Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41516, Jacob Eason, Md
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Service
MD

Eason, Jacob

Number
S.41516
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Left Side Page

8695
North Carolina
Jacob Eason
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of New Hanover County in the state of N. Carolina
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Capt. Phifer of the No. Carolina line for the term of three years

Inscribed on the roll of North Carolina at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 4th May 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd of Mar 1819 and sent to Henry Potter Esq Raleigh, North Carolina

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1820 $80.25
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1820 $48.00
$128.25

{Revolutionary Claim Act 18th March 1818}
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Notification sent 26th June 1821 to Thos F Davis Esq Washington D.C.
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Jacob Eason

Henry Potter Esq
Judge
Raleigh Wake Co
North Carolina

Jacob Eason
North Carolina Line
Revolutionary Claim

The North Carolina rolls in the pension office do not contain the name of applicant. The testimony on oath of two or more disinterested and credible persons proving the signature of Capt. Ashe and that he was an officer in the North Carolina line is required, under the seal of the court; also that the judge is satisfied the claimant is in reduced circumstances and needs the support of his country.
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United States - North Carolina District

Jacob Eason of the County of New Hanover & district aforesaid declares on oath that in or about the year 1776 he enlists as a private soldier in Captain Martin Phifer's company of the second troop of horse in the North Carolina line on the continental establishment in the war of the revolution for three years and after serving about two years in said company he was shifted from that to Captain Sam'l Ashe's company of the first troop of horse in said [illegible] - He the deponent served out the full term of three years for which he enlisted as aforesaid & obtained his discharge from Gen. McIntosh in or about the month of November 1779 - he enlisted in the town of Wilmington in this district - his discharge was stolen from him with his pocket book & entirely lost from him.

Deponent declares that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his county.

Jacob Eason

Sworn to & subscribed before me the 4th day of May 1818

H Potter - DJUSNC
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I Henry Potter District Judge of the  United States for the District of north Carolina aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the aforesaid Jacob Eason served in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken & had before me to the secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of congress.

Raliegh May 11th, 1818

H Potter - DJUSNC

I further certify that I am satisfied the aforesaid Jacob Eason is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.

H. Potter - DJUSNC
Raleigh - 16th Mar 1819

It may be proper to remark that the Sam'l Ashe who proves the service is not the same who proved that Maj Ashe was the officer in the revolutionary war. All the affidavits are herewith respectably transmitted to the war department.

H. Potter - DJUSNC
Raleigh 16th Mar 1819
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WILMINGTON NC Mail Stamps

2954
Jacob Eason
8695
Sep '19

J.C. Calhoun Esq
Secretary of War
City of Washington
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State of North Carolina
New Hanover County

On this 15th day of November 1820 personally appeared in the open court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of the aforesaid county & state the same being a court of record for said county & state, Jacob Eason aged seventy years resident in said county who being duly sworn according to law doth on oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war in the second troop of light dragoons of the North Carolina line under Captain Martin Phiphier and was afterwar transferred to Captain Samuel Ashes under whom he was discharged at Fort Pitt, the date of original declaration 1919 and is on the pension list as appears by his certificate numbered 8695 & doth further swear he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March 1818, that he has never since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of congress entitled "An act to provide or certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18th March 1818, that he has not nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities, contracts or debts owing to him nor has he any income other than is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed 

Schedule
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Schedule of Property Viz

2 yearling cattle value $8.00
3 cows & calves valued $24.00
3 Sows & 20 pigs valued $20.00
5-year-old hogs ditto $7.50
6 two-year-old hogs ditto $18.00
1 horse ditto $20.00
Total $96.50

Declarant further states he is by profession a cart wheel wright but is so afflicted with consumptive symptoms he is very inadequate to follow his trade, that his family consist of a wife aged about fifty years, one daughter aged about 28 years, a widow with one child about three years old & a son aged about ten years old that his wife is afflicted with rheumatism, his daughter is able to work as ordinary woman.

Jacob Eason

Sworn to in open court this 15th November 1820

Thos F Davis - Clk

I Thomas F Davis Clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter sessions of New Hanover County in the state of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & schedule there annexed are truly copied form the records of said court. I do hereby further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total value of property exhibited in said schedule is $96.50 cents.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 15th day of Nov 1820.

Thos. F Davis - Clk
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Rev and 1812
War Section

June 5, 1936

Jacob Eason
S.41516

Mrs. J.H. Colley
Purchasing Dept.
N.C. & St L. Railway
Nashville, Tenn

Madam:

 I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S.41516, it appears that Jacob Eason enlisted in Wilmington, North Carolina in April 1776 and served as a private in Capts. Martin Phifer's and Samuel Ashe's North Carolina Companies and was discharged in November 1778.

He was allowed pension on his application executed Mar 4, 1818 while a resident of New Hanover County, North Carolina.

In 2820, soldier was seventy years old, and referred to his wife as aged fifty years; daughter, aged twenty years, who was a widow with a child aged three years; and a son aged ten years but he 

Handwritten - illegible...dates of service as given by Maj. Sam'l Ashe
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did not state the names of any of them.

There is no further data on file as to family.

This Bureau has no general genealogical data in its files and is unable to aid you in tracing your ancestors in Ireland or in directing you how to obtain such information.

Respectfully, 

Winfield Scott
Commissioner
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Nashville, Tennessee
April 10, 1926

United States Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:

In searching for genealogical data, I have come to the name Jacob Eason, Gates County, North Carolina, who served in the revolutionary war and I am writing to ask if you will kindly send me the revolutionary war record. He was with Benedict Arnold at Valley Forge, also at York Town, service prior to 1779 in North and South Carolina and Virginia.

I have been told that his army war record is No 3267 but of this I am not certain.

I shall surely appreciated any information you can give me. If there should be any expense incurred, will you please advise me.

Yours Respectfully
Mr. (j. Homer) Books Shirey Colley
Mrs. J. Homer Colley
of Purchasing Department
NC&STL Railway
Nashville, Tennessee

US Pension Office Stamp - Apr 12,
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1926 June 5 Hist to Mrs. J. Homer Colley

41516
Revy INVALID

File No 41516
Jacob Eason
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March '18
Index Vol E Page 146
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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I Samuel Ashe Major Commandant of a squadron of Light Dragoons of the North Carolina line in the continental establishment in the revolutionary war do certify that Jacob Eason enlisted as a common trooper in the second troop of light horse commanded by Capt. Martin Phifer sometime in the month of April in the year of 1776 for the term of two years & six month and faithfully served that period and was discharged by me at Fort Pitt on the Ohio in November 1778.

Sam'l Ashe, Major
Commandant N.C. L.D.

We hereby certify that we know Major Saml Ashe as an officer in the North Carolina line on continental establishment in the war of the revolution.

Feb 11th 1819

Sam Ashe
Lieut N.C.

Thos Callender
Capt N.C. Line
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State of North Carolina
New Hanover County

County Court February Term 1819

I do certify that the within affidavit was sworn to in open court at the above term.

Witness Thomas F Davis clerk of the said court - given at office under the seal of said county this 12th day of February AD 1819

Thos F Davis - Clk
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We the undersigned do hereby certify that Jacob Eason soldier both from his former services during the revolutionary war and his present age and poverty is a truly fit object for the county and liberality of his country.

February 12th 1819

Saml Ashe
R L Billington
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State of North Carolina
New Hanover County

I hereby certify that the name and signature of John Bunting which appears to the annexed affidavit is the proper handwriting of the said John and that the said John was at the time of affixing his signature and now is an acting Justice of the Peace for the county of New Hanover duly commissioned and sworn; and that due faith and credit should be given to his signature therein as well as thereto.

Witness Thomas F Davis, clerk of the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of New Hanover under seal of office this 24 day of January AD 822.

Thos F Davis - Clerk
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State of North Carolina
New Hanover County

On this 26th day of September 1821 came before me a Justice of the Peace for the said county of New Hanover personally appeared Jacob Eason who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Martin Phipher and from his company transferred to Captain Samuel Ashe's company of Dragoons where he continued until he was discharged at Fort Pitt in the service of the United States. That his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of North Carolina - that he rec'd a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the secretary of War which certificate on or about the ninth of November last he lost or mislaid.

Jacob Eason - SEAL

Sworn & subscribed to before me the date above written.

Jno Bunting - JP