Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16163, for Ezekiel Jenkins, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Jenkins, Ezekiel
S 16163
CONTENTS
Carded

Indiana
Ezekiel Perkins of Clarke Co in the State of Indiana who was a private in the company combined by Captain (Alamance) of the regiment command by Col. Stanhope in the Virginia line for two years from 1779
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of eighty Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Dec r 1827 and sent Hon. Salin (Warr A. R.)
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 120.00 Pension allowance ending 4 March 1833 110.00 Total 230.00
Revolutionary Claim, Not June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Henry A. Sylvester Clerk Book 2 Vol. 9 Page 181

Ezekiel Jenkins
1818
1818

State of Indiana Clark County 3/1
On this 27 th day of October 1832 personally appeared before the Honorable John F. Ross President & John Carr & Samuel Peeters associate Judges of the Circuit Court of Clark County, Ezekiel Jenkins, a resident of said County & State, aged sixty nine 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 7. 1832 That he enlisted in the army of the United States, in the month of April in the year 1779 with Capt. Calamus as a soldier for the term of three years - and served in the 4 th Regiment of the Virginia Troops under the following named officers, General Morgan Col o . Stanhope, Captain Marcus Calamus & Lieut. George Jump - I do not recollect the name of the Major of the Regiment, - that he continued in the service for the term of three years & was discharged at the expiration of the term on the 15 th day of April 1782. - That he resided in the County of Loudoun in the State of Virginia when he entered the service. That during his term of service - he marched thro' the States of North Carolina & South Carolina & into the State of Virginia , he was in sev- eral skirmishes with the British & Tories in that section of the Country, and was in the battle of the Cowpens - & was at the siege of Yorktown in 1781. and the surrender of the British Army at that place under Cornwallis - from York he was marched to Albemarle barracks, where he was stationed guarding British prisoners until the expiration of the time of his enlistment, on the 15 th April 1782, when he was dis- charged, - the written evidence of which he lost many years since - 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 agency of any State.
Ezekiel Jenkins
Sworn to & subscribed in open court on this 27 th day of October 1832
Test Henry H. Carroll Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. —
I Henry Harrod Clerk of the Circuit Court of Clark County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ezekiel Jenkins for a pension. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of office this 27 th day of October 1832
Henry Harrod Clerk

No. 11 Jan 16 1913 Rev War Madam
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., Sept 26 , 190 7
In reply to your request of Aug. 21st , received Aug. 24th for a statement of the military history of Ezekiel Jennings a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1777 3 yrs Private Major Collins Colonel Pa.                                                                 
Battles engaged in, Brandywine, Germantown, Red Bank, Red Bank, Red Bank Residence of soldier at enlistment, Union Co. Pa. Date of application for pension, Oct 27, 1832 Residence at date of application, Black Co. Ind. Age at date of application, 67 years Remarks: of family data
Very respectfully,
William A. Leavitt Chief Clerk
Sept 26 1907 Great Bridge Twp
Commissioner.
OK

16163 INVALID.
Sept 26 1907 First to Mrs. A. C. Lee
File No. 16163
Ezekiel Jenkins
For Free War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 123
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Ezekiel Jenkins who not at first that he served in the Virginia Continental line he states that he served in the 4 th Virginia Regiment.
I have known him for the last 20 years and know that he is regarded in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a revolutionary soldier. It may be that his name is written on the roll Ezekiel Jenkins Jenkins
John Carr
Indiana

Bandstown Ky August 21-07
Gentlemen
Will you kindly send me the pension record of the enclosed names who were on pension roll after the Revolution.
and oblige
Very truly yours
Mrs Fannie A. Carothers Regent Genl. Mthl. Freeman Chapter D. A. R.

Record from Revolutionary Pension Record of Ezekiel Jennings Clarke Co Indiana 1835
by Mrs Fannie A Carothers Bardstown Ky U. S. R.
Want names of his wife & children if possible