Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,677, for Jacob Tack, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Jack Jacob or Jach
S. 7677
carded
CONTENTS
[Faint handwritten text, possibly "100 1/2" or "100 1/2" with a date "1/11/12"]
[Handwritten scribble or mark]

North Carolina 16.742
Jacob Pack ★ of Rutherford in the State of N.C. who was a Pvt. in the Reg t commanded by Captain of the Reg t commanded by Col. Drake in the Va. line for 9 months
Jacob Pack ★ July 26, 1904 Records corrected.
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Sept r 32. and due to Wm. F. Bissett Rutherford — N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1833 — 75 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar: 34 15 90 —
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. Recorded by J. R. Lee Clerk Book E Vol. 6 Page 57

17613
Jacob Lach
North Carolina
Alamtus apuoale 9mo 1731
5. P. 328
Th H. Bickell C.M. Rutherford T.C.

BRIEF in the case of Jacob Zach  in the State of North Carolina  County of Rutherford (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 76  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.     Vol In 1777 drofted 3 not stated 12 " As a private Gen. Stevens Capt Brasen Capt Smith Capt Ragan Col Drake Col Mathew    Says he served from 1777 till the close of the war
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Augusta County Va.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? correct 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas Forest Examining Clerk.

State of North Carolina On this 24 th day of October A D 1832 Rutherford County } Personally appeared in Open Court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions now sitting Jacob Jack a Resident of the United States in the County of Rutherford and State of North Carolina aged Seventy Six 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 the 7 th of June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officer and served as herein stated
That in the Year 1777- he was living in Augusta County State of Virginia about that time all the friends of Liberty was called on to signify their designs by subscribing the following Oath:— I do hereby certify that Jacob Jack hath this day taken the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance and Fidelity as Direct by an Act of the General Assembly entitled an Act to Oblige the Free Mail inhabitants of this State above the a certain age to give certain assurance of their allegiance to the same and for other purposes Witness my hand and seal this 5 th day of September 1777- Alexander Sinclair
Augusta County State of Virginia
we was Immediately numbered and Clap'd I was placed under the Command of Captain Robert Craven the Indians was very troublesome at that time on the frontier we moved out to guard the lines on to the Wap fork of the Potomac where there was a fort at which place we continued for a considerable time we was Relieved and Returned home found things all in Conf. The Indians committing frequent Outrages on our frontier Settlements I was called soon after my Return and served a Season under Captain William Smith we went Immediately on the lines and took the Range of the Allegheny Mountains on to a fort called Hencle's Fort of the Wap fork of the Potomac that we took charge of and continued there whilst at that Station we had many a Run after the Indians This was a very hard Service we continued at

I am un till we was Relieved and Returned home Soon after my Return home there was a Call for men to go against the British I was then under Captain Richard Morgan Col Darde Commanded the Regiment we Joined the Main Army under the Command of General Stevens at the Perumkey River we was then Stationed at a place called Birds Ordinary we was kept out as spies between the American & British Armies under Col Matthews and Major Long we was on at Williamsburg and at Little York we was Discharged at that place a few days before the Capture of Lord Cornwallis I was a Volunteer from the year 1777 to the End of the War I was out on the Different Sowers that I have stated the situation where I then Resided of the Country Required us at all times to be Ready the Indians was bordering on us where we then lived in a Frontier County we that was able to bear Arms prefer- to be out in the Regular Service to be kept out as Spys on the frontier I know I served my Country faithfully I now Call on them for a small pittance of their Bounty which I think I am Justly Entitled the precise time that I was out at the Different times I served on long Sowers I do not know but one thing I am certain of that those Persons who Resided on the frontier was in Service or in Readin- ness to go from the commencement of the Revolutionary War to the end precise dates I cannot give but I served when called for which was Often I am Aged and Infirm not able to Search out my Old comrades to Testify for my Services but I have many Respectable Neighbours who will Vouch for my Declaration - I hereby Relinquish every Claim to a Pension or annuity except the present and declares that my Name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State whatsoever Question by the Court. Where and in what year were you born

Answer I was Born in Augustas County State of Virginia in the Year 1755
Question Have you any Record of your age if so when is it
Answer I have it in my possession taken from the Family Register
Question Where were you living when called into Service where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live Answer I was living in Augusta County State of Virginia when called into Service where I remained until some time after the Revolutionary War was over then moved to Rutherford County N Carolina where I have Resided ever since
Question How was you called into Service were you drafted did you Volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom
Answer Where I then lived we was all Entered on a Roll and and Drawn into Companies and Serve over Regular Forces but when we was Not But in the Regular Army we was Ready at all times to Guard our frontiers as the Indians made many attacks on our frontier Settlement and I was at all times Ready for when I had my Rifle in my hand, I thought myself most safe
State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the Troops where you served Question State the names of some of the Officers who were with you in the Service
Answer On the first Service we had no Officer above a Capt that I Recollect of the Lower to Little York I was Under Col o Darke & General Stevens also Col o Matthews & Maj o Long I Quotest Genl l Morgan & Wain & Muhlenburg
State the names of some persons in your Neighborhood who can certify as to your Character for Veracity and good behavior your Service as a Revolutionary Soldier Joseph Moore - De Moses, Logan Coy -
Sworn to and Submitted the day and year aforesaid in open Court
Witness (Thos P. Berchman) J. G. Laco - Sacks -

We Joseph Moore a bluggy man Residing in the County of Rutherford and State of North Carolina and Moses Logsdon Residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Fack who has Subscribed and sworn to the above declarations that we believe him to be 70 years of age that he is reputed and esteemed in the Neighbourhood where he Resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that Opinion Sworn to and Subscribed the day and Year aforesaid in open Court, Witness Theo. P. Burchett Clk. J. Moore Moses Logsdon
And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after the Investigation of the Matter and after putting the Interrogatories permitted by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the Court further certify that it appears to them that who has signed the preceding Certificate is a bluggy man Resident in the County of Rutherford & State of North Carolina and that who has also signed the same is a Resident in the same County and State and is a Credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
I Theo. P. Burchett Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutherford and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceeding in the matter of the Application of Jacob Fack for a Pension In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal my Office this 31st day of October A.D. 1832 Theo. P. Burchett Clk.
E 11 1832

State of North Carolina } personally appeared before me the subscriber Pittsfield County } Justice of the Peace for said County
Jacob Lock and after being duly sworn Depose and sayeth that by reason of Old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear to the positive length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below in the following grades
1777. Drafted in Turn to Fort Warwick stationed there I do not think there was any Officer higher in Command than the Captain was under his name } 3 Months is Robert Brannon this service was
1778. Drafted a Tower to Hinds fort on the Potomack I do not think we had on this Tower any Officer higher than a Captain which was under by the name of William Smith this was a Tower of } 3 Months
1780 Volunteer under Captain Richard Morgan Col n 1781 Do he commanded until we joined the main army, then under General Stevens when out as Spy, we was under Maj r Long and Col n Matthews this I think was not less than ————— 12 Months
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of March 1823 John Logare Esq r Jacob Lock (Seal)
I 10/112 do here certify that I am well acquainted with Jacob Lock who has subscribed the and sworn to the above Declaration that he a person who has at all times supported the character of a Respectable Citizen that he stands fair in every Respect and that his statement is entitled to Credit given under my hand this day and year above written 10/112 Logare Esq r
I DO hereby certify, that Jacob Lock hath taken and subscribed the oath or affirmation of allegiance and fidelity, as directed by an act of General Assembly intituled An act to oblige the free male inhabitants of this state above a certain age to give assurance of allegiance to the same, and for other purposes. Witness my hand and seal, this fifth day of September 1778 Francis Gwynn Virginia

State of North Carolina Rutherford County 3 rd
I Theodore P. Birschbach Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quorum Sessions of Rutherford County do hereby certify that John Logan Esq. who has attended the within affidavit of Jacob Deck (or Zack) and who has also officially certified to his good character, is an acting justice of the Peace of said County; and that his assessments and attesta- tions as such are entitled to full faith and credence Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at office the 6 th day of May A.D. 1837.
T. P. Birschbach

State of North Carolina } Personally appeared before me the subscriber Rutherford County } a Justice of the Peace for the County and State aforesaid Jacob Zack and after being duly sworn Deposeth and saith that when he Volunteered under Captain Richard Hogan for Twelve months for which he thought he was entitled to Receive payment for but believes he was only in Actual Service Three months in that Lower which only makes my Actual Service in the Revolution- ary War Nine months for which Service I claim a Pension but heretofore believed I was entitled to be paid for all the time I was held in Readiness to serve sworn to and subscribed before me this 2 nd day of August 1833.
Martin Beum
his Jacob X Zack mark
State of North Carolina Rutherford County } ss
I the undersigned Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of Rutherford County do Certify that Martin Beum Esq. before whom the foregoing deposition was made by Jacob Zack & by whom it is attested, is an Acting Justice of the Peace of said County: and that his attestations made as such are entitled to Credit. —
Given under my hand & Seal this Affix the 4 th day of August A.D. 1833
Y. F. Burchett C.M.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Jacob v. Jacob 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? yes 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? yes 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? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? 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? 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? yes
 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 shewn 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.

Reutran
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INVALID.
File No. 7677
Jacob Tack ★
Ohio Rev War
Act: June 7th 1852
Index:—Vol. 103 , Page 269
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Jacob Tack ★ July 26 1904 Records corrected