Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31506, Jacob Young, N.C.

SERVICE
Nb
Young, Jacob
NUMBER
S 31506
CONTENTS

Kentucky 27.557.
Deborah Young of Shelby Co., in the State of Ky who was a wife in the County commanded by Captain Burns of the Regt commanded by Col. ... in the ... line for Militia
10 - No 14 of Rev p 41. 662
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 11 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd day of August and sent to Mrs. ... Shelbyville, Ky
Arrears to the 14th of Oct 31, 125.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 Sept, 120.83 Total 245.83
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. D. ... Clerk, Book 6, 2 Vol. 4. Page 55

Shelby County State of Kentucky
In this 15 th day of October in the year 1882 personally appeared before the County Court of the aforesaid County Isaac Young a resident Citizen of said County, who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following Declaration in Order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832 providing for Pensions to surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution. Saith he that he was born in the County of Mecklenburg in the State of North Carolina and that he is now about sixty eight years of age, that he has no record of his age. He states that he enlisted at about the age of sixteen in Captain Burns Troop of Light Horse in the County aforesaid in the State last aforesaid to serve for the period of two months. He states that he cannot state the month or year in which he enlisted, but he states that it was about eight or nine months before the battle of the Bulow. The Lieutenant of said Captain Burns Troop was named Woode Hampton (commanded one Regiment, Major Rutherford was attached to the Regiment, who was shot at the Bulow Springs at which time this applicant was about sixteen years old, and had then been in service about eight or nine months. He states, that he served at

as Trumpeter in Capt. Burns Troop. He does not recollect the Christian name of his Capt. a Lieutenant He served out the term for which he enlisted and was discharged at the Iron Hole Bridge in the State of South Carolina in which he done most of the service rendered by him. He has no written discharge and thinks that his company was discharged by word from the officer commanding. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the United States, or on the Roll of any state from the date subscribed in Open Court the day & year aforesaid
This Jacob X Young mark
Also personally appeared before the said Court at the same time and place Henry Townsend a resident citizen of Oldham County in this State who being of lawful age and first duly sworn upon his oath states that he is now about sixty five years old, that he was born in the same County and State in which the aforesaid applicant Jacob Young was born, which was in the County of Mecklenburg in the State of North Carolina, that his father was a near neighbor of the father of the aforesaid Jacob, and that he has known said Jacob from his infancy that he believes the age of said Jacob to be as he states this deponent states that he was about twelve or thirteen years old when said Jacob

enlisted, that he remembers that he enlisted in the Revolutionary War, and he believes, that he served as he in his aforesaid Declaration states. He knows that said Jacob went into the Army and was absent the thinks Twelve months, but it may not have been so long. He states that Jacob Young aforesaid is a man of Truth and his statements are entitled to full credit. This Deponent states, that he knows Andrew Young whose affidavit taken before a Justice of the Peace in Washington County Kentucky is now shown to him, and he also knows John London whose affidavit is now shown to him purporting to have been taken at the same time and place and before the same Justice of the Peace, by John S Watts. This Deponent states, that the aforesaid Andrew Young and John London are men of Truth, and their statements ought to be believed. Said Andrew is a brother of said Jacob and older than him, and served in the Revolution this Deponent believes as he is his affidavit states. Further this Deponent saith that from the subscribed in open court the day & year aforesaid Henry Sourwine
Also the Affidavit of William Wesson made also personally appeared before the said court at the same time and place William Wesson a resident Citizen of the County of Shelby and State of Kentucky

who being of lawful age and first duly sworn upon his oath doth say that he is now seventy four years old the 13 th day of September last, that he has lived to near to the aforesaid Isaac Young for thirty one years, and that his the aforesaid Isaac's character is that of an industrious, hard working man, and a man of truth and well esteemed in his neighborhood and his statements ought to be believed. This Deponent always understood that Isaac had served in the Revolutionary army, and that his age is as he states in his aforesaid Declaration. This Deponent also states that he knows the aforesaid Henry Townsend and states that he is a man of truth and his statements are entitled to credit. Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the 28 th day of June aforesaid. William Haskins
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above applicant was a Revolu- tionary soldier and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that the aforesaid Henry Townsend who has signed the affidavit afore- is a resident in the County of Oldham & State of Kentucky, that the aforesaid Isaac Young the applicant herein and the aforesaid William Haskins who signed the affidavit over his signature are both residents of the County of Shelby and State of Kentucky, and that the said Young and Haskins and Townsend are all credible persons, and that

Their statements are entitled to full credit.
Benoni Gililand Presiding justice
I James I. Whitaker, Clerk of the County Court of Shelby County Kentucky do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Young for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 15 th day of Oct
1834
(U) James I. Whitaker, C

Jacob Young
State of Tenn. 0. Consent and

The Commonwealth of Kentucky
Washington County
This Day Andrew Young came before me John S. Watts a Justice of the peace for the said County and made oath that Jacob Young served in the Revolution as a trumpeter part of his time and in the hole served ten months with himself as a horseman he is now sixty eight years old he was sixteen years old at the battle of the War Springs and at that time had served 8 or 9 months and some short time after that battle the ten months expired he was under the command of General Hunter Calm Hampton Major Retherford & Capt Burns and was legally discharged
Also John Gander came before me at the same time and made oath that at the time of the Battle of the War Springs in the Revolution he was about 14 or 15 years old and lived near Jacob Young and understood that he served a ten months tour and knows he was absent about that time and hence good grounds to believe that he did serve as above stated by Andrew Young I do certify that the above named Andrew Young and John Gander was legally sworn before me this Day and is of Reputable Character This 12 th September 1832 John S. Watts J.P.

State of Kentucky Washington County ss
I William B Booker Clerk of the County Court of Washington County in the State of Kentucky do hereby certify that John L. D. Smith before whom the foregoing official record was taken was at that time a justice of the peace for the said County and duly qualified to act in such capacity and I believe his signature to be genuine In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal and hereunto the seal of the said
This 11th day of July 1831 in the 45th year of the Commonwealth
William B Booker Clerk

Mo 5812 Jacob Young Kentucky
for 1781 per Cary 10 m. $41.66 100.
Cannot allow as a draft interest says he was a draft a part of the time only.
Applicant Shelbyville Ky James D. Whitaker Clerk Shelby County Court Kentucky

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
March 29
1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Paul Young Shelby County Kentucky
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1781 Spring of Enlisted 10 Trumpeter of Cavalry Capt Burns Col Hampton Major Rutherford None W.C. Aged 68 Wickliffe Ky Swing's testimony  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } ss.
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and 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 A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , in the militia, &c without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Dyer Custis Exm't Clerk

31506 Ray INVALID.
File No. 31,376
Jacob Young Pis Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index: Vol. 2, Page 497

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Young, Jacob GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 10682 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED April 6, 1790
to not shown
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.