Pension Application of John Hackett: S37979
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
Virginia towit
At a Court held for the County of Giles the 29th day of June 1819 personally appeared before the Court John Hackett aged Sixty years resident in the County of Giles and State of Virginia who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress Intitled an act to provide for certain persons Ingaged in the land and navel [sic] services of the United States in the revolutionary war that he the said John Hackett Inlisted for the term of two years on the day of March in the year of 1776 in the County of Botetourt in the State of Virginia in the Company commanded by Captain Thomas Posey of the Regiment commanded by Colonel _____ [William] Dangerfield of the 7th Regiment in the brigade commanded by Genl _____ [William] Woodford in the line of the State of Virginia on the Continental Establishment that he continued to serve in that Corps or in the service of the United States during the two years the term of his inlistment, when he the said John Hackett again inlisted in the the said Corps in the service of the United States for the term of three years the term of his inlistment and he the said John Hackett then inlisted during the war in the same Corps and served in the same untill the conclusion of the war and was discharged at Richmond in the State of Virginia and that he the said John Hackett has lost his discharges he the said John Hackett was in the battle of Jermen Town [sic: Germantown PA, 4 Oct 1777] and in the battle of mammoth [sic: Monmouth NJ, 28 June 1778] and in the Seage of Charles Town [sic: Siege of Charleston SC, 7 Mar - 12 May 1780] when he the said John Hackett was taken prisoner by the British in Charleston and continued a prisoner about fourteen months when he was exchanged at James Town in Virginia he then joined the same Corps and marched to the South where he was put under the command of General [Anthony] Wayne and was attacked by a party of Indians and was wounded in the thigh and continued in the South to the end of the war when he was discharged at Richmond as afore said
The said John Hackett produced in Court Joseph Anderson who stated on oath that he knew part of the Services were performed by the said John Hackett he the witness states that he knew the said John Hackett served the first two years as stated in his declaration, and the said John Hackett is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no more Evidence in his power to prove his further Service, and the Court do Certify that It appears to their satisfaction that the said John Hackett did Serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceeding declaration against the Common Enemy for the term of two two [sic] years at one time on continental Establishment and they do now Transmit the proceeding & testimony taken and had before them to the Secretary for the department of war. pursuant to the direction of the aforesaid act of Congress and the Court are satisfied that he needs the assistance of his Country for Support
Virginia Giles County to wit
On the 26 day of March 1823 personally appeared in Open Court for the county of Giles being a court of Record for said county because it has power fine and imprison and proceeds according to the course of common Law with a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping a record of its proceedings and has been solemnly adjudged to be a court of Record by the supreme tribunals of this State John Hackett aged sixty two years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary War as followith That he enlisted in the service of the United States in the year 1776 under Captn Thomas Posy in the 7th Virginia Regt commanded by Colo. Dangerfield attached to the virginia line in General Woodfords Brigade that he served in the revolution from the time of his enlistment during the war and was discharged at Richmond Virginia and that he made a declaration of the circumstances of his services and enlistment on the 29th day June 1819 and that he has received a pension warrant or certificate for same No. 15,729 and that he made a subsequent declaration of his services and enlistment on the 29th day of November 1820 and has received no warrant or pension certificate on the latter declaration or any pension money thereon and he solemnly swears that he was a resident citizen of the united states on the 18th day of March 1818 and that has not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it 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 on the eighteenth of march 1818 and he has not nor has any person in trust for him any property securities contracts or debts due him nor have any income other than in the schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed (to wit)
5 head of Hogs worth $2.00 1 Cow Do [ditto] $8.00
1 Yearling Calf Do $2.00 30 acres of unimproved land in a large survey title not good worth about $030 cents
his occupation was a Farmer while he had health and ability to pursue it but now he is old and infirm and not able to support himself by Labor sworn to and declared on this 26th day of March 1823 in Open Court [signed] John Hackett