Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 3397, Jacob Gillham, S.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
SC Gillham, Jacob S3397
Born in Va carded
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19481
West Tennessee
Jacob Gillham
of Maury Co in the State of Tennessee who was a pr of cavalry in the company commanded by Captain Barret of the regt commanded by Col in the SC mila line for 21 months from 1778
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 78 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of September 1833 and sent to Hon JK Polk Columbia
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $195.83 1/3
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Mch 34  39.16 2/3
$235.00
{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7 1832}
Recorded by Wm Allison clerk
Book E Vol 7 Page 79
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10500
Jacob Gillham
Maury Co Ten
4.5.6.10.11.13.16
from 1778 private of cavalry & infy
21 months 
Pr cavaly 10 mo 41.66
Pr Inf 11 mo 36.66
$78.33

156.66
39.16
195.83

Hon JK Polk
Columbia
Columbia
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BRIEF in the case of Jacob Gillham County of Maury in the state of Tennessee
(Act 7th June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open court
2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3.  How old is he? 71 years
4.  State his service, as direct in the form annexed.

Period / Duration of Service / Rank / Names of General and Field officers under whom he served
In 1778 3 months as a private Capt Saddler Col Neal
period of enlisting time of service & officer forgotten thinks it was 3 months
The claimant thinks 3 months " " Megr Moore Genl Sumpter
6 Months " " Capt Jemmison Col Neal
{Dragoon) 10 months " " Capt Barnet
The applicant states that his services co ces ded two years

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5.  In what battles was he engaged? Rocky Mount Hanging Rock
6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service? York District S Carolina
7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary
 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not makd as required
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Cutts
Examining Clerk
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of Tennessee
Maury County }} Ss on the 4th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Wm B Reese one of the Chancellors of the court of Chancell of Maury County in the state of Tennessee now sitting Jacob Gillham a resident of the said county aged seventy one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated during the Revolutionary war
That some time very soon after the war brok out in the state of South Carolina he this applicant was drafted to serve a three months tour in the militia of that state That he went out under the command of Colonel Thomas Neal and was in the company commanded by Captain Saddler that the expedition in which he was engaged was to protect the frontiers of South Carolina against the Indians that the regiment in which he served was drawn from York District in that state and was engaged at or near the mouth of Seneca & Tugulo Rivers That not long after the above service was performed he was again engaged in the public service for a time the length of which he cannot now remember but thinks it was what is called the Stono barn paign that he lay some time in Orangeburg under the command of Colonel Seus the name
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of the Subaltern officers this applicant has forgotten he thinks this tour of service could not have been less than three months
That  the next service in which he was engaged was a volunteer service under general Sumpter one major Moore of York District was in the regiment to which this applicant was attached That during this tour he was engaged in the siege of Fridays Fort on the Wateree River then in an attack made on Thompsons fort on the Congaree River after leaving Thompsons fort the American army fell in with a British guard and twelve waggons which were taken & all the contents of the waggons were put on board of boats flats and canoes & sent down the river (Sautee) which the were again recaptured by the British The regiment then marched on below Camden & the High Hills of Sautee back again to York District upon this Tour the applicant was absent near three months This tour was made after the British had taken possession of Charleston.
The next tour performed by this applicant was under General Sumpter Young Thomas Neil was the colonel his brother in law Hawthorn the major and James Jemmison the captain During this tour he was in the battle at Rocky Mount in which Colonel Neal was killed the battle was fought on the Sabbath day and on the next Sabbath Day this applicant was in the battle of the Hanging Rock After which he was detailed to go with the wounded to Charlotte in North Carolina where he remained until aft
Sumpters defeat this was volunteer servi
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the duration of which this applicant cannot state with accuracy but remembers that he did not return home until after the battle at Kings Mountain and thinks that this tour was not less than six months
This applicant further states that he enlisted in the Drgoon [Dragoon] service under captain Jacob Barnet and served regularly & in [illegible] for ten months that he was engaged in this service at the time the battle at Eutaw was fought tho [though] he was not in the battle That [illegible] the services above reudeced [reduced] he was often, nay almost constantly engaged in scouting party duty the whole period of the context & that his services in all considerably executed the term of two years That this applicant has no papers or documents to which to refer in order to establish these facts that he removed from South Carolina about twenty four years since to the state of Tennessee that he has no neighbour [neighbor who knows any thing of his services nor does he know of any one now living in his old settlements in York So C by whom he can establish the above facts The applicant states that whilst in the Dragoon service the company to which he belonged was divided & that part of it to which he was attached was placed under the command of General Wane [Wayne] & marched on near to Savannah in Georgia where he was discharged
That from the copy of a record taken from his fathers Bible he was born the 8th of August 1761 Augusta County Virginia that he is informed & believes that his father removed to York District So C when this applicant was about three years old where he remained
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until about 24 years since where he en
grated to this state where he has resided ever since That he is known to Col Edward H Chafin & DB Frierson who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief as to his services as a soldier in the revolutionary war And he does hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
W E Gillespie clk  & Master   Jacob Gillham

We Edward H Chafin & Duncan B Frieson residing in Maury County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Gillham who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about seventy one years old that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in the opinion
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year afor said
W E Gillespie clerk  Master Edwd H Chaffin
DB Frieson
And the said William B Reese judge as aforesaid doth hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states And the said judge further certify that it appears to his satisfaction that EH Chafin & DB Frierson who have also signed the preceding certificate are residents of Maury County & are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit 
Will B R
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10505
Jacob Gillham
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I William E Gillespie clerk and master of the court of Chancery Maury County do hereby certify that the sheet hereunto annexed contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jacob Gillham for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my privit seal there being no seal of office at office in Columbia this 4th day of Sept 1832 WE Gillespie seal
I certify that the Hon William B Reese whose signature is attached to the forgoing certificate is Judge of the Chancery court Tatetm at Columbia & that his signature is Genuine; and also Wm P Gillespie Esqr whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate is clerk of said court and that it is genuine and further certify that there is no public seal of said court and I have no doubt the declaration contained are this & the annexed sheet are the signed procendings had in court
James K Polk
Septr 1833
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3397
Rev War
INVALID
File No 3397
Jacob Gillham
Pvt SC Mila
Act June 7 of 32
Index Vol A Page 141
[Arrangement of 1870]
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jacob Gillham which require further proof of explanation.

I.  Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes

II.  Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes

III.  If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?

IV.  Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? no

V.  *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled?  No

VI.  Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  No

VII.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes

VIII.  Has the court given their opinion? ys

XI.  Has the clerk given his certificate?

X.  Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? no device No
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XI.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no

XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?

XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no

XIV. + If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes

XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?

XVI.  ++ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No

XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not which of them is not so answered? yes

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:  "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For year months, and days, I served as a For months and days, I served as a ; and for such service I claim a pension.
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3 It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. QUERE XIV. Proof of Service. In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers. In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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The amended declaration of Jacob Gillion to obtain a pension under the act of June 1832
State of Tennessee
Maury County This applicant Jacob Gilliam in addition to his former declaration states that sometime in the winter of 1778 but the month he cannot now recollect he was drafted from York District South Carolina in the company commanded by Capt Sadler regiment commanded by Col Thomas Neal that he was drafted for three months & did serve three months as stated in the first part of his former declaration That in the summer of 1779 but the month he cannot recollect he was again drafted for three month but the name of the captain he has forgotten the regiment commanded by Col William Hill he did perform but two months of this service in consequents of his living placed on  other duty that terminated sooner than the general campaign but he did serve this tour as stated in the second part of his former declaration That in the fall of 1780 the month a cannot recollect he volunteered from the same district & state in the company commanded by Capt James Jamerson Major Moore the colonel was Andrew Neal he did not volunteer for any porticulr [particular] length of time but performed services stated in the third and forth part of his former declaration but he was nine months from this time in actual service except about three months when he was sick
That in the spring or early in the summer of 1781 he enlisted for ten months as a dragoon in the company commanded by Jacob Barnet that he did serve this full ten months as stated in the fifth port of his declaration he held no commission but served as a private in all the above services that he knows of no person living by whom he can
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prove his services there is no minister of the Gospel residing in the neighbourhood of this applicant & the only one to whom he is personally known resides about 30 miles from him Jacob Gillham
Swornto & subscribed before me in open court this 7th Sept 1833
Wm E Gillsepie clk
I certify that WE Gillespie Esqr whose signature appears to the foregoing amended declaration of Jacob Gillham for a pension is clerk of the Chancery court and that the foregoing is his genuine signature I further certify that there is no public seal of said court
James K Polk
Septr 7 1833
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Columbia Tenn Sept 1 1833
James S Edwards Esqr
Com of Pensions
Sir
Herewith I pesent the amended declaration of Jacob Gilham for a pension accompanied by the orig declaration to which is attested my cretep to the official character of the judge and clerk there being no public seal of the court I hope the coplenations in the amended declaration may be satisfactory If a pension is granted send the certificate to me & I will carry it to the applicant
I am Very Respectfully 
Yr ob se
James K Polk