Jacob Mefford
Pension
Pension #W.9562
The following is a verbatim letter
pertaining to the application of the said Jacob Mefford for a pension. Veterans
Administration Washington May 2, 1932
In reply to Jacob Mefford #W8362
Dear Sir; Reverence is made to your letter relative to Jacob Mefford, a soldier
of the Revolutionary War. The date furnished herein and obtained from the paper
on file in the Revolutionary War Claims for Pension W.9562 based on the military
service of soldiers in that war. The family of Jacob Mefford was of French
extraction. His father was residing in the state of Maryland in 1792. Names of
his parents are not given. Jacob Mefford enlisted in Frederick County, Maryland,
February 3, 1781, served as a private in Captain Glaggett’s company under Major
Lansdale in the Maryland Battalion and was discharged August 1783.
He was in several skirmishes on Chespeake Bay. About 3 years after the Revolution he moved to the state of Kentucky and from there to "Orleans", state not given. In 1792 he returned to his home in Maryland and in 1793 went back to Kentucky. He was allowed pension and on his application executed October 27, 1819 at which time he was aged 55 years and resided in Campbell County, Kentucky. He pension commenced August 9, 1824.
He died December 14, 1844 in Campbell County, Kentucky. "The soldier married August 20, 1793 in Scott County, Kentucky, Ellenor or Eleanor, her maiden name not given. Soldier’s widow Eleanor was allowed pension on her application executed March 4, 1848 at which time she was aged 72 years and resided in Lawrence County, Indiana.
In 1829 soldier stated that he had ten children eight of whom were then residing with him as follows: Polly, Ellen, Thompson, Nancy, William, James, Jackson, and Malissa, aged respectively, 26, 20, 17, 12, 10, 7, 4, and 2 years. The names of the other children are not stated. Soldier stated that his father reared eight sons. The names of only two of the brothers of Jacob Mefford are given; John, who was in 1792 living in Baltimore and William. The names of no sisters are given.
Soldier stated that his brother John served with him in the Revolutionary War and that William was a seaman. There is no claim for pension, on file on account of the services of John Mefford, under any spelling, who served with the Maryland troops.
Very truly yours, (signed) A D Miller Assistant to Administrator