Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5518, for David Jackson, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Jackson, David Margaret
R. 5518
CONTENTS
Blank lined area for entries.
Blank lined area for entries.

N 13535 Margaret Jackson Me
Left Alex. Huggie Sept 15 48 Met to Richard Burgess July 31. 49.
act 7 July 1838

55-18
P. O.
Margaret Jackson
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18 REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized.
_____ Contract.

No 13555 Margaret Jackson wid of David Sc died July 1838
5518

North Carolina
Polk County
on this 10 th day of January one thousand eight hundred and forty eight personally appeared before me Luke Waldrop judge of the County Court Maryard Jackson resident of the State and County above mentioned aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836 That she is the widow of David Jackson who was a private in the United States service in the revolutionary war and served six months in North Carolina as a volunteer. She further declares that she was married to the said David Jackson on the 12 th of March 1785 to the best of her recollection the family record having been lost. That her husband the aforesaid David Jackson died on the 15 th day of May 1832 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
attest Luke Waldrop (JB)
her Margaret Jackson mark

North Carolina
Pike County
Personally came before me Luke Waldrap a justice of the Peace in and for the County afore said Gabriel Jackson and makes oath that he saw David Jackson husband of the widow Margaret Jackson who has made the within Declaration in the United States Service in the army in North Carolina on the Catawba river in the revolutionary war and that the afore said David Jackson was a volunteer and served six months but cannot recollect the precise date of the above service and he further deposeth that he was present and witnessed the marriage of the above named David and Margaret Jackson on the first of March 1785 and that the said David Jackson died on the 15 th day of May 1832 and that the said Margaret has remained a widow ever since and he further deposeth that he believes to the best of his recollection that the Captains name was Fields and the Colonels name was Lewis under whom the aforesaid David Jackson served Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10 th January 1847
attest Luke Waldrap (JB)
his Gabriel Jackson mark

I Luke Waldrop justice of the peace and one of the judges of the County Court of Polk County North Carolina do hereby certify that Margaret Jackson the within applicant for a pension from bodily infirmity and old age is unable to appear in open Court and I do further certify that the foregoing is the original proceedings in said case and I further certify that from the investiga- -tion of the matter that the above named applicant is the wife of David Jackson and that said David Jackson was a soldier in the revolutionary war and served as stated by the applicant and witness and it is the general opinion that such is the facts and I further certify that Gabriel Jackson the witness and Margaret Jackson are credible persons and their statements is entitled to credit and I further certify that the within declaration has the word record interlined at the 20 th line from the top of the page given under my hand and Seal of Office in the State and County above written this tenth day of January 1848 Luke Waldrop (M c B)

State of North Carolina } Polk County }
I H. S. Varnon clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County, certify that John Waddell who hath signed the within Certificate is one of the acting Judges of the County Court of Polk, & further certify that his Court is a Court of Record & that the signature purpor- -ting to be his is genuine & that he is entitled to all due faith and credit in all his official acts as such
Given under my hand and seal of Office, having not obtained my seal of Office I subscribe officially for the the 12 th of January 1848
H. S. Varnon Clerk