Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5511, for John Jackson, South Carolina

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(3-1776)

SERVICE
S.C.  

Jackson, John  
Ann

NUMBER
R. 5511

CONTENTS

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Dead. Sec letter to W. Keys
Decatur Agency. Aug. 3. 1835

Notified sent to to Wm Kennedy Esq 
2 Nov 1820
Fayetteville WT

15.822
West Tennessee to Alabama,
John Jackson of Lincoln in the state of Tennessee who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thompson  [William Thomson]  of the South Carolina line, for the term of 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 21st of September 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of November 1819 and forwarded to Wm E Kennedy Esq Fayetteville, W Tennessee
Arrears to 4th of September 1819 $91.73
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1820 48.- Arr. 11ms 14ds =  $139.73
Revolutionary claim Act 18th March 1818
Continued

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John Jackson
So Carolina line
3 Regmt
Col Thompson
[illegible]

John Jackson
Certificate & affds-

Declaration Judge certifying
to service of applicant & of applicant
character authenticated under
seal of court.

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State of Tennessee Lincoln County
Sixth Judicial Circuit
This day personally appeared
John Jackson, a revolutionary soldier, before me Alfred M. Harris one of the Circuit Judges of the State of Tennessee, who being first duly sworn in pursuance of an act of the last session of Congress providing a pension for poor & indigent
revolutionary soldiers, deposeth & saith. That he is about Sixty six years of age, that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the aid & assistance of his country. That on the 10th day of June 1775 in Abbeville County State of South Carolina he enlisted as a private soldier in the regular service of the United States in a company of light Horse Commanded by Captain
John Purvis belonging to the 3rd Regiment Commanded by Colonel William Thompson [Thomson] which composed a part of the South Carolina line of Continental troops
Commanded by General [Benjamin] Lincoln he enlisted for the term of three years and upwards in the Spring of the year 1778 at Charleston he was Regularly discharged, by Lieutenant
Colonel James Mason [Mayson] this discharge he is at this time unable to produce, it having been lost through Length of time or Destroyed by accident that during the whole time of his service as aforesaid, he was engaged in active and brisk services, in behalf of the United States

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against the common enemy, and was in several small Battles, he further states that he never has received a pension from the United States for any cause whatever and he hereby
renounces & releases his right and claim to all pensions from the United States, except the one now requested for the services mentioned in this affidavit this affiant further states
that he is unable to prove these facts, stated in the aforesaid, by any person now living within the bounds of this State nor does he know [illegible] of any person now living within the
United States by whom he could prove it -- He is a citizen of the United States & resident in the County of Lincoln & State of Tennessee.
He prays to be placed on the Pension list agreeably to the provisions of an act of Congress in such cases made and provided -- 21st of September 1818. S/ John Jackson, Seal
Subscribed & sworn to before me the 21st September 1818
S/ Alfred M. Harris Judge of the 6th Judicial Circuit of the state of Tennessee

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State of Tennessee
Sixth Judicial Court
To the Hon. the Secretary of the Department of War for the United States of America.
     I Alfred M Harrison one of the Circuit Judges of the State of Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit of John Jackson was subscribed and sworn to before me this day.  And that I am satisfied that he served in the war of the Revolution against the common enemy in manner and for the time set forth in his affidavit.
     Given under my hand and seal this 21st September 1818.
s/ Alfred M Harris  Judge of the Judicial Circuit of the State                 of Tennessee

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State of Tennessee

I James Bright Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Lincoln in the Sixth Judicial Circuit in the State of Tennessee, do hereby certify that Alfred M Harris Esqr whose name is signed to the within certificate is and was at the time of signing the same Judge of the sixth Circuit of the Courts of law and equity for the State of Tennessee.

In Testimony where of I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my private seal (there being no seal of office) this 22nd day of Sepr. 1818.

                      J Bright Clk

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John Jackson
15,822.

Con-

William E. Kennedy,
Fayetteville, W. T.

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State of Tennessee
Lincoln County, Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions - July Tenn 1820

     On this 22nd day of July 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a Court of record created by statute of unlimited Jurisdiction on the law side of said County for the County aforesaid.  John Jackson about sixty nine years of age the 12th day of next November resident in said County who being first solemnly sworn according to law doth on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follow, to wit; that he enlisted on the 10th day of June 1775 for eighteen months in a company of rangers commanded by Captain John Purvis and that in the latter part of July or the first of August 1776 he enlisted again for three years in the Regiment of the South Carolina line in the continental establishment commanded by Colonel William Thompson & that he was discharged in April 1778 he was in the battles of Stono & Sullivan's Island and I do solemnly swear that I have been placed on the pension list roll of West Tennessee agency by pension certificate number 15.822 & that I made my original declaration for a pension on the 21st day of September 1818 & that I have no particular trade or profession & my family consist of my wife about sixty eight years of age & my daughter nineteen years old who are very unhealthy & unable to support them-

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-selves, and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 & that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner dispose 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 in the land and navel (naval) service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, passed the 18th day of 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 Schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed.
                              John Jackson

Seven head of Cattle two of which are grown cows two young hogs one horse beast worth twenty dollars strayed off the last of November 1819 two ploughs one has axes, one drawing knife, two augers, two as those pots & ovens & some table furniture not amounting to more than fifteen dollars
The above is a true shedule (schedule) of all the property that I no (know) in any wise own or possess except my wearing apparel & the wearing apparel of my wife & Daughter & necessary beding (bedding).

July 22nd 1820             John Jackson

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State of Tennessee]
Lincoln County]

I Brice M Garner Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereunto annexed of John Jackson are truly copied from the records of the said court & 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 fifty dollars.

     In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court at office on the 3d day of August 1820.

                   Brice M Garner Clerk
                   of the Court of Pleas 
                   & quarter sessions for
                   Lincoln County Tennessee

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                             [677]

                         FAMILY RECORD.

MARRIAGES.

John Jackson
was Born in Nov
the 12 day 1705 (?)

Nancy S. Jackson
His wife was
born De
the 27 in the 
year or our Lord 1754

MARRIAGES.

John Owen and
Nancy M Jackson
was married
August 1th Day in
The year 1825

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                             [678]

                        FAMILY RECORD.

BIRTHS.

June the 30th
to Ram Jackson 
was born the 20 third day of mo December
in the year of our Lord 1793

Rancy Jackson
Was born the 20th 
third of June in the
year of our Lord 1790

BIRTHS.
 Maray Jackson was
Born June the 18 day
1777


The under record is of grand
children of the Jackson
Nancy Jackson
Was born July 12 (Day
1815

(illegible) C Clayton
was born the 20 Day of
January 1831

Hiram H. Jackson
was born Jan 8 Day 1830


(illegible) Jan Jackson
was born 4 December 1832

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E. B. Legond (Ligon)
Declaration
(No 1)

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State of Alabama]
Jackson County]

This day personally appeared before the Judge of Probate Elijah B Ligan Administrator on the Estate of Ann Jackson Deceased late of the County of Jackson in the State of Alabama and after being duly sworn as the law directs declares upon his oath that the said Ann Jackson his intestate was the widow and relict of John Jackson Deceased late of the said County of Jackson and that the said John Jackson Deceased was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of ninety six Dollars per annum on account of services rendered in the war of the Revolution and that he the said John Jackson departed this life in the said County of Jackson on the 30th day of November one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty three leaving surviving him the said Ann Jackson his lawful widow and relict to whom he was married in the State of South Carolina in the year one thousand Seven Hundred and seventy five or six and that she the said Ann Jackson also departed this life in the said County of Jackson on the 3rd day of February one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty eight without ever having received her Pension and that she left surviving her Mary who intermarried with George McGuire.  Martha who intermarried with Isaac McGuire Elizabeth who intermarried with Joseph Hinson Nancy who intermarried with John Owens John Jackson William Jackson and Hiram Jackson all of whom are however now dead except Mary Martha and Elizabeth who are now the only surviving Children of the said John Jackson and Ann Jackson Deceased he further states that he makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the amount of Pension which accrued and fell due to the said

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Ann Jackson under act of Congress passed 4th July 1836 for the use and benefit of her surviving Children and Heirs at Law.  He further states that the deaths occurred at the dates herein stated they having been taken from the Tomb Stones of the said Deceased as they lay side by side in their Graves and Tombs were erected over them.

Sworn to and subscribed]           E B Ligon
before the Court of Probate]
this 23 day of June A.D. 1837]
John H. Norwood
J.P.C.

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State of Alabama]
Jackson County}

I John H. Norwood Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the State and County aforesaid do hereby certify that it has been made to appear to the satisfaction of the Court that John Jackson formerly of this County ho was a Pensioner of the United States on account of his services in the war of the Revolution at the rate of ninety six Dollars per annum departed this life in the said County of Jackson on the 30th day of November one thousand Eight-hundred and thirty three leaving surviving him Ann Jackson his lawful widow and relict to whom he was married in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five or six and that she the said Ann Jackson also departed this life in the said County of Jackson on the 3rd day of February one thousand eight-hundred and thirty eight leaving surviving her Mary who intermarried with George McGuire Martha who intermarried with Isaac McGuire Elizabeth who intermarried with Joseph Hinson Nancy who intermarried with John Owens John Jackson William Jackson and Hiram Hackson her only surviving Children since which however they are all dead except - Mary Martha and Elizabeth being the only surviving Children of them the said John Jackson and his wife the said Ann Jackson Deceased or either of them and I further certify that these facts have been made fully to appear to the satisfaction of the Court by the oaths of John Owens and Absalom Coffee both of whom are highly respectable citizens of this County all of which are hereby certified to the Pension Department

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and to the Department of the Interior.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at my office this 23d day of June AD 1857.
                                  John H. Norwood
                                           JPC

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                                           Pension Office  
                                           Sept. 15, 1857

Sir:
     John Jackson pensioner on the Alabama roll act of 1818 at $96.  To what time paid? If arrears paid, to whom?
                               Very respectfully
                               T. Cole
                               for (illegible)

R. J. Atkinson, Esq.]
Third Aud]

30 Mr 1833  4 qr 1855
Auditor's Office
Sept 17, 1857

Sir:  
     John Jackson, Decatur, Ala., roll act 18 March 1818, at $8 per mo. died Novr. 30, 1833, & his pension has been paid in full to that date to his widow, Ann Jackson.
                              Very Respy,
                               H J (illegible_
                               Auditor

Gen. C. Whiting Esq.,
             Comm of Pensions

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State of Alabama]
Jackson County]

On this the 20th day of June One Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty seven personally appeared before me the undersigned an Acting Justice of the Peace in and for the State & County aforesaid Absalom Coffee a credible Citizen of said County and after being duly sworn according to Law states upon his oath that he was Personally and Intimately acquainted with John Jackson formally of this County who was a Pensioner of the United States at the Rate of Ninety Six Dollars per Annum, also, with his family.  He further states that the said John Jackson departed this life in the said County of Jackson and from his Knowledge of his death he thinks it must have taken place about the 30th day of November 1833, and that he left surviving him Ann Jackson his Lawful Widow Relict who also died in the said County of Jackson about the 3rd day of February 1838 as stated in the annexed affidavit of Esqs. John Owens with whom the old persons above named Resided, and that the said Ann left surviving her Mary who Intermarried with George McGuire, Martha who Intermarried with Isaac McGuire, Elizabeth who Intermarried with Joseph Hinson, Nancy who Intermarried with John Owens, John Jackson William Jackson & Hiram Jackson her only surviving children since which however they are all dead except Marty, Martha, & Elizabeth, they being now the only surviving children of them the said John Jackson and the wife the said Ann Jackson Deceased.

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He further states that from his knowledge of the family of the said John Jackson & his wife Ann, that their marriage must have taken place as early as seventeen Hundred and Seventy five or six as stated in the annexed affidavit of Esqr Owens.  These are the facts as affiant has understood them and verily believes them.  The dates of the marriage & ages of the children not being of his own knowledge, but the other facts are of his own knowledge.

                             Absalom Coffee

Sworn to and subscribed
before me the day and date
above.  John Owen
            Justice of the Peace

State of Alabama]
Jackson County]

I John H. Norwood, Judge of Probate in and for the State & County aforesaid do hereby certify that John Owens & Jas Woosley whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing Affidavits and before whom the same was sworn to and subscribed was at the time of subscribing the same and now is an acting Magistrate in & for the said County & State, duly Commissioned and sworn.  I further certify that it is upon the statement of the affiants to the foregoing affidavits that my certificate of the same facts which is attached to the application of E. B. Ligon for the Penson of Ann Jackson Deceased is Predicated, In testimony whereas I have hereunto set my hand and attached the seal of said Court this 23d day of June 1857.

                          J. H. Norwood 
                              J. P. C.

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(3-224.)
No. 5511  Revy
REJECTED
 OLD WAR WIDOW.
Ann Jackson widow of 
John Jackson of Ala Pri
Col. Thompson, S. C. line

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1923 - March 2 - Hist. to Hon. C. B. Hudspeth for Harry Warren
See letter & carbon as claim Joseph Woodall - S. 32081 AWF

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36 Cong.1 Sept. 
 J                        
Petition
of Surviving children of
Ann Jackson for
arrears of pension of
    their mother

1860 March 2, Referred to the 
Com. on Pensions.
[illegible]

Pensions
Aty Genl So Car
1854/5
M Iverson.

(stamped)
PENSION OFFICE
MAR 8 1860.

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To the Hon. the Senate & House of Representatives of the United States in Congress Assembled

    The petition of the surviving children of the late Ann Jackson of Alabama whose mother applied for the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 4th July 1836 and perfectue (prefecture) proof of her claim, pending which she died, and by a recent decision of the Hon Attorney General Black, the children are denied the arrears due their said Mother the said Ann Jackson, now humbly prays your Hon Body to grant them the pension due up to the period of her death under the act aforesaid, and for which your petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray.

                           by their Attorney.

Washington City D. C.
2nd March, 1860.

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Adairsville Ga 30th June 1857.

Geo. C. Whiting Court & c.

 Dear Sir,
     Inclosed  (enclosed) please find the application of E. B. Ligon Adms. of Mrs. Ann Jackson for the Amt of Pension which accrued to her under Act of 4th July 1836.
     I also enclosed the family Record of the Decree and a Transcript of the Record of the Appointment of the Administrator.
     I hope all the facts necessary to an allowance of this claim is herewith sent as it is a very Plain case, and is dependant (dependent) only upon the proof of Marriage, of which fact the Family Record herewith sent is conclusive evidence.  Its formality and originality being unquestionably the production of the age in which it was written.  Mary Jackson was the oldest child & it serves she was born the 18th of June 1777.  Hyram (Hiram) & Nancy whose names appear on the same page with Marys are the youngest children.  I send the affidavits of John Owens & Absalom Coffee also in further confermation (conformation) of those facts, as all the childrens names are not Recorded.

                                         I am Very Respectfully
                                          Your Obt Servt
                                             Elisha King

Ge. C. Whiting Coms. of Pens.
         Washington City D. C.

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Transcript of the
appointment of 
E. B. Ligon Admir.

  (No. 2)

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Be it remembered that here before to wit; on the 16th day of May A. D. 1857, the following proceeding was had in the Probate Court of Jackson County in the State of Alabama, in the matter of the appointment of Elijah B. Liggan administrator of the Estate of Ann Jackson late of said County decd.

Probate Court in vacation, May 16th 1857.  Comes Elijah B. Liggan into Court & makes application to the Court for letters of administration on the estate of Ann Jackson decd., and he having complied with the law in such cases qualified and given band.  Where upon it is ordered, adjudged and decreed that letters issue to said Elijah B. Liggan on said decedent's Estate,

State of Alabama]
Jackson County]

I, John H. Norwood, Judge of the Probate Court in & for the County and State aforesaid, hereby certify that Letters of administration on the Estate of Ann Jackson late of said deceased, were, on the 16th day of May 1857, granted to Elijah B.

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Liggan, who has duly qualified and given band as such, and is authorized to administer such Estate, Witness my hand, this May 16th, 1857.
                     John H. Norwood
                            J. P. C.

Know all men by these presents that we E. B. Liggan as principal, and Absolam Coffey & John Rounsavall as all of his securities all of the County of Jackson in the State of Alabama, are held and firmly bound unto John H. Norwood, Judge of the Probate Court in & for the County aforesaid.  And his successors in office, in the penal service of eight hundred dollars for the payment whereof, we hereby bind ourselves, our and each of our heirs, Executors, administrators and assigns, family and severally firmly by these presents.  Witness our hands and seals this May 16th, 1857.
   
     The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the said E. B. Liggan has this day been appointed administrator of the Estate of Ann Jackson deceased, Now these if the

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said E. B. Liggan shall faithfully perform all the duties which are, or may be required of him by law as such administrator, there this obligation shall be said, otherwise it shall stand in full force and effect.

                        E. B. Liggan (seal)
                        Absolam Coffey (seal)
                        John Raunsavall (seal)

Approved, May 16th, 1857
            John H. Norwood
                     J. P. C.

State of Alabama Jackson County
I, John H. Norwood, Judge of the Probate Court in and for the County and State aforesaid, hereby certify that the 2 1/2 preceding pages is a true, full and complete transcript, from the records of said Court, of the appointment, Letters of Administration, and band of E. B. Liggan as administrator of the Estate of Ann Jackson decd.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and official seal at office in Bellefonte, this 23d day of May A. D. 1857.

                              John H. Norwood
                                 J. P. C.

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1818 Y. R. I.
66
52,921

by declaration
enlisted June 75 for 3 years, & in spring '78
was disch.
Testimony of F. Mitchell says the enlistment (illegible) for 18 m & after serving 13 or 14 ms reenlisted Aug 7 for 3 years.  Does not state what was the time of discharge but has read the affidavit & knows the facts stand to be true of his (illegible) Tennessee.

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Goshen - Orange County.
State of New York October 30 1809

(illegible)
Booth & Stark

Esq
2 new cases taken out

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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
_________________

County of Jackson SS.  State of Alabama

     On this Second day of May 1826, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Jackson personally appeared John Jackson same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain John Pervis in the regiment commanded by Colonel William Thompson in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Tennessee from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory,) of Alabama where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future; and that his reasons for removing to the state of Alabama aforesaid was to regain the health of his Wife and Daughter.

                                John Jackson

Sworn and subscribed to before]
me, the day and year aforesaid.]
J. P. Partain (seal)
Justice of the Peace

__________________________________
NOTES. - The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, setting forth that the person taking the testimony is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
     The pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another as to identity.  The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit.  The magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity.  This oath must also have the authentication as above required.

I do certify that the above named John Jackson is the Identical person as I have had a long acquaintance with him, as contained in the above affidavit.

Sworn and subscribed]
to before me this 2nd day]
of May 1826
J P. Partain Justice of the Peace

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Genl. Pickens & Certificate 15th Oct 1784 of John Jackson having served the time of his in testament; having enlisted at the commence of the war.

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South Carolina]
Ninety Six District]

These may certify that the (illegible) John Jackson has lived in this District.

Then several years (illegible), that at the Commencement of the late war, he enlisted in the third Continental line Belonging to this state, that he served as a faithful soldier during the time of his enlistment, and ever since has behaved himself as an honest man and a friend to the United States of America.

Certified at Long Cane
this 19th October 1781

And: Pickens Late Brig. Genl
         John Calhoun Capt.

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Adairsville, Ga. 28th July 1857.

to Comr. of Pensions
     Dear Sir,
          On 30th (illegible) I inclosed (enclosed) the application of E. B. Ligon as Adm. of Mrs. Ann Jackson for the amount of Pension which accrued to her under Act of 4th July 1836, and have not heard any thing from it since.  Please let me hear from you on the subject.

                            I am very Respectfully
                             Your Obt Servt
                                  Elisha King

To the Comr. of Pensions
           Washington City
                      D. C.

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                                      Pension Office
                                      March 10, 1860

Sir:
     I have the honor to return herewith the Petition of the surviving children of Mrs. Ann Jackson, Decd., widow of John and with it the papers filed with an application for pension - No. 8197 - late of Alabama under the Act of July 4th1836 - in compliance with your request of 7th instant.
                                    I am sir,
                                    With great respect
                                    Your obt Servant
                                    (illegible) Whiting
                                     Commissioner

Hon.
  John R. Thomson
             Chrm Com. Pensions
                 U. S. Senate

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Wanting the judge's certificate of the reduced circumstances of the applicants.
     John Jackson is found on the rolls - as having enlisted 22 Aug. 76 - Let the applicant account for this difference; and in corroboration of his whole declaration, produce the evidence of two disinterested and credible witnesses, (an officer of the reg't preferred) duly taken and authenticated.
                              5 May 1819
 (following very faint)

Produced one writing and the certificate of Genl Pickens & Capt Calhoun

The signature of Genl Pickens to know (illegible) that claim now stands fair for admittance

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                 Adairsville Ga. 8th Sept. 1857.

To Court of Pensions
     Dear Sir
          Please find the affidavit of John Owen, Enclosed, it is offered in support of the claim of Mrs. Ann Jackson for a Pension under Act of 4th July 1836.
     I have also this day mailed to your Address the Family Bible of John Jackson as Required by your Letter of August 3d, 1857.  This Book you will please return to me when you are done with it.
     You say the Proof of Marriage is not Satisfactory.  I presume the Record of the Age of Birth of the oldest child must have escaped your notice, the Record is so awkwardly made, that it required close observation to understand it.  You will perceive that the Birth of Mary Jackson the oldest child is entered on the opposite Page from the Births of the Old Persons, it is at the right hand (if I have it copyed (copied) Right).  and shows that she Mary was Born June the 18th Day 1777, which must unquestionably settle the fact that the marriage was prior to the service of the Husband, and the awkwardness and simplicity

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of the Record proves its Genuineness and in support of the Record John Owens in the Enclosed affidavit says from his knowledge of the family Mary their oldest child must have been born in 1777, as is shown by the Record.  he also proves that John Jackson the Husband of Ann moved from Lincoln County Tenn. to Jackson County Alabama in the year 1820, at which time he became acquainted with him and his Family and that he knew the said John Jackson drew a Pension of $96. per year, (he does not know enough about Pension Laws to know what Law he was pensioned under, but he knows how much Pension he drew.) and the amount fixes the Law under which it was drawn, he also proves the fact that Ann Jackson died the widow of John Jackson never having married after his death. and that she was the Mother of the Heirs applying.
     I hope this proof will be satisfactory.  This Bible you will perceive, contains a Record of the Death of the old man John Jackson & his wife Ann Jackson and as the Bible had fallen into the Hands of a Widow Lady not a member of Jacksons family, and as she had entered her own Family Record on the opposite

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side of the leaf.  She was unwilling to have the leaf extracted consequently we was unable to obtain it at the time we got the Record already filed, and we are now able to obtain it only upon a faithful promise to return the Bible.
     I hope it may throw some light upon the subject; it will at least confirm the facts heretofore urged, and I doubt not you will be satisfied to grant an allowance of the Claim.
                               I am Very Respectfully
                                   Your obt Servt
                                        Elisha King

Geo. C. Whiting, Comms & c.
    Washington City
                 DC

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Certificate as to
circumstances &
character of John
Jackson

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We the undersigned do hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with
John Jackson, whose name is subscribed
to the within affidavit & have been
for many years, and from our own
knowledge of his circumstances we be
lieve him to be a man of [illegible] &
indigent circumstances, and do think
that he is a fit subject for the County
of his country; and further more we
firmly & fully believe him to be a man of truth & res-
pect, and that his declarations are in
titled to full faith & credit.

September 29th 1819
Will E. Kennedy
C. Boyles
Jno Green
J. V. McKinney
Chs M Kinney
J . Bright

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State of Alabama]
Jackson County]

I Stephen Carter Clerk of County Court of said County do hereby certify that James D Posten whose name appears within signed is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such in Testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal having no seal of office at office this 5th day of May A. D. 1820
                         Stephen Carter Clk

I do further certify that I know Robert McAmy (?)
whose name is signed within as writing for the applicant and know him to be a man veracity given under my hand & c
                               Stephen Carter Clk

State of Alabama]
Jackson County]

I Sam B. Moore Judge of the county court of said county of Jackson do certify that Stephen Carter whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of subscribing the same clerk of the county court of said county of Jackson and said certificate is in due form of law.  Given under my hand and seal this 5th day of May 1820

                                      Sam B. Moore (seal)
                                      Judge Co. Ct. Jackson

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Free
Fayetteville T (Tennessee)
16th Oct
The Honble
John C. Calhoun
Secretary of the War
Department 
Washington City

Old Case
John Jackson

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State of Tennessee]
Lincoln County]

Sixth Judicial Circuit

     This day personally appeared Flud Mitchel of Limestone County Alabama Territory before me Perry M. Humphreys one of the Judges of the State aforesaid, who being duly sworn by me deposeth & saith that he enlisted & served in the regular service of the United States in the Revolutionary war in the same company with John Jackson, whose affidavit is herewith enclosed, and this affiant is certain from his own knowledge that the said John Jackson did serve the full length of time & in the manner he has stated in his affidavit.  This affiant was in the same company a part of the time & in the same Regiment with him from the time this affiant enlisted until the time of his discharge and does know that the said Jackson performed his duty in every instance when necessary.  The said Jackson enlisted about a month before this affiant.  This affiant & the said Jackson enlisted in 1775, the said Jackson in June & this affiant in July.  And after they had served about fourteen months or there abouts they were reenlisted for three years & were told by the officers of the company & regiment at the time of their reinlistment (reenlistment) that if they would reinlist (reenlist) that the time they had served already should be estimated in the three years, which they did accordingly.  And this reenlist by Jackson was about some time in August 1776, but what

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day of August it was this affiant now not known.  But he recollects well that it was in August 1776.  And on the account of this last enlistment this affiant supposed that the mistake in the date of the enlistment as stated by said Jackson in his affidavit was made.  They first enlisted for eighteen months & after thirteen or fourteen months had expired he said Jackson reinlisted (reenlisted) for three years his time to commence & run from the time of thier (their) first enlistment, which included this affiant & all others in the same company to which he belonged to estimate thier term of service from the date of their first enlistment & they all were told that the time they had already served should be considered as a part of the three years & in this way this affiant believes the said Jackson was mistaken in the date of his enlistment and the mistake was not peculiar to him alone, but it is one, he believes, that is common to the whole company who enlisted at the same time & afterwards reinlisted.
     This affiant will further state that he has read the affidavit of the said Jackson herewith enclosed & from his own knowledge knows all the facts therein stated to be true & further more that the said Jackson is a man of truth and credit & that his declarations are fully to be confided in.
                                               his
                                       Flud  M  Mitchel
                                               mark

Sworn & subscribed
before me this 25th of
Sept 1819
P W Humphreys

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I Parry W Humphreys one of the Judges of the Circuit Court for the State of Tennessee as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that John Jackson
who made his declaration of revolutionary service before the Honble Alfred M. Harris which is herewith enclosed did serve in the war of the revolution upon
continental establishment against the Common enemy for more than nine months at one time & that he is in such reduced circumstances in life as to require assistance from his country for Support & I hereby certify & transmit to the Honbl Secretary of war this affidavit of Flud Mitchel
together with the certificates of
Genl Pickens & John Calhoun evidence additional in support of the claim to a pension.-
s/ Parry W. Humphreys
Sept 25th 1819

State of Tennessee
I James Bright Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of June
the State aforesaid do certify that Parry W. Humphreys whose
name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the
of signing the same one of the Judges of the Circuit County
Equity for said State presiding at the Court house the Town of Fayetteville Lincoln County sixth Judicial
Circuit in the State of Tennessee
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my private seal (there being no seal of office this 2d day of October 1819
s/ JBright Clk

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The gentlemen of the department of war will please
to return to me information of the fate of this appli
cation as soon as possible. Direct to Fayetteville Tennes-
see.

October 12th 1819.
Will E. Kenney

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State of Alabama Jackson County ⎬ On this the 20 day of June One
Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty seven personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid John Owens a highly respectable citizen and an acting Magistrate in said County and after being duly sworn as the Law
Directs, declares upon his Oath that he was personally and intimately acquainted with John Jackson and
his wife Ann Jackson Deceased formerly of this County for upwards of Twelve years before the death of the said John Jackson and for upwards of Sixteen years before
the Death of the said Ann his wife, that he affiant married a daughter of the aforesaid parties whose name
was Nancy and that she Nancy has been dead a number of years and Died without issue, from which
fact he understand and believes he has no interest in this claim, He further states that the said John
Jackson and his wife the said Ann Resided with him in their old age for several years before their death
that the said John Jackson did not die at his House but was taken all and died close by and that the said Ann died in Affiants House, and that the Family Bible which contained a Record of the Births of some
of their Children, was in his affiants possession for a length of time, and from his recollection of the date
of the Births of their oldest children the Marriage between

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the said John & his wife Ann Jackson must have taken place as early as the Year Seventeen Hundred and seventy five or six and he recollects to have heard the said parties say that their marriage took place in the State of South Carolina a little while before the war of the Revolution, He further states that the said John Jackson
was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Ninety Six Dollars per annum, and that he departed this life
in the said County of Jackson on the Thirtieth day of November in the year 1833 leaving surviving him the said Ann his lawful widow and Relict to whom and that she the said Ann departed this life also in the said County of Jackson On the 2d day of February One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Eight leaving surviving her Mary who intermarried with George McGuire, Martha who Intermarried with Isaac McGuire, Elizabeth who intermarried with Joseph Hinson, Nancy who intermarried with himself (affiant) John Jackson William Jackson &
Hiram Jackson her lawful Heirs and Representatives But all of whom have since died except Mary Martha and Elizabeth, they now being the only surviveing children of the said John Jackson and wife Ann Jackson, He knows that the above dates as given
of the death of the said John & his wife Ann Jackson is correct as he affiant erected Toombs over their graves and had those dates entered thereof & he knows them to be correct
Sworn to and subscribed before me
the day and date above written
s/ John Owen
James Wadsley

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John Owen's
Affidavit
No 3

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State of Alabama Jackson County⎬ On this 14 day of August one thousand Eight hundred and fifty seven personally appeared
Before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace in and for the State & County aforesaid John
Owen Esqr. a highly respectable citizen of said County and after being duly sworn as the Law directs declares upon his oath that John Jackson an old Revolutioner moved from Lincon Cty Tennessee State to Jackson County Alabama State
where he became acquainted with the said Jackson and his family in 1820 and married to his daughter Nancy M. Jackson who died herself and was well known to the said John Jackson knowing a pention anually
of Ninety Six Dollars per year and
That the said John Jackson died on the thirtieth day of November one thousand Eight hundred and thirty three in the Receipt of a pension of ninety Six Dollars for annum leaving surviving him Ann Jackson his widow and Relict who also died in the said County of Jackson on the 3d day
of February one thousand Eight hundred and Thirty Eight and that she died the widow of the said John Jackson never having married after his deaoth and that she is the mother of Marry Maquire, Martha Maguire and Elizabeth Hinson for whom
Mr. E. B. Ligan of this County as administrator of the said Ann Jackson is claiming the amount
of pension which accrued to her under act of Congress of 4 of July 1836 Affiant further States That from his knowledge of the family of the said John Jackson and his wife Ann he cannot doubt for one moment but that Mary who intermarried

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with George McGuire and who is their oldest child
was born in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy
Seven as is shown by the family record of the said
John Jackson as Extracted from his bibel for
the purpose of forwarding to the pension department
in this case and which he understands has been for
warded he further swears he has no interest in
This claim of the prosecution thereof    
Sworn to and subscribed
Before me the day and                                     John " Owen
date above written

James Woosly
Justice of the peace

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State of Alabama}
Jackson County  }
I John H. Norwood Judge
of the Court of Probate in and for the County
& State aforesaid do hereby certify that James
Woosly whose genuine Signature appears to
the foregoing affidavit and before whom the same was sworn to and subscribed in and
was at the time of signing the same an acting
Justice of the peace in and for the County of
Jackson in the State aforesaid duly Commis
-sioned and sworn, and that full faith and
credit are due all his official acts as
such

In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said
Court at my Office this 28th
day of August A.D. 1857
D
John H. Norwood
J P. C.

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Larkinsville August 14' [illegible] 1837
Jackson cty Ala.

Elisha King Esqr.

Dear Sir the family Bible which you
Required was over night for the mail. I have Sent
on by the Express which you will look for
and have complied with your request so far as
 I am yours truly &c ---C. B. Ligan

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No 8197
Brief

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Ann Jackson decd widow of John - Jackson Co. Ala
John Jackson - West Tenn. Agency - transferred to Ala.
Act 1818 at $8 for 3 yrs Service So. C. Line paid - to
Nov 30, 1833. Arrears to Ann, his widow.
Elijah B. Ligon - Admr whose appointment is duly certified
(see No 2 )

(No 1 )
Declared June 23d 1832. Which is also certified as proved
in Court by two witnesses -  whose affts No 3 & 4 are filed.

John died Nov 30. 1833. Ann died, his widow, Feb. 3d 1838

Leaving, Martha McGuire, and Elizabeth
Hinson, her only children now surviving


(No 5 )
Marriage before June 18, 1777, proved by family
register - the original of which is retained while
the family bible from which the same was cut
has been exhibited at this office and returned to
Elisha King of Adairville Ga