Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7325, for Jacob Pollard, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Pollard, Jacob
S. 7325
Carded
CONTENTS

12.176
North Carolina
Jacob Pollard
of Brann in the State of N.Car.
who was a Pvt. in the ————— commanded
by Captain ————— of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Nixon in the N.Car.
line for Wilmington —
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 20 Dollars ————— 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 J.G. Stanley (Clerk) Newbern, N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 40 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept — 10
$ 50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk Book E Vol. 6 Page 51

19427
Jacob T. Land ✓ Application for Pension

State of North Carolina County of Craven
On this thirtieth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared before Seth Chapman Esquire one of the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Craven County aforesaid and a Justice of the peace of said County. Jacob Pollard a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged seventy 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. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States as a drafted Militiaman under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That he was drafted for three months in the year 1779 in Craven County aforesaid where he resided and was attached to the company commanded by Captain Herring, that John Heritidge was his Colonel and John Allen Major. That he joined the Regiment under the command of the Colonel & Major above named at Kinston, Lenoir County State aforesaid, and marched to the great Pee Dee river, South Carolina, from Pee Dee river he marched to the westward in pursuit of Tories, from this pursuit he returned to Kinston and from thence to a Fort below Newbern where he remained until discharged. He was afterwards drafted for three months in the company commanded by Captain William Windham and joined the troops at Newbern under the command of Colonel Richard Nixon, from Newbern he marched to Kinston and from thence to Nash Court House where he became so sick that his life was despaired of, he remained confined

with sickness until he joined his company on their return from the battle of Guilford and marched to Halifax, where, he was attached to a regiment under the command of Colonel Dimenton, from thence he marched to Ramsay's Mills on Deep river, and from thence to Wake County, where, he was discharged after having served his full term. that Edward Nelson was with him in the army and is the only person living who can testify to his service. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to & subscribed before me in the day aforesaid -
Res Jacob
J Frank
Pollard
Seth Chapman B
I Edward Nelson junior residing in the County of Craven. Parte aforesaid, hereby certify, that I am well acquainted with Jacob Pollard who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that I served with him in the army during the War of the Revolution, that I believe him to be seventy years of age; & that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution. -
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Edward Nelson
Seth Chapman B
We. Spicer Lane a clergyman, residing in the County of Craven and John P. Dawson residing in the same County hereby certify, that We are well acquainted with Jacob Pollard who has subscribed and sworn

to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Spicer Lane M c B. Dacron
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Seth Chapman
And the said Seth Chapman Justice of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of Craven County aforesaid, hereby declares his 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 that the applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court. And the said Justice further certifies, that it appears to him that Spicer Lane who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the County of Craven, and that Edward Nelson Junior & John B. Dacron who have also signed certificates above, are residents in the County of Craven and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Seth Chapman
State of North Carolina Craven County
I James T. Stanley Clerk Pleas & Quarter Sessions of Craven

the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Jacob Pollard for a pension. that Seth Chapman Esquire is one of the Justices of said Court and that the foregoing is his proper signature
In Testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court at Newbern. this 14 th day of November A.D. 1832. -
J. G. Stanley Clerk
19427 Jacob Pollard application for Pension

No 19427 Jacob Pollard Craven County North Carolina
Admrs as executors bmo. — 1820. Jan 1779. Col d Wm H
J. G. Stanley Esq Att y Court for Craven County N.C.

BRIEF in the case of County of Craven
Jacob Pollard in the State of  North Carolina (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 74 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.     Drafted in 1779 — 3 — private Gen. Murrington Col. Herriot   — — 3 — — My. Allen Capt. Nelson and Col. Kirton  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Craven County NC  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? a living witness  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.
J. M. [Signature] Examining Clerk.

Rev Han
7325 INVALID.
File No. 7325-
Jacob Pollard Priv. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 299
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Isaac Pollard 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? No 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? Yes 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? produced
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? 1 witness
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? the court has
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? yes
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? 3 26 1.2
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.