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Facts and Events
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
found at www.revwarapps.org/r5510.pdf
Pension application of
Andrew Jackman R5510 [Jackson]
f21VA
Transcribed by Will Graves 12/7/13 [permission pending]
[Methodology: Spelling, punctuation and/or grammar have been corrected in some instances for ease of reading and to facilitate searches of the
database. Where the meaning is not compromised by adhering to the spelling, punctuation or grammar, no change has been made. Corrections or
additional notes have been inserted within brackets or footnotes. Blanks appearing in the transcripts reflect blanks in theoriginal. A bracketed
question mark indicates that the word or words preceding it represent(s) a guess by me. The word 'illegible' or 'indecipherable' appearing in brackets indicates that at the time I made the transcription, I was unable to decipher the word or phrase in question.
Only materials pertinent to the military service of the veteran and to contemporary events have been transcribed. Affidavits that provide additional information on these events are included and genealogical information is abstracted, while standard, 'boilerplate' affidavits and attestations related solely to the application, and later nineteenth and twentieth century research requests for information have been omitted. I use speech recognition software to make all my transcriptions. Such software misinterprets my southern accent with unfortunate regularity and my poor proofreading skills fail to catch all misinterpretations. Also, dates or numbers which the software treats as numerals rather than words are not corrected: for example, the software transcribes "the eighth of June one thousand eighty six" as "the 8th of June 1786." Please call material errors or omissions to my attention.]
State of Indiana Franklin County Sc.
On this 16th day of October in the year of our Lord 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable the Judges of the Franklin Circuit Court now in session
Andrew Jackson a resident of the County of Franklin and State of Indiana aged Seventy nine years the 30th of May past, 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 7th 1832.
That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the month of October 1779 with Captain David Scott and served in Colonel Ivins (or Evins) Regiment of the Virginia line under the following named officers. General Lee, Colonel Ivins (or Evins), Captain David Scott, Lieutenant Thomas Mahan, and __ Mahan first Sergeant. He left the service in the month of March 1782 after serving faithfully for two years and five months. He was only under one term of enlistment. At the time he entered the service he resided in what is now called Monongahela County Virginia and continued to reside there until the War was over. He was in several smart engagements with the Indians on the frontiers and fought others was in the Battle of Dunkards Creek which empties into the Monongahela [River] on the Western side near Morgan town [Morganton] where the Indians were defeated. He was also in another engagement at the Waters of Fish Creek Virginia. He was stationed for one year and served for that length of time at what was called Scott's Mills at a Garrison there and was commanded by Captain David Scott. He then marched from Scott's Mills to the Big Meadows from thence to the South branch of the Potomac [River] from thence to Winchester in Frederick County where he was stationed for some time, where he was marched back to Shadlers [?] Station on the waters of Dunkards Creek where he served until he was discharged. He does not now remember the names of any other Continental, or any militia companies who were with the troops where he served his recollections are so indistinct in consequence of the extreme old age to which he has arisen. He well however remembers to have seen General Washington, General Gates, General Lee, Colonel Ivins (or Evins) and Captain David Scott under which 3 last officers he served. He has know [no] written or documentary evidence and he knows of no person except William Jackson and Isaac Fuller who are living who can testify to [his] service and Isaac Fuller's testimony is principally traditional (See Affidavits). He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
S/Andrew Jackson
[Elijah Barwick, a clergyman,and George Greggs gave the standard supporting affidavit.]
Answers to the Questions prescribed by the War Department, which answers were made in open Court [pages in the file are out of sequence]
Ans. to 1st Quest.
I was born on the 30th day of May 1754 in Loudoun County Virginia on the waters of Goose Creek.
Answer to 2nd Quest.
I have a record of my age at home in my Bible.
Answer to 3rd Quest.
I was living when called into service in what is now called Monongahela County Virginia, since the close of the Revolution I have resided for a number of years in the State of Ohio near Cincinnati, from thence I removed to the County of Franklin and State of Indiana where I now reside.
Answer to 4th Quest.
I was enlisted.
Answer to 5th Quest.
I remember well General Washington, General Gates, General Lee, Colonel Irins (Evins) and Captain David Scott of the Regular Army. I do not now remember any Continental or militia Regiments or companies who were with the troops where I served, by name, but it is more than probable that there were other companies than those companies my own Regiment during some of the time which I served. The general circumstances of my service are stated within.
Answer to 6th Quest.
I received a written discharge from Captain David Scott and kept it for a long time but it is now lost or destroyed.
Answer to 7th Quest.
Inquire of Robert John Esquire, Colonel Noble, Judge Quck Esquire, Barwick Enoch McCarty Esquire and all who know me and who ever have known me.
[p5]
State of Indiana Decatur County:Sc.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Decatur aforesaid Elijah Piles a resident of the said County who being first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he is now in his eighty seventh year, that he was well acquainted with one Andrew Jackson (who as this deponent is informed is an applicant for a pension under the act of June 7th 1832) in the Monongahela your Country both before and since and during the Revolutionary War. That he cannot now state the precise time that the said Andrew Jackson enlisted in the service of the United States but thinks it was sometime in the year 1779 with Captain David Scott and served under General Lee and under Colonel Evans in his Regiment until sometime in or about the year 1782. That he never saw the discharge of the said Jackson but always has understood and did understand at the time that the said Jackson was honorably discharged by his officers, and furthermore that he the said Jackson served in Colonel Evans Regiment of the Virginia Line. This deponent never heard it contradicted by any person and that the said Andrew Jackson was a soldier of the Revolution and further deponent saith not.
S/
Elijah Piles, X his mark
[Attested October 29, 1833]
[p 16]
Copy of the Instrument joined with Discharge
State of North Carolina
Randolph County: SS
This day Andrew Jackson came before me a Justice of said County and made oath and produced a furlough for six days dated December 31st 1780 from under the hand of Henry Speer
To and that he is not able at present to Join his Company of agreeable to his furlough. This may certify that the said Andrew Jackson have leave to stay six days from the date hereof to recover his health and then to joined Captain Henry Speers Company at Salisbury agreeable to his furlough dated at camp.
Certified from under my hand this 6th day of January 1781.
S/
John Arnold, JP
Copy of a discharge found
"This may Certified at Andrew Jackson has served one month with me in the foot service & is hereby discharged this 18th March 1782.
S/
Elijah Williams, Lieutenant"
References
- ↑ Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Memorial# 8571785, in Find A Grave.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 #91503 John Clark Raber, in Sons of the American Revolution. Membership information and application forms for Sons of the American Revolution, 1776-1996. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993-1996).
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