Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6,949, for Jesse Martin, North Carolina
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N.6. Martin, Jesse R6949
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Jesse Martin 
application
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State of North Carolina
At a court of Pleas & Quarter sessions, held for the County of Gates it being a court of record present the worshipful Justices. On this 15th day of August 1825 personally appeared in open court Jesse Martin a resident citizen in said County aged Sixty nine years of age who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 & 1st may 1820. That he the said Jesse Martin enlisted for the Term of nine months on the - day - in in the year of 1780, in the State of No. Carolina in the company commanded by Captain Arthur Gatling in the Regiment commanded by Col. Armstrong in the line of the State of North Carolina on the North Carolina Continental establishment: that he continued to serve in the said corps until the latter part of the year 1781 when he was discharged from the service at Stone in the State of South Carolina: that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension except the present: that his name is not on the Roll of any State except the said State of North Carolina & that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension that he knew nothing about the mode of obtaining a pension & being very poor had no money to employ any person until informed by H Gilliam Esqr. who has assisted me in having my application filled up. And in persuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820. 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 [illegible] thereby so to diminished as to 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 18th 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 hereunto annexed & by me subscribed.
A scedule of all the Estate of Jesse Martin (viz) 
his waring apparel some few articles of farming tools of little value that he follows the occupation of a Farmer, but very infirm that he has no family but his wife Sarah Martin aged sixty years old nor had he on the 18th of March 1818 or since that time any property but what is contained in the schedule.
Sworn to on the 15th day of August in open Court & subscribed before me.} 
Jesse (X his mark) Martin
J Summer Clk
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I, Jethro Summer Clerk of the County Court of Pleas & Quarter sessions for the County of Gates. do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Jesse Martin did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common Enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement on the continental establishment, I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule hereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of the said Court that the total amount of the value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule does not exceed five dollars.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court at Gates Court House on 15th August in the year of our Lord 1825 & 50th year of our Independence.
J Summer Clk
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P. Office 19390
Jesse Martin
North Carolina

clk. Gates Co. at Gates C. H.
Hon: A. M. Gatlin [crossed out]
H. Re? [crossed out]

Jesse Martin
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Jesse Martin

Hon. A. M. Gatlin 
H. R.
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State of North Carolina Gates County}
August County Court of Pleas & Quarter sessions

Jesse Martin on the 16th day of August 1824. Personally appeared in Open Court being a court of record for the County aforesaid, resident of said County aged sixty eight years, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and 1st of May 1820, that he the said Jesse Martin inlisted for the term of nine months on the State of North Carolina in the Company Commanded by Captain Arthur Gatling in the Regiment by Col. Armstrong in the line of the State of North Carolina in the Carolina establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps ten months which closed the said Revolutionary Service and was discharged from the said Service in the Continental line of the state of North Carolina.

That I was in the Battles of Stone in South Carolina and in provisions of the Act of the 1st May 1820. 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 wise disposed of any property or in any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an Act of Congress Entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval Services of the United States in the Revolutionary War passd on the 18th 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 hereunto annexed and by me subscribed.

Jesse (X His mark) Martin
Sworn in open Court
J Summer Clk
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A Schedule of all the goods chattles rights and Credits belonging to Jesse Martin. I have nothing saving my waring apparel and some few farming tools and lives upon land not my own.
Sworn to in open Court.
Jesse (X his mark) Martin

J Summer Clk.

Further said Jesse Martin says that he has no family except his wife who is a very old infirm woman.

State of North Carolina Gates County}
At a Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions held for the County of Gates, at the Court House in Gates, on the third Monday in August 1824.

Personally appeared before the Court Matthias Morgan and maketh Oath that he was in the Revolutionary service with Jesse Martin under the Command of Col John Armstrong in the North Carolina line that he served in the Battles of Stone in South Carolina with said Martin.

Sworn to in open Court.
Matthias (X his mark) Morgan

J Summer clk
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State of North Carolina

I Jethro Summer Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions, for the County of Gates in the State aforesaid, do hereby Certify that the foregoing are true copies.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office the 13th day of September Anno Dem. 1824.

J Summer Clk.
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State of North Carolina Secretary's Office 9th Feby 1825.
I William Hill Secretary of State in & for the State aforesaid, do Certify that it appears from the muster rolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war that Jesse Martin a private Soldier in capt. Hadley's Company of the 10th Regiment, was mustered on the 10th day of August 1782, for the term of 18 months, that nothing more is said of him on said Rolls.
Given under my hand at Office in Raleigh on the day above written.
Wm. Hill
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Jesse Martin
Certificate of Service
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6949
P. O 
Jesse Martin

Enlisted: REJECTED
Discharged:
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?? letter
April 18. 1825
to Clerk of gates County
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[torn document] House N. c. 19th Aug. 1825

[torn document] th in cl[torn document] the application [torn document] Martin by his request he is anxious to hear his fate

yours with due respect
H Gilliam
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19.390
Jesse Martin, 
Gates Co. N. C.

H. Gilliam, Gates C. H. N. C.

Recd 24 Aug . 1825.
6949

Rejected - see letter 27 Aug: 1825

Gates C House 18th Aug 1825

To the Secretary of War
Washington City
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Jesse Martin
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State of No. Carolina Gates County

At a Superior Court of Law & Equity began & held for the County of Gates at the Court house in Gates [illegible]. John R Donnol Esq. one of the Judges of the said County. this 5th day of April in the year 1825. personally appeared in open Court Jesse Martin resident in said County aged sixty eight years. who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 & the 1st of May 1820 that he the said Jesse Martin enlisted for the Term of nine months in the state of North Carolina on the N. Carolina Continental establishment in the Company Commanded by Captain Arthur Gatlin in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Armstrong that he continued to serve in the said corps for Ten months. when he was discharged from the service at Stone in the state of South Carolina that he hereby relinquishes every Claim whatever to a pension except the present that his name is not on the roll of any state except No. Carolina
& that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension that he was poor and entitled and did not know how to Obtain it untill informed by H. Gilliam Esq. to make this application.

And in pursuance of the act of the 11th May 1820
I do solemnly sware that I was a resident
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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 intent thereby so 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 March 1818 & 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 that [illegible] schedule of all the Estate of Jesse Martin [illegible] a few farming tools & his waring apparel that he has no other property and had not on the 18th March 1818.

Sworn to in Open Court.
Jesse (X his mark) Martin
H. Gilliam Clk

I Henry Gilliam Clk of the said Sup. Court of Law for the County of Gates do Hereby Certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court. that the said Jesse Martin did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the proceeding declaration against the common enemy for the term of Ten months under one engagement on the Continental establishment. I do also Certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed are truly Copied from the records of the said court.
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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 aforesaid schedule does not exceed Ten Dollars.

In Testimony whereof I have Hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 8th day of April in the year of our Lord 1825


H. Gilliam Clk