Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13523, for Caleb Jackson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
continental Mass.
Jackson, Caleb
S. 13523
CONTENTS
carded

21 7 35  Massachusetts  Caleb Jackson
of Essex in the State of New York who was a Serj. H. in the Coast commanded by Captain Baker of the Regt. commanded by Col. Sibley in the Mass. * line for 4 Mos. Serj. $20.
  3 .. Secy.  } 12 48    2 .. Cap.    15 .. Prim    $89 81  
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 89 Dollars 81 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Oct  1833 and due to the M. Woart  Newburyport
Arrears to the 4th of Ap. 33 $224 53 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 M. 34 44 90  $369 42
Revolutionary Claim, Ap. June 7, 1832.
Recorded by C. Sibley Clerk Book E Vol. 2 Page 38
Mass. Continental. Records completed Oct. 27/56. J.S.
80 1834

I Samuel Batch of Salisbury in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy seven years and upwards, on oath do testify and declare that I was a private soldier in the company commanded by Captain John Dake, in the regiments commanded by Colonel Ebenezer Dike, Massachusetts Militia, and I do know that Catch Jackson who now lives in Kennebec in said county was a private soldier and served in the same company in Cambridge from May 1. 1775 to August 1. 1776.
Newburyport July 22. 1832
Samuel Batch
Essex ss. July 22 th 1832. Then personally came Samuel Batch above named, and on oath declared in due form of law, that the above written deposition by him subscribed in my presence is true.
I do also certify that the said Samuel Batch is believed by me to be a credible witness.
Wm Oates Notary of the Peace

James Brown of Hamilton aged seventy nine. Testify and say that Caleb Jackson of Howley enlisted, and served, in the Company commanded by Captain John Baker, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Moses Little, and General Greene. Brigade, in the year 1775 in the Revolutionary war, and that said Jackson served eight months in said Company and was regularly discharged and I further say that I served in the same Company with said Jackson. Howley August 1 st 1832
James Brown
Essex ss. August 1 st 1832 Then James Brown above named personally appeared and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true before me W m Conant Justice of the Peace

I Timothy Dorman of Boxford in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts age seventy five years on oath do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Eblee Jackson who resides in Roxbury in said County, and do know that he was a marine and served aboard the Ship Black Prince commanded by Capt. West in the year 1779. as Penalized the full term of Three Months
Timothy Dorman
Essex ss November 6th 1832 Then personally came Timothy Dorman above named and on oath declared in due form of law that the facts stated in the above written affidavit by him subscribed are true. — (and I do certify that the said Timothy Dorman is believed by me to be a credible witness.)
Commonwealth Ins. Co.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss.
On this sixth day of November A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE DANIEL APPLETON WHITE, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting, at Salem — Caleb Jackson , a resident of Rowley , in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 78 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:
8 Mo He first enlisted (and was held at Rowley , as a minute man (so called) very early in the year 1775, and on the 19 th of April 1775 marched to Medford having enlisted in the company commanded by Captain John Baker ; in the regiment commanded by Colonel Moses Little , Massachusetts Militia, to serve for eight months, marched to Cambridge , and served in said company as a private until the last day of December following, the full term for which he enlisted (and was then discharged) and immediately entered as a volunteer, and joined the company commanded by Captain Alighill , and by particular request did duty as a sergeant in said company, at Cambridge until the enemy evacuated Boston on the 17 th March 1776, when he was discharged and returned home.
8 Mo Also enlisted at Rowley in the year 1777, in the company commanded by Captain Lane ; in the regiment commanded by Colonel Smith , and served in said company as guards to the army of General Burgoyne , which had surrendered at Saratoga , the full term of two months, according to his enlistment, (and was then discharged at Winter Hill ).
4 Mo Also enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Oliver Ditscomb , in the regiment commanded by Colonel Gerrish , and served as first sergeant in said company, guarding the Nesiam  Graves at Winter Hill , in the commencement of the year 1778, (and served at Winter Hill  four months or more).
1 Mo Also enlisted at said Rowley , in the company commanded by Captain Oliver Ditscomb (and in the same Regiment, to serve for three months, enlisted in the winter of the year 1778) (served for one month, when having procured a substitute, and paid him for his services he was discharged and returned home — said company serving at Charlestown ).
3 Mo He also to the best of his present recollection enlisted at Rowley in the year 1779 in the company commanded by Captain Dodge , and in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Timothy Pickering (and served therein three months, at White Plains — New Jersey and other places, and was then discharged at Brand Brant (so called)).
2 Afterwards in the year 1780, he enlisted (and served in the company commanded by Captain Bummings at Greenhurst , near Albany , a term not exceeding four months — his enlistment was for three months, but received his discharge sooner).
3 Afterwards he entered on board the Ship Black Prince , commanded by Captain Nathaniel

Work and served on board said Ship in an Expedition from Massachusetts against Sennebec, in which he was employed three months.
That was born at Roxbury, in the year 1754 has resided there since lived at Roxbury, at the time he voluntarily enlisted in said Service, has a record of his birth had no discharge in writing - refer to Mr Bramin & Mr Tenney for their belief in his veracity and revolutionary service and to Thomas Gage Esquire.
That he now resides in said Roxbury where he has always resided except for a short time at Andover.
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.
Caleb Jackson
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
D. D. White
JUDGE OF PROBATE.
We, Rev d Isaac Braman a clergyman, residing in Roxbury aforesaid, and Thomas Gage Esquire, a magistrate, residing in Roxbury aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Caleb Jackson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 78 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.
Isaac Braman
Thomas Gage
Subscribed and sworn to before
Amos F. Tenney Justice of the Peace

And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that Rev. Isaac Braman who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in said Rowley, and that the said Thomas Gage who has also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at said Rowley, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
De A White Judg of Probate
I, NATHANIEL LORD Junior, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Caleb Jackson for a pension. — (and also that Amos J. Fenny, and William Woust are Justices of the Peace for the said county of Essex, and that their respective signatures to the annexed affidavits are genuine, as is also that of William Vincent Esq. also a Justice of the Peace for said County)
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this sixth day of November A. D. 1832.
Nath. Lord Jr.

Rev. man
13523 INVALID.
File No. 13 523
Caleb Jackson Sergt Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 191
[Arrangement of 1870.]

27/44
Caleb Jackson
May
Supt 4 1/2 mth
Human 3
Confuc 2
Pilot 15
24
Capt Baker's baby
Col Little's Regt May
179 62
144 90
224 52
Mr Mount En
Newburyport
Mass

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, August 10 th 1833.
I 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 the name of Caleb Jackson is borne on a roll of men, who marched on the Alarm, April 19 th 1775, under the command of Capt. Abraham Hoon, where he is allowed two days. — — — — — mo d = 2
Caleb Jackson's name is found on a Muster Roll of Capt. John Baker's company, in Col. Little's Regt. where he is allowed from May 11 th to August 1 st 1775. for services and travel two months and twenty six days. — — — — — 2=26
Caleb Jackson's name as a corporal is also found on a Muster Roll of Capt. David Snow's company, commanded by Major Charles Smith, raised agreeable to a resolve of the 22 d Sept r 1777. to join Gen l Gates, in guarding Lieut. Gen l Burgoyne's Army at Prospect Hill, where he is allowed from Sept r 30 th to Novem r 7 th 1777. One month and ten days. — — — — — 1=10
Caleb Jackson's name as Sergeant, is again 4=08 found on a Pay Roll of Capt. Oliver Titcomb's company

Amount brought over M d  4 = 8
in Col. Gerrish's Regt. raised for guarding Lieut. Genl. Burgoyne's Army from the 3 d of Feb y to April 2 d 1778. where he is allowed, two months and two days. 2 = 2
Caleb Jackson's name is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. Thomas Cummings's company, in Col. Jacob Gerrish's Regt. detached from the Counties of Suffolk and Essex, as a reinforcement to the Army, under Genl. Washington, where he is allowed from the 21 st to the 22 d of November 1779. for services and two hundred & forty miles travel, One month. 1 =
Caleb Jackson claims further services, under Capt. Baker in 1778. also under Capt. Highill in 1776. and Capt. Pitcomb 1778. the rolls of which are not found in this Office. 7 = 10
Caleb Jackson claims for services on board the Ship Black Prince commanded by Nathaniel West. on an expedition to Penobscot. — it appears from the Documents in this Office that the Armed Ship Black Prince, commanded by Nathaniel West. was employed in the expedition to Penobscot, by the Board of War. — no rolls for the services on board the said Ship. are found in this Office. —
Edward D. Dangs Secy