Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20162, Charles Edwards, N C
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Service: NC

Edwards, Charles
Jackson, Jane
Former Widow

Number: W. 20162
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5.204

North Carolina

Jane Jackson, deceased
widow of Charles Edwards
of ___ in the State of ____
who was a Captain in the ____ commanded
by Captain ____ of the ____ commanded
by _____ in the ____
line for Revolutionary

Inscribed on the Roll of Fayetteville
at the rate of 200 Dollars ___ Cents
per annum, to commence on the 4 day of
March, 1831.  Ending 4 April 1839
Increased from $133.33

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of
July 1853 and sent to A Reg Prest.
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6585 Oct 7 1845

Declaration of Thomas Edwards, Son of Jane Jackson, widow of Newman Jackson; formerly Jane Edwards, widow of Captn. Charles Edwards

Act 4 July 1836
Widow died 4 Apl 1839

E.F. Brown, Agent
Washn. D.C.
1 Oct. 1845

6585

Jane Jackson dec.
Wid. of Chs. Edwards
NC
Act 4 July 46
m. before the war.
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State of North Carolina
Wake County
S.S.

On this 20th day of May one thousand eight hundred and forty five. Personally appeared in open court Thomas Edwards a resident of the county of Wake and state of North Carolina and maketh the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits made by the provision of the act of Congress passed on the 4th day of July 1836 and first being duly sworn according to law doth declare on his oath that he is sixty eight years old, 68, and that he is the son of Jane Edwards who was the widow of Captain Charles Edwards who was a captain in the war of the Revolution and that his said father Capt. Charles Edwards served as a captain of a company of militia in the state of North Carolina for the space of two years or he has been told by his said mother Jane Edwards and that his said Father and Mother was married in the county of Franklin in said state in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five, 1775, as he has heard his mother say and that his said Father Capt. Charles Edwards died about the year 1784 soon after the close of the war
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of the Revolution and was about the age of thirty one or two years old when he died and that his said widow Jane Edwards whose maiden name was Jane Low again married to one Newman Jackson in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight or about that time and that the said Newman Jackson died on the 9th day of April 1821 and that she his said Mother remained a widow from that time of to day of her death which occurred on the fourth day of April Eighteen hundred and thirty nine, 1839, and was at the time of her death eighty three years old, 83, and that he himself is the only child that survived his said Mother by her first husband Capt. Charles Edwards but that his mother had several children by her last husband Newman Jackson and he supposes the reason his said Mother never applied for a pension was that she did not know that she was entitled as he never heard her speak of making application for one and that when he learned that there was provision made for the children of Revolutionary soldiers which was about two years ago he was so informed by one Thomas Langston so he made a declaration which was carried off by said Langston and he has not from him since and that he has again made application for what was due his mother for his said father services up to the time of her death
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and that he now relinquishes all claim to a pension except the present.
Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid before me