Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,304, Jaret Young, S.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
S.C.

Young, Jaret

NUMBER
S. 16.304
carded

CONTENTS
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[left side]
Dead. See letter to S. Hill
Nov. 23d. 1835
V
64

[right side]
3025
Indiana
Jaret young
of Knox in the State of Indiana
who was a Private in the Compy command[ed]
by Captain Davis of the Regt. command[ed]
by Col. Lacy. in the S.C. [North Car. struck thru]
line for 6 months from 1780

Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
at the rate of 20_Dollars_Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Dec. -"30
and sent to John
Ewing, Versailles Inda. 

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1832    30.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar. 33    10.00
$40.00

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7,1832.}

Recorded by Nathan Rice, Clerk,
Book D  Vol. 9  Page 201
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9928
Jaret Young
Indiana.

from 1780 Private
6 months $20.
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9.928
BRIEF in the case of Jaret Young
of Knox County in the State of Indiana
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? about 70 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.
Drafted
In 17
Drafted
again 1780 or 81

Duration of Service.
Years, months, Days.
his entire service.
in the two Campaigns
occupied more than 
6 months time

Rank.
As a

Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Col. Hampton's Regt
John McCool's Company
Genl Greene
Col. Lacy
Capt Amos Davis

5. In what battles was he engaged?
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Camden Dist So. Carolina
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary evidence,
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
Examining Clerk.
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
Act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
State of Indiana )
Knox County )SS
On this 7th day of September
eighteen hundred & thirty two, personally appeared
in open Court before the Honble. Amory Kinny -
President Judge of the Circuit Court of said County
now sitting, Jaret Young, an inhabitant of
this county who being first duly sworn according to
law doth on his oath declare, that he was
born in Virginia, raised in Camden District
now Chester County, South Carolina, and that
his age, agreeable to family report, is about 70
years, being born sometime in Seventeen hundred
and sixty two; that he was drafted in Camden
district and joined the company of John McCool
in Colonel Hamptons Regiment; that they were
attached to the troops under General Green; that
they attacked the Congree[Congaree] Fort, and after some
fighting, the garrison surrendered; that some of
the troops, amongst whom he was, were detailed
and marched under General Sumpter to near
Charleston, from thence to Thomson's fort, from there
to the Four Holes, from which place they retreated
and again joined the army under General Green
at Fort Congree[Congaree], where the regiment was discharged
That in 1780, or 81, he was again drafted in said
district and County of South Carolina, and
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joined a company under Captain Amos Davis
in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Lacy;
that they marched to Orangeburgh[Orangeburg], from thence
to the South fork of Edesto[Edisto], where they were encamped 
on Youngbloods farm, for some months;
that from thence they were ordered to Orangeburg
and discharged; that his entire service in the
two Campaigns, occupied more than six months
time; that the different regiments were drawn up
in line and dismissed, and that no written
discharge was given; That after this, he joined
a volunteer horse company under Capt. McCool,
and scouted in different directions through
the country, at various times, in pursuit of the
Tories; That he resided in Chester County until
he removed to Kentucky, and in the year
1811 moved into the Indiana Territory,
where he resided some time in Posey County,
from thence he moved to Knox County, where
he has ever since resided: that he has no
documentary evidence, and knows of no person
but James C. Veale, whose testimony he can procure
with a personal knowledge of the services related.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to
a pension or annuity except the present, & declares
that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Jaret ^his X mark^ Young
Sworn to and subscribed )
the day & year aforesaid in )
open Court )
A. Kinney )
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We, James C. Vaele, residing in the County of Daviess[Davis] ,
Indiana, and Daniel Hollingsworth residing in
Knox County said State, do hereby certify and
declare, that we and each of us have been acquainted 
with Jaret Young, who has subscribed and
sworn to the foregoing declaration, since we
were boys, of adjoining neighbourhoods, in the
State of South Carolina; that we believe him to be
seventy years of age or thereabout; and James
Vaele further certifies and declares, that he knows
said Jaret Young served as an American soldier
in the Militia of South Carolina in the revolutionary war
and he remembers seeing said Young in
the service, at Congree[Congaree] fort; and said Vaele
and Hollingsworth, unite in declaring, that the
said applicant, Janet Young, has always been
reputed, and believed to have been a soldier of
the revolution and concur in that belief.
Sworn to and subscribed, )
in open court, the day )
and year aforesaid )
A Kinney

James C Veale
Danl Hollingsworth

And the said Court do hereby
declare their opinion, after the investigation of
the matter and after asking the applicant
the questions prescribed by the War Department
that the above named Jaret Young, was a revolutionary 
soldier and served as he states-
And the court certifies to a knowledge, that
James C Vaele, who has signed the preceding certificate
is a respectable resident of Daviess[Davis] county.
and that Daniel Hollingsworth who has also 
signed the same resides in Knox County, and
it appears to them, that said witnesses are entitled
to credit.
A. Kinney
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State of Indiana )
Knox County ) ss.
I Daniel C. Johnson
Clerk of the Court of Knox County, do hereby
Certify that the foregoing contains the Original
proceedings of of the said Court in the Matter of
the application of Jaret Young for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and seal of our
said Court this Seventh day of September
A.D. 1832.
D. C. Johnson, Clerk
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Nov 20
[post marked VINCENNES NOV 11 IND]
3025

War Department
Mr. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Vincennes Ind 7 Nov 1833
Sir
Jarrett Young a Revolutionary Pensioner died in this county on the 10th January last at the house of his son is [illegible] Peter Hollingsworth. There is about Seventeen Dollars due to him for pension money but as two of his children are about and have not been heard from for five or six years some difficulty exists in procuring the money due him. Four of his children reside in this county and are anxious that Hollingsworth should receive the arrears of Pension as a small compensation in maintaining the old man. The question which arises is this can the heirs here draw the money without the assent of those who are absent? They may be deceased but no evidence can be had proving that fact. Your answer will much oblige.
 Yours respectfully Samuel Hill
Hon J L Edwards
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March 12, 1936
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/MCS
Jaret Young S 16304
Mrs Sarah T Crosbie
610 Perry Street
Vincennes, Indiana
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Jaret Young, a Revolutionary War soldier who was pensioned while living in Knox County, Indiana.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S 16304, based upon the military service of Jaret or Jarrett Young, the only soldier of that name that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office. 
He was born in 1762 in Virginia (exact place not given) but was reared in Camden District, which was later Chester County, South Carolina.  The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Camden District, South Carolina, he enlisted, date not given, and served two tours, both tours amounting to more than six months, as private and was in the battle of Congaree Fort; the first tour was in Captain John McCool's company in Colonel Hampton's South Carolina regiment and the second tour was in Captain Amos Davis' company in Colonel Lacy's South Carolina regiment.  He afterward served in a volunteer company of horse under Captain McCool and was engaged in scouting the country, at various times, in pursuit of the Tories.
From Chester County, South Carolina, he moved to Kentucky, and in 1811 he moved to Posey County, Indiana Territory, and from there to Knox County, Indiana. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 7, 1832 at which time he was living in Knox County, Indiana.
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Jaret or Jarrett Young died January 10, 1835, in Knox County, Indiana, at the home of his son-in-law, Peter Hollingsworth, leaving four children in said county and two other children who had not been heard from for five or six years, no names given.
One Daniel Hollingsworth was living in Knox County, Indiana, in 1832, relationship not shown. 
No one applied for pension as the widow of this soldier and there are no further data on file relative to his family.
In order to obtain the date of the last payment of pension of Jaret or Jarrett Young and the name and address of the person or persons to whom it was paid.  It is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing the following data:
Jaret Young, Certificate 3025, issued December 12, 1832, rate $20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours 
GH SWEET
Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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16304
INVALID
File No 16304
Jaret Young
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 32
Index Vol 1, Page 421
[Arrangement of 1870]
1910 Jan 11 Hist to Mrs Rebecca B Hall letter in S file
10344 Samuel Barnhill 
1917 June 4, To Mrs Nettie S Wright
1936 Mar 12 hist to Mrs Sarah T Crosbie MCS
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In reply to your request of received [only one handwritten]
for a statement of the military history of Jaret Young a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [crossed out (or his widow's)] application for pension on file in this Burear.  S 16304

DATES OF ENLISTEMENT OR APPOINTMENT / LENGTH OF SERVICE / RANK / OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED CAPTAIN / COLONEL / STATE
[check mark] / more than 6 mos / private / John McCool / Hampton / SC
1780 or 1781 / more than 6 mos / / Amos Daivs /  /
[check mark] / [check mark] / / McCool's illegible, faded  /

Battles engaged in Congaree Fort
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Camden Dist SC
Date of application for pension Sept 7 1832 His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application Knox Co Indiana
Age at date of application born in 1762 in [illegible, faded]
Remarks: he died in Knox Co Indiana Jany 10 1835
[illegible, faded]
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[stamped RECEIVED JAN 27 19
MAIL SUB]
610 Perry St
Vinceines, Ind
Jan 24 1936
Veterans Administration
Washington DC
In connection with some historical work we are seeking information regarding Jaret Young, Private in NC militia, pensioned in 1831, at age of 72 while living in Knox County, Ind. 
If possible will you kindly give:
Date and place of birth, service record and pension claim number, date of death at time of last payment of pension, names of wife and children if wife later applied for pension.
As no grave has been found of Jaret Young do the Pension Records show removal from this county? Thanking you for this information I am Very sincerely
(Mrs. Jos E) Sarah T Crosbie
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3 - 871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by Geo M. Moore
Claim No. Jan 6, 1910
Certificate No.
Res. Knox Co. Ind & pensioned
Claimant 1833.
Soldier Jarret Young
Service N.C.[crossed out] S.C. Rev
Additional Service.
No claim, State records ,190
No claim, combination records ,190

REMARKS:
P. W. S. W. or R as above ^except
S. F. 16304, O.K.
0-8  Chief Division
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One 2 & stamp rec'd Revo
Stamp ret'd. MK
OK Monroe, Wisconsin
RW May 25 1917
Bureau of Pensions,
Dept of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
My Dear Sirs-
Will you kindly look
in your records and see if 
Jaret (Jared) Young was a
soldier in the Revolution?
I am told he enlisted from
New Jersey when 19 yrs old. Is
this the case?
Where was he born. and who
were his father and mother?
Have you any record of where
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he afterwards lived, his wifes
name, where and when
he died?
These seem numerous questions,
but I am doing some work
that the answers to these
questions will help my
materially.
Thanking you for any information 
you may give me.
I am Very Truly Yours
Mrs Nellie S. Wright
302 E. Russell St
Monroe Wisconsin

[stamp]U S PENSION OFFICE  A  MAY 23 1917
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9928
BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jaret Young 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? yes
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? yes
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? yes
IX.  Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
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?  yes & has a device
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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?
[hand written]certified by two citizens,
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining 
it? [hand written]No
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? [hand written]Yes
XIV. +If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who
administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under
his seal of office?
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? [hand written]Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered?
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 recolection
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.