Abner Jenkins Washington Parish Civil War Pension Application

Abner Jenkins, Sr.

Pension Application from the War of 1812

 

before me the undersigned authority Mr. John E Smith & August Simon, who after being duly sworn according to Law declares and say that they had been acquainted with Mr. Abner Jenkins for over ten years, and that he has ____ the ____ of having been a veteran of the years AD Eighteen hundred & fourteen and eighteen hundred & fifteen, as having been in the service of the state of Louisiana, and as such at the Siege of New Orleans, in the years eighteen hundred & fourteen & eighteen hundred & fifteen

 

Sworn to & subscribed before

month 26th day of February AD 1869

N (or H) Keelen JP 6th Ward

 

J. E. Smith

Aug. Simon

 

 

 

The State of Louisiana

Parish of St. Tammany

Sixth Judicial District Court

 

I the undersigned clerk of the afore said Court State & Parish certify that the applicant Abner Jenkins and the witnesses August Simon & J E Smith are all residents of the parish and to me well known and entitled to ____.

 

Within my hand & seal of Office

this 26th February AD 1869

 

name illegible  D Clk

F. A. Farin? Clk

 

 

 

Oath of Abner Jenkins

a veteran of 1814 and 1815

 

          Personally came & appeared before me the undersigned authority Mr. Abner Jenkins, who after being duly sworn according to Law declares & says that he was regularly? in the military Service of the State of Louisiana in the years AD eighteen hundred & fourteen & eighteen hundred fifteen, and in that capacity was at the siege of New Orleans in December AD eighteen hundred & fourteen & January AD eighteen hundred & fifteen and that he is now and has been since that time residing in this Parish & State.  He further more? declares and says that he was a private in Capt. Wm. Georges Company & Col. Womacks Regiment of Louisiana Troops and that he was afterwards honorable discharged from the Service.

 

Sworn to & subscribed before me

this 26th day of February AD 1869

N Keelen JP 6th Ward

 

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Abner Jenkins

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