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Pension application of Dempsey Jordan W4462 Sarah

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act entitled an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Army of the revolution approved on the 15th day of May 1828 I, Dempsey Jordan of 607 district in the County of Taliaferro in the State of Georgia, Do hereby declare, that I enlisted in the Continental line of the revolution, for and during the war, and continued in its service until its termination, at which period I was a private in Captain John McIntosh company. (The Regiment not recollected) But General McIntosh was our commander, I was stationed at Savannah Georgia and at the mouth of [indecipherable word, looks like"clorsin" or "dorien"], And I also declare that I afterwards received certificates, for the reward of $80; to which I was entitled under a resolve of Congress passed the 15th of May 1776. And I further declare, that I was not on the 15th day of May 1823, on the pension list of the United States. And I further declare that I have not been on the list on or since the 5th day of March 1828.

Witness my hand this 23rd day of July in the year of our Lord 1828.
S/ Demsy Jordon, X his mark [sic]

State of Georgia Taliaferro County
On the 13th day of September 1832 personally appeared before the Justices of the Inferior Court of this County Dempsey Jordan late of the Revolutionary Army resident in Taliaferro County and State aforesaid aged 78 years being born in 1754 January the 6th, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832.

I Dempsey Jordan do most solemnly declare that I entered the service of the United States in 1776 in Georgia I first enlisted under Colonel John McIntosh, in Major Lenard Marbury's Battalion for two years regular service I served all my time in Savannah Georgia Major Habersham & Colonel Elbert also commanded here for this service I was promised at my enlistment a Bounty of Land in the fork of Apalatchy Georgia but I never have got it: I have proven this service by James Swords1 the affidavit was sent on to the war department in aid Declaration in 1830. Please get that as the witness is forever out of my power During this service I was in the Siege of Fort Saint Tilly [sic, Satilla] for 2 days and nights and fought the Notorious Brown & the Tories we were commanded there, by Colonel Wynn and lost the Fort I was at the siege of Savannah and fault for 24 hours and held the Fort I was discharged in Savannah at the end of my 2 years service and returned home I in a short time volunteered under General Elijah Clarke was at the siege of Augusta and helped to deep the Notorious Brown out of a cave in the Fort. I then was placed in Captain Dooly's Company under General Pickens and went against the Cherokee Indians we fought the Indians Drove them off took 15 prisoners and returned home I was then discharged after a service of more than 4 years entirely in Georgia where I have ever lived. I hereby relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State. Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year first written My The discharges are both lost and Al of my power I was acquainted with Lieutenant Mitton and Berim[?]. S/ Demsay Jourdan, X his mark [sic]
S/ Malcom Johnston, JIC
S/ RQ Dickinson, JIC
S/ William Dorden, JIC

[Malcom Johnston and William L. Tucker, a clergyman, gave the standard supporting affidavit.]

Georgia Walton County: Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace Mr. Samuel Jordan who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with his Brother of Dempsey Jordan in the Revolutionary war and knew him to enlist in the service of the United States in the year 1776 for 2 years and there continued in said service during the said war I was with him at the Siege of Augusta when we dugout the notorious Brown out of the cave under command of Colonel Lee and Colonel Clarke and others and also at the battle at St. Tillis [Satilla] under the Command of Colonel Milton. Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 13th day of April 1833
S/ George Park, JP S/ Samuel Jordan, X his mark

State of Georgia Taliaferro County: Personally appeared before me the undersigned being a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Taliaferro Georgia, Tennessee Jordan who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear to the precise day & month of the year during his service, of the United States Service during the revolutionary war, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than 4 years, very near, without any intermission (viz.) a few days only. 2 years and enlisted soldier called Regular and 2 years in the Militia all in Georgia. And for such this deponent claims a pension. This Deponent further states that he began his service in 1776 and closed it in 1780 with the exception of some small tours of service.

As to Interrogatory No. 1 I was born as I have been told in Virginia As to No. 2 I have a Record of my age handed me from my father. Sworn to and subscribed the 4th day of May 1833 S/ William Read, JP S/ Dempsey Jordan, X his mark

Georgia Walton County: Personally came before me James Swords who being duly sworn saith that he was well acquainted with Dempsey Jourden in time of the Revolutionary war and that he knows that the said Jordan did enlist in the service of the United States under Captain Green who was commanded by General Lachlin Maintock [Lachlan McIntosh] in the Continental service in the State of Georgia and was in said service for 12 months and afterwards continued in said service to the end of the war. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th November 1829 S/ D. Hardwick, JP S/ Samuel Swords, X his mark

Georgia Walton County: Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace Mr. Samuel Swords who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Dempsey Jordan in the revolutionary war and knew him to enlist in the service of the United States sometime in the year 1776 for 2 years and then served during the war, I was with him at the Siege of Augusta when we dugout Brown out of the cave we were under command of Colonel Lee and Colonel Clarke there, sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th day of April 1833 S/ George Park, JP S/ James Swords, X his mark

On November 21, 1836, Sarah Jordan, 80, a resident of Taliaferro County Georgia filed for benefits under the act of July 4, 1836 stating that she is the widow of Dempsey Jordan; that she married him in January 1777; that he died November 3rd, 1833 and that she remains his widow.