Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1737, Jacob Williford, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. C.
Williford, Jacob
S. 1737
Born in Va.
carded
CONTENTS

East Tennessee
Jacob Williford
of Granville in the State of Tenn: who was a Pss; - in the Campy command by Captain Philips of the Regt. commander by Col: Aseom in the A.C. time for 10 months -
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of March 1833 and sent to John Cook, Rutledge. Tenn:
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 40 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 10
$50-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book D Vol. 9 Page 116 -

See letter 15 April 1837. Pen Agt Order to pay do. Jan'y 1838. see let 27 May '40 to F. Andr. Do - 28 - do - M. C. Fitch -
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 March 1838 to 18 Feb 1839. the day of his death. - Agt notified 23. June 1840

7866
Jacob Williford
Nov 1780
for mts 6 months
$20. -

7866
BRIEF in the case of  Jacob Williford County of Granger  in the State of Tennessee (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Report  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? —  3. How old is he? 75  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     enlisted In 1780 June — 3 — As a Private Gen. Capt. A. Philips, Col. B. Aram   Vol. 1781 June — 3 — " Capt. O. Thomas & Capt. B. Colman Gen. Gates  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Edgecomb City N.C.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional  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.
J. Waugh
Examining Clerk.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Jacob Williford further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? _____ IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Two citizens
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? _____
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? _____
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? _____
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes 
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 the 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 is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
‡ QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

Jacob Williford Declaration for Pension
130 7.80 2 15.60

State of Tennessee, August Term 1832.
Greene County On this 23 rd day of August in the year of our Lord 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the justices of our Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions in the County of Greene and State of Tennessee one Jacob Wilkiford aged seventy five 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 act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1832. that he entered  enlisted in the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, to wit Col. Benjamin Atkinson commanded the regiment and Capt. Atkinson Philips commanded the company to which he belonged. He states that he entered the service in Edgecomb County in the State of North Carolina and rendezvoused at Tarborough in said state. He states that he entered the service in the month of June in the year 1780. and that he left the service in the month of September of the same year He states that he served in this term three months. He states that he was discharged in the Hillsborough in the State of North Carolina at the expiration of his said term of service but that he has lost it long since He states that he marched from Tarborough and joined General Gates in the State of South Carolina and was attached to his army when he was defeated but was not in the engagement in consequence of sickness but was left with the baggage wagon. He states that after the defeat of Genl. Gates he was taken prisoner by the Tories and was rescued by a company of Light horse - that the Tories dispersed when the light horse came up. He states that Col. or Genl. Lee and Col. Wm
Washington commanded the Dragoons
He thinks in the month of June He states that he volunteered in the year 1781. and joined a Company at Wallisford under Capt. Oseby Thorne, and served a while under him and was then transferred to the Company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Coleman a Continental Captain. and marched under him to the county of Anslow near Wilmington and from thence we marched to

Duplin county in North Carolina I from thence we marched to Kingston District in Hobe county where I was discharged by Capt Coleman. He states that in this town he served three months. He states further that he has lost his discharge given him by Capt Coleman. He states that he left the service in the month of September of the year 1781. and that after he he returned home he heard of the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis. He states that he has no documentary evidence and knows of no persons whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. He further states that he received for his services two tickets one for seven pounds and the other for forty shillings.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
18th Dec 1846
his Jacob his W. Hiford mark
We Walter D Coiin and George Millikin hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Williford who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy five years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Walter D Coiin his George T Millikin mark
I 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 in the state and the court further certifies that Walter DeLoach and George McEllikin who has signed the preceding certificate are resident citizens of Grange County in the State of Tennessee and are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I John Cooke clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for Grange County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jacob Williford for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the county court of Grange county at office in Ridgely this 23 rd day of August 1832. D. L. Booke clerk
Interrogatories propounded by the court to Jacob Williford in the matter of his application for a pension.
Question When and in what year were you born answer. I was born in Southampton County in the State of Virginia in the year 1755.
Question When you were you living when called into service when have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you live now.
Answer. When I was called into service I was living in the County of Edgecombe North Carolina. I lived in Edgecombe until about twenty years ago and I now live in Grange County Tennessee.
Question How were you called into service, were you drafted and you voluntary or were you a substitute and of you a substitute - for whom answer. I enlisted the first time for four months the last time I volunteered for three months I was not drafted nor did I go as a substitute -

Question State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served such Continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
Answer. Genl Gates Genl Humphreys Genl Gregory or Grigor Col Wm Washington & Col. Lee of the dragoons.
Question State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution.
Answer. Sherad Mayse, Joseph Hanni Genl John Nor Genl Eli Hodges and I could mention others if it be necessary.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 15 th 1848.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The widow of Jacob Williford, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Knoxville, Ten: Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1838, to the 18 th Feb'y 1839, the day of his death.
Respectfully yours,
William E. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Rev. Mar.
1737 INVALID.
File No. 1737 Jacob Williford Miss. N. C. Line.
Act: June 7, 1882.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 406
[Arrangement of 1870.]