio. Will you please see if you
have any record of the death of this
man, or other information
Kindly return enclosed paper with your reply.
Very truly
H. Dudley Coleman
U.S. Mint
Phil. Pa.
Pension Office
G
U S.
APR 23 1923
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Mrs. Emma B. Hawley
2934 Hampshire Road
Cleveland, Ohio
Dear Madam:
December 8, 1930
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
AWF: MLB
Dear Madam: 
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 42140, that Jacob Coleman
enlisted in Hackensack, New Jersey, September 15, 1780, and
served as a private in Captain George Handy's company, Colonel
Henry Lee's legion of light horse; was in the battles of
Guilford, siege of Ninety Six, Eutaw Springs, skirmish on
Ashley River, taking of forts on Congaree River and the siege
of Augusta, and was discharged September 15, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March
13, 1821, at which time he was living in Cuyahoga County, Ohio,
aged fifty-seven years.
In 1821 he referred to his wife (name not stated) as aged
fifty-nine years, and to his sons, Simeon aged sixteen years
and Elijah aged twelve years.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
342140
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., 192
In reply to your request of, for the history of
Jacob Coleman, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken from the claim for pension.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
Sept 15, 1780
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
Sept 15, 1783
RANK.
Pvt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
George Handy
COLONEL.
Henry Lee's Legion of Light Horse
STATE.
Battles engaged in,
Guilford, siege of Ninety Six, Eutaw Springs, at taking of trench on Ashley Riv. + taking of Forts on Congaree and at Augusta
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted at Hackensack, N.J.
Date of application for pension, Mch 13, 1821. His cl was al.
Residence at date of application Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Age at date of application, 57 years
Remarks: In 1821 he referred to his wife (name not stated)
aged 59 years, son Simeon aged 16 yrs, and Elijah
aged  12 yrs.
Date of death not on A.B.
Respectfully,
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Commissioner.