Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 37675, Jacob Anderson, Va.
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Service Va
Anderson, Jacob
Number S 37675
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12,551
R
Virginia
Jacob Anderson
of Fredericksburg in the State Virginia
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Bowman of the Virginia
..line, for the term of six years
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transcribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8 (?) dollars per month, to commence on
the 15 February 1819
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Certificate of Pension issued the 28 of June
and  ------ Robert White
Winchester Virginia
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Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819.                5.03
Se mi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819. 48.00
July 4.                                                ====
1831                                                $ 53.03
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Archives stamp of the united States
Notes of the back
Dead.
See letter 29
Aug. 1836
to John
Shober
to Jame 3sopi
1834
May 31.1833 New Certificate joined to the old one being worn out, rec in writing
and to sent him with Pension on Pughy(?) (crossout) near Winchester, Frederick
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[illegible] District
of Virginia, Frederick County ~ to wit

On this 15th day of February 1819 before me the Subscriber one of the Judges in the General Court of Virginia, and sole and presiding Judge of the Superior Court of law for the said County of Frederick [Virginia], 

personally appeared Jacob Anderson, aged 62 years, and resident in Frederick County [Va.] aforesaid, in said Juridicial District, who being by me first duly Sworn according law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by a 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 he the said Jacob Anderson sometime in the Spring of the year 1777 enlisted [illegible] of Town, now in the County of Jefferson & state of Virginia (then Berkeley County) in a company commanded by Capt.[William] Darke.  
of the 8th Virginia Regiment commanded by Colo. [Abraham] Bowman, that he continued to serve in said Corps, in the Service of the United States until the   day of   1782 when he was discharged from Service in Morris Town [Morristown] in the State of New Jersey, 

that he was in battles of Brandywine [Pennsylvania], German Town [Germantown, Pennsylvania], & Monmouth [New Jersey] & that he received three wounds and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his
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Country for support And that he has no other evidence in his power of his said service, except the annexed affidavit 
Sworn & declared before the day & year aforesaid
Robt [Robert] White

I Robert White Judge as aforesaid do certify that it affiant to my satisfaction the said Jacob Anderson did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration a [illegible] the American enemy, for he terms of nine months in the Continental establishment -

And it also appears to my satisfaction, from the above declaration & from the annexed affidavits that the said Jacob Anderson is poor and Stands in need of the assistance of his country for support within the provisions of the within mentioned Case

And I now transmit the proceeding & testimony, [illegible] letters before me the Secretary at War pursuant to the Directions of the before me mentioned act of Congress 

In testimony of all which I have here to subscribed my name above the seal of the said county
Robt White 

[illegible round seal]
Test Ja Keith C.F.G.C.









[round black ink stamp]
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
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Jacob Anderson
12.551
Septr 1819
Con---
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State of Virginia Berkeley County Set
On this 15th day of August 1820 personally
appeared in open Court being a court of record for said County Jacob Anderson aged about sixty four years resident 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 to wit, as a private soldier in Capt Darks company in the eighth Regiment of the Virginia Line commanded by Col. Bowman that he made his original declaration on the 15th day of February 1819 and obtained a pension certificate Numbered 12.557 and the said Anderson doth moreover Solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he has not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part of it with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself 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 of
March 1818 and that he has not nor has any
person in trust for him any property or securities contracts or debts due him nor has he any income other than that contained in the Schedule
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hereunto annexed and by him subscribed the said Jacob Anderson further declares that he is a day labourer and has not strength sufficient to obtain a livelihood thereby without public or individual aid. His family at this time consists of no person but himself.
Sworn to and declared to be true on the 25th day of August 1820 before the court aforesaid
Schedule
1 Black Horse about 7 or 8 years old
2 three year old Steers
one Old Watch
$72  due as substitute money in the last war

Jacob [his Mark] Anderson

I David Hunter Clerk of the County Court of Berkeley do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records 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 and forty Dollars
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In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 24th day of August 1820
David Hunter Clerk of the County Court of Berkeley
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                                                                  MCS
                                                                  Army (?)
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
                                               July 25,1924
Mrs. Rebecca Johnston
915 W Grace St.
Richmond, Va.

Madam:
I have to advise you the from the papers in the Revolutionary War Pension claim, S.37675, it appears the Jacob Anderson enlisted at Shepherdstown, Berkeley ( later Jefferson) County , Virginia, in the spring of 1777 and served until sometime in 1782 as a private in Captain William Dark's Company, Colonel Bowman's 8th Virginia Regiment; he was in the battle of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth, and received three wounds.
      He was allowed pension on his application executed Feb 15, 1819, Virginia., aged 62 years.
 while a resident of Frederick County.
     There is no data on file as to his family.
                                                       Respectfully,

                                             Commissioner
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37675
Revy    INVALID
File No. 37675
Jacob Anderson
Pri Rev War
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Act ; 18th March 18th
Index:---- Vol. 8, Page 18
( arrangemet of 1870,) 
on the back reads...
1919 Nov 25, History to Mrs W.O. Powers aw
1924 July 25, Hist to Mrs Rebecca Johnson
                                                        nice
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Payable semi-annual
payment on this ...
next in 
indisstinguishable stamp
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12551
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War Department
Revolutionary Claim

I CERTIFY that in conformity with the Law of the United States, 18th of March , 1816, ( Stamp Department of Archives of the United States)
Jacob Anderson late a Private
         in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed
for the Pension List Roll of the Virginia
Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the .....February, one thousand
...
The War Office of the United 
the twenty-eighth day of one thousand eight hundred nineteen.

J C Calhoun
Secretary of War
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Jacob Anderson


War Department  no. 12.551
PENSION OFFICE
28th Augt 1820

Sir
You are hereby informed that the schedule of your property has been examined ; and the Secretary of War has directed your name to be continued on the Pension Roll.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
J. L. Edwards

To Mr. Jacob Anderson
of Berkely County VA
now at Washington
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Virginia of Jefferson County to wit
John Melvin, of the county of Jefferson aforesaid this day, personally appeared before me the Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid & made oath, that Jacob Anderson, a revolutionary soldier who is above applying for a pension, was an officers bound boy to this affiants father, 

who then resided in (now) Jefferson County then Berkley County--that early in said leave, he recollects that John Enfle who then belonged to Capt William Darke's Company, took off the said Anderson & Said he had enlisted him, and he has allways understood, that said Anderson went into the army, & he never returned to his father's, he presumed he was in the service-

This deponent further made oath,  that said Anderson is poor & he is confident stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.

Sworn to before me this 6. day of February 1819~
Presley Marmaduke
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I do certify that Jacob Anderson had enlisted in the Revolutionary War in Captain [William] Darke's Company in the year 1777 and I went with them from Shepherds Town 
[Shepherdstown, PA] to Philadelphia [PA] he being enoculated [innoculated] for the Small pox there. I left him 
Lewis Ramoning 
23rd :1818
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State of Virginia
Jefferson County Virginia
I, Robert Gile Clerk of the County
Court of Jefferson aforesaid do hereby certify that Presly Marmaduke Gentleman, before whom the foregoing affidavits have been made and who has subscribed his name to the certificate thereof was at the time of doing the same and still is one of the Commonwealth 
justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid legally commissioned and sworn, and that due faith and credit is and ought
to be given to all his acts as such whether in Court of equity or thereout
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of my office this 8th day of February 1819and in the 43rd year of this Commonwealth
R G Hite
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State of Virginia
Jefferson County
I, Robert Tate Clerk of the County
Court of Jefferson aforesaid do hereby certify that Presly Marmaduke Gentleman, before whom the foregoing affidavits have been made and who has subscribed his name to the certificate thereof was at the time of doing the same and still is one of the Commonwealth 
justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid legally commissioned and sworn, and that due faith and credit is and ought
to be given to all his acts as such whether in Court of equity or thereout
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of my office this 8th day of February 1819 and in the 43rd  year of this Commonwealth
R G Hite
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Jacob Anderson
Private
12 months Privt
Virginia Line
under @ 15 Feby 1859
Bat: of Mon: June 177~-
77 to 83
Admitted
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Virginia Frederick County Set
Memorandum  On this 4th day of June in the year 1819 Personally appeared before me Robert White presiding and Sole Judge of the Superior Court of law for the said County in the State aforesaid, Thomas Crawford a creditable and disinterested witness, who
being by me first duly sworn according to law
said, That some time in the fall of the year 1776 enlisted as a private soldier in a company commanded by Captain Crooker of the right Virginia  regiment in the Continental service and then commanded by Col Bowen
that he knows that the aforesaid applicant
Jacob Anderson Sometime in the year 1777 joined the said Regiment as a private soldier and was in the Battle of Brandywine with him the said Deponent and that he (the said applicant) continued in the service of the United States until after the Battle of the Cowpens at which place the Deponent was wounded and obliged to quit the army. And further that he believes the applicant
continued in the service untill [until] the end of the [word missing]
Sworn to before me the day and year aforesaid In testimony have hereunto subscribed my name above the seal of the said County
Robt White
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R. White takes the liberty of observing that the
affidavit of Louis Husonomous, who is certainly a creditable disinterested witness, was taken before a justice of the peace for the County of Jefferson and that there is a proper certificate of the clerk of that county under the seal of the County certifying him to be 
such which certificate, it is presumed has
been overlooked
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Indianapolis, Ind.,
Nov. 13, 1919.

Dear sir: -

Upon inquiry to the government for the record of Jacob Anderson from Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, and who was injured during the revolution, they have referred me to you. 

Said Jacob Anderson was my great grandfather and any information you can give me for genealogical purposes will be greatly appreciated. I have lost all family record of him and all but the one child who was my grandmother. Can you give me the information contained on the record in your office. Are the...
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records open to public inspection? Any information you can give me or any reference or suggestion as to how I can obtain information will be greatly appreciated. The adjacent generals' office informs me he enlisted in May 1777 for 3 years and served until Dec. 31, 1777, 8th Va. regiment.  He must have been pensioned as he was completely disabled in the war. Can I get your complete record and to whom the pension was paid?

Thanking you in advance and hoping that you will see your way clear to give me this information without much inconvenience, I remain, 

yours very truly 
(Mrs.) Grace F. Powers.
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Pension Bureau,
Washington, D.C.,
Gentlemen:

Will you please tell me whether the pension granted to Jacob Anderson of the Virgina Line on Continental Establishment is recorded in your office, and any information it may give as to his service, wife's name, etc. 

Any expense attached to this will be gladly met.
Very truly yours,
(Mrs.) Rebecca Johnston

(Ass't Sec'ty Va. Hist. Society
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.

S3775
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,
19.
In reply to your request of --- received...
for a statement of the military history of Jacob Anderson a soldier of the 
REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his
 (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
Spg 1777 to 1782
RANK. Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. Wm Darke
COLONEL. Bowman [Bowmau 8"]
STATE. VA.

Battles engaged in Brandywine, German town Monmouth & recd 3 wounds
Residence of soldier at enlistment Sheperds Town,Berkeley Co. VA.
Date of application for pension. Feb 15, 1879 His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Frederick Co. VA
Age at date of application, sixty two
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his 
family and the nature of me wounds is not stated.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.