Delaware-Chester County PA Archives Military Records.....Jackson, John July 24, 1832
Revwar - Pension 
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Revolutionary War Pension File
Navy #492
Pennsylvania
John Jackson of Delaware Co. in the state of Pennsylvania who was a private in 
the ___ commanded by Captain Wade - of___ ___ in the Delaware for two years 
from 1776.  
Pa. Sea Service
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania in the amount of 80 dollars and 0 cents 
for service to commence on the 5th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of September 1832, and sen to W. 
O'Neal, Reg., Washington City
Arrears to 4th of September 1832 $120-  
Semiannual allowance 4 March 1833 $40-
Total $160-
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Wm. S. Allison, Clerk
Book D(?), Vol. 6, Page 65
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 
7th, 1832

State of Pennsylvania}
County of Delaware   }S.S.

On this twenty-fourth day of July A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-
two personally appeared before me, Joseph Engle, one of the Judges of the 
Court of Common Plea in and for the County of Delaware and state of 
Pennsylvania John Jackson, a resident of the township of Upper Providence, 
Delaware County, State of Pennsylvania aged ninety nine years, 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named 
officers, and served as herein stated:
    
    I was born at Marcus Hook in Lower Chichester Township in the County of 
Chester (now County of Delaware) and state of Pennsylvania.  I was born in the 
month of June, and I was just twenty five years old when the British left 
Philadelphia during the revolutionary war.  I have no record of my age & I 
went into the service of the United States on board the row gallies in the 
river Delaware.  The season before, row gallies attacked the Ros-buck (a 
British frigate) in the river Delaware.  I was in that action.  In was 
enlisted under Captain Wade.  I was three years and one month in the service 
from the time I first substd under Captain Wade till I was taken prisoner by 
the British.  I was taken prisoner in Chester, was taken to an English war 
vessel in the Delaware, the Commodore ordered me to Philadelphia.  I remained 
there a prisoner two months, and then Capt. Peter Howcer having taken a 
company of Hessions that were out plundering.  I was exchanged for one of 
them.  General Washington then gave me a parole for twenty days to go home and 
before the twenty days were out I was called on by my old Captain, Capt. Wade, 
and I went into the service again.  This second time I was in the service 
about three weeks.  Captain Wade commanded a sloop in the river Delaware in 
the service of the United States called Rachel.  I had no written discharge 
from Capt. Wade or any one else.  I received at the time of my discharge the 
prize money to which I was intitled for assisting in ___, from the refugees 
two shallops which the refugees had taken from Colonel Floyd and Captain 
Ford.  I am known in my present neighbourhood by William Long, Margaret Burns, 
Jonas Eyre who can testify as to my character and to their belief as to my 
services in the revolution.  I have been blind for nearly twenty years.  I can 
just see a little glimmer of light, but I cannot tell black from white.  I 
have been in the poor house of Delaware County for near twenty years and 
maintained at the public espense.  And am now very infirm in body and unable 
to attend upon Court.  I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension 
___ except the present and disclose that his name is not on the pension roll 
of any agency of any state whatever.
John (his X mark) Jackson
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me.  Jos. Engle.

I, William Long of the township of Chester, County of Delaware and state of 
Pennsylvania being duly affirmed according to law deposes and says that I am 
in my ninetieth year and I have known John Jackson ever since he was a 
prentice boy with William Siddons.  The above applicant John Jackson was in 
the (end of file)

Additional Comments:
Series M805, Roll 465, pages 56-59

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