Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3562, Jacob Fishback, Va.
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SERVICE NUMBER
Fishback, Jacob R.3562
Hannah
CONTENTS
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17, 19 (6?)
Ohio

Jacob Fishback of Highland Cny in the state of Ohio who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Posel of the Virginia line, for the term of 3 years

ascribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 16th of March 1819

Arrears to 4th of March 1820, 92.90
Semi-anl. all'ce ending (illegible 1820, 48.
(unclear 4 or 9) (illegible fraction) months $140.9 (obscured)

Revolutionary claim, Act 18 March 1818

Continued

(illegible) 17 July
18 (illegible) to Hon W Creigh
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John Fishback
Ohio
(decorative line)
Pension Office
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(left side)
The State of Ohio
Highland County 
(decorative line) s.s.

(right side)
Court of Probate
for said County

On this 2nd day of November A. D. 1857 before me A.G. Matthews Judge of the Probate Court in and for said county and in Open Court, personally approved John Fishback a resident of said County and State aged 69 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 provision made by Acts of Congress passed July 7, 1838, March 6, 1836, March 3, 1843, June 17, 1844 and February 2d 1848 and of all other  Acts and resolutions applicable to his case. That he is the son of Jacob and Hannah Fishback both now deceased, that his Father the said Jacob Fishback was a Pensioner of the United States at the time of his death at the rate of $96.00 per annum as he believes, and that he drew his pension at the Agency in Cincinnati Ohio, that he the said Jacob Fishback, father of the declarant died in Highland County Ohio on the 30th day of March 1826 leaving the said Hannah Fishback his widow, and that she the said Hannah Fishback mother of this declarant and widow of said Jacob Fishback as aforesaid died in said County of Highland on the (space, left blank) day of September 1839: And he further states that the name of his said mother before her marriage with his said father was Hannah Huffman and that his said Father and Mother the said Jacob Fishback and Hannah Huffman were married in Madison County  in the 
State of Virginia in the year 1787: that he has written to said co-
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unty of Madison State of Virginia and was informed that no Record of said Marriage can be found, and he further states that his said father left no family Record, that this declarant can find no Record evidence of said Marriage. And this declarant further states that he is the only surviving child of the said Jacob and Hannah Fishback dec. that they never had but two children this declarant and Rosa Fishback, that his said Sister Rosa Fishback was never married but died leaving a Natural child whose name is Mary Ann and who now resides in said Highland County.

John (his X mark) Fishback

Sworn to in Open Court and subscribed before me. And I hereby certify that I believe the said affiant to be the person he represents himself to be and of the age represented

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court at Hillsborough the day and year first above written

A. G. Matthews
Probate Judge H. C. O.
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(left side)
Case of Jacob Fishback
(underline)
Mo. Thompson
Judge
(stamped with printed FREE)

Chilicothe, Ohio.
Recd. Mar. 23. 1819

Jacob Fishback. (private
Colonel Barbers Regs
1779-18 months

(following seems to be in pencil or faded ink rather than in the darker ink)
Proof of Service
(illegible)
(illegible)
(decorative swirl)

(sideways over writing, in dark ink)
Hon:
J. A. Colhoun
Secretary at War
Darhampton (?) Cnty

(Postmark)
Chilicothe,
10 Mar
(illegible)

mail

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Proof of Service
(illegible)
The testimony of 2 disinterested & Credible  witnesses, or the 
 (illegible) of an Officer of the Reg. duly taken & authenticated.
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Jacob Fishback
Col. Posey's
Virginia Regt
1780 to '83
16 March 1819

"John Thompson Jr.
Chilicothe
Ohio."
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The State of Ohio
Ross County
I Humphrey Fullerton Clerk
of the Court of Common pleas for the County
aforesaid Certify that John Thompson whose
name is signed to the foregoing affidavit and
Certificate is President Judge of the Court of
Common pleas for the second circuit including the said County of Ross and that the signature of the said John Thompson is in his own proper hand writing. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Chillicothe this
16th day of March 1819 and in the 17th year of this State.
Humphrey Fullerton
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State of Ohio
On this sixteenth day of March anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and nineteen before me the subscriber president of the Courts of Common pleas of the Second Circuit in said state personally came Jacob Fishback aged seventy years resident in the Highland County in said Circuit and State, who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the State and 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 Fishback enlisted in Culpeper County in the State of Virginia in the company commanded by captain Waits       of the Regiment commanded by Colonel James Barber for eighteen months on the fourteenth day of April 1779 and wintered at Petersburgh in the spring of 1780 he enlisted for the war in Captain Clough Shelton's company and regiment commanded by Colonel Hith and marched to several places in Virginia, to wit, Cumberland Court house Chesterfield Court house and in the spring of 1782 marched to Georgia under the command of Lt Colonel Posey and after serving in Georgia & SOuth Carolina in capacity of waggoneer, by detachment from the ranks, until the fall of 1783 he received a furlough to return home and before he joined the army gain the troops were discharged that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of this County for support and that he has no other evidence
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State of Ohio  sst

I john Thompson president Judge of the Courts aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jacob Fishback served in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration against the enemy for the term of nine months and afterwards, at one time, on the continental establishment and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to the ??? of Law and the directions of said department and I am also satisfied that he much needs the assistance of his Country for support.
Chillicothe ??? County
Second Circuit C.C.P

John Thompson
March 16th, 1819
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Jacob Fishback


17.196

COW
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The State of Ohio Highland County
Pleas held at the Court house in Hillsborough for the County of Highland in the State of Ohio before the Honorable John Thompson, president judge of the Second Judicial Circuit in said State and John Boyd, George W. Barrere and Alex H. Gregg Esq. his associates for said County on the twenty fifth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and twenty.

"On this twenty fifth day of July 1820 personally appeared in this Court of Common pleas held at Hillsborough in and for the County of Highland & State of Ohio Being a Court of Record - Jacob Fishback aged sixty nine years Resident in said County - Who first being duly sworn according to law - doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows - viz - that he enlisted in the spring of 1779 for eighteen months & before that term had expired he enlisted during the war & served in Capt. Clough Shelton's company Col. Tho. Posey's regiment of the Virginia line - Original declaration made on the sixteenth day of March 1819 - pension certificate dated the twenty ninth day of May 1820 - not numbered 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 in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof - with the intent thereby 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 & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 & that I have not  - nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts owed to me - nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

Schedule of property -- One pot - one small oven six knives and forks two plates one dish seven spoons  one Bible one prayer book one Dutch Bible one Dutch Hymn book.

The declarant is a farmer at which Business he is not able to do much work he has two children John Fishback about twenty three years of age & Rosannah Fishback about twenty years of age both living with him

Jacob Fishback

Sworn to and declared by the said Jacob Fishback on the 25th day of July 1820 in open Court
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Also appeared in open court John Shewmaker who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that the value of the property mentioned in said schedule is fifteen dollars
I, Samuel Bell Clark, of said court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath (and schedule thereto annexed), 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 aforementioned schedule is fifteen dollars. 
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 25th day of July 1820. 
Samuel Bell Clerk of the court of common pleas for the said county of highland
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April 6.1940
 
(to the right)
BA-J/AWF (in cursive) am
Jacob Fishback
R. 3562

(to the left)
Mrs. C. W. Martin
2717 Sixth Street
Peru, Illinois

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which
you request information in regard to Jacob
Fishback who was born April 14, 1749, in Culpeper County, Virginia, served in the Revolution from Virginia, and died September 14, 1821, in Clark, County, Kentucky.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, R. 3562, based upon service of Jacob Fishback, in the War of the Revolution. This is the record of the only Jacob Fishback found on file in the Revolutionary War pension records of this office. 

The date and place of birth of Jacob Fishback, and names of his parents were not given.

Jacob Fishback enlisted in Culpeper County, Virginia, April 14, 1779, served as a private in Captain Wails' company, Colonel James Barbour's Virginia regiment; reenlisted in the spring of 1780, served in Captain Clough Shelton's Company, and in Colonel Heth's Virginia regiment, served until (sometime) in the spring of 1782, when he marched to Georgia in Colonel Thomas Posey's Virginia regiment, and served as wagoner under Major Sam Finley, in Georgia and South Carolina, until in the fall of 1783.

After the Revolution, he lived in Greenbrier
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County, Virginia, then moved to Highland County, Ohio.

The soldier, Jacob Fishback, was allowed pension on his application executed March 16, 1819, then a resident of Highland County, Ohio, aged seventy years.

He died in Highland County, Ohio, March 30, 1826.

Jacob Fishback married in the year 1789, in Madison County, Virginia, Hannah Huffman. The date and place of her birth and names of parents were not stated. She died in Highland County, Ohio, September 15, 1839.

It was stated that Jacob Fishback and his wife, Hannah, had two children, only-John Fishback who was living in 1857 in Highland County, Ohio, aged about sixty-nine years, and Rosa or Rosanah Fishback who "never married" and died prior to the death of her mother.

One Umphrey Huffman was a resident of Highland County, Ohio, in 1857. It was not shown that he was related to the widow, Hannah (Huffman) Fishback. 

The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to family. 

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Left side:

Sept. 2 1903
Fred L Fishback
Navy Dept.
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1910 Feb. 24. Hist to Fred L. Fishback  ???
1928 Oct. 13    "     "   Ruben D. Fishback
1940 Apr. 6      "     "   Mrs. C.W. Martin

Right side:

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
3562
P.O. _____________
Hannah Fishback
Service: Widow of Jacob Fishback

Enlisted: ___________, 18   .
Discharged: ___________, 18   .

Application filed: ___________, 18   .

Alleges: _____________
__________________________________
Re-enlisted: _____________
__________________________________
Attorney: _____________
P.O: _____________
__________________________________

___________ Recognized.  _____________ Contract.

____ Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ________, 18  .
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3d Auditors Office
July 22, 1837

Sir:
Jacob Fishback, Ohio roll, act 18 March 1808, a $8 per month died March 30th 1826. This pension has been paid in full to that date to his administrator Frederick Kesler. The name of the widow is not mentioned in the vouchers.
Very Respy,
[illegible]
Auditor

Geo. C. Whiting, Esq.
Comm.  of Pensions
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Pension Office July 21, 1857
The 3d auditor will please certify the date to which within named pensioner was paid, and name of his widow, if she recv arrears.
Very Respectfully,
S. Cole
Chief Clerk

March 31, 1826

Eiddy
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No 15.467
Hannah Fishback Decd
widow of Jacob Fishback
Highland Co     Ohio

Marked out:

Les. lom siders Aug ???
Hon. J.R. Cockerill
Feb'y 1, 1858

Then below:

562


Act. July 7 18??
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old c??

Written sideways:

C. Colhoun
Secretary at War
Cely Washington DC
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S?? of War     Chillicothe Dec. 27, 1819

Enclosed you have the certificate of an officer commanding agreeably to conditions, Genl. Gunley of our town at the ??? ??? advances to a majority. It is all the vouchers that the old solder can process, he is an honest poor, sober man and could only wish that all who has got certificates were of the same stamp. The overflowing of that ??? astonishes me infidelity on the part of officers taking declarations must be certain or that ??? could not have been swelled from 500,000 supposed to between 2,000,000 & 3,+ dollars.
John Thompson
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Hillsboro, O. July 13, 1857
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir Herewith you will find the Declaration of John Fishback as applicant for a pension. If not correct please address a letter to me and give me directions about what is wanted.
Direct your letter to this office,
Respectfully,
William Siders
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Hon. J.R. Cockerill
House Rep.
Feby 1.
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Pension Office
February 1, 1858

Sir,

I have examined the Declaration of John Fishback who claims pension in right of his deceased mother,  Hannah Fishback, who was the widow of Jacob Fishback, a revolutionary pensioner.

The department has decided, in conformity wqith the opinion of the Attorney General that children of revolutionary solders and their widows cannot establish and recover pension which might have been payable to their parents if their claims had been adjusted while they were living -- There could be no arrears due in this case.

I have the honor to be
very respy
JRC

Hon. J. R. Cockerill,
House of Reps.
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Wm. Siders
August ??? 57
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Pension Office, Aug. 14, 1857

Sir,
I have received the informal application of John Fishback, surviving child of Hannah Fishback, for unclaimed pension alleged to have been due him under act of July 7, 1838 as the widow of Jacob Fishback, who was a revolutionary pensioner.

The declaration should have been made before a Court of Record, and the date of the marriage should have been proved by record evidence. It is not advised, however, that expense should for the present be incurred in this matter, as the subject of the rights of children and grand children to arrears of pension is now before the Attorney General.

Under no circumstances could there be a greater amount due than that accruing between 4th March 1836 and the date of the widow's death.

William Siders Esq.
HIllsboro, Ohio
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928 Morris St.
Cincinnati, O.
Dec. 15, 1927

War Dept.
Wash. D.C.

Sir:

Could you give me the military record of Jacob T. Fishback. I am told that he served as Captain in the Revolutionary War from Virginia. He married Sarah Wyrick. This is all I know except they had one son Jacob F. born 29 Dec. 1816.

Very Respt.
Reuben D. Fishback

Stamped:
RECEIVED
DEC 17 1927
OLD RECORDS DIVN

Stamped:
ASSISTANT AND CHIEF CLERK
DEC 17 1927
WAR DEPARTMENT

Stamped:
Received A.G.O. DEC 17
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928 Morris St.
Cincinnati, O.
Dec. 22, 1927

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Kindly note letter from the Hon. Adjutant General and from data contained therein give me the military record of Jacob Fishback during the war of the Revolution.
If possible give me also the record of Jacob T. Fishback of whom tradition says he was a Captain in the same war from the state of Virginia.
Very Respectfully,
Reuben D. Fishback

Stamped:
PENSION
F
DEC
U.   27   S.
1927
OFFICE

Pencil:
Only one
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(to the right)
2717 Sixth Street
Peru, Illinois
March 11, 1940

(stamp)
Received
MAR 13 1940
MAIL SUB-DIV
Reader No. 5
VEIS ADM

Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

I am writing to request information concerning one Jacob Fishback (last name underline by pen), who served in the Revolution. He was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, April 14, 1749, married Phoebe Morgan of Fauquier County, Va. on February 19. 1771, moved with his family to the District of Kentucky in the fall of 1783, and later to Clark County, Kentucky, where he died September 14, 1821.

If you have any data on file concerning him and his family will you please sent it to me?

Yours very truly,
Bernice Main Martin (in script)
(Mrs. C. W. Martin)
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Jacob Fishback
Va.  ??? O W.I.     Rev.

RF 3562

Stamped:
RECORD
FEB
12
1910
DIVISION
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United States Senate
Washington

February 10, 1910

Dear Mr. Davenport:-

A relative of mine has an impression that my great grandfather, Jacob Fishback, was in the Revolutionary Service. I feel very sure that he is mistaken, but if you will kindly have your records examined to see if a claim was ever filed by Jacob Fishback, I should appreciate it. He lived in Culpeper County, Virginia, and if he was in the Revolutionary War at all it was in the Virginia Service. If it is found that there was no Jacob Fishback, I shall appreciate it if you will advise me as to whether any other Fishback ever filed a claim on account of Revolutionary service. 

Sincerely yours, 

Fred L Fishback

Hon. James L. Davenport,
Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D. C. 

(stamp)
U. S. PENSION OFFICE
A 
FEB 11 1910

(Additional stamp)
FEB 12 1910
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Rev. & 1812  Wars Section.
AWF/eel

October 13, 1928

Reuben D. Fishback
928 Morris Street
Cincinnati, Ohio

Sir:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 3562, it appears that Jacob Fishback enlisted in Culpeper County, Virginia, April 14, 1779, and served as a private in Captain Wail's Company, Colonel James Barbour's Virginia Regiment, in the spring of 1780, served in Captain Clough Shelton's Company, Colonel Heth's Virginia Regiment, in the spring of 1782, marched to Georgia, in Colonel Thomas Posey's Virginia Regiment, and served until the fall of 1783 as wagoner under Major Sam Finley, having served in all about four and one half years.

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 16, 1819, at which time he was living in Highland County, Ohio, aged seventy years.

The soldier married in 1787, in Madison County, Virginia, Hannah Huffman.  He died March 30, 1826, in Highland County, Ohio, and she died in September 1839 in High-
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land County, Ohio.

It is stated that they had only two children, John, aged twenty-three years in 1820, and Rosannah, aged twenty years in 1820.

The above noted Jacob Fishback is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau. 

Respectfully,

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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Chillicothe December 27th 1819
I do certify that the bearer Jacob Fishback was drawen from one of the Companies of the Department of Virginia Infantry, that marched to Georgia, under the command of Col. Thomas Posey (perhaps from Capt. Clough Shelton's Company) to serve as waggoner; and, in that capacity, that he served until the conclusion of the war, which was more than eighteen months. Given under my hand the day and year first above written.
Sam Finley Major
to that attachment
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HIllsboro Ohio June 13 1857

To the Pension Office Commissioner
Washington DC

Dear Sir, I transmit these few lines to you for information.

Vis Where as Jacob Fishback as old Revolution Solder ded drew a pension of 96 dollars a year till his death he dies March 30, 1826 His wife (Hannah) did not draw any pension during 13 years 5 months that she lived after the death of her husband she died September about the 15 1839
Now the said Jacob Fishback (Decd) has one heir living (John Fishback) they had one daughter she died before the old woman died now I want know of you if we make a declaration setting forth all the particulars proving the marriage deaths &c Both
Whether the said John Fishback can draw the pension for the 13 years 5 months that his mother was entitled to draw during her life time please answer this soon if you please direct to Hillsboro O. John Fishback by WIlliam Siders agent.
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John Fishback
Pension Certificate


con



Hon. M. Trimble
of Ohio
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Pleas held at the Court House in Hillsborough for the County of Highland in the State of Ohio Before the Honorable John Thompson president Judge of the Court of Common pleas for the Second Judicial Circuit in said State and John Boyd, George W Barrere and Moses H. Gregg Esq his deponents for said County on the 25th day of July 1820
On this twenty fifth day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court of Common pleas held at Hillborough in and for the County of Highland and State of Ohio Being a Court of Record  -- Jacob Fishback aged sixty nine years Resident in said County who first being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows to wit - that he enlisted in the spring of 1779 for eighteen months and before that term had expired he enlisted during the war and served in Clough Shelton's copnay Col. Thos. Poseys Regt of the Virginia line original declarations made on the Sixteenth day of March 1819 - pension certification dated the 29 day of May 1820. Not numbered - 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 in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereof to diminish it asto 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 on the 18 day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed - & by me subscribed
Schedule of property -- one Hoe one small oven six knives and forks two plates one dish seven spoons one Bible one prayer Book one Dutch Bible & one Dutch Hymn Book. The declarant is a farmer at which
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business he is not able to do much work - has two children John Fishback about twenty three years of age and Rosannah Fishback about twenty years of age Both living with him.
John Fishback
Also appeared in open court John Shewmaker who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that the value of the property mentioned in said schedule is fifteen dollars --

The State of Ohio Highland County
I Samuel Bell Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for said COunty do hereby certify the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed - one truely 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 ammount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fifteen dollars. In Testimony whereof I have herewith set my Hand and affixed the Seal of said Court on this 25th day of July Eighteen hundred and twenty.
Samuel Bell Ck
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The State of Ohio
Highland County S.S.

I G.J. Stevens Clerk of the Court of Courmon Pleas within and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that John L. Hughes Esq. before whom the foregoing Power of Attorney was acknowledged and subscribed, and whose genuine signature appears to the Certificate thereof, was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said county of Highland, duly commissioned and *serves, and that full faith and credit are due to all of his official acts as such Justice of the Peace.

In Testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix the Seal of our Said Court at Willsborough this 13th day of July A. D. 1857. 

G. J. Stevens, Clk.

* my best guess for this word
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Know all men by these presence that I John Fishback of Highland County Ohio do hereby appoint and constitute Milham Siders of said county my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name and behalf to prosecute in the United States court of claims and before congress and the Depart of the Interior my claim for a back pensions that was coming to my mother as a pensioner for the service of my father Jacob Fishback in the Revolutionary War, as my father had drawn a pension of $96 per year in his lifetime. But my mother Hannah Fishback failed to do as she never made application and she did not die for the some
(unknown word or number) or thirteen years after the death of my father. He died in March 30th 1826.

This power of attorney to be irrevocable for the terms of six years from date.
Witnesseth my hand and seal this 11th day June 1857 attest.

J. L. Hughes
(unknown words under this name)

John + his mark Fishback

State of Ohio Highland County 
on this 11th day of July 1857 before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally came the above names John Fishback and acknowledge therefore my power of attorney to be his act and bred and I testify that she is known to me to be the identified person he represents himself to be

John L. Hughes
Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio
Highland County
On this 11th day of July A.D. 1857 before me, one of the justices of the Peace in and for said County and State personally appeared John Fishback a resident of Highland County in the State of Ohio aged 69 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 provisions made by Acts of Congress passed July 7, 1838, March 3rd 1843, June 17, 1844 and February 2d, 1848 and of all other acts and resolutions applicable to his case. That he is the son of Jacob Fishback dec. and Hannah Fishback his wife also dec; that his father the said Jacob Fishback was a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death at the rate of $96.00 per annum (as he believed) and that he drew his pension at the Agency in Cincinnati, Ohio in said county of Highland,  that the said Jacob Fishback dies on the 30th day of March 1826 leaving behind the said Hannah Fishback his widow, and that the said Hannah Fishback mother of the affiant and widow of said Jacob Fishback as aforesaid dies in said county of HIghland on the    day of September 1839. And he further states that his said father and mother the said Jacob Fishback and Hannah Fishback were married in Madison County in the State of Virginia in the year 1787 and that this affiant is the only surviving
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child of the said Jacob and Hannah Fishback dec. that they never had but two children this affiant and Rosa Fishback was never married but died leaving a natural child whose name was Mary Ann that the residence of said natural child of his said sister is unknown to this affiant.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of July 1857. And I do hereby certify that I believe the said affiant to be the person he represents himself to be and of the age represented.
I have known him for over twenty years.
John L. Hughes
Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio
Highland County      SS

I G.F. Stevens Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that John L. Hughes Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration and Affidavit were made and subscribed as whose genuine signature appears to the certificate thereof was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Highland duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such Justice of the Peace

In testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix the Seal of our said Court at Hillsborough this 18th day of July A.D. 1857
G.F. Stevens Clk
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Family to the death of Jacob Fishback which was sometime in the year 1826 he died in this neighborhood Highland County Ohio said his wife Hannah sometime in the year 1839. and said Jacob Fishback drawed a pension of nintysix dollars year it was drawen at Chillicothe ??? at Cincinnati Ohio and he had no children but John and Rosa and Rosa is dead. She was never married. But had a natural daughter by the name Mary Ann. She lives in this county. Alexand Duncan

Swornto and subscribed before me and testify that the affiant is a truthfull man and a good sitizen. This 11th day of July A.D. 1857
John L. Hughes
Justice of the peace

State of Ohio
Highland County   SS

I G.F. Stevens Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that John L. Hughes Esq. before whom the foregoing Affidavits were made and subscribed, and whose genuine signature appears to said affidavits, respectively, was at the date of said affidavits an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the said County of Highland, duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are due to all of his official acts, as such Justice of the Peace.

The Testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix the seal of our said Court at Hillsborough, this 13th day of July A.D. 1857. -
G.F. Stevens, Clk
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The state of Ohio Highland County is written 11th day of July 1857. Personally appears before me. The subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County. George Shoemaker a resident of said county and after being duly sworn according to law by me deposeth? and saith that. he has lived in said county forty years past since the month of last November, and before that he lived in Rockingham County in the state of Virginia and that in the year 1816. He became acquainted with Jacob Fishback & Hannah his wife and John Fishback their son and Rasana Fishback their daughter. They lived in Greenbrier County in the state of Virginia. Then the said Jacob Fishback & Hannah his wife moved into Highland County in the state of Ohio in the same neighborhood where I lived. And the said Jacob Fishback & Hannah his wife with their son John & Rasana their daughter that having all the children they had married as man & wife and family in said and ???? unto the ??? of the said Hannah Fishback which was sometime in the spring of the year 1826. He died in Highland County Ohio in the neighborhood where I there and now live in, but Hannah wife of said Jacob Fishback and mother of John and Rasana Fishback died sometime in the summer  ???? in the year of 1839 in the same neighborhood & county where
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her husband died that the said Jacob Fishback in his lifetime drawed a pension from the United States for his service as a soldier in the Revolutionary War to the amount ninety six dollars per year. And that Rosana Fishback daughter of the said Jacob & Hanna Fishback died some years before the death of her mother and sometime after the death of her father. That said Rosa Fishback was never married. But that she had a natural daughter whose name was Mary Ann and that said Mary Ann lives in this county and the pension when drawn by Jacob Fishback at first was drawn at Chillicothe the last years he drawed at Cincinnati Ohio.

Attest                 George +his mark Shoemaker
John L. Hughes
David Kesler

Sworn to and subscribe before me the day and year before written and I certify that I know the affiant for over twenty years and know him to be a man of truth and that he is a said? and worthy citizen.

John L. Hughes
Justice of the peace

Mr. ? Humphrey Huffman being duly sworn by me according (to) law says he is a resident of Highland County Ohio that he moved from Virginia to Ohio between forty and fifty years ago ??? he know Jacob Fishback & Hannah his wife and John & Rosa their son & daughter.
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In Greenbrier county in the state of Virginia more than fifty years ago about Forty years ago the said Jacob Fishback & his wife Hannah and Son John & Daughter Rosa moved to Ohio in to the county of Highland into the neighborhood where I then and now live and that said Jacob Fishback died in Highland county Ohio Sometime in the spring of the year 1826 & his wife Hannah died in the summer or Fall of the year 1839. in the same neighborhood & county where her husband died and they had no children but John & Rosa and that Rosa is dead and that she was never married But had a natural daughter by the name of Mary Ann and she lives in this county and that the said Jacob Fishback drawed a pension of ninety-six dollers from the United States for his service as a soldier in the Revolutionary War the pension was draw first at Chillicothe then at Cincinnati Ohio that said Jacob Fishback  and Hannah died as man and wife to his death.
[illegible]ry  Huffman
sworn to & signed before me I certifiy that I know the applicant to be a credible & truth man, as I have known him for more than twenty years, This 11th day of July A D 1857.
John L Hughes
Justice of the peace
Also appeared before Alexander Duncan who was Duly sworn according to Law says hes a resident of Highland County Ohio and knowed Jacob Fishback and Hannah, his wife and their son John and Daughter Rosa for over Thirty years, they lived as husband & wife as Father & Mother and as a
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received
for a statemer of the military history of
Jacob Fishback
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.
R
Fill 3562
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
11, 1779.
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
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RANK.
County
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OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Wails
Spring 1720
1282
Rough Shelton
George
until Wagner - under
COLONEL.
James Beal
Hethe
Thomas Percy
Mylam Finley
STATE.
Va
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
in Culbert
Date of application for pension, Mch. 16, 1819.
Florida
Residence at date of application, Holland Co. Ohio,
Age at date of application 1820 Hediel W 30 1826 in Hy
Remarks: Mason Co Va
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22
1839 in Hepton Ohio
- Johnal 23 & Rose
" 20 in 1820, in 1852 son John James to this
ments for unto the children -