Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 9157, for Jacob Salmon, Virginia
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Salmon, Jacob  R9157
Salmons
Lucy
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10474 {scratched out}
Declaration of
Lucy Salmons
for
a Pension
1843
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Declaration of Luci (Lucy) Salmons
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State of North Carolina
County
of Stokes
On this 15th day of December 1843 personally appeared before the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions of the County of Stokes aforesaid Lucy {scratch out} Salmons a
resident of North Carolina in the County of Stokes aforesaid aged Seventy three years, who being first sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;
 that she is the widow of Jacob Salmons who served in the Virginia Militia of the United States during the Revolutionary war
as a private soldier as she has just reason to believe in the following yours towit her husband always when he mentioned his services in the Revolutionary war stated that the first tour of service he served as a substitute private in the place of his Brother James Salmons and went from the County of Goochland in Virginia under a certain Captain of he Militia. She cannot recollect the Captains name nor the Regiment but under stood that he served on this occasion three months, and the next tour was three months from the same County of Goochland as hes stated, his turn come to serve by the alotment as was
the rule among the Virginia Militia these two services she believes. was perform quick one after the other. and the next tour & last he served on his turn as above mentioned
a private for three four or five months from the
same County, and was marched into North Carolina and fought in the Battle of Guilford
the officers names who he served she cannot recollect altho she heard her husband repeat their names (illegible) she believes, in all these tours, {scratch out} {scratch out} he served faithfully althou she has no evidence to
offer having removed from Powhatan County
Virginia from among her & her husband, acquaintances hands several years past. to Stokes County N Carolina she begs leave to refer the Pension Department to the Rolls of the Virginia Militia of Gooch
turn over
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for the name of her husband length of time; that he served together with officers names who he served under be which she from information of the Rolls
being in that offer believes satisfactory proof
of the services of her husband Jacob Salmons,
(illegible) will plainly appear, for which she claims a Pension - she further declares that she was married
to the said Jacob Salmons by the Rev. (left blank) in the County of Powhatan in Virginia on the eighteenth day of
September in the year seventeen hundred and Eighty eight and that her husband the aforesaid Jacob Salmons died
on the 16th day of December 1831-in the County of Stokes
aforesaid- that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service. but the marriage took place previous
to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four at the time above stated. She further declares that she only had three children born of her body while she and her husband the said Jacob Salmons (illegible) lived in
Union together as man & wife (Viz) Polina was born
17th August 1790. John the 11th June 1792 & Elizabeth who is now dead was born the 10th of June 1794
She has no family Record to show the ages but
knows of own recollection the above to be correct
Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year first above mentioned    Lucy Salmans
in open Court
M Hill
A
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see the (illegible) of  her husband and (illegible) where he (was scratched out)

State of North Carolina
County of Stokes
Be it known that on this 15th day of Decemr 1843 personally appeared before the
Court of pleas and quarter Sessions for said County Charles Banner a Justice of the
peace who being duly sworn according to
Law declares on his oath that he was will (well) acquainted with Jacob Salmons named in the foregoing Declaration of Lucy Salmons for several years previous to his death that this
Deponent served in the Legislature of North Carolina in the year 1818 as Senator of the County aforesaid when & where the said Jacob Salmons was elected & served in the house of Commons of said State
and on our way to Raleigh pass by the Battle ground of Guilford which happened in the year 1781. March the
15th he said Salmons showed (her the) {crease in paper}
ground where he stood & fired several
rounds against the Enemy British as a
soldier from Virginia, which I believe
to be the truth. he died in the County
of Stokes N.C. on the 16th of Dec. 1831
as stated in the declaration of his widow
Lucy Salmons aforesaid and that she has
(re)mained unmarried & his widow
ever since his death.
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court
the day and year first above mentioned
Mr Hill
Banner
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I John Hill Clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter
sessions hereby {added in} for the County} do hereby certify that the annexed proceeding
were had in open court & that the witness C. Bonner (Banner) is a credible one.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
affixed my seal of office and
subscribed my name this 28th Jany
1844.
John Hill
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Singth
Lucinelle Salmons
Will of
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Jacob Salmons
Application for Rev
Pension Act of 36/38
Power of Atty (illegible)
True
M. Cole
June 11/(illegible)
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Presented by
S. B. Truett atty
June 14th 1842
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Know all men by these presents that I
Pauline J Smith of the County of Stokes and
State of North Carolina and one of the children and Legal Representatives of Jacob Salmons-a Revolutionary Soldier and his wife (Lucy)Salmons who is (illegible) .

and do hereby incrocably constitute and
appoint L Blanchard True of Washington City D.C.
my true and lawful attorney for me and in
name, to examine into and prosecute any
claim that may be due, or found to be due
the children & Legal Representatives of Jacob
Salmons in virtue of said Jacob
Salmons serves in the Revolutionary war and
the several acts of Congress in relation then, and that might have acceded to either of the
said parties, and not die during the life time, and (illegible) their legal Representives - I hereby authorize my said agentmyselfor attorney to do all things tI might or
and do if personally present and I hereby
satify and confirm all my said agent or
attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done
in the premises. I being all other enther
ity I may have ever to any other person in
the process whatever. Witness my hand
and seal this 14th day of April 1852
Witness
I
G Covington
Paulina Smith
State of North Carolina ⎬ On this 15th day of April
Stokes County ⎬ 1852 personally appeared
before me saith and acknowledged the
forgory power of above to be his act & deed and
I certify that I well know the said Paulina
Smith and that she is the person are present and
who executed the foregoing power of Attorny
┃ Corrington &
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State of
North Car
County of Stokes ⎬ Be it known that in
this 15th day of April 1832 before me undersigned
Justice of the peace in and for said County
personally appeared Paula J Smith a resident
of said County and made oath according to
law that she is the daughter of Said (illegible) Salmons the widow of Jacob Salmons
who was a Revolutionary Soldier, and who
it is supposed to have been entitled to
a pension. That she is directly interested as a
claimant in said pension, her father &
mother both being dead, and she makes
this affidavit to be filed with such papers or additional evidence as my agent
may use in procuring said claim
Paulina L. Smith 
Sworn to and subscribed
before me the day and year above witten
J M Covington
J.
I
I James M Coventon Justice of the peace in
and for the County of Stokes do hereby certify
that Paulina Smith the executed the forgoing paper is a respectable citizen of Stokes
County and is I believe directly interested in
said as herein set forth
M Covington
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State of North Carolina
County of Stokes
I John Hill Clerk of the Court of pleas and
quarter sessions for the County of Stokes do hereby
certify that J.M Covington whose name appears
as a witness to the foregoing power of attorney &
affidavit is a duly commissioned, qualified and
acting Justice of the peace in and for said County
of Stakes and that the foregoing Signature
was supporting to be his this arrianement
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto affixed my seal of
office and subscribed my
name this 20th day of
May 1852
M. Hill.
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Sir:
Washington Dec 11th 1852
I herewith transmit in the case of Lucy
Salmons widow of Jacob Salmons of North Carolina a Revolutionary Pension case under the Act of July 7. 1838
the Affidavit of Charles Danner formerly a Senator of North Carolina
in relation to the service in the War of the Revolution
of Jacob Salmons for twelve months. Also my Power of
Attorney {added in} from Polina Smith} in that case and request that they be filed
with the papers in that case. The facts here stated by an
honorable man of the proceedings of viewing the battle ground
by Jacob Salmons and pointing out all the particulars of
the battle of Guilford stated by Jacob Salmons when he
was holding the high position of Representative at a time
1818 when numerous persons were living who were in that battle
when if his statements were not true they would they would they would have degraded him from the honored position of a Representative
to the state of a dishonorable liar- are evidence which in
"civil personal actions in a Court of Justice" would be sufficient
to identify him and his services in the Revolutionary War.
He also states the fact of William Cardwell who was in
said battle having
"often stated that he served in the same
service with said Salmons (both now dead) and was in the
"abovementioned battle."
Therefore on this evidence added to
that which is on file I soliget you to allow the pension
James E Heath Esq
Commissioner of Pension
I am with the Highest Respect Your Oath
Isaac N. Coffin
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Jacob Salmons
& Lucy his wife
marriage licence
Bond -
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Know all men by these presents that we Jacob Salmons and Wade
N. Woodson are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency
Edmund Randolph Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of
Virginia in the sum of Fifty pounds current money of Virginia
to the payment of which well and truly to be made unto our said
Governor and his successors we bind ourselves and each of a joint
and several heirs (illegible) firmly by these presents-sealed with our seals and dated this 18th day of September 1788.
The Condition of the above obligation is such that
whereas there is a marriage intended to be had and solemnized
between the above bound Jacob Salmons and Lucy Smith both
of the County of Powhatant Now if there is no lawful cause to
obstruct the said Marriage then the above obligation to be
void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue
and delivered
Jacob Salmons
℗
presence of
Wade N. Woodson
and
Wade N. Woodson ℗
in Tomb
I William S. Dance Clerk of the
County Court of Powhatan in the State of Virginia
foresaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true copy of a Marriage
Son
license Bond
now remaining among the records and files of the
to
&
said County Court. And further certify that
I cannot find any certificate of the Marriage of Jacob
Salmon and Lucy Smith of record in the Court
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aforesaid
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the Seal of the said County Court this
14th day of March 1840.
1
Wm S. Dance
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Identifying
Deposition of
Charles Banner
pro
Lucy Salmons
for a Pension
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State of North Carolina
County of Forsyth
SS
Be it known that before me Austin S Thomason
a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid personally
appeared Charles Banner Esquire, aged Seventy nine years, who
being duly sworn according to law declares that he was with
acquainted with a certain Jacob Salmons who died in Stokes County
N.C. the 16th Decemr 1831, having a widow named Lucy Salmons
who claims a pension for services rendered by her said husband
in the war of the Revolution, It so happened that this Deponent
and said Jacob Salmons with Saml Welsh Esq. were all elected in
the year 1818. as members to serve at Raleigh in the General
Assembly of North Carolina. this despondent in the Senate, and
the other two in the house of Commons, when on their way to the
seat of Government they had to pass near or through the Battle
ground where the memorable Battle of Guilford was fought
by the Brittish & Americans in March 1781, when Mr Salmons
stated that he was desirious to view the ground once more where
he had stood & fought in said Battle, & thought he could show
the place where his Captain & Company fined many rounds at the
enemy. I think he said his captains name was Winbush tho am
not certain, but pointed to the place & said the Company in a
have had thrown up a kind of a breast work of logs rails &c
to shelter them from the Brittish Musketry, when they were advancing towards them the captain ordered them not to fire until
the British came so high that they could see the white of their
eyes the British advanced within about forty paces, and fired
at them, when their officer commanded them to charge Bayonet
when they came within about 15 or 20 steps his captain ordered
them to fire, which was done according to order and he said
Salmons, said that they cut down the British line like grass to
before the Scyth & he heard a British Officer swear they were
fighting Regulars & not militia, all the while it was the
Virginia Militia the N. Carolinears had retreated & run
I had been there before & was shown where the dead was buried
and
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and asked him (Salmons) if he could show the burying ground
when we role on, he viewed the field & pointed to the spot when
he said there is the place where the bones of many of his brother
soldiers lies moultering (moldering) in the dust, Brave fellows Farwell, he spoke
& the tears trickled down his cheeks & his (illegible) faild him
& we went on some distance before he spoke another word,
he often had mentioned to me that had served twelve months in all
in said was some time as a substitute but six months he had
served on a stretch when the said Battle occured and the last of
his service ended at little York when Cornwallis surrendered
all the foregoing narratives being made known to me, causes me
to believe that he actually did perform the services as he
Stated, and furthermore a respectable man by the name of
William Cardwell who emigrated from Powhatan County in
Virginia to Stokes County N.C. with the aforesaid Jacob Salmons
about fifty years ago, who often stated to Deponant that he
served in the same service with said Salmons,  {added in} both now dead} and was in the
above mentioned Battle, and acted as Musician fifer, that he
brought a nice British fife of Turn Walnut timber with him that
he found on the Battle ground which life is now in possession
of J. R. Banner a relation of mine, the officers names. I had
them say who they served under were from Powhatan or Goochland
But cannot recollect them, Sworn & subscribed this 27th
day of November AD. 1832
Banner
before me Thomasson
I certify that the foregoing deposition was writen & sworn
& subscribed by the deponent himself, that he is a credible
person for probate & truth, and that his statement is entitled
to credit. Given under my hand the date above writen
At Thomasson
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State of North Carolina
County of Forsyth
A. J. Stafford Clerk of the Court
of pleas and quarter sessions in and for said County do hereby
certify that Austin Thomason is a Justice of the peace in
and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and authorized
to administer oaths, and that the foregoing signatures to the
affadavit & certificate purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the
Court this 30 day of Nov A.D. 1852
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S.S.
Commonwealth of Virginia
Goochland County

Be it known that on this 2nd day
of June AD. 1846 before me Martin James
a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared
William Salmons who being duly sworn according to law
to declare what he knows of the service rendered by this
late Jacob Salmon (illegible) in the war of the Revolution
declare on his oath that he was in company & with
Jacob Salmons on the Battel Ground in Guilford County
State of North Carolina & the said Jacob Salmons told me
how these two armys were stationed & where he was
the stationed in the time of battle and when the
americans retreated he had on a Brittish uniform which
caused the Brittish to continue the firing in the direction
in which he was retreating and the firing continued until
was told to change his dress which he amediately did and
the firing amediately ceased - a number of years
after this when Jacob Salmons become an applicant for
a pension I visited and old pention who was in the same
battle with Jacob Salmons and told me that Jacob Salmon
was as much entitled to a pentionor {addedin} Thomas Stokes} who was in the same battle with Jacob Salmons and told that Jacob Salmons was as much entitled to a pention as any man living and both serving in the Revolutionary War as regular but I am
not able to state under what Captain or Colonel they and
under but both of them were in the battle of Guilford
County N. Carolina & further this deponent says not
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year first
above mentioned
before me
W. Salmon
Martin James
I certify that the above named William Salmons who sworn
to subscribed the above is a person of veracity & truth in the
County & neighorn where he resides or under my hand
this 2 day of June
AD 1846
Martin James J.
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State of Virginia
Goochland County ⎬ ss

I, Marcus W. Miller Clerk of the County and for the
County aforesaid do hereby certify that Martin James is a Magistrate as
above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the
Seal of my Office and subscribed my name as
3d day of June AD 1846
Carl Willer Clerk of the
County Court of Goochland
Gold
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he sub: his
●
3 "
3..6 or 5 MD. pie
Charles Banner swears that he (illegible)
by the Battle ground of Guilford with
Jacob Salmons, Salmon told him
that he was in the battle there of
15 March 1781 that he stood & fired
several rounds. be believes Salmons
statement sworn to 15 Decr 43
William Salmons says he was with
Jacob Salmons on the battle field at
Guilford in State of N.C. but knows
nothing of Jacobs service but what he
Jacob told him.
Charles Banner in Dect 32 Severs
in substance to his former testimony
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Sir
Hon. Reps.
Washington Feb. 15, 1847
I enclose you a letter from C. Banner
in relation to John Howell's case. It
closes a deposition to be filed in the
case of Mrs. Salmons
I am, very respectfully
your obt sevt
David S. Reid
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com of Pensions.
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L P Waldo
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Washington 27 March
Dear Sir
.
Jacob Salmons of Stokes
County N.C. was a Revolutionary soldier
He enlisted in the Regular army or was
in the militia under Capt Poor of Powhatan
County Virginia All his papers were
filed many years ago in the ┃
Office by Charles Banner esq of Stokes
County N.C  You will pleas ascertain
of the papers are on file and inform
me in what they are defective no pension
ever drawn by Salmon
Yours Respectfully
R C Puryear
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Hon. Reps.
Washington Feby 5, 1844
1
I herewith refer to you the Pension Dec
laration of Mrs. Lucy Salmons of Stokes County
N. Carolina. The request that you will
have the Virginia Militia Rolls for the
County of Goochland examined for satisfactory proof of her husbands services. she says
it was the opinion of the people in N. Ca who
were acquainted with her husband Jacob
Salmons that he actually did serve as a
solders, as he frequently stated in his life time
His widow can not recollect the names of the
officers he served under she has (illegible)
to procure proof but that she has submitted is
the best she has been able to obtain
I am very respectfully
Your most obt Servant
David S. Reid
Sir
J. L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
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REVOLUTIONARY PENSION CLAIM.
ACT OF July 7. 1838
Lucy Salmons
widow of Jacob
No. Carolina
POWER OF ATTORNEY
TO EXAMINE CLAIM.
CHARLES C. TUCKER,
Attorney,
Present.
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Power of Attorney.

Know all men by these presents:  That I John J. Smith a grandson of Jacob and Lucy Salmons do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Chas. C. Tucker, of Washington City, D. C., my true and lawful Agent and Attorney to prosecute the Claim of Lucy Salmons widow of Jacob Salmons a revolutionary soldier for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or Increase of Pension that may be due under the provisions of the Act of or any other Act or Resolution of Congress, and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers and documents in relation to said Claim on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, and to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed:  and to do all things that I might or could do, were I personally present.  Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney my lawfully do in the promises.
  Witness my hand and seal this 9th day of August 1855                      his
In presence of } ss.  John J.  x Smith  Seal 
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State of North Carolina Forsyth County - County -- ss.  
  On this 9th day of August 1855, before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State above mentioned personally appeared John J Smith and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his set and deed for the purpose therein mentioned.
I G Lash  JP

State of North Carolina }
Forsyth County              } ss.

  On this 9th day of August 1855, before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared John J Smith a resident of said County, and made oath according to law that he is the identical John J Smith who executed the foregoing power of Attorney, and that he is directly interested in said Claim, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my said Attorney may use in prosecuting said Claim.                   his
                   John J  x  Smith
                            mark
  Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.
   I G Lash   JP

State of North Carolina  }
County of Forsyth          }

I A J Stafford Clerk of Forsyth County Court do hereby certify that I G Lash Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavit and acknowledgement were made and who has thereunto signed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my official seal this 11th day of August 1855
A. J. Stafford Clerk
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July 14
1970.
on
15
P. O.
Lucy Salmon
wid of Jacob
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:-
Attorney:
P. O.
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Recognized.
Contract.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAN-51-
12-9-41
Salmon, John
11
WARRANT
1715
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Private
BREAGE.
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Maryland
SSUL
December 23, 1795
to George Ponsonby, 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.