Pension Application of Jonathan Dacon: S39410
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
Virginia Sc
At a Court held for Bedford County at the Courthouse the 25th day of May 1819
Jonathan Dacon aged fifty seven years born in Boston, came into court, being a court of Record & made oath that he enlisted at Dover Delaware State in the United States service for during the Revolutionary War in the spring of the year 1779 in a regiment called the Delaware Blues in a recruiting party for the said Regiment the old regiment having been nearly cut off in the battle at Brandywine [11 Sep 1777], that he continued a while at Philadelphia as an attendant on about 18 or 20 sick men afterwards he was stationed at Christiana bridge in the state of Delaware – I from thence marched to york town in the state of Virginia, & was there mustered with the Pennsylvania line, the Delaware blues not being a full regiment, and was never out of the Regiment called the blues – After the surrender of Cornwallis [19 Oct 1781] he was marched to Charlestown [now Charleston] in South Carolina, on his return from thence he was left sick in the State of North Carolina for eight or nine months, & then proceeded as far as Colo. Gabriel Penns in the County of Amherst in the State of Virginia at which time the Army was disbanded in the year 1783 That to the best of his recollection the Captain or Lieutenants name was Bennett, the sergeant Brooks & the Drummer Dawson – That he served four years, that the reason he never obtained his discharge, was that he never went back to Delaware or Massachussetts, but remained to this day in Virginia – consequently never applied for a discharge, tho’ justly entitled to an honorable one. That he had a regular pass given him by his Captain when left sick in North Carolina which is now lost or mislaid, & knows not where it is. That he never received any pension from the United States, or any of the States, & from his reduced circumstances in life he needs the assistance of his country for support
Virginia Sc.
At a Court held for Bedford County at the Courthouse the 24th day of July 1820
On this 24th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Records for said County Jonathan Dakin aged 59 years resident in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows Viz In a Regiment known by the name of Delaware Blues enlisted in the year 1779 for during the war and that he has received a pension of eight Dollars per month under the act of the 18th of March 1818 as appears by the pension Certificate Numbered 16,437 And I do solemnly swear 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 manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled, “An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war” passed the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any other person in trust for me any property securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed and that I am by occupation a shoe maker and have a family consisting of a wife aged 50 years and three daughters one aged 20 years one 18 & the other 13 and one son aged 10 years Jonathan Dakin
Which schedule follows in these words Viz.
One cow bought with the money I drew first................................................ $12.00
2 pine Tables ......................................................................... 75
1 pine Cupboard 2.00
1 poplar Chest 1.00
2 Spinning wheels ......................................................................... 2.00
Carried Over [to next page]............................................... $17.75
Brought Forward.............................................................. $17.75
1 Sow and Pigs $5.00
1 Pot and Oven 3.00
2 pails and 6 Common Chairs..................................................................... 2.00
˝ Doz Plates ........................................................................... 35
˝ “ Knives ........................................................................... 50
1 Small glass .....................................................................................
1 Debt due from Samuel Hancock for.......................................................... $5.75
1 D’o due from John Cobbs........................................................................ 2.87
$37.22
Jonathan Dakin
NOTE: The pension certificate states that Dacon died 11 May 1848. A typed summary states that he served as orderly sergeant.