Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 22476, Jacob Utzman, N.C.
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SERVICE                                   NUMBER                    
N.C         Utzman, Jacob or Ultzman     W 22476  

    CONTENTS                          Mary
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North Carolina 4634 

Mary Ultzman decd widow of Jacob Ultzman who died on the 9th November, 1801 of Roan Co in the State of NC who was an Ensign in the Compy [company?] commanded by Captain [Blank] of the Regt commanded by [Blank] in the Revolution for 11 days reign 

Inscribed on the Roll of N.C. at the rate of 60 Dollars 37 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 and ending 10th May 1844 when she died 

Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of Oct. 1848 and sent to JD Hawking, Esqr 

Arrears to the 4th of  
Semiannual allowance ending        Drew 

Payable to John Ultzman, Geo. Ultzman, Jacob Ultzman, Lewis Ultzman, and Mary Vogler
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State of North Carolina Davidson County  

On this 9th day of December 1844 personally appeared before me W. Wommack, one of the acting Magistrates in and for said County, George Fritts, a resident of the County and State aforesaid, a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and made oath in due form of Law, to the following statements (to wit), That he was in the days of the Revolution well acquainted with Jacob Ultzman, late deceased of Roan County North Carolina line, who was a Commissary in the war of the Revolution under General Rutherford at the time said Genl Rutherford went with his Army against the Cherokee Indians in the year 1776. That the deponent was a private soldier under Capt Moore of the Militia and served the above tour of duty, and knows of his own personal knowledge, that the aforesaid Jacob Ullzman did act, and was the Commissary during the above tour, which was according to his best recollection four months at least, if not longer, that they left Salisbury about the middle of April and marched on to Cathes Fort where the made a halt and remain for a time untill joined by a reinforcement and after that the army proceeded on to the Indian Nation, Burnt their Town destroyed their crops, and then returned home and it was some time about the last of August of the first of September, That by referring to his own declaration on file in the Pension Office, they can arrive at the time he deponent was in service with said Jacob Ultzman at the Indian Nation And this deponent further states on his said oath that the aforesaid Jacob Ultzman was at the time of serving
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the above tour of duty a man of a family, that some two years before report said that he Ultzman, run away with and was married to Mary Beard a daughter of Luis Beard of Salisbury, who was also in the service during the aforesaid Campaign, and who was at that time known as the father in Law of said Jacob Ultzman, and that said parties lived together as husband and wife till the death of said Ultzman, and that his wife Mary he is infirmed has lately died in Salisbury, and that her heirs are now applying for a Pension due to her on the account of the Revolutionary services of her said husband the aforesaid Jacob Ultzman deceased  

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me  

W. Wommack, JP               George Fritts, his mark  

I do hereby certify that George Fritts the affiant above is a respectable and intelligent person and his statements and entitled to credit. Given under my hand Decr 9th, 1844, W.Wommack, JP 

 State of North Carolina Davidson County   

I Charles Mock Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for said County, do hereby certify, that W. Womack is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace as above, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 9th December A.D. 1844. Chs Mock  

By And Hunt D. C.
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6803 Mrs Mary Ultzman Act 7 July 1838 2 N.C. .  

1.11 4.83 Private 11 days 

4.83 Sergt. 29 days 

 54.33 Ensen 5 mo13 d 

Hon. A. Rencher HR 

[Crossed out]
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State of North Carolina Rowan County 

On this 6th day of February one thousand eight hundred and forty personally appeared before Isaac Burns one of the Justice of Peace for County Mary Utzman a resident of Rowan County aged Eighty three years who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled “an act granting half pay and Pensions to widows." That she is the widow of Jacob Utzman who was an Ensign in the Militia of North Carolina that in 1776 said Jacob Utzman first went as a commissary under General Rutherford in what was called the Cherokee Expedition and was absent four months that he was afterwards an Ensign in the Militia and continued constantly on with the militia during the whole of the Revolution war and was at Wilmington at the time of the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown in Virginia that said Jacob Utzman resided in Rowan County North Carolina at the time he entered the service and afterwards resided there until his death on the 9th day of November 1801. That he was a volunteer in the service. that claimant has no documentary evidence in support of her claim That she does not recollect the name of any officer under which said Jacob Utzman served beside that of General Griffith Rutherford nor does she know any thing of the country through which he marched and only recollect the names of places where as she was informed battles were fought when her husband was present to wit, Ramsour’s Mill, Camden, Guilford, Eutaw Spring. She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Utzman on the 8th day of September in the year seventeen hundred and seventy four in the County of Mecklenburg North Carolina the Record of which marriage in Quarter Sessions court of that county has been lost. That her husband the aforesaid Jacob Utzman died on the 9th day of November 1801 that she was married to him previous to his entering the service and previous to the first day of January one thousand seven hundred and ninety four this at the time above stated. Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written 

 Isaac Burns J. P.  

Mary Utzman, her mark
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I Isaac Burns a Justice of the Peace in and for Rowan County North Carolina hereby certify that Mary Utzman who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration is by reason of age and infirmity unable to appear in Court Given under my hand the 6th day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty Isaac Burns JP 

This day John Beard a resident of Rowan County aged Seventy three years a credible and respectable witness appeared before me Isaac Burns an acting Justice of the Peace for Rowan County and being duly sworn doth upon his oath declare that he is well acquainted with Mary Utzman who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration. That in 1781 she was the wife of Jacob Utzman an Ensign in the North Carolina Militia and lived with him as such until his death in the year 1801 and that her children inherited his estate Sworn to and subscribed before and the 17th day of March AD 1840 John Beard  

Isaac Burns, J.P,. 

I John Giles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Rowan County North Carolina hereby certify that Isaac Burns is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that all the foregoing signatures to the declaration and affidavits purporting to be his are genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name the 26th day of March in the year 1840 

 Jno. Giles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & Quarter Session for Rowan County
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State of North Carolina  Rowan County SS- 
On this fourth day of February in the year 1840 personally appeared before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Session in and for said County Philip Sell a Revolutionary Pensioner now resident in Montgomery County of the State aforesaid, who being duly sworn declares upon oath, that he was personally and intimately acquainted with Jacob Utzman who was an Ensign in the war of the Revolution in the Militia of North Carolina under the command of General Griffith Rutherford - that said Utzman was engaged in the Battle of Ramsour’s Mill holding the office of sign aforesaid in the year 1789 or 1780 in that part of North Carolina now called Lincoln County and afterwards in the same year he was also at the Battle of Guilford, that he was also at the Battle of Camden in South Carolina usually called Gates defeat: that said Jacob Utzman was at the Battle of Eutaw Spring in South Carolina as an Ensign in the year 1781, and that he was also at Wilmington North Carolina as an resign with the troops assembled there and was dismissed shortly after the capture of Cornwallis in the month of November 1781 that affiant knew said Jacob Utzman in the war of the Revolution for the term of at least two years during all which time he held the rank and office of Ensign in the Militia of North Carolina and always acted in such capacity when in active service- Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the day & year above written Jno Giles, Jp   Philip Sell, his Mark
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No. 6462  

Mary Ultzman decd Widow of Jacob NC  

Act 4 July 1836  m 74.001.
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To Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 4 1836 State of North Carolina Rowan County Court of Pleas and Quarter of Session February Term 1845  

On this 5th day of February one thousand Eight hundred & forty five (1845) personally appeared before the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Rowan County State aforesaid John Utzman son of the late Jacob Utzman deceased, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his Oath make the following declaration, supplemental to a Declaration made and filed by his deceased mother Mary Ullman under the act of July 7th 1838, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836, That this declarant the aforesaid John Utzman in behalf of himself and the other heirs of said - Jacob Utzman deceased, states that the said Jacob Utzman was a Commissary and Ensign in the War of the Revolution and as such he served the United States . That he was Commissary under General Rutherford to the Indian Nation in the year 1776, that he was afterwards Ensign and served a tour of duty to Wilming son and was in the service through the War constant This declarant further states that said Jacob Utzman was married in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy four 1774 to Mary Beard, and as husband and wife they lived together 'till the death of Jacob Utzman who died on the 9th day of November Eighteen hundred and one, and that his widow the aforesaid Mary departed this life on the 10th day of May Eighteen hundred and forty four, that the aforesaid Mary did not intermarry after the death of her said husband, the said Jacob Utzman but remained his widow till her death And this declarant also states on his oath, that he has in his possession an Old Hymn Book belonging
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to the family in which is Recorded the ages of the Children of the aforesaid parties Jacob & Mary Utzman, which is hereto appended and of which the following is a true Copy Christina Utzman born September the 8" 1776  

Catharine Utzman born July the 2 1778  

John Utzman born September the 15 1781,  

Mary Utzman born October the 30 1783  

George Utzman born January the 29, 1788.  

that the said Record of the ages of the aforesaid Jacob and Mary Utzman Children was written down many years ago and has always been considered correct true Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before the Court Test 

 Jno Giles   M. Utzman  

State of North Carolina Rowan County   

I, John Giles Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for said County, do hereby certify that it has been shown in evidence to the satisfaction of the Court that Jacob Utzman the aforesaid died on the ninth day of November 18 hundred and one and that his widow Mary died on the 10th day of May Eighteen hundred & forty four, 1844, leaving surviving the following five children all of Lawful age [illegible] John Utzman, Mary who intermarried with Geo. Vogler, George Utzman, Lewis & Jacob Utzma.  And satisfactory evidence was also furnished said that the declarant John Utzman is a man of truth and veracity, and his statements are entitled to credit In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Office in Salisbury this 5th day of February A.D. 1845  

John Giles Clk  

by John H Hardie DC
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HYMNS. and SPIRITUAL SONGS IN THREE BOOKS.  

I. Collected from the Scriptures.  

II. Composed on Divine Subjects. 

 III. Prepared for the Lord's Supper.  

BY I WATTS, D. D.  

And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy, &c. For thou was slain, and has redeemed us, &c. Rev. v. 9.  

Soliti effent (i. e. Christiani ) convenire, carmen-que Christo quafi Deo dicere. Plin in Epist LONDON: Printed for J. BRUCE, D. BURNET, R. HOPPER, R. PENNINGTON, and L. MARTIN. M,DCC,XCII.
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Christina born September 8, 1776  

Catherine Utzman born July 2, 1778  

John Utzman born September 15, 1781  

Mary Utzman born October 30, 1783 

 George Utzman born January 23, 1788 

[Faded illegible text]
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certificate of death of Mary Morton & name of children
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State of North Carolina Rowan County  

I John H Hardie Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions for said County, do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence was this day produced to me, that Mary Utzman widow of Jacob Utzman deed departed this life on the 10th day of May AD 1844 leaving the following surviving Children Court, John Utzman, George Utzman, Jacob Utzman, Lewis Utzman and Mary Vogler wife of George Vogler In attestation whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Office the 10th day of October A.D 1844 of John H Hardie Clk
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Payment to be made at by Agent for paying pensioners in the Agency of Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book    Volume     Page     by Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.  

Claim for Military Service.  

I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 4th July, 1836, (section ) Mary Ultzman deceased late of North Carolina, widow of Jacob Ultzman who was a Private, an Ensign and a Sergeant in the Revolution and who died on the 9th November, 1801 1 is inscribed on the Pension roll at the rate Sixty dollars per annum, commencing on the of 4th March, 1831, and terminating on the 18th May, 1844, the day which sum is due and payable to her only surviving children, Viz: John Ultzman George Ultzman, Jacob Ultzman, Lewis Ultzman, and Mary Vogler   

Given at the War Office of the United States, this 31st day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty eight Commissioner of Pensions. Secretary of War. 

Examined and Countersigned  Commissioner of Pensions. Secretary of War.
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WIDOW, &c.  

File No. 22476  

Mary Utzman Widow of Jacob or [Crossed out] John Utzman Sergt Rev. War 

War Act: July 4th 1843 Index: - Vol. M, Page 192 (Arrangement of 1870.}
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No 6803 NC  

Mrs Mary Utzman   

Act 7 July 1838  

Suspended  

Letter to Hon. C. Fisher April 13.40 

Letter to Hon A Vencher  

to R. June 19, 1841  

to R. Randolph Aug 22.43
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State of North Carolina Wake County  

The deposition of Edward Yarbrough a citizen of Raleigh NC and family resident of Rowan County who having his duty more according to law deponent and sayeth, that he was well acquainted with Jacob Utzman a soldier of the Revolutionary War and also his widow Mrs Utzman who applied for a pension that the said Jacob Utzman always was reported to have been a soldier of the Revolution; that he has heard him said ago, relate his services, and he has heard his father Capt Edward Yarbrough  frequently say that he knew Utzman served as he stated. The father of this deponent was a Captain in the Continental service and served as such, to the end of the War as the Records show: this deponent is there as will commenced of the said Just services as though he law them himself, and can testify that no man in all that region of the
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State, was more universally believed to have rendered gallant his to his country that Jacob Utzman his deponent further states that the name, was frequently spelled at Utzman and is promised that way, or Ultzman and further, this deponent sayeth not  

Ed Yarbrough  

Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 14th day of October A.D. 1848.  

Wm D Haywood JP.  

And I hereby certify that Col Yarbrough who has signed the foregoing deposition is personally known to me and is a gentleman of high standing and full faith and credit may be given to all his statements, given under my hand this the 14th day of October A.D. 1848. Wm D. Haywood J.P.
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State of No Carolina Wake County  

I James T Marriott Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter sessions for the County of Wake do hereby certify that Wm Dallas Haywood whose name appears to the foregoing is & was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribed my name and affix the seal of said Court at office in Raleigh the 14th day of Oct AD 1848 Jas. T. Marriott
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State of North Carolina Cabarrus County  

On this 13th day of December 1844 personally appeared before me John Livingood a Justice of the peace in and for said County, Henry Turner a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged 84 years an United States pensioner, and made oath in due form of law, that he lived in the days of the Revolution in Salisbury Rowan County North Carolina and was well acquainted with Jacob Ultzman and wife of said place whose heirs are now applying for Pension due to them on the account of the Revolution my services of their father the aforesaid Jacob Ultzman decd.  

That he deponent was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and knows of his own personal knowledge that the aforesaid Jacob Ultzman was a good thorough going Whig, and was generally engaged in the service of the United States during the war against the common Enemy, that said Jacob Ultzman was a part of the time a Commissary. That he deponent was not out in the service with said Jacob Ultzman, on but one occasion and then only for a few days, but that he lived during the war within one hundred & fifty yards of the House of said Jacob Ultzman and knows that Jacob Ultzman was often go from home out in service, that he went once to Wilmington, and was one amongst the forest men in the Country in support of Liberty in the of any one ordinary struggles And this deponent further stated on his said
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Oath, that he went to live in the aforesaid town of Salisbury about one year before the war broke out and at that time the aforesaid Jacob Ultzman was a living with his wife Mary to whom he had not long been married, and who was a daughter of Lewis Beard Esqr said place and that the parties lived together as husband and wife till the death of said Jacob Ultzman and due considered as lawfully man and wife by all that knew them  

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me 

John Livingood J.P      Henry Turner, his mark 

 And I the said Justice of the Peace do hereby certify that Henry Turner who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit before me, is a respectable and intelligent person and to his statements is due full faith and Credit. Given under my hand this 12th of Decr 1844 John Livingood J.P.
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State of North Carolina Cabarrus County 

I Rich Harris Clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify that John Livingngood Esq whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit is an acting magistrate for said County and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of my Office at Concord this 12 day of December 1844 and the year of our Independence  

Read W. Harris Clerk of Cabarrus County Court
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Mary Utzman NC S 36
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Know all men by these presents That I George Utzman of the County of Rowan & State of N. Carolina a son of the late Mary Utzman decd. do hereby constitute and appoint H.H. Sylvester, Esqr of Washington City DC my true and lawful agent & attorney to prosecute the claim of Mary Utzman for any amount of Revolution a Pension or increase of Pension that may be due, and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington or else where to additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the certificate which may be issued for said claim which certificate I wish made payable to Jacob Utzman, Lewis Utzman & George Utzman who are now the only surviving children of the said Mary Utzman decd to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed and to do all things that I might or could do was I present in person hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney or agent shall lawfully do in the premises Witness my hand and seal this 10th January 1852  

Signed and sealed in the presence of Jno P. Shavers and S. A. Bettis | Geo Utzman 

State of North Carolina County of Rowan  

On this tenth day of January 1852. before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared George Utzman above named and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year aforesaid Jno I. Shavers JP
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State of North Carolina County of Rowan  

Be it Known, That on this tenth day of January 1832 before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared George Utzman a resident of Salisbury in the County aforesaid and made oath according to law, that he is one of the surviving children of the late Mary Utzman decd widow of Jacob Utzman, both deed of the County of Rowan, also that the children of the aforesaid parents have drawn a Pension due the aforesaid Mary which was paid to Jacob Wyman, Lewis Utzman, George Utzman John Utzman & Mary Vogler then surviving children, that within the last year John Utzman and Mary Vogler have died, and that Jacob Utzman Lewis Utzman, and himself, George Utzman are now the only surviving children of the said Mary Utzman deed that he has been informed that the said Pension ought to be increased, that he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension and makes this affidavit to be fill with such additional evidence or arguments as his agent may us in prosecuting said claim Sworn to and subscribed the day & year first above written Before me  

Jno I. Shaver JP  Geo. Utzman 

I Jno. I. Shaver a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that George Wyman the above deponent is a respectable resident of this County and is I believe directly interested in said claim as therein set forth - I also certify that Mrs. Mary Vogler Sister of the above deponent, (George Utzman) and John Utzman, a brother, have died in this place within the last year past as he has stated in his affidavit to my certain knowledge Given under my hand this 10 Jany 1852  

Jno I. Shaver
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State of North Carolina Rowan County 

 I, James E. Ken Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Rowan aforesaid, certify, that John I Shaver Esquire, is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Office in Salisbury this the 10th day of January A.D. 1852. James E. Ken Clerk
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Raleigh NC Compt office  

I William F Collins Comptroller of this Account in and for the State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the name of Jacob Wootsman appears of record as having performed Military service under Capt Rutherford against the presents in the Rowan Militia Eleven days sec Book No 34 2d Book of Public Accounts page 27 Also at another time as Seigh. Twenty the same book page 28 Nine days, (29) given under my hand and seal this 13 day Oct 1846   

Wm F Collins Honest
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April 24 1895  

Adel to care 

[Crossed out] 

Mr Ultzman
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Raleigh N.C. Comptrollers Office I William F Collins Camps of Public Accounts in and for the State of North Carolina to certify that the name of J. Ultzman appears of record in my office as having had issued in his favor a specific certificate for Military service amounting Forty Three pounds Eight Shillings ($43.8) given under my hand and seal this 22 day April AD 1845   

 Wm F Collins 

43 50 10.9.50- 54.25 5.4.25
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For G. W. Crump Esqr
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Dear Sir, 

I am requested to ask what are the to the objection claims of Mary Utzman, John Beck, Peter Hendrick, and Mrs Anne Gully. And will esteem it a favour to recieve the desired information  

Richard Randolph 30th June 1843  

To G. W. Crump
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 House of Reps. June 16th 1847  

J.L. Edwards Esq Comm of Pensions  

Dear Sir I enclose you the papers of Mary Utzman of Rowan County N Carolina. She can procure no additional evidence in favour of the services of her husband or any documentary evidence of his commission or of her marriage. I therefore again submit the claim and ask a pension for so much as is proven, viz, his services as a private which is proven and her marriage in 1781 which is proven by Mr Beard
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Oct 29, 1846 adel to care Mary Wootzman . J L. Edwards Esq. Comm of Pensions
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Washington DC 28 Oct 1846  

Sir,  

We have the honor to enclose additional evidence in the case of Mary Wootzman of N Carolina, widow of Jacob Wootzman being the certificate of the Comptroller of N Carolina of further service. This with the evidence already on file, make out over six months service, and we hope that certificate may now be issued for the pension  

We are very respectfully all J L & A Tho Smith - 

J. L. Edwards Esq Comm of Pension  

The claimant is sometimes called Mary Utzman
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N 6803 Mary Ultzman ded Widow of Jacob NC Act 4 July 1836 

 Adm  

5 Mo 13 day Ensen $54.33 

29 days, Sergt. 4.83 

11 day Pri 1.21 

                $60.37 

4 March 1831 to 10 day of May 1844 the day of the death payout John and George Ultzman, Jacob Ultzman, Lewis Ultzman and Mary Vogan only surving children of Mary Ultzman decd  

Col J.D. Hawkins  

Present