Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 40503-160-55, for Ebenezer Jackson, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Jackson Ebenezer Lois
B.L.M.H. 40503-160-55
CONTENTS

Let C.W. Bennett July 18/56
Mr
Nov 9/58 Current film
Vol. I. p. 2
207.511 Ad Mar 3/55
Aug 28/55
Lois Jackson and Ebenezer Jackson msw
Capt Van Ranselaer N.Y. Mil
1780 1781
Rev. War Private John Willett N.Y. Troops msw
Ad. 1600's Aug 22/56
Hodge
C.W. Bennett Present

Washington
August 19. 1836.
Hon. J. Minch Commr of Pensions & etc.
I have the honor to enclose here- with additional evidence in support of the suspended claim No. 207. 511 for land under act of 3 rd Mar. 1833 of Mrs. Lois Jackson widow of Ebenezer Jackson decd.
Very Respectfully
Your Obedt Servt
C. W. Bennett

Inshd. No. 207.511
Sender 1855
Lois Jackson
Additional Evidence
J. W. Bennett
Atty
Present

State of New-York,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
Albany, August 13 th 1856.
I Hereby Certify,
That on searching the Records in this office for the Registry of Certificates issued in pursuance of a law, passed April 27, 1784, entitled "An Act for the settlement of the pay of Levies and Militia for their services in the late war, and for other purposes therein mentioned," I find the following, viz:
   NAMES. No. OF BOOK. NO. OF CERTIFICATE. DATE. £    S.    D. RANK AND NAME OF COMPANY OFFICER. RANK AND NAME OF FIELD OFFICER.   £ S. D.     Ebenezer Jackson Private 2 4972 Dec 1 st 1781 10 15 1 Capt. Peter Van Renselaer Col. Marinus Willett  
I have examined the Rolls for the items above set forth, £10:15:1 and find them to be correct.
Two £1.00 paid
aw Lee Clerk.
Philip Schuyler Comptroller.

207.512
BOUNTY LAND,
ACT OF 3d MARCH, 1855.
Claim (No. _____ )
OF
Lois Jackson
C. W. BENNETT,
ATTORNEY,
H, Corner of 11th street,
WASHINGTON, D. C.

State of New York County of Yates
SS.
On this 18 th day of July A. D. 1858, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Emm Jackson aged 92 years, a resident of Jerusalem in the County of Yates and State of New York ; who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Ebenezer Jackson deceased, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Van Rensselaer in the regiment 7 commanded by of the Revolution in the War with the
That her husband entered the service at _____ about the _____ day of 1780 or 81 A. D. 18_____ ; for the term of _____ and continued in actual service in said War, for the term of four years four years and was honorably discharged at _____ on the _____ day of A. D. 1781 -
She further states that she was married to the said Ebenezer Lakin in Boston the State of New York on the _____ day of _____ A. D. 18_____ by one J. W. Lakin or his a Clergyman : and that her name before her said marriage was Sarah Dakin that her husband died at Amherst on the _____ day of Decr. A. D. 18 31 , and that she is now widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the _____ Bounty Land to which she may be entitled on account of said service, and mileage under the Act passed 3 rd March 1831 , she also declares that she has received a Warrant for Bounty Land, which  for  acres under Act of  which she has since locally  That she has never applied for, or received under this or any other Act of Congress, any Bounty Land Warrant  under the above mentioned
She hereby appoints C. W. BENNETT , of Washington, D. C. her true and lawful Attorney, with power of substitution, to prosecute this her claim for land, to receive the Certificate or Warrant when issued, and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises.
Witness, A. Woodworth " Louis Agassiz Harvard
Sworn to and Subscribed before me, on the day and year first above mentioned, and I hereby certify that I know the said deponent Lou Jackson to be as is above stated, and that she is of the age above stated; and further, that I am not interested in this her claim as Attorney or otherwise.
15 Aworden the Notary Public
State of _____ County of _____
SS.
On this _____ day of _____ A. D. 18_____, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly authorized to administer oaths.
_____ a resident of said County, to me well known as a credible witness, and who, being by me first duly sworn, doth on his oath state that he is acquainted with Mrs. _____, the above applicant for Bounty Land—that he has known her for _____ years last past, that he has examined her family record—that he believes the same to be genuine—that it is contained in a book purporting to be the "_____ " and printed in the year _____; and that the said record, as far as relates to the marriage of the said applicant and the soldier above named, and of his death, is as follows, which is an exact copy of the same:
and that the said deponent is not interested in the claim.
Subscribed and sworn to, the day and year first above written, before me, and I certify that I am in no manner interested.
Justice of the Peace.

State of New York County of Yates Town of Corral Creek
On this 18 day of July
ss. A.D. 1855 personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Notary Public in and for said County John I Jackson
and Martha Cook
who are to me well known, and who are credible witnesses, and
who being by me duly sworn, depose and say, that they are each well acquainted with Mrs. Lois Jackson the above applicant for Bounty Land—that they have known her for 35 years last past. That they were acquainted with Ebenezer Jackson her late husband, having known him for 10 years previous to his death; that they, the said Ebenezer Jackson and Lois Jackson lived together as husband and wife, and were reputed so to be, that deponents never heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned. That the said Ebenezer Jackson died on the _____ day of December 1831; and the said Lois Jackson has been since that day, and still is reputed to be his widow, which deponents believe to be the fact. That she has not married since her said husband's death, and still is his widow, and that her said husband was the identical man mentioned as a soldier _____ in her declaration above, and further, that they were present and saw
Lois Jackson execute the foregoing affidavit by Making her Mark to the foregoing declaration, and making oath thereto in due form of law, and further, that they, deponents, do reside in the County aforesaid.
Witness, Abner Woodworth
John I Jackson Martha Cook
Sworn to and Subscribed before me, this 18 th day of July A.D. 1855
Abner Woodworth Notary Public
State of New York County of Yates
} ss.
I Hereby Certify , that Abner Woodworth Esq. , before whom the foregoing affidavits
and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace , in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signatures thereto are genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the _____ County Court , for the County aforesaid, this 25 th day of July 1855
C Martin Clerk of Yates County
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