Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6937, for Jacob Martin, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass,
Martin, Jacob Catharine
R, 6937
CONTENTS

Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 14 Sept 1836 to 23 June 1837 the day of his death. Aged 50. Died 8 Oct 1838.
Letter to Miss Harriet Beecher Sept 13. 18215.
Let to J. M. Thayer March 23/1847
No. 7962
Jacob Martin
of Licking Co in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Lyman of the Army commanded by Washington at the Miamis line for one year
$40.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 40. Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26. day of April 1833 and sent to J. D. Johnston, Martinsville, Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833. 80— Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 Sept 1833. 20. $100.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M. Palmer Clerk, E. Vol. 8. Page 16.

In her declaration under the Act of 1836 she says she was married in 1769 (which would be one year before she was born) she was probably mistaken in this. She now says she was married in 1793 .

Patricia Martin w/o Jacob. Ohio
Oct 4 Aug 1836.
Oct 17 Apr '32
Hon Chas. Sweetzer Hof Reps

Jan: 14/52
App. of Cath. Martin wid: of Jacob Tinkett
Hon: Ch. Sweetser
H of Reps
Hon: Ch. Sweetser
H of Reps.

State of Ohio Licking County SS Be it known that Before me James Morrow a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Catharine Martin who made oath in due form of law that She is the widow of Jacob Martin Deceased who drew a pension for Revolutionary Services at the rate of Forty Dollars per annum that She now makes this affidavit for the purpose of drawing a pension under the acts of Congress to continue the pension of certain widows that She now resides in Johnstown Licking County Ohio and has resided there for thirty three years part that previous thereto She resided in the State of New York where She was Married to said Jacob Martin in the year 1769 and will be eighty one years old next January that She has not intermarried since but continue to be a widow and has not drawn a pension since her said Husband's Death which was on the 28 Day of May 1845
Catharine Martin Sworn to and Subscribed this 10 Day of April 1851 Before me in presence of James Morrow J P Eli Cookbrooke James Morrow
I Certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me and that her statement is entitled to full credit James Morrow J P
1851 81 1776

State of Ohio Licking County ss on this 10 Day of April At one Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty one personally appeared Before me James Morrow a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid Eli Ashbrook of the County and State aforesaid who made oath in due form of law that Catherine Martin is the widow of Jacob Martin deceased as he early believes that he has known them for thirty years that During the life of Jacob Martin he bought a piece of Land of him and that said Catherine Martin signed said deed as his wife and she is still a widow that he is disinterested Eli Ashbrook
Sworn to and subscribed this 10 Day April 1851 Before me I hereby certify that said affiant is personally known to me and that his statement is entitled to full credit James Morrow JP
The State of Ohio Licking County ss
I G Brady clerk of the court of Common Pleas
for said county hereby certify that James Morrow esq before whom the foregoing affi- davit was made was on the days of the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned qualified and that his signature is genuine Witness my hand and the seal of said Court at Newark this 20th Decr 1851 A Brady Clk

Jacob Martins
Declaration
23589

State of Ohio Licking County ss on this thirtieth day of October one Thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Jacob Martin a resident of Johnstown in the county of Licking and State of Ohio aged eighty eight 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 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - to wit General Forrest, Major Allen & Captain Lyman - Entered the service about 24 th of August 1777 and left the service his first tour about the tenth of December the same year & was at the taking of General Burgoyne on the 17 th of October 1777 - Entered the service the first time as a volunteer resided when he entered the service in Deerfield within 18 miles of Northampton in the State of Massachusetts and marched from Northampton to to Saratoga and after the capture of Burgoyne army marched back to Northampton with the prisoners and again about the first of May 1778 he entered the service as a volunteer under Capt Lyman resided when he entered the service at Northampton Massachusetts and marched from Northampton to Fort Montgomery and then to Fishkill then to White Plains and continued in the service until about the middle of October the same year - and in consequence of understanding very little of the English language does not distinctly recollect the names of all the places he marched to during said tour, and again in the month of June 1779 he was living in Deerfield Massachusetts in the employment of one David Stubbs. he said Stubbs was drafted into the service and hired said claimant as a substitute

who entered the Service in the month of June 1779 and served three months as a substitute under the aforesaid Captain Lyman and left the Service in the month of September the same year & marched from Deersfield to Fort Miller and was stationed there for some time and marched in several scouts against the enemy during his term of service - having served one year besides many other short tours the dates of which and the exact amount of time he cannot now distinctly recollect
He also states that he has no Documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
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
Jacob his Martin mark
Sworn to and subscribed the Day and year aforesaid A. D. Clapp Clerk
We Caton Hill John Butt residing in the County of Licking and State of Ohio hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Martin who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty eight years of age and that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Caton Hill
Sworn and subscribed in open court -
John his Butt mark
A. D. Clapp Clerk
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In the matter of the application of Jacob Martin for a pension the following Interrogatories were propounded by the order of the Court and the answers hereinafter mentioned were by him given and sworn to this day
1 st Where and in what year were you born
Answer In Hanover in Germany in the year 1744
2 nd Have you any record of your age and if so where is it
Ans. - I had it in my family Bible until lately but is now torn out
3 rd Where were you living when called into the service where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live
Answer In Northampton in the State of Massachusetts & after the revolution moved to a place called the Gove in the State of New York then to Fishkill then to the town of Floyd in the State of New York and in the year 1816 I moved to Johns Town Geckung Ohio where I now live
4 How were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom
Answer My two first tours I entered the service as a volunteer & my 3 rd tour as a substitute for David Stubbens
5 th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service
Answer Generals Washington Gates & Lee were with the troops where I served The number of any regiments with which I served I do not recollect The general circumstances of my service are set forth in my Declaration

6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
Answer I never received a written Discharge
7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution.
Answer Doctor Fasset, George Hoover & Eaton Hill
Jacob his Martin mark
A. D. Caffee clk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and agreed as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Eaton Hill & John Butt who have signed the preceding Certificate reside in the County of Licking & State of Ohio, are Credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to Credit.
I Amos D. Caffee Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Licking County in the State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Martin for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office of office this 14 th day of December A.D. 1832.
A. D. Caffee Clerk

23589 796.2
Jacob Martin Sicking 6. o Ohio
Adm for 1. year from 1777. — Pris. $40.
Compan with certificate of the Secy of Mass.
J D Johnston agt Martinsburg Knox 6. o Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
19 th April — 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jacob Martin Liebling C o Ohio
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     602 1777 about 3 16 Private Gen Forrest Maj Allen Col Lyman 88 Durfield Northam Mass. Extraordinary   602 1778 about 5 15 Gen Washington Gen Lee   Sub for 1779 David Stubbs Claims but on year 3  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman. residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant: must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____; For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Geo. B. Whiting

August 2, 1934
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Jonathan Benjamin-S.18311 Jacob Martin-R.6937 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. Conrad Vandervelde 1111 West Street Emporia, Kansas
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to the following Revolutionary War soldiers: Nicholas Brown born in 1756, served from Berks County, Pennsylvania and died in 1858 in Kirkerstown, Ohio; Jonathan Benjamin served from Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, died August, 1841 in Licking County, Ohio; Jacob (or John) Martin born in 1744, served from Northampton, Massachusetts and died in 1845 in Licking County, Ohio.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land made to the United States, based upon military service of soldiers in that war.
A search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the Revolutionary War services of a Nicholas Brown (Browne) as described by you.
You are furnished herewith the Revolutionary War records of Jonathan Benjamin and Jacob Martin, as found in pension claims based upon the military service of those soldiers in the War of the Revolution.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator
Nicholas Brown searched by Miss Stokes See Negative File Copy

August 3, 1934.
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Mrs. Conrad Vandervelde 1111 West Street Emporia, Kansas
BA--J/ady Jacob Martin R.6937
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R.6937, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Jacob Martin.
Jacob Martin was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1744, day and month not given, and names of parents not shown.
While a resident of Deerfield, Massachusetts, or Northampton, Massachusetts, he enlisted about August 24, 1777, served as a private in Captain Lyman's Massachusetts Company, was at the taking of General Burgoyne and was discharged about December 10, 1777. He enlisted about the first of May 1778, served as a private in Captain Lyman's Massachusetts Company and was discharged about the middle of October 1778. He enlisted in June 1779 and served three months as a private in Captain Lyman's Massachusetts Company.
After the Revolution he moved to Clove, New York, then he moved to Fishkill, then to Floyd, New York, and in 1816 he moved to Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 30, 1832 while a resident of Johnstown, Ohio.
He died May 28, 1844 or 1845, place not stated.
Soldier married about the last day of September 1793 in Fishkill, New York, Catharine, her maiden name not given. She was born in January 1771, place not stated.
In 1851 she was living in Johnstown, Ohio. There are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

June 3, 1933.
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BA-J/ADY Jacob Martin R.6937
Mrs. W. L. Bennett, 1101 South Santa Fe Avenue, Salina, Kansas.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to one Jacob Martin, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, R.6937, based upon his military service in that war.
Jacob Martin was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1744, day and month not given.
While a resident of Deerfield, Massachusetts or Northampton, Massachusetts, he enlisted about August 24, 1777, served as a private in Captain Lyman's Massachusetts Company, was at the taking of General Burgoyne and was discharged about December 10, 1777. He enlisted about the first of May 1778, served as a private in Captain Lyman's Massachusetts Company and was discharged about the middle of October 1778. He enlisted in June 1779 and served three months as a private in Captain Lyman's Massachusetts Company.
After the Revolution he moved to Glove, New York, then he moved to Fishkill, then to Floyd, New York, and in 1816 he moved to Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 30, 1832 while a resident of Johnstown, Ohio.
He died May 28, 1844 or 1845, place not stated.
Soldier married about the last day of September 1793 in Fishkill, New York, Catharine, her maiden name not given. She was b. in Jan. 1771, place not stated.
In 1851 she was living in Johnstown, Ohio, and she
There are no further family data.

became eighty years old in January 1951.  There are no further family data.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

In reply to your request of 20 , received 22 for a statement of the military history of Jacob Martin a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his and (or his widow's) applications for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. Rej. 6937.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug. 24, 1777 to Dec. 10, 1777 Pri. Lyman - Mass.   May 1, 1778 to Oct. 1778 " Lyman - "   June 1779 3 mos. " Lyman - "  
Battles engaged in, Capture of General Burgoyne,  Bennington or Saratoga Residence of soldier at enlistment, Northampton, Mass. Date of application for pension, Oct. 30, 1832. His cl was al. Residence at date of application, Johnstown, Licking Co., Ohio Age at date of application, Born in Hanover, Germany  1744. He died May 28, 1845.  on or about the last
Remarks: He was at Fishkill, N.Y., in Sept. 1793. Catharine  She ap. for pension Apr. 10, 1851, while 80 yrs. old and a res.  of Johnstown, Licking Co., Ohio. Pension was not allowed  for the reason that she could furnish no proof of mar.
Very respectfully,

1111 WEST STREET EMPORIA, KANSAS
July 11, 1934
United States Dep't of Interior, Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Please send to me copy of whatever information your records give concerning these Revolutionary soldiers:
Jonathan Benjamin, served in Lycoming Co., Penn.; born 1738; died Aug., 1841; living in 1840 with Mary Ford in Union twp., Licking Co., Ohio.
Jacob (or John) Martin, enlisted in Northampton, Mass.; born 1744; died May 28, 1845; residing in 1840 with Jacob Martin of Johnstown, Licking Co., Ohio.
Nicholas Brown, enlisted in Berks Co., Penn.; born 1756; died 1858 in Kirkerstown, Ohio.
Yours respectfully,
(Mrs. Coussad) Fannie C. Vandervelde

For Mrs. Finch
1101 S. Santa Fe Ave. Salina Kansas
May 15-19
Veterans Administration, Pensioners of the Revolutionary War Section
Dear Sirs
I have been advised to inquire of you in regard to service rendered by Jacob Martin Licking County Ohio in Revolutionary War His name is found in the book published by the Ohio Society of the Sons of the American Revolution I would like proof of service rendered by him. Thanking you for this information Very Truly Yours
Mrs. W. L. Bennett
If any charges let me know

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by Hill
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Jacob Martin
Service Pa. Service
Additional Service Rev. War
Lived in Ohio
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No claim as above
Try 1 22 385, P. 6937 &
P. 6947.
Chief Division

THE SPACE ABOVE IS RESERVED FOR POSTMARK POSTAL CARD. THE SPACE BELOW IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY.
Mr. Warner Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.

441 N. 4th St.
Newark, Ohio
1-20-08
Dear Sir Please tell me if Jacob Martin of capt. Andrew Graff's Co First Battalion, Lancaster Pa Militia 1776 was a pensioner of Licking Co. O. I have the pension slip of a Jacob Martin of Md. Service & Perry Co. O. but he is not the man I want - I do not too much trouble give me some data about the Penna man if he was ever in Licking Co
Yours truly
Paul B. Fant

Jan. 27, '08. Hist. to Paul B. Fant, 1933 June 3. Hist. to Mrs. W. L. Bennett. A.W. 4. 1934 Aug. 3. Hist. to Mrs. Conrad Vandervelde. A.W. 4.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
6937
P. O.
Catharine Martin
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
R. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Washington D.C. May 17 th 1851 2
Sir I herewith transmit the application of Catharine Martin of Ohio . under act of 29 th July 1848.
She has already an application on file under act of 7 th July 1838. H. S. H. H. to which I desire that reference be made.
Very Respectfully J. M. Thayer
Comm. of Pensions,

7.803. N o 14,924.
Catharine Martin, Catharine Martin wid, Dacot.
Ohio.
act 11 th July 1836.
at 17 (Apr 1832)
Am Schuchert Prof R.

7,803
Catharine Martin
daugh Jacob
Ohio
H. C. Smetze, April 17/52.
To same June 15/52.
Sept 7
July 4, 1886.
V

7.803 14.924.
Catharine Martin widow of Jacob Ohio (act July 4 1836)
Hon J.C. Sweetzer Apr 17 1838
same June 15 1838
J.M. Thayer July 28 1838
Act 1838
693 Ohio
Repeal under '36 Inter
Act July 7 1838

Aug 24 77. Lyman to 19 Sept May 78 " 15 Oct June 79 "
3.90 5.15 3.15

Pay. to the Curd of Catharine Martin for Corners of Parine
583 3/4 $ 55 10/6

Johnstown May 21 1852
Dear Sir Yours of the 17 April was recd as to the time of Catharine Martens Marriage with Jacob She has no Certificate nor does She know of any person living who was present She says it was in the State of New York Some Fifty one Years ago as before stated and there is I Believe no Licences nor Record of Marriages kept in that State please inform me what is the prospect of those Claims for Land and if you can get them through I shall be Much obliged Yours Respectfully James Morrow

State of Ohio Licking County ss on this fourth day of May one Thousand eight Hundred and fifty two personally appeared before me James Morrow a Justice of the peace for Said County of Licking John Selby formerly a Justice of the peace for Said County of Licking of lawful age who being duly sworn according to law declares and says that he has known the Said Catharine Morton wife of the Said Jacob Martin deceased who was inserted on the pension roll for the term of twenty Seven years and that she lived with Said Jacob as his wife from the year Eighteen Hundred and Twenty five until his death and raised a family with him that Said Jacob Martin deceased Died on the twenty eight Day of May AD 1844 and this affiant further says that he drew a pension for Said Jacob during his life and the back pay due him for Said Catharine after his death and that Said Catharine still remains his widow sworn to and subscribed Before me this fourth Day of May AD 1852
In presence of M c S c Scovell James Morrow
John Selby State of Ohio Licking County ss I hereby certify that the above named John Selby whom I personally know is entitled to full credit and belief as I hereby believe James Morrow JP
The State of Ohio Licking County ss I William Spencer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that James Morrow Esq before whom the foregoing declaration was made and taken was on the day of the date thereof a acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Com- missioned and qualified and that his signature above is genuine.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court at Newark Ohio this 5th Day of May AD 1852 Wm Spencer Clerk

Washington D.C. March 9 th 4/70
Dear Sir Edward Eds Comr. of Pensions,
Sir, I herewith transmit a certificate in  the case of Catharine Martin of Ohio, widow of Jacob Martin.
Respectfully,
J. M. Hays

Paid 10
War Department Washington City D. C.

Johnstown Sept 5 th 1846
To the Secretary of War Sir:—
Feeling a common interest with every American for the welfare and happiness of Revolutionary pensioners and their widows; I wish to lay before your department the claims of the widow of Sarah Martin (Deed) late pensioner and surviving soldier of the Revolutionary War. She is destitute as to the things of worldly comfort and without friends to provide them for her;— dependent upon her neighbors for a home. Yet I am aware that there are some legal steps to be taken in order to secure a pension in accordance with the act of Congress granting the same to widows of Pensioners. The facts in this case are these neither Mr Martin or wife could as can write— consequently no record has been kept or made by them of the time of their marriage. They were married in the State of N.Y. where no public record is kept as in some other States; of course she relies upon memory and events, which are there according to her statements which seem to be clear and satisfactory to herself; viz— that Mr Martin was in his 53 rd year & she in her 28 th year when they were married— also Mr Martin at his death was 105 years old and she 75. I should like to know if her affidavit of these facts would be sufficient with the attendant circumstances to obtain a certificate of pension as no other available testimony can be had. if the above would be sufficient please send the requisite forms and instructions to procure the certificate directed to Johnstown

Livingston County Ohio care of Charles Follett. P.S. Jacob Martin died some time the last of last year his widows name is Catherine Martin.
Off. Department Washington D.C. Sept 10
Ohio 10
Johnstown Ohio 5 Sept. 1845 Charles Follett In behalf of Catherine Martin for a pension.
No 115 11 Sept. 1845 Pension Bureau
Jacob Martin Ohio N.W.

Oct 29 th 1848.
Catharine Martin Ohio
Widow of Jacob Martin

State of Ohio } County of Licking } ss -
Be it known that on this thirteenth  fourteenth day of May in the year eighteen hundred and fifty three before me the undersigned, James Moore an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid personally appeared Catharine Mortim of Highland  Highly two years a resident of said county; and made oath according to law that she is the widow of Jacob Mortim deceased, who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death at the rate of forty Dollars per year
per annum, that she was married to the said Jacob Mortim, on or about the Last  10th day of September in the year seventeen hundred and thirty three in the Town of Fishkill and State of New York - that she has no family, or other record, or any written memorandum of said marriage, nor was any public record ever made of the same known to her. That her said husband died on the twenty eighth day of
May in the year eighteen hundred, and forty five that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining such a rate of pension as may be due her under any of the laws, Regulations, or decisions that have been or may hereafter be adopted, She further states that she continues the widow of said Jacob Mortim, having never been married since his death. She also states that from bodily infirmity she is utterly unable to attend court, or to leave her room, that she is dependent upon others for support -

She further states that she has made application by proxy to procure a Judge of a Court of Records of this State to wait upon her at her residence, to enable her to make this declaration in that manner, and as yet she has been unable so to do. The said declarant further states that she hereby constitutes and appoints Charles Hollett and John M. Shryer, her true and lawful Attorneys and agents to prosecute said claims with power of substitution, to examine all papers and documents in relation to it, and to do all things necessary and lawful in the premises; except drawing the money, which will be hereafter provided for.
Given to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid -
James Morrow J. P.
I James Morrow a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State of Oregon do hereby certify that Catherine Morton above named is a respectable resident of said County and is the same person she represents herself to be in the foregoing declaration. I do also certify that she is unable to attend court or leave her room by reason of bodily infirmity, that I have this day visited her at her place of residence, at which time and place she acknowledged the above power of attorney to be her act and deed, and at the same time and place made and subscribed her said declaration for a pension as aforesaid. I also state that I have no interest in said claims.
James Morrow J. P.

State of Ohio County of Licking } S -
Be it remembered that on the Thirteenth day of May in the year eighteen hundred and fifty three before me the undersigned James Morrow a Justice of the Peace within and for said County and State personally appeared David Scovel and John H. Duke residents in said County and made oath according to law and State that they each personally knew Jacob Martin for twenty eight years prior to his death, and that Catherine Martin who is now an applicant for a pension was his wife, that up to the time of the death of said Jacob Martin he and said Catherine lived together, were known and recognized as man and wife in the place and community in which they lived, and were esteemed and respected as such man and wife, by all who knew them. Affiants also state that said Catherine Martin remains and continues the widow of said Jacob Martin, and affiants further state that they have no interest in her said claim for pension -
David Scovel
J. H. Duke
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me -
James Morrow J. P.
I also hereby certify that said affiants are credible persons and entitled to full credit and belief. I also hereby certify that I have no interest in said claim for a pension -
James Morrow J. P.

Oct 29 th 1848 Patience Morton Ohio Custom House Newark
State of Ohio, Licking County ss
I William Spencer clerk of the court of Common Pleas for the county of Licking aforesaid and State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that James Morrison before whom the foregoing proceedings were had, was at the time of execution, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my hand, at the seal of said court, at Newark in said county this 1 st day of May A.D. 1852.
W. Spencer Clerk