Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36623, for John Jemison, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Jemison, John
S. 36623
CONTENTS

Date of death not on A.B.
Wiltshire regt. formed by 1801 to General Stewart's Light Infantry
Kentucky. 17,580
John Semison.
of Bourbon in the state of Ky who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Neville, of the Virginia line, for the term of one year
inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 6 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 th of Dec r 1817
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st of July 1820 and sent to Pay Master Benin. Paris. Ky.
  Arrears to 4th of March 1820.  23.22    Semi-ann. all ce ending Sept r ..  48.00    2m s 28/31  £ 71.22  
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
21 8 26/31 4 22 12 1/2
2. Continued

5526.
John Jennieson, Bourbon County, Kentt. 8 th December, 1819.
Col o . John Neville's regiment, Virg a line, one year.
Not found on the rolls.
The testimony, on oath, of two or more disinter- ested and credible persons, certified as such, by the judge, proving the service of the applicant, or 9 months, in continuance thereof, is required.
Benjamin Mills, judge Paris, Kentucky. rec d 23. Dec r 1819.

On the eight day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and nineteen before me the undersigned a judge of the General Courts and one of the Circuit Judges of the State of Kentucky, personally appeared John Lemison a resident of Bourbon County and State aforesaid aged about sixty seven years, and being duly sworn made the following declaration and Statement pursuant to an Act of Congress approved the 18 March 1818 - to wit, That he was enlisted a soldier in the continental army, on the 16 October 1775, in the County of Greenbrier and State of Virginia, and was attached to the company commanded by Captain Matthew Arbuckle, and the twelfth Virginia Regiment, commanded by Colo John H. Willis - That said term of enlistment was for one year, which time he faithfully served to the end and was honorably discharged, and received his discharge from the hands of Captain Arbuckle, which discharge he has lost, and can produce no other evidence of his discharge except what hereafter follows - That he is very indigent, has no estate and no other means of support except his labor - and is needy in such indigent circumstances as to require the aid of his country as now provided by law. Sworn to before the date first aforesaid - D. Mills
Also at the same time and place came before me David Lamison aged about sixty three years, and he being sworn according to law to testify the truth with regard to the aforesaid applicant John Lemison, did depose and say, that on the 9 th of October 1775. he enlisted in the company

of Captain Arbuckle and the twelfth Virginia Regiment Commanded by Colo. John Neville, and that he knows of his own knowledge that the aforesaid applicant John Lemison was enlisted into the same company and Regiment a few days after this affiant, & that he continued to serve one whole year therein, and was then honorably discharged therefrom, and during said year the said ap- plicant was the messmate of this affiant. Sworn to before me the date first aforesaid
B. Mills
I Benjamin Mills judge do as aforesaid do certify that the foregoing declaration and the testimony con- firming the same was taken before me the day and year first aforesaid, and that it appears therefrom to my satisfaction that said applicant was enlisted and did serve in the Revolutionary army on constitutional estab- lishment for the term of nine months and upwards as in said declaration is stated, and that he is in such indigent circumstances as to require the assistance of his country as now provided by law. I further cer- tify that the witness David Lemison is highly credible and that the services aforesaid verified by his statement can not admit of a reasonable doubt. Given under my hand the 8 th of October 1819.
B. Mills

State of Kentucky set
I Thomas Arnold clerk of the Bourbon Circuit Court do hereby certify that the Honorable Benjamin Mills before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and who has subscribed his name to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time thereof Judge of the General Court and one of the Circuit Court Judges for the State aforesaid, duly Commissioned and qualified, and to all whose official acts as such full faith and Credit should be given
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and Affixed my seal of Office at Paris this 8 th day of December in the year Eighteen hundred and nineteen. And 28 th year of the Commonwealth
Tho: Arnold

John Jameson
17,500
Sept. 12/20.
[Large stylized signature or initials]
Jameson Cash

A Schedule of the property containing the whole estate and income (necessary clothing and bedding ex- cepted) of John Lemison of Bourbon County a revolutionary claimant, on the Pension list, roll, Ken- tucky agency -
One mare about 24 years old, and about fifteen hands & one half high -
One other mare 12 years old, about fourteen hands one inch high -
One cow with a calf of this year, the cow about nine years old -
One heifer two years old tolerably promising of her age -
One yearling heifer promising of her age
One yearling steer small - of his age
One cupboard which I purchased for $7 - with some little necessaries within it, used in house keeping -
One eight gallon kettle - One six gallon pot One four gallon do. and a common sized oven, nearly all injured by cracks and pieces broken out -
One tin bucket - a wooden bucket - & two small pails -
One old set of tools for turning wood nearly worn out & useless
One shovel plough - and a pair of old chains there -
One small table - a wire sifter -
Some Eight dollars and one half due to him for labor not long since performed by him
One half dozen split bottomed chairs
A small crop of corn now growing on rented land - 1 washing tub - 8

His family consists of himself and wife & grandson who lives with him; three other children who does not live with him but with a married sister. He is indebted to others about forty dollars for the rent of his home and other necessary things. He himself is unable to labor except very little by old age and debility.
John Garrison
State & District of Kentucky Sct.
On this 17 th — day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record in and for the District & County of Bourbon, State and District aforesaid John Garrison aged sixty eight years resident in
Bourbon County and State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, to wit, in Matthew Arbuckle's company of the 12 Virginia Regiment of the Virginia line on Continental establishment, for one year, as con- tained in his original declaration now on file in the Department of War dated on the 8 December 1819 — on which he has received a pension certificate dated 1 July 1820. No 17580. And he did solemnly swear that he was a

resident of the United States on the 18. March 1818 and that he had not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part there- of, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an 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 on the 18. March 1818, and that he has not, nor has any person in trust for him, any property, or securities, contracts or debts due to him  me ; nor has he any in- come other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and prece- ding this statement John Ferriss
Sworn to and declared on the 18 day of August 1820.

Kentucky ss
I Thomas Arnold Clerk of the Bourbon Circuit Court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are true copies from the Records of the said Court, And I do further certify that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is eighty dollars ninety cents
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 21 st day of September 1820
Thos Arnold Clerk Bourbon Circuit Court

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB
November 20, 1930
Mrs. Samuel Shepard Room 339 Southern Hotel Frankfort, Kentucky
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 36623, that John Jamison enlisted in Greenbrier County, Virginia, October 16, 1775 and served one year in Captain Matthew Arbuckle's company, Colonel John Neville's Virginia regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 8, 1819, at which time he was living in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and was aged sixty-seven years.
In 1820, he stated that the family residing with him consisted of his wife and grandson. At this time he also referred to three other children who were living with their married sister. The names of wife and children were not stated.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Paris Kentucky 21 st June
Free
The Secretary at War
Washington City

Paris June 19. 1820
Sir,
I cannot help reenclosing the claim of John Simison to your office and repeating his application. It seems to me that the writer of the note on the back must by mistake have supposed the claim to be for a pension for services in the late war instead of a revolutionary claimant. It is stated in the note that two credible witnesses are required. This is certainly required in the case of pensions in the late war; but two are not required by the law of the 18 March 1818. Other claims taken by myself have been frequently allowed on the credit of one witness. To this claim there is one credible witness and certified to be so. No tribunal who honors the witness would be better satisfied with twenty. This circumstance must have been overlooked. Presuming this, I again forward the claim.
The certificate of Abraham Knowells sent back by myself has never been

head from since.
Your Att. Servt.
J. B. Mills
Secretary of War.
[Faint, mirrored text from the reverse side of the page, likely bleed-through from the original letter.]

36323 INVALID.
File No. 36,623
John Jemison His Rev. Ind
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 210
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1930. Nov. 20. H. H. to Mrs. Samuel Shepard (encl.)

Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I would thank you to send me the Revolutionary War record of
✓ David Jameson, Pensioner of Bourbon County, Ky. and ✓ John Jameson, " " " "
Please give any genealogical history of them given in their pension records.
Very truly yours,
Wm. Samuel Shepard
Mrs. Samuel Shepard, Room 339, Southern Hotel, Frankfort, Kentucky
Oct. 29th, 1930/

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Jemison, Matthew GRADE Private "in the LINE Invalid Corps"
WARRANT NUMBER 13268 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED October 29, 1794 to Sampson Grady, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.