Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 41689, for John Jacobs, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
★ Jacobs, John Jacob or
S 41689.
CONTENTS

41689 INVALID.
Rev
File No.
John Jacobs Pri Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 237
[Arrangement of 1870.]

5809
Ohio
John Jacobs
of Poland in the state of Ohio who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Stewart of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of five years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 th of April 1810
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th of Jan. 4. 1819 and sent to George Vail, Esquire Furness County, Ohio.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1810 - 4 3/4 36.00 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 March 1819 40.00
$84.00
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Poland, Furness Co.

John Jacobs
John Jacobs priv. Stewart Penn a Regt.
1778 to 1783
20 th Aprie 1818
5 years
Submitted
Thos. Paine

The state of Ohio } Trumbull County }
John Jacobs, a Citizen of the United States, residing in Poland, in the County of Trumbull, and State of Ohio, on his solemn oath declares and says as follows to wit — That he was born in the State of Ma- ryland, that he enlisted into the army of the revolution on the 13 th day of March A.D. 1776 under Captain William Purvis of the Penn- sylvanian State Regiment commanded by Colonel Miles, for the period of one year and Nine Months — That before his one year and nine months service had expired, he en- listed into the same army for and during the war under Captain Scott in the 13 th Penn- sylvanian Regiment, commanded by Colonel Walter Stewart, in which Regiment he served against the common enemy, until he was taken a prisoner by the enemy, on the 24 th day of August 1780, at Paulus Hook while with a scouting party commanded by Captain John Cabot — He remained a prisoner with the enemy until peace was restored in 1783 That he never received any discharge, nor was he ever exchanged to his knowledge; and That he is in reduced circumstances, and

That he needs the assistance of his country for support - That he is in the 64 th year of his age - and that he voluntarily relinquishes his claims to all and singular the pensions (if any) which heretofore have been allowed to him by the laws of the United States - for then the subjoined evidence in support of his claim, is all that is within his knowledge, that he knows of - He therefore humbly prays for relief under the 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 March 18 th 1878. - John Jacob
The State of Ohio Franklin County } ss 3 d Judicial Circuit of Com. Pleas
I George Todd, President of the Courts of common Pleas, in & for the third circuit in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that, on the 2 nd twenty th day of April One thousand eight hundred and eighty, in the County and State aforesaid and within the third Circuit aforesaid, the above named deponent personally came before me and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing statement and that he subscribed the same in my presence.
George Todd

Neil M c Mullen of lawful age, deposes and saith - that he is personally acquainted with John Jacobs, the person whose name is herein before written - and that he served with him in the revolutionary army in the Pennsylvanian line, as long as he the deponent remained in service to wit 1 yr. & nine months - and further he saith not. -
Neil M c Mullen
sworn to & subscribed before me
George Todd.
The State of Ohio ss George Parsons clerk of the Trumbull County Court of common pleas for said county do hereby certify that the Hon d George Todd Esq e whose signature is affixed to the foregoing certificales is and was at the time of subscribing the same President of the Courts of common pleas in and for the third Circuit of said State of Ohio that the signatures are in his own hand writing that he is duly commissioned and sworn agreeable to the laws of said State and as such his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit in Court & everywhere for testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Warren the 14 th day of May 1818
Geo o Parsons

The state of Ohio } I George Tod President of the Drum Creek County } before set forth, do certify further, that the within named claimant John Jacobs, is personally known to me and has been so known for several years last past, and that he is in indigent circumstances and needs the assistance of his Country for support Given at Youngstown the 8 th December 1818
George Tod
was useful evidence to us now

187 John Jacob
Declaration
5.809.
27. Jan'y, 1819.
J. Parker
E. Hedges, Mansfield, Ohio.

Be it remembered that at a court of common Pleas - began and held at the court house in the Town - of Mansfield in for the County of Richland and State of Ohio on the 18 th day of Septem- ber Anno Domini 1820 - Before the honora- ble William Wilson President of said court and James M c Clure, Robert Bentley and William Patterson Esquires associate Judges of said court. John Jacobs came into open court and filed his Declaration, which is in the words & figures following to wit
State of Ohio Richland County } ss } Court of Common Pleas Sept Term A D 1820
On this 21 st day of September 1820 personally appeared in open court be- -ing a court of Record for said County John Jacobs aged Sixty five years resident in Rich- -land County who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war in the second Pennsylvania Regiment under the command of Capt John Boley of the Pen- -sylvania Line, date of original decla- -ration some time in the spring of 1818 and that the number of his Pension Certe- -ficate is N o 5,809 and bears date 27 th -January, A.D. 1819. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States

on the 18 th 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 so as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of Congress intitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed the 18 th day of March 1818 And that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property, securities, contracts or debts, due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule here to annexed and by me subscribed, and I have the following personal property to wit:
  Two Drawing Knives Valued by Court at  $1.25    One foot adze — do —  1.00    One iron square do —  .52 1/2    1 Tobacco Box & — "  .50    1 pen knife —  .25  
And that I have no real estate whatever Signed & subscribed in Open Court this 21 st
Sept 1820
John Jacobs
Elizur Hodge Atty
This declarant further states that he is a

Waggon maker by trade that he is unable to pursue it that he has no family and that he is dependant on his Brother in law for support and residing with him Sworn to, declared and Subscribed in Open court this 21 st day of Septm r 1830. John Jacobs
Ellzey Hedges Atty
The State of Ohio } ss. Ellzey Hedges Richland County } Clerk of the court of common Pleas of Richla- nd County Ohio. Do hereby Certify that the foregoing oath and Schedule hereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of the said court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amo- unt in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Three Dol- lars and Sixty two and a half cents
In Testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Mansfield in said County this 25 th day of Sept r 1830.
Ellzey Hedges Atty Richland County