Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5863, for Jacob Kendrick, Virginia
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Va.	Kendrick, Jacob	R.5863
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Affidavit
Of
Jn Sehorn
Clerks Certificate
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1859
[upper left of page missing]
[missing] clerk of the court of please
[missing] [illegible] County and State afore
[missing] [illegible] Sehorn esquire is an acting
[missing] and for the County of Jefferson and 
[missing] January 1830 duly commissioned 
and sworn, and that and that full faith and credit is given and due to all his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have thereunto set my hand & seal of Office in Dandridge this day of 
February AD 1830.
Jospeh Hamilton Clerk
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1859
Declaration of Jacob Kendrick
For the purpose of obtaining a pension of half pay as  a soldier in the Continental Army of the United States in the Revolutionary War, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved 15 May 1828 I, Jacob Kendrick of the County of Cocke, in the state of Tennessee, do make and subscribe the following declaration:
I am aged about 87 years – and have but small means for my support, and have to depend upon my friends for sustenance: I served nearly through the whole Revolutionary war, part of the time as a militia man and part as a regular soldier. I was wounded at the battle of Guilford in the shoulder by a bayonet – I was at the battles of the [illegible] & Camden and others – I was enlisted as a regular soldier by Capt Jonathan Langdon of the 12 Regiment of the Virginia line – this enlistment was for three years – under it I served two years and by furnishing a man in my place, who enlisted for during the war, I was discharged by Lieutenant [illegible] an officer in Langdon’s company in said Regiment. [illegible] under Capt Huffman and continued in the service for near two years, at the end of which time I was discharged the war having ended. This declarant [illegible]
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Changes, - his old companions are principally dead or live at such a distance from him that owing to his [illegible] frailty he is not able to get this benefit of their testimony. He is not able to go into detail owing to the impaired state of his recollection – but he [illegible] states and declares that he served in the Continental line, four years, besides some time in this militia – Declarant further states that he has never obtained a pension or received any pay from the United States, except what he received during his servitude as his compensation. He states that he enlisted in both instances above mentioned as a private soldier in the infantry.
Signed with [illegible] this 11th of January 1830.
Jacob Kendrick
Sworn to before me the date aforesaid.
MK Hutson
State of Tennessee
Cocke County
Before me William B Harding a justice of the peace for said county, has the said state personally appeared this day [illegible} Langdon of said county who makes all that Jacob Kendrick by when the foregoing declaration was made and [illegible] is well known to them; and that he is generally reputed and believed to have been a private soldier in the Army of the Revolution in the [illegible].
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1859
Revolutionary Claims 
Treasury Department
12 April 1830
Jacob Kendrick of -------- in the county of Cocke in the State of Tennessee has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled ""An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution,” approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination , at which period he was a Private in captain ------- ‘s company , in Col Bufords’ regiment of the Virginia line; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828 on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826 nothing.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By Order of the Secretary ,
F.A. Dickins
Ref. File no 5863
Treasury Department
Third Auditor’s Office
14th April 1830
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued \ \ \ in the \\\
It further appears that Jacob Kendrick is not on the pension list of any agency, and has not been so since the 3d March 1826.
The name of Jacob Kendrick cannot be found among those of the Virginia line, to whom certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were issued.
[illegible]
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War Dept Bounty Land Office
April 20th 1830
The name of Jacob Kendrick cannot be found on the Records of Virginia line, on file in this office, among those entitled to Bounty Lands from the U. States, or, to whom Land Warrants have issues.
Wm Gordon
General Land Office
21 April 1830
The name of Jacob Kindrick cannot be found in the List of Warrants issued by the Register of the Land office at Richmond Va so far as they have been received – 
In M Moore Ch Clk 
for the [illegible]
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State of Tennessee
Cocke County
I William Garnett clerk of the county Court of pleas and quarter sessions for the County of Cocke do certify that W.B. Hutson by whom the foregoing certificate was made, and before whom Joseph Langdon was sworn to the Contents thereof, was the time of making said Certificate & administering said Oath an acting Justice of the peace for said county – having been duly thereunto appointed & qualified In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand private seal having no seal of office this 23rd of March 1830.
W. Ganett
By Josiah [illegible]
Amendatory Statement of Jacob Kendrick
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[illegible] foregoing declaration, further declaring that he enlisted at the time of his second [illegible] army of the revolution as stated above in his declaration [illegible] during the war – and that he continued under that enlistment  - at which time he was duly and regularly discharged. His discharges have been lost as is stated in the foregoing declaration.
Jacob Kendrick
The foregoing was sworn & subscribed before me this 29th March 1830.
Benjamin H. Coleman
a Justice of the peace of the County of Cocke State of Tennessee
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Cocke County  I J William Ganett clerk of the court of pleas & quarter Sessions of said County, do certify that Benjamin B. Coleman esq at the time of making the within certificate and at the time of administering said oath as therein stated was a justice of the peace for said County having been duly appointed and qualified - Given under my hand & private seal (having no seal office) at [illegible] the 29 March 1830.
W Ganett clk
By Josiah [illegible]
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State of Tennessee Jefferson County 
This day being the 28th of January 1830 personally appeared before me, George Sehorn a justice of the peace for Jefferson County, John Sehorn aged 83 years, and made oath that he was well acquainted with Jacob Kindrick (now of Cocke County, Tennessee, during the Revolutionary war - that he served several years in the army of the United Colonies and all, or a great portion of that time a regular Soldier - This affiant was himself in great part of the Revolution, but owing to his great age, and impaired state of his recollection he is not able to go into detail, but he has a distinct recollection that Kindrick was a regular, and served his country with fidelity. Signed & sworn to the [illegible] above.
John Sehorn
George Sehorn 
Justice of the Peace
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[illegible]
See letters of June 1836. [illegible] present. Letter to Wm WB Carter, Jan 24 1837. [illegible] 5863
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5863
Jacob Kendrick
REJECTED
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S. Edwards Esquire 
Comr of Pensions 
Washington D.C.
Jacob Kendrick of Tennessee
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Rep Hall 22d Jany 1833
Sir,
I am just informed that Jacob Kendrick applied for a pension. I will thank you to inform me how his case has been disposed of. If he has not been placed on the Pension roll please transmit his papers to me - with a statement of the causes of the failure.
 I am very respectfully 
Yr obt Servt
William B Carter
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S. Edwards Esquire 
Com. of Pensions 
Washington D.C.
Mar 24
Jacob Kendrick
Wm WB Carter
HR
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Rep Hall 24th March 1838
J. S. Edwards Esq 
Sir,
I am requested to enquire after the claim of Jacob Kindrick -- and if disallowed -- I am asked to request a specific assignment of reasons. The object is to supply if possible defect in the testimony. 
Yours very respectfully
Yr  Obt Servant 
W. B. Carter 
also the claim of Jacob Headrick