Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18052, for Isaac Jackson, Massachusetts

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Jackson, Isaac
S. 18052
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W o 18359 Maine (40)
Isaac Jackson
Oxford Co. in the State of Maine who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Pierce of the Reg t commanded by Col. Cushing in the Mass. Troops for 18 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 60 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16. day of August 1833 and sent to Thos Black Paris Me.
  Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  128.00    Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 th Sep r . 1833  20.00     $150.00  
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book E Vol. 1 Page 24

Isaac Jackson
Memoranda of the company paid the amount of the taken stock while
Thomas Clarke agent.

STATE OF MAINE.
(3)
COUNTY OF Oxford ss.
ON this 1st day of January A. D. 1833., personally appeared in open Court, before the Probate Court now sitting, Isaac Jackson a resident of Sumner in the county of Oxford and State of Maine, aged 74 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 act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. at Middleborough in the county of Plymouth Commonwealth of Massachusetts, his then residence, on as a private soldier, in the month of December 1775, in the company commanded by capt Abiel Pierce , he marched from Middleborough to Roxbury near Boston - and marched with said company (by order of Gen. Washington, the commander in chief) to Dorchester point where he was stationed for the term of three months - and at the expiration of that term was verbally discharged by said capt. Abiel Pierce - In the month of April 1776. he went with his uncle Beth Sampson , now deceased, to Newport in the State of Rhode Island and enlisted into the company commanded by capt. John Carr in the regt. commanded by col. Cushing in Gen. Patten's Brigade, for the term of twelve months , he continued on the Island until the September following, when he marched to Harlem plains where said company joined the main army - and was there attached to the Regiment & Brigade aforesaid - he was taken sick while at Harlem plains and was transported from thence to White plains , where he was stationed about three weeks, and was there during the engagement - marched from thence to Fishkill , thence crossed the river to Merriestown , was there taken sick. the company marched to Philadelphia - and as soon as he recovered he returned to Providence R.I. where he was verbally discharged by said capt. John Carr at the expiration of said term. -

In August 1779, he again enlisted at Middleborough aforesaid, for the term of three months in the company commanded by capt. Washburn - marched to Howland's ferry and there crossed the ferry on to Rhode Island, and marched to the north end of the Isl. and at Bull Hill fort - he does not know to what regiment he was attached - he was in said company in the engagement, in September following when Gen. Sullivan was defeated - & left the Island in the night immediately after the engagement - marched to Bristol and was there when Col. Barton took Gen. Prescott a prisoner - & was there stationed until the expiration of said term - when he was verbally discharged by capt. Washburn - He was born at Middleborough aforesaid on the 6th. day of February 1750, where a record of his age will appear in the town records. He removed from Middleborough fifty two or sixty years ago, to what is now the town of Paris in the county of Oxford, - he removed to Belmont in the county of Hancock; he removed to Palermo in the same county where he resided about four years & removed to Sumner aforesaid, about four years since, where he now resides - He never received a written discharge. And he has no documentary evidence, and he knows of no person, except his sister Patience Willis, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services aforesaid - —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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.
Isaac Jackson
Before Stephen Emery
Judge of Probate -

Oxford County ss. January 1. 1833. This case is continued to the county eighth day of March next. G. Emery. Judge
Oxford ss. March 28 th AD 1833
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, he having adduced the deposition of Patience Willis, and the certificates of the Rev d . James Hooper & Isaac Jackson, the former a clergyman of the town of Paris and well acquainted with the applicant, all on oath duly administered, which witnesses are known to the Court, as persons deserving full reputations for truth & veracity. Said deposition & certificates being received in corroboration of the statement of said applicant, are here- unto annexed.
Stephen Emery. Judge
I Joseph G. Cole Register Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Jackson for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 28 th day of March A. D. 1833.
CLEVE.
Joseph G. Cole Register

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Isaac Jackson Bedford Co. Maine
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Admitted 18 months $60-
Thomas Clark Agt. Paris. Bedford Co. Maine

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of service in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and rejoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: \} ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Isaac Jackson Oxford Co Maine
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Dec 1775 " 3 " Priv. Gen Washington Col. Pierce 74 years Plymouth Witness Patience Willis   Apr 1776 1 " " " Gen. Patterson Col. Cushing Col. Carr. Co. Mass.   Ag 1779 " 3 " " Gen Sullivan Col. Washburn  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Edward D. Bangs Esq. in answer to my application says he has "diligently searched for the name of Isaac Jackson , but regrets to say, it has been without success."
Thomas Clark, agent for Isaac Jackson.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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 and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed 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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Joseph Rowen
It is probable that an application to E. D. Bangs Esq. Secretary of the State of Massachusetts may procured for him a certificate of service

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18052
INVALID.
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File No. 18052
Isaac Jackson
Pa Rev War
Act: Crime 7" 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 121
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Isaac Jackson

(8) Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, August 10 1833.
* hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that I find no evidence of the service of Isaac Jackson . He claims for service in 1775 under Capt. Abiel Peirce , and no rolls of that Captain are found. He also claims for service under Capt. John Barr in 1776. No rolls of that Captain are found. — He also claims for service in 1779 under Capt. Washburn . (Christian name not given) There are many Rolls of Companies commanded by persons of the name of Washburn — viz — 7 of Capt. Amos Washburn — 2 of Capt. Joseph Washburn — 2 of Capt. Elkanah Washburn — 5 of Capt. Abraham Washburn — 1 of Capt. Isaac Washburn but none of these relate to service in 1779. altho' there are some of '76, '77, '78, '80 & '81. — They have all however been examined, but the name of Isaac Jackson is not found in any of them. Edward D. Bangs Secy

(7) War Department
Pension Office
August 3 rd 1833
Sir. I herewith enclose to you the papers of Isaac Jackson, and request of you all the information that you may possess in relation to the services, alleged in his declaration. Be pleased to state particularly whether there be rolls of the officers, of services of service he has named, in your keeping; - and whether his name be upon any of them.
I am, Respectfully,
Your obed t servant
J. Edwards
Comm ee of Pensions
E. C. Bangs Esq r Secy of State Boston Mass.

Paris, Me, June 18. 1833.
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Sir, I herewith transmit the declaration of Isaac Jackson as amended.
Your Obb. servt.
Thomas Clark
James L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington -

I Patience Willis, of Paris in the county of Oxford, aged 73 years, on oath declare, that my brother Isaac Jackson, aged seventy four years last February, was in the Revolutionary War as follows to wit. December 1775 he then lived with my father in Middleborough in the county of Plymouth in the State of Massachusetts - and he enlisted into the company commanded by Capt. Abiel Pierce, with whom I was well acquainted for the term of three months , he then marched to join the Army near Boston, we frequently heard from him while in the service - and he returned home at the end of said term & I have no doubt he faithfully served said term out.
I further testify & declare, that in the April following - to wit. 1776, he left home with my uncle Sampson, under the command of Capt. John Gann to march to Rhode Island - and from there went to New York State - and we frequently heard from him when he was sick - and was much alarmed for fear we should hear of his death - he however recovered so far that he returned home in April following - and I am perfectly satisfied that he served the term of one year - Soon after my brother went off privateering - and was gone from home nearly a year. I further testify and declare, that in 1779, my brother left home, as I understood, for the term of three months , to go to Rhode Island during Sullivan's expedition - and I am certain that he was absent from home for the term of three months and I have no doubt that he was for each of the terms aforesaid in the service of his country - Witness, Thomas Clark Patience Willis his mark

State of Maine.
Oxford ss, December 31st. 1832. I Thomas Clarke, of Paris, in said County of Oxford, a Justice of the Peace and Notary Public in and for said county, hereby certify, that Patience Willis signed and made oath to the truth of the within affidavit in my presence. I further certify, that I have been personally acquainted with the said Patience Willis more than fifteen years last past. That she is a woman of truth, and whose statement is entitled to full credit - In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my notarial seal the day and year aforesaid -
Thomas Clarke, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public, in and for the County of Oxford -

We, James Hooper, a Clergyman, and Jacob Jackson - (4) both residing in Paris, in the county of Oxford and State of Maine, do hereby certify, that we are adjoining well acquainted with Isaac Jackson now of Sumner, an adjoining town, and formerly, for more than twenty years a resident of said Paris, who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be 74 years of age; that he is respected and believed, in this neighborhood (about ten miles from said Jackson's present residence) to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we fully concur in that opinion -
James Hooper Jacob Jackson
March 26.
State of Maine -
Oxford ss. March 26, 1833. I Thomas Clark, of Paris, in said county of Oxford, a Justice of the Peace and Notary Public in and for said county, hereby certify, that James Hooper signed and made affirmation in due form, to the truth of the above affidavit in my presence - and that Jacob Jackson likewise made oath & signed the same in my presence - I further certify, that they are each of them men of truth and whose statement is entitled to full credit.
STATE OF MAINE.
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OXFORD COUNTY, ss.
I, RUFUS KING GOODENOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts in and for said County of Oxford, hereby certify, that Thomas Clark, Esquire
whose genuine signatures are annexed to the foregoing Depositions of Patience Willis, James Hooper & Jacob Jackson, is a Notary Public and Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Oxford.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this twenty seventh day of March, in the year A. D. 1833.
Rufus King Goodenow
{ Clerk of Oxford County Courts.

We, James Hooper, a Clergyman, and Jacob Jackson - (4) both residing in Paris, in the county of Oxford and State of Maine, do hereby certify, that we are adjoining well acquainted with Isaac Jackson now of Dummer, an adjoining town, and formerly, for more than twenty years a resident of said Paris, who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be 74 years of age; that he is respected and believed, in this neighborhood (about ten miles from said Jacksons present residence) to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we fully concur in that opinion -
James Hooper Jacob Jackson
March 26.
State of Maine -
Oxford ss. March 26. 1833. I Thomas Clark, of Paris, in said county of Oxford, a Justice of the Peace and Notary Public in and for said county, hereby certify, that James Hooper signed and made affirmation in due form, to the truth of the above affidavit in my presence - and that Jacob Jackson likewise made oath & signed the same in my presence - I further certify, that they are each of them men of truth and whose statement is entitled to full credit -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature and Notarial seal the day and year aforesaid.
Thomas Clark, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public, in and for the County of Oxford -