Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31773, for Daniel Jestor, Delaware
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Del.
Jestor, Daniel
or Jester
NUMBER
S. 31773
CONTENTS
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11068
Delaware
Daniel Jestor
of Sussex Co in the State of Delaware
who was a Private in the Company command
by Captain [illegible] of the [illegible]
commanded by  [blank]
in the High
in the Delaware
for Militia
10 mo Private $33.33
Inscribed on the Roll of Delaware - -
at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of March 1833
 [illegible] Georgetown, Del
 [illegible] C.S. Clayton Esq Clayton
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833,              66.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833-  16.66
                                                                  $83.32

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by John S. Sprague Clerk
Book E. Vol. 5 Page 126
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31773
Revy. 
INVALID.
File. No. 31773
Daniel Jester
[Illegible] Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 209
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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Daniel Jester
21520
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Declaration of David Jester, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

State of Delaware Sussex County } SS

On this twelfth day of October Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared before the Honorable Judges of the Superior Court by the State of Delaware at Georgetown in court for the County of Sussex, and [illegible] aforesaid, David Jesters, a resident of Broad [illegible], in the Count of Sussex, and State of Delaware aforesaid, aged seventy six years, seven months and three days, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, breathe the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the Act of congress passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: served the [illegible], enlisted, or entered the service aforesaid, on or about the first day of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven; and served for the term of ten months at the end of which paid term of ten months, he was discharged, and left the said service, in a Company then Commanded by Captain William Peery, John Kesbly, first Lieutenant, John Hazzan, 2? Lieutenant, and William Hall, ensign - with said Company and raised by [illegible] of [illegible] for the defense of Leives and the adjacent Coast, and said State aforesaid, when he [illegible] the [illegible] as aforesaid, that he entered the said Service as a volunteer, that he was [illegible] in any regular [illegible] regiment, [illegible] he has frequently been in skirmished with [illegible] detachments after [illegible]. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the foresaid, and declared that his name is not on the pension note of the [illegible] of any State or (if any) only on that of [illegible] of the State of Delaware. Sworn and subscribed on this day and year aforesaid.

David Jester

George A. Fisher. Pro
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State of Delaware Sussex County } SS

On this 12th day of October 1832, personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware [insert] now sitting [end insert] at Georgetown, in and for   the County of Sussex, of State aforesaid, John Cade, aforesaid Court, aged seventy six years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare and say, that he is personally acquainted with the within named David Jester, who has subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing declaration; that he has known him upwards of sixty years, and believes him to be seventy six years of age, that he served with said David Jester, in the same Company, and in the same year, & for the same term of service, as herein before set forth in the said David Jester's affidavit and sworn of his own knowledge that the same David Jester, did serve in the said Company as a soldier of the Revolution - as herein before set forth in his said declaration. Sworn and subscribed, this day and year aforesaid.

John Cade

George R. Fisher Pro

State of Delaware Sussex County } SS

On this 12th day of October 1832, personally appeared in Open Court, before the Judges of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, now sitting at Georgetown, in and for the Court and before and State of Delaware, Arthur Milly, and Berand Morris, both of the [Hundred], County and State aforesaid.

and made oath in due form of law, and did certify, that they are well acquainted with the the Revd. David Jester, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that they believe him to be seventy-six years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that they concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed to, the day and year aforesaid,

Arthur Milby
Benard Morris

George R. Fisher Pro

And the said Court do hereby declare this opinion, after their invertigation of the [avadavit], and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant -the Revd. David Jester, was a Revolutionary Soldier
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and served as he states. And the Court further certifies
that it appears to them that John Cade, Arthur
Milby and Bernard Morris, above named - 
who have signed the preceding certificates and affidavits,
are residents in the said County of Sussex, and are credible
persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I, George R. Fisher, Prothonory of the Superior
Court of the State of Delaware, aforesaid, for the County of
Sussex aforesaid do certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter
of the application of the Revd Daniel Jester for a pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand
and seal of office this 12th day
of October A.D. eighteen hundred
and thirty two
George R. Fisher Pro-
Secretary's Office
George Town, Delaware

Delaware, to wit
I Caleb Layton, Secretary of the State of
Delaware and as such, Keeper of the Great Seal of the said State,
and of the Register of the official act and proceedings of the Governor
thereof, do hereby certify, that the above bound George R. Fisher,
was at the time of giving the foregoing Certificate, in favor of the said
Daniel Jester, and now is the Prothonotary of the Superior Court
the State of Delaware, aforesaid, at George Town, aforesaid, in and
In the County of Sussex aforesaid, duly commissioned, that full faith
and credit are due and ought to be given to all the official acts and
proceedings of the said George R. Fisher and that his [time] certificate is
in due form.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto
Set my hand and affixed the Great Seal
of the said State of Delaware, at George Town
aforesaid, this tenth day of December in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and thirty two; and of the Independence
of the United States the fifty seventh.
Caleb S. Layton
Secretary of the State of Delaware
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[illegible]
10 mo's
Private
$33.33
C.S. Layton Esq.
Georgetown
Del

[some writing that is upside down and illegible]
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Dec. 13,

Dela.

21620

Geo. Town. Dela.
Decr. 10. 1832

The Honorable,
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Geo. Town 10th December 1832,

The Hon.
Lewis Cass.
Sir,
Enclosed, I take the liberty to forward
to your Care, the Vouchers in Support of Daniel Jester's Claims
to a pension, under the Act of 7th April last.

May I ask of you the acknowledgement of this
Communication at your earliest liesure - and
whether the Vouchers are in [illegible] form?

Very Respectfully, Sir,
I have the Honor to be
Yr. Ob. Sent.
Caleb S. Layton