Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6778, for Jacob Mc Laughlin, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.L.
McLaughlin, Jacob Mary
R. 6 778
CONTENTS

State of Virginia } Russell County } ss.
The deposition of David L McLaughlin a resident of the County aforesaid taken this 18 th day of April 1846 before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath state that he is fifty nine years old the 3 rd day of January 1846 from the best information he has; and he verily to be correct, that he was always believed to be the lawful son of Jacob McLaughlin who was computed and believed to have been a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and of Mary his (the said Jacob's) wife. That from his earliest recollection since Jacob and Mary always lived together as man and wife until the death of his father the said Jacob McLaughlin which took place in Russell County on the 22 nd day of January 1831, and that ever since the death aforesaid his mother the said Mary has remained a widow. And this deponent fully believes that the before mentioned Jacob and Mary were legally and lawfully married, and he has often heard them the said Jacob and Mary say that they were; and that he never heard it disputed. And this deponent would further say that he has often heard his parents say that they were married in South Carolina on Catawba river, but does not know in what County, and if there is any record of the

Marriage of Sarah Jacob & Mary he does not know it or where it may be found, and this deponent would further say that there is no family record of said marriage and if there ever was any he this deponent does not know it - and further saith not -
In presence of -
Asa Lyon
Davis his L McLaughlin Mark
Keeley McGuire McLaughlin
Sworn and subscribed the interline of words "They" and "Also" being first made on the 18th day of April 1846 before mentioned -
Before me Lankin Henderson J.P.
State of Virginia } County of Russell } ss
I. the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for the aforesaid County do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Davis L. McLaughlin the foregoing deponent, that he is a man in good standing, and that his depo- -sition is entitled to confidence and full credit. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand This 18th day of April 1846 -
Lankin Henderson J.P.

State of Virginia } County of Russell } ss
On this 18 th day of April 1846, personally appeared before me Sarkin Herndon the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid; and one of the Justices of Russell County Court which is a court of record: Mary McLaughlin a resident of Russell County aforesaid aged seventy nine years, and made oath or who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838. entitled, "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows"; and of the Acts or Resolutions of Congress, passed March 3. 1843 and June 17. 1844 extending the benefits & provisions of said act of July 7. 1838 for five years, from the 4 th day of March 1843. I Mary McLaughlin, make the following statements under oath, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the Acts of Congress afore- said; - That she is the Widow of Jacob McLaughlin, who was a soldier, or private, in the War of the Revolution; That her husband, was the identical person who made a declaration, in the Court of Russell County, on the 7 th day of May 1818, under the name of Jacob Mc- Laughlin, and the names of the officers and incidents mentioned in said declaration she has heard him the said Jacob often repeat, and she has often heard him

say that he served in the North Carolina line and in Georgia, and she verily believes, that the Jacob her husband, did serve three years at one time, and two at another, as a regular in the War of the Revolution. She farther says that she has often seen a paper purporting to be a discharge from service which he would often get people to read to him, as he could not read writing; but what has become of said discharge or where it now is, she cannot tell, as her husband since he had put the same in the hands of one P. O'Neal who was to assist him in obtaining a pension.
And this declarant would farther say, that she does not know that her said husband ever took any other measures to obtain the benefits of the Acts of Congress passed March 18. 1818, giving relief to certain Officers and Soldiers of the War of the Revolution, besides making the aforesaid Declaration of May 7. 1818, and the reason why he did not take measures to obtain the benefits of said act of March 18. 1818 she thinks was that her said husband would not condescend to receive the same as an act of charity from his country, for she has often heard him say that he would not swear that he was unable to support himself - And this declarant would say that she has already stated all the important facts as it regards his service that she thinks of, and that she has no other information in her possession or evidence, documentary, or of any other kind other than what has been before stated; and

knows of no living evidence or witness unless Stephen and John McLaughlin brothers of her late husband are now living:
She further declares that she was born and married to the aforesaid Jacob McLaughlin in the State of South Carolina on the Catawba River, but cannot remember the name of the County; that she was married by a Magistrate, legally and lawfully, that about two years after her marriage aforesaid she left that part of the country, and with her husband and family often removing from place to place living seldom more than one or two years in a place until they came to Virginia about fifty two years ago, and for the last forty five years with the exception of two years has resided in Russell County aforesaid. She would further say that she knows of no record of the marriage aforesaid, or where any may be found, either of a public or private kind, and that there is no family record of the same. And she further declares that she was not married to the said Jacob McLaughlin prior to his leaving the service, but before the first day of January One thousand seven hundred and ninety four that her husband the said Jacob McLaughlin died in Russell County aforesaid on the 22nd day of January 1831 and that she was married to him more than sixty years last past and that her oldest son and child with whom she is now living is fifty nine years old; that she after the marriage aforesaid ever lived with said Jacob as wife until the death of said Jacob

and that she has ever since remained a widow To the Secretary of War for the United States and the Commissioners of Pensions —
In presence of
John Lynn
Reely Mcguire Megottkin
for Mary F. McLaughlin Mark
I sworn and subscribed the interline of words "not here" and "Marriage" made before signing on this 18 th day of April 1846 — before me — Sarkin Herndon J.P. Russell County, State of Virginia, ss —
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the before named declarant Mary McLaughlin, that in conse- quence of old age and infirmity, and the extreme badness of the roads, and forso she is unable to go to the Court House to make a declaration in open Court, that she is a lady in good standing, and has been for many years and now is a member of the Baptist Church, and that her declaration is entitled to full confidence and credit Dated this 18 day of April 1846 — Sarkin Herndon J.P.
State of Virginia, ss. I James P. Carroll Clerk of Russell County, ss. the County Court of said County in the state of Virginia aforesaid, do certify, that Sarkin Herndon is a Justice of the Peace of said County as above stated, and that the fore- going signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 6 th day of May 1846.
James P. Carroll, Clerk of the County Court of Russell

State of Virginia County of Fauquier 3 rd
The deposition of John M c Laughlin a Resident of the aforesaid County taken before me John Cecil ————— the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid who being first duly sworn accor- -ding to law doth on his oath state that he is Eighty seven years of age; that Jacob McLaughlin a brother of this deponent and who died some fifteen years ago in the County of Fauquier and State of Virginia was a brother of this deponent and the oldest of the family that since Jacob enlisted as this deponent well recollects under or by Lieut. W m Henderson a Recruiting Officer in Mecklenburg County in the State of North Carolina on a creek called "Crooked Creek" in the Minute Service to serve against the Indians on the Frontier; and this deponent would say that his brother Jacob aforesaid when he first served against the Indians was stationed at Roger's Fort on Opeachan River on the East side of the River, that Stephen another brother of this deponent enlisted and served (the first of said Stephen's service) with Jacob aforesaid and was stationed at Roger's Fort aforesaid with said Jacob, that while said Jacob & Stephen were at Roger's Fort this deponent's Father removed his family (and this deponent went with him) from Mecklenburg County aforesaid, to since Roger's Fort and this deponent thinks that from the time his brother Jacob first enlisted to the time of the removal of his father heretofore spoken of, must have been nearly two years but this deponent is confident was more than one year; that soon after this deponent's his father's family

his brother James  part of the arrived at Rogers Fort aforesaid, his brother Jacob and the company he was in; and commanded by Capt Michael Dixon as this deponent thinks was called off to a place called Wrightboro & from there to Augusta on Savannah River - And this deponent would fain say there were two other Forts between Fort Rogers viz Grayson's Fort and Guttan's Fort, that the officers & soldiers stationed at the said Forts were sometimes marched from fort to fort as necessity required. That said Jacob was stationed principally at Rogers Fort - And this deponent would say that after or from the time that said Jacob first enlisted in the minute service aforesaid he was transferred to the regular Army to serve against the British, recollects his coming home at different periods of time on furlough - And this deponent would say that himself, and his Brother Jacob & his brother Stephen were all enlisted by the same recruiting office viz Lt Wm Haden so, that at one time Capt Michael Dixon and Col Samuel Jack were officers of said Jacob - That said Jacob enlisted before this deponent and service under different officers and that his brother the said Jacob served in the Georgia State Legion - And this deponent would say that his brother Jacob must have served in all more than two years at different periods, that this deponent did not serve in the same company or Reg t with said Jacob at any period of the war were under different commanders & this deponent would say he himself served better than three years in the war, and this deponent thinks that said Jacob served as long he himself - - -

And this deponent would further say that 7 himself and all his brothers not any of them could read & write, that they were formerly called by different names some would say McLaughlin & others McGlathlin & others Lawhon & Lohorn and as no one of the family could when they were enlisted spell their names, this deponent thinks it was spelled differently by different commanders or officers — and this deponent would say that he has been married fifty six years and that his Brother Jacob was married before him and to Mary said Jacob's widow who now lives in the Russell aforesaid — And this deponent would further say that he wishes to be understood that when he says that he served under different commanders and not with his brother Jacob at any period of the war; he would state that Capt Michael Dixon & Col Samuel Jack were the said Jacob's first officers, that said Col. Jack commanded said Rogers Fort, and that said Dixon & said Jack were this deponent's first officers that said Jacob was transferred to other services before the  deponent enlisted under said service under said officers — And further this deponent saith not —
In presence of Asa Lyman Samuel H. Cail
John his McLaughlin Mark
Sworn to and subscribed on this 7 th day of May 1846 the interlineations of the words "part of the" "Jacob" "of" "deponent" and the erasures being first made before me —
Wm Cecil P.

State of Virginia County of Fauquier ss-
I, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with John McLaughlin the foregoing deponent that he is a man in good standing and that his deposition is entitled to full confidence and credence. As witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 7 day of May 1846 J. Cecil J.P.
I George W. Browne, Clerk of Fauquier County Court, do hereby certify that John Cecil, who has subscribed his name to the two foregoing certificates is and was at the time of subscribing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid; duly commissioned & qualified, & that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his, are genuine.
In witness whereof I have subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said Court at Spenserville in said County the 8 th day of May in the Year of Christ 1846.
G. W. Browne Clerk of Fauquier C.C.

Act of July 17, 1862, and Act of March 3, 1863
6778
P. O. _____
Henry W. Laughlin
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

No 12791.
Mary M c Laughlin of Russell Co. Va.
Widow of Jacob M c Laughlin.
Acts of 1838, 1843 & 1844.
E. F. Brown, Wash n D.C. } Agent. 19. May 1846.

No 12791.
Mary M c Laughlin of Russell Co. Va.
Widow of Jacob M c Laughlin. Acts of 1838, 1843 & 1844.
E. F. Brown, Wash n D.C. } Agent. 19. May 1846.

State of Virginia } County of Russell } ss
The deposition of John Howard Ely a resident of said Russell County taken this 5th day of May 1846 before me Robt Boyd. The subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath state that he is sixty three years of age that he is personally acquainted with Mary McLaughlin a resident of the aforesaid County who is the widow of Jacob McLaughlin who was computed and believed to have been a soldier in the War of the Revolution; that it must have been in the years 1801 or 1802 that this deponent first knew said Jacob & Mary his wife, that in the year of 1802 or thereabouts said Mary had a son by the name of Wesley who is now a neighbor to this deponent, that there were several children older than said Wesley, that a Davis L. McLaughlin the eldest is but a few years younger than this deponent that said Davis L. married me before this deponent and to a woman that this deponent knew or was personally acquainted with, that said Davis L. had  had children older than this deponent's eldest child which is now thirty years of age - And this deponent would say that from the above circumstances and others he is confident that the relation of Man and wife must have existed several years before the first day of January 1794 between said Jacob & wife, that from the time he first knew them to the day of the death

of said Jacob they the said Jacob & Mary were always regarded as man and wife & lived together as such and that he never heard it disputed or intimated that they were not legally & lawfully such & this deponent would further say that since the death of said Jacob said Mary often visits this deponents family and frequently stays several weeks at a time, that she is regarded as an old lady standing high in the esti- mation of her neighbors for her religious and moral deportment, and ever since the death of her husband the said Jacob, has remained a widow. In Presence of Asa Lyman
Johnson Howard
Sworn and subscribed to, the interlining of the word, "first," "the" and "not" and erasures being first made on the day and year first mentioned before mentioned.
Before me
Robt Boyd S.P.
State of Virginia County of Russell } ss
I a Justice of the Peace in and for said Russell county and subscriber of this certificate, do hereby cer- tify that I am personally acquainted with Johnson Howard Esq. the foregoing deponent, that he is a man in good standing High Sheriff of the aforesaid county, and that his deposition is entitled to full confidence & credit. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of May, 1846.
Robt Boyd S.P.

I hereby certify that the erasures of the word - "has then" and the interlining of words "or thereabouts" and 'had' made before signing the foregoing deposition this 5 th day of May 1846 -
Robert Boyd J.P.
State of Virginia } Rupert County, ss } I James P. Carroll, Clerk of the County Court of said County in the State of Virginia aforesaid do certify that Robert Boyd is a Justice of the peace of said County as above stated and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 6 th day of May 1846.
James P. Carroll, Clerk of the County Court of Rupert

State of Virginia, \text{ss}  \text{I} James P. Garrett, Clerk of the County Court of said County in the State of Virginia aforesaid do certify, that Larkin Henderson is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County as above stated, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 6th day of May 1846.
James P. Garrett, Clerk of the County Court of Rupert

Letters addressed to this Office must be post-paid.
United States Agency and Notarial Office,
EDMUND F. BROWN, ATTORNEY AND AGENT FOR CLAIMANTS, Notary Public, Illinois Commissioner, &c., Continues to settle all kinds of business with the several branches of Government, with his usual promptness, efficiency and fidelity; especially CLAIMS FOR PENSIONS, PATENTS, LANDS, Post Office and other Contracts, &c., F STREET, NEAR 14th STREET, WASHINGTON CITY.
Established in 1842.
Seventeen doors east of the Treasury Department.
UNITED STATES AGENCY AND NOTARIAL OFFICE, WASHINGTON CITY,
19. May 1846.
J. L. Edwards, Esq. Comm r of Pensions.
Sir:
Enclosed I send you herewith the claim of Mary M c Laughlin for a Pension under Acts of 1838, 1843 & 1844, and hope to file some additional evidence before the case comes up for examination.
Very Respectfully, Your Ob t S r ,
Edm d F. Brown (W)

Virginia), to wit:
At a Court of Quarterly Session continued and held for Russell County at the Courthouse, on Thursday the 7th day of May, 1818
Jacob M c Laughlin who resides in the County of Russell in the State of Virginia, wishing to become a pensioner pursuant to the provisions of an act of the Congress of the United States, passed the 18th day of March 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," personally appeared in Court and declared on oath, that he enlisted with Lieut. Henderson in the North Carolina Line and served three years in the Revolutionary War in Captain Michael Dixon's Company, Col. Samuel Jack, Commander. He was at the battle of St. Mary's, Georgia. Governor Houston commanded at the battle of Savannah and at Augusta. He finally served in the Georgia State Legion. The said Jacob M c Laughlin presented to the Court a writing purporting to be a discharge from said last-mentioned service, of which the following is a copy: "I hereby certify that Jacob Schorn soldier in the Georgia State Legion is discharged during which space he on all occasions has behaved himself as a brave soldier and worthy citizen of the United States. Augusta, August 13, 1781. H. Allison Capt Infantry." And it appears satisfactorily to the Court, that the said Jacob M c Laughlin is a person of credit as a witness; that it was generally understood in the neighbourhood of the residence of the said Jacob M c Laughlin previous to the passage of the said Act of Congress that the said Jacob M c Laughlin had served in the Revolutionary War; and that he the said Jacob M c Laughlin is in such reduced circumstances in life as to need assistance from his country for support. All which is ordered to be certified to the Secretary of the Department of War.
Virginia—Russell County, to wit. J James P. Carroll

Clerk of the County Court of said County and State do certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy from the records of my office of the Declarative of Jacob M. Langlin for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court, at the Court house this 15th day of April 1846.
James P. Barrell Clerk of the County Court of Rupert

Virginia, to wit: At a Court held for Russell County at the Courthouse on Tuesday the 5th day of May, 1846
It is ordered to be certified that satisfactory evidence has this day been exhibited in Court, that Mary M c Laughlin a resident of Russell County is the identical person that she declares herself to be in a Declaration made by her on the 18th day of April last, past, before Sarkin Ham- don Esquire a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, for the purpose of enabling her to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" and also, of the Acts of Congress passed March 3rd 1843 and June 17th 1844, extending the benefits of the said act of July 7, 1838 to five years from the 4th day of March 1843: That the relation of man and wife did exist between Jacob M c Laughlin and said Mary several years previous to the first day of January 1794: That said Jacob M c Laugh- lin died in the said County of Russell on the 22nd day of January 1831: That said Mary has, ever since the death of her said husband remained a widow, and that in the opinion of this Court she is a competent witness.
In testimony whereof, I James P. Carroll, Clerk of the said County Court of Russell in the State of Virginia have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 6th day of May 1846.
James P. Carroll, Clerk of the County Court of Russell