Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44456, for Robert Jackson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Miss
Jackson Robert.
S 44456
CONTENTS

30 Robert Jackson -
Shalton
1819
1819 June 11
1819

To the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Dover within and for the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, on the first Tuesday of July, 1820.
Robert Jackson aged Sixty four , resident in Madbury in said County, comes into court, and in pursuance of an act of Congress passed on the 1st day of May, 1820, brings with him, and in his proper person exhibits to said Court a Schedule by him subscribed, containing his whole Estate and Income—his necessary clothing and bedding excepted—as follows:—
  Two chests of the value of 10$ 1.67   one Table 1.00   one Wheel 0.50   Six Chairs 1.00   one pot 0.83   one Tea kettle 0.67   one Spider 0.50   $ 6.17 
his Robert Jackson mark
Attest, Edward Pendexter
And the said Robert Jackson following oath by him duly taken and subscribed:—viz.
in pursuance as aforesaid produceth to said Court the
I Robert Jackson do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818. and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself 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 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
his Robert Jackson mark
Attest Edward Pendexter
And the said Robert Jackson doth here in Court further declare on oath, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, viz.
That he served in Capt. Richard Maybury's Company twenty fourth Regiment New Hampshire line commanded by Col. Supper that he entered in said service about the month of January 1776 and continued in said service until the year 1779 when he was honorably discharged

That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is April 6 th 1818 and the number of his pension certificate is 18707 :—That his occupation is that of a Labourer and is unable to work — That the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support, are as follows, viz.
Lydia Jackson wife of the said Robert aged 57 years unable to work —
Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said schedule, and that the same, together with a copy of the premises be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Sworn and declared before the said court the fourth
day of July — 1820.
Attest, A. Peirce, Clerk.
} Robert Jackson his mark
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.....STRAFFORD ss.
AT a Court of Common Pleas holden at Dover within and for the county of Strafford and state of New-Hampshire, on the 4th day of July 1820 before
DANIEL M. DURELL, Esquire, Chief Justice, and
VALENTINE SMITH and } Associate Justices of said Court. SAMUEL QUARLES, }
The aforesaid schedule and oath and the above declaration duly subscribed and sworn by the said Robert Jackson — having been by him exhibited in person, and presented to the Court, and the same being seen and considered, it is the opinion of said Court that the value of the property contained in said schedule is Six dollars Seventeen cents. Wherefore the Court order that a copy of the premises, together with the proceedings thereon be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Attest, A. Peirce, Clerk.
STATE OF NEWHAMPSHIRE.....STRAFFORD ss.
I, ANDREW PEIRCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Strafford, being a court of record, do certify that the foregoing schedule and oath, and the declaration annexed, with the proceedings and opinion of the court thereon are true copies from the Records and files of said court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 4th day of July — 1820.
A. Peirce, Clerk.

V. 14.
Robert Jacksons application for a pension Apr. 6. 1878.
Robert Jackson. private Colonel Francis Regt. after his death comm a by Col Dupper
1777-3 years
on Roll
Admitted A.H.

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. } FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, ss. }
On the fifteenth  16 th day of April  March 1818, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Courts of Common Pleas for the First District in said State, personally appeared Robert Jackson aged sixty years, resident in Medbury in the said district, who being by me duly sworn, according to law, did, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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:" That he the said Robert Jackson enlisted in said service in January 1777 in the state of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Richard Haby , of the Massachusetts Regiment, then commanded by Col Francis , & after his death, by Col Lufbery , to serve three years — That he continued to serve in the said corps until the separat of the United States , until Jany 24 th 1780 , when he was discharged from said service at West point in the state of New York —
That he was in the battle of Hubbardston , where he was made a prisoner, but rejoined the American army soon after the surrender of Burgoyne — that he was also in the battle of Monmouth
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
I, DANIEL M. DURELL , Chief Justice of the Courts of Common Pleas for the first District in the State of New-Hampshire, as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Robert
Jackson did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me,
to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of said Court for the County of Stratford in said district, to be affixed to the same, this 16 th
By Order of the Judge day of  March A. D. 181 9 J. Peirce, Clerk.  D. M. Durell

I Edward Penistone of Altonbury in the County of Stafford & State of New Hampshire, do hereby say, that I am well acquainted with Robert Lomax, whose deposition is herunto prefixed, & I know that he is a very fair man - I have been acquainted with him for more than thirty years & do say that he always had the reputation of having been a soldier of the new model - Edward Penistone
Stafford ss April 6. 1818.
Then Edward Penistone made affirmation that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is just as true Before me J. H. Russell Esq. Justice

I certify that I am personally acquainted with Robert Jackson who made the foregoing declaration supplication for a pension, & do know that he is a poor man - entirely destitute of property
R. McQuillie
March 16. 1819 —

11.787 New Hampshire
Robert Jackson of Middlebury in the state of New Hampshire who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Francis Jacob of the New Hampshire line, for the term of Three years 1777
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 of June 1818 and sent to Daniel Durell Dover New Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 10 25 6 / 30 3 87.66 Semi-annual all'ce ending Sep 1819 48.1
$135.69
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

44 456
Recy INVALID.
Feby 29, 1896. Soldier's pension to Mrs Judith P. Sinn Boston, M
File No. 44.456
Robert Jackson Rev War
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 254
[Arrangement of 1870.]