Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,644, for James Jack, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
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Jack, James.
S. 2,644
CONTENTS

Tennessee, East,
James Jack of Enn 6 o in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain William Stewart of the P. H. commanded by Col. Pickett in the Virginia Keyser's Valley  6 mo. and 10 days from 1777
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of 21 Dollars  Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of January 1833 and per  Her John Blair H. R.
  Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832  31 50    Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 1833  10 50     $ 42 00  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Henry S. Synnott Clerk, Book 20. Vol. 9 Page 103

State of Tennessee Green County 3
On this fifth day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Samuel Powell Judge of the First Judicial Circuit of the State of Tennessee James Jack aged seventy five a resident petitioner of the County of State aforesaid, who after 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 7th June 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as herein stated. That he in the County of Berkeley State of Virginia, where he then resided, in the month of May 1777, volunteered under General Hand, the commander at Pittsburgh, to go a tour of duty on the Ohio at Fort Henry to guard the frontier, that his captain under whom he volunteered was John Vannatter Lieutenant McIntire Ensign Nathaniel Linder, for a three months tour of duty and joined his Regiment at Martinsburg Virginia, & marched from Martinsburg to Pittsburgh & there took Water & descended to Wheeling on the Ohio river and served out his term of time at said point against the Shawnee Indians, and returned back to Pittsburgh & was there discharged by Col. Pendleton which discharge he has casually lost.
His second service was in the fall of the year 1778. as a volunteer under Capt. Swancgren in the County of Berkeley State aforesaid, for the further term of three months longer, to go,

against the Shawnee Indians, commonly called McIntoshes expedition. That he marched from Bartley to the Monongahela & down the same river to Pittsburgh & there took the shorter road to the bluff opposite Fort McIntosh, & was stationed at said Fort under S r M c Intosh & Col Morrow, until the expiration of his term, when he was furloughed to return him without being discharged.
After which in the spring of the year 1790 he again "volunteered under Col Nichol, Major Hunter Col Clark & M c Intosh to go to Brandy mill, where was a body of Tories embodied, and dispersed said Tories, & returned again in eight or ten days which was received as a discharge of three months tour when an after requisition was made for men.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present. He declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Nor is there any resident minister of the Gospel in his vicinity by whom he can establish the facts required by the instructions of the Secretary of War. That he has no documentary evidence & that he knows of no person by whom testimony he can establish his said services & subscribed this date sworn to & subscribed this date above written. R. Senior Clk James Jack

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of _____ 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR —APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Mar 1777 3 mos. John Marmaduke Pendleton Va.   Apr 1778 3 mos. Livingston   McIntosh   10 mos.      
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____
Date of application for pension, _____
Residence at date of application, _____
Age at date of application, _____
Remarks: _____
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1916 Feb. 24. Hist. to Mrs. L. Van Ranke. $ 1916 Mch. 3. Above adv. no date or pl. of link or fam. day
Rev. Mar
26441 INVALID.
File No. 26441
Jane Jack Pet. War. Line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 195
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rev Sec Washington D.C. 1840 California St N.W. February 16, 1916
Pension Office
Revolutionary War records.
Gentlemen:
I would like some information in reference to the Revolutionary War record especially the names of parents and place of birth of James Jack , Revolutionary pen- sioner, Virginia Militia, pension 3, Tennessee, 64, (Secretary of War's report, 1835) Any data or suggestions for obtaining information will be appreciated. Please inform me if there is any fee.
Yours very truly J. Van Rancke
Mrs. L. Van Rancke 1840, California St City

Rev Sec H
Washington D.C. 1840 California St February 23, 1916
To the Honorable The Commissioner of Pensions
Sir:
Is it possible, and what is the method of procedure, to obtain from your office the birthplace and name of parents of a Revolutionary pensioner. I wish to obtain this information in reference to James Jack whose name is registered on the Voluntary of War Report, 1835 as James Jack Pension 3. Tennessee, 64. Any information you may be able to furnish me I shall appreciate very much.
Mrs. S. Van Rancke 1840, California St City
Yours very truly Julian Van Rancke

James Jack
Adm.
6 mo. 10 days

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of James Black which require further proof or explanation.
I. * Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? It does II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? He did 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? He has 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? to He has VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? He has VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? He has VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? He has 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? It is & is so distinguishable

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?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? There is
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? See no
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? They are
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? No
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.

James Jack 3 loans of 3 mos each total 9
By Mr. Payne
It is now that the writer
Blair

We Sharling Bowman & George House residing in the County of Green & State of Tennessee do hereby certify that We are well acquainted James Jack the subscriber to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy five years of age that he is respected & beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides, & that he has been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this 4 th day of September 1833
D. Venable Clerk
Geo. House
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Dept! that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Sharling Bowman & George House who have signed the preceding certificate are resident citizens of said County, and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
C. MORRELL Judge of the Court County of the State of Tennessee

Walterine Rivers clerk of the Circuit Court of Law & Equity do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceed- ings in the matter of the application of James Lock for pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 6th Sep r 1832
R. Dennis C. Claffin
By M. Payne
total 6 3/4
I know that the within

Rev. War Section.
March 3, 1916.
Mrs. L. Van Rancke, 1840 California St., Washington, D. C.
Madam:-
In response to your letter dated the twenty-third ultimo, you are advised that the papers in the claim of James Jack Sur. File 2644 Rev. War, fail to show the date or place of his birth, or any family data whatever.
Very respectfully,
E. C. Tienman
Acting Commissioner.