Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41290, Jacob Wade, Va.
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(3-1776)


SERVICE
Va.

*Wade, Jacob


NUMBER
S. 41290
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7457

Virginia 4

Jacob Wade
in the state of Virginia who was a private in the 14 regiment commanded by Capt Lambeth of the Virginia line, for the term of One year

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 11 of March 1819 and sent to Jas C Steptoe Esqr. Liberty Virginia

Arrears to 4th of March 1819             85.29
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819   48.
                                                           $133.29

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}


Death not in A B
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Liberty Va
Novr. 19                                           Free





To the Secretary of War
of the United States
Washington
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At a Superior Court of Law continued and held for Bedford County, at the Courthouse the 15th day of April 1818 before William Daniel Esqr. Judge Jacob Wade came into to Court and made oath that he served Twelve months in the continental service of the United States of America during the revolutionary war, that he was enlisted in this County under Capt. George Lambeth and belonged to the fourteenth Virginia regiment in said continental service, that to the best of his recollection he enlisted in the year 1777 and that he was honourably discharged, and that from his reduced circumstances in life he needs the assistance of his County for support, that to the best of his knowledge and belief the discharge he obtained on quitting the army is lost or is not now in existence that he knows of : which was supported by the affidavit of Jesse Witt of this County who appeared in Court and made oath that the said Jacob Wade was in the Continental service of the United States of America during the revolutionary war that he belonged to Capt. George Lambeth's company, of the fourteenth Virginia regiment, that he thinks the said Wade served twelve months in the said service and believes he was regularly and honourably discharged and that from his reduced circumstances he thinks he needs the assistance of his Country for support which is ordered to be certified.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal (having no seal of office) this sixteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.         J. C. Steptoe CC [seal affixed]

I William Daniel one of the Judges of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and Judge of the Superior Court of Law of Bedford
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County in the Commonwealth aforesaid do certify that James C Steptoe whose name is subscribed to the preceeding certificate and attestation is Clerk of the aforesaid Superior Court of Law, and that full faith and credit are due and should be given to his official acts as such.  And I do hereby further certify that Jacob Wade and Jesse Witt came severally before me and in open Court made Oath in due and legal form to the facts set forth in their respective affidavits which are above certified by the aforesaid J C Steptoe Clerk, and that I have full confidence in the truth of the facts which are so set forth as aforesaid 
All which I do hereby send and certify to the Secretary of War of the United States under my hand and seal (there being no seal of office) this the Sixteenth day of April One thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen.

Wm Daniel (seal affixed)
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May 5, 1929

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BA-J/MCS
Isaac Wade, W.6389
Jacob Wade, S.41290


Mrs. Maude Wade Saider
308 N. College
Greencastle, Indiana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for the records of Revolutionary War soldiers, Isaac and Jacob Wade, of Bedford County, Virginia, who served in the 14th Virginia Regiment.

The data which follow were abstracted from papers on file in pension claim, W.6389, based on the Revolutionary War service of Isaac Wade.

The date and place of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.

Isaac Wade enlisted February 12, 1777, place not stated, and served one year as private in Captain George Lambert's Company in the 14th Virginia Regiment and was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown.  He enlisted in August, 1781, in the Bedford County, Virginia militia, was at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown and was discharged soon afterword.

He married in Bedford County, Virginia, February 11, 1779, Polly who was the widow of Thomas Stevens.  Her maiden name was Polly GIbbs.

Isaac Wade died August 9, 1823, in Bedford County, Virginia.

His widow, Polly, was allowed pension on her application executed May 4, 1839, at which time she was seventy-eight years of age and was a resident of Bedford County, VIrginia.

Jeremiah, the eldest child of Isaac and Polly Wade, was born January 18, 1780.
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William W. Stevens, son of the widow, Polly, was born in October, 1775, and was living in Bedford  County, Virginia, in 1839.  In that year one Mary E. Wade, daughter of Samuel Mitchell, was living in Bedford County, Virginia, her relationship not shown.

The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the soldier's family.

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Jacob Wade, S.41290

The data which follow were abstracted from papers on file in the pension claim, S.41290, based on the Revolutionary War service of Jacob Wade.

The date and place of birth of Jacob Wade and the names of his parents are not shown.

Jacob Wade enlisted in 1777 in Bedford County, Virginia, and served twelve months in Captain George Lambert's Company in the 14th Virginia Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 15, 1818, in Bedford County, Virginia.  His age when he applied for pension was not given.

The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the family of Jacob Wade and it is not stated that he was the brother of Isaac Wade whose record is given above.

Very truly yours



A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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41290

INVALID.

Revy

File No. 41290
Jacob Wade
Priv  Rev War

Act :  18"  March 18"

Index-Vol. 5, Page 535

[Arrangement of 1870.]


[right half of page]

1939, May 5.  hist to Mrs Maude Wade Saidler See letter in Rev. Clm Isaac Wade. W.6389. MCS.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41


BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veteran's Administration Archives

[this card has nothing to do with this file of Jacob Wade, S.41290]

NAME Wade, James
GRADE Private
LINE Maryland

WARRANT NUMBER s 13891 and 14096
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED January 28, 1795
Francis Sherrard, assignee of Leonard Holt, Administrator

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

[this bounty land warrant card has nothing to do with this file of Jacob Wade, S.41290]

NAME Wade, John
GRADE Private
LINE Connecticut

WARRANT NUMBER 6666
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Feb. 5, 1790
To --- not shown ---


*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.