Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,534, Jacob Fifer, Continental (Md.) N.C. Va.

Page 1

(7-1776)

SERVICE
Continental (Md.)
N.C.
Va

Fifer, Jacob
Katharine

NUMBER
R. 3,534

CONTENTS
Born in Ga.

Page 2

19229
Kentucky
Jacob Fifer
of Nicholas Co in the State of Kent
who was a pr in the co commanded
by Captain Carter of the regt commanded
by CoC Stickner in the Md
line for 9 mos

Inscribed on the Roll of Kent
at the rate of 30 Dollars ~ Cents for annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.


Certificate of Pension ifsued the 17 day of August
1833 and N D Coleman, Maysville

Arrears to the 4th of March 60.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 15.00
$75~
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Daniel Boyd   Clerk
Book E Vol. 7 Page 9

Page 3

Geburts Tage
An Marie gebohren anno 1783 den 8 Dezember
Susane und Farn gebohren anno 1786 den 14 Dezember
Christina [crossed out] gebohren Anno 1789 den 24 September
Elisabeth gebohren Anno 1792 den 26 Februar
Barbra gebohren Anno 1793 den 22 Maÿ
Frenn gebohren anno 1794, den 10. August
Margreta gebohren anno 1795, den 19 Februar
Gertraut gebohren anno 1797 den 4 November
Katarina gebohren anno 1799 den Junni 21
-------------------------------------------
An Marie ist alt 37 Jahre
Susane und Farn sind alt 36 Jahre
Christina ist alt 33 Jahre
Elisabeth ist alt 31 Jahre
Barbra ist alt 30 Jahre
Frenn ist alt 29 Jahre
Margreta ist alt 28 Jahre
Gertraut ist alt 25 Jahre
[written at an angle] Katarina ist alt 24 Jahre

Page 4

Jacob Pfeiffer gebohren im Jahre 1801 
den 12 April
Machtalenna gebohren anno 1808 
den 15 März
Joseph Pfeiffer gebohren 1805
den 2 Junnÿ

Page 5

Jacob Fifer
Kentucky
No 11827
from - [illegible]
$30
first servivor not allowed.
11.12.14
[light image written behind the above starting where $30 falls on the page: Col H Schagger Rode
not on Roll
allow for q months]

WD Coleman
Maysville
Kent

Page 6

BRIEF in the case of Jacob Fifer
of Nicholas County in the State of Kentucky
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 78 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[table headers: Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and f=Field Officers under whom he served.
Years, Months, Days. As A Gen.]
March In 1776 Enlisted | 1 " " | Private | Col Hoosuaken Reginal
[illegible] | - 3 " | Substitute for Armstey} | Capt Carter
" - - } [illegible] | - 3 - | Substitute | Ecne Mulenburg
" " " | - 3 " | Private | Capt Whinton Cap McDowell Capt Wilson
| 1 9 - |
5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Maryland
7. Is his statement supported by living  witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by 
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
C Sittle Examining Clerk.

Page 7

Ms Catherine Hill
Daughter of
Jacob & Catherine Fifer
Power of Attorney
"Revolutionary"
[underlined four times]

Page 8

Nicholas County Kentucky Scs

My Catherine Hill of said County being sworn says she is one of the children of Jacob and Catherine Fifer deceased. The said Jacob fifer was in his lifetime a Revolutionary Pensionee of the United States on the Kentucky Agency and the said Catherine married him and remarried his widow and never married again after his death and in her lifetime applied for a pension as his widow and to the proof failed in her applications this declaimant now referes. 

With ref my hand in Nicholas county Kentucky this day of April 1854

John W. Moffett, Nicholas County Kentucky
Thomas Moffett, Nicholas County Kentucky
Catherine Hill (her mark)

Sworn and subscribed before me a justice of the peace in and for Nicholas County Kentucky on this 6th day of April 1854 and I certify that I am fully satisfied of her identity as she represents herself in her declaration.
Isaac N Webb

Page 9

Know all men by these presents that I Catherine Hill of Nicholas County Kentucky are of the children of Jacob and Catherine Fifer as set forth in my foregoing declaration do hereby (with full power of substitution) appoint C.H. Barkley of Louisville Kentucky my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to do all lawful acts and deeds to enable him to investigate all matters connected with my interests as one of the children of said Jacob and Catherine, growing out of the Revolutionary services of said Jacob Fifer and I hereby ratify all his lawful acts and deed in this behalf. 
Withrep my hand and seal  in Nicholas county Kentucky on this day of April 1854.
Withrepes
John F Moffett Nicholas County
Thomas Moffett Nicholas County
Catherine Hill (her mark)

Nicholas County Kentucky Sct
Be it known that on this 6th day of April 1854 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for said County personally appeaced this Catherine Hill the subscribes to the forgoing Power of Attorney and

Page 10

acknowledged the singing sealing and delivery the same to be her own voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes set forth therein.
Here Testimony of which I do hereto subscribe my name.
Isaac N. Webb J.P.

Nicholas County Kentucky Scs
 J G Parks clerk of the County Court for said County do certify that Isaac N. Webb Esquire whose genuine signature appears to the forgoing certificates was at the date of signing the same an acting justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified.
Given under my
hand and seal of
Office on this 22nd
day of May 1854
J.G.Parks County Clerk

Page 11

Jacob Fifer
Declaration
24th. Sept. 1832. Sworn &
Subscribed by each of the
written parties.

Page 12

State of Kentucky -
Nicholas County SS.
On this the 24th Sept 1832 personally appeared in 
open Court, before the Court now sitting Jacob Fifer
a resident of said County of Nicholas & State of Kentucky
aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to attain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832 - That he entered the ser=
=vice of the United States as an enlisted soldier under
Capt William  Hiser in Col Hoosindken's Regiment
of Maryland troops  - he thinks in March 1776 [crossed out word-illegible]
term of [illegible] months & served out his time that
Col Wm Tucker was his Lt Colonel.
That after serving this first term as a regular
soldier he again entered the service of the U States
as a substitute mititeman in the year he does not recall
[illegible] and served a term of three months under
Capt - Carter and he marched with the Company
to Whuling to guard & protect the settlements of 
the white population. When he performed this
tour of service he ended near Sheppardstown
in Virginia - that he served this tour as a substi=
=tute for one - Hensley who was drafted
That he recd a discharge from his Capt at Pits=
=burg & that it has been long since lost.
That afterwards the year not recollected, he again
entered the service of the U.States as a substitute
for a man who was drafted but his name he 
cannot recollect, and served a tour of three months at Norfolk Virginia - that he served
this tour in Capt Johnsons Company under Genl
Michlenburg, that this expedition was against

Page 13

Arnold, who was fortified there. That after serving
this tour he rec'd a discharge which is lost.
That afterward & near the close of the revolution
he again entered the service of the United States
drafted militiaman under Cap James Wilson
in Col McDowells Regiment of North Carolina
Militia that he does not recollect the year but
he had removed from Virginia & was living in
Lincoln County N. Carolina where he was drafted
that he served the tour of three months under
Capt Wilson against the Indians.
The Said Fifer further states that he saw Genl
Washington at Philadelphia, when he was a regular
soldier [illegible words] also at Fort Washington &
at Fort Lee on North river - that he does not
recollect to be able to mention the names of others 
besides those officers under whom he served &
whose names have been mentioned ^ & that he marched this N. Jersey & Pennsylvania in his first tour of 12 months^. He states
that he was born in Lancaster County Pennsyl
vania - that he had no record of his age 
but believes he is seventy eight years old - that 
he resided in the different states as above related
during the revolution - that he resided in North
Carolina after the revolution until about twenty
years ago, when he removed to Kentucky & 
settled in Washington County that he has resided
in Several Counties in  Kentucky since and now
resides in the County of Nicholas, where he has
lived for the last thirteen years.

Page 14

Then Jacob Fifer states that he knows of no person
whom he can produce, whose testimony he can get
and that he has no documentary evidence.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatso-
ever to a pension or annuity [illegible] the present
and declare that his name is not on the pension
roll of any state - Sworn to and subscribed
the day & year afore.
Jacob X^his mark^ Fifer   [in a hand drawn cloud: 5 cal]
[illegible]
N.D Coleman

Mr John Wilson & John Baker &  John
Conway [illegible] in the County of Washton
Kentucky a neighbor to Jacob Fifer, who has
signed the above declaration, state that we 
are well acquainted with the said Fifer, that 
we believe him to be a man of honesty and in-
tegrity. We believe he is the age he represents
himself - that he is reputed & believed in the 
neighborhood where he resides to be an honest
man & we concur in the opinion that he 
was in the revolutionary war.
Sworn & subscribed this 24, Sept
1832   Jno, Wilson -
John Baker
John Conway Jr

Page 15

And the said Court do hereby declare their  opinion after
investigation of the matter & after putting [?] the interrogatories
prescribed by the War Department that the above named 
applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he 
states and the Court further certifies that it appears
to them that John Wilson, John Baker  & John Conway
who have signed the preceeding certificate are residents
of Said County of Nicholas & are credible persons 
and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Levin H Arnold clerk of the court
aforesaid do hereby certify that the 
foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said court in the matter of the application
of Jacob Fifer for a Pension. In Testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed
my seal of office this 24th September 1832.
Levin H. Arnold Clk

Jacob Fifer
Declarations
24th Sept. 1832 Sworn &
Subscribed by each of the
written parties.

Page 16

7056
Katharine Fifer
of Jacobs
Kentucky

[vertically written half way down the page: 7056
Hon W.O. Butler
HR]

Page 17

State of Kentucky
Nicholas [crossed off: Jefferison] County [black scribble] set
On the 2nd day of April
1840 personally appeared before the undersigned an
acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Nicholas
and State of Kentucky Katharine Fifer aged seventy six
years who being duly sworn according to Law doth on
her oath make the following declaration in order to ob
=tain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of con
gress passed July 7th 1838 Entitled An Act  granting half
pay and Pensions to certain Widows That she is the widow
of [underlined: Jacob Fifer] deceased who was regularly enlisted as 
a private soldier in the Army and service of the United
States in the Revolutionary War. She is unable to state
at what time he entered the service under whom he
served or how long he was in the service She is unable
to state. But as he drew a Pension during his life
time she refers to the Evidence that enabled him to ob
=tain a pension for the services rendered by him, which she refers to as Evidence for her, which while fully
appear by reference to the Records now on file [crossed off: of] ^in^ the
office of the  Secretary of War and she the said Kath
=arine Fifer further declares that she [underlined: was married]
the the said Jacob Fifer on the 18th day of February 1784
^in Lincoln County State of North Carolina^ and that her husband the aforesaid Jacob Fifer died
on the 6th day of April 1838 and that she was not
married to him prior to his leaving the service but the
marriage took place previous to the 1st day of Jany, 
AD 1794 viz at this time above stated to the best of her
knowledge and belief and that she has no Record Evidence
of the time of her marriage nor has she any Record 
of the Births of ^her children^ except a memoir and taken from
an Old Record which is lost. She is satisfied
that the memorandum that she herewith sends
with this declaration is & does contain the time
births of her children. and that she has not inter
married since the death of her said Husband as

Page 18

[appears to be a duplicate of page 17 of this set of documents]
State of Kentucky
Nicholas [crossed off: Jefferison] County [black scribble] set
On the 2nd day of April
1840 personally appeared before the undersigned an
acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Nicholas
and State of Kentucky Katharine Fifer aged seventy six
years who being duly sworn according to Law doth on
her oath make the following declaration in order to ob
=tain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of con
gress passed July 7th 1838 Entitled An Act granting half
pay and Pensions to certain Widows That she is the widow
of [underlined: Jacob Fifer] deceased who was regularly enlisted as
a private soldier in the Army and service of the United
States in the Revolutionary War. She is unable to state
at what time he entered the service under whom he
served or how long he was in the service She is unable
to state. But as he drew a Pension during his life
time she refers to the Evidence that enabled him to ob
=tain a pension for the services rendered by him, which she refers to as Evidence for her, which while fully
appear by reference to the Records now on file [crossed off: of] ^in^ the
office of the Secretary of War and she the said Kath
=arine Fifer further declares that she [underlined: was married]
the the said Jacob Fifer on the 18th day of February 1784
^in Lincoln County State of North Carolina^ and that her husband the aforesaid Jacob Fifer died
on the 6th day of April 1838 and that she was not
married to him prior to his leaving the service but the
marriage took place previous to the 1st day of Jany,
AD 1794 viz at this time above stated to the best of her
knowledge and belief and that she has no Record Evidence
of the time of her marriage nor has she any Record
of the Births of ^her children^ except a memoir and taken from
an Old Record which is lost. She is satisfied
that the memorandum that she herewith sends
with this declaration is & does contain the time
births of her children. and that she has not inter
married since the death of her said Husband as

Page 19

is will more fully appear by the proff here 
unto annexed 
Sworn and subscribed 
the day and year already Written before the
undersigned      Katharine X ^her mark^ Fifer
John M Raymon JP

State of Kentucky
[crossed off: Harrison]^Nicholas^ County [scribble beside this text]

Personally appeared this 2nd day of
April 1840 John Speagle before the undersigned and
after being first duly sworn doth on his oath state
that the applicant Katharine Fifer is a sister of
his and that he well recollects when she was
married to Jacob Fifer which he is satisfied was
at the time she has stated he knows that
they lived together as man and wife until
the death of [illegible] Jacob Fifer which was the 6th
day of April 1838 and leaving the said Katharine
his widow and she has remained such ever
since     John X^his mark^ Speagle

And further also appeared Susan Speagle
who being duly sworn says that she is well acq
=uainted with Katharine Fifer widow of Jacob
Fifer Decd woh was a pensioner of the United States
That she Susan was married at the house of
Jacob & Katharine Fifer in the year 1784 that
they were then living together as man & wife
and continued to live together as such until the
death of said Jacob Fifer which was on the 6th
April 1838 and that the said Katharine still
remains his widow having never again mar
=ried.    Susan X^her mark^ Speages

Page 20

State of Kentucky}
Nicholas County} Sct
I John Raymond do certify that 
Katharine Fifer the applicant for a Pension for
Services rendered by her deceased husband is known
to me and from her age and infirmity she is unable
to attend a Court of Record to be qualified to her
declaration as required by Law, I further state that 
the said John Speagle and Susan Speagle was 
by me qualified to their affidavits and I do fur
ther state from my acquaintance with all
three of the persons already mentioned I do certify
that they are of credibly and that their state
=ments are to be relied on
Given under my hand &
seal this 2nd day of April
John M Raymon PAA6 [in hand drawn cloud: Seal]
State of Kentucky}
Nicholas County} Sct.
I J.G.Parks clerk of the County Court for the 
County of Nicholas aforesaid, do certify that John M. 
Raymond Esqr. before whom the foregoing Declaration
and Depositions were sworn to, was at the date
thereof, one of the Justices of said Court, (it being
a Court of Records.) duly commissioned and qualified
into office; and that the signature purporting to 
be his, is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my name and
affixed the seal of said County
on the 13th day of April 1840.
J.G.Parks leulele

Page 21

Memorandum
To accompany power of attorney of
Mrs Hill daughter of Catherine
Fifer de letc.
Catherine widow of Jacob or Israel
Fifer Nicholas County Kentucky applied
in her lifetime for a pension under
the Act of July 7th 1838 which 
application was suspended
The facts are 
Israel Fifer was a pensioner in 
the Ky Agency died March 
1838 Catherine Fifer remained his widow
and died September 1841
Upon proper proof of these
facts and records of the service
of Jacob Fifer will the arears
now be paid?
Please answer me at this place on these points
and oblige
Respectfully
CH Barkley
Louisville
Kentucky

Hon LP Waldo
Commissioner

Page 22

[crossed off: Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.]
3534
[diagonal stamp: REJECTED]
P.O. _____
Katharine Fifer
Service: _____
Enlisted:_____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____

Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____Recognized   _____Contra
_____Cert. of Dis.   Searched for _____,18

Page 23

No: 7056
Katharine Fifer
of Jacob
& Kentucky
Suspended
date: 25 May 1840
Hon W.O. Butler
Les C. H. Barkley Aug 2/54

3534
Act of July 1838

Page 24

Jacob Fifer [illegible] Act of June 1832
At what time paid?
Pen Office
$30 died 1838   May 25, 1840
dt of 4 March 1838
JH

Page 25

Personally appeared before me
a justice of the peace for the County
of Nicholas in the state of Kentucky
Jacob Fifer who made oath that
the reason why he did not procure a 
clergyman to certify to his credibility &
the opinion of the neighborhood as
to his revolutionary service was that
no clergyman resided in his [underlined: immi
diate vicinity.]
And that the reason why he did not
procure ^one or^ two writings to prove his ser
vice is stated in her Declaration
that "he knows of no person whom
he can procure, is only testimony he 
can get" Le

Page 26

the said Jacob Fifer states also that
his name was pronounced during the
revolutionary war as it now is spelt.

Sworn to before me
this 10th day of April 1833.
Walter McCormick J.P. 

State of Kentucky }
Nicholas County } S.S.

I John G. Parks, Clerk of the court
of Nicholas County, do certify that Walter
McCormick is a magistrate in said
county, and that the signature above
purporting to be his is genuine.  In
testimony whereof, I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of said County, on the
13th day of April 1833.

[begin underling] J.G. Parks, Clk [end underline]

Page 27

JL Edwards Esq

Page 28

JL Edwards Esq

Page 29

P.O Maysville Apl. 17. 1833
J.L. Edwards, Esq

Dear Sir

In pursuance of the directions
in your circular letter & the Brief enclosed to
me I have procured the additional affidavit
of Mr. Fifer stating the reason why he did not
procure the evidence of a clergyman.  There
is no clergyman living in his neighborhood.

The only other question in the Brief which
has been negative relates to proof by a
witness or witnesses.  Mr. Fifer states in his
Declaration that he knows of no person whose
testimony he can procure.

I return the papers with the
additional affidavit having the seal of
the County Court of Nicholas where Fifer
resides.  The Declaration was made in
the Circuit Court.  Both are Courts of
Record.  I retain the Brief.  The 11th
12 & 14 interrogatories are marked.  No

Page 30

and I trust the additional affidavit of Fifer
which I know to be true as to the Clergyman
will be sufficient explanation.

Please send me the papers of John Tucker
if they are not sufficient to get him a pension.
If they are sufficient, please forward his
certificate to me.  Mr. Tucker has en-
gaged me to attend to it for him.  He was
a Maryland soldier.

Also inform me if you please whether
the papers of Jonathan Mason sent
to the Department under law of 1818-or [illegible]
will suffice to get his pension & if they will
send me his certificate.

Do your records give the name of
Capt Wm Berry of Virginia? or Capt Basil
Burgess of Maryland?

Tucker, Groves & others whose
cases I attend to are very poor & some of
them entirely on the mercy of neighbors

Page 31

Let me call your attention to the cases of
Tho Furguson, Moses Endecott, Michael
David, John Laney be forwarded some
time since.

Very respectfully yrs
N. D.Coleman