Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,781, for Michael Jordan, New Jersey
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3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
CONTENTS
Jordan, Michael
1844
NUMBER
S. 39,781
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Let it known, that on the day of the date hereof, before me, John Goodman, notary public for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, residing in Northern Liberties, in the County of Philadelphia, by lawful authority duly commissioned and affirmed, and by law authorized to administer Oaths and Affirmations, Personally appeared Michael Yorty alias Jordan who being duly affirmed deposes and says that he entered the American  army at Monmouth N.J by the name of Michael Yorty and served as stated in the annexed affidavit  at the same time appeared before me  the subscriber Jacob Miley and George Fritz who being duly sworn depose and say that they have for a number of years  known Michael Yorty as called in German but Jordan in English that he is an honest man and worthy of credit. Jacob Miley George Fritz Michael Jordan
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Mich. Jordan
Prive
-
Philada County, Pa
9 mo in Col. Ogdens
Regt N. Jersey line
30th March, 1818.
not on roll
further evidence
requited
(no roll of Rigdon's regt the office
Adm
Judges gent certificate
on fill
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    Capt Voorhees

District of Pennsylvania Ss  )

   On this thirtieth day of March A.D. 1818, before me Michael Peters, Judge of the District Court of the United States in and for the District of Pennsylvania, personally appeared Michael Jordan, who being duly Affirmed deposes and says that during the war of the revolution he served as a private soldier against the common enemy in the Army on the Continental establishment - that in the year 1778 at Monmouth in the State of New Jersey, he enlisted in a Regiment of the New Jersey Line commanded by Colonel Ogden, then in the service of the United States, and continued therein until the expiration of the tour of his enlistment which was for nine months.  that afterwards he moved against the Indians for Seven months - that by reason of his reduced circumstances he is in need of assistance from his country for support - that he is a resident Citizen of the United States - that he never has received or been allowed any Pension by the Laws of the United States - and that the discharge which he received on the expiration of his enlistment has, through length of time, been lost or destroyed and is not, to his knowledge, now in existence
    Michael Jordan

[word lined through and initialed by (RP)]
Affirmed & Subscribed this  )
30th day of March1818        )
before me                             )
     Richard Peters
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O. W. and N. Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.
189.
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of
Michael Jordon
a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will
please and below the desired information as contained in his application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT.
1778
LENGTH
OF SERVICE.
No.
RANK.
pi
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Voorhees
COLONEL.
Ogden
STATE.
N.
Battles engaged in,
none mentioned
---
Residence of soldier at enlistment, on at Monmouth
Date of application for pension,
Mar 30 1818
Residence at date of application, Philadelphia Co Pa
Age at date of application, 61 years
Remarks.
years
Very respectfully,
John W Jordan
Bob Lourst St
be
Philadelphia
Hon Chas O'Neill
H. R.
Commissioner.
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Michael Jordon

10198
Continue

Sept 1819
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 District of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County
On the fifth day of June one thousand eight
hundred and twenty, personally appeared in the Court
of Common Pleas for the City and County aforesaid
the said Court being a Court of record having
a prototary, a Seal, and exercising common law
jurisdiction & Michael Jordan aged Sixty three
years, residing in the Northern liberties and County
aforesaid, who being first duly affirmed in open
Court according to law on his solemn affirmation
declares that he served in the Revolutionary War
as follows, Viz: in the first Jersey Regiment
and company commanded by Capt Voorhees
in the New Jersey line-
Date of original declaration 30th March 1818
number of pension certificate 10. 198
---
and I the said Michael Jordan
do further solemnly affirm 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 intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself with
in 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 the 18th of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any
person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to
me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto
annexed, and by me subscribed.
Affirmed to and declared in
Open
Court
on the fifth
(signed) Michael Jordan
---
day of June 1820
before
by Lot
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SCHEDULE OF THE PROPERTY OF M.
Gordon
I live in a room which I rent from my son 
in law, and have no property excepting a dozen
chairs, and some few cooking utensils not worth
in all five dollars, I am by occupation a
Taylor but can not work in consequence of my
having in a great measure lost my eye sight
I have no children excepting a daughter
with whom I live, and she is not able to support
me, and I am in such indigent circumstances
us to be unable to support myself without the
assistance of my
Country

(Signed) Michael Jordon

Philadelphia County
Joseph P. Norbury Prothonotary of the Court of
Cam
Clerk of
in Pleas for the City & County of Philadelphia
do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit and the schedule
thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further
certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value
of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule
, is five dols and
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the
said court, on this tenth day June
1820
J. B. Norbury
Protey
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A. S. House Reps
Jany 5, 1893
my dear Genl Raum
And you have
Schwade in the
matter refered to herein
when and Miss
we by sitin to
me the desired
transcript & return
be this letter, the
winter of the letter
S
is a most
pennincut literary
me, I am anxious
to have him migh
When Genl Race are yours truly
of
Chas Mill
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THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
F. D. STONE,
Librarian.
1800 Locust Street,
Philadelphia, Decler. 30 1892
Hon Charles O'Neill
Washington D.C.
My dear
Will you be
kind enough to request the
Pension offer to send me a
transcript of the pension of
Michael Jordan, a soldier
of the Revolution from New Jersey
This man was the brother of my
great give father (also a soldier),
and I am desirous of having a copy
of his statement about himself
and his services for genealogical
.
purposes only. all I know is that
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he was towards the end of the
war in the Invalid Corps and
removed
Pennsylvania, after the
peace
with complements
of the
Season,
Faithfully his
John G Jordan
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Revy
39781
INVALID.
File No. 39,181
Michael Jordan
Pri rev war
Act: 18th March 182
Index: - Vol. 3
, Page 260
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1893, Mar. 10.
Hist. to John W. Lord
Phila
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Notifactionsent
to to
Galage Esq
June 15 1826
at Philadelphia

10, 198
Pennsylvania-
Michael Jordan,
of Phila Co in the State of Penn who
was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Ogden, of the N. Jersey
line, for the term of nine months,
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
the rate of 8
Dollars per month, to
the 30 of March, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st of May 19
and sent to David Caldwell
Clk. dist. Court U.S. Phila 
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819.  89.55
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4. Sept.  48
11. 3. 1819 $137.55
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}