Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9074, for Josiah Jackson, North Carolina
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Service: N.C.
Jackson, Josiah or Josias
Number W 9074

Born in N.C. 

Sarah
Contents
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13765
West  Tennessee

Josiah Jackson
of Henry 60 in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Barron of the regiment commanded
Col Enlon in the North Carolina line 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee
at the rate of 30 Dollars Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of June
1833 and sent  to John H Dunlop Parris

Arrears to the 4th of March 60-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept
15
$75
{ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk,
Book # Vol. 7 Page 85
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5304
Kentucky
Sarah Jackson
widow of Josiah Jackson
NC
who served in the Revolutionary
D
war, as a Private
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Jan 1850 and sent to 
Hon. J.R. Young
House of Reps

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 24, Vol. 3
Reputed
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N 13920
Sarah Jackson
wid of Josiah
Kentucky
act 7 July 1838
Admitted
Pr $30 per ann
com: 14 April 1838,
to 6 March for 1841
43 to 48.
Hon T. R. Young
H. R.
[upside down] 73.920

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State of Kentucky
Callaway County } ss

on this nineteenth day of February
one thousand eight hundred and forty -
nine before the subscriber one of the Judges of the
County Court in and for said County personly
appeared Sarah Jackson a resident of said County aged
eighty five years who being first duly sworn according to
law doth on her oath make the following
Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the pension made by the acts of Congress past July 7. 1838
March 3. 1843 June 17, 1844 and February second
1848 granting pension and half pay to certain
Widows that she is the Widow of Josiah Jackson who
was a pensioner at the rate of thirty dollars a
year and was pensioned on the roll of Tennessee
in Henry County.
She further declares that she was married to the
said Josiah Jackson in January Seventeen hundred
and eighty two by Esqr. Key  in Buefort County
in the State of North Carolina her name before marriage
was Sarah Lee was married by Licens and
she further declares that her husband Josiah
Jackson aforesaid died on the 14th day of April
eighteen hundred and thirty eight and have received
pay up to the time of his death
and that she is still his widow
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she further declares that she was not married
to the said Josiah Jackson prior to his leaving the
Services, but that the marriage took place previous
to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and
ninety four viz at the time above stated
subscribed and sworn to before me on the day
and year first above written
Wm Gardner
Judge
her mark X
Sarah Jackson

I certify that Sarah Jackson the above declarant
who has this day subscribed and sworn to the
foregoing declaration before me is unable from
old age and bodily infirmities to attend said Court
Wm Gardner Judge

State of Kentucky
Calloway County} personally appeared before the
subscriber Judge aforesaid in and for said County
A. Holsapple Wiley Jones and N. P. Jones
and after being by me duly sworn upon there
oath depose and say that they were acquainted with
the above Josiah Jackson in his life time
and that he was a Revolutionary pensioner
and said on or about the fourteenth day of April
eighteen hundred and thirty eight and that the
above named Sarah Jackson always part for his
wife and is still his widow
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and now resides in this County of Calloway
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day
of February 1849
Wm Gardener

Judge } Wiley Jones, A. Jones

I certify that the above affiants are creditable witnesses
which is certified from my own personal knowledge
this day and year last above written
 Wm Gardner Judge
State of Kentucky
Callaway County} ss Be it Remembered that at
term of the County Court held in and for the
County of Callaway and State of Kentucky the annexed proceedings had before Wm Gardner
one of the Judges of this Court in the matter
of the application of Sarah Jackson for a pension was submitted to and approved by said Court in open Court and ordered to be so certified
in testimony whereof I have here
unto subscribed my name and
affixed the official seal of said
Court
this 26th day of February 1849-
E. H Curd Clk of Callaway
County Court
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State of Tennessee
County of Henry 
On this 7th day of September 1833, personally
appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County
Court now sitting Josias Jackson a resident of the County of
Henry and State of Tennessee, aged Sixty Seven years, who being
first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath, make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as herein stated Entered the service of the United States in September, I think in the year 1776, as a
Volunteer under Samuel Barron Captain Lewell Colonel, Enloe Major
General George Washington, I volunteered in Martinsburg, Pitt County
North Carolina from then we marched to Kingstown North Carolina
from there we marched to Ramsey's Mill on Deep River from there me
marched to Salisbury North Carolina between Ramsey's Mill and Salisbury
we took and secured a considerable number of Tories from there we
marched to Charlotte North Carolina where a British Army came
up with us said to be commanded by Tarleton who had a superior
force and we retreated before it to the Shallow ford of the Adkin
River where we joined the army of General Washington, the General
was not there himself. I volunteered for three months, but continued
with the Army Six months- at the Shallow ford of the Adkin
River I was discharged by Captain Barron.
I again volunteered for three months in April
or May, I think of the year 1777 in Martinsburg Pitt County
North Carolina, under Captain Samuel Barrow, we set off to march
to Kingstown North Carolina, to join the army, but before reaching
that point we met again with Tarleton, who again had a force
Superior, and we were again forced to retreat-- we were in no engagement, we returned home and were dismissed without receiving
any discharge, expecting to be again called upon; but we were
not again called out-- I have no documentary testimony and
of no person whose testimony I can procure who can testify
as to my service here and in what year were you born
I was born and raised in Pitt County North Carolina in March 1755
Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
In moving from North Carolina I lost the Bible in which
my age is recorded - I have no record of my age-
Where were you living when called into the service; where
have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do
you now live?
When called into the service I was living in Pitt County North Carolina
after the Revolutionary war I continued in Pitt County
North Carolina till a new County was made and I fell into Bluford
County from there I moved to Williamson County Tennessee
where I lived 13 years- from there I moved to Henry County
Tennessee where I have lived 3 years and I now live in Henry County Tennessee
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4- How were you called into the service; were you drafted, did you volunteer ,or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?
I volunteered on each occasion-- I never substituted

5- State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental and regiments
you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
Captain Barrow, Colonel Lewell, Major Enloe, General George
Washington and Colonel Washington of the Cavalry are all
the officers I recollect at present the detail of service I have
already given-

6- Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so, by
whom was it given and what has become of it.
For my first term of service I received a discharge signed
by Captain Barrow the sd time I was verbally dismissed. my
discharge is lost-

7- State the names of persons to whom you are known and who
can testify as to your character for veracity and that they are
of opinion from your statement, that you were a soldier of
For character for veracity &c. I refer to George Crider
& William R. Lewis

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension
Roll of the agency of any State Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court 
B C Brown Clerk
Josias Jackson
his X Mark

Mr. George Crider William R Lewis
residing in the State of Tennessee
and County of Henry, do hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with Josias Jackson who has from and subscribed the above declaration; that we believe him to be Sixty seven years of age; and that from our opinion of his veracity we entertain no doubt, but that he was a soldier of the Revolution as he has stated
Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
in open court 
B. C. Brown Clk

George Crider
Wm R Lewis
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states; and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that George Crider and William R. Lewis are residents of the State of Tennessee and County of Henry that their statements are entitled to credit-

John Studdwok JP
Chairman of Henry County
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Tenn

[Postage seal] Paris Ten 8 May

HSu
Tenn
The Pension Agent
Washington
City
Adm
$30 per ann
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State of Tennessee  
Henry County}
Personally appeared before me John L Hagler-- Justice of the
peace for said county-- Josiah Jackson who being
duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old
age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot sench
positively as to the precise length of his service but
according to the best of his recollection he served as
less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades I volunteered for three months and
served six months under Capt Samuel Morrow,
Majorr Enlon,  Col Sewell, I again volunteered as a
all under Capt Lewell Barrow and served
three months the precise time I cannot state with
more precession than I have set forth in my declaration I herewith send you the certificate of
John L Lines a minister of the Gospel. I served
as a private during each tour
Sworn to before me
6th day of May 1833
his mark x Josiah Jackson
John L Taylor
mark
I John L Simms a clergyman residing in Ray county
do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with
Josiah Jackson who has subscribed and sworn to
above declaration that I believe him to be sixty seven
on of age that he is reputed and believed in the
neighbourhood where he resides to have been a
soldier of the revolution and that I concur in that
opinion
Sworn to before me this
day of May 1833
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John E Sims
John Hayler
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you can forward the pension of allowed to me
at Paris Lee
John M Dunlop
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State of Tennessee
Henry County}

Thomas H Porter Clerk of the Court of
Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County do
certify that John L Hagler before whom the within affidavits
were made and whose signature appears to the certificate to the same
is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice
of the peace duly commissioned and qualified according to law
that all due faith and credit is and ought to be given to his office acts
as such and that his attestation is in due form of law In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office
in the town of Paris the sixth day of May
AD 1833 and fifty seventh year of American
Independence:
Tho H Porter Clk
by B.C. Brown DClk
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April 17, 1939.
BA-J/Co
Josiah or Josias Jackson
W. 9074

Mrs. Mary Gravely
2825 St. Vincent Avenue,
St. Louis, Missouri,

Dear Madam:

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file
in pension claim W. 9074, based upon service of Josiah Jackson
in the Revolutionary War.

Josiah Jackson was born in March 1765, in Pitt County,
North Carolina, names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in Pitt County, North Carolina, Josiah
Jackson enlisted in September 1776, served six months as private
in Captain Samuel Barrow's company, Colonel Seawell's North Carolina regiment, enlisted in April or May 1777, served three
months as private in Captain Samuel Barrow's company.

That part of Pitt County in which soldier resided later
became Beaufort County, North Carolina. He moved from there to
Davidson County, Tennessee, then to Williamson County, Tennessee
where he lived for thirteen years and in 1829 moved to Henry
County, Tennessee.

The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed
September 7, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Henry
County, Tennessee.

He died April 14, 1838.
Josiah Jackson married in January 1782, in Beaufort Co. N.C. Sarah Lee, in Beaufort County, North Caroline. Date of her birth and names of her parents are not shown.
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Soldier's widow, Sarah Jackson, was allowed pension on
her application executed February 19, 1849, at which time she
was aged eighty-five years and a resident of Calloway County,
Kentucky.

In 1824, Josiah and Sarah Jackson had four children living. In 1829
their youngest child was aged about twenty-three years and in
March of that year married the oldest son of Wiley Jones, his
name not designated. In 1849, said Wiley Jones was in Calloway
County, Kentucky.

William Jackson, second son of Josiah and Sarah Jackson,
was aged about thirty years when he left his home in North Carolina
and went into the army with General Jackson to New Orleans
and never returned. He had a wife and three children.
the oldest aged about ten years at that time, no names given.
I
n 1849, one N. P. Jones was living in Calloway County,
Kentucky, relationship to the family not stated.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension,
the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of
death of Sarah Jackson, widow of Josiah Jackson, you should
address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office,
Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Sarah Jackson, widow of Josiah Jackson
Certificate 45304
Issued January 15, 1850
Rate $30.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1848
Act of February 2, 1848
Kentucky Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator,
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1939 - April 17 - Hist to
Mary E Gravely - ce
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Revy WIDOW, &c
File No. 9074
Sarah Jackson
Wid, of
Josiah Jackson
Pr. Rev. War
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Act: Feby, 2748.
Index:--Vol.
, Page 371
[Arrangement of 1870.}
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I Thomas H. Porter Clerk of the County Court for the State of
Tennessee and County of Henry, do hereby certify, that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of
Josias Jackson for a pension

In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of Office this
7th day of September 1833

Tho. K. Porter Clk
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W 13920
Sarah Jackson
Kentucky

Letter T. B. Young 23d August 1849
" same 30th October 1849
"same 24 Novr 1849
" same Jany 1850
Act 7 July 1838
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8736.

Kentucky
-
Sarah Jackson
widow of Josiah
who was a Private
in the No Car line
for 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars 00Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued
the 15. day of Jany 30
and sent to
Hen T. R. Young
House of Reps.
Acts of March 3, 1843 & June
17, 1844.}
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 182
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State of North Carolina
Beaufort County
I Henry Clark, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and
Quite Session of and for the County and
State aforesaid, do hereby certify that I have
searched the records of my office, to find
he marriage of Sarah Jackson with Josiah
Jackson, formerly of this County, and can
find no record thereof in my office.
I do further certify, that as appears of
record in my office, and as I am
informed, then has not been my public
record kept of Marriage until the
year 1837 in this County
Given under my hand and
Seal of office at office the 24th
day of April 1849
Henry J B Mark Clerk
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State of Kentucky
Calloway County ⎬ Set
Before the Subscribed Wm Gardner a Justice
of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly
authorized by law to administer oaths, personally
appeared Wiley Jones, and after being by me duly
sworn as the law directs, upon his oath deposeth
and saith, that in the year 1824 he became acquainted
with Josiah Jackson and Sarah Jackson his
wife who applied to the County Court of this County
at the January term of 1849 to have her papers app
eared as the widow of the said Josiah Jackson
to draw a pension from the Government in consequence of the services of her said husband) and at
that time twenty five years ago they were living together as husband and wife and had several children
even as many as four living and the oldest at that
time was at least thirty five years of age from the
side of his having the oldest of which must
have been 18 or 20 from his size, and the youngest
child of said Josiah Jackson & Sarah Jackson his
wife was about 18 years old when I first became
acquainted with them, for my oldest son married
their youngest child (a daughter) on March 1829
who at that time was twenty three years old
the said Josiah Jackson drew a pension while live in
Henry County Tennessee, and he drew
some two or three years in this Calloway County
Kentucky, and that he is entirely disinterested in
the matter, subscribed and sworn to before me
this 13th
day of July 1849
Wm Gardner J.P
Wiley Jones
N.B. The above deponent is of good reputable character
he also states on his oath, that according to the record of
his parents he is 60 years old last April Wm Garden J.
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And also before the same Court at the same time
came Jane Woodall and after having been duly
sworn upon her oath deposeth and saith that 
thirty four years ago I became acquainted with
Josiah Jackson and Sarah Jackson his wife
it being the year my father moved from North Carolina
to Davidson County and State of Tennessee
the said Jackson & wife lived together as husband
and wife I lived within half mile of them,
their second William Jackson must have been at
least thirty years of age from his looks, he had a
wife & three children when I became acquainted with him the oldest of which was at
last 10 years old, he went in the army with
General Jackson to New Orleans and never
returned, the said Josiah Jackson & family removed
from Davidson County to Williamson County and
from thence to Henry County Tennessee, and that
she is entirely disinterested in the matter
subscribed and sworn to the day & date above
written will
Jane Woodall
Her mark X
Wm Gardner JP
The above witness is of good reputable character
and is entitled to full credit on oath
Given under my hand July 1849
Wm Gardner JP
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State of Kentucky Calloway County Set
I Paris M Ellison Clerk of the County Court for
the County aforesaid do certify that Wm Gardner before
the foregoing affidavits were taken is and was at the
time of taking the same an acting Justice of the
peace for said County duly commissioned and qualified
according to law, and that the signatures purporting
to be his are genuine
In Testimony of which I hereunto
set my hand and affix the seal
of said Court at office in Murray
this 9th day of August 1849 and
in the 58th year of the Commonwealth
P.M. Ellison clk of
Calloway County Court
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Deposition
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you have known Josias and
his wife 
State of Tennessee  Weakley County }
I. Jos H Etheridge Clerk
of the County Court of said
County do certify that W B Martin whose signature
is to the within affidavit is and was at the date
of his signature an acting Justice of the peace
in and for said County of Weakley duly elected
Commissioned and qualified as the law directs
and full faith and credit are due to all
his official acts as such
Given under my hand and
Seal of Office at office in the
Town of Dresden Weakley County
Tennessee on this the 21st day
of December 1849
Tom H O McHendy Clerk
State of Tennessee, Weakley County}
I Jeptha Gardner Chairman
presiding Justice of Weakley
County Court do certify that Tom H McHendy
whose signature appears to the above certificate
and was at the date of his signature clerk
of said Weakley County Court and that his certificate
is in due form of law and full faith and
credit an due to all his official acts as
such
Given under my hand and seal this
The 21st day of December 1849
Jeptha Gardner JP
Chairman & presiding Justice
of Weakley County Court
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Deposition of Alexander Ralston and
Nathan Adams

1. State at what time you first became acquainted with
Josiah, Jackson one his wife Sarah Jackson
and - 1. They both answer about the first of 1813

2. Were they at that time living together and
openly and publicly recognized as man and
wife. 2. Both answer they were

3. Had they or not at that time any child or children publicly and notoriously recognized as their child or children by said Jackson and wife. 3. ans They both answer they had

4. What was the age of their oldest child
 that time answer 4. They both state the
the oldest child was thirty or thirty five years

Alex Ralston:
Nathan Adams

State of Tennessee
Weakley County}

December the 21- 1849
I do hereby certify that Alexander
Ralston and Nathan Adams this day came before me
W B Martin an acting Justice of the peace of said
County and after being duly sworn answer
above questions as there stated and both
agreed in every particular in regard to the answers
Given under my hand & seal this
the 21 day December 1849
W B Mastin Seal
JP of weakly County
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House of Reps
Jan 11 1850
I herby certify that I am
well acquainted with Alex
Ralston of Weakley County Tennessee
where name is affixed to the
above deposition I also certify
that he is a man of high
Character & entitled to the full
confidence in use of the hand
C H. Williams CC
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10816
Kentucky
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Sarah Jackson
Widow of Josiah Jackson
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 July 32
and who died on the 14 April 1838,
of Barren in the State of Tennessee
who was a Private in the Company
commanded by Captain Barron of the
Regt commanded by Col. Enlore in
the No Car line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Louisville
at the rate of 30 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1838.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of
January 1850 and sent to
Hon T.R. Young, House of Reps
Total amount,  $________

[Act July 7, 1838]

Recorded by J P Chase Clerk
Book D Vol 1 Page 371
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State of Kentucky
Calloway County } SS

Before the under signed a Justice of the peace in and for the County and
State aforesaid, personally appeared Sarah
Jackson widow of Josiah Jackson who
drew a pension from the United States for
services rendered in the Revolutionary war
and made oath that she was the widow
of the above named Josiah Jackson, and
that she had in record of their marriage or
their children's ages, and if there was such
a record she had no recollection of it. She
further states that her and the above named
Josiah Jackson were married the year that
peace was made between Great Britain and
the United States at the close of the revolutionary war - and that the oldest  son was 64 or 5 years of age - subscribed and sworn
to this 27th day of Sept 1849
Wm Gardner J P
Sarah Jackson 
her X mark
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State of Kentucky Calloway County Set
I Paris M Ellison Clerk of the County Court for
the County aforesaid do certify that Wm Gardner Esqr
before whom the within affidavit was made is and
was at the date of the same an acting Justice of
the peace for said County duly commissioned and
pealified according to law, and that the signature
purporting to be his is genuine-
In Testimony of which I hereunto
set my hand and affixed my official
seal at office in Moray this
28th day of Sept A.D. 1849
P M. Ellison Clerk
Calloway County Court
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Washington
Dec 27. 1849

Sir

Enclosed please find evidence
to be used in the case of Mrs. Jackson
which has been hung up in your
office, I learn, a long time.
I trust this testimony may be sufficient, please advise me on the subject
Very Respectfully
Hon J L Edwards
Your Obt Sert
T R Young
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State of No Carolina
Beaufort County

I Henry J B Clark
Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions of and for the County of Beaufort
do hereby certify that I have made
diligent search among the records
of my office, and find there no evidence 
of a marriage had and
solemnized  between Josiah or Josias
Jackson and Sarah Lee
I further certify that it appears
by the files of my office, that no public
record of marriages was kept in
this County prior to the year 1837
Given under my hand and seal
of Office at office on the 31st day
of May A.D. 1849
Henry J B Clark Clk
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13920
Hon J L Edwards
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Marshall Clark Co Ill

April 28 1844-

Hon J L Edwards

Dr Sir
Enclosed please
find the application of Sarah
Jackson for Pension, which I forward
to your department for allowance

Respectfully Your
Obt Sert
F P Young
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Hon J L Edwards
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Marshall Clark Co Ill
Oct 12-1849-

Hon J L Edwards

Sir Enclosed please find
additional testimony in the case of Mrs. Jackson
original papers forwarded some time since
In the case of Abraham and William Downs
application for pension forwarded by me, when
allowed, please make the certificate payable
at the agency in this state, and forward same
to me at this place-
Respectfully Your Obt Sert
T R Young
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April 11, 1939.
BA-J/CC

Mrs. Mary E. Gravely
2825 St. Vincent Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letters in which you request
the Revolutionary War records of Josiah Jackson, Henry Painter,
John and Michael Woods.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service
in the Revolutionary War of a Michael Wood or Woods. With the
information furnished by you no claim can be identified as that
of the John Woods in whom you are interested. The records of
Josiah Jackson and Henry Painter are furnished you herewith.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.