Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 36143, for Jacob Minor, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Minor, Jacob
S 36143
CONTENTS

20.092
Kentucky
Jacob Minor
of Casey Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Harrison of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Davis in the Virginia line, for the term of 18 months. from ————— 1780 to January 1782
Inscribed on the roll of Kentucky at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 23 day of January 1830
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of January 1830 and sent to Rev. R. D. Johnson R.R.
Arrears to 4th of March 1830. $ 11. 35 Semi-annual all'ce ending
$ 11. 35
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
Rec: Book V. Vol: 9. fol: 50

21. 1800 J Minors application for a Pension sp
on V. J. H. 1800 L 36

State of Kentucky Casey County ss
Be it remembered that on this 14 th day of September 1829. Personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record for the County Court at its proceedings according to the principals of the Common Law & by Statute Jacob Minnig a resident Citizen of the County at its aged about 70 years being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in Order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of 18 th March 1818. and 1 st of May 1820 that he said Jacob Minnig enlisted as a private soldier for the term of Eighteen Months on the day of in the year 1780 in the state of Virginia in the Company of Capt d Turpin Commanded by Captain Harrison in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Davis in the line of the state of Virginia on continental establishment that he continued to serve in 5 th Corps until he was transferred to Capt d Shriver's Company under whom he continued to serve tho' attached to other battalions occasionally when he was honorably discharged at Salisbury from the service in the state of North Carolina on the 18 th of January 1781 which discharge is herewith filed as part of this application, that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present that his name is not on the pension Roll of any state and that the following are the reasons for not making an earlier application for a pension, that he has until a short time past been able to support himself by his labour and while he was in that condition he was unwilling to take the humiliating Oath as to indigent circumstances (altho' he was poor) but preferred maintaining himself while he was able to do so, and in pursuance of the acts of the 1 st May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I and

a resident citizen of the United States of America on the 18th day of March 1878 And that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War passed 18th March 1878. And I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed Total 10 Acres of Poor stub land worth $8 no more two horse beak worth $60 and no more two Cows & Calf worth $11 no more Total twenty six Dollars his occupation is a farmer and that he is unable to pursue it he has no family but himself his wife having died some years ago, and his children married many years ago left him - that there has been no changes in his property since the 18th March 1878 except the usual changes in a small stock for family use he owned the same land then he does now has owned no other land since that time nor has made any change other than stated above - except he has purchased one of the horses he now owns, for which he is in debt.
Jacob Minor
Sworn to and declared on the 14th day of September 1879 before the Justices of the Casey County Court.
I the undersigned clerk of the County Court for Casey County, State of Kentucky do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the said Court that the said Jacob Minor did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated Hon. R. M. Johnson 16 Jan

in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, for the term of Nine months, under one engagement, on the Continental establishment -
I do certify, that the foregoing Cash and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Twenty Six Dollars -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my said County at my office in the Town of Liberty on this 14 th day of September 1807.
J. L. Lovejoy Clk
on Vols p. 200 Sub Survey Esq. is the clerk of the County court of Osage County, and the foregoing declaration of Jacob Muer, and his certificate attached thereto I know to be in his hand writing, having for a number of years been intimately acquainted with his hand writing.
J. Brincard
- 1 -

Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Jacob Minor Ser. File 36143
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1780 Pvt. Turpin Davis Pa.   Harrison   Stripling   discharged Jan. 18, 1782 at Salisbury N.H.  
Battles engaged in, 1
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted in Virginia
Date of application for pension, Sept. 14, 1829 His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Leesburg Ky.
Age at date of application, 70 years date of birth not stated
Remarks: In 1829 Soldiers wife had been dead several years and his children were all married; no names stated.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L. D. L.
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Jacob Minor
Service VA
Additional Service Res. War
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190____
No claim, combination records _____, 190____
REMARKS:
No claim except I.# 36143

Minor affidavit

State of Kentucky ss.
This day personally appeared before us two of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Green in the State aforesaid Larkin Minor who states on oath that Jacob Minor enlisted in the Continental establishment under Capt Turpin on the about the day of 1780 in the Virginia line that he was marched to the Command of Col Davis & Company of Captain Strbling. that the sd Jacob Minor faithfully served out his tour of Eighteen months & was discharged at Salisbury in the State of North Carolina. The sd Larkin Minor states that Jacob Minor who is now present he was well acquainted with at the time as above stated and that he now well knows him to be the identical Jacob Minor and the man to whom Col Strbling & Major Col in the 18th January 1782 gave the discharge too.
Sworn to and subscribed before us this 1st day of Octr 1825.
Larkin Minor (Seal)
Saml Hook Jpbk Wm B Allen Jpbk

pen: to com: 29 Jan. 1830
Col J. L. Edwards Pension office
rec. 29 th Jan. 1830

Please send me the Pension Certificate See the statement of Mr Kincaide Member from Casey County below the signature of the Clerk J. S. Byg R. M. Johnson

f. Möller

The Bearer hereof Jacob Minner Soldier in 2 d Virginia Detachment Capt. Shibling Company having served Eighteen months Being the Term for which he engaged is hereby Discharged from said Detachment in which we Certify he hath Behaved as a brave and faithfull Soldier Given at Salisbury This 18 day of Jany 1782
J. Shibling. Capt
J. Morgan (Genl)

36 143
Very INVALID.
1909 Apr. 10 Hist. Soc William Minor. V.L.M. re H. A. Scoufe. (Later in Sur. File 36150) 1911 Oct. 24. Mrs. Mattie R. Hance letter in S. File 35,600 James Rainis.c
File No. 36143
Jacob Minor Ph. Rev. MD
Act: 16 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 278
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Parksville Ky. March 31 st 1909
Commissioner of Pensions, Pension Office, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-Will you kindly inform me as to the services of Jacob Minor in the Army of the Revolution?
He was born, I think in Mecklenburg Co. Va., and presumably enlisted from that county. In his later life he received an annual pension under the Act of Congress.
I am a grandson of his, and I should like to get all the data in your office, as to his enlistment; his ser- vices, and whatever you may have as to his parentage, personal history, etc.
He migrated to Ky. and spent his last days in this state
Thanking you in advance for any information you may be able to furnish me, I am,
Very truly, Yrs,
P.S. I am 73 years old and wish to know Jacob Minor My Gr Father
William Minor