Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7087, for Richard Jordan, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb
Jordan, Richard -
S. 7087
Carded
CONTENTS

Dead. See letter to P. Aug. 17 Sept. 1835
12.162
North Carolina
Richard Jordan of Pitt — in the State of N.Car. who was a Private in the — commanded by Captain — of the Regt commanded by Col: Caswell in the N.Car. line for 14 months —
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 49-Dollars 16-Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of April 1833 and sent to H. Parker Greenville N.C —
  Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  98.34    Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. —  24.58     122.90  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice — Clerk, Book 60 Vol. 6 Page 45

13.164

State of North Carolina } Pitt County } J. J.
On the ninth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the State and County aforesaid now sitting Richard Jordan a resident of Pitt County and State of North Carolina aged 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
He states he was born in Surry County in the State of Virginia that he has no record of his age but believes he is seventy two or three years of age: that he was living in the County of Pitt and State of North Carolina when called into service; that since the Revolutionary War he has resided partly in Pitt County and State aforesaid and a part of his time in Anson County in the same State: that at present he resides in the County of Pitt and State of North Carolina: that he was drafted and served the space of five months in the Militia under General Bryan and General Ashe and that William Caswell was the Colonel of the Regiment in which he served and that in this tour of service he was with the Army at Bear Creek in the State of Georgia and that he was discharged from the service by Major Redden Blount; that he left his discharge with his mother on his return and does not know what has become of it since: that Nathaniel Cannon was the Captain under whom he was drafted.

And the said Richard Jordan further states that subsequently he served as a Substitute for his brother in law Burwell Edwards of Edgecomb County & State of North Carolina for the space of three months under Captain Batt, and Colonel John Sheppard; that he was marched to Charleston in the State of South Carolina where General Lincoln commanded and there received a discharge, a few days before the surrender of the town, from Captain Batt. And the said Richard Jordan further states that he served another tour of three months in the Cavalry as a Substitute for Jacob Tison under a General Murguis as he believes, by whom he was marched from Tarboro in Edgecomb County North Carolina to Granville County in the same State where they joined General Barrill and that he there lost his horse which caused him to be placed under a Captain Richards of the Infantry by whom he was discharged at the expiration of this tour. - that he left said discharge with his Mother and does not know what has become of it. And the said Richard Jordan further says that subsequently he served another tour of three months as a Substitute for Burwell Edwards - the same Burwell Edwards afore mentioned of Edgecomb County and State of North Carolina - that he does not recollect the names of any of the Officers but was marched towards Wilmington North Carolina where the British & Tories were doing great damage by plundering and burning - that he received his discharge and returned home to Pitt County North Carolina just before the battle at Moore's Creek. He further states in addition to the foregoing he served several short tours in pursuit of the Tories but cannot give any strict account of the number of days except in one instance a service of twenty days while being and the Tories were burning and destroying on Neuse River above Newbern & that he was with General Bryan when his house was burnt which was during this service. That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows

of no person, whom testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. That he is known to John Joiner Esq. and Sherwood Tison Esq. who reside in his neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution. And the said Richard Jordan 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.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Archd Parkin clk
Richard his Jordan mark
We John Joiner and Sherwood Tison residing in the County of Pitt and State of North Carolina hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard Jordan who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be seventy one or two 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. John Joiner Sherwood Tison
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 John Joiner and Sherwood Tison who have signed the preceding Certificate are residents of the County of Pitt and State of North Carolina are  that they credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. H. Jackson M. Dickinson Jno. Norcort
Testimony of the said Court

I Archibald Parker Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Pitt and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of application of Richard Jordan for a pension In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office, this 9 th day of August 1832.
Arch d Parker, Clerk

Sept 75.
James L Edward Esq Com. of Pensions Washington
FREE

Pension Office Fayetteville 11 Sept 1835
Sir, I have you an application by the attorney of Anna Jordan for the sum of Pension due her in right of her husband - This was claimed within 90 days of the execution of the power of attorney, but was rejected for want of the Certificate from War Department - Since then nearly 5 mo. have elapsed - please give the necessary order in regard to this -
Very Respectfully
M. G. Brownfoot
for Agent
James L Edward Esq. Comr. of Pensions Washington

Richardson
St.
Alma as per acct — Memo Def. 37.66 3 — Car — 12.50 $49.16

BRIEF in the case of  Brissia Jordan  family of Pitt  in the State of Ohio  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 73 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 17 5 Private Genl Cannon Col Gammell   Substitute 3 " Col. Batts Col. Shepard   (Cavalry) 3 " Col. Richards   (Substitute) 3 " Officers not recalled   Other services but not stated 14  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Pittsburgh  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? None 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Cottle Examining Clerk.

Rev War
7087
INVALID.
File No. 7087
Richard Jordan
Prin Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1932
Index:—Vol. 183 , Page 196
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Richard Jordan which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? no V. * Has he mentioned 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? no VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? no VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.