Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21448, for William Jackson, North Carolina
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SERVICE
N.C.
CONTENTS
,
Jackson, William
Sarah
NUMBER
W. 1448
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3759
North Carolina
Sarah Jackson
widow of William Jackson
who was a Pensioner under act June 1832
who died on the 11th June 1840 of Wayne Co. in the State of N. Carolina  who was a Private
in the company commanded by Captain Nelson  of the in the 4th N.C. line for 2 years 

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina
at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 12 June 1840
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of July
1812 and sent to Hon. W. H.
Washington, Agent of Representation
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1842
                                                        178.10
Semi=annual allowance
                                                          40 .00
                                                              $218.10 
Recorded by
Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836
Section the 3
Book C  Vol.S  Page 153
.
D. Nixon, Clerk,

Reported to Agent
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Reported
31.967
N. Carolina
William Jackson, deceased
Wayne Co in the State of N Carolina
who was a Private in the Comp. commanded
by Captain
Col
of the Regt commanded
in the N. Carolina
ine for 2 years,
Inscribed on the Roll of Carolina
of the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum
commoner on the 4th day of March, 1831 & termi
Nating St June 1840, when he died
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of July
1842
sent to Hon
W.H. Washington H. Reps
Arrears to the 4th of March 40
allowance ending 11 June '40
3 M
72.
7 days
1077
$7307
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Theo T Moody Clerk
Cook C.
Vol. 2 Page 61
Amt due up to his death
payable to his widow
Sarah Jackson
and
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Declaration
order to obtain the benifit of the act of
Congress of the 7th June 1832.-
State of North Carolina
Wayne County
On this 28th day of June 1842 Personally
appeared before the Subscriber one of the
Justices of the Peace for said County Mo
Sarah Jackson resident of said County
and widow of Wm Jackson late a soldier
of the Revolutionary War, who being first
duly sworn according to law doth on her
oath make the following declaration in
order to obtain the benifit of the motion
made by the act of Congress of the 7th June
1832 under which act her late husband
Jackson was entitled true
pension, but failed from _________ 
in after to be mentioned:
The declares that her late husband
Wm Jackson was a soldier of the Revolution
which fact was well known to her and
believed universally by all these who knew
him.-- That he enlisted in the army
and served three years, as he has
repeatedly heard him say, before
he was married, and immediately
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on his return home after this and they
were married - which was in the spring
of 1779, the precise day, the cannot now
remember. At this time, they lived in
Halifax County, some time after their
marriage, at which was by Reberd
Ellis her sister, say about a year, hear
Wm Jackson was again called into the
serve, and was absent from home
for a year or more, whether as
an enlisted or drafted she
cannot say.-- During the lifetime
of her husband Mr Jackson, the constant
theme of his conversation was his service
during the Revolutionary War - and his
right to be paid for his sins. But
unfortunately he was ignorant of the persons
to whom application should be made
and having removed from Halifax County
where he lived at the time he served, to the
County of Wayne he was unable to prove
his service by persons residing in this section
of Country - He made efforts to demand
his rights, and the persons then application
was made, be unwilling to give
themselves the title to go to Halifax
County, more than a hundred miles
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to procure the evidence the evidence of his
with whom he served. And in addition to
this, he was in the latter part of his life
infebled by much old age, and given
to habits of intemperance and very poor
From these causes and his ignorance
his right to a pension was neglected-
And it is but lately that this declarant
had any knowledge of her rights to
what he was entitled and of a pension
for herself. She therefore respectfully
asks that her rights in asserted, may not
be prejudiced by her own ignorance of the
neglect and errors of her husband. The
period of whose death, was the 11th day
of June 1840, in the ninety eth year
of his age, to the but of his knowledge
and he asks to be paid up to that
time.-
                                   Sarah Jackson 
                                       widow of Wm Jackson
1
Sworn to and subctibed on the day and
year above written before
G Stowell CC JP

State of No Carolina
Wayne County
I hereby certify I was well acquainted with
William Jackson Dec'd formally a Soldier of the
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Revolutionary war. That I have allways understood and believed he served the time alleged by his widow in the ____ I further certi y I am
well acquainted with Mrs Sarah Jackson his
Widow now applying for a Pension in his
name and in her own right her statement above I am well convinced is true and correct
in every particular 
Given under my hand and Seal this 28 day of June 1842.
G. Stansell

I further Certify that as Jackson is
unable from old age and want of Physical Stroegth to go to the Courthouse of this County which is many miles from her home.
Given under my hand and seal the
day above aforesaid
G. Stansell