Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5510, for Andrew Jackson, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Jackson, Andrew
R. 5510.
CONTENTS

Declaration of Andrew Jackson for a Pension.
State of Indiana } Franklin County } ss.
On this 16 th day of October in the year of our Lord 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon ble the Judges of the Franklin Circuit Court now in session Andrew Jackson a resident of the County of Franklin and State of Indiana aged Eighty Nine Years the 30 th of May past 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 June 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the month of October 1779. with Captain David Scott and served in Col. Perkins (or Erwin) Regiment of the Virginia line under the following named officers. General S ir E. Col. Perkins (or Erwin) Capt. David Scott, Lieut. Thomas Mahan, and — Mahan. 1 st Lieut. He left the service in the month of March 1780. after serving faithfully for two years and five months. He was only under one kind of enlistment. At the time he entered the service he resided in what is now called Monongahela County Pa. and continued to reside there until the War was over. He was in several small engagements with the Indians on the frontiers and amongst others was in the Battle of Kunhards Creek which empties into the Monongahela on the western side near Morgan Town where the Indians were defeated. He was also in another engagement on the waters of Fish Creek Pa. He was stationed for one year, and served for that length of time at what was called Scotts Mills at a garrison there and was commanded by Capt. David Scott. He then marched from Scotts Mills to the Big Meadows from thence to the South branch of the Potomac from thence to Winchester in Frederick County where he was stationed for some time, when he was marched back to the old station on the waters of Kunhards Creek where he served until he was discharged. He does not now remember the names of any other continental, or any militia companies who

were with the troops where he served his recollections are so indistinct in consequence of the extreme old age to which he has arrived. The well-known remembers to have seen Genl Washington, Genl. Gates Genl. Lee, Col. Davis (or Brins) and Capt. Lewis Scott under which three last-named officers he served. He has known nothing or documentary evidence and he knows of no persons except William Jackson and Isaac Fuller who are living who can testify to service and Isaac Fuller's testimony is principally traditional. (See Affidavit) He has no documentary evidence to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -  Andrew Jackson
We Elijah Barwick a clergyman residing in the County of Franklin and State of Indiana, and Geo. Gregg - residing in the same County and State do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Andrew Jackson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Twenty nine 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 to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -  Elijah Barwick George Gregg -
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations presented 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 Elijah Barwick who has subscribed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Franklin and State of Indiana and that Geo. Gregg - who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County and State, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.  M. C. E. G. H. Estor David Morton      S. Just Seal S. Just Seal
Answers to the Questions presented by the War Department which answers were made in open Court -

State of Indiana
Decatur County ss. I Henry B. Tallant clerk of the De- catur County Circuit Court do hereby certify that Sam- uel Bryant before whom the above affidavit of Elijah P. Piles was taken and who also has signed the other affidavits therein and now is an acting justice of the peace in and for the said County of Decatur duly commissioned and qualified as such that full faith and credit are due his official acts and that the above signature, purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 29th day of October 1833
Henry B. Tallant Clerk
The affidavit of William Jackson has been sent for by me to the lower part of Winterset but have not yet no answer I expect it daily. The affidavit of Elijah Piles has been taken since the authentication of the application at that time ap- plicant did not know that he was living.
Thos. Harding agent

State of Indiana ss Decatur County ss Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the County of Decatur aforesaid Eli- jah Piles a resident of the said County who being first duly sworn according to law, deposes and saith that he is now in his eighty seventh year, that he was well acquainted with one Andrew Jackson (who as this deponent is informed is an applicant for a pension under the act of June 7th 1832) in the Monongahela Country both before and since the Revolutionary War, that he cannot now state the precise time that the said Andrew Jackson enlisted in the service of the United States but thinks that it was some time in the year of 1779 with Captain David Scott and said under said Scott and under Col. Evans in his Regiment until some time in or about the year 1782 that he never saw the dis- charge of the said Jackson but always has understood and did understand at the time that the said Jackson was honorably discharged by his officers, and furthermore that he the said Jackson served in Col. Evans Regiment of the Virginia Line. This deponent never heard it contradicted by any person that the said Andrew Jack- son was a soldier of the Revolution and further deponent saith not.
Elijah Piles
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 25th day of October 1833.
Samuel Bryan
And the said Justice further states and certifies that Elijah Piles the above deponent is a person of truth and veracity and as such is entitled to credit.
Samuel Bryan
(Writings on the other side)

Ans. to 1 st Quest: I was born on the 30 th day of May 1754 in Loudoun County Virginia on the waters of Goose creek. Ans. to 2 d Quest I have a record of my age at home in my Bible. Ans. to 3 d Quest I was living when called into service in what is now called Monongahela County Va. since the close of the Revolution I have resided for a number of years in the State of Ohio near Cincinnati, from thence I removed to the County of Franklin and State of Indiana where I now reside. Ans. to 4 th Quest I was enlisted. Ans. to 5 th Quest I remember well Genl. Washington, Genl. Gates, Genl. Greene, Col. Mifflin or Grims and Capt. Lane State of the Regular Army I do not now remember any continental or Militia Regiments or companies who were with the Troops where I served by name, but it is more than probable that there were other companies than those comprising my own Regiment during some of the time which I served the general circumstances of my service are stated within. Ans. to 6 th Quest I recd a written discharge from Captain Lane Scott and kept it for a long time but it is now lost or destroyed. Ans. to 7 th Quest. Ensign of Robert John Esq. Col. Noble, Judge Duck Esq. Barruch Enoch Mearns Esq. and all who know me and who ever have known me.
I Robert John Clark of the Circuit Court of Franklin County Ind? do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Andrew Jackson for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 16 th day of October 1833.
Robert John Clark Clerk.
State of Indiana Franklin County ss Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the County of Franklin and State of Ind. Isaac Patten of the said County who being first duly sworn according to Law deponeth and saith that, on the 2 d day of March last he was fifty five years of age that as long since as can remember he has been acquainted with one Andrew Jackson

low who is now an applicant for a pension under the laws of 1832 That ever since his said acquaintance with the said Jackson he has always understood and believed from universal report both at the places where the said Jackson served as a Soldier and in all other places where ever the said Jackson has been known that the said Jackson did serve as an enlisted Soldier under the command of Capt David Scott, and it has always been understood that the said Jackson served as he has stated in his declaration and from his own personal knowledge of the character of the said Jackson as it regards truth and veracity for near fifty years he believes that he has served as he has stated within. And deponent further states that he also knew the within named Capt David Scott, and from whom he said Jackson served, and from the declarations of the said Scott in his life time as it regards the faithful service of the said Jackson he is convinced beyond all rational doubt that the said Jackson did serve as he has stated. This deponent resided for many years when he was a child between the waters of Mononshalla and Stunkards creek from after the close of the Revolution when the services of the said Jackson were fresh in the memory of the neighborhood and he never heard it was disputed by any persons whatever that the said Jackson did serve. This deponent's Father William G. Fuller who has been dead for many years served at the same time that the said Jackson served, and deponent has often heard his father say that said Jackson did serve as he has stated. And further saith not. Mark  his  Fuller
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th October 1833
And the justice hereby certifies that the above named William G. Fuller is a person of truth and veracity and that his oath is entitled to credit.
Elijah Barwick J.P. Seal William G. Fuller is a person of truth and veracity
State of Indiana Franklin County Ssc
Elijah Barwick J.P. Seal
I Robert Johns clerk of the Franklin Circuit court do hereby certify that Elijah Barwick who has signed the above affidavit and before whom the above affidavit was taken is and was at the time, an acting justice of the peace in and for the County of Franklin and State of Indiana, duly commissioned and qualified as such, that all of his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 16th day of October 1833 Robert Johns Clerk H.C.

no 17236
Andrew Jackson Franklin County Indiana
Rejected. Service performed subsequent to the Revolution war. See letter 18 Dec. 1873 to D. S. H. ending, Versailles, Ind. do March 19. 1874
John Ryman Brookville Indiana

BRIEF in the case of  Andrew Jackson  County of Franklin  in the State of Indiana  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 78 years  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.     Entered In 17 2 - - private Gen. Col. Evans, Col. David Scott, Virginia Line  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? No one  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Monongahela County Virginia  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? No  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.
Richd. H. Heyward  Examining Clerk.

July 6, 1926.
Geo. B. Lockwood, 425 10 th St. N. W. Washington, D. C.
Sir:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 5510, it appears that Andrew Jackson was born May 30, 1754, place not stated and he lived in Monongahela County, Virginia during the Revolution.
He applied for pension October 16, 1833, while a resident of Franklin County, Indiana and it is alleged that he served from October 1779, to March 16, 1782, under Captains David Scott, Henry Speer and Colonel Ivins, or Evins on the frontier against the Indians, with whom he was engaged in several battles. His claim was not allowed, as such service on the frontiers did not come within the provisions of the pension laws.
He died in Indiana in November 1847, leaving children whose names are not stated.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

J. Rutherford Ldg 11. 1851
5510

Washington In 1800 the first of the kind in the afterwards
John Quincy Adams President of the United States Washington D.C.
RECEIVED

War Dept., Pension Office, Mch. 13, 1834.
Sir:
Your letter of the 30 th Jan. last, respecting the case of Andrew Jackson whose claim was rejected on the 18 th Dec. last, has been received. I have again examined his declaration. It is unimportant in this case as to the period when Scotts Mills were built. It is well known at this Department that there were no services performed against the enemy in a military capacity in the section of Country mentioned in the declaration from the year 1779, which would entitle anyone to a pension under the Act of June 7, 1832.
The services performed by the applicant were peculiar to the inhabitants who were exposed to the incursions of the Indians. They voluntarily associated themselves for their own safety and rendered themselves liable to be called out when the exigencies of the times required it. Such associations were proper but their liability to bear arms under such circumstances forms no claim for military service. Col. Evans commanded the militia in the section of Country in which the applicant resided, but he performed only one tour of duty and that was in 1777.
S.S. Harding,
Versailles, Ind.
Copy of letter written in the claim Rej. F. 5510, Andrew Jackson.

Act of July 11, 1898, and March 3, 1903.
March 27 '08. Hist. to Mrs. H. T. Beck.
1926 July 6. Heist to Geo. D. Lockwood my
5670
P. O. Andrew Jackson Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: Cause of rejection not properly reported
Re-enlisted: on printed list, which says "service after the Revolution."
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

Greenfield, Hancock Co. Indiana April 10 th 1851.
Dr. Sir
I am requested by the heirs of Andrew Jackson deceased, to obtain information as to the following points. The said Andrew Jackson was a Soldier in the Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, and died in this State in November 1847. Previous to his death he made application for Pension but his discharge could not be found. Nor could he make proof sufficient. Since his decease, in settling up his estate, his discharge was found together with another paper connected with his service, Copies of which papers, I give you below.
The heirs wish to know that if upon proof of kinship &c &c they would be entitled to the pension, which their father might have been entitled to.
Your reply at your leisure, with necessary forms &c is requested by
Your Obd t Servt. Jas. Rutherford.
Wm. Com r of Pensions } Washington }
Over.

Copy of the Instrument found with Discharge. State North Carolina
Randolph County, } ss. This day Andrew Jackson Came before me a justice of S d County and made oath and produced a furlow for six days dated Oct 31 st 1780 from under the hand of Henry Speer Capt d , and that he is not able at present to Join his Company agreeable to his furlow. This may Certify that the S d Andrew Jackson have leave to stay six days from the date hereof to recover his health and then to Join Capt d Henry Speers Company at Salisbury agreeable to his furlow dated at Camp. Certified from under my hand this 6 th day of January 1781. John Arnold S. J. "
Copy of a discharge found. This may Certify that Andrew Jackson has served one month with me in the foot service & is hereby dis- charged this 18 th March 1782. Elijah Williams Lt "

The Monroe County Oolitic Stone Co.
Quarrymen
ROUGH AND SAWED STONE
Bloomington, Ind.,
190
no proof that this was man applying for
(3). Andrew Jackson, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Jackson. Born May 30, 1754, died March 5, 1798, (married three times). Another Andrew Jackson is named. He died in 1837, is buried near Brookville, Ind. (was probably this one.)
Third wife's children's names; - Cynthia Jackson, born 1802, died 1883 Andrew " " 1805, " 1851 Wm. " " 1806, " 1851 The Kinney " " 1808, " 1830 Sarah " " 1811, " 1879 Malinda " " 1816, " 1817
First wife's children: - Thomas Jackson, born 1773 in Virginia, died near Silmore, Ind. Rachel Jackson Nichols, born 1775 in Virginia, lived & died near Lawville, Ind. James Jackson, born 1776 in Virginia, died 1843, not far from Evansburg.

The Monroe County Oolitic Stone Co.
Quarrymen
ROUGH AND SAWED STONE
Bloomington, Ind., March 18 1908
Pension Department, Washington, D. C. -
Can you tell me if the following men were Revolutionary Pensioners and will you please give me some data concerning them? I have a list which I will give below, as it may be of assistance to you.
(1) Hugh Marshall , died 1825, was buried on James Jackson's farm near New Paris, Ohio. He had two or three half brothers, by name of Carroll. (2) Charles Carroll, of Carrollton was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He was half brother to Hugh Marshall. They lived in Maryland. Hugh Marshall was born in Maryland on eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay. They settled first in Pennsylvania, afterwards in Kentucky.

The Monroe County Oolitic Stone Co.
Quarrymen
ROUGH AND SAWED STONE
Bloomington, Ind.,
190.....
Preble Co., Ohio. Catharine Jackson — Elizabeth Jackson Jones, born 1872 in Virginia, died 1857, near Shelbyville, Ind.
Andrew Jackson was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, when his father was killed and he hired a substitute and came home to care of the family. They all came from Maryland and settled near Morgantown, Va.
I desire especially information concerning what either of these men, Jackson, Marshall, or Carroll, had to do with the Revolution and I shall be very grateful for any data you can give me.
Very Truly, Mary Hamilton Beck. Bloomington, Ind.
[Mrs. N. L. Beck]

NATIONAL REPUBLIC
GEORGE B. LOCKWOOD, EDITOR 425 TENTH STREET, NORTHWEST WASHINGTON, D. C.
June 18th, 1926.
Col. Winfield Scott, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Colonel Scott:
If this information can be procured without too much trouble I would like to be advised whether or not the name of Andrew Jackson, who died in Franklin County, Ind. and was a revolutionary soldier either from North or South Carolina, appears on the pension rolls of the government and if so what is stated as to his record.
Very truly yours,
Geo B. Lockwood

for a statement of the military history of Andrew Jackson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. Ref F. 5.5-10.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Oct. 1779 2 yrs. 5 mos. Pri. David Scott Evans Evans Va.   Stationed on the frontier of Va., guarding against the Indians.  
Battles engaged in, In several engagements with Indians, among them  near Morgantown, being battle of Dinkards Creek, engagement at Fresh Creek, Va.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Monongahela Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 16. 1833.
Residence at date of application, Franklin Co. Ind.  in the waters of Goose Creek.
Age at date of application, 13 May 30. 1754, Loudoun Co. Va.  died in Ind. Nov. 1847
Remarks: No family data.
His claim was not allowed, service not pensionable under the  Act June 7. 1832.
The above noted is the only Andrew Jackson found on the  Rev. War pen. records. Very respectfully,