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Family tree▼ Facts and Events
| Name |
Jacob Storm |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
3 Jun 1762 |
York, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Marriage |
1785 |
to Mary Jane Ferguson |
| Other[3] |
1812 |
Clark, Indiana, United Statessigned petition asking for extra time to pay for land because of disturbed times |
| Other[4] |
7 Jul 1813 |
Indiana, United Statessigned petition in support of federal aid in the development of manufacturing |
| Residence[2] |
ca 1818-1820 |
Pope, Illinois, United Statesmoved to Pope County, Illinois and returned to Scott County, Indiana |
| Death? |
Btw 1833-1854 |
Scott, Indiana, United States |
| Military[1] |
20 Feb 1833 |
Scott, Indiana, United Statesapplied for Pension |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revolutionary War Pension Application, Storm, Jacob, Service in Virginia; Footnote, in United States. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files. (Washington D.C.), pp. 3-5, Primary quality.
Jacob Storm appeared before Richard Abbot, JP to apply for a pension, having served for 3 years in Virginia; he stated that he enlisted a a private, rendevouzed at Anderson's Ferry on the James River but was placed on furlough because there was no longer a need for troops; that the Company was under Capt. Mills. He was born in York County, Pennsylvania on 3 June 1762. Signed: Jacob x his mark Storm, 20 Feb 1833 Character References were Kindred Ferguson and Catherine Ferguson Catharine Ferguson, aged 88, and Kindred Ferguson aged 61, certified that they were well acquainted with Jacob Storm, that he was 70 years of age, upright and believed in theneighborhood where he resided to have served in the Revolution and also was a man of truth and veracity Signed Catherine x her mark Ferguson, Kindred K his mark Ferguson Application was rejected because he was not in active service
- ↑ , Secondary quality.
Jacob and several of his children moved to Golconda, Pope Co. Illinois before 1818, where some Fergusons lived. But by 1820 Jacob and son-in-law James Montgomery had moved back to Scott Co. IN. Andrew Storm, Keziah Storm Belford, and Margaret Storm Stucker remained in Pope Co . IL. Source: Warren Montgomery (wmont@interaccess.com)
- ↑ The Territory of Indiana 1810-1816, in United States. Department of State, and Clarence Edwin Carter. The territorial papers of the United States. (Washington [District of Columbia]: Government Printing Office, 1934-1962), Volume VIII, p. 222, Secondary quality.
signers inc. John Tilford . . . William Anderson . . . Robert Bowers . . . Jacob Storm, Daniel Bower, Adam Bower, . . . Charles Johnston, John Johnston, Bealy Johnston, John Reese, Joseph Reese, Bengiman Reese [all together], . .
- ↑ The Territory of Indiana 1810-1816, in United States. Department of State, and Clarence Edwin Carter. The territorial papers of the United States. (Washington [District of Columbia]: Government Printing Office, 1934-1962), VIII, pp. 265-267.
Petition to Congress by Citizens of Clark and Jefferson Counties (7 July 1813) “. . . we your petitioners Conceive tht at the present period very considerable advantage would result to the Territory from a Liberal encouragment of Manufactures in general—That more especially in this part the citizens labour under great disadvantage for want of the following branches viz. Grist and Saw Mills, Fulling Mills, Carding Machines &c. that there is sets for all the above branches of Manufactures on fraction of the first Section in town one North of the base line Range eight east of the second Maredion on fraction of the thirty sixth section in town two North of the base line Range eight East of the second Maredion, & on a Lot of one hundred acres in the Illenois Grant the Property of William Provine Esquire, a dam on which Materially injures the above named Fractions & these being the only advantageous seats for improvement in the neighbourhood, Your petitioners therefore humbly pray that your Honorable body will take the same into consideration & if Consistent grant a pre-emption right at two dollars per acres (with indulgence to discharge the Amount in yearly payment of one hundred dollars each) to William Provine and Company, who will bind themselves to erect the above named Mills & Machines, & keep them in repair so long as Your Honorable Body shall think proper to grant indulgence for the payment thereof: and at the expiration of said term, on condition the said Provine and Company fulfill their obligation, to issue a general Patent for the same.” p. 266 – signed Wm Anderson . . . John Telford p. 267 – Benjamin Reese, Peter Storm, Jacob Storm [together], . . . James Arbuckell, Charles Johnson p. 267 – petition rejected
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