Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,903, Jesse Crocker, Va.

SERVICE
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Va
Crocker, Jesse
S. 17,903
CONTENTS
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Virginia 16.960
Jesse Crocker of Hampton in the State of Vir- who was a Pri. — in the — command by Captain of the Reg- by Col. Wills in the Va line for 9 mo. 7 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 30. Dollars 47 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Oct. 1834. and sent to J. H. Gray - Petersburg - Va
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 76.92 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 1834 15.38 $92.30-
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nath. Shier Clerk Book E Vol. 6 1/2 Page 6
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838 age notified 30 Janry 1839

State of Virginia: Southampton County Set.
On this 17 day of September 1832 personally appears in Open Court before the justices of the County Court of Southampton now sitting John Brooker a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged 72. Seventy two  seventy two 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 th 1832.
That being a resident of The county of Isle of Wight State of Virginia he entered The service as a militiaman at the age of sixteen in The year in The month of under The command of
from The county aforesaid and a march to
That during The Revolution he served under The command of Col. Willis of Isle of Wight Col. Josiah Parker of So. county Maj. Boyce Capt. Funn Capt. Hoggan Capt. Gay That he served during The Revolution about eighteen months at what particular times he entered The service in The different towns of county it is impossible for him to state. The tours were generally short and he never had a written discharge as it was not the
It was never given to him

custom to give the Militia written discharges a short time before the capture of Cornwallis at York being then under the command of Capt from Isle of Wight was placed under the command of Maj General on the British lines before York and from thence was ordered across James River to make up mills in Isle of Wight to cut & saw tim- ber for the use of the siege at York as we are told, on our way we stopped at Hogg. Island in James River & killed one man and Boers which informed the troops then at Williamsburg, that he was at McKays mills when a skirmish took place between a body of troops under the command of and Col Willis or Park command- ing the Americans They drove us to Smiths Bridge - he marched during the war through the countrys of Nansemond Isle of Wight Surry James City Charles City York South ampton & Norfolk that he always interea- -d

The service from the county of Isle of wight That while he was engaged at McPherson's cutting & sawing timber with the Southampton & Isle of wight troops commences was captured and he was ordered to Portsmouth  Portsmouth under the command of
to level the Breastworks at that place where he was discharged as soon as the work was completed, That he has been now a resident of this county for forty years and knows no person living with whom he served, as to the names of the commanding officers at the time of service it is impossible for him to remember as they have been discharged since his discharge
He here by relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension Book of the agency of any State or Territory sworn to & subscribed the day & year
It is my wish that

He here by relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension Book of the agency of any State or Territory sworn to & subscribed the day & year
The first objection as to particularising the period or periods of the war at which he served as he kept no memorandum of the events and has to speak from memory he cannot say at what parti- cular period of the war he served but having entered the service at 16 years of age and being 72 years old at the making this declaration he must have entered about the year 1776 and from that time served in many towns of duty as to the particular time of each town he cannot swear from lapse of time & failure of memory born in the year 1760 & has no record of his age he always served as a private militiaman and can swear without hesitation that he served as such at different towns during the Revolution at least eighteen months
Yours X Crocker mark
This day personally appeared before me Jesse Crocker and made oath to the truth of the above statement given under my hand & seal this 12th of June 1833 at Jonesboro'
Benj Griffin Clerk
This day Samuel Cobbett personally appeared before me & made oath that he served in a town of duty with Jesse Crocker during the Revolution in the county of Washington under the command of Capt

aforesaid —
Jesse his Crocker mark.
We Simon Murfee a clergyman residing in the county of Southampton and John Urquhart Residing in the same county hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jesse Crocker who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age That he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
S. Murfee Jno. Urquhart
Jesse Crocker's Deed 14217
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 as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Simon Murfee who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Southampton and that John Urquhart who has also signed the same is a resident in the said county & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit —
J. James Rochelle clerk

Washington reside in the county of Southampton and that John Urquhart who has also signed the same is a resident in the said county & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit
I James Rochelle clerk of the county court of Southampton do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jasper Crocker for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of my office this 18 th day of September 1832.
James Rochelle C.S.C.
James Johnson and it appears to me that the said Samuel Cobbett is now in his 74 th year and is a man entitled to credit in having supported to my knowledge for a long time an unimpeachable character given under my hand & seal this 12 th day of June 1833 at Jerusalem
Benj Griffin J. R. C.
State of Virginia, Southampton County to all. I James Rochelle Clerk of the County Court of Southampton in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that Benjamin Griffin Esq: who has signed the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified according to the Constitution and Laws of the said State.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my Office this 28 th day of June 1833.
James Rochelle C.S.C.

14217
Jesse Crocker Va
Alma de Ohio 9 mo 2 days of 30.77
5.16 Int. 12 May 1st 33
$3.00
Oct 1 aug 33
O.R. Gray
J. Rockell Southampton Jerusalem Va

BRIEF in the case of  Jesse Crocker  County of Southampton in the State of Virginia  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 69 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.     Enlisted In 17 about eighteen months private Gen. Col. Wills Major Baile Capt. Hagan Capt. Gay Major Duval  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? In a skirmish at Hugh's Hoxey's Mills  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Isle of Wight Va.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? yes. the clerk's certificate is not properly attached 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
John Watson
Examining Clerk.
18th feby 1833

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
January 24 th , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Jesse Brocker, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of Thirty _____ Dollars and Seventy seven Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1837, to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Glenn E. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

17903 INVALID.
Pen
File No. 17903
Jesse Crocker
Pr. Geo. Mar.
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 68
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Lejeune Crocker

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of J. P. Crocker 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? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? 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? 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? no 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? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? no, 1-4-2-3-2-2-2
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.
The applicant must specify his service as above required

Statement of Life brokers services as a private in the militia of the State of Virginia during the revolutionary war
   Name of officer Place of service coops served with & whether in field or Garrison & by what authority with the militia of State of right - commanded by col Parker in civil employ or not Length of Time     Capt. Hagan on The Banks of James Rivr & at Rundles Bayou said Rivr and on the look out out for The Enemy in no civil present Six weeks   Capt. Thomas at Mckays miller in Isle of wight & in the county of Hampshire in scouting parties on The Rappahannock looking out for The enemy with The militia called out by authority in no civil employ Six weeks   Capt. James Johnson In Smithfield & Suffolk & at Portsmouth with The militia called out - by authority & under the command of Maj B. Willis in no civil employ Six weeks   Capt. Gay on The Banks of James Rivr at Smithfield with The militia as above commander not remembered in no civil employ Six weeks   Capt. Hagan on The same service on The Rappahannock & high seas, in flying parties, watching The Enemy with The militia as above in no civil employ Six weeks   Capt not remembered on James Rivr & at York & on York Rivr at Mckays miller & at Hogg's Island with The militia called out by authority under the command of Maj Burde & Maj Boyce in no civil employ Seven weeks   Capt not remembered at Portsmouth & at the Breast works with militia as above under col B. Willis in no civil employ Three weeks    amount of time stated Nine months & 1/3
The applicant says he served many tours in which he cannot recollect the officers, nor the particulars of the service nor can he state the years at which time he performed the duty as above stated from lapse of time & loss of memory but as to what is above stated he is certain and makes not to state any thing which is not conformable to the requests of the war department as made to him of the above service he can swear positively which is all he can recollect with certainty sworn to & subscribed before me  Benjamin Griffin a justice of the peace for the county of Southampton  This 14 th day of September 1833 by J. P. Brockman The above applicant for a pension given in an my hand & seal this day & date above -  Dep t Clerk his Benj. Griffin W. D. Lee

State of Virginia, Southampton County to wit, I James Rochelle Clerk of the County Court of Southampton in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that Benjamin Greffier Esq. who has signed the preceding certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly qualified and sworn to the said Office according to the Constitution and Laws of the said State.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my Office this the 18 th day of September 1833.
James Rochelle Clerk