Allegheny County PA Archives Military Records.....Jordan, James November 9, 1833 Revwar - Pension New Jersey Second Battalion, Second Establishment ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: David Zimmerman zimmerman409@charter.net January 25, 2009, 4:09 pm Revolutionary War Pension Application W-8225 State of Pennsylvania } Allegheny County } Ss On this ninth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court, before the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid, James Jordan, a resident of Plum Township in the County of Allegheny and the State of Pennsylvania aged Seventy four years in the beginning of August last - has no record of his age but as he has been in – formed by his mother his father having died before the Revolutionary War who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of that Act of Congress, passed June the 7 A.D. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served during the time and in the manner and capacity here – in after stated. He first went out in the fall of 1777 as a private enlisted soldier under the command Captain Lewis First Lieuten – ant McClain, Ensign John Shreves General Maxwell Col – onel Israell (sic) Shreves does not remember the Majors name the adjutant was Holstead Asa Jones was orderly sergeant of the Company to which he belonged. Thomas Evans was also a sergeant He lived in Morris Town, Morris County New Jersey after enter – ing the service he was marched from Valley Forge to Mount Holly The British drove us out of Mt Holly and we retreated to the Black Horse ten miles from Mt Holly and there encamped This was June first or about the first of June the next summer after he had enlisted - they went into a Quaker Meeting house for the purpose of staying all night the whole regiment was encamped there about the middle of the night the British came and surrounded the meeting house where he and his regiment were we retreated out of the back door of the meeting house and through the rear yard to a town in New Jersey called Crossic four miles from the Black Horse this retreat was performed in the night In the morning there was a command order to watch the motion of the enemy to see which way they would come he was included in this command in the morning following they were compelled to retreat from before this enemy into a Swamp. this was the com – mand which was ordered to watch the notions of the enemy – they were chased by the enemy! Light horse for two days before the command which was separated from the regiment in which command He as has been stated was on cause w/o with the regiment on this retreat there were three men lost in this flanking party – On the morning of the 28th day of June Gen. Washington ordered Gen. Lee to go and take the Jersey Blues and one Brigade of Marylanders com – manded by Gen. Wayne and go and attack the enemy in order to bring them back to the ground on which he wished to fight there - he belonged to the Second regiment of the New Jersey Blues Max - well was still his general and was then commanded by Lee who was their Commander in Chief of the two divisions mentioned. They were led on by Maxwell to attack the left Wing of the British and had a very severe engagement this was probably about eight or nine o’clock in the morning had no breakfast nor any thing to eat that day the engagement was continued for some time when a retreat was ordered and fought all the way as they retreated back towards and past the Court House at Montmouth (sic) After we had passed the Court House a little we were met by Gen. Washington who came up with the Main Army riding a White Horse this petitioner was within a yard of him and heard him address Gen. Lee by asking him “What is this you have been about today” This was the principal Battle he was in dur – ing the time he served from Monmouth after the battle he was, with his regiment, marched to Elizabeth Town in Essex County New Jersey Lay there until Fall. The Second regiment of the Jersey Blues to which regiment he belonged was ordered to New Ark in the same state to win – ter Quarters he lay there until Spring when they were ordered higher up the North River and crossed Second River – Head quarters was there at Taupon East New Jersey. Was present and saw Arnold leave vessel the American Army and go aboard of a British ^ and saw Major Andrew a prisoner – he was brought over a prisoner when this applicant was the Picket guard. This was in the fall of Eighty – this place was head quarters until the time of his service expired and he was dis – charged which took place in the beginning of the winter of Eighty Captain Lewis gave him his discharge. This paper he had lost - he set no particular store by it and has been tossed from place to place he was then a young man has since moved from place to place and he cannot tell what has become of his discharge which he got from Captain Lewis. He never was enlisted but this over belonged to this second regiment New Jersey Blues commanded by Col – onel Israell (sic) Shreves. His time of enlistment was three years all which served as a private enlisted soldier and was during that time engaged in no civil pursuit. He was born in the State of Delaware New Castle County Mill Creek Hundred while he was still a child his parents moved to Morris Town Morris County East New Jersey when he was raised and lived until he entered the Army of the United States after his time of service he came back to Morris Town in E. New Jersey his mother then resided in Chester County Penna. who came for him and he went with her and resided in Chester County until the year 1811 when he removed in Al – legheny County Plum Township where he now resides he moved into Allegh – eny County in the month of October 1811. He is known to Robert Beatty Esquire Robert Carothers Esquire Henry Chalfont James McCully Robert McCully John McCully Jr Michael Zimmerman John Lynn Robert Johnston and John Monzos who reside in Plum Township aforesaid and can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his having been a soldier of the Revolution. He lost his documentary eviden – ce of his service nor does he know of any person on whom testimony he can pro - duce who can testify as to his service. He believes from the statement of his mother that he is seventy four years of age in August last – has been told by his mother that he was born in 1760 He has a distinct recollec – tion of the principal occurrences of his service he was in a number of skirmishes the only principal battle he was the Battle of Mon – mouth which he has mentioned - He hereby relinquishes all and every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State or (if any) only on that of the Agency of this State of Pennsylvania Sworn and subscribed in open Court } the day and year last aforesaid } James Jordon James Riddle We James Graham a Clergyman residing in Wilkins Township in the said County and Robert Johnston residing in the said Township of Plum in said County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Jordon Additional Comments: James Jordan was a participant in the Battle of Monmouth N.J., 18 to 27 June, 1778. A detailed account of this time period may be viewed at the following website: http://www.revwar75.com/library/rees/monmouth/MonmouthA.htm The title of the account is attributed to a comment from James Jordan's pension application. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 8.1 Kb