Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35479, for David Jordan, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Jordan, David
S 35479
CONTENTS

7423
Maine.
David Jordan
of Albany in the State of Maine who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bigelow of the Albany line, for the term of three years
Inscribed on the Roll of the List of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 th of April, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th of Mar 1819 and sent to J. H. Davis Esq Paris, Maine
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819. 10 mo. 23/4 87.16 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sep 1819 - 48.00 $135.16
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued
Notification sent to John Mumsey Esq 14 July 1825 Portland Me
No! See letter to Joseph Pope 26 July 1822 —
atty. General's opinion sent 18 Nov. 1822, to Go: Pope, Portland, Me
copy of Discharge sent to Hon. S. White a. H. R 26 Feb. 1822

David Jordan. private, Col. Bigelow's regt. 15 th Mass. Cav. 1777 - 3 years April 8 th 1868
Admitted
See the judges certificate on file.
David Jordan.

Ap. D. 2. 18 I, David Jordan, a resident citizen of the United States of America, an inhabitant of Albany in the County of Oxford and State of Massachusetts, do testify and say, that on the twenty third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, I enlisted into the Army of the United States of America, on the continental establishment for the term of three years, as a private soldier in the company commanded by captain Paul Ellis in the Regiment of Colonel Sim o . Bigelow, numbered fifteen, in which company I served to the end of the said term of three years, and received from Colonel Bigelow an honorable discharge, which is herunto annexed. My Captain Paul Ellis, was killed in Monmouth Battle; after which event said company was commanded by Capt Michael Floudang; John Glover of Marblehead was our Brigadier General. I further testify, that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, and that I am not borne on any pension list of the United States. David Jordan
I, Moses Buck, of Sumner in the County of Oxford and State of Massachusetts, do testify and say, that I was in the continental service during the revolutionary war at the same period that the above named David Jordan served and was in the same Brigade, and that said Jordan there years served the full term of three years as is above stated.
Moses Buck

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT, ss.
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the eighth day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally came Davis Jordan the applicant named in the papers hereto annexed, and after being duly cautioned and examined, made oath that the several statements by him made in the annexed application, signed in my presence, are wholly true.
And the said applicant further offered in evidence the affidavit of Moses Buck, a fellow soldier with the applicant in the revolutionary war made & signed in my presence, and also a regular Discharge given to the applicant in said war, with the attestation of Levi Boutell and Daniel Hall - respectable citizens, made before Joshua Smith, a respectable magistrate, all which are hereto annexed.
And it appearing to me in the examination here had, that the several persons above named are credible witnesses, I do hereby admit the annexed declarations as evidence, and certify the same as being satisfactory proof to me that the said Davis Jordan the applicant, served as a private soldier in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months and upwards in continuation on the continental establishment. And I do further certify, that from the declaration of the applicant made before me, under oath as aforesaid, it does appear that in consequence of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support; all which I do hereby certify and transmit to the Secretary of the Department of War, agreeably to the provisions of an Act of Congress, passed March 18, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war."
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused my official seal to be affixed the day and year first mentioned.
Almon L. Parris
Judge of the United States in and for the District of Maine.

N o 241. David Jordan Copy
Copy
N o 7423
Not entitled
5 March 1861
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. DISTRICT OF MAINE, ss.
At a District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland within and for the District of Maine, on the first Tuesday, being the ninth day of June and by adjournment from day to day, on the twenty eighth day of June — in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable ALBION K. PARRIS , Judge of said Court.
ON this twenty eighth day of June . . in the year above written, personally appeared in open Court, the same having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said Maine District, David Jordan . . . aged Fifty nine  late of Albany now years, resident in Portland . . . in said District, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revo- lutionary War as follows, viz. as a private . . . in the company commanded by Capt. Ellis . . . in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Bigelow . . . in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the 8 th day of April . . A. D. 1818 , and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pen- sion, numbered 7423 . . . was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 ; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818 : and 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 the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed ; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is particularly described on the back hereof, also subscribed by me.
David Jordan
Sworn to and declared, on the twenty eighth day of June A. D. 1820.
BEFORE
Albion K. Parris
U. S. District Judge for the District of Maine.

SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz:
Real estate — about thirty acres of new land in the township of Albany, which I bargained for since I was a pensioner, for which I have paid in part with the assistance of my pension money — and my dependence for paying the residue viz One hundred dollars, was on the continuance of my pension — I have also been able to own two cows & one swine and an old horse — I have 3 or 4 dollars worth of utensils in a shed of a house where my family at present are —
David Jordan
Sworn to
Before
Albion H. Parris U. S. Dist. Judge
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me David Jordan who, by occupation am a laborer, which I am not able to pursue by reason of contently — being subject to fits which lays me by for a month at a time
   NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.     Wife Temperance 57 able to do housework   Jefferson 16 able to contribute some to their support   Bucknam 14   Phebe 11  
David Jordan
Sworn to
Before
Albion H. Parris U. S. Dist. Judge

John Mussey Junr MAINE DISTRICT, ss.
I, JOHN MUSSEY, Junr. Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and 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 one hundred ninety dollars and no more  cents .
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty eighth day of June , A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
John Mussey Junr
Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.
$190-

She wrote for this again. Adv. Nov. 1, 1937, had been Buro.
August 18, 1937
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David Jordan, S. 35479 BA-J/MCS
Mrs. Norman T. Gill 2135 West Lawn Avenue Madison, Wisconsin
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to David Jordan, a Revolutionary War soldier who was pensioned while living in Oxford County, Massachusetts.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 35479, based upon the military service of David Jordan.
The date and place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
He enlisted March 23, 1777, place not stated, served as private in Captains Paul Ellis' and Michael Houdin's companies in Colonel Timothy Bigelow's Fifteenth Massachusetts Regiment and was discharged March 23, 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 8, 1818, while a resident of Albany, Oxford County, Massachusetts.
In 1820 he was a resident of Portland, District of Maine, and was fifty-nine years of age. At this time he referred to his wife, Temperance, aged fifty-seven years, and to the following children: Jefferson aged sixteen years, Buckman aged fourteen years and Phebe aged eleven years. There are no further data relative to soldier's family.
Very truly yours
GEORGE H. SWEET Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator

David Jordan No. of Certificate 7.428

I David Jordan who have been an Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States agreeably to a Pension Certificate dated March 5 th 1819 and numbered 7,423 - Do say that I am the same David Jordan who gave in my statement - and schedule of Property before the Hon ble Albion P. Pease, on the 28 th of June last - and now on oath do say and declare that since my said Schedule was made, in consequence of my pension being stopped, and my inability on that account, of paying anything more towards my small lot of land, mentioned in my said Schedule, Ben m Jenkins and Stephen Abbot, my principal creditors have taken from me, the land a- gain, and all other effects & property I had - not so much as leaving me one cow - and now I am very needy and were it not for bread come given me by friends I should actually suffer.
David Jordan

United States of America Maine District ss - § October 20. 1820
I hereby make known that the within named David Jordan personally appeared and made oath that the facts by him within stated are wholly true - and I do further make known that I am personally acquainted with the within named Jordan; that he is a man of truth and veracity, on whose statements full credit may be placed, and that I have no doubt of the truth of the within statements by him signed
Albion H. Parry Judge of the United States in and for said Maine District

I Obed Abbot of lawful age do testify and say - That I am well acquainted with David Jordan, a U. S. Pensioner and with his present circumstances Since last July Benj n Jenkins, and Stephen Abbot of Andover, have taken from him all the little property in his possession - and turned him out of possession of a small lot of land in Albany where said Jordan was making arrangements to live - The land he bargained for from said Jenkins and Abbot, and had paid for the same in part out of his pension money - and was to pay the residue by agreement out of his future pension payments - but since his pension is stopped, his creditors have taken all from him, and he is now in a more & more distressed situation than he has ever been placed in since I have known him - being destitute both of property & shelter, except from the kindness of friends, and being also - old and infirm -
Obed Abbot
State of Maine -
Cumberland ss - Subscribed & sworn to this
28 th day of Oct r 1820 -
Before me - Joseph Pope, jus. Peace

T HIS certifieth, That David Jordan a Private has served Three Years in the 13 th Massachusetts Regiment, being the full Term of his Inlistment; has conducted himself as a good and faithful Soldier, and is hereby discharged the Service.
Given under my Hand, at Camp Highland's this..... 23 rd Day of..... March 1780.
Tim o Bigelow Col.

I David Jordan do solemnly swear, before Almighty God, that I have not any estate, real or personal, in possession, reversion or remainder, sufficient to support myself in prison, or to pay prison charges; except the goods and chattels by law exempted from attachment and execution; and that I have not, since the commencement of this suit against me, or at any other time, directly or indirectly, sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed or disposed of, to, or entrusted any person or persons whomsoever, with all or any part of the estate, real or personal, whereof I have been the lawful owner or possessor, with any intent or design to secure the same, or to receive, or to expect any profit or advantage therefor; or have caused, or suffered to be done, any thing else whatsoever, whereby any of my creditors may be defrauded. So help me God.
David Jordan
Oxford ss. — to  Alanson Miller keeper of the gaol in Paris in said county, GREETING.
WE the subscribers, two of the Justices of the Peace for the said county of Oxford and each of us of the quorum, hereby certify, that David Jordan a poor prisoner, confined upon execution for debt, in the gaol at Paris aforesaid, hath caused James Sampson
the creditor, at whose suit he was so confined, to be notified according to law, of his the said David Jordan desire of taking the benefit of the act, entitled, "An act for the relief of poor prisoners, who are committed by execution for debt;" that in our opinion the said David Jordan hath not any estate, real or personal, sufficient to support himself in prison, except the goods and chattels by law exempted from attachment and execution, and that he hath not conveyed or concealed his estate with design to secure the same, to his own use, or to defraud his creditors; and that we have after due caution to the said David Jordan administered to him the oath prescribed in an act entitled an Act in further addition to an Act entitled "An Act for the relief of poor prisoners, who are committed by execution for debt."
Witness our hands and seals, this sixteenth day of July Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and twentyone .
Jon M. Berris (S.D) Stephen Emery (S.D)
Oxford ss. Feb. 20. 1822. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the original discharge —
Eliphalet Fitch  Prison Keeper

David Jordan. Maine.
Served 3 years from 1777.
59 years old - Wife 57 years old - 2 sons aged 16 & 14 - One daughter 11 years old.
Real estate - 30 acres of new land, partly paid for with his pension money, and owes for it $100, now. —
Personal property, 2 cows, 1 swine - 1 old horse - and 3 or 4 dollars worth of utensils in a shed of a house where his family lives - Court is of opinion that all the property is not worth more than $190. —
Governor A. K. Parris states, that the claimant has lately sworn out of idol and has not for many years possessed property sufficient to pay his debts.
Report of
When this date of a has been

35 479
Rev
INVALID.
1822-Nov. 26. Dist. to Mr. Alfred C. Racing. Letter in ch. d. 36608. Rev H. M. Jordan. 1877 Aug. 18. Inct to Mrs. Emma T. Gill. Rev
File No. 85-479
David Jordan Rev
Act: 15 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 207
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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November 26, 1923
Mrs. Alfred C. Blasing Henderson, Minn.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 35479 it appears that David Jordan enlisted March 23, 1777 and served as a private in Captains Paul Ellis and Michael Houdin's Company, Colonel Timothy Bigelow's Fifteenth Massachusetts Regiment and was discharged March 23, 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 8, 1818 while a resident of Albany, Oxford County, Massachusetts.
In 1820 he was a resident of Portland, District of Maine and aged fifty-nine years, at which date he referred to his wife Temperance aged fifty-seven years and to his family residing with him Jefferson aged sixteen years, Bucknam aged fourteen years and Phebe aged eleven years.
Respectfully,
Date of death not in ATB
Commissioner.

MRS. NORMAN T. GILL GENEALOGIST 2138 WEST LAWN AVE. MADISON, WISCONSIN
July 29, 1937
Veteran's Administration Washington, D.C. Dear Sirs:
I recently found the following: "David Jordan enlisted 1777 at sixteen years of age under Capt. Paul Ellis. He was placed on the pension roll of Oxford Co., Maine, 1818 for service as a private Mass. line. He was living in 1840 in Albany Maine."
Am wondering if you can supply any additional information about this David Jordan, names of his parents, his children etc. According to the D.A.R. Lineage Book his wife was Temperance Russel.
Very Truly Yours,
Winifred Stone Gill

We the subscribers do hereby certify that we are personally acquainted with David Jordan of Albany in the county of Oxford, and from what we know of his situation, we believe that in consequence of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of the assistance of his country for support -
Luci Bartlett Daniel Goff
Oxford ss. Sworn to and subscribed before me
Joshua Smith Just. of the Peace
Norway April 9th 1818.

To all whom these presents shall concern That We the subscribers Selectmen, assessors, and overseers of the poor of the town of Albany in the County of Oxford and State of Maine do hereby certify that David Jordan of the said Albany has by various misfortunes become poor and is so poor that he has within one year past been allowed the privilege of the poor debtors act so called in this State and has sworn out of Gaol for want of property to pay his just debts and he has not any property neither Real nor Personal to be taxed for and he is not able to earn his living and we are satisfied that he stands in need of the assistance of his Country Albany February 28th. 1822.
John Lovejoy Dawson Haskell,

St. Louis Mo. Nov. 1862.
Rev. John Brown 1802
The Hon ble The Secretary of War Washington

Portland, Maine Nov r 7 th 1822,
The Hon ble J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War -
Sir, It is not without diffidence that I again solicit your attention to the case of David Jordan. I enclose some additional vouchers of his poverty - When he was first placed on the pension list his country found him poor - being then destitute of real or personal estate - With his first pension money he purchased & partly paid for the very land which was mentioned in his subsequent schedule, and on account of which he was stricken off - He thought it a prudent investment of his money, & with the help & labor of a grand child with whom he expected to live on the land hoped to live above penury & want - His disappointment is easily inferred - Not being able to pay the balance due, his land was again taken from him by virtue of the mortgage which he gave for collateral security - leaving him worse in circumstances than at first - He has since passed some of his time in Portland, and endeavoured to earn something by doing chores in our streets - From these circumstances I hope his importunity will be thought pardonable. & be restored to his pension -
I am Sir very Respectfully Your Obed t Servant Joseph Pope

Mr. Lewis G. D. L. C.
Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Secy. War Department Washington City,

Washington City Jan y 15. 1823
Dr Sir
Your very Respectfull communication was duly rec d and I am satisfied will be duly appreciated by the Petitioner. I take the Liberty to present another which I rec d last evening you gave Judgment I have the fullest confidence will guide in the Cavern of duty. —
I have the Honor to be yours &c
Mark Harris