Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6347, for Jacob Lincoln, Virginia
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VA Lincoln, Jacob R 6347
                     Dorcas
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4th July 1836
State of Virginia 
Rockingham County 
On this 16 day of February 1846 personally appeared in open court before the court of said county now sitting, Abram Lincoln, a resident of Rockingham County in the state of Virginia, aged now 41 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in behalf of himself, and David Lincoln, Mary Hinton, Dorcas Strayer, Rebecca Dyer, Jacob Lincoln and Abigail Coffman, children and heirs at law of Jacob Lincoln and his wife, Dorcas Lincoln deceased of said county in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 4, 1836; that they are the children of Dorcas Lincoln who died in said county on the 25th January 1840, aged seventy six years ten months and ten days, who was the widow of Jacob Lincoln, who died in said county on the 20th February 1822 and who was a soldier and officer in service during the Revolutionary War, that the said Jacob Lincoln served as Lieutenant in two campaigns during the Revolutionary War. The first was the McIntosh Campaign. The declarant cannot state the precise period that his father entered service, but
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 the date of this campaign is a matter of Historical record and to that he 
refers. The service during this Campaign is proved by the affidavit of John Henry,
a revolutionary soldier residing in Jefferson County in the State of Tennessee from which it 
appears that the said Jacob Lincoln served three months at that time, in the capacity of 
Lieutenant, and the officers in command with him were Captain Abraham Lincoln, Col
Benjamin Harris and Maj Vanmeter. The tour was performed in the western part of Virginia. 
The said Jacob Lincoln served a second tour in the year 1781, and during this last campaign also 
held the rank of Lieutenant. He marched from the County of Rockingham or that section of 
Virginia which is now included in said County, about the first of July and returned from service 
about the last of the month of October in the year 1781 serving at the time a period of about four months. He was at the siege of York and returned with his company after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. as above stated he held the rank of Lieutenant. Captain Richard Ragan commanded the company and the Regiment was under the command of Col Dark. For proof of this last mentioned campaign the declarant refers to the affidavit of David Ralston of Rockingham County Virginia. The Declarant would therefore state that his father the said Jacob Lincoln who was the husband of Dorcas Lincoln deceased of said County, served a period of seven months in the militia of Virginia during the Rev
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[Revolutionary] War and held the rank of Lieutenant. He might have served at other times but the declarant is unable to produce any proof 
of the fact. He further declares that his mother the said Dorcas Lincoln decd [deceased] was married to 
the said Jacob Lincoln in the month of August 1780 in the County of Rockingham, or that
 portion of Augusta County which is now included in Rockingham County Virginia. That the said 
Jacob Lincoln died on the 20th of February 1822. That his wife survived him and died upon the 
25th January 1840, all of which will appear by the records of the family bible now produced in 
open court, and that their eldest son David Lincoln was born upon the 28th June 1781. That 
the said Dorcas Lincoln decd [deceased] the widow of the said Jacob Lincoln decd [deceased] failed during her 
lifetime to draw the pension provided for her by the laws of Congress, on account of the 
Revolutionary services of her husband. That she never intermarried after his death and that she 
left the following children, to wit David Lincoln, Abram Lincoln, Jacob Lincoln, Mary Hinton widow of [illegible] Hinton decd [deceased] and Abigail Coffman wife of Joseph
Coffman of Rockingham County, Dorcas Strayer wife of John Strayer of Shenandoah County, 
Rebecca Dyer wife of Mathew Dyer of Pendleton County Virginia and that the foregoing 
declaration is made for the purpose of drawing the arrearages of pension due their mother at the 
time of her death and that the said Dorcas Lincoln remained a
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widow from the death of her husband Jacob Lincoln as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed
Ab,, Lincoln

The court of said County of Rockingham now sitting doth order it to be certified to the War Department that Abram Lincoln one of the children and heirs at Law of Dorcas Lincoln decd of said County, personally appeared in open court and subscribed and swore to the foregoing declaration, That the family Bible was produced in open Court from the records of which it appears that the said Jacob Lincoln was and Dorcas his wife were married in the Month of August 1780. That their eldest son David Lincoln was born upon the 28th June 1781, and that the said Dorcas Lincoln died on the 25th January 1840, the court believes that this is a genuine and correct record of of the facts above stated, And she is not less than twenty five years old. That there is no evidence in the clerks office of said County of said Marriage. That the county of Rockingham was layed off in the year 1778 that the children of said Dorcas Lincoln are correctly stated above that C C Spears is an acting Justice of the peace for said County duly commissioned and qualified, that his signature appeared to the affidavit of David Ralston hereto attached is genuine, in testimony whereof I Henry J. Gambill clerk of the Court of said county have hereto subscribed my name, and affixed the seal of the court of said County this 23d day of February 1846.
Henry Gambill C.R.C
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D. Lincoln
S. Will} A Copy
For $60
will
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In the name of God Amen I Dorcus Lincoln widow of Jacob Lincoln do make and order this my last will and testament (hereby revoking all other wills and testaments heretofore made by me). In [unknown] and [unknown] following that is to say. First it is my will that all my [unknown] debts, and funeral expenses by paid. Second, it is my will that my son Abraham claim one hundred dollars out of my estate for the purpose of purchasing tomb stones for the grave of my son John and for the purpose of keeping up the enclosure around the grave yard on his land. Third I give and bequeath unto John Chrisman the son of my deceased daughter Elizabeth fifty dollars. Fourth I give and bequeath to Caroline Evans daughter of my deceased daughter Hannah one hundred dollars in money and one dow and one good bed. Fifth I give and bequeath unto Josephine Evans daughter of my deceased daughter Hannah one hundred dollars in money, one cow and one good bed. Sixth I give to my daughter Dorcus Shayer wife of John Shayer, one old negro woman named Kate to her and her heirs [unknown]. Seventh I give and bequeath unto my daughter Abigail Coffman wife of Joseph Coffman fifty dollars. Eighth I give and bequeath unto my daughter Polly Henlon wife of William Henlon six hundred dollars. Ninth it is further my will that the above named by [unknown] which are directed to be paid in money shall be paid.
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and David executors of this my last will and testament and it is further my
will that my executors give no Security to the Court when they present this
will for record In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this 22 day of February 1837
 
Signed sealed and
Dorcas (her X mark) Lincoln  [illegible]
delivered In presence of us ⎬

James Coffman
Anthony Roads

Rockingham County February Court 1840

This writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Dorcas
Lincoln [illegible] was presented in Court and was proved by the Witnesses
thereto and ordered to be Recorded and on the Motion of Dorcas Lincoln
& Abraham Lincoln the executors named in the said Will who made
oath thereto and entered into bond in the penalty of $2000 each as
the Law directs a certificate as granted them for allowing a probate
thereof in due form, the said will requiring no Security to be given
Teste
H. J. Gambill C. R. C.
Alsopy Teste
H. J. Gambill C. R. C.

Virginia to wit
I Henry J Gambill Clerk of the Court of the County of
Rockingham do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the last
will and Testament of Darcus Lincoln deceased 

BETH NOT FIHISHED....7/6/25
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Celia L. Sawyer
Decatur, R.R. 3
Illinois
Dear Madam:
September 25, 1933
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Jacob Lincoln-R.6347
BA-J/AWF

The data given below were obtained from the
papers on file in pension claim, R.6347, based upon The Revolutionary War service of Jacob Lincoln.  This is the record of the only Jacob Lincoln, who served
as an officer, that is found on file in the Revolutionary
War records of this office.
The date and place of the birth of Jacob Lincoln
are not stated; nor are the names of his parents given.
Jacob Lincoln married in the month of August,
1780 in Rockingham County, Virginia, Dorcas Robertson.
He died February 20, 1822 in Rockingham County, Virginia, and his widow, Dorcas, died in same county, January 25, 1840, aged seventy-six years, ten months and ten days.
The following children survived the widow, Dorcas Lincoln - David Lincoln, who was born June 28, 1781; Abraham or Abram Lincoln; Mary or Polly, widow of William Hinton or Henton; Jacob Lincoln; Abigail, wife of Joseph Coffman of Rockingham County, Virginia; Dorcas, wife of John Strayer of Shenandoah County, Virginia;
Rebecca, wife of Mathew Dyer of Pendleton County, Virginia
.
On February 16, 1846, Abram (Abraham ) Lincoln, then aged about forty-seven years and living in Rockingham County, Virginia, applied for pension, which might have
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been due his mother, Dorcas Lincoln, on account of
the services of his father, Jacob Lincoln.  It is 
stated that Jacob Lincoln served three months as
lieutenant in the McIntosh Campaign in Captain
Abraham Lincoln's company (no relationship shown), Colonel Benjamin Harris' company regiment in the Virginia militia; and served from sometime in July, 1781 about four months as lieutenant in Captain Richard Ragan's company, Colonel Darke's Virginia regiment, and was in the siege of Yorktown.

The claim was not allowed as 

proof of sev. was not furnished in accordance with the [illegible] law. nexttime

there was not sufficient proof of the service of Jacob Lincoln.
On February 22, 1837 the following children were referred to as being deceased - John; Elizabeth, leaving a son, John Chresman or Chrisman; Hannah, leaving daughters, Caroline and Josephine Evans.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Feby-16-1903
Hon Jas. Hay. H.R.
1929-Feb. 14 - Hist & Williams
E. Barton Hwy
---
1933. Sept. 25. Hist to Celia
. Sawyer [illegible]
REJECTED
6347
P. O. 
Dorcas Lincoln
Service:  Jacob Lincoln
346.
he
Enlisted:___, 18  .
Discharged: ___, 18  .
Application filed:
Application filed:___18  .
The printed list of 1852
Alleges:  shows resons for suspension
18
18
The printed list of 1852
yes shows reasons for
pension
Re-enlisted: "For further proof"
Attorney:___
P. O. ___
___Recognized.
___ Contract.
___Cert. of Dis. Searched for ___, 18  .
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V .731
Dorcas Lincoln
Va
Set
Sept
20
Va
Let. to 
[illegible] G. Paxton 
on to A. Lincoln, Nov 11, 
on to J. G. Paxton May 20th, '67
Set to Mr. J. McDowell April 11 [illegible]
Act 4 July
6347
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All the within cases - ex - by Maj Scott - 
Sep 23d - 1852

Maj Scott - from
MC
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Dorcas Lincoln Virginia suspended list
Rachael Halsey Graham Co. Va.
Peggy Duncan Giles Co. Va

Hon Mr. Price N.J calls paper for Maj Scott
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Rockingham County to wit:
Personally appeared before the said calm a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid David Robertson and made oath that Col. Dark and Capt Richard Ragan and Lieutenant Jacob Lincoln and Ensign John Peters were in service as officers during the revolution - and that Capt Richard Ragan & Lieut Jacob Lincoln and Ensign John Peters acted as officers in the County of Rockingham and has no doubt held Commissions in Said County of Rockingham the said David Ragan farther states that he was a private and Second under Said. Capt. Ragan said Lieut. Lincoln & said Ensign Peters, Given under my hand this 17th August 1846 -
T. T. Hoston
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Virginia to wit
At a court held for the County of Rockingham on the 20th day of October in the year 1846.
On the Motion of Abraham Lincoln, and Satisfactory evidence being produced to the Court, it is ordered to be Certified to the war department, that John Henry, formerly a resident in this County; and that they believe him to be a man of upright, and Honest Character and entitled to full Credit and belief.
Aboy Teste
Lt. J. Gambill CRC

I Henry J Gambill Clerk of the court of the said County do hereby Certify that the foregoing is a true Transcript of the order made in the Motion therein mentioned
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my said County this 20th day of October in the year 1846. and in the 71st. year of the Commonwealth
H J Gambill Clerk of
Rockingham County Va.
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59
Pension Office
April 11 1848

Sir
I have the honor to return. herewith Mr Lincolns letter and to inform you that his request to withdraw the papers of Dorcas Lincoln decd
widow of Jacob Lincoln, from our files cannot, consistently with our rules be complied with, If desired for any particular object, Certified Copies
theof will be furnished upon you making Known to this office the purpose for which they are wanted.
It would give me great pleasure to transmit the originals in this Case as desired by you and I do so without a violation of official duty.  

Hon Jas McDowell
House of Reps
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272
Pen off
May 20 47

Sir
The negative certificate of the Court of Augusta in the case of Dorcas Lincoln has been examined & filed -In sending the compliances  with the requisition heretofore made for documentary
or record evidence of the alleged rank, more indispensable-

James G. Paxton Esq
Lexington,
Va
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167
Pension Office
Novem. 11, 1846

Sir
The certificate of the Court of Rockingham County does not meet the requisition of my letter to J. G Paxton of the 14 July last. in the case of Dorcas Lincoln decd. If her husband Jacob Lincoln was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Militia of that County the records of the County Court should furnish evidence of his appointment as well as those of the other officers with whom it is alleged he served. The regulations require that the rank of a Commissioned officer shall be established by the production of his Commission or some other record proof, this rule must be strictly complied with before a pension can be granted in this case

Abraham Lincoln Esq
Harrisonburg
Va
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227

Pension Office,
July 11, 1846.

Sir,
The declaration and evidence submitted by you in the case of Dorcas Lincoln, decd. have been examined and filed.
The postponement of the presentation of the claim until this late day makes it necessary, before it can be admitted that the best evidence shall be produced; hence the Department must
insist that a certificate of the county court of
Rockingham shall be produced showing that the
officers under whom it is alleged the service was performed were in commission in the militia of that county.
James G. Paxton, Esq
Lexington,
Va.
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Col James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
.D.C

PAID

10

6731
May 14, 1846

be
Dorcas Lincoln, dcd
July 4, 1836
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Lexington  May 9, 1846

Col James L Edwards
Dear sir
I enclose to you the papers in the case of the Heirs of Mrs Lincoln of Rockingham County Virginia. I hope that the evidence will be sufficient to establish the Revolutionary
services of Jacob Lincoln and his marriage
to Dorcas Robertson.  the county court of Rockingham certify that the family record was produced in court. And the party in whose
possession it was, was unwilling to mutilate
it for the purpose of sending the original
Respectfully
your obdt sert
James G Paxton
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May 8, 1847

Rec received of
Jacob Lincoln,

P

J. G. Paxton
Lexington
Va
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Virginia
Augusta County, to Wit
I Jefferson Kinney, Clerk of the County Court of Augusta, do hereby Certify that I have  examined the Records of my office from the year 1774 to
the year 1780 for the Recommendation or qualifications of Jacob Lincoln as Militia officer, and find nothing on record in relation to the matter 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office at Staunton, this 5th day of May 1847, and in the
71st year of the Commonwealth
Jefferson Kinney, Clk by
Jacob K Stribling D.C
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Lexington July 17. 1846

Dear Sir
By last mail I received a letter from the Pension Office stating that your claim would be allowed provided you could prove that the officers under whom it is stated your father served were in
commission in the County of Rockingham
during the Revolution. this fact can easily be proved, and you must get the County Court to certify the fact - Just take some witnesses to the next court, who know that these persons were officers during the Revolution. and I let the court certify that from the evidence before them they are satisfied that Ragan and the other officers whose names are mentioned in the declaration were in service as officers during the Revolution. you will recollect the names. and then send me the certificate under seal and the claim will be allowed
Respectfully
your obdt sert
James G Paxton
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6.731

Dorcas Lincoln, decd
Va. Jacob

Act 4 July 36

James G. Paxton Eq
Lexington
Va.
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State of Tennessee }
Jefferson County } ss
On this 30 day of July AD 1845 personally appeared before me Milton H. McSpadden
an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the
County and State aforesaid John Henry aged
Eighty four years, a Citizen of said County, &
Respectable Witness and a United States pensioner and made Oath in due form of law, that he was a Soldier of the Revolution, and that he served during the Mackintosh campaign with
Jacob Lincoln who held the Rank of Lieutenant

John (his X mark) Henry

Sworn and subscribed me before in the courts
above mentioned
Milton H McSpadden
Justis of the Peace
for Jefferson County

I Certify that the above named John Henry
is unable from bodily infirmity to attend Court.
Milton H McSpadden    (Seal)
J. P of the Peace
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State of Tennessee
I James Fuller Clerk of the County Court of Jefferson and State aforesaid do certify that Milton H. McSpadden Esqr - whose name appears to the within Affidavit and certificate is 
and certify is now, and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Jefferson, duly commissioned  and qualified that full faith and credit be given accorded to his official as such, and that his signature appears to be in his own proper
hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Office in Dandridge
the 4th day of August AD 1845,
James Fuller Clerk
of Jefferson County
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Virginia
Augusta County Court Clerks to Wit:
I. Jefferson Kinney Clerk of the County Court of
Augusta, in the State of Virginia, do hereby Certify that I have carefully examined the records of my office for the marriage of Jacob Lincoln and Dorcas Robertson and can find no evidence of such marriages  I further Certify that there is no record of marriages or bonds on file in my office prior to the year 1785.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office at Staunton this 19th day of February 1846 and in the 70th year of the Commonwealth.
Jefferson Kenney, clk
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23 March 1848
[illegible] Jacob Lincoln
[illegible]

The [illegible]
[illegible] J. McDarrell
H.R.
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[illegible] Mch 20/48
Hon. J. McDowell
Enc. letter of Ab. Lincoln
asking return to him of
papers elating to Revy
services of his father.-
Mr 21, [illegible]  Mch 22/48
Pension Office
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H. of Representatives
March 20 1848

Will the Secretary of War do me the favor of having the papers mentioned in the accompanying letter forwarded to me?
His obt. Sevt.
Jn. McDowell
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Lexington Oct 10. 1846

Dear Sir
Some time since I wrote to you stating that your pension claim would be allowed by the county court of Rockingham would center by that the officers whose names are mentioned in the declaration, were actually in service.  I dont recollect what officers were mentioned by
Mr Henry in his last affidavit. but if you
recollect I wish you would get the affidavits
of some old people who know the fact that
such officers served in the Revolution, see old Mr Ralston if he is still alive and let him make another affidavit swearing again as to whether the officers mentioned by him were in service. Surely recollect the name of Ragan Take the affidavits to the Court and upon such testimony I think the court will certify to the fact that the officers mentioned in the declaration were actually in service. at any rate get the court to certify again as to the good character of Ralston & Henry the latter of whom is supposed known to some of the Court he having been at one time a citisen of your county. I will write to Williams the Lawyer to attend to the matter for me in court. I wish you would let your Brother David know
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that I have written to you. If you will have this
matter attended to we can draw the money in a short. If you are not the administrator of your
Mother I wish you would qualify and let the Court give you a certificate of the fact. I enclose you the 1st affidavit of Henry

your Friend
James G Paxton
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Virginia to wit
At a Court held for the County of Rockingham on the 19th day of
October 1846.

on the Motion of Abraham Lincoln, and satisfactory
evidence being produced to the Court; it is ordered to be certified to the
war department, that Colo. [illegible]  [illegible] [illegible] Rogers, Lieutenant Jacob Lincoln and John Peters
Said jurist, and John Peters was [illegible] officers, and [illegible] [illegible] in the Revolutionary War and the court further certify
that David Roatton is known to the court to be a man of Good
character and entitled to full credit
A Copy Tesle

H. J. Gambill [illegible]
I Henry J Gambill Clerk of the Court of the said County do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true Transcript of the order made [illegible]

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal
of my said County this 20th day of
October in the year 1846 and in
the 71st year of the Commonweath 
H. J. Gambill Clerk of Rockingham County
Va
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State of Virginia
Rockingham County

affidavit of David Ralston made
before the subscriber a Justice of the peace for said
County of Rockingham

the affiant having been first
duly sworn according to law deposed as follows
to wit, that he will be eighty five years old on
the twentieth of next October. 
that he is a pensioner
under the laws of the United States on account of
his Revolutionary services. 
that he has resided in
the County of Rockingham during his whole
life, and was well acquainted with Jacob Lincoln
who died many years since in said County and
whose widow survived him some years. 
The affiant
served with said Lincoln during the Revolutionary war
. The company was commanded by Richard
Ragan, and the said Jacob Lincoln served as
Lieutenant during the whole campaign 
the company marched from the County of Rockingham about the County of Rockingham about the first of the month of July in the year seventeen
hundred and eighty one, and joined the American
army on York River in the eastern part of Virginia
and continued in service in that part of the state
until after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at
Yorktown. The regiment to which Lieutenant






Jacob Lincoln belonged was commanded by Col
Dark. The company to which the affiant and the
said Lincoln belonged were discharged after the
surrender of Lord Cornwallis, and marched thence
home where they arrived about the last of the month
of October. the affiant cannot state any thing further
as to the Revolutionary services of said Lincoln
he was however old enough at the time to have served
several times campaigns. The affiant has no personal
knowledge of the marriage of said Lincoln to the
woman who survived him as his widow he however knows
that they lived together as husband and wife before
the said Lincoln served at the siege of York, that
they always had the reputation of having been lawfully married, and the affiant has no doubt of
the fact. The widow of said Lincoln and several
years since leaving several children who are applicants for the arrearages of pension due to her before
her death. The company was draughted to serve for a
tour of three months, and the time was recorded as
commencing after the troops arrived at head quarters on
York river. The time for which they were draughted
had expired ten or twelve days before Cornwallis
surrendered. The company was however detained in
service until after the surrender of the British
when they were discharged
David Rolston
Charles C Spear a Justice of the peace for said
County of Rockingham in the State of Virginia
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Jacob Lincoln belonged was commanded by Col
Dark. The company to which the affiant and the
said Lincoln belonged were discharged after the
surrender of Lord Cornwallis, and marched thence
home where they arrived about the last of the month
of October. the affiant cannot state any thing further
as to the Revolutionary services of said Lincoln
he was however old enough at the time to have served
several times campaigns. The affiant has no personal
knowledge of the marriage of said Lincoln to the
woman who survived him as his widow he however knows
that they lived together as husband and wife before
the said Lincoln served at the siege of York, that
they always had the reputation of having been lawfully married, and the affiant has no doubt of
the fact. The widow of said Lincoln and several
years since leaving several children who are applicants for the arrearages of pension due to her before
her death. The company was draughted to serve for a
tour of three months, and the time was recorded as
commencing after the troops arrived at head quarters on
York river. The time for which they were draughted
had expired ten or twelve days before Cornwallis
surrendered. The company was however detained in
service until after the surrender of the British
when they were discharged
David Rolston
Charles C Spear a Justice of the peace for said
County of Rockingham in the State of Virginia
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certify that David Ralston before named subscribed and swore to the foregoing affidavit that he is a person
of veracity, that on account of advanced age
and bodily infirmity
he cannot attend court for
the purpose of making his affidavit. witness my
hand this 19th June 1845
 
C.C. Spears J P
-
I Henry J Gambill Clerk of the Court of Rockingham court certify that Charles C. Spears is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting
to be his are genuine.

In Testimony whereof I have
affixed my seal of office and
subscribed my name this 2[illegible] day
of April 1846

10
H "J" Gambill Clerk
of the Court of Rockingham County Va
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State of Tennessee
Jefferson County ⎬
On this 16th day of January 16 1846 personally appeared before me Milton H. McSpadden a Justice of the Peace in and for the County  and State aforesaid John Henry a citizen of said  County who being first duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God deposeth as follows to wit. that this affiant is Eighty four years old, and was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War. and draws a Pension of Thirty Dollars dollars per annum, for his services in that War. that he served during the McIntosh campaign and that he perfectly recollects that Jacob Lincoln
of Rockingham County and State of Virginia served throughout that Campaign and held the
Rank of Lieutenant that said Lincoln was in service three months, and the Company to which he belonged was commanded by Captain Abraham Lincoln Colonel Benjamin Harris
and Maj Vanmeter.

John (his X mark) Henry

The above affidavit of John Henry was sworn to and subscribed before me on the day above mentioned, I also certify that the said John Henry is unable from age and bodily infirmity to attend Court in person and that he is a credible and respectable
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Witness whose statements under Oath are [illegible] to the [illegible]
Given under my house this 16th day of January 16 1846
Milton H McSpadden
Justis of the Peace for Jefferson County

[illegible]
Jefferson County
I James Fuller Clark of the County .......
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Oct. 30. 1846
[illegible] case
Dorcas Lincoln, [illegible]

To the Secretary of the War office U.S.
Report this case to W. 
Abraham Lincoln
Harrisonburg, Va
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Decatur Ill.
Sept. 13 '33
Director of Pensions
War Dept, Wash. D.C.
 
only 1 [illegible] as officer

I am writing to you for
the war record of Capt. Jacob Lincoln.
Rev. War.
He was my
great great grandfather. I also
want the war record, (if any) of
David Lincoln, his son, who
was my great grandfather. I
will appreciate very much if you
will look this up for me.
Yours truly
Celia Lincoln
Sawyer
Decatur, Ill
R.R. #3.
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Lake Placid Club
Essex co NY
May 21, 1928
Will you [illegible] add to your former kindness by telling me what is of  [illegible] to military service in 
in the Revolution of Hannah Lincoln of Pennsylvania Abraham Lincoln of Rockingham W. Va. Jacob """""

Rockingham Co. Va.
6
Thank you-
Your Hanks
information
is of great help

William E. [illegible]
PENSION May U. 28 S. 1928 OFFICE
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September 25, 1933
XXX
BA-J/AWF

Celia Lincoln Sawyer
Decatur, R.R. 3
Illinois
Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which
you request the Revolutionary War record of Captain
Jacob Lincoln, and the War of 1812 record of
David Lincoln.
Their records are furnished herewith, as
found in claims for pension based upon the Revolutionary
War service of Jacob Lincoln, and the
War of 1812 service of David Lincoln.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF/eel

February 14, 1929
William E. Barton
Lake Placid Club
Essex County
New York
Sir:
I advise you in the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, R.6347, it is alleged that Jacob Lincoln
served three months as a Lieutenant in the McIntosh campaign in Captain Abraham Lincoln's Company, Colonel Benjamin
Harris' Regiment of the Virginia Troops; and from
July, 1781, served about four months as Lieutenant in
Captain Richard Ragen's Company, Colonel Darke's Virginia
Regiment and was in the Siege of York.
He married in August, 1780, in Augusta County (that
part which was later Rockingham County) Virginia, Dorcas
Robertson.
He died February 20, 1822, in Rockingham County,
Virginia, and she died in same county, January 25, 1840,
aged seventy-six years, ten months and ten days, leaving
the following children: David Lincoln, born June 28, 1781.
Abraham or Abram Lincoln; Mary or Polly, widow of William
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Hinton or Henton; Jacob Lincoln, Abigail, wife of Joseph Coffman, of Rockingham County, Virginia; Dorcas, wife of John Strayer, of Shenandoah County, Virginia, Rebecca, wife
of Mathew Byer of Pendleton County, Virginia.
On February 16, 1846, Abram Lincoln, a resident of
Rockingham County, Virginia, aged about forty-seven years,
applied for pension which might have been due his mother,
Dorcas, in behalf of himself and the above named children.
The claim was not allowed as there was not sufficient
proof of the services of said Jacob Lincoln.
In 1837, the following children were referred to as
being deceased: John; Elizabeth, leaving a son, John
Chresman or Chrisman; Hannah, leaving daughters, Caroline
and Josephine Evans.
This bureau is unable to furnish the history of a
soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or
bounty land has been made on account of his services.
The records fail to show such claims on file on account
of the services of Hanahiah or Abraham Lincoln.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.