Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7875, for Joseph Jacobs, North Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER
N.C. Jacobs, Joseph W7875
Lucy
CONTENTS
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Letter to W. H. Sneed 21 Sept 1837
Same 31. Oct 1837.
Order to pay 31. Oct 1837
Letter to H. T(illegible) 23 April 1841
26532
West Tennessee
Joseph Jacobs
of (illegible)in the State of (illegible)
who was a (illegible) in the (illegible) commanded
by Captain Grimes of the ...
commanded by
in the N C
line for 6 Mos (illegible) Infantry
 3 " " " Cavalry
Inscribed on the Roll of West (illegible)
at the rate of 33 Dollars 30 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of March
1834 and (illegible)
Bruce (illegible)

Arrears to the 4th of March  9750
Semi-ant. allowance ending (illegible) 16.25
$113.75
⎨ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832. ⎬
Recorded by (illegible)  Clerk,
Book (illegible) Vol. 7 Page 85
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3549.
Tennessee
Lucy Jacobs
widow of Joseph Jacobs
NC
who died on the 9th December 1838,
of Rutherford Co. in the State of Tennessee
who was a Pri and Srgt in the Company commanded
by Captain Grimes
of the Regt commanded
by Col ______
in the North Carolina
line for 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Nashville
at the rate of 32 Dollars 50 Cents per annum
to commence on the 10th of December 1838.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of April 1841 and sent to H. Yoakum
Murfreesboro, Tenn:

Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $72.39
Semi=annual allowance ending 4th Sept. 1841. 16.25
$98.64

Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3d
Recorded by W. W. Tyler Clerk
Book (illegible) Vol. 3 Page 198.

Date of widow's death not on A.B.
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Declaration in order to obtain the
benefit of the act of Congress
passed 7 of June 1832

State of Tennessee
Bedford County
on this 5 day
Feb. 1834
personally appeared in open court in the court of 
Pleas and Quarter Sessions 
Of Bedford County in the state
of Tennessee before the worshipful
Samuel Phillps William
Murfey G. Wilburn-Carter
Esquires and members
appointed to hold (illegible) court (illegible)
of Bedford County in the state of 
Tennessee aged eighyy-three years
eight months and some few days who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath
in order to obtain the benefit 
of June 7, 1832.
That sometime in the year 1777
1778 so well as he now recollects he entered the 
service of the United States
under the following names of
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2.
officers and service as herein stated
that he first went into
Captain Grimes company as a 
militiaman being drafted in the
North Carlinia line 
hes not recollect his coronels
name his general was (illegible)
for that he joined Captain
Grimes in Rovan County in
North Carlinia and from there he
marched
through several counties in
the state of North carlinia in
pursuit of the tories till
he had served three mon
me Captain Grimes gave
him a written discharge but
he has lost it that during
the tour agggressive he
was agquainted with Cap
and with General Rutherford
that after so Captain Grimes
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gave him (illegible) written discharge
he went home to
Rowen county in North carlinia
and continued there several
months, but oweing to the
great lapse of time and the
consequent laps of memory he
cannot now recollect with
certainty how long after which
he sent into service again
into Captain Reads company
as a malitia being drafted
in the North carlinia line
that Rutherford was his
General that he does not
recollect that he had any
(illegible) or major that he
(illegible) Captain Read in Rowan
County North carlinia and from (illegible)
parts of North carlinia 
till the expiration of three 3
which time Capt Read gave
him a written discharge but
he has lost it that during his second tour
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was only acquainted with
General Rutherford and Captain
Read as he was only out
in a scouting party against the tories during his
second tour. what after he served
the second tour he returned home
to Rowan county and continued there
several months and afterwards
he volunteered as a (illegible)
and went into Capin (illegible) company
 in the malitia in the North
calinia line  Smith was his
cornel Rutherford was his general
that he joined Capain (illegible)comp
from thence he (illegible) till he
arrived near Willmington in North
carlinia at which place he was 
in a battle with the British and tories
in which battle the americans were
victoreous but there was but one
of the americans killed (illegible) but
little (illegible) done (illegible)
side of the battle aforesaid was
called the battle at Willmington
and soon after the battle (illegible)
(illegible) he returned home and 
Rowan County Captain Nighter gave 
him a written discharge but he
has lost it that his
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third tour was three months
that during the three months
last aforesaid he was again
with Captain Nighter Col
Smith and Captain (illegible)
)illegible) Capt (illegible)
and General Rutherford that he
served in all nine months
that he has no documentary evidence
testimony he ca procure except that 
has already procured who ca 
testify to his service he states htere
is (illegible) one clergyman in his one
(illegible) and he is (illegible)
the name of Wilbur Keal but
(illegible) he has (illegible) reasons
to be (ilegible) real wife
soldier no not even for his
own father
He hereby relinquishes every 
claim whatsoever to a pens
and declares that his name
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as not (illegible) pension (illegible)
(illegible) agency of any state or territory
in the United States.
(illegible)to and (illegible)
Scribed the day &
year aforesaid
his
Joseph X Jabobs
mark
 Sworn to in open court
5th February 1834
(illegible) McKisick clerk
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Questions ask Joesph Jacobs
1. (illegible) and in what year
were you born
Answer I was born in the state
of Maryland but do not recollect
in what county (illegible) April 175's

2 Have you any record of your
age and if so where is it
Answer I have not, it was put
(illegible) in some book of my father
but I know not where it is
at this time.

3. where were you living
when called into (illegible)
where have you lived 
said the revolutionary war
and where (illegible) now live
(illegible) when called into
service I lived in
an county in the state of 
North carlinia and after
the Revolutionary War (illegible)
(illegible) county Tennessee 
then (illegible)
Bedford county Tennessee (illegible)
he now lives
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4. How were you clled into
service were you drafted
did you volunteer or were
you a substitute and if so
substitute for whom
Answer the first time I was drafted and the second time I was drafted & the third time 
volunteered

5 State the names of some of the regular officers who were the troops
Answer I was acquainted with General
Rutherford who was (illegible)
officer & with Col Smith Capts
Read (illegible) Colwell (illegible)
Kenedy (illegible) 
militia officers & the general
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circumstances of my service are
above stated

6. Did you every receive a discharge
from the service
and if so by whom & was
it given and what has
become of it
Answer at the expiration
of my first tour of service
Captain Gaines gave 
me a written discharge (illegible)
but I have lost it
and at the end of my third tour
Capt (illegible)gave me a written
discharge but I have lost that
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7. State the names of persons
to whom you are known in
your present neighborhood &
who who can testify as to
your character for veracity
and their belief of your services 
as a soldier of the
Revolution
Answer I (illegible) acquaintese with
Samuel Hones, Joesph Carney, George
Mapleton esq William Water
Thomas Blair
of Jeremiah Jacbos all of whom
believe would testify as
to this veracity & probably that
they believe he was solider
of the Revolution his
Joesph X Jacobs
mark
sworn to and subscribed
the day & year foresaid
(illegible) clerk
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We Samuel Jones residing
in the county of Bedford
in the state of Tennessee and
county of Rutherford in 
the state of Tennessee hereby
certify that we are well
acquainted with Joesph Jacobs
sworn to the above declaration
to be eighty three years 
days old and that he is respected
and believed in the neighborhood
where he resides to
have been a soldier of the revolution
and that we concur in
that opinion
Samuel Henry
Sworn to and subscribed
the day & year aforesaid
his
(illegible) X Jacobs
mark

(illegible) the said court do hereby declare
that opines after the investigation
of the matter once after
putting the interrogatories prescri