Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35012, for Isaac Nixon, New Jersey
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(8-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
New Jersey Nixon,Isaac S.35012
Contents
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7511
[flourish sign]
Maryland
Isaac Nixon
of Allegany in the state of Maryland
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Shreveport   of the New Jersey 
line, for the term of 5 years of a War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Mary Land
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 24 of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of Mar 1819
and sent to Wm McMahon
Cumberland, Md.
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819. [illegible] 82.89
Semi-anl. all’ce ending 4 Sept 1819  48
$130.89
Continued
{Revolutionary claim}
{Act 18th March, 1818}
Allegany Cty
Md.
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Notification of continuance faced and delivered to Jacob Lantz, Esq. of Allegany @etc then foreseen on the 2@of October, 1821
Lut. J.D. Nichols March 24/56.
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Isaac Nixon
Cert
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District of Maryland Allegany County, on this 26th day of April 1818 before me the subscribed one of the associate judges of the fifth judicial district of Maryland County of Frederick Washington and Allegany County personally appeared Isaac Nixon age about Eighty years resident in Allegany County in the said districts who being by one first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the province made by the late and of congress entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and mineral services of the United State in the Revolutionary War. That he has said Isaac Nixon entitled in the Town of Alleghany int he State of Maryland in the Company Comm and by and after John Cummins of the 2@ Regional Command by Col. Shreves first for nine months and afterward during the war that he continues in the service of the United States better than five years when he was discharged from the services at Trent Jacon in the state of New Jersey that he was in the Battle of Mommaieth and as others and at the taking of Lord Communalities and that he is in reduced circumstances and that in need of the appertain of County from support and that he hath no other cadence now in his power of his said service.
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Sworn to and declared before me one of the
day and year aforesaid
Th Buchanan
I Thomas Buchanan [illegible] Judge as aforesaid
do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction 
that the said Isaac Nixon did serve
in the Revolutionary War as stated in the
preceeding declaration against the Common
enemy and I now transmit the proceedings
and  testimony taken and had before me to the
Secretary for the department of War pursuant 
to the directions of the aforementioned 
Congress
Th Buchanan 
State of Maryland and Allegany County to wit
I Aza Beall Clerk of Allegany County Court in
the State of Maryland hereby Certify that the 
Honourable
Thomas Buchanan Esquires who appears to have signed the foregoing Deposition and 
Certificate was at the time of
taking and signing the same and now is one of the
[illegible] Judges of the fifth Judicial District
composed
of Allegany Washington (crossed out) Fredrick Counties
in the State of [illegible] Commissioned and qualified
and to [illegible] act as such full faith and Credit
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and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as thereout.
In testimony  whereof hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of my office this twenty fourth day of April Eighteen hundred and Eighteen 
Aza Beall Clk of Allegany County Court.
[seal]
In addition to the foregoing certificate
given by me on the 24th day of April last, I further certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Isaac Nixon is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support
Th. Buchanan October 13, 1818
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Isaac Nixon Pensioner
[illegible]
Jacob Lantz, Esq. of Allegany Co.
n. Present
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STATE OF MARYLAND, ALLEGANY County  SS. On this Eleventh day of October 1820,
personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said county, 
Isaac Nixon aged Eighty years, resident in said county, who, being first duly sworn,
according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the 
Revolutionary War as follows:- that he was
enlisted the particulars he no longer recollects in Captain Cummings company in the second Regiment commanded by 
Col. Shreeves, that he was in the Battle of 
Monmouth and at the taking of Cornwallis
and in a number of other Skirmishes and continued to the end of the war 
[illegible] that he made originally a 
declaration on the 24th Day of April 1818
on oath and received a pension Certificate 
number Seven thousand five hundred and
eleven.
And 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, 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 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, nor has any 
person in trust for me, any property, or 
curities, 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.
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SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY, &c.
2 Cows  1 Grey Mare [illegible] and about 14 years old, 2
 Pots, 1 Dutch oven, half Dozen plates and some old knives forks under a bill of Sale to Jacob Lantz to [illegible] re a debt due him of about fifty Dollars Isaac Nixon X his mark
And the said Isaac Nixon further declares on oath, that he is by occupation a farmer very infirm and unable to do any hard labour, that he has a wife Thirty eight years of age, very infirm and unhealthy, one son eighteen years of age, one other son Seventeen years of age, one Daughter twelve years of age, one other Daughter ten years of age one other Daughter Eight years of age and one son three years of age

Sworn to,and declared, on the Eleventh day of  October 1820 In open Court Test Aza Beale Clk
I, Aza Beale clerk of Allegany County in the State of Maryland do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, 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 the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is thirty dollars.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 22nd day of November 1820.
Aza Beale Clerk of the Court for the County of Allegany In the State of Maryland
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Wellsbury F’eby 29th 1856
Hon. [illegible] Comr. Pensions   
Dear Sir. I write on behalf of the heirs of Isaac Nixon deed-to ascertain if there is any account of his having received a Pension as a Revolutionary Soldier up to 1832- and in the event of there being evidence of that, to ascertain what Course the heirs must pursue to obtain the back pay from the time of his enlistment in the Service- I have the following account of Isaac to communicate as received from his son - He was born in New Jersey and died at Oldtown Maryland in 1832 at the age of 98 yrs- he was a regular soldier in the war of the Revolution and served seven years and nine months under Capt. John Cummins he received a pension for seventeen years prior to his death  his wife Ellen Nixon died 12th May 1836- His children Hugh Nixon of Md- Isaac Nixon [illegible] of Ohio & Robert Nixon 
Brooke Ca [illegible] are still living- any information appearing of records, communicated to the undersigned will be
thankfully received by the heirs all of whom are poor-
Yours truly J.D. Nicholas-
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35012 INVALID.
File No. 35,012 Isaac Nixon
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18th
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 298
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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3rd Auditor’s office. March 21.1836.
Sir.  Isaac Nixon, Md: 1818. has been paid to 4 March 1832. No evidence of his death on file.
Very Respectfully J.Minot Esq. Commr. of Pensions  Robt Jammison Auditor
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Pension Office, March 20, 1836
The Wars Auditor will please certify the date of death of within named pensioner.
Very respectfully S Cole Chief Clerk
[illegible]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Vetrans’ Administration Archives 
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME  Nixon, James.  GRADE Private
LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8599   ACREAGE 100
ISSUED October 17, 1789
to John Pope, assignee
*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.