Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5759, for Thomas Jordan, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Jordan, Thomas Anna
R. 5759
CONTENTS

V Ya
2916
Anna Jordan widow of Thomas
Act 7 th July, 1838
of Deeds 1838.
William H. Harris Act of Supreme Court.

Declaration
Virginia Page County 3/4 p. On this 27 th day of October 1838 personally appeared before Peter Price a Justice of the Peace Anna Jordan a resident of Page County Virginia aged Eighty Seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Con- gress passed July 7. 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to Certain Widows. That she is the widow of Thomas Jordan who was a Soldier of the Army of the Revolution who as she believes was a private in the Virginia Line on Continental establishment and as she is informed received disabilities in the engagement or capture of the Hessians at Trenton and on account of which was enrolled on the Pension list as an Invalid Pensioner. and that she further declares that she was Mar- ried to the aforesaid Thomas Jordan on the 27 th day of October in the year one thou- sand seven hundred and ninety one and that her husband the aforesaid Thomas Gor- don died on the 24 th July one thousand Eight hundred and Seventeen that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Ser- vice but the Marriage took place prior to first January Seventeen hundred and ninety four. Viz at the time above- stated and that she has never been married since the death of her afore-

said husband sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Peter Price
Anna Jordan
Virginia Page County 3/4. I certify that the above named Anna Jordan made the aforesaid declaration before me and that from her advanced age and bodily in- firmity she could not without difficulty attend the Court 27 Oct. 1858 Peter Price.

Extract from the family record contained in a Bible late the pro- perty of Thomas Jordan Dec d as follows. Virg
"Thomas Jordan and Anna Barbee was joined in holy wedlock by the rev d James Thompson October 27. 1791"
"Thomas Jordan departed this life July 24. 1819"
Virginia
Page County \frac{3}{4} Yrs. This day came personally before the Subscriber a Jus- tice of the peace in and for said Coun- ty Gabriel Jordan a person of known credibility. who depose and said that the above extract is truly and correctly transcribed from the original family record now in his possession and late the property of Thomas Jordan Dec d , which was produced before him. which writing or record expresses in figures as above that the marriage of Thomas Jordan to Anna Barbee took place on 27 October One Thousand Seven hun- dred & Ninety one. and that the said Thomas Jordan departed this life on 24 July One Thousand Eight hun- dred and Seventeen given under my hand this 27 day of October 1838.
Peter Price

Virginia:
Page county - To Wit:
I, William A. Harris, Clerk of the County Court of Page hereby certify, that Peter Price is a Magistrate as within named, and that the said Signatures purporting to be his, are genuine.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed the official seal of my said office, and subscribed my name this 27. day of October 1838.
William A. Harris Clerk of Page County Court.
1916
1838
1838

Know all men by these presents that we Thomas Jordan and James Withers are held and firmly bound to his excellency Beverly Randolph Esqr. Governor of Virginia in the sum of fifty pounds to which payment well & truly to be made to the said Randolph & his successors for the use of the use of the Commonwealth we bind ourselves & each of our heirs, executors & administrators jointly & severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals & dated this 20th day of October 1791.
The condition is whereas there is to be a marriage shortly intended to be solemnized between Thomas Jordan and Anna Barber (widow) for which a license hath issued. Now if there be no lawfull cause to obstruct the said intended marriage then this obligation to be void or else to remain in force.
Sealed & delivered
in presence of F. Brooke
Thomas Jordan Seal
James Withers Seal
Virginia, Fauquier County to wit.
I Alexander J. Marshall Clerk of the County Court for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a marriage bond filed in my Office.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my Seal of Office this 15th October 1838 and in the 63rd year of the Commonwealth.
A. J. Marshall C.C.

A. H. Markland Present

Declaration
Virginia. Page County,
On this 22 nd day
of July 1839 personally appeared Gabriel Jordan in open Court of the County aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain as any Heir of the late Anna Jordan Dec d whatever she the said Anna Jordan was entitled to receive under the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838. entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to Certain Widows that the said Anna Jordan did make and sign a Declaration on the 27 th day of October 1838 before Peter Price a Magistrate of Page County. Setting forth the facts in evidence of her claim to a pension under the provision of the said act of Congress of 7 July 1839 that she the said Anna Jordan died was at the time of making said Declaration in a very infirm State of body by reason of sickness and did on the ninth day thereafter viz on the 5 th day November 1838 depart this life (which was previous to the sitting of the next Court for said County of Page after the making of the said Declaration. That the said Anna Jordan Dec d was the widow of Thomas Jordan Dec d who was an invalid Pensioner of the United States. and that the facts set forth in her the said Anna Jordan Declaration of the 27 th Oct 1838 aforesaid is in the opinion and belief of the subscriber true. That himself and Mrs. Mary M c Donald (late Mary Jordan) are the only living children of Thomas Jordan Dec d who are children of her the said

Anna Jordan Dec? and who are the only living children of the said Anna Jordan deceased by the said Thomas Jordan Dec? at the time of her the said Anna Jordan's death. under my hand I have sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
Gabriel Jordan
State of Virginia Page County - To Wit:
At a court held for the said county of Page, on Monday the 22 d day of July 1839, amongst other proceedings, the following order was entered - "The declaration of Gabriel Jordan, made under the provisions of an act of Congress "entitled an act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows," passed 7. July 1838 - The said declaration bearing date 22 d day of July 1839, was made in open court; and upon an examination of the same, it is ordered to be certified to the War Department at Washington City, that the said declaration, and other proceedings annexed, are approved of."
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the official seal of my said office this 27. day of July 1839.
William A. Harris C.C.

The undersigned being acquainted with the late Mrs. Anna Jordan (widow of the late Thomas Jordan), from an examination of the family record or bible of Gabriel Jordan, we are satisfied that the said widow Anna Jordan departed this life on the 5 th day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, and that Gabriel Jordan is the only child now living of the said Anna and Thomas Jordan given under our hands this 28 day of Feby. 1854
Thos. A. Davis
Wm. R. Barba.
State of Virginia County of Page ss
I, Reuben D Bell a justice of the peace for the county of Page, do certify that Thos. A. Davis & Wm. R. Barba personally appeared before me this day, and made oaths that the matters contained in the above statement are just and true. Given under my hand this 28 th day of Feb. 1854
Reuben D. Bell J.P.
State of Virginia, County of Page ss
I John W. Watson, Clerk of the county court of Page County and State of Virginia, do certify that Reuben D. Bell whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate of affidavit is and was at the date thereof an acting justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified as such and that his said signature is genuine. I also certify that Thomas A. Davis and William R. Barba whose names are subscribed to the foregoing affidavit are well known to me and are entitled to full credit.
Given under my hand and the seal of the said court at Strasburg this 27 th day of February A. D. 1854.
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John Watson Clerk

Ann Fordson Thomas - May 1838 Husband's pension paper
L. P. Waldo Com Pensions Washington City D.C.
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THUR

Guray Page Co Virginia 7 March 1855.
Dr Sir
The recent modifications of the pen "sion Laws effected in the passage of the recent Land Bounty Bill & some other acts of Congress have induced me to ad- dress this communication to you to ask of you the kindness to refer to the papers on file in your office touching the suspended claim of Mrs. Anna For- lan late Widow of Thomas Jordan Decd. late an invalid Pensioner of the U.S. for services in the Revolutionary War. I rec'd in Oct 1854 from you a copy of a letter written me from the Department in Sept 1839. when the progress of the claim was stopped for lack of satisfactory proof of how "did he serve" from the beginning of this investigation this service of my Father Thomas Jordan could hardly be expected to be proved by a living contemporary. Associates & I have never been advised

whether nothing short of this would suffice. While the hundreds of thousands of others are sharing the last bounty of the Government. it does seem unreason- able that one who fought the Battle of Trenton should be disabled. Therein was placed on the Pension list therefore. I desire that the widow there should be required to prove by living testimony facts that the army records of the Government at Washington & Richmond. it must be preserved in the case of the invalid pensioner there.
I enclose with above at this period show my Father his widow or heirs have been rec'd and. I must therefore ask in your review of the the papers of this suspended claim whether in addition to the claim of my Mother let Mother let for pro rata pension my Father or heirs was not in some of the acts of Congress entitled to land. & if not under former acts. whether or not his heirs are not entitled to the 160 acres provided for in the late Bill. & whether you have not on file amongst the suspended papers report to and the Army roll of the Continental Army suffi- cient to show that this is a just & honorable claim. a pension agent of your city

by name I might had a power of attorney to prosecute this claim which I will by this act to revoke & annul — Trusting in the merits of the case. The fra- tience & disposition of the head of the department not I must trust shall long delayed justice work for done even without the trouble to the department. or refer to myself of a claim against can I have an early - and favorable answer to such as my claim Yours.
Respectfully Gabriel Jordan

V.L.H. Chas.
Rev. War Section.
February 25, 1915.
Mr. Sidon Harris, 612 Scarborough Building, Austin, Texas.
Rept. 2, 1916. Mrs. W. G. Burrell, Fannett, Jefferson Co. Texas. (Letter dated Aug. 24, 1916) F.W.
Sir:-
In response to your letter dated the 18" instant, you are advised that Thomas Jordan (R. File No. 5,759 Rev. War) a private in the Third Virginia Regiment, was pensioned from January 1, 1786, under the Act of June 7, 1785, for dis- abilities received at the battle of Trenton. For (a widow)
He married October 27, 1791, Anna Barbee, and died July 24, 1817. She died November 5, 1838, at which time she was a resident of Page County Virginia. Their children were Mary McDonald mar. — F.W. and Gabriel.
Neither the widow nor children were pensioned on account of the services of soldier.
Very respectfully,
J. M. Callaghan
Commissioner.

Guray Va Paid 25 22 Aug
To the Pension agent Richmond Va

Dpi
Suray Va.
22 Aug. 1838
My late husband Thomas Jordan. was an Invalid Pensioner of the United States for some years during his life up to his death in the year 1817. in prosecuting my claim under the late act of certain Congress for the benefit of certain widows of officers & soldiers of the Revolution. it is necessary I should produce to the War department some documentary evidence of the fact of the said Thomas Jordan having been upon the Pension Roll. you will have no difficulty I presume in furnishing this evidence. by reference to your records. (Those of the Genl. Green - Mead. having been destroyed by fire in 1801 & 1814. Pray do me the kindness to furnish by return.

Have such evidence from your records as may be necessary - my case finally oblige - an aged widow woman.
Anna Jordan
It appears from the Books of the Virginia Agency, that Thomas Jordan, an Invalid Pension was on the Roll at the rate of $ on Ann n . - that he died on the 24 th July 1817 - and that the arrearages of his pension to that date was paid on the 2 Decem r . 1818.
J Robertson late Cash r . office Bank U.S. Richmond 24 Aug. 1838.

Thomas Jordan
Sus Oct 1832 Va
38

State of Virginia County of Page
Be it Known, that on this 5 th day of November A. D. 185 2 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Gabriel Jordan
resident of Luray in said County, and made oath according to law that he is a child and legal heir of Thomas Jordan who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 4 that he is directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney, and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint SAMUEL M. KNIGHT , of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of Thomas Jordan & his wife, the widow of Thomas Jordan for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
Gabriel Jordan
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Gabriel Jordan to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
John H. Freeman J.P.
State of Virginia County of Page
It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Page County that Gabriel Jordan — the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney is the identical child of the reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that John H. Freeman Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office,
this 8 th day of November 185 2
12
H. H. Wilson Clerk
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3 "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c. 4. Leave this line blank.—5. "He is," "she is," or "they are."—6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.—7. Claimant's signature.—8. Claimant's name.—9. Magistrate's signature. 10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. Clerk's signature.
N. B.—Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

Anna Jordan
Va 58
J. H. Markland

Washington March 4 1854
Hon L. P. Waldo
I herewith enclose the necessary order of Court to obtain the allowance of the claim of Mrs Anna Jordan of Va, under act 7th June 1852. Please send Certificate to me.
I am Sir Very Respectfully your obed Servt A. H. Markland

War Department Pension Office, June 8 th 1839.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 29 th May, upon the subject of the claim of the heirs of Mrs Anne Jordan, dec d . I have to state that the amount, which may be found to have been due her will be paid to her children, who were living at the time of her decease. It will be necessary therefore for one of them to go before the Court, and make a new declaration, setting forth all the facts in the case, giving the names of all the children left by Mrs Jordan, and the time of her death. The proceedings should all be properly certified by the Court under the hand and seal of the clerk. The children of Thomas Jordan are alone entitled.
The papers are returned.
I am, respectfully, Your obt servt.
J. P. [unclear]
Mr Gabriel Jordan Luray Virginia

Sept 23 Apt 21
Inat
Jordan for
L Edwards Esq. Com. Pensions Washington City D.C.

Sept 23 Sept 21 BOSTON
Jordan for
Mr. Edwards Esq. Com. Pensions Washington City D.C.

Joseph Pugh 606 a 19 Sept 1839.
I enclose a document recd from the Auditor showing the authority by which my late Father Thomas Jordan was first placed on the Pension list. I know not whether the word there be considered a typo- graph. I know not whether there be any living testimony that is contemporary with the services of my late Father many highly respectable persons would testify as to traditional facts. I know in this way myself that he served for a considerable length of time was in the Battle of Trenton for that occasion recd Disability this on account of which he was discharged. Subsequently on that account placed on the pension list. Will not the affidavits of

Most respectable individual setting forth this Traditional information or testimony be sufficient as so it shall be forwarded forthwith in this way I think it can be shown what time he entered the Service where he left. He has a Brother living some years younger than he was. To the individual who resided in his neighborhood that knows of Traditional era, the facts that are material. I am very sorry to be so troublesome
Respectfully
G. Jordan
You have amongst the papers a later document than the one enclosed showing that my Father was in the service of a person up to the time of his death
G. J.

FREE
Dear Edward Esq. Comm. Parsons Washington City D.C.

Lucay 5 Sep. 1839
Dear Sir I did suppose that the Certificate of the Pension as at Richmond. furnished amongst the papers of Mr. Anna Jordan. was all that was re- quired as to the fact of the Service of Thomas Jordan Perhaps you overlooked this paper. Please refer to it again. I supposed that the fact of Thomas Jordan being upon the Pension list treasuring a Pension up to his Death was all that was necessary to be shown - this has been truly a tedious affair.
Respectfully Gabriel Jordan

Anna Todd wid of Thos Va
FREE
Waldo Pension agent Washington city

[Faint mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the paper]
FREE
Anna Jordan wid of Col. Geo. W. Waldo
J. Waldo Pension agent Washington city

May 2 nd Nov. 1854
Dr Sir You have on the files of your office the papers relative to a claim of Mrs Anna Jordan Widow of Thomas Jordan a Soldier of the Revolutionary War. This claim was made during the life time of said Anna Jordan. Was suspended for some years on acc t of loss of papers but since death of testimony was recently S t M c Knight an agent undertook to conduct the further prosecution of the claim, but he writes recently that he cannot bring it to a successful issue for lack of proof of service of the aforesaid dec d Soldier Thomas Jordan. This seems passing strange. any  other claim was  for the fact of his being on the Pension list will. you would suppose furnished adequate testimony of service all which testimony you have furnished years ago. During the first application of this is any but and about claim intended to be no void for under the acts of Congress for the benefit of widows &orphans of dec d Soldiers this is surely one. We are tired of agents should take it very kind if you would look over the papers & see what is defective or needed to perfect the claim.
Respectfully, Gabriel Jordan

what would be the probate and that my mother Mrs. Anna Jordan would be entitled from the death of my Father Thomas Jordan to the death of my mother. which dates are shown by the papers by J

Guray va July 29 th
f
Rev. C. A. ...
Rev
add proof
heirs of
Anna
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com r Pensions Washington City D. C.

Guray Page C o Virginia 27 July 1839
Sir
I again return the papers of Mrs. Ann Jordan due to gether with my own declara- =tion made before the Court of Page County Va. I hope every thing has been now done to establish this claim. I shall be much obliged to you if you will give as early attention to the matter as may be convenient Very respectfully Yr. Booke Gabriel Jordan

Mr - Gabriel Jordan
Luray
Page County
va

Dr. Thomas Jordan Invent. a disabled Soldier allowed by Reso n of Assembly Cr
   1783 June 23 To 8 warr. of £6, ea: d d Col o J. Strother £ 48 0 0 1782 Dec r 12 By 4 years annuity £ 48 0 0   1785 Sept 1. To 2 warr s d d Lieut. Hickman 24 . . 1784 Dec: 12 By 2 years annuity £ 24 0 0   1788 Nov 24. To a warrant d d F. Strother 12 12 00 1785 Dec r 31 By Balance pension £ 12 12   £ 84 12 . £ 84 12  
I certify that the foregoing account is truly copied from an old pension book in this office. Given under my hand at the Auditor's office Richmond this 8 th Sept 1839.
J. E. Heath Auditor Pub. acct s

Auditors Office 8 Sept 1839
Dear Sir
I have received yours of the 5 inst and send you a copy of an account on an old pension book of this office, which is the only evidence of the services of Thomas Jordan, that I can find.
Yrs very respectfully
J. E. Heath

M 91 d 1817
and d. Nov 5 1835
Page 5
Henry Page County Va
M rs Ann Jordan
10

Warrenton, Oct. 15 th 1838.
Madam,
Enclosed is a copy of the marriage bond of your husband — The records of the Office present no other evidence of of marriage so far as I have been able to ascertain after a diligent search. In many instances the records appear to be defective in furnishing evidence complete, of marriages about the time in which you were married. This probably has arisen from the neglect of the minister in making his returns, or from the neglect of the clerk in taking proper care of the papers and recording them as he was in duty bound to do.
With respect, your most ob:
A. J. Manshee Clerk of Frank. County Court.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
1909 May 22 Hist. Soc. Mr. D. A. Wood P.O.M. 1915 Feb 23 Mr. Sidon Harris V.P.M. 1916, Rept. 2. History to Mrs. W. G. Russell. Letter with Cl. S. 10,929 William Jordan.
5459.
P. O. _____ va
Anna Jordan
Service: widow Thomas
Thomas Jordan
Enlisted: _____, 18
REJECTED
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Sedalia Mo.
May 10 1909.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir; Do the records in your office show that a pension was granted to one Thomas Jordan, who during the war of the Revolution served in Captain John Thornton's company of the 3rd Virginia Regiment, commanded by Major Charles West. He was transferred to Captain Valentine Peyton's company of the same regiment, about Dec 1777.
Yours very truly O. Alwood.
1022 East 9th St.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L. D. L.
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Thos. Jordan
Service Wa
Additional Service Rev. War
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190____
No claim, combination records _____, 190____
REMARKS:
No claim except Rej. # 5759

Sidon Harris
Austin, Texas
2/18-15
Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear Sir; I wish a synopsis of the Pension Record of Thos Jordan (3 rd Virginia Reg- War of Revolution (Capt Houston Co) - who was granted a pension for life in Dec 1778. He was my great grandfather, and I wish the data for patriotic purposes.
I would like the data upon these points, viz: age - (i.e. birth) - place of residence - death -; and whether his widow, or any daughter ever rec'd a pension.
Assuring you of my appreciation of any data you may kindly furnish, I am
Yours truly Sidon Harris
612 Scarbroough Bldg
Austin Tex

Record Division.
May 22, 1909.
Mr. O. A. Wood, 1022 E. 9th St., Sedalia, Mo.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 10th and received the 13th instant, you are advised that Thomas Jordan (R.File No.5759), a Private in the 3d V. Regt., was pensioned from January 1, 1786, under the act of June 7, 1785, for disabilities received at the battle of Trenton. He married October 27, 1791, Anna Barbee and died July 24, 1817. She died November 5, 1838, at which time she was a resident of Page Co., Virginia. Their children were Mary McDonald and Gabriel.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
Offici Note
1835-This Inv. list of Fauquier Co. Va shows Thomas Jordan Pvt. 3. Va. Regt. pens. com. Jan 1. 1786. Act June 7. 1785: married Oct Apr 24. 1816. died July 24 1817

V Ya 2916
Anna Jordan widow of Thomas
See let to Gabriel Jordan Aug. 27. 1839, to do. Sep. 11. 1839 same, Sep. 24. '39 - Let. March 17/54 to A. A Markland Gabriel Jordan Octo 6 1839
5359
Ack 7 th July 1838

Yd 2916
Anna Jordan widow of Thomas
See let to Gabriel Jordan
Aug. 27. 1839 to do. Sep. 11. 1839
same, Sep. 24. '39 -
Let. March 17/54 to A.
A Markland Gabriel Jordan Octo 6 1837
5959
Act 7 th July 1838