William Jackson (Bedford Co. VA)
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William Jackson - A Free Man of Color Widow: Nicy Jackson |
Revolutionary War Pension Declaration W.7877
Virginia Bedford County to Wit
This day William Jackson a free man of color aged about sixty five or sixty six appeared in the Court of the County aforesaid at this October term 1825 the same being a Court of record and made oath that he enlisted as a regular Soldier in the Revolutionary War in the month of April or May in the year 1780 or 1781 at Amherst Court house Virginia under Col Hugh Rose that he enlisted for during the war and served near three years and until the close of the War. That he was attached to the first Va Regiment or Continental attachment under Col Posey and under Col Feebecker and under Genl Augt. Muhlenberg that he was in no particular battles but was in the Army as a private soldier during his enlistment and was in the army at Charleston at Cumberland old Court house in Va and from thence marched to Winchester in Va and was their honorably discharged after the close of the War. That Charles Claymon Deceased late of Bedford County in Va had his discharge and carried it to Richmond Va some time after the close of the War to draw his pay and never returned it. That he was a Waiter for a few weeks during his enlistment for Capt. Johnston and Lieut. Wm Trabue to Adjut. Wm Eshridge. That he was on the 18th March 1818 a resident Citizen of Bedford County Va and has been a resident citizen of said County ever since the Revolutionary War. That he has not since the passage of the Act of Congress of 18th March 1818 or of 1st May 1820 providing the for the Officers & soldiers of the Revolutionary War, sold, aliened, given away or otherwise disposed of in any manner any property, debts or security ships or contract in order to being himself within the provisions of within either of the said acts of congress. That he hereby relinquishes all claim to any pension except those provided by the act of Congress aforesaid. That he made his first declaration in the Court of the County under the acts aforesaid for the purpose of becoming a pensioner in the month of November 1822 to the best of his recollections which was shortly after he first heard of the act of Congress allowing pensions to soldiers of the Revolutionary War, that since that time he has depended on Wm Cook of Liberty Bedford County Va to attend to his claim for him. That I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contract or debts other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. That he has a wife a woman of Colour being with him aged about aged about seventy four or five years and a niece of his said wife aged about thirty years who has four small children. That his is now and has been for many years afflicted so as to disable him in a great degree from bodily labour he believes from an attempt made years ago to poison him by a blackman; that Doctor George Cabell late of Lynchburg who attended him as a physician for a length of time was of that opinion. That such are his reduced circumstances in life that he needs the assistance of his County for support.
That he has one horse worth $20.00
Sixteen hogs including all kinds some pigs, shout & others worth perhaps 30.00
Two plows, two axes, two hoes a cutter worth perhaps 8.00
Two ovens, two pots, one skillet 5.00
six common chairs, one common table 4.00
Two water tubs and two pales 1.00
A small crop corn, not yet gathered perhaps 15 barrels 25.00
some tobacco which I hired the cultivation of and in the hiring for same after paying may be worth 30.00
Wm (his X mark) Jackson
The Court doth appraise the estate of said applicant to One
hundred and thirty dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this seventeenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and twenty five and the 50th year of the Commonwealth
J. Steptoe CSBC
Nicy Jackson - Declaration for Widow's Pension
State of Virginia
Bedford County to witt
On this 27 day of February 1839 personally appeared before me Hiram Cheatwood a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Nicy Jackson a free woman of colour, a resident of said county Aged 77 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July the 7th 1838. Entitled, an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. That she is the widow of Will Jackson of said county, a free person of colour - who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary War and of the State line or continental line of service - and who was a pensioner under the law of congress of 1818 - at the rate of eight dollars per month - and when previous commenced the 17th day of december 1825 - but of his her sand husbands services she is able to speak correctly - nor is it necessary so to do, as there is sufficient [illegible], and documentary evidence, in the commissioners office for the war department - and upon which her husband received his certificate of pension - and to which commissioners is referred, to ascertain what is due her the said Nicy Jackson - And she the said Nicy Jackson, further declares, that she was legally married to the said Will Jackson by Parson Clay of the established churches in the year 1783 or 1784. and in the summer time of the year - for she thinks it was the year after her husband came out of service- and he enlisted to serve to the end of the war- And further she says that her husband the aforesaid Will Jackson, died on the 15 day of April 1830 - and that she the said Nicy Jackson has remained a widow ever since - the death of her husband aforesaid - That she was not married to him prior to his being the service but that the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794 - as will more fully appear by the proof annexed.
Nicy [her X mark] Jackson