Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,798, Charles Wilson, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
NUMBER
W. 26.798
Wilson Charles Jordan Experience Former widow
CONTENTS
July 30 1978

Maine
Experience Jordan Decease formerly widow of Charles Wilson
who died on the 30th July, 1828, of Cumberland in the State of Maine who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Mayberry of the Reg't commanded by Col. Tucker in the Mass. line for 19 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 45 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 24th day of March, 1831. and ending on the 13th Decr. 1841. her seat
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of Oct. 1843 and to Joseph P. P. P. Patten, Maine
Arrears to the 24th of Sept. 1841, $997.56 Allowance ending 13th Decr. 26.32 December 1841. 3 $1023.88
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the }
Recorded by Mr. N. Kimball , Clerk. Book 6 . Vol. 1 Page 44  9 .

Payable to Joanna Gordon, and Elizabeth Thompson wife of Thomas Thompson, only surviving children of Catherine Gordon deceased.
John Doe

I Nathaniel Jordan of Raymond County of Cumberland State of Maine depose and say that I am the son of Roger Jordan late of Raymond and that said Roger lived with me previous to his death and that he died on the ninth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven and left Experience Jordan his Wife a Widow and that said Experience Jordan died late in the fall of the year eighteen hundred and forty one Attest John Sawyer                      Nathaniel Jordan Raymond June 14 th 1843
Cumberland Vs Raymond June 14 1843 Personally appeared the above named Nathaniel Jordan and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true and he is a credible witness. Before me John Sawyer Justice of the Peace

State of Maine
Cumberland ss
Clerks Office Judicial Courts Portland June 22. 1843-
I Charles Cobb Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County certify that John Sawyer is a Magistrate as appears within, that he is duly qualified to act as such, that his Commission is dated February 16 th A. D. 1838, and will expire February 16 th A. D. 1845, and that the signatures within purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, the day and year first above written.
Charles Cobb Clerk

State of Maine Cumberland County.
"Experience Jordan died December thirteenth eighteen hundred forty one Aged ninety three years."
I certify that the above is a true extract from the record of deaths in the Town of Raymond now in my possession with the exception of the date and age which is expressed on the records in fair legible figures as follows
December 13th 1841 Aged 93 years
William Plummer Town Clerk of Raymond
I William Plummer above named depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk in the Town County and State aforesaid and the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the exception of the of the date as named in the certificate
William Plummer Town Clerk of Raymond
Cumberland ss June 15th 1843
Subscribed and sworn to before me
John Sawyer Justice of the Peace

State of Maine Cumberland s.s. Clerks Office Judicial Courts Portland June 22 d A. D. 1843
I Charles Cobb Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County certify that John Sawyer is a Magistrate as appears within, that he is duly qualified to act as such, that his Commission is dated February 16 d A. D. 1838 and will expire February 16 d A. D. 1845. and the signature within purporting to be his. is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court the day and year first above written.
Charles Cobb Clerk

State of Maine
Cumberland ss.
Clerks Office, Judicial Courts Portland June 16 th A. D. 1843
In the Record of Marriages in the Clerks Office of the Judicial Courts for said County of Cumberland solemnized by the Reverend Samuel Dean the following record is made to wit: "Seventeen hundred and sixty seven October fifteenth"
"Charles Wildon and Experience Weed."
I Charles Cott Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in and for said County hereby certify, that the above is a true extract from the Record of Marriages in the Clerks Office of said Judicial Courts with the exception of the date which is expressed in said Record in fair legible words and figures, as follows to wit: "Oct r 15...1867."
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Supreme Judicial Court the day and Year first above written.
Charles Cott Clerk...

I John Eveleth, Clerk of the town of Windham in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine, certify that in the record of marriages in said town, the marriage of Roger Jordan and Experience Wilson is recorded as follows Viz:
"Seventeen hundred and ninety four, May" "twenty ninth, I married Roger Jordan" "to Experience Wilson, both of Raymond." "Town." "Paul Little, Justice of the Peace" [Recorded by] "Richard Dole, Town Clerk, "
I John Eveleth above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of said town of Windham, and that the above is a true extract from the record of marriages in said town, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows; Viz. "1794. May 29." and of the words, "recorded by" which are not in the original record.
John Eveleth, Town Clerk of Windham State of Maine,
Cumberland County ss. June 22, 1843.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, and I certify further that the deponent is the Town Clerk of Windham.
Charles Johnson Justice of the Peace

State of Maine Cumberland ss.
Clerks Office Judicial Court
Portland June 22. 1843 -
I Charles Cobb Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in and for said County, certify that Charles Johnson is a Magistrate as appears within, that he is duly qualified to act as such, that his Commission is dated Feb- ruary 3 d A. D. 1842, and will expire Febru- ary 3 d A. D. 1849, and that the signature purporting to his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State the day and year first above written.
Charles Cobb Clerk

Payment to be made at Portland by W m Woodbury Esq Agent for paying Pen- sioners, in the Agency of Maine
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book 6 Vol. 1. Page 141 by Thos. Vanpelt, Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 5th 4th July, 1836, Experience Jordan deceased formerly widow of Charles Wilson who was a Sergeant in the Revolution was entitled to receive Ninety five Dollars per annum, commencing on the 14th March 1831, and terminating on the 13th Dec r 1841 the day of her death. The amount due will be paid upon the production of the proper vouchers to Joanna Jordan, and Elizabeth Thompson only surviving children of Experience Jordan deceased.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 16 th day of Oct. one thousand eight hundred and forty-three.
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned.
Commissioner of Pensions.

5912
Joanna Jordan & sister's application for a pension Acts July 4. 1836 & Mar. 3. 1837.
me July 4. 1836
Ephrenia Jordan da o
Jos. Pope Portland me July 10 43

United States of America
District of Maine ss:
On this thirteenth day of June 1843, personally appeared before Asahel Ware Judge of the United States District Court for Maine District, Joanna Jordan, formerly Joanna Wilson, a resident of Portland in the County of Cumberland in said District, aged sixty six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth for herself, and also in behalf of Elizabeth Thompson her sister, formerly Elizabeth Wilson, on oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4. 1836, and the amendatory act of the 3 d of March 1837. That Experience Jordan, widow of Roger Jordan, late of Raymond deceased was, before her marriage to said Roger Jordan, the widow of Charles Wilson who was a Sergeant in the army of the revolution; that said Charles Wilson enlisted about the last of the year 1776 for the term of three years, in the Company commanded by Captain Mayberry in Colonel Dufresne's regiment, and died in the service before the term of his enlistment was expired. She further declares that their mother, whose maiden name was Experience Wood, was married to the said Charles Wilson on the fifteenth day of October seventeen hundred and sixty seven, and after the death of their father, was again married to the said Roger Jordan on the twenty ninth day of May seventeen hundred and ninety four. That said Roger Jordan died on the ninth day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty seven, and that their mother, then the widow of said Roger

Jordan remained a widow till the thirteenth day of December Eighteen hundred and forty one, at which time she died. She further declares, that their said mother never had any children by her second husband the said Roger Jordan, and that she the said Joanna Jordan, formerly Joanna Wilson and her sister the said Elizabeth Thompson, formerly Elizabeth Wilson are the only surviving children of the said Experience Jordan by the said Charles Wilson, her first husband, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Joanna Jordan
In Circuit Court of the United States
1 Maine District ss.
Know all men by these presents: That I, Joanna Jordan, do hereby certify that on this 13 th day of June 1843 personally appeared before me, a notary public in and for the District of Columbia, to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged that she executed the same as her free act and deed.
Sharon Ware
Dist. Judge of the U.S.
for the Dist. of Maine
I certify that it has been solemnly known to me by that Roger Jordan died on a certain day of October 1837 and credible witnesses that Experience Jordan named in the above declaration did December 13 th 1841 & that she left two children surviving, viz. Joanna  Elizabeth Jordan - widow of Elizabeth Thompson wife Thomas Thompson both residing now in Portland & the left no other children.
Sharon Ware
That Roger Jordan died on a 9 th of Oct 1837 returned by me.
Sharon Ware
United States.
Maine District ss.
Circuit Court June 13. 1843.
I hereby certify that the foregoing proceedings before the Hon. Ashur Ware, District Judge holding the Circuit Court, were had in Open Court, & the examination of the party & of the witnesses under oath were so made & that the above signatures are the true signatures of the said District Judge.
In testimony of which I have hereto set my hand & Seal Official the day & year above written.
John Mussey Clerk U.S. Cir. Court

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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 2p.798
Esperienza fordan formerly  wid of Charles Wilson Sergt Rev war
Act July 4 th 1836.
Index: Vol. A , Page 382
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, July 5 1843
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Charles Wilson is found upon the Books of Col. Duffer's Regiment in Capt. Mayhew's company and credited with services as Sergeant, from Jan. 1. 1777 to July 30. 1778, and that he died July 30. 1778, the whole amount of his services being nineteen months.
W. L. Chaplin
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this

Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone: and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances which tend to satisfy me of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
M. A. Bell, Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Joseph Lapham Esq. Salem Mass.

Ch. Wilson
Prof. G. Call

This may certify that we Elizabeth Thompson and Joanna Jordan, who are the only surviving children of Charles Wilson, who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, have requested Joseph Pope of Portland to aid us in procuring for us a pension for the services of our deceased father, and authorize him for us to procure the proof of our said fathers services in the War of the revolution, from the records in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or elsewhere. — Witness our hands this 19th day of May 1843.
Elizabeth Thompson
Witness — Sarah Tobey Joanna her Jordan mark

5912 Experience Jordan Dec 40 Maine Act July 4 th 36
Admitted
19 months
Serg t
$95 per An
Certificate to be issued in favor of - Joanna Jordan, widow Elizabeth Thompson wife of Thomas Thompson
Joseph Pope Esq r Portland Maine