Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 3012, Jacob Bleasoe, N.C.

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Bleasoe Jacob
S 3012
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26537
Miss Tennessee
Jacob Bledsoe Carroll Co in the State of Tennessee who was a 1st Lieut in the 10th Regt commanded by Captain Hirtan of the 10th Regt commanded by Col Lytle in the Belarmina line for 6 months private 1 — " " " " "
Inscribed on the Roll of West Virginia at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of March 1837 and I have Lemmy Huntington
Arrears to the 14th of March 100.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 5 16 6 3/4
$116.67
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. W. Boyd Clerk, ok 6 Vol. 7 Page 73

12000
11600

State of Tennessee Carroll County 3 ss.
On this 13 th day of September A.D. 1832 personally appeared before the Court of Pleas and Sessions of the County and State aforesaid Jacob Blasee a resident of said County and State aged about 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. Perhaps a year or some what more before this declarant was of age to be placed on the muster roll, (which was sixteen at that time,) a sharp fight had taken place between a party of Whigs and a party of Tories at Moore's Creek in North Carolina, and some time after this fight, and probably in consequence of it, two or three companies were raised in Wake, and probably Granville Counties, North Carolina, which marched to, and were stationed during a tour of three months, at a place then called "Crops Creek," where Fayetteville North Carolina now stands. The object of these companies was to intimidate and keep down the Tories in that quarter. In this tour this declarant served the whole three months as a volunteer in the company (or one of the companies if there was more than one) which was raised in, and went from the said county of Wake. As to the officers on this tour this affiant from his extreme youth at the time, does not now recollect the name of a single one positively, though he is inclined to believe that his elder brother, Lewis Blasee, was his captain. This affiant well remembers that his said brother was in the same company with himself, for it was mainly on his brother's account that this declarant entered the service. Whether the balance of his company were volunteers or were drafted this declarant does not remembers, but he well knows that he himself volunteered in order to go with his brother. This declarant does not remember whether or not there was any officers in command of this party higher than a captain. In this tour this declarant

saw no Continental officers or soldiers. This declarant does not remember whether or not he received a written discharge at the end of this term of service but if he did it has long since been lost. This declarant's recollection as to dates is now very imperfect but as well as he can remember, late in 1779 or early in 1780. This declarant again entered the service this time as a substitute for Gray and marched to, and served a term of three months, at Charleston, South Carolina under General Lincoln as Commanding Officer. The company to which this declarant belonged was raised in Wake County, North Carolina (by drafting), and was commanded by this declarant's said brother, Lewis Bledsoe, Captain, and Jordan as ensign or lieutenant of the company . This declarant does not remember which, nor does he remember the names of any other of the company's officers. The regiment to which this declarant belonged on this tour was commanded by Archibald Lyttle as Colonel, and James Hinton as Major. On this tour declarant was marched by Goose Creek (already mentioned), through Camden, on by Monk's Corner to the Governor's Gate, at which latter place we encamped for several weeks, at the end of which time we were stationed in Charleston and there remained until, at the end of our term of three months we were discharged. The discharge which declarant received at this time he has also lost. After being discharged declarant went immediately home to Wake County, North Carolina, where he thinks he arrived in February or March 1780. He remembers to have heard soon afterwards that in about ten days after he left Charleston that place was closely invested by the British and all communication between that and the surrounding country cut off. Indeed, as the British were in sight when declarant and those who went with him were discharged, we slipped out, by command of General Lincoln, in the night. In the same year this declarant, perhaps in the month of July, again entered the service for a term of three months as a substitute for one Curtis Roberts, but at the commencement of the term he was appointed, commissioned and served as a lieutenant throughout the term of three months, in the company commanded by his said brother as Captain - Andrew Mackey ensign. This company was drafted from Wake County, North Carolina. The Colonel of the regiment to which this declarant then belonged was Moore, and the Major by the name of Hall, the militia General he served under was either

General Caswell or General Butler this declarant does not remember which. This declarant does not remember that there was any particular place of rendezvous for the militia on this tour, but to the best of his recollection the companies from the different counties in North Carolina fell in at different points as was most convenient to them. The object of the expedition this declarant then understood was to meet the British on their way from Charleston. We marched about several weeks in different counties in North Carolina, through Chatham by Moore Court house and for through the town of Charlotte and finally, as well as this declarant remembers we reached "Rugeley's Mills". Some time in the month of August we were ordered at the last mentioned place to hold ourselves in readiness to march at a certain hour in the night, which we did, as well as I remember before or about twelve o'clock. After we had marched several miles our advanced guard very unexpectedly met the British and this declarant heard the firing between them, which continued in front at intervals till near day. At break of day this declarant's company and the army generally became engaged. The North Carolina militia, as is well known, in a few minutes fled in the utmost confusion. This declarant well remembers to have seen General Gates riding back and forth and for several times exhorting them to rally the militia. He also remembers to have seen his Colonel fellow who was then, judging from his appearance, quite an old man, endeavoring to rally or prevent the flight of his regiment. Soon after this defeat this declarant and some other members of the company to which he belonged reassembled at Hillsboro, North Carolina, by command and this declarant was there discharged. This declarant has long since lost his discharge and his commission not deeming it a matter of any consequence to preserve them after the close of the war. This declarant knows no personal acquaintance with any distinguished Conti- nental line, but on the tour at Charleston he often saw Major Sharpe, who was then, or had been a Continental officer. - On this declarant's last tour he also remembers to have seen Col or Genl Williams, who, from his large eyes, was called "the Buck". This declarant states that he served two tours of three months each as a private, and one tour of 3 months as a lieutenant. This declarant each time resided in Wake County, North Carolina, at a time that he

extend the Service. He was born in that County on the 28 th day of March 1762, and resided there continually until the latter part of the year 1819 when he removed to Maury County in this State, where he lived four years, at the end of which time he removed to this County, and has resided here ever since in the neighborhood of the town of Huntingdon. This claimant has no documentary evidence of his claim, and knows of no person, whose testimony as to his service, he can procure, except his said brother Lewis Bladson, who, this claimant was informed a few months ago was still living in Franklin County, North Carolina. This claimant will write to his said brother, and request him to send to the War Department his own affidavit and those of such other persons as he may know of in North Carolina who can testify as to this claimant's service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not (to his knowledge) on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to & subscribed this day & and year aforesaid in open court. Edward Lewis Clerk
Jacob Bladson
We, Thomas A. Young, a clergyman, residing in the town of Huntingdon in said County, and Samuel J. McCall, residing in the said County, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Bladson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be about seventy years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution; and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to & subscribed this day & and year aforesaid in open court. Edward Lewis Clerk
Thomas A. Young Sam. J. McCall
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that

Thomas A. Young who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Huntingdon in said County of Carroll, and that Samuel S. Nesbitt who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Saml. Ingram Chairman of Carroll County Court J.P. Wilson Lightfoot J.P. Henry Wright J.P. G. Walker J.P.
Interrogatories propounded by the Court to Jacob Rhodes the foregoing applicant for a pension.
1. When and in what year were you born? Answer. In Wake County, North Carolina on the 28 th day of March 1762.
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Ans. I have often seen one in my father's Bible, but he has been dead many years and I know not where that book is. I have no record of my age in my possession.
3. When 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 Wake County, North Carolina (as stated in my declaration) when called into service; I remained there residing until about twelve years ago when I removed to Maury County in this State, where I resided four years, and then I removed to this County and I have resided here ever since.
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
Answer. As stated in my declaration, during my first term I was a volunteer, the second term I was a substitute for Gray (his given name not recollectable) - for my third term I left home as a substitute for Curtis Roberts, but as my term of service was not to commence running until I crossed the North Carolina line, at the time the term commenced I was appointed lieutenant and served out the term in

that capacity.
5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served; such Continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
* 6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; by whom was it signed and if so, what has become of it? And as an officer did you ever receive a commission; and if so, by whom was it signed and what has become of it?
Ans. At the end of my first tour I have no recollection as to whether or not I had a discharge but I'm inclined to the belief that I did not receive one. At the close of my last two tours I have no doubt on my mind that I received discharges, but by whom they were signed I have no recollection whatever nor do I know what has become of them. They have been long since lost. As a lieutenant on my last tour I well remember that I had a commission, but by whom it was signed or what has become of it. This has also been lost long since.
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution.
Ans. In answer to the 7 th requisition I will mention the names of the Rev. Thomas A. Young of Huntingdon in this County, Col. Samuel L. Roberts, deputy Sheriff of this County, Col. Thomas J. Jennings, attorney at law of Huntingdon, Thomas Bunker, Sheriff of this County and indeed as I have lived near Huntingdon for several years the Court can call on as many respectable citizens of the place and the neighbourhood as they may think proper.
Answer to the 8 th interrogatory accidentally omitted in the proper place.
* Col. Lytle under whom I served at Charleston had been, as I understood, in the regular service. Major Sharpe whom I knew at Charleston was then or had been in the regular service tho' as well as I remember, lived in Orange County.

and went out when we did. I also had some acquaintance with Col. or General Williams, who was a continental officer, but I know not of what line; I saw him on my last tour. I also saw General Sullivan but only once and that at his defeat. There were all the continental officers of whom I then had any personal knowledge - and this was very slight as stated. I do not recall at what particular continental regiments I served with either at Charleston or on my last tour. I saw continental officers and soldiers both at Charleston and "Sullivan's defeat", but at the former place I held no intercourse with them, and at the latter we had been with the regulars, but a short time before the battle, and then there was no time for forming acquaintance, or acquiring knowledge of the kind I was called for.
State of Tennessee Carroll County } I Edward Gwin Clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter sessions in and for said County of the aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jacob Bledsoe for a Pension In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court at office in Huntingdon this 13 th day of September A.D. 1832 Edward Gwin (Clerk)
I Edward Gwin Clerk as aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Jacob Bledsoe for a Pension and that I have re-affixed my seal of office to them according to the directions of the War Department. Given under my hand and seal of office at office in Huntingdon this 13 th day of June A.D. 1833. Edward Gwin Clerk

Jacob Bledsoe, Tennessee
for - P. & St. 7 months. P. 6.00 — $20.00 St 7 — 13 33 $33.33 To
entered service in July as Lt. was defeated 16 Aug. after that, not to was discharged, also for 1 month as Lt.
Thos J. Jennings Huntington, Tenn
JAMES L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jacob Bledsoe
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     3 Pn. 70 N.C. Traditions. and one witness.   3 .   2 Lt.    The proof of service as a Lieutenant is not satisfactory & It should be explained how the applicant & witness should be of the same name and of the same age. Only one month can be allowed for service I am, respectfully, as Lieut.
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his.

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before county, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of 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 _____; 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 that 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

February 10, 1939.
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BA-J/CHFF/CC Am Jacob Bledsoe S.3012
Miss Maud McLure Kelly 1436 South 10th Place Birmingham, Alabama.
Dear Madam:
You are furnished herein the record of Jacob Bledsoe, as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S.3012, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Jacob Bledsoe, son of Jacob, was born March 28, 1762, in Wake County, North Carolina; the name of his mother is not given.
While a resident of Wake County, North Carolina, in 1776, he enlisted and served as private three months in Captain Lewis Bledsoe's company (soldier's older brother). Late in 1779 or early in 1780, he enlisted and served as a private in Captain Lewis Bledsoe's company, Colonel Archibald Lytle's North Carolina regiment, for three months. In July, 1780, he was commissioned Lieutenant and served three months as such in Captain Lewis Bledsoe's company, Colonel Moore's North Carolina regiment, was at the battle of Gates' Defeat and discharged soon after that battle.
The soldier resided in Wake County, North Carolina, until about 1820, when he moved to Maury County, Tennessee, where he lived four years, thence to Carroll County, Tennessee.
Jacob Bledsoe was allowed pension on his application executed September 13, 1832, while residing near Huntingdon in Carroll County, Tennessee.
It is not stated that soldier ever married.
Jacob Bledsoe had a first cousin, Jacob Bledsoe, born in Wake County, North Carolina; he was the son of Aaron Bledsoe and was a resident of Bedford County, Tennessee, in 1834, aged seventy years. He also served three months in Captain Lewis Bledsoe's company,

Colonel Moore's North Carolina regiment, and was at the battle of Gates Defeat. A careful search of the records fails to show a claim for pension or bounty land on file on account of the services of Jacob Bledsoe, son of Aaron.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of this soldier, Jacob Bledsoe, son of Jacob, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
Jacob Bledsoe Certificate #26551 Issued March 14, 1834 Rate, $33.33 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 West Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

1923 Nov. 6 - Hist. to Mrs. Willis J. Cates. MMH 1924 Oct. 27. Mrs. Willis J. Cates advised how to obtain date of last payment of pension etc. MMH 1929 June 25. Hist. to Marine W. Bledsoe. 904 1933 June 13 - Marine W. Bledsoe advised pro cl. for pension for Jacob Bledsoe, son of Capt. Bledsoe in this claim. MMH 1935 Aug. 9. Hist. to Mrs. Edith M. Bledsoe 1939 Feb. 10 - Hist. to Maud McLean Kelley - Co.
Rev Wm
3012 INVALID.
File No. 3012
Jacob Bledsoe Lieut. N. C. line
Act: June 14/32
Index: - Vol. A , Page 34
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Tennessee Bedford County This day personally appeared before me John O'Neal a justice of the peace in and for the county and state aforesaid Jacob Bledsoe a resident citizen of said county of Bedford and having been first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he is about seventy years old and is and has long been well acquainted with Jacob Bledsoe who now is and has been for the last eight or ten years a citizen of Carroll County in said state
also I know him and served with him one campaign of three months in the Revolutionary war in the year 1780 under General Gates & Col. Moore & Major Walls and Captain Lewis Bledsoe the Regiment I don't recollect he also served the tower as first Lieutenant under the Col. Bledsoe
sworn to and subscribed before me me this 29th day of October 1833
his Jacob Bledsoe mark
John O'Neal, J.P. Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee Bedford County I John O'Neal being the same justice of the peace before whom the foregoing affidavit was made do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Jacob Bledsoe who made said affidavit that he is a resident citizen of this county in a situation to testify, appears to be of the age he represents himself is a respectable and a credible man and his affidavit is entitled to full credit given under my hand this 29th day of October 1833
John O'Neal J.P.

State of Tennessee I James M. Kirtland clerk of the court of pleas & quarter sessions for the county of Bedford in the state aforesaid do hereby certify that John Amal before whom the foregoing affidavit was made by Jacob Bledsoe of (Bedford county) is and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace in the county aforesaid and that he has been duly commissioned and qualified as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Bedford county Court at office in Shelbyville this 30th day of October 1833 J. M. Kirtland Clerk

Amended Affidavit of Jacob B. Redman of Bedford County

State of Tennessee Bedford County 3
I John O'Neal being the same Justice of the peace before whom the foregoing affidavit was made do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Jacob Bledsoe who made said affidavit that he is a resident citizen of this County in a situation to testify - appears to be of the age he represents himself, is a respectable and crediable person and his affidavit is entitled to full credit given under my hand this 17 th day of February 1834.
John O'Neal Justice of the peace
State of Tennessee 3 Bedford County 3
I James M'Kisick clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Bedford in the state aforesaid do hereby certify that John O'Neal before whom the foregoing affidavit was made by Jacob Bledsoe of Bedford County, is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in the County aforesaid and that he has been duly Commissioned and qualified as such.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Bedford County Court at office in Shelbyville this 17 th day of February 1834
J. M'Kisick clerk

J. B. Clark
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Thos. J. Jennings, Huntington, Ten
J. J. Jennings - agent

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 Bledsoe 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? 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? yes 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? no XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
 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.
The applicant should shew that he was commissioned as a Lieutenant and prove that he served in that capacity.
The testimony of at least one witness, certified to be credible, who had a personal knowledge of the applicant's service as a Lieutenant is required. Otherwise an allowance will be made for said service at the rate of a private's pay.  Nov 6, 1833

Affidavit of Jacob Bledsoe of Bedford County Tenn.

State of Tennessee This day personally appeared before Bedford County John A. Keal an acting Justice of the peace of said County Jacob Bledsoe a resident Citizen of said County of Bedford and having been first duly sworn according to law deposes and says. That he this deponent is about seventy years of age that he was born in Wake County North Carolina his father's name was Aaron Bledsoe. Jacob Bledsoe, who is now and has for the last eight or ten years been a resident of Carroll County in this state, is a first cousin of this deponent. The said Jacob of Carroll County was also born in Wake County North Caroli- =na. The name of the father of said Jacob of Carroll County was also Jacob Bledsoe. This deponent was brought up from infancy in the same neigh- =borhood with said Jacob of Carroll County and if this deponent knows any thing with certainty in this uncertain world, he knows that himself and this said Jacob Bledsoe of Carroll County are two distinct persons altho they happen to be brothers children of the same name, and of about the same age.
This deponent states that in the year 1780 in the month of July as well he recollects, this deponent and the said Jacob Bledsoe both entered the service of the united States in a company which was drafted from Wake County North Carolina. This company was commanded during the whole term of its service, which was three months by Captain Lewis Bledsoe the elder brother of said Jacob of Carroll County, the said Jacob Bledsoe of Carroll County as lieutenant & Andrew Muckelroy

ensign — Moore was Colonel of the Regiment to which we belonged and — it was our Major The given names of Colonel Moore and Major Walls affiant does not recollect but this deponent well remembers that said Jacob Bledsoe of Carroll County was the Lieutenant and the only Lieutenant of said Company, and that he served the said term of three months in that capacity in the service of the United States during the war of the revolution
On this tour the different Companies of militia fell in at different points on the route of the main body as best suited their convenience, or as circumstances would permit. Affiant does not remember or believe that there was any particular place of rendezvous for said Company. After we were organized we marched about in different Counties in North Carolina I remember that we were marched through Chatham County, by Moore Court house and at length to Rugeley's Mills, during this tour we were at Gales defeat, I think in August 1780, here we were scattered and put to flight. Further particulars this deponent does not recollect except that this deponent served during the said three months as one of the cooks to the officers of said Company, to wit, Captain Lewis Bledsoe, Lieutenant Jacob Bledsoe now of Carroll County, Tennessee and Ensign Mackelroy. Jacob Bledsoe Sworn to & Subscribed } Jacob Bledsoe before me this 17 th day of } mark February 1834
John Oneal Justice of the peace

1436 South 10 Place, Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 12, 1939.
Dear Sir,
In trying to complete my maternal lines, and to establish D.A.R. eligibility on them, I need the record and family data on these Pensioners in North Carolina, who served in the Revolution, viz:
Jacob Bledsoe or Bletcher, - William Mayes or Mays, - Benjamin Mays or Mayes.
Thanking you, I am,
Very truly yours, (Miss) Mand McClure Kelly
2 if here

Huntingdon, Tenn. July 27 th 1935-
To Veteran's Administration Washington, D.C.,-
The Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, at this place, is trying to locate the graves of soldiers who received Revolutionary pensions and died in this, Carroll county, Tennessee. Will you give us all data filed with claims for pensions of Matthew Sparks,
only one and Jacob Bledsoe, Jr.?
We think they died in Carroll Co., Tenn. Perhaps this information will aid us in locating their graves.
Very truly yours (Mrs) Eddie M c Call Pruitt, Huntingdon, Tenn.

MARINE W. BLEDSOE ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW LAKELAND, FLORIDA
Researched in Record Div, where there are no Rev War records no pension claim
June 3rd, 1933.
6-6-33
U. S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:-
Re: Jacob Bledsoe, Pensioner, living in Bedford County, Tennessee, in 1840, son of Aaron Bledsoe of Wake County North Carolina.
I would be pleased to have a reply to my letter of the 11th with reference to the above matter, if possible at this time.
Yours very truly,
Marine W. Bledsoe Marine W. Bledsoe.

MARINE W. BLEDSOE ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW LAKELAND, FLORIDA
May 11, 1933
U. S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:-
Re: Jacob Bledsoe, Pensioner, living in Bedford County, Tennessee in 1840, son of Aaron Bledsoe of Wake County, North Carolina.
Under date of June 25, 1929 you addressed a letter to me, signed by Mr. Earl D. Church, Commissioner, advising that Jacob Bledsoe, son of Jacob Bledsoe, was allowed pension on his application executed September 13, 1832, while residing near Huntingdon in Carroll County, Tennessee, Revolutionary War claim, S. 3012. Your letter further advised that Jacob Bledsoe, son of Aaron Bledsoe, was living in Bedford County, Tennessee in 1834, and was at the battle of Gates' Defeat, but that a search of the records failed to show any claim on file on account of the services of Jacob Bledsoe, son of Aaron Bledsoe.
A special appendix of the census of 1840, the title page of which is:- A CENSUS OF PENSIONERS FOR REVOLUTIONARY OR MILITARY SERVICES; WITH THEIR NAMES, AGES, AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE, AS RETURNED BY THE MARSHALS OF THE SEVERAL JUDICIAL DISTRICTS, UNDER THE ACT FOR TAKING THE SIXTH CENSUS:- shows Jacob Bledsoe, a pensioner, living in Bedford County, Tennessee in 1840. I am therefore at a loss to understand why your records there fail to show any pension as paid to this Jacob Bledsoe, whether for services in the Revolution or otherwise. It would appear that the record of such pension paid to him has been lost or that the census enumerator committed an error by returning this Jacob Bledsoe as a pensioner or that the record of such pension, if in your office, has been overlooked. Will you please check your records again and give me any further information that may be available concerning any pension paid this Jacob Bledsoe or services rendered by him?
I know that Jacob Bledsoe of Carroll County, Tennessee died during the year 1834, so he could not have been living in Bedford County, Tennessee in 1840.
I shall greatly appreciate any information you may be able to give me.
Yours very truly,
Marine W. Bledsoe Marine W. Bledsoe.

MARINE W. BLEDSOE
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ATTORNEYS &amp; COUNSELLORS AT LAW
7-10 STOCKTON BUILDING
PHONE 37-141
LAKELAND, FLORIDA
June 21, 1929.
U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Re: Jacob Bledsoe, Revolutionary Pensioner.
On the 6th of May last past I wrote you asking that you furnish me certain information, if possible, with reference to the above matter. I have not received a reply. I would appreciate a reply at this time if convenient to you. Any information pertaining to this matter will be very greatly appreciated by me.
Yours very truly,
M. W. Bledsoe M. W. Bledsoe.
P.S. It appears that I was in error as to the age of Jacob Bledsoe. It now appears that he was 79 years of age in 1840 and not 90 years of age in 1841.
M. W. B.

BROWN & BLEDSOE ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW 7-10 STOCKTON BUILDING PHONE 37-141 LAKELAND, FLORIDA
May 6, 1929.
United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Re: Jacob Bledsoe, Revolutionary Pensioner.
I have been given the information by the Office of the State Librarian, State of Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, that Jacob Bledsoe was a Revolutionary pensioner living in Bedford County, Tennessee, in 1841, aged 90 years at that time. This information seems to have come from your office at some time. The State Librarian cannot give me any further information.
I wish to ask that you give me all the information you can from your records there concerning this Jacob Bledsoe, particularly the matter contained in his application for pension, also the date of his death. I shall appreciate the fullest information you may be able to give me.
On December 21, 1928, I asked for information concerning one Abraham Bledsoe. The information asked for now concerns an entirely different man.
Yours very truly,
M. W. Bledsoe
M. W. Bledsoe.

Memphis. Tenn. 1637 York Ave -
Bureau of Pensions. Washington D. C.
Referring to Claim S. 3012 of Jacob Bledsoe Jr. of Wake Co. N.C. - allowed pension, Sept - 13 - 1832, while residing near Huntingdon, Carroll Co. Tenn. Can you give me the date this pension was discontinued It must be on record - and I would appreciate it very much.
Very Sincerely - Mrs. Willie J. Bates

Sept 24 - 1923
Commissioner - Bureau of Pensions Washington D. C.
My dear Sir -
Clarks State records of North Carolina Vol 22 - pg 64 has a Joseph Darnall on roll of Revolutionary Pensions as private. Act of 1818 to 1832. think he was of Mecklenburg Co N. C. & married Hannah M c Kinney of Sugar Creek B. C. - Is this correct? Please give me all dates & information available re above Joseph Darnall - Also would like to know if Jacob Bledsoe of Wake N. C. is listed in your records.
Very Sincerely
Mrs. Willis J. Bates
Dyersburg
Leavenworth

February 10, 1939.
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BA-J/OC William Mayes S.41799
Jacob Bledsoe S.3012
Miss Maud McLure Kelly 1436 South 10th Place Birmingham, Ala.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Jacob Bledsoe, William Mayes and Benjamin Mays or Mayes, all pensioners of North Carolina.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information it has been impossible to comply in full with each request for information pertaining to soldiers of that war.
The records of William Mayes and of Jacob Bledsoe are furnished herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

August 9, 1935
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Mrs. Eddie McCall Priest Huntingdon Tennessee
Jacob Bledsoe, S. 3012 Matthew Sparks, S. 31385 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of recent date, in which you request the records of Jacob Bledsoe, Jr., and Matthew Sparks, both of whom served in the Revolutionary War, received pensions and died in Carroll County, Tennessee.
Their records are furnished herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

August 9, 1935
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Mrs. Eddie McCall Priest Huntingdon Tennessee
JACOB BLEDSOE S. 3012 BA-J/MNHF:MLB
Dear Madam:
You are furnished herein the record of Jacob Bledsoe, as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 3012, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Jacob Bledsoe, son of Jacob, was born March 28, 1762, in Wake County, North Carolina; the name of his mother is not given.
While a resident of Wake County, North Carolina, in 1776, he enlisted and served as private three months in Captain Lewis Bledsoe's company (soldier's older brother). Late in 1779 or early in 1780 he enlisted and served as a private in Captain Lewis Bledsoe's company, Colonel Archibald Lytle's North Carolina regiment, for three months. In July, 1780, he was commissioned Lieutenant and served three months as such in Captain Lewis Bledsoe's company, Colonel Moore's North Carolina regiment, was at the battle of Gates' Defeat and discharged soon after that battle.
The soldier resided in Wake County, North Carolina, until about 1820 when he moved to Maury County, Tennessee, where he lived four years, thence to Carroll County, Tennessee.
Jacob Bledsoe was allowed pension on his application executed September 13, 1832, while residing near Huntingdon in Carroll County, Tennessee.
It is not stated that soldier ever married.
Jacob Bledsoe had a first cousin, Jacob Bledsoe, born in Wake County, North Carolina; he was the son of Aaron Bledsoe and was a resident of Bedford County, Tennessee, in 1834, aged seventy years. He also served three months in Captain Lewis Bledsoe's company,

Colonel Moore's North Carolina regiment, and was at the battle of Gates Defeat. A careful search of the records fails to show a claim for pension or bounty land on file on account of the services of Jacob Bledsoe, son of Aaron.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of this soldier, Jacob Bledsoe, son of Jacob, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
Jacob Bledsoe Certificate #26551 Issued March 14, 1874 Rate, $33.33 per annum Commenced March 4, 1851 Act June 7, 1832 West Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

June 13, 1933
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BA-J/MMHF:MLB
Jacob Bledsoe
S. 3012
Mr. Marine W. Bledsoe
Lakeland, Florida
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the pension record of Jacob Bledsoe, son of Aaron, of Bedford County, Tennessee, whose name appears in the Revolutionary War pension claim of Jacob Bledsoe, son of Jacob, whose record was furnished you on June 25, 1929.
You state that one Jacob Bledsoe is listed as a pensioner of Bedford County, Tennessee, in 1840, and quote your reference.
A very careful search has again been made of the records of this office and no claim for pension found based upon service of Jacob Bledsoe of Bedford County, Tennessee.
You will note that the compilation cited by you was by the marshals of the several judicial districts under the act for taking the 6 th Census. That compilation was completed without reference to the records of this office. It is not always possible, therefore, to verify the statements contained therein. All persons whose names appear on that list were not United States pensioners, but were pensioned by the state for which the service was rendered, nor were they all Revolutionary War soldiers.
A further search of subsequent pension records, but prior to 1840, has been made and no claim for pension found based upon service of a Jacob Bledsoe.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLIER
Assistant to Administrator

Rev.&1812 Wars Section. ADY
June 25, 1929.
Marine W. Bledsoe, 10 Stockton Building, Lakeland, Florida.
Sir:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 3012, it appears that Jacob Bledsoe, the son of Jacob Bledsoe, was born March 28, 1762 in Wake County, North Carolina.
While a resident of said county in 1776 he enlisted and served as a private three months in Captain Lewis Bledsoe's (soldier's brother) Company. Late in 1779 or early in 1780 he enlisted and served as a private in Captain Lewis Bledsoe's Company, Colonel Archibald Lytle's North Carolina Regiment, for three months.
In July 1780 he was commissioned Lieutenant and served in Captain Lewis Bledsoe's Company, Colonel Moore's North Carolina Regiment and was at the battle of Gates' Defeat, soon after which he was discharged.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 13, 1832 while residing near Huntingdon in Carroll County, Tennessee.
It is not stated that he ever married.

Soldier had a first cousin Jacob Bledsoe born in Wake County, North Carolina, the son of Aaron Bledsoe, and who was a resident of Bedford County, Tennessee in 1834 aged seventy years and who also served three months in Captain Lewis Bledsoe's Company, Colonel Moore's North Carolina Regiment and was at the battle of Gates' Defeat.
This bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services, and a careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of Jacob Bledsoe the son of Aaron.
Respectfully,
EARL D. CHURCH, Commissioner.
for this Ally. Bledsoe's pen paid in Oct. 1834
There is a Jacob Bledsoe listed in 1840 list as of Bedford Co Tenn. There is an affid. in this by a Jacob Bledsoe of that County, see last 2 paragraphs of this letter. They are ok.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section mmh
October 27, 1924
Mrs. Willis J. Cates 1637 York Ave., Memphis, Tenn.
Madam:
I have to advise you relative to the Revolutionary War pensioner Jacob Bledsoe, S. 3018, that in order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of death, you should apply to the Pension Section, Civil Division, General Accounting Office, 1800 E St. N. W. Washington, D. C. Citing all of the following data: "Jacob Bledsoe, Certificate No. 26551, issued March 14, 1834, rate $ 33.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Tennessee Agency".
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

mmh
November 6, 1933
Mrs. Willis J. Gates Dyersburg, Tenn.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 3012 it appears that Jacob Bledsoe, the son of Jacob Bledsoe, was born March 28, 1762 in Wake County, North Carolina.
While a resident of said County in 1778 he enlisted and served as a private three months in Captain Lewis Bledsoe's (soldier's brother) Company. Late in 1779 or early in 1780 he enlisted and served as a private in Captain Lewis Bledsoe's Company, Colonel Archibald Lytle's North Carolina Regiment, for three months.
In July 1780 he was commissioned Lieutenant and served in Captain Lewis Bledsoe's Company, Colonel Moore's North Carolina Regiment and was at the battle of Gates' Defeat, soon after which he was discharged.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 13, 1833 while residing near Huntingdon

in Carroll County, Tennessee. It is not stated that he ever married.
Soldier had a first cousin Jacob Bledsoe born in Wake County, North Carolina, the son of Aaron Bledsoe, and who was a resident of Bedford County, Tennessee in 1834 aged seventy years and who also served three months in Captain Lewis Bledsoe's Company, Colonel Moore's North Carolina Regiment and was at the battle of Gates' Defeat.
This Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services, and a careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of Jacob Bledsoe the son of Aaron.
Respectfully,
Date of death not on AB
Commissioner.