Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41620, Jesse Harrison, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE 
NC
Harrison, Jesse
NUMBER S. 41620

Contents
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15.742
North Carolina
Jesse Harrison
of Rowan Co. in the State of N. Carolina who was a Priv in the  _ commanded by Captain Gregory of the regiment commanded by Colonel - in the North Carolina line, for the term of three years from - 17. to - 17

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of $ Dollars per month to commence on the 25 day of June 1819 

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of Nov 1819 and sent to Hon Chr Fisher.
Salisbury, N.C.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819            $18.66
Semi-ani. all"ce ending March 1820   48.--
$66.66
Revolutionary Claim
Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820
March 1823

Right side vertically:

Returned 18 Feb 1826, ending 23 Dec 1825 identification sent to Hon J. Long H.R.
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Jesse Harrison
Private
77 to 80
10th N. Carolina
Regt
Admitted
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State of North Carolina
Rowan County
Be it remembered that these at a Court of Pleas and Quarter Session before as held for the County of Rowan at the Court House in Salisbury on the third Monday in May Anno Domini (1819) One thousand eight hundred and nineteen and in the 43rd year of our Independence the following record was made [illegible]

This day personally appeared in open court Jesse Harrison aged sixty three years a resident of Rowan County and State of North Carolina who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration to obtain the provision of a late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for or obtain persons engaged in the land  and Naval Service of the United States during the revolutionary was. That he the said Jesse Harrison enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Dempsey Gregory in the State of North Carolina County of Halifax said Gregory belonged to the tenth North Carolina Regiment of continentals commanded by Col Sheppard despondent enlisted about the month of August 1777, joined the main army at Valey Forge and was then transferred to the first regiment of North Carolina Continentals in the Company commanded by Captain Tatum, that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the place of Charleston, at which place he escaped being taken out with the wassons joined a volunteer company under
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under Lockheart who went to the assistance of the Army under General Gates a short time before the battle of Camden was after the dispersion of Gates army early discharged from service in Halifax County North Carolina having been remained in the service about three years, that he was at the Battles of Camden and Hanging_rock_ That he is in such reduced circumstances as request in need of the assistance of his country for support- That he has now no other endurance in his power of his said services - Jacob Goss and Nathan Riley being duly sworn according to law deposith that they are well acquainted with the despondent Jesse Harrison that he is man of good character and that he is in such reduced circumstances as to need the assistance of his country for support. now it appearing to the satisfaction of the said Jesse Harrison did serve in the Revolutionary was of the United States against the common enemy for a longer term than nine months and that he is in such reduced circumstances as to stand in need of assistance of his Country for support:- it is therefore ordered that the foregoing be made a matter of record, and that the Clerk certify and transmit the same to the Honorable the Secretary of war:

State of North Carolina, Rowan County__ I John Giles Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Rowan County do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy as taken from the minutes of the Court aforesaid

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office in Salisbury this 25 of June 1819

JW Giles

[seal affixed to the left is not readable]
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State of North Carolina
Rowan County
I Moses A. Locke chairman of the court of Pleas and Quarter session of the County Court of Rowan for the being do hereby certify that John Giles Esq who has given the annexed certificate is the Clerk of the Court aforesaid that all due faith and credit are due to his official acts and that his certificate is in due form of Law.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand + seal at Salisbury 2 July 1819
Moses A. Locke JP
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State of North Carolina
Secretary's office 20th Sept 1819.
I William Hill Secretary of State in & for the State aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears from the musterroll of the Continental line of this State that Jesse Harrisona Capt. in Capt Gregory's Company of the 10th Regt. was mustered the 21st August 1777 for three years that he was a private in June 1778.
Given under my hand at office in Raleigh the date above 
W. Hill
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Jesse Harrison
Declaration

below marked out
Las_ for
Mr E
Deced

[illegible]
{illegible]

18 months
service
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State of North Carolina
Rowan County }  Court of Pleas and quarter sessions
November sixteen 1820
On this 25" day of November Anno Domini 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the county of Rowan Jesse Harrison aged sixty five years resident in the county of Rowan aforesaid, who, being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war of the United States all which was set forth in his original declaration under date of  [blank]       and that a pension certificate No    [blank]    was granted him - and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner deposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to do 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, papered on the 18thday of March 1818; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or security, contracts or debt due me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule which follows and
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and by me subscribed and which is in the following words
262 1/2 acres of land with $1 per acre $262.50
2 horses at $40 each   80
4 head of cattle  25
5 sheep  5
1 sow and eight pigs  4

Deducted money owning as balance of the purchase money of land  
$376.50
-175.
 $201.50

The said Jesse Harrison further declares upon his oath in open court that he is by profession a farmer, but that owing to his age and infirmities he is unable to pursue his trade and thereby support himself.
Jesse Harrison

Sworn to and declared in open court this 25" day of November Anno Domini 1820. before the magistrate presiding 

I John Giles Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions of Rowan County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and Schedule are truly copied from the record 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
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of the property inhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Three hundred and seventy six dollars and fifty cents

[affixed seal unreadable]
In testimony where I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at office the 18" day of December Anno Domini 1820
signed John Giles

State of North Carolina, Rowan County
I Moses A. Locke presiding magistrate of the court of Pleas and quarter sessions of Rowan County, do hereby certify that John Giles" clerk of the court of Pleas and quarter sessions of said court - who has given the foregoing certificate; that he is duly appended and qualified _ that all due forth sensed be given to his official acts: and that his certificate is in due form of the Law
In testimony whereof I have hereby set my hand and seal this 18" day of December Anno Domini 1820
signed Moses A. Locke C.C.C.
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REVOLUTIONARY RECORDS SECTION
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS 
Washington, D. C. July 20, 1923
MMS+F
S 41620

In reply to your request of _______, for the history of Jesse Harrison, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken from the soldier's claim for pension.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINMENT | Aug 21, 1777
LENGTH OF SERVICE | 3 years
RANK | Pvt, and Corpl
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN Dempsey Gregory, Latum, Lockheart
COLONEL Abraham D. Sheppard
STATE | N.C.

Battles engaged in Siege of Charleston, Camden, Hanging Rock.
Residence of Soldier at enlistment, Enlisted in Halifax Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, June 25, 1819 His cl. was also
Residence at date of application, Rowan Co. N.C.
Age at date of application, 63 years
Remarks: In 1824 he was a resident of Davidson Co. N.C. and referred to his wife (name not stated) daughter Mary aged about 30 yrs. and son Blake aged about 18 yrs
Date death not on AB

Respectfully, Commissioner
Dates of service in Dec Report used instead of soldier's

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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Discharge from Major John Habersham, commanding the Georgia Battalion to Benjamin Cook private, being enlisted for two years if the war should last so long
Dated 10 Dec 1783    (3)
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Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear sir: - Please send me records of the following Revolutionary Soldiers, who were pensioners.

Both sent{
"Jesse Harrison of Rowan County N.C., 1819, age 74, born 1755.
"William Harrison, of Rutherford Co. Tenn., 1820, age 84, died 1833, served in North Carolina.

Please be sure to send me all data regarding their families and the name of all persons who certified to their services in the Revolution.

Yours very truly,
Tunnel Floyd,
Cor. Queen & Trenton Sts.,
Harriman, Tennessee.
June 19, 1923.

(stamped) Pension Office June 21 1923
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41.620
INVALID
Revy
File No. 41.620
Jesse Harrison
Prvt Rev War
Act: 18 March a8
Index:- Vol. 3, Page 212
Arrangement of 1870
1923 July 30- Hist. to Tunnel Floyd MMSTS.
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15,742R
North Carolina
Jesse Harrison
of Rowan County in the State of North Carolina who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel  [blank]  of the North Carolina line, for the term of Three Years

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 of June 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of Nov 1819
and sent to Hon: Cha. Fisher Salisbury North Carolina

Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819     18.66
Semi-ani, all"ce ending Mar 1820 48.00
$66.66
2 mo 10

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}


Vertical:
Notification sent 10 January 1821 to Hon. C Fisher H. Reps.
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December the 29th 1825
Dear sir,
At our December Court W. Riley (agent for Jesse Harrison) requested me to make out the inclosed copy of record which he wishes you to present to the war Department.  The Declaration hereunto sent on was made out by the attorney's and I coppied them without looking at the original Declaration & affidavits  they had committed an error in the Compilement of acres of land, which the inclosed record is to correct. I am inclined to think that the war department a rather nice, with respect to W. Harrison property. the old man has been applying them three years and endeavoring to give every information in his power, they have hereunto taken some exceptions to his schedule of property & _ The old man is really very poor & if any one of the surviving sages of the revolutionary war entitled to a pension I think old W. Harrison is. Your attention to the old mans case will be taken as a great favour by
him & his friends. There is nothing new, or worthy your notice second in this section of the district since you left

Hon John Long
in haste your sincere friend
D. Mock
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State of North Carolina
Davidson County}


I David Mock Clerk of Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions of Davidson County do hereby certify that in examining the records of my office and the Original affidavits made by Jesse Harrison for the purpose of obtaining a pension from the United States, it appears that the affidavits and records show that he was possessed of two hundred & sixty three acres of Land valued at two Hundred dollars, and that in making the last transcript to be forwarded to the Pension office he by mistake put down only two hundred acres of land when he should have put down two hundred & sixty three acres, valued at two hundred dollars aimable to affidavit filed

In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at office the 23 day of December 1825

D. Mock CCC
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North Carolina 
Davidson County}  I John Monroe Chairman of the court of pleas and quarter session do hereby certify that David Mock is and was at the time of signing the written certificate the clerk of said court for Davidson County

John Monroe JP
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North Carolina Davidson County
May the 10th 1825

Dear sir,
The lands mentioned in Jesse Harrisons first schedule appears to be 263 acres, which is 63 acres more than he accounts for in the Inclosed Schedule_  Mr Harrison  has neither sold or bought land since the execution of his first schedule.  The reason of this difference is that Mr Harrison purchased the tract of land mentioned in his schedule proposing it to be 263 acres.  but on an actual survey if said tract of land as described in his boundary, there appears to be only 200 acres, as mentioned in the enclosed schedule_ _ if any proof should be required on this subject please write me a line and I will apprize 

David M[cut off]

Hon, J, Barbour
Secretary of War
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Washington City Feby 16th 1826

In the case of Jesse Harrison's application to be restored to the pension list. It appears that the two Schedules furnished by him in that not agree the one exhibiting 263 acres the other 200 Mr Mock accounts for the Exor in this way by stating that from the records of his office (or clerk of the Court) and Mr Harrison's first Schedule it appeared be possessed 263 Acres but when it come to be accurately surveyed there was found to be but 200 acres this I think very
probable and to me appears to be very satisfactorily accounted for

JW Long [illegible]
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D
Washington City Jany 23 1826

Sir
Enclosed you have another document relative to Jesse Harrison's claim, Please have the case examined as soon as convenient and let me know the truth
Respectfully yours
JW Long [illegible]

Honorable James Barbour
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State of North Carolina} Court of Pleas and
Davidson County          } Quarter Sessions

On the 26th day of January 1824 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the county of Davidson. Jesse Harrison, resident of said county aged Sixty Eight years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and 1st of May 1820-That he the said Jesse Harrison enlisted for the term of three years on the 22nd day of August in the year 1776 in the State of North Carolina in the company commanded by Capt. Dempsey Gregory in the Regiment commanded by Col. Abr. Shepherd in the line of the State of North Carolina. That his name has been placed on the pension list, and dropt therefrom on account of his property.

And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of 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 of any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself 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 now have any person in trust for me, property or Securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in he Schedule hereto annexed_ of my first Schedule the following changes have been made by my property_ to each That he has since then sold to Nathan Riley and Thomas Carnes_ Three Sheep, Eleven head of Hogs mostly small, Three head of cattle, a horse beast nearly blind, and an indifferent Bed for Twenty five dollars to pay a debt to Randolph
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Johnson taken by Execution, but afterwards sold primarily as above to pay said debt,

Jesse Harrison

Sworn to and declared on the 26th of January AD 1824 in open court of Davidson County.

D. Mock Clk

Schedule of Property refered to as above
Two Hundred and Sixty three acres of Land Valued at ______ $200___

Said Harrison declares that he is by occupation a farmer_ and that from infirmity he is unable to follow his occupation_ That he has residing with him a Daughter named Mary aged about Thirty years who from infirmity is barely able to support herself_ A son named Blake aged about Eighteen_ That his wife is being aged and infirm_ That he owes at this time One Hundred Twenty four dollars independent of the debt paid by him as aforesaid and deductable from the Value of his Land as aforesaid
Sworn to as aforesaid               Jesse Harrison
D Mock Clk.

I David Mock Clerk of the Court of Please and Quarter Sessions for the County of Davidson and State aforesaid_ do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the Said Jesse Harrison did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceeding Declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement, in the Continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of
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the said court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is two hundred dollar_ subject to a deduction of One Hundred and twenty four dollars for debts which the court is satisfied said Harrison owes

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said Court on the 29th day of June 1824_

David Mock Clk
[seal affixed to the left side but not readable]
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hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court at Office
on the 21st day of April A.D. 1825
David Mock CCC

[to the left affixed is a seal not readable]
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State of North Carolina}  Court of Pleas & 
Davidson County          } Quarter Sessions Dec. Term 1824

     On the 23rd day of December 1824 personally appeared in open court being a Court of Record for the county of Davidson, Jesse Harrison resident in said county aged Sixty Eight 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 of May 1820; that he, the said Jesse Harrison enlisted for the term three years on the 22nd day of August in the year 1776 in the State of North Carolina, in the Company commanded by Captain Dempsey Gregory in the regiment commanded by Colonel Abrm. Shepperd in the line of the state of North Carolina, on the North Carolina Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said Corps untill the end of three years, when he was discharged from the said Service in Halifax Town in the State of North Carolina, that his name has been placed on the pension list, and dropped therefrom on account of his Property.

And in pursuance of the act of Congress of the 1st of 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 have 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 provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged on the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" Passed on the 18th day of
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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 that since the exibition of my first Schedule, the following changes have been made in my property_ That he has sold to Nathan Riley & Thomas Carnes, on the Second day of July 1823 the following property to wit, Three head of Sheep, Eleven Head of Hogs. Three head of cattle, a horse beast nearly blind and an indifferent bed for Twenty five dollars to pay a debt due Randolph Johnson on a note given to Jacob Goss for thirty
Six dollars in part payment for the tract of land now owned by this declarant

Sworn to and declared on the 23rd day of December 1824
in open Court of Davidson County
David Mock Clk.
Jesse his X mark Harrison

Schedule of Property referred to as above Hundred acres of Land, Valued at $200__ said Jesse Harrison declares that he is by occupation a Farmer and that from infirmity and age he is unable to persue his occupation, that he has residing with him a Daughter named Mary aged about thirty years who from infirmity is barely able to support herself, and a son named Blake aged about Eighteen years, That his wife is living aged and infirm, That he owes at this time one Hundred and twenty four dollars inde-
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pendent of the debit paid by him as aforesaid and deductable from the value of his Land aforesaid

Sworn to and declared on the 23rd day of December
1824 in Open Court of Davidson County
D. Mock Clk.        Jesse his X mark Harrison

North Carolina
Davidson County}  December Session 1824
John Kenneday appeared in Open Court 23rd day of December 1824. and made oath in due form of Law, that he as an officer (a Constable) sold a man and a Cow, the property of Jesse Harrison for the sum of Eleven dollars or thereabouts, on or about the month of May 1823 in part satisfaction for a debt due from said Harrison to Randolph Johnson on a note transfered to said Johnson by Jacob Goss. The sale was fairly conducted.

Sworn to and subscribed in open Court
the 23rd day of December 1824
D.Mock Clk.
John Kenneday


State of North Carolina
Davidson County )  Decr Sessions 1824
Nathan Riley & Thomas Carns maketh oath in due form of Law that Jesse Harrison Conveyed to them on the 2d day of July 1823 the following property (to wit) Three head of Sheep, Eleven head of
Hogs quite small, Three Head of Cattle, a Horse beast nearly blind, and an indifferent bed, at the price of Twenty five dollars; which these deponents were to pay to Randolph Johnson on a Note given
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by said Harrison to one Jacob Goss for land, and by him transfered to said Randolph Johnson, as these deponents has been informed and believes, and they further swear that they have paid said debt, by paying part to the Officer who had in hand the Collection of the debt of said Johnson, and the ballance to said Randolph Johnson, which these deponent believe was so paid to Johnson.
Sworn to and subscribed in open
Court the 23rd of Dec. 1824}   Nathan Riley
Thomas Carns
D. Mock Clk

State of North Carolina
Davidson County         ⎬ December Sessions 1824
Jacob Goss personally appeared in Open Court On the 23rd day of December 1824 and made oath that a man by the name of John Letter sold to this declarant Jesse Harrison, the tract of land on which
the said Jesse Harrison now lives, some eight or nine years ago and that Letter was indebted to this deponant in the sum of Fifty Eight dollars and fifty eight cents, the said Jesse Harrison in part payment for the land, gave his, said Harrisons Note to this deponant for the sum aforesaid. This deponent has received his money on said note and has been informed and believes, that the property mentioned in
the affidavit of Nathan Riley & Thomas Carns was sold in part discharge of said Note
Sworn to and subscribed to in
Open Court the 23rd December 1824
D Mock Clk

Jacob Goss
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North Carolina
Davidson County}  March Sessions 1825
Randolph Johnson maketh oath that he has been paid the money due on the note described in the Affidavit of Jacob Goss and has been informed and believes that the property mentioned in the affidavit of Nathan Riley and Thomas Carns was sold to discharge in part the debt due on
said note which Note had then refined into a Judgment and Execution
Sworn to and Subscribed in
open Court the 22nd day of March 1825 } Randolph Johnson

D Mock Clk

I David Mock Clerk of the County Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for Davidson County do hereby certify that it appears, to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Jesse Harrison did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceeding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, under one engagement, on the continental establishment. I also
certify, that the foregoing oaths, 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
exibited in the aforesaid Schedule is two hundred dollars
In testimony whereof, I have