Haralson County Georgia Pension Jesse Rowell (Rev Soldier) Pension File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Brad Jones rbjonesy@mindspring.com Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/haralson.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Jesse Rowell - Revolutionary Soldier Jesse Rowell, father of William Rowell was in the Revolution. He was in the Continental Army at Brandywine, Germantown and Valley Forge, PA, Monmouth, NJ, and was taken a POW at Chareston, SC. Here transcribed are his pension papers. He is buried at the Rowell-Philpot Cemetery north of Buchanan. He is one of three Rev War men buried in Haralson County. (1)Georgia - Franklin County - Deed Book "K"; Nov. 4, 1793 - Sept. 12, 1794 by State Historian 1939 (Georgia Archives) Know all Men by these presents that I Jesse Rowell late a soldier in the first North Carolina Regiment do make Constitute and appoint John Conner of the State of Georgia and County of Franklin my true and legall attorney for me and in my name to sell assign and transfer a certificate issues in my name from the War office of the United States for Personal Service done in the late Continental Army amounting to with Power also to Substitute an Attorney or Attorneys under him for the above purpose to make constitute and appoint hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney or his Substitute or Substitutes shall or may do therein by virtue herof In Widness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and seal this ________ one thousand seven Hundred and ninety four Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us State of Georgia Franklin County Personally appeared and came before me one of the Judges of the County Court aforesaid the above Jesse Rowell and acknowledged the above power of Attorney to John Conner to be his Act and Deed for the uses and purposes therein contained. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and seal the date above mentioned Wm. Hardin J.P. (2)"Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files; Vol. III; N-Z" abstracted by Virgil D. White, 1992 (Georgia Archives) Rowell, Jesse, NC Line, S38337, appl 3 Mar 1824 Franklin Co GA aged 76 with a wife Marian aged 50 & children; Anne 17, Joshua Franklin 15 & a daughter whose name was not clearly written aged 12. (3)From the Pension application papers of Jesse Rowell, National Archives: H of R (House of Representatives) January 17, 1825 Enclosed you will receive the declaration of Jesse Rowell claiming a pension for Revolutionary services. I am informed that William Ray has transmitted to the War Department on 18 June, 1824, a like application. Be so good as to give them your early consideration and inform me of the results. I am requested to assertain whether those persons are entitled to a bounty of land . Please afford me information upon this point. Respectfully, Your obedient servant, Wilbur Thompson. _________________________ Franklin County, Georgia Personally appearing in an open court, being a court of record In the State of Georgia and the County of Franklin, Jesse Rowell, aged Seventy-Six years and residing in the aforesaid County of Franklin who being duly sworn according to law does make the following declaration in reference to the provision made by the acts of Congress on the 18th March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820. That the aforesaid Jesse Rowell enlisted for the term of the (Revolutionary) War some time in the month of October in the year 1776 in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Allen in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Clarke in the line of the state of North Carolina on the Old Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in said corps for a term of about five years when he was taken a prisoner by the British at Charleston in whose custody he remained until the declaration of peace, that he never obtained a written discharge. That the aforesaid was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth, that he had no other evidence now or power of his said services except this oath. He solemnly swears that: I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any other method dispatched of my property or any -thereof with intent hereby or to diminish -to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled to or to provide for certain pensions engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War performed before the 18th day of March 1818. That I have not nor had any person in for me, my property or securities, contracts or debts due me nor have I any in common other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed: Two cows and calves: 20$ Ten head of Hogs: 20$ One pail, one piggin, two (?) two axes: 4$ One pot, one oxen: 5$ Total: 49$ My occupation, a farmer; my family consists of my wife Merriam, who is upwards of fifty years of age, is infirm and unable to work, my daughter Anne who is seventeen years of age and in good health, able to work; my son Joshua Franklin, fifteen years of age, healthy and able to work; my daughter Civility twelve years of age and in good health. Sworn to truth in an open court this 3rd day of March 1824. Jesse Rowell (his mark) Attest: Samuel Morris, Clerk _____________________________________________ Georgia Franklin County I James Morris, clerk of said county do hereby certify that the foregoing oath oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court; I also certify that the court is mere satisfied that the claimant served the term of nine months under one engagement of the Continental establishment. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount of the value of the property exhibited in the aforesiad schedule is forty-nine dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this fourth day of January, 1825. James Morris, Clerk Superior Court, Franklin County. __________________________________________________________ Washington, D.C. 10th January 1845 Mr. James L. Edwards Dear Sir: The Hon. John A. Jones of Paulding County, Georgia, writes me that Jesse Rowell, a private in Captain Dixon's Company and Colonel Clarke's regiment of infantry, has been receiving a pension of eight dollars per month since 4th March 1826. He now thinks he is entitled to a land bounty and back pay anterior to 1824. You will find his allowances recorded in the Pension Office, Book B, Volume 9 Page 208. Will you have the goodness to inform me whether by any subsequent acts Jesse Rowell is entitled to anything besides the 8 dollars per month as aforesaid, and oblige me as such. Yours respectfully, John A. Lumpkin ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. 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