Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5517, for Samuel Jackson, North Carolina
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SERVICE                        NUMBER
N.C. Jackson, Samuel  R.5517
         Jane

CONTENTS
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Jane Jackson
of Sammuel
Suspended 
[intelligible] act  4 Jany 184
N- N.d. Journey, 
5517
Act 4 Jul,183
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Jane Jackson 
of Samuel
Tennessee
suspended
Per Act 4 jan 1842
N-N.d. turn-ney,
5517
Act 4 July 1836
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. [crossed out] Omit
5517
P.O. Jane Jackson
Service:

Enlisted: ____, 18
Discharged: ____ , 18  REJECTED[stamped over both previous lines]
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges:_________
______
Re-enlisted: _______
_____
Attorned:
P.O. ____
____ Recognized.  ______ Contract.
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State of tennessee | December session of the
Marion county   | Count court 1841
Ordered by the court
that Goerge W Rice Samael Beene and 
John K Tate be appointed COm messoners
to take declaotion and examenation of 
Jane Jackson Widow and  Relief of Samuel 
Jackson [inteligible] a soldier of the revolution
She being Verry aged and Suferin to 
appear in apir  court
A law copy test
[inteligible]. D. Rankin  elk
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V No 5503 {underlined]
Tennessee
July 4. 1836
Jane Jackson


H Hf Turney H r :
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State of Tennessee |
Marion County|  By virtue of the mother[crossed out] commissioned  here to attached from the County court of  the County aforesaid the undersigned being the commissioned therein named met at the residence of Jane Jackson in the county aforesaid on the 8Th day of december 1841. 
for the purpose of her making a declaration in order to obtain a Pension as widow of Samuel Jackson deceased a soldier of the Revolution on the day aforesaid personally appiared Jane Jackson [illegible] as Commissioned aforesaid, a resident of the County aforesaid and state of Tennessee aged about ninety four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declerations trint 

That Samuel Jackson was[ crossed out] my late Husband was born  in Guilford County North Carolina March 3d. 1748., that he the said saml. Jackson and myself Intermarried in the year 1760. my maiden name being Jane Fields. That said Samuel Jackson entered the service the precise time deponent is [semi illegible wxath]
to state, but affirms as sown as any other person after declaration of war, and troops raised in Guilford County North Carolina, and [illegible] in a regiment commanded by Colonel - Dugen the length of time he was drafted deponent does not recollect, but does recollect that after being drafted he joined a light Horse Company Commanded by James Ball,  / deponent farther recollects that he served one tour in  a Company Commanded by Captain - Collier, what [faded word routes] he took or what engagements he was in deponent has forgotten, except The battle at Guilford Courthouse when General Greene Commanded in which engagement said Samuel Jackson was detailed by one of the guards to protect the baggage., that previous to the death of my hus band he was averse to applying to his government [illegible] support but shortly before his death having  become guits [illegible] and [crossed out] poor and unable to make a support he was induced by the solicitations of friends to make an application, he arranged 
his papers but what was done with them deponent  has no knowledge he died in april 1833. the reason this deponent has not earlier made application was that she had never been qualified and hoped she would be able to live out her life without . the [illegible apirtonins] from government she was advised could obtain, but now being verry old and infirm and supported by the charity of friends
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I was born in February 14th. 1747.
has been thus induced [arrows pointing up] deponent states, that said Samuel Jackson as well as She now recollects and [semi-illegible] served the United States 
during the Revo lu tionary war at least three years and perhaps five, The discharge of my Hus band Service in the war was burnt having had his House burned down about Eighteen years ago.
and his discharges and other papers distreyed
I have no record of my age that also being des troyed by the burning of the house aforesaid, deponent has never intirmarried with any other person except said Samuel Jacks on I. Know of no person who I. can prove as to the servicees 
of said Samuel Jackson in the army of the Revo ution
  She hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that her name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state, Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
        her
Jane [crossed out] Jackson
Mark 

Mr. Samuel M Bee a clergyman residing in the County of Marion  State of Tennessee  and William M. Murry and James m. Kelly residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquaintid with Jane Jackson widow of Samuel Jackson dec? a Soldier of the Rev o lu tion who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we[semi illegible] believed her to be ninety four years of age.  That [crossed out word] Samuel Jackson was. [semi-illegible reputed]  and believed in  the Neeghborhood when he resided to have been a soldier of the Revo lu tion and that we Concur in that opinion, and the said Samuel M Bee Clergyman aforesaid further certifies that was called on to certify to the application of said Samuel Jackson for a pension whether he done so or not does not recollect but know he never would have objected to have so certified this was about the time as stated in the declaration of Jane Jackson aforesaid, Sworn to and Subscribed this
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8.th day of Decem ber 1841.
Sameul Me Bee - Clergyma
William McMury 
James M. killy

And the Undersignd John M. Tate and Samuel 
Beene Justices of the peace. and of the County Court of Marion County State of Tennessee and George W. Rice being the Commission=ors appointed by the County Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and  after putting the interogatons prisented by the War Depart=ment that the above named Samuel Jackson was a Revo lution-ary soldier and served as stated by his widow Jane Jackson the applicant aforesaid and we do further certify 
that it appears to them that Samuel M Bee who has signed the preceding Certifi cate is a clergy man , [illegible] in the County of Marion aforesaid, and that William M [blurred]
 =ry and James m. Kelly who has also signed the same [ar blurry] residents in Marion County aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
We further Certify [illegible illegible] infirmity said Jane Jackson is unable
 to appear in open court. Saml Beene Lead 
Justice of the peace
John R tate 
Justice of the peace
Geo W Rice
[writing on side of paper feom m ipionars?]
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State of Tennessee 
Marion County
I. David Rankin Clerk of the County [illegible] of the County aforesaid do certify 
[faded] that John K Hale and Samuel Beene
are acting justi of the peace in and for
the county aforesaid duly commissioned and
qualified, that full faith and cridet is and ought to be given to their official acts, and that they 
with George W. Rice were appointed by the county court aforesaid 
Commissioners to take the 
declaration of Jane Jackson widow of Samuel Jackson a Soldier of the Rev o lution, and that
the copy on [underlined] certificate by me hereto attached is a time copy of the order made by said court on testimony whatof I
have hereunto let my hand and Dead of office at office in Jasper this 9th day of December 1841.

D Rankin clerk