Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7877, for William Jackson, Virginia
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Va.
Jackson, William
[Jackson], Nicey
W. 7877
A free man of color
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19560
Virginia
William Jackson
of Bedford Coy in the State of Virginia
who was a Private in the company commanded 
by Captain Johnston of the regiment commanded
by Colonel Posey in the Virginia
line, for the term of three years
from 1780 to 1783

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 17 of December 1825

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th of Jany 1826
and sent to William Cook Esqr
Liberty Virginia

portion of
semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1826 $ 20.90
                                                        $ 20.90
1st
Revolutionary claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.

[illegible]

Dead
Letter to R. H. Gray, 23 April 1839.
do to same person & 3d Auditor 12 June 1839
Paid at the Treasury under
the Act of the 6th April 1838
from 4 March 1830 to the 10
April 1830 the day of his death - Agt notified 18 June
1839
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Virginia 2377
Nicey Jackson
widow of William Jackson
who was a Private
in the Virginia line
2 years

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate pf Eighty Dollars - 
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843

Certificate of pension issued the
twenty third day of October 1843
and sent to R. H. Gray 
Lynchburg Virgina

[Act of March 1843]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 149

[Refunded]

Date of death
not [illegible]
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William Jackson's
Declaration
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Virginia Bedford County to witt
This day William Jackson a free man of colour aged about sixty five or sixty six appeared in the Court of the County aforesaid at their October term 1825 the same being a Court of record and made oath that he enlisted as a regular Soldier in the Revolutionary War in the month of April or May in the year 1780 or 1781 at Amherst Court house Virginia under Colo. Hugh Rose, that he enlisted for during the war and served near three years and until the close of the War. That he was attached to the first Va. regiment om Continental establishment, under Colo. Posey and under Colo. Feebecker and under Genl. Augt. Muhlenburg - that he was in no particular battles but was in the army as a private soldier during his enlistment, and was in the army at Charleston at Cumberland old Court house in Va - and from thence marched to Winchester in Va - and was there honourably discharged after the close of the War. That Charles Claymore Deceased late of Bedford County in Va had his discharge and carried it to Richmond in Va some time after the close of the war to draw his pay and never returned it. That he was a Waiter for a few weeks during his enlistment for Capt. Johnston and Lieut. Wm Trabus and to Adjut. Wm Eskridge. That he was on the 18 March 1818 a resident citizen of Bedford County Va and has been a resident citizen of said County ever since the revolutionary War. That he has not since the passage of the Act of Congress of 18 March 1818 or of 1st May 1820 providing for the Officers & soldiers of the Revolutionary War, sold, aliened, given away or otherwise disposed of in any manner any property, debts, or securityships or control in order to bring himself within the provisions of
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either of the said acts of Congress. That he hereby relinquishes all claim to any pension except those provided by the acts of Congress aforesaid. That he made his first declaration in the Court of the County under the acts aforesaid for the purpose of becoming a pensioner in the month of November 1822 to the best of his recollection which was shortly after he first heard of the act of Congress allowing pensions to soldiers of the Revolutionary War - that since that time he has depended on Wm Cook of Liberty Bedford County Va to attend to his claim for him - That I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. That he has a wife a woman of colour living with him aged about aged about seventy four or five years and a neice of his said wife aged about thirty years who has four small children. That he is now and has been for many years afflicted so as to disable him in a great degree from bodily labour, he believes from an attempt made years ago to poison him by a blackman; that Doctr George Cabell late of Lynchburg who attended him as a physician for a length of time was of that opinion. That such are his reduced circumstances in life that he needs the assistance of his Country for support.
That he has one horse worth           $ 20.00
Sixteen hogs, including all kinds sows pigs, shoats & others worth perhaps  30.00
Two plows, two axes, two hoes a coulter worth perhaps  8.00
Two ovens, two pots, one skillet  5.00
six common chairs, one common table  4.00
Two water tubs and two pales  1.00
A small crop corn, not yet gathered perhaps 15 barrels  25.00
some tobacco which I hired the cultivation of and [illegible] [illegible] for same after paging may be worth 30.00
Wm Jackson his mark
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The Court doth appraise the estate of said applicant to one hundred and thirty dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this seventeenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and twenty five, and the 50th year of the commonwealth
Jas Steptoe Cl [illegible]
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5243
Nicey Jackson's
Declaration

Wid of William
Va
Ad July 7 1838
Married 1784
died 1830
allow $ 80 per an

R H Gray
Lynchburg
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State of Virginia
Bedford county to witt,

On this 27 day of February 1839 personally appeared me Hiram Cheatwood a Justice of the peace in and for said county, Nicy Jackson a free woman of colour, a resident of said county, Aged 77 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision, made by the act of Congress passed July the 7th 1838, Entitled, An act granting half pay and pension to certain widows.
That she is the widow of Will Jackson ( of said county) a free person of colour - who was a private soldier int e Revolutionary war - and of the state line, or continental line of service - and who was a pensioner under the law of congress of 1818 - at the rate of 8 dollars per month - and whose pension commenced the 17th day of december 1825 - but of his her said husbands services she is unable to speak correctly - nor is it necessary so to do, as there is sufficient record and documentary evidence, in the commissioners office for the war-department - and upon which her husband received his certificate of pension - and to which the commissioner is referred, to ascertain what is due her the said Nicy Jackson - And she the said Nicy Jackson, further declares, that she was legally married to the said Will Jackson (by Parson Clay of the established church) in the year 1783 or 1784 and in the summer time of the year - for she thinks it was the year after her husband came out of service - and he enlisted to serve to the end of the war - And further she says that her husband the aforesaid Will Jackson, died on the 10 day of April 1830 - and that she the said Nicy Jackson has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband as aforesaid - That she was not married to him prior to his leving the service, but that the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794 - as will more fully appear by the proof annexed
Nicy Jackson her mark
witness as to Nicy Jacksons mark
Harriet Cheatwood
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State of Virginia
Bedford county to witt,
I Hiram Cheatwood a Justice of the peace in and for said county, do hereby certify that Nicy Jackson a free woman of colour who has this day sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration (by her mark) before me - is by reputation the identical widow of Will Jackson decd of said county - also a free person of colour - who was a u. states pensioner under a law of the u. states, of the 18th March 1818 - and whose pension commenced (as will appear by the certificate) the 17th of december 1825 - that she has remained a widow ever since the death of the said Will Jackson her husband (which was about the 10th day of April 1830) to the present time - I also certify that Nicy jackson aforesaid, is too old and infirm to attend court so great a distance (20 miles)
Given under my hand this 27 day of February 1839 - 
Hiram Cheatwood J. P.
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Virginia
At a Court of Quarterly Sessions continued and held for the County of Bedford at the Court House thereof on the 26th day of March 1839
The foregoing declaration of Nicey Jackson together with the affidavits of Saml. Poindexter & Mrs Nancy [Hoskins] and the certificates of Robert C Steptoe, Balda McDaniel and Hiram Cheatwood were this produced in open court and the same having been examined it is ordered to be certified to the War Office of the United States that the said Robert C Steptoe, Balda McDaniel and Hiram Cheatwood are justices of the peace for this county duly commissioned and qualified and their [illegible] signatures to the certificates aforesaid are genuine and true and all of the proceedings aforesaid had before said
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Justices in the County are hereby approve, ratified and confirmed. And the court doth certify that it appears to their satisfaction that the said Nicey Jackson (whose maiden name was Nicey Hill) is the widow of William Jackson (sometimes called Will Jackson) late of this County - who died on the 10th day of April 1830 and who in his life time was a Soldier in the revolutionary War and a Pensioner of the United States Government : that the said William Jackson and Nicey his present widow were lawfully married in this County in the summer of 1783 or 1784 by the Rev. Charles Clay of the Episcopal Church who died in this County some 15 or 20 years ago. And the Court doth further certify that the said Saml. Poindexter and Nancy Hankins are among the most respectable residents of this County and their oaths entitled to full faith and credit : they further certify that the said Nicey Jackson for a free woman of color maintains a high character and her oath is entitled to full faith and credit : from bodily infirmity she is unable to attend this court in proper person. The Court doth further certify that no register of  marriages of free persons of color has ever been kept in the office of this Court and that there is no documentary evidence of the marriage aforesaid on record in said office.
In testimony whereof I Robert C Mitchell clerk of the court aforesaid have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at the Court House this 26th day of March 1839 in the 63rd year of the Commonwealth
R. C. Mitchell CBC
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In this case, we will have to abide by the proof of service, furnished by Will. or William Jackson himself, and which will be found by reference to the papers submitted in his case - and on which he recd his pension, under the law of March 18, 1818 - Will Jackson was a regular soldier and served to the end of the war - for which he recd his lands but which fact I overlooked to put in the declaration of the widow - direct the certificate to me 
R. U. Gray
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NB. There being several persons on the army register by the name of Wm Jackson - the Register of the land office in Richd did not send the Governors certificate for the right person - if the proof of service is not satisfactory I will procure the correct certificate and forward it.
R. U. Gray
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office
June 14th, 1839

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Widow of William Jackson, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars per month under the law of the 18th March 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1830, to the 10th April, 1830, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Virginia 3625

Nicey Jackson
widow of William Jackson, decd
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818
and who died on the 1830
of Bedford Co in the State of Va
who was a private in the co commanded
by Captain Johnson of the regt commanded
by Col. Posey in the Virga.
line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Richmond
at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of July
1839 & sent to R. H. Gray
Lynchburg, Va

Arrears to the 4th of March 1839  $240.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep '39  40.00
$280.00
{Act July 7, 1838}
Recorded by DM Cindy, Clerk
Book A Vol. 2 Page 179
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Lynchburg April 19 1839

Sir, I have taken the liberty, to name you as the Attorney (with her consent) of Nicey Jackson the widow of William Jackson decd. a free person of colour - she is entitled to the balance due her husband for Revolutionary Services - I have prepared a form of oath for the attorney to take annexed to the pension vouchers - the blanks you will please supply, or fill up, according to the custom of the District laws in such cases - The money if when drawn, amounts to $10. Send it by mail to my care, or Balda McDaniel Esq. and directed to Nicey Jackson Lynchg. - if the sum is 
fractional, please send it by a private conveyance you will receive the necessary instructions at the pension office, as to the forms that are to be pursued - 
Ro. U Gray
for
Nicy Jackson

NB. Please inform me if the names of Jon., and george Walton are offices Land Bounty Roll
Ro. U. Gray
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[sideways, on left] [illegible] Apt. 23
Norway [/sideways, on left]

William Gordon Esq
Register, Land Bounty Office
City of Washington
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must make out the [illegible]
when he enlisted [illegible]
to what Regiment he belonged
how long he served
that he [illegible]
and [illegible]
The above supported by one or two
credible witnesses


E. Clays
certificate
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Bedford County, Virginia, November 9, 1819.
This is to certify That some time in August or September 1783, William Jackson a free man of color, and a soldier in the Revolutionary war, came to my house, & shewed his discharge, with a certificate of the ballance of wages due him, which certificate I carried to Richmond, and drew the ballance due him as a soldier and left I suppose with the auditor
C Clay
Test
Hector Harris
Cyrus  B Clay
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[page has vertical, horizontal as well and upside down notes, all on the left side of the page.]

[vertical note]
                                                 Free
Honl'. James Barbour
Secty of War
       Washington
[in front of the word "Washington" is an illegible word]


[round stamp is illegible]  

[horizontal note]
                                          18.669
Wm Jackson
Bedford Cy
         Va
Paid Dec 23, 1825

Adm
Wm Cook  Esq

[bottom of page, written upside down]
rec'd  Dec. 23.  1825.
    Liberty, Va
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Dr Jim
              I herewith enclose Wm Jackson's amended Declaration [illegible, appears to be Wm Cook's initials]  please enclose his pension certificate to me if i can properly issue & [illegible]
            V Ob't serv  [appears to be Wm Cook's initials]  [Signature] Wm Cook

Hon bl' J. Barbour
    Sec' War
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State of Virginia
Bedford county to witt,
On this 13th day of March 1839 personally appeared before me Balda McDaniel a Justice of the peace in and for said county, Mrs. Nancy Hawkins a respectable resident of said county, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, say - That she is 63 years old, that she has known Will Jackson and Nicy Jackson, (who was Nicy Hill) free persons of colour, ever since she was a small girl - and that she thinks she recollects about the time they the said Will Jackson, and his present widow Nicy Jackson was married, and that she the said Nancy Hawkins thinks that she could not have been more than 8 or 10 years old at the time they were married - and that marriage the ceremony she thinks was performed by Parson Clay of the established church at that time - that she was going to school close by (at the time) the place they were married at - and she thinks they must have been married at least 54 or 55 years ago- or about the year 1783 or 1784 - That the said Will Jackson and his present widow was much respected as coloured people - that they continued to live together as man and wife untill the death of said Will Jackson, which she believes was about the 10th day of April 1830 - that the said Nicy Jackson has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband as aforesaid to the present time - and that she is the identical person who is now claiming a pension from the Genl Government as the widow of said Will Jackson decd
Nancy Hawkins

Sworn to and subscribed before me, the day and year as above written
Balda McDaniel J.P.
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State of Virginia
Bedford county to witt,
On this 26th day of February 1839 personally appeared before me R C Steptoe a Justice of the peace in and for said county Mr. Samuel Poindexter a respectable resident of said county who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath say - That he is 71 years old - that he has been acquainted Will, or William Jackson and Nicy Jackson his present widow (whose maiden name was Nicy Hill) free persons of colour; ever since he the said Saml. Poindexter was a boy - that he recollects perfectly well, that at the time he the said Poindexter was first married - (which was in June 1789) that the said Will Jackson and his present widow Nicy Jackson was then living together as man and wife - and legally married no doubt at least so considered by every person who knew them - that they continued to live together as man and wife untill the time of said Jacksons death that they the said Jackson, and his present widow was raised in said county, and was married in said county, and continued to live in said county untill his death - and that his present widow still resides in said county to the best of his knowledge and belief
Samuel Poindexter

sworn to, and subscribed before me, the day and year as above written
R C Steptoe J.P.

I R C Steptoe do hereby certify that I have examined the family register of Saml. Poindexter above - and find from said register that the said Saml. Poindexter was married to his first wife in June 1789 as above stated - Given under my hand this 26th day of February 1839
R C Steptoe J.P.
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2427

Nicey Jackson

$ 80  per ann

2777
149

R. U. Gray
Lynchburgh Va
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State of Virginia
Bedford County S. S.
On this 9th day of June 1843, before me Balda McDaniel a Justice of the peace in and for said county personally appeared Mrs. Nicy Jackson, a resident of said county - Aged 81 years - who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3rd of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons, who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of William Jackson decd of said county, who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary war, and a U.S. pensioner from said county at the time of his death at the rate of $96 per Annum - Act 1818 he being of the regular Va line. and that the annual amount of pension which she received from the Genl. Govt., under the act of July 7, 1838, was $80 pr. Annum, from the 4th day of march 1836, to the 4th day of march 1841. And she further declares, that she is still a widow.
Nicy Jackson her mark
Vd "Act 1818" interlined before signed Balda McDaniel J.P.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
Before me Balda McDaniel J.P.
In presence of
Eliza S McDaniel, Samuel McDaniel, and R U Gray
State of Virginia Bedford County
On this 9th day of June 1843, I Balda McDaniel a Justice of the peace, in and for said county, do hereby certify that Mrs Nicy Jackson, who has this day sworn to, and subscribed the foregoing declaration before me, is the widow of William Jackson decd of said county - who was a U.S. pensioner from said county, at the time of his death, at the rate of 96$ per Annum, under the Act of 1818 and that he died about the 10th day of April 1830 leaving his present widow, the above named Nicy Jackson - and who I know, to be the same person
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who recd a pension from the Genl. Govt. as the widow of the above named Wm Jackson - at the rate of $80 per Annum - from the 4th day of March 1836, to the 4th day of March 1841; that she is still a live and a widow, and is too infirm to attend court. Given under my hand this 9th day of June 1843.
Balda McDaniel J.P.
The words "before me" erased before signed
Balda McDaniel J.P.
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State of Virginia; Bedford County Ses.
At a Court held for Bedford County at the court house the 27 day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty three. The Declaration of Mrs. Nicy Jackson was read in court claiming a pension under the act of Congress of March 3rd 1843 together with the certificate of Balda McDaniel Esqr. and the court being satisfied that the same is genuine, do order it to be certified to the War Department, that Mrs. Nicy Jackson named in the foregoing declaration, is the widow of William Jackson deceased of said County who was a U.S. pensioner from said County, under the act of March 18. 1818, at $96 per annum, and who died on or about the year 18[blank] leaving his present widow, Nicy Jackson above named, and who is the identical person who received a pension from the General Government under the act of July 7th 1838 as  the widow of the said William Jackson deceased, for five years, at the rate of $80 per annum from the 4th of March 1836 to the 4th of March 1841, and that she is still alive and a widow; and that Balda McDaniel is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned & qualified according to law, and that the signatures [illegible] to the law are required.
                          In testimony whereof I have 
                          hereto set my hand and 
                          affixed the seal of said County 
                          this 29th day of June one 
                          thousand eight hundred and 
                          forty three
                     [Signature]  R.C. Mitchell  C.B.C.

Attestation in date of Court at head of the page made by me
         [Signature] R.C. Mitchell Clk


                       [Signature]R. U Gray   Lynch
                                         Agent
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This is to Certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line, during the Revolutionary War. as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate issued on the 7th day of April 1783, in the name of William Jackson as a Soldier of Infantry for £ 44.0.0, which Certificate appears to have been delivered to Genl. Morgan and was given for services prior to 1st January, 1782.

p. 175 {No Seal of Office.} 
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this 27th day of February 1839.
[illegible] E Heath Auditor
Several of this name on the Registers
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Nelson County to wit
This day Edward Masters personally appeared before me Wm B Jacobs a Justice of the Peace for the aforesaid County and made oath that Wm Jackson a free man of color, served in the revolutionary war with me for several months & was approved of a soldier. Given under my hand this 24th Nov 1819
Wm B Jacobs
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William Jackson Va. act 1818 when paid ? d. 1830
H H S

Wm Jackson died Ap. 10, 1830 Pd
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Nelson County to wit
This day Colo. Patrick Rose made oath to the within certificate. Given under my hand this 24th Novr. 1819
Wm B Jacobs

Colo. Rose's certificate
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1819 Octr 24
I do hereby certify that the bearer here of Wm Jackson a black man enlisted in the Revolutionary War some time in the year 1780 or 81 and that when he was dischargd on his return after the War he was taken with the Small Pox in this Neighbourhood and I attended him till he got well which as well as I remember was some time in the year 1783.
Patrick Rose
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Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 7877
Nicey Jackson
Wid.
Wm Jackson
Pvt. Va. line

Act Mch. [3d of 43]
Index: Vol. A, Page 371

(Arrangement of 1870.)