Jesse Hooper Accrued Pension Documents
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This is a complete transcription from the National Archives and Records Administration's Record Group 217, "Records of the Third Auditor." The series title is "Settled Accounts for Payment of Accrued Pensions (Final Payments)." The following is from File 9038, in Box 68, and is the claim of the children of Jesse Hooper of Tennessee. Significant genealogical data herein includes
Inline comments, explanatory notes, or questionable readings are enclosed in [] square brackets. Line breaks correspond to those in the original documents. All underlining is present in the original.
[page 1, outer cover of application]
Ent
No 9038
To
Jesse Hooper
(Children of)
Penr. W. Tennessee
Act of 7 June 1832
$27.83
26 June 1840
27 ---------
Reqn no 5534 dated 27 June 1840
Sent to Treasury 29 June 1840
[page 2, obverse of page 1]
Fr the U States
To Jesse Hooper's childn
penr. Nashville rolls
Act of June 1832
For his pension from 4 March
to 8 July 1839 – the day of his
death, 127 days at $80.__
per annum, per voucher
filed herewith _ _ _ _ $27.83
Treasy Dept
Second Comptrollers Office 3d Treasr Officer
Examined by J L Cathcart 26 June 1840
26 June 1840 States by Jaslton[?]
[page 3, original certificate of pension found in Jesse Hooper's papers. This is a printed form with blank spots for handwritten insertions.]
4 Mch '39
77
War Department
Revolutionary Claim
I certify that in conformity with the Laws of the United
States of the 7th June, 1832, Jesse Hooper
of the State of Tennessee
who was a Private in the war
of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Eighty dollars and
0 0 cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing
on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the
[4th o]f March, and 4th of September, in every year
Given at the War Office of the United States, this
28 day of February
[wax seal] one thousand eight hundred and thirty=three
Lew[is] Cass
Secretary of War
[obscured] and
to [obscured]signed.
J L. Edwards
[page 4]
State of Tennessee
Davidson County - Be it known that at a
County Court Session holden for the County afore
said at the Court house in the Town of Nashville
on the 3 day of February 1840 personally appeared
in Open Court John Hooper, Washington G Shelton
Jeremiah W. Cullom all of said County and upon their
oaths have satisfactorily proven to the Court here
that the following named prisons are the only
lawfull heirs of the late Jesse Hooper decd who died
on the Eighth day of July 1839 leaving his widow
Elizabeth Hooper who died on the twenty 23d third day
of August following 1839. The name of his
heirs as follows William T Hooper, John Hooper
Mary Story who married to Henry Story and is
now a widow, Martha Benningfield who mar
ried to James Benningfield, Elizabeth Cart
wright who married to Thomas Cartwright
C. L. Hooper, Anna Russell who married
to Thomas Russell, Alston Hooper, Isaac
Hooper who is dead leving [sic] one child a minor
whose name is Durindy. The above named
persons are the only legal heirs known of to us of
the said Jesse Hooper and they all now reside in
the County of Davidson & State aforesaid, and
that the said Jesse Hooper at the time of his death
had been placed on the roll of Revolutionary Pensioners
of the United States under act of Congress of the
of June 1832 and further that, he was teh Identical
Jesse Hooper named in an original certificate
in his possion [possession] on the day of his death and which
is here shown to the Court and of which
the following is a true copy
War Department Revolutionary
Claim. I certify that in conformity with the
[page 5]
Laws of the United States, of the 7 June 1832 Jesse
Hooper of the State of Tennessee who was a
Private in the War of the Revolution
is entitled to Receive Eighty dollars per annum
during his natural life, commencing on the 4th
day of March 1831 and payable semiannually on
the 4th March & 4th September, in every year
Given at the War Office of the United States this
28th day of February 1833
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Examined & Countersigned
J L Edwards Comm of Pensions
And they the said John Hooper Washington
G Shelton & Jeremiah W Cullom further Testify that the said
Jesse Hooper dec. was entitled to a Pension at the
rate of Eighty dollars per annum from the 4th day
of March 1839 to what time he was last paid
to the 8
on account of Service rendered the United States
during the Revolutionary War, and that at the time
of his death he resided in said Davidson County afore
said & had resided there for the span of about Forty
______ years and before that resided in the State of
Georgia
John Hooper [seal]
Washington G Shelton [seal]
Jeremiah W. Cullum [seal]
Sworn & Subscribed in open
Court here the day and
year first above mentioned
E H Cale
Robt B[rown?] Gord[on?]
Chas M [obscured by seal]
[(sidewise)]justices
In Testimony whereof and of the fore
going proof before the Court I
Smith Criddle Clerk of said Court have
hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my
Seal of Office this 3d day Feby 1840
Smith Criddle
[page 6]
Know all men by these Presents that we William
Hooper, John Hooper, Mary Story, Martha Benning
-field, Elizabeth Cartwright, C L Hooper
Anna Russell Alston Hooper [blank area]
Guardian of the orphan child of Isaac Hooper
all of the County of Davidson & State of Tennessee and
being the same and only heirs of Jesse Hooper decd
as named in the foregoing record before the
court do hereby constitue & appoint Jeremiah
Cullum our and for each of us Lawfull attorney
for us and in each of our names to receive from
the agent of the United States for paying Pensions
in Nashville State of Tennessee the arrearage of
Pension due to each of us in right of our decd Father
Jesse Hooper decd who was a Revy Pensioner
from the 4th day of March 1839 the Time to which
he was last paid, to the 8th day July 1839 the
day of his death. Witness our & each of our
hands & Seals this [blank] day of January 1840
This 2d day of May 1840
[at]test Wm. T. Hooper [seal]
[obscured] Cullum John Hooper [seal]
her
Mary Story [seal]
mark
Martha Benningfield [seal]
Elizabeth Cartwright [seal]
C L Hooper [seal]
Anne Russell [seal]
A Hooper [seal]
Matilda Hooper _ [seal]
[page 7]
State of Tennessee
Davidson County - - - Be it known on this 3d day of
May 1840 before me the Subscriber a Justice of
the Peace in and for said County personally appeared
William Hooper, John Hooper, Mary Story,
Martha Benningfield, Elizabeth Cartwright,
C. L Hooper, Anna Russell Alston Hooper
Matilda Hooper and guardian of [Du]renda
orphan child of Isaac Hooper decd within named
and acknowledged the within power of attorney
to be their act and each of their Acts & Deeds. In
Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand the day and year last above mentioned.
Elijah Nicholson [seal]
Justice of Peace
State of Tennessee Davidson County.
I certify that Elijah Nicholson, Esqr [blurred] subscriber
& signer to the above certificate is an [officer?] at
the time of signing the same an acting Justice of
the Peace for said county duly [sworn?] for [obscured] &
qualified according to law - [wax seal]
In testimony whereof I hereunto
subscribe my name & affix
the seal of said County
Court at office in Nashville
this 23d day of May 1840 Smith Cri[ddle] Clk
of said co[ur]t
By Felix A. Har[son] deputy
[page 8]
State of Tennessee
Davidson County Be it known on this 12th day of
June 1840 before me the subscriber an acting Justice
of the Peace in and for said County Personally app
eared Jeremiah Cullum the attorney named
in the within or foregoing Power of attorney made
to him by the heirs of Jesse Hooper decd and ma[kes oath?]
that the same was not made to him by reason
of sale Transfer or MOrtgage of teh Pension
or arrears of the Pension therein authorized
to be Recd. by him.
J W Cullum
Sworn to & subscriber to
before me the date above
Jo:Howell
Justice of the Peace
[page 9]
Nashville 12 June 23d May 183 1840
Peter Hagner Esqr
Dear Sir
Enclosed you have the Pension
Claim of the heirs of Jesse Hooper decd for the accru-
age of Pension due as a Revolutionary Pension
Act of June 1832. The power of attorney is made
by the heirs to Jeremiah Cullom who resides in
this County. Please to address him at this Office
to my care and I will obtain the necessary
Receipts and forward you. I am Respectfully Sir
Your Obt Servt
Stephen Cantrell
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