Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1556, for Jacob Maddox, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va. _____
Maddox, Jacob _____
S. 1556 _____
CONTENTS
Carded

22325
East Tennessee
Jacob Waddox of Jefferson in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Wm. Wilson of the 1st regt commanded by Col. Booker in the Virginia line for 9 months
Matthew C. Hill 11 Sept 1842
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension if not the 25 day of October 1833 and, Madison H. McClellan New Market
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 75 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 March 15
$90
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sam Boyd Clerk, Book Vol. Page 32
Doc 3-1831-03

27 178 Jacob Maddox Jefferson Co. Tennessee from 1780 private 9 months $30.-
Madison H. M c Efee New Market. Tennessee

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
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 subjoined 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. These 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,  showing the Service of Jacob Woodley
   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.     1780 3 P. Capt. Mansfield Col. Booker 68 Bap Traditionary   " 6 P. Capt. Mansfield  
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) _____, who has 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 inquiry 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 recollections, 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 fix 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.
[k] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Tennessee Jefferson County
On this 10 th day of September 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the County Court of said County, now sitting Jacob Maddox, a resident of said County and State, aged about sixty 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, viz. That his father James Maddox in the year 1780 in Powhatan County State of Virginia, was drafted for three months, & that affiant substituted in his father's place, in the Company commanded by Cap t Edward Mumfords, and the Regiment commanded by Col Edward Booker. That on the first of January 1780 he was marched through Petersburg, by Prince George's Courthouse to Portsmouth, where he was kept until until his term of service expired, when he was discharged. having been in service three months.
That a short time afterwards, in the same year as well as declarant recollects, he was again drafted for six months in the same county, under the same Captain, and was marched to Cumberland Old

Court house, where he was kept guarding some British prisoners, until his term of six months had expired, when he was discharged.
Defendant 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.
Where, and in what year were you born? Ans. m In Powhatan County State of Virginia the 3 d of January 1764.
Have you any record of your age? If so, where is it?
Ans. m I have none; but my father had which I have seen.
Where were you living when called into the service? Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War? & Where do you now live?
Ans. m When called into the service, I lived in Powhatan County Va. from which place I moved to Jefferson County Tennessee where I now live.
How were you called into the service? Were you drafted? Did you volunteer? Or were you a substitute? & if a substitute for whom?
Ans. m The first campaign for three months I was a substitute for my father James Maddox. The last, for six months, I was drafted.
State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where you served. Such Continental & State line regiments as you can

recollect and the general circumstances of your service. Ans r . That while in the service I was under the command of Gen l Lawson, that I saw Gen l Lafayette at Cumberland old Court house with his whole army. That near Petersburg our troops had a skirmish with some British troops, in which I acted a part, we were forced to give way, being overpowered by numbers. I cannot now recollect the Regiment.
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, & if so by whom was it given, & what has become of it?
Ans r . I received a discharge from Capt t Mumford for the three months service, which discharge I do not recollect what I have done with.
I also received a likewise a discharge from two Griffin & Jacob McGuire or Melshum - who were the sergants under whom I served, during the three months, guarding the British prisoners, which discharge I am also unable find or account for.
10 Sept 1831 Joseph Hamilton D. Carr State of Tennessee Tiffey County
Idiots Affidavit
W. John Reddick
a clergyman residing in said county and state of Tennessee and Joseph B. M. Rose & John Newman residing in the county and state aforesaid, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jacob Maddox, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be forty eight years old, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood, where he resides to

have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
John Ridwell
27.178
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Joseph Hamilton Jr Clerk of Jefferson County John Brant Reese John Newman
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & 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 Rev. John Ridwell who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman in the County of Jefferson and that Joseph Brant Reese and John Newman who have also signed the same are residents of the said County and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
J. W. Bewley John Gaff Shol Snoddy
State of Tennessee Jefferson County ss
I Joseph Hamilton Jr Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions of Jefferson County do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Enock Maddox for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office in Danville the 11. day of September A.D. 1833.
Joseph Hamilton Jr Clerk of Jefferson County

February 11, 1936
Jacob Maddox-S.1556 BA-J/AWF Am
Mr. James M. Meek 4th Floor Park National Bank Bldg. Knoxville, Tennessee
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Jacob Maddox, who drew a pension in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 1556, based upon the service of Jacob Maddox in the War of the Revolution.
Jacob Maddox was born January 3, 1764 in Powhatan County, Virginia; he was the son of James Maddox, name of his mother not given.
While residing in Powhatan County, Virginia, he enlisted, January 1, 1780, served three months as a substitute for his father, in Captain Edward Mumford's Company, Colonel Edward Booker's Virginia Regiment, and was in a skirmish near Petersburg. He enlisted again in 1780 and served six months in Captain Edward Mumford's Company, guarding British prisoners at Cumberland Old Court House.
He moved from Powhatan County, Virginia to Jefferson County, Tennessee. He was allowed pension on his application executed, September 10, 1833, then a resident of said Jefferson County.
Jacob Maddox died December 3, 1851.
The papers in this claim contain no further

reference to the family of Jacob Maddox.
If you desire information in regard to the name and address of the person to whom the last payment of pension was sent, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following:
Jacob Maddox Certificate # 22325 Issued October 25, 1833 Rate $30.00 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 East Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

LAW OFFICES
LEE, COX, MEEK & HIER
FOURTH FLOOR PARK NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
February 1, 1936
WM. BAXTER LEE WILLISTON M. COX JAMES M. MEEK FRANK HIER
OSCAR M. TATE, JR.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
In order to establish the eligibility of a descendant of Jacob Maddox to the Society of the Sons of the Revolution it will be necessary to have a certificate from your office that Jacob Maddox drew a pension in Knoxville, Tennessee as a veteran of the Revolutionary War. If you will kindly search your records and furnish me with this certificate I will promptly send you the required fee for such certificate.
Very truly yours,
James M. Meek
JMM/blp

A. G. Watkins
Hon Jas E. Heath - Commr Pensions Washington
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Rev War.
1936 Feb. 11 - link to James M. Meek Aug
1556. INVALID.
File No. 1556 Jacob Maddox Dis. Va. Line.
Act: June 7, 1852.
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 234
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Pigeon Hill February 6, 1859.
Sir,
In answer to your letter of the 11 th inst. I have to inform you that Jacob Shutter served nine months during the revolutionary war, which period, under the act of 7 June 1832, entitles him to a pension at the rate of $30 per annum. This amount he received, and there is no law granting him a higher rate of allowance.
In reference to the case of David McClanahan, I have to state that we cannot give the information desired unless we know the names of the officers, or the company & regiment in which  under which he served.
Yours S r , A. C. McLaughlin Q.M. Genl
1859

House of Reps Jan 10 1882
Sir
I am requested to inquire into the pension of Jacob Braddock a very pensioner under act of June 32 - at $32 per year - And to know whether any increase of pension is, due him since he obtained his Certificate which issued in Octr 33 - I promised the heirs of David McLanahan a Revolutionary soldier. In the Va line of service - Under Washington & Morgan to look into the rolls is allowed so to do to know whether his name stands upon the rolls as having served - I am not aware that existing laws entitle Mr  Man his widow to his pension if due A reply to these inquiries if not incompatible with the rule will be thankfully received
Very Respectfully Your obedt servant H. G. Watkins
Hon Jas E. Heath Commr Pensions