Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 386, Jacob Alford, Va.
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288.
Kentucky
Nancy Alford

widow of Jacob Alford
who was a Private
in the Virginia Line
for six months

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
Twnety Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of march 1843. 
Certificate of Pension issued the
12th day of June 1843
and sent to
C. H. Trabue, Esquire
Frankfort Kentucky
Act of March 3, 1843
Recorded in Book A. Vol 1 Page 166
Col.
instructions under the act of 1844 sent to CHTrabue, Frankfort Ky July 23.1844 April 17, 1846 Lt. D. R. Bronaugh

Reported June 13th
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LAND-OFFICE MILITARY WARRANT NO. 2238
TO THE PRINCIPAL SURVEYOR OF THE LAND SET APART FOR THE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
THIS shall be your Warrant to survey and lay off in one or more surveys,
for Jacob Alford ----his heirs or assigns, the quantity of one hundred acres of Land, due unto the said Jacob Alfred in consideration of his services for 3 years as a Soldier in the Virginia Continental line agreeably to a certificate from the Governor and council, which is received
into the Land-Office.
Given under my hand and seal of the said office, this 12th day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty four
Copy attest M M Foster RSO

By E Macurdy D.R.
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State of Kentucky
Garrard County} S

On this the first day of May 1839 Personally appeared the [illegible] M. Myers a Justice of the peace for the County of Garrard and State aforesaid 
Nancy Alford a resident of the County of Garrard and State of Kentucky aged Seventy Seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled; An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows; That she is the widow of Jacob Alford who was a soldier in the revolution and was wounded at the Battle of the Brandywine in the [illegible] and was an invalid pensioner on the State of Virginia at the time of his death at the rate of Eight pounds per Annum two years pay was due at the time the said Jacob Alford died which pay the declarant drew by virtue of a power of attorney, from the said State of Virginia What services or how long the said Jacob Alford (done or) served the declarant does not now recollect, But would refer the department to her Husbands declaration, and evidence filed in this case in the State of Virginia.
She further declares that she was married in Louis County in the State of
Virginia on the fourth day of March Seventeen hundred and Seventy nine
(1779) that her Husband the aforesaid Jacob Alford died in the County of
Garrard Ky in the month of June on the third day 1803-
That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the
marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred
and Ninty four Viz at the time above stated. She further declares she knows of no record evidence of her marriage. But there is a record of the said Jacob Alford and the declarants Childrens ages in her family Bible which bible is and has been in the possession of the declarant for forteen forty years and
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
I C Myers a Justice of the peace for the County of Garrard
and State of Ky. And I certify that the said Nancy Alford is a woman of good moral character and a person of truth and veracity
and in consequence of old age & bodily infirmity she is unable to attend
Court  J. Myers J P. G C