Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24726, for Robert Jordan, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Jordan, Robert Ramsbottom, Priscilla G.
N. 24726
Former widow
CONTENTS

5091 Marine Priscilla G. Ramsbottom decd widow of Robert Jordan who died on the of Unit the State of Maine who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col _____ in the Revolution for 13 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Portland at the rate of $3 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14 day of March, 1831. & Choy 2 d Decr 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Decr 1857 and sent to Dickens & Coombes Arrears to the 14th of Present Semi-annual allowance ending
Recorded by A. B. Weightman Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2. Page 334 Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 rd

Priscilla Stanton

State of Maine County of Cumberland ss.
Probate Office Dec. 16. 1887
I Freeman Bradford Register of Probate for said County, hereby certify that Hon. Josiah Pierce, whose name is attached to the following Certificate, is Judge of Probate in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified agreeably to the Constitution and Laws of the State, that the following signature purporting to be his is genuine, and that full faith and credit should be given to his official acts and attestations.
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of the Court of Probate, the day and year first above written.
Freeman Bradford Regr.

STATE OF MAINE.
PROBATE COURT, Cumberland County, ss.
Be it Known, That on this Sixteenth day of December 18 57 it has been satisfactorily proved in open Court, being a Court of Record, That Robert Jordan late of Cape Elizabeth was a Revolutionary Pensioner Soldier of the United States, and that he died at  in the Service in the on the Revolutionary War day of _____ 184_____, And that Priscilla G. Ramsbottom was formerly the widow of said Jordan , that Joseph Ramsbottom her second husband, died twenty five years ago, that the said Priscilla G. survived him, and remained a widow to her death, which occurred on the 2 d day of December 1836, and that Ann Beal is _____ the child and the only surviving child of the said Priscilla G. Ramsbottom deceased, and that he left no widow.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court, and subscribed my name, this Sixteenth day of December in the year 18 57
Josiah Pierce  Judge of Probate for Cumberland County.

June 27-57
Ann No. 7.747 Buel daughter of Priscilla G. Ramsbottom dec d widow of Rob t Jordan dec d .
Me
Claim under act of 4
July 1836. —
Leah Hopkins
Filed by Dickins & Coombs.

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SS.
Clerk's Office, Judicial Courts, PORTLAND, June 18 th A. D. 1857
I, Charles C. Harmon, CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS,
In and for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that
Jacob Hennick and Arnold Wentworth
are Acting Justices of the Peace,
within and for the County of Cumberland & Kennebec as appears by the papers hereto annexed; that said Hennick & Wentworth are DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT as such; that the COMMISSION of the said Wentworth is dated January 26 th A. D. 1846 and will expire January 26 th A. D. 1853 and that the Commission of the said Hennick is dated July 21 st A. D. 1848 and will expire July 21 st A. D. 1855 and that a former Commission of the said Hennick was dated September 24 th A. D. 1841 and expired September 24, 1848 and was an acting Justice duly qualified & administer oaths on the 19 th day of May A. D. 1846 and that the following SIGNATURE purporting to be theirs are Genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
C. C. Harmon
CLERK.

State of Maine Lumberland County } ss
On this thirteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty — personally appeared before the Honorable Asahel Ware, judge of the United States District Court, for the District of Maine, Ann Beal a resident of Danville in the County, and State aforesaid, aged seventyfive years, who having been sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 16 th A.D. 1836 — And this declaration states that she is the only child of Priscilla G. Numbottom who was formerly the wife of Robert Jordan of Cape Elizabeth in said County, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army. That the said Robert Jordan enlisted into the Company of Capt. Muberry, Tappan's Regiment in 1777 and continued in the service until his death which took place the 21 st of February, 1778 having served in said Company more than a year. That after his death the said Priscilla was married

to James Ramsbottom, who died some twenty years ago — That her mother now survived him and continued a widow until her death which took place on the second day of December A.D. 1836 — She further declares that her mother was a native of Scarborough in the State of Maine — That her maiden name was Priscilla G. McKenney — That she was married to her first husband Robert Jordan referenced at Scarborough by Rev. Thomas Pierce on the 17th day of November 1768 — And for Proof of her declaration she refers to the papers hereto annexed.
Attest
Ann Beal
2. S. of America State of Maine — subscribed and sworn the day of the year first above written before me
Ashe Warren { Judge of probate District Judge of the U.S. for Dist. of Maine

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
December 26 1850.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Robert Jordan is borne on Army books in Capt. Keayberry's Co. Col. Tiffen's Regt. as a private of Cape Elizabeth, from Jan'y 21 1777 to Feby 21 1778, 13 mo. enlisted for 3 years. died Feby 21 1778.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
W m H. Sufte Seff Secretary of the Commonwealth.

To the Secretary of State, Massachusetts
Ann Beal, only surviving child of Robert Jordan of Cape Elizabeth and his wife Priscilla G. Jordan both deceased requests evidence of said Robert Jordan's service in the Revolutionary Army —
She believes that her said father enlisted into the Army from Cape Elizabeth and served in Capt Mayberry's Company about 18 months when he died or was slain while in the service —
She therefore respectfully requests the Secretary to cause the rolls and Revolutionary documents, in his office to be examined and a Certificate granted of all the service of Robert Jordan of Cape Elizabeth aforesaid and also the grade of his service. Ann Beal
Cumberland 1 st December 12 th 1850
Signed in my presence,
Jacob Herrick Just. Prob.

One thousand seven hundred & sixty eight November seventeenth, Robert Gordon & Pissilla Gitchel Mc. Kenney were married by the Rev. Thomas Pierce.
The foregoing is a true copy of the Church records of the First Parish in the town, Scarborough, County of Cumberland State of Maine; excepting the date, which is expressed in legible figures thus,
Nov. 17 th . 1768. Attest. A. W m Fink Chk. Clk.
I, A. W m Fink. on oath depose & say, that I am clerk of the aforesaid church duly chosen; & that the foregoing cer- tificate was taken from the records thereof, & is a true copy of the same with the exceptions above noted.
A. W m Fink.
State of Maine Cumberland County ss May 19 th 1846 Subscribed and sworn before me,
Jacob Herrick Just. peace.

I Eliza Grant of Portland, County of Cumberland -and said State of Maine age thirty seven years on oath before and say that I was well acquaint- ed with Priscilla G. Ramsbottom late of wife Elizabeth, deceased. Said Priscilla was first mar- ried to Robert Jordan of wife Elizabeth aforesaid and the said Robert was reputed to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary Army and to have died while in the service. Some time after said Robert's death Mrs. Priscilla D. Jordan married James Ramsbottom, who died more than twenty years ago. His widow survived him and died on the second day of Decem- ber 1836 - Mrs. Ann Beal of Danville in this County, is the only surviving child of said Priscilla G. Ramsbottom. The maiden name of said Priscilla was Priscilla Guttrell Mrs. Kenney and she was a native of Scarborough in the State of Maine. The reason I remember the time of the said Priscilla's death, is that my brother went to see her May following her death and was never heard from afterwards.
Eliza Grant
Cumberland ss June 10 th 1851 Personally appeared Eliza Grant wife of John Grant and who is known to me as a witness of veracity and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit before me Jacob Merrill Justiciarius

I Ebenezer Jordan of Wales in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine age forty eight years, on oath depose and say that I was well acquainted with Mrs Priscilla G. Rumbottom late of Cape Elizabeth, formerly wife of Robert Jordan of said Cape Elizabeth, who was reported to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary Army and to have died in the service. Her second husband James Rumbottom died many years before the said Priscilla died. She lived unmarried ten or more years after the death of her last husband and died a widow in Danville A.D. 1836— The only surviving child of said Priscilla is Mrs Ann Beal of Danville.
Ebenezer Jordan
State of Maine Kennebec County ss June seventh A.D. 1852, personally appeared Ebenezer Jordan above named who is known to me as a witness of respectability and veracity, and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed before me
Arnold Wentworth Just. Peace.

Pisilla Ramofol loru.
Adelphi
Dickins & Co. only

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SS.
Clerk's Office, Judicial Courts, PORTLAND, November 3rd A. D. 1851,
I, Charles C. Harmon, CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS,
In and for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that
Saol Henrick is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Cumberland, and that Jesse Davis is an Acting Justice of the Peace,
within and for the County of Lincoln as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that they are DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT as such; that the COMMISSION of the said Henrick is dated July 21st A. D. 1848 and will expire July 21st A. D. 1855.
that the Commission of said Davis is dated January 18th 1850 and will expire January 18th 1857 and that the following SIGNATURE purporting to be theirs, are Genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
C. C. Harmon CLERK.

I William Maxwell of Danville, County of Cumberland and State of Maine aged Ninety three years, on oath depose and say that I am a Soldier of the Revolutionary Army and a Pensioner of the United States. I was born in Cape Elizabeth in said County of Cumberland, and lived there until about thirty years ago — I well remember Robert Jordan of said Cape Elizabeth, who died while in the service in the Revolutionary Army — He lived only about a mile from my residence in that place. He left a widow whose name before her marriage with him was Priscilla G. McKenny and she was a native of Scarborough adjoining Cape Elizabeth — After Robert Jordan's death his widow the said Priscilla married Joseph Rumbottom with whom I was well acquainted — Rumbottom died some twenty years ago — His widow survived and died sometime ten or fifteen years ago — Ann Beal of Danville the place where I now live is the only surviving child of said Priscilla, the widow of said Robert Jordan and said Joseph Rumbottom.
W m Maxwell
State of Maine Cumberland ss Oct 28 th 1857 Subscribed and sworn before me, and I hereby

certify that the within named William Maxwell is personally known to me and has been for many years — That he is in full possession of his mental faculties and that his character for veracity is without reproach.
Jacob Henricks Justice of Peace.

I Foster Wentworth of Webster, in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine aged eighty six years on oath depose and say that I am a Revolu- tionary Soldier and a United States pensioner —
I was born in the Town of Kittery, and removed with my father to Cape Elizabeth in the State of Maine when I was a small boy — I lived in Cape Elizabeth untill after the Revolution, when I removed to this place and have lived in said Webster which was formerly Lisbon ever since.
I well remember Robert Jordan of said Cape Eliza- beth — He died in the service in the Revolutio- nary war — After his death his widow, (whose name was Priscilla G. McKenney before her marriage with Jordan,) married one Joseph Rumbottom — I also knew said Rumbottom well — He died more than twenty years ago — His widow the said Priscilla survived him and died a widow some dozen years ago — Ann Beal of Danville is the only sur- viving child of said Priscilla, the widow of said Robert Jordan and said Joseph Rumbottom.
Foster his Wentworth mark
State of Maine Lincoln ss Oct. 29th 1857 Subscribed and sworn before me, and I hereby certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me as a witness of accuracy.
Jesse Davis Justice.

7747
Priscilla J. Ramsbottom decd formerly widow of Robert Jordan
Maine
Act 14 th July 1835 -
Dickins & Coombs - Oct 18 th 1851

Dec o . Priscilla G. Ramsbottom formerly wife of Rob t Jordan. Maine,
Act 4 July 1836.
13 Mo: pri - $43.33
per An: to 2 d Dec '36 when she died.
Payable to Ann Beall, only child
Dickens Hoomb.

Brief in the case of Robt Jordan, Priscilla G. Rambottom formerly wd of County and State of Maine. act # July 1836.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase." )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Evidence of service; Records. " of marriage; do.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent. Dickens Hoombs Present,
Kirby Examining Clerk

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24726
Priscilla G. Ramsbottom formerly  Wid of Robert Gordon Rev Rev War
Act July 4 th 1836
Index: Vol 2 , Page 251
[Arrangement of 1870.]