Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,668, for George Jacobs, Massachusetts
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Jacobs, George
Hepsibah
Service Continental Mass.
Number W. 26,668
B. L. W. 1450-200
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Maine   122
Hepsibah Jacobs widow of George Jacobs 
of York in the State of Maine who was a Lieutenant in the company commanded by Captain Hill of the regiment commanded by Col. Vose in the Massachusetts line for two years from 1777

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate
of $320.00 to commence on the 4th day of
March 1831 deducting amount pd to 4 June 1831 time of his death.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of October 1836 and sent to E. E. Bourne Esq. Kennebunk

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1836  $1760.00
Semi Anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '37  160.00
$1920.00

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act 4 July, 1836}

Recorded by Wm. Addison, Clerk
Book   Vol. 1 Page 10

Copies of papers sent to Land agent of Maine June 28, 1838
Let. to d. D. Addison Esq.
Oct 29, '46
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122

5909
Maaine
George Jacobs Lieutenant
77 to 79  15 mass.
Mass. line
In the army of the United Stated during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate
of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the
8 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued  the 25 of Jany. 1819 and sent to Benjamin Green Esqr. 
(illegible)  Berwick Me

Arrears to 4th of September 1818 4 m. 27/30
$98.--
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819   120.00
$218.00

{Revolutionary claim
Act of March 18, 1818}

Sanford
York Cy.
Continued

Notification sent October 10 1820 to
Daniel Sewall Kennebunk
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George Jacobs
Sanford

Continue
none
(illegible)
Jany 19
Daniel (illegible)
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State of Maine
York ss At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit, begun and holden at York within and for the County o York on the first Tuesday of July being the fourth day of said month in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable Benjamin Green, chief Justice on this fourth day of July in the year 1820, personally appeared in open court the same proceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment", and being a Court of Record for said County, George Jacobs aged sixty nine years, resident in Sanford 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, viz. as a lieutenant in the company commanded by Capt. Jer. Hill in the Regiment commanded by Colonel (blank) in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the eight day of April A. D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 3909 was granted. 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 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, securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor do I have any income other that what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number of other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is particularly described on the back hereof, also subscribed by me.
George Jacobs

Sworn to and declared on the 4th day of July A. D. 1820
Before Benjamin Greene Chief Justice of the said Court
Att. Daniel Sewall, Clerk
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SCHEDULE of real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz:
40 acres of pitch pine land for which I have bargained & paid for in part out of my pension money received & am now in possession & owe seventy dollars for purchase, money which I cannot pay but must lose the land, unless my pension is continued. I had no property  when my pension was granted.
Small one story house & about 2 acres of land on which it stands, not yet entirely paid for, but on which I still owe twenty dollars.
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me the said George Jacobs who, by occupation am a labourer which I am unable to pursue by reason of bodily infirmity
NAMES/AGES/Capacity of each to contribute to their support

Wife/63/infirm & unable to labour
No children with me
George Jacobs

State of Maine
York, SS
I, Daniel Sewall Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas within the county of York, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedules 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 one hundred dollars and that he owes ninety dollars. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this eighth day of July A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Daniel Sewall, Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of York
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George Jacobs
first a Sergt.
Lieutenant
77 to 79
Capt. Sayer 15 Massts. regt.
8th April 1818
fd. in Vose's regt.

admd.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
York, SS.
On this eighth day of April, A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit in said Commonwealth, personally appears George Jacobs aged sixty (illegible) years resident in Sanford in said county of York, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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,": that in the month of April A. D. 1775 that he the said George Jacobs enlisted as an orderly Sergeant under Captain Sayer of the Regiment commanded by Col. Seammons of the Massachusetts line & continued to do his duty in said Compy. & Regt. until the eight months for which he enlisted expired when he again enlisted in the same capacity under the same Capt. Sayer, Col. Patterson having command of Regiment for the further term of twelve months and continued to do his duty in said Company and Regiment in the various places in which they were stationed until the first of January A. D. 1777 when he was promoted to a Lieut. in the Regiment under the command of Colonel Patterson and continued to do his duty as Lieut. in same Regt. until the spring of the year 1779 at which time being out of health he applied to Genl. Gates for a discharge but that the Gen. prefered granting him a furlow for (illegible) months which he granted accordingly and from which the said Jacobs was never recalled to the army and in evidence of the truth of the foregoing declaration the said George Jacobs produces the Commission which is hereunto annexed. Then the said George Jacobs further declares
That he is reduced in his circumstances and need the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above said.
Benja. Greene
I, Benjamin Greene, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Eastern Circuit, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said 
George Jacobs did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as he has stated in his declaration aforesaid--and that he is reduced in his circumstances, and needs the assistance of his country for his support. And I do 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 before mentioned act of Congress.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this eighth day of April Anno Domini, 1818.
Benja. Greene
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No. 1450
George Jacobs
Lt.
Massa.
send to Hon. Angus McIntire
Maine
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DAPARTMENT OF WAR
Regulations for the Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary War who acquired a right to Land from the United States, but have not received it.

By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for, and continued to serve, during the War or until discharge by Congress, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.
N. B. those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, are not entitled to land from the United States.
The following declaration must be filled up and sworn to by the claimant:
State of Maine
County of York
I, George Jacobs aged seventy seven years, do, upon oath, testify and declare that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, I I entered into the army of the United States and served in the regiment No. (blank) under the command of Colonel Joseph Vose of the Massachusetts line: and that I continued in the service aforesaid until 1779 when I was regularly discharged or furlowed from said regiment by General Gates.
I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to me on the part of the United States; nor have I ever assigned or transferred my claim in any manner whatsoever; therefore, Know all men by these presents, that I George Jacobs aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Hon. Rufus McIntire to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Georg Jacobs
Attest, Barnabas Palmer

I Geroge Tripp aged sixty years do, upon oath declare that I have been long acquainted with Lieut. George Jacobs who has subscribed the declaration in my presence, and well know that he is the identical person he therein represents himself to be; and further, I know, or do believe, that he did perform the military service therein stated.
George Tripp
Attest, Barnabas Palmer

Before me, (blank)
personally appeared the above named George Jacobs subscriber to the foregoing declaration and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined, to be his free act and deed; and, likewise, personally appeared George Tripp who hath subscribed the above certificate of identity, both to me well known to be men of respectability and truth, and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed, this eighth day of December 1828
Barnabas Palmer, Justice of the Peace

State of Maine
County of York ss
In testimony that the abovewritten Barnabas Palmer was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c. in the State of Maine at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal and subscribed my name and quality at Alfred this eleventh day of December 1828.
(seal)
Jere. Bradbury Clerk of the Judicial Courts
Co. of York

-->This law expires 3d March 1827
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State of Maine 
York County 
Wells Oct. 13, 1836

I certify that from the year 1753 to 1790 under the head of Marriages are Recorded in the Records of the Town of Wells all the Marriages which took place in said town by inserting the date and names of the parties only in one continued list and that in said list under said head Marriages" is the following viz.
1779
Jan. 6 Hans Patten &Joanna Cousins
Jan. 7 Pelatiak Stevens & Elisabeth Boston
Jan. 28 James Allen & Deborah Chadbourn
Jan. 28 George Jacobs &Hepzibah Bourn
Recorded by Nathl. Wells, Town Clerk
a true copy Attest Nich. Gilman Town Clerk

State of Maine
York SS Oct. 13,1836
Personally appeared Nicholas Gilman who is a credable witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed.
Before me
Edward E. Bourne
Justice of the Peace

State of Maine
York SS.
I Wm. Cutter Allen, Register of the Court of Probate for said county hereby certify that Edward E. Bourne, Esq. is a Justice of the peace for and within said county of York and that the above signatures annexed is his genuine signature.
(seal)
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this seventeenth day of October 1836
Wm. Cutter Allen
Regr. Court Probate
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No. 392

Admitted
Lt. 2 yrs
$320
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York ss.  State of Maine
On this fourth day of October 1836 personally appeared before the subscriber William A. Hayes, Judge of Probate for said County, Hepsibah Jacobs a resident of Sanford in said County and State aged eighty years who being first duly 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 4, 1846. that she is the widow of George Jacobs who was an Ensign or Lieutenant in the Continental Army during the revolutionary war. that he serviced five years as a Lieutenant and was honourably discharged. That he was in the Company under the command of Captain Samuel Sawyer a part of the time but she does not know how long. He was in the battle of Monmouth--was at Peekskill. The company was in Col. Patterson's regiment. He was much with General Washington often told me how he used to dress. He came home and was married to her--staid at home but six weeks then was gone in the service a year. Came home and staid only one week then went again and staid till the end of the war. She has no memory of the names of any other of the officers but knows that he was in the United States service five years. He was a pensioner under the law of 1818 and received his pension untill his death. She has no
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(illegible) or document or commission on hand, they have been sent to Washington when he obtained his pension.
She further declares that she was married to the said George Jacobs in the winter in the year seventeen hundred and eight or eighty one. that her husband the foresaid George Jacobs died on the fourth day of June eighteen hundred and thirty one and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by the proof thereunto annexed.
Hepsibah   X   Jacobs
her mark
Witness Wm. A. Hayes .
Subscribed and sworn to on the day & ear above written before me; the said applicant being unable from bodily infirmity to appear in Court.
Wm. A. Hayes, Judge Probate York County

State of Main
York SS. 
I William Cutter Allen Register of the Court of Probate for the County of York hereby certify that the Hon. Wm. A. Hayes is the Judge of the aforesaid Court of Probate and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
I also further certify that Edward E. Bourne is a Justice of the Peace for the said county of York & that his signature to the deposition of 
Christiana Wallace hereunto annexed is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 7th dayof October 1836
Wm. Cutter Allen Regt. of (paper folded over)
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I Christiana Wallace of Sanford in the County of York and State of Maine do on oath testify and declare that I have lived in the family of George Jacobs ever since his death and that Hepsibah Jacobs his widow remained unmarried thi this day.
Christiana    X    Wallace
          her mark
Witness. E. E. Bourne

State of Maine
York SS Oct. 4th 1836
Personally appeared Christiana Wallace who is a credible witness, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by her subscried.
Before me,
Edward E. Bourne
Justice of the Peace

(words cut off)
gister of the court
robate, York Co
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Revy WIDOW &c.

File No. 26668
Hepsibah Jacobs
Wid. of George Jacobs
Lieut. Rev. War
Act: June 7, 1832
Indec: Vol. A. Page 373

[Arrangement of 1870]
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George Jacobs Maine Act 18 March 1818
up to what time last paid?
Pen. Office
Oct. 28, 1836

Died 4 June 1831, paid to that time.
J. H.
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Kennebunk Oct. 12, 1836

Dr. Sir
Enclosed is the application of Hepsibah Jacobs for a pension under the late law. It will be seen that she enters into but little detail in relation to her husbands services. She has no memory whatever in relation to the officers under whom he served. The declaration was drawn in haste, giving her no opportunity to call to mind any facts which might be known to her. I happened to be in the vicinity with the Judge, and being a very favorable opportunity he went with me to her house, where her declaration was made and sworn to without any previous preparation having myself neveer seen her before.
I believe however, that everything material is stated. Her husband was a pensioner under the law of 1818 and I suppose with his application is all the evience necessary to establish morethan the two years service. I know not what Regt.or Brigade he was in and therefore cannot tell to whom I would go to prove his services. I have (illegible) that in the service which she states with Captain Sawyer he was only gergeant but that afterwards he was a Lieutenant during the war or most of the war. That is it as so said by the old men.
It will be seen that she varies from the certificate in regard to the marriage. She could not tell at first any thing about the year when she was married, having no memorandum of any
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hand upon relative to it. She could only get at it by (illegible) up the ages of her children, two or three of whom had died. She could not tell as she expressed it how long she went between them. She knew the age of the one living at home to be 50 and recounted three or four who were born previously so that she made it about 56 years. It will be seen that she mistook one year. But it is an immaterial error her husband having been out a good while after she was married.
Respectfully
Your obt. sevt.
E. E. Bourne

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
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Oct. 26, 1846
Rec'd
(illegible) Jacobs (illegible)

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Commr. of Pensions
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Washington October 20th 1846

Dr. Sir
I am requested to ask the favor of a re-examination of the papers of Mrs. Hepsibah Jacobs under the acts of 1838, 1843 & '44, Maine roll. Her husband George Jacobs in addition to his service as Lieutenant in the Line had an appointment and perform service in the Staff and it is believed she is entitled to an increase from $320. to at least $480 per ann. Mr. Jacobs was himself a pensioner up the day of his death, June 4th 1831 under the act of March 18th 1818. His service was rendered in the Massachusetts Continental Line.
Respectfully soliciting an early action in this case.
I remain,
Very respectfully
Yr. mo. obt. st.
D. D. Addison

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
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IN CONGRESS
The DELEGATES of the UNITED STATES OF
 New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Counties of New-Castle, Kent and Sussex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina and Georgia, TO
George Jacobs Gentleman
We, reposing special Trust & Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, DO by these Presents, Constitute and appoint you to be Lieutenants in the Regiment of Foot whereof John Patterson Esq. is Colonel in the Army of the United States raised for the Defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every hostile Invasion thereof. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of Lieutenant by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your command to be obedient to your Orders as Lieutenant. And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from Time to Time, as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that Purpose appointed, or Commander in Chief for the Time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in Pursuance of the Trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in Force until revoked by this or a future congress.
Dated at Boston the first day of January Anno Domini 1777
By Order of the Congress,
John Hancock, President
Attest. Chas. Thomson Secy.