Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 510, Aaron Dacon, New Jersey
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New Jersey   Dacon, Aaron               W. 510
                            or
                      Deacon
                       Wilcox, Patience
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Del.
Dacon, Jonathan             NUMBER                           
or                                       S 39410
Dakin
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see letter to Jonathan Dacon 21 Oct 1828 respecting the company he served in [illeg.] Dec. 8. 1828 to Hon. N. H. Claiborne H.R.

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(16,437)
Virginia R
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Jonathan Dacon
of Redford Co. in the state of Virginia who was a private in the regiment commanded by Capt Bennett of the Delaware line, for the term of 4 years. War
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Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25th of May 1819.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of Feb. 18[illeg] and delivered to the Hon: W. A Burwell, [illeg] H. R. U. S.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819              $ 26.80
Sei-anl. all'ce ending Mar. 4. 1820       48.00
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arr. 3 mo 7/31-4/30                             74.80
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   March [illeg]     Died May 11, 1848
    {Revolutionary claim,
      Act 18th March, 1818}
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Jonathan Dacon
     16,437.
  March 1820.



Recd. 15 Aug 1820
{Liberty [illeg]
Augt. 9th}
James Steptoe
Liberty
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Virginia Sc:
At a Court held for  Bedford County  at the Courthouse the 24th day of July 1820
  On this 24th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Records for said County Jonathan Dakin aged 59 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 Viz In a Regiment known by the name of Delaware Blues enlisted in the year 1779 for during the war and that he has received a pension of eight Dollars pmonth under the act of the 18th of March 1818 as appears by his pension Certificate Numbered 16,437 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 any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby 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 the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any other person in trust for me any property securities Contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in he Schedule hereto  annexed and by me subscribed and that I am by occupation a shoe maker and have a family consisting of a wife aged 50 years and three daughters one aged 20 years one 18 + the other 13 and one Son aged 10 years  
                 Jonathan Dakin
Which Schedule follows in the words viz:
1 Cow bought with the money I drew first                       $12.00
2 pine tables                       .75
1 pine cupboard                2.00
1 poplar chest                    1.00
2 Spinning wheels              2.00
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          Carried Over         $17.75
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Brought Forward                                    17.75
1 Sow and Pigs ..............................................    5.00
1 Pot and Oven .............................................     3.00
2 pails and 6 Common Chairs.................      2.00
1/2 Doz Plates..............................................         .35
1/2 Doz Knives ...............................................       .50
1 small Glass ...................................................
1 Debt due from Samuel Hancock for .....   5.75
1 Do due from John Cobbs .......................      2.87
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                              Jonathan Dakin         $27.22

I James Steptoe, Clerk of Bedford do hereby certify that the foregoing oath (or affirmation and the Schedule thereto affixed 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 Thirty Seven Dollars and Twenty two cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand + affixed the seal o he said Court on this 4th day of August 1820
                               James Steptoe
Clerk of the Court for the County of Bedford
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Adm.
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Virginia Sx.
   At a Court held for Bedford County at the Courthouse the 25th da of May 1829
   Jonathan Dacon aged fifty seven years, born in Boston, came into court, being a court of [smudged] +made oath, that he enlisted at Dover Delaware State in the United States service for during the revolutionary war in the spring of the year 1779 in a regiment called the Delaware Blues in a recruiting party for the said Regiment, the old regiment having been nearly cut off in the battle at Brandy wine, that he continued a while at Philadelphia as an attendant on about 1800 20 sick men afterwards he was stationed at Christiana bridge in the state of Delaware + from thence marched to York town in the State of Virginia, from there marched with the Pennsylvania line, the Delaware blues not being a full regiment  -  and was never out of the Regiment called the blues - after the surrender of Cornwallis he was marched to Charlestown in South Carolina, on his return from thence he was left sick in the State of North Carolina for eight or nine months, then proceeded as far as [Cot. Gabriel Penn] in the County of Amherst in the State of Virginia at which time the army was disbanded in the year of 1783
   That to the best of his recollection the Captain or Lieutenant's name was Bennett, the sergeant Brooks the Drummer Dawson -- that he served four years, hat the reason he never obtained his discharge, was that he never went back to Delaware or Masachusetts, but remained to this day in Virginia. consequently never applied for a discharge tho' pretty entitled to an honorable one, that he had a regular pass given him by his Captain when left sick in North Carolina which is now lost or mislaid, knows not where it is - that he never
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received any pension from the United States, or any
of the states, from his reduced circumstances in
life he needs the assistance of his country for support
for  support. In
testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & affixed
my seal of office this 11th day of
Septem 1829
Stepwell
Bedford County S.
Samuel Hancock presiding
Justice of the peace in & for the County afore
do hereby certify that James Steptoe whose
name is subscribed to the preceding certificate + attestation is clerk of said Court &
due & full faith & credit is & ought to be given
to his official acts as such + that I have
full confidence + belief in the matter
stated in the aforesd Jonathan Dacons declaration - & that the said Dacon is in
reduced circumstances need the assistance
of his country for support
In testimony
whereof I have caused the clerk to affix
his seal of office + subscribed my name
this 11th day of Septem. 1829
Saml
Hancock
Seal
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Mrs. Claude Harrison
Bedford, Virginia.
Dear Madam:
March 18, 1971.
&
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
EEL:ILL
Jonathan Bacon
S 39410
date not given.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 39410, that Jonathan Dacon
(the name also appears as Dakin) was born in Boston, Massachusetts,
He enlisted at Dover, Delaware, in the spring of 1779,
served as orderly sergeant under Lieutenant Bennett in the regiment
known as the Delaware Blues, was at the siege of Yorktown and
surrender of Cornwallis and was discharged in 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 26,
1818, at which time he was aged fifty seven years and resided in
Bedford County, Virginia.
In 1820, he stated that his family residing with him at
that time consisted of his wife, aged fifty years, three daughters,
aged twenty, eighteen and thirteen years, respectively, and a son
aged ten years, but did not give the names of his wife and children.
He died May 11, 1848.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner.
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39410
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 39410 Jonathan Dacon Div Rev War
Act: 18 arch 18th Index:-Vol 8, Page 122 [Arrangement of 1870]
1936-Jan 3 - Hist. to Mrs. C. F. Wayland EEL
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1931 - Mch 18 - Hist to Mrs. Claude Harrison EEL
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Virginia J
At a Court continued and held for Bedford County at the
Courthouse the 26th day of May 1818
Jonathan Dacon aged 57 years came into Court being a Court of
Record and made oath that he enlisted in the United States
Service for during the Revolutionary War in the year 1779 and
Regiment called the Delaware blues in a recruiting party for
said Regiment, the old Regiment having been nearly cut off
in the battle at Brandywine, that he continued a while at 
Philadelphia as an orderly sergeant with about 18 or 20 men
Afterwards he was stationed at Christianna Bridge in the
State of Deleware and from thence marched to York Town in
the State of Virginia and was there attached to the Pennsylvania line. After the surrender of Cornwallis he was
Marched to Charleston in South Carolina on his Return┃
from thence he was left sick in the state of North Carolina for 8 or 9
months and then proceeded as far as Col Gabriel Penns in
the County of Amherst in the State of Virginia, at which
time the Army was disbanded in the year 1783 that to the
best of his recollection the Capt or Lieut name was Bennet
Sergeant Murphy drummer Dawson that he has never
Received any pension from the United States and that
from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of
his Country for support, which was supported by the oaths
of Edward Hancock who made oath that he is acquainted with
the said Jonathan Dacon and that he is in indigegent
circumstances and needs the support of his Country
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
Set my hand & affixed my seal of office
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This 30th day of June 1821.
Stephe Che
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To the Honall free
F. C. Calhoun Secretary of War
of
Washington City
July30 in
July 1821
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Bedford County Hendricks Stone July the 1st
after my complements I hear inclose to you the orgginal [original] copy of my first declaration which was sent back to me  for amendment [amendment] nd at the same Cort twelve months after the date of this certificate the amendment was maid and sent
on to the war department and my certificate came back
dated from the date of the amenment and with that the
Commencement of my pention was dated which will prove to you
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Recd 8 Dec 1828
Hon N H Claiborne
HR
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Jonathan Dayton of Bedford County enlisted at
over in Delaware was put on the pension list 1818
They pay has been lately withheld because the power of
ally did not state the Capt under whom he
and he was paid till last-- I have
understood that he was a pensioner &
lately enquired in Bedford of Colo Saml
Hancock about Dayton and was told he
was considered by him a man of truth
& entitled he believe to the reward allow
to those who were had served in the
Revolutionary war for he was miserably
poor
Nath H Claiborne
of Va
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Dear Sir
Wilmington Delare, Dec 21st, 1819
Your favor of 17th [illeg]was duly received
and have endeavoured to mark the contents, and shall
make such statement as my recollection will enable
me, relative to the time of service
of the person who
calls himself Jonathan Dacon, and who states himself
to have served as a soldier in the Delaware Regt
under my command, having no document now in
my possession, that possibly can avail him anything
therefor will endeavour from memory to give such statement of the time, and transaction, as will enable
you perhaps, in interogating him  insuch manner
as may accomplish his wishes on the subject
of pension the length of time since relapsed, and the
manner of his leaving the command has placed
him entrely out of my recollection, should this
statement not have the desired effect, it would
be,
perhaps as well for him to come on to me himself, and
in that case, probably I may recognize him, if so, I shall be gratified. If he has claims, the must
proceed from his being a substitute for the war,
recruted in the spring of 1781, for the Delaware
Regiment, and to rendevous at Christiana Bridge
were I was one of four Officers appointed by the
State to repair to, for the purpose to receive
them, as well as to drill and prepare them for
the field; early in May of that year I repaird
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to my past performing the duties required, until
the movement of the French troops from Rhode Island
to the southward, as the Commr in chief at that time
pasing through the village gave me personal orders
to be prepared, with the detachment under my command
to proceed on with the troops, which we did
on our arival at Baltimore, man cast was processed for the detach to transpot us by water to
Anapolis, were we arrived in safety, and was ordered
red to go on board of one of the French Transports
named the Marcus Lafett, as a fleet of that discription was then in waiting for the arival of the
troops of that nation, as soon as all was on board
we sailed with a fair wind down the Bay to the
entrance of James River, proceed up and landed in
the neighbourhood of Williamsburgh, in a few
days after our arrival, the whole army then assembled, American and French, took up the line of march
for the Town of York, and took possession of the
ground around it, we remained
there during the
serge, and as soon after as a disposition
of the
Troops could be made, our detachment with the
Pensylvania and Maryland troops proceeded in
to South Carolina, and
joined
the troops under the
Command of Genl N. Green, previous to the evacuation
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of the City of Charleston by the Brittish troops, the remains
of the Delaware Regt was order on to the north, we had
proceeded on our rout as far as Camden, were we received
order to remain untill further orders, perhaps we had
remained there, say ten days, when orders came on from
head quarters, to proceed on to Delaware, that the
Brittish had evacuated the Charlestown, and had said
ted for New York, on our march to the north, many
of our men were of course left behind, from difft
caused, some of which never came on, and if the afsd
Seacon has any claim, it proceed from his being one of the
detachment first eluded to, and one reason I
presume of my loosing sight of him, proceeds from
the circumstance of his being one of that description of troops, as they were
never, either mustered, or paid, from the time of
their enlistments, to the close of the war; neither muster, or pay Roll ever were made out, should the
foregoing statement not avail. I would have Dawn
to come on to me, as observed before, as there is
no officer, now living but myself, belonging to
the state of Delaware can be of any service to him
on the subject of proof, the delay in my reply has
proceeded from indisposition, as well as in endeavouring
to recollect any thing revalent. I am with due respect,
your Obt Servt C P Bennett
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P. B. Porter, Esqr
Secretary of War
Washington DC

ans. 21 Oct. 1828
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P. B. Porter Esqr Secretary of War Bedford City Virginia 13 Oct 1828 Dear Sir/I have to request the favor of you to inform me the name of the Captain who commanded the company of which I formed a member in the Revolutionary War, the Regiment was the 1st of Delaware Blues, my pension certificate was granted at Washington City dated "5th day of February 1820" Registered in Book B Volume 8 Page 122. In making this singular request, I have no other apology to offer than that I am old and have forgotten some of my youthful scenes and unfortunately the name of my Capt. which circumstance has deprived me of my last 6 months pension falling due on 4 Sept. 1828 - I trust this difficulty will hereafter be obviated by your having the search made and writing me to care of James Boal Lynchburg Virginia, with all convenient dispatch. Your Obt. Servant Jonathan Dacon
N.B. My Pension commenced 26 May 1878
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United States Pension Office Washington D.C.
Dear sirs-, Will you please send all family records and dates connected with Jonathan Dakin age 79 a Revolutionary Soldier. A pensioner of Bedford County Easter District of the state of Virginia (From a pension list printed by Blair and Rives in 1841 - to Mrs. Charles F. Wayland, 511 North Castle St. Knoxville, Tenn.  Pensioner Nov 29-1930
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M. T. HARRISON,
Proprietor.
the
Bedford Democrat
BEDFORD VA.
February 24, 1831
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir,
Have you any record of the Revolutionary service
of Josiah Harrison who died in Franklin County Virginia in 1823,
and who had wife Milly, and children, Tirzah, Bethena,
Sally and John?
Have you any Revolutionary record of
Jonathan Dakin who died in Bedford County Virginia about 1848 OK

Thanking you in advance for this information, I am
Yours very truly
Mertie S. Harrison
Mrs. Claude Harrison
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Mrs. Charles F. Wayland
511 North Castle Street
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dear Madam:
January 3, 1938
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
EEL
Dear Madam
You are advised that it appears from the papers in
the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.39410, that Jonathan
Dacon (the name also appears as Dakin) was born in
Boston, Massachusetts, date not given.
He enlisted at Dover, Delaware, in the spring of
1779, served as orderly sergeant under Lieutenant Bennett
in the regiment known as the Delaware Blues, was at the
siege of Yorktown and surrender of Cornwallis and was discharged
in 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
May 26, 1818, at which time he was aged fifty-seven years
and resided in Bedford County, Virginia.
In 1820, he stated that his family residing with him
spectively, and a son aged ten years, but did not give the
names of his wife and children.
at that time consisted of his wife, aged fifty years; three
daughters, aged twentyghteen and thirteen years, respectively, and a son aged ten years, but did not give the names of his wife and children
He died May 11, 1848.

Very truly yours, 
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.