Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,797, for Thomas Jones, Maryland
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SERVICE
Md.

Jones, Thomas
Elizabeth

NUMBER
W.26797

res. Montgomery Co. Md.
d. about 1824
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4100
Dist. of Columbia
Elizabeth Jones
widow of Thomas Jones
who died on the --- 1824
of Washington in the State of D. C.
who was a Private in the Com commanded
by Captain Beall of the reg. commanded
by ---- in the Maryland
line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of D.C.
at the rate of 80 Dollars 00
per annum, to commence on the 4th
March, 1831
Increased from $30/annum

Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of M 
1845 and sent to
P. Beckey
Present

Arrears to the 4th of 
Semi-annual allowance ending

Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836
Section the 3rd

Recorded by F. L. Swann, Clerk
Book C Vol. 1. Page (torn)
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Washington County
Dist of Columbia

On this 27th day of October 1838 personally appeared before the subscriber & justice of the Peace John Thrasher aged 74 years a creditable & disinterested witness & a Resident of the Dist of Columbia, who after being duly sworn according to law deposed & said that he was well aquainted with Thomas & Elizabeth Jones prior to their Marriage & that their marriage took place on the farm of Stephan Adams & before the Revolutionary war - unintelligible - & that the said Jones took up about twelve acres of Vacant land adjoining the land of the said Thrashers fathers land, where he & his wife lived for Many Years & were Respected by all who knew them, and no doubt was ever entertained of the legality of their Marriage & that her Husband Thos Jones has been dead about ten or twelve years & that Elizabeth his wife has ever since - unintelligible - a widow and never had any  children.
And at the same time Personally appeared Mrs. Margret Stewart sister of said Thrasher who is equally creditable & disinterested & a Resident of the District aforesaid & makes oath to the above  as far as she Knows and States on oath that she has always believed that the said Thomas and Elizabeth Jones were legally married according to the above affidavit, and never heard any doubt expressed to the contrary.

John D. Clark Esq
John Thrasher
Margret Stewart - unintelligible
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4736
Elizabeth Jones
of Thomas
Disct. of Columbia
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District of Columbia
County of Washington. SS

  On this 20 day of August 1839 personally appeared before me William Cranch chief judge of the said district Mrs. Elizabeth Jones late widow of Thomas Jones a resident of Washington County and District aforesaid aged 87 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress July 4th, 1831 entitled "an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows" that she is the widow of Thomas Jones who was a Revolutionary soldier who was drafted for nine months in the company of Capt. Harris and when at Annapolis he was transferred into Capt. David Lynns company who marched him as she understood to Yorktown Virginia where he (illegible) his term and that after his return home he enlisted for 3 years and was gone the full time and thinks he served under Capt. John Coats Jones, and has frequently heard her husband name a Capt. Clagget among the officers.  She further declares that she was married to the said Jones before the revolutionary war by Parson Reed of Montgomery County Maryland and that the marriage took place on the farm of Stephan Adams in said county but that she does not recollect the year that she never had any children, and that her husband Thomas Jones has been dead about fifteen years since which she has and still remains a widow.  Sworn and subscribed in the day and year above written, before me.
W. Cranck
chief judge of the District of Columbia 

Elizabeth Jones
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Rev WIDOW, &c.

File No. 26717

Elizabeth Jones
Widow of
Thomas Jones
Private. Rev. War

Act: July 4th 1836

Index:-Vol. A, Page 382

(Arrangement of 1870)
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4100
District of Columbia
Elizabeth Jones
widow of Thomas Jones
who died on the - 1824
of Washington Co. in the Dist. of Columbia
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Beall of the regt. commanded by 
in the Maryland line for 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll of the Dist. Columbia at the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of October 1844 and sent to P.B. Key Present

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1844. 405.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Mar 45 15.00
$420.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3

Recorded by D Brown Clerk.
Book C, Vol. 1, Page 174

Rep
Scty to Philip B. Key
March 14th '45
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4736

Elizabeth Jones
widow of Thomas Jones.
Private, Maryland line.
9 months service
Married 1775
husband died 1824

Dist. Col. Rolls
Act 4 July '36 - 3 sect.

Pension to commence
March 4, 1831
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Land Office, Annapolis,
October 3rd 1842.

I hereby certify that by "an alphabetical List of discharged Soldiers of the two Batalions of Militia raised to serve nine months in the Continental Army in the year 1781." That the name of Thomas Jones, appears upon said List, to have been dischaarged on the 30th of November 1781, and received £10.0.0.

George G. Brewer,
- unintelligible - Land Off. W.S. Md
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Col. James S. Edwards
Commissioner Va

dear Sir,

Will you please furnish me with a copy of the declaration of Elizabeth Jones, widow of Thomas Jones - claiming a Pension from this District -

All cases of this kind have - unintelligible - out of my memory.

Your Ob Svt
Wm. St. Clair Clarke
26 July 1842
Washington
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I cannot perceive any demand in the act nor
in the prescribed rules, requiring a widow to state the
name of the Colonel &
The regulations and act go to require
proof of service in the army, and
if one officer enlists and
the soldier is transferred from him into
the command
of another ignorance in the wife of his subsequent
officer cannot deprive her of the benefit of the Law
In this case the widow swears
[crossed out to the enlistment]
that her husband Thos Jones was drafted for nine mo
under command
of Captain Harris and when at Annapolis was transferred to Capt David Lynn Company-
This is certainly sufficient for her, if corroborated  by
other testimony, and that testimony is contained in the
affidavits of Robert L. Beall, a highly respectable man
and now a pensioner,
residing near George town, who
was drafted with said Jones and states most specifically
that Jones & he were drafted into Capt Harris Company and were 
marched to George town by Lieut Wm Murdock &
from thence to Annapolis where they were transferred into Capt. David Lynn Co who marched them to Yorktown
when said James performed his tour of duty.
With respect to the further service of her husband she
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swears that he enlisted after his return home for 3 years and - unintelligible - the full times and thinks he served under Capt John Coats Jones and has frequently heard her husband speak of a Captain Clagett among the officers - And this is corroborated by Robert Hurdle likewise a - unintelligible - and certified to be a credible and disinterested witness, who states that he well knew Thos Johns of Montgomery County Maryland and that he enlisted and went into Capt Coats Jones company for three years & during the war and thinks his enlistment was in 1777 but is not certain - that it must be well known in the Department that all their officers came from Maryland and the letter of G.G. Brewer avows that he has already furnished testimony from the Records of Maryland that there were three Thomas Jones who served to the end of the war.

It is also required that "she should state at what time they were married." The object and declaration of the law is to provide for widows "whose marriage took place before the expiration of the last period of his service" - She expressly - unintelligible - she was married before the Revolutionary War" and of course before the period of service began [underlined]. This - unintelligible - is enough for her & corroborated and she is so by the testimony of Robert S. Beall - John Thrasher - Margret Stewart who state with great - unintelligible - the place and the time to her before the Revolutionary War.
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Mrs. Jones does not state that her husband enlisted at York Town [underlined] - but after his return home - and in this she is corroborated, as before stated, by Robert Hurdle and names the Captain, and thinks it was in 1777 but is not certain.

The Letter of Mr. Brewer, as before stated in all the evidence which she can procure, and as the full record is with the Commissioner as to 3 Thos Jones it would seem unnecessary to procure a duplicate of that unsatisfactory document - and the proof of enlistment as above must be strong testimony that this Thomas Jones, - unintelligible - the Husband of the petitioner, was one of them. The Act & regulations provide for cases where the Records are defective and do not consider recent testimony indispensable.

You state that the "clearest and most satisfactory proof of the claimants identity will be required" Identity of what? - I presume that the whole proof exhibited shows - unintelligible - that she was the wife of Thos Jones of Montg Co Md - married before the Revolution. that said Jones was drafted & enlisted & served & returned home & lived with petitioner until about 12 years since and that she is still a widow - It is well known in the Pension office that there are
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no marriage Records in Montgomery County prior to 1789 at least Rev. Wr - unintelligible - certified to Col Edwards - If a negative certificate of the above kind is - unintelligible - it can be procured - but I think on a version of the discussion in this office it will be - unintelligible.

Very respectfully Your Obt Sevt
Wm. St. Clair Claarke
17 June 1840

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner
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M. St Clair Clarke, Esq
Present
Oct. 11. 1842.
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War Department
Pension Office
May 31, 1828?
(See let 29 Jany 1840 to Mr. St. C Clarke)

Sir. I have very carefully examined the papers in the case of Elizabeth Jones, widow of Thomas Jones, deceased, and I am unable to discover any reason for withdrawing the objections stated in my letter to you of the 24 - unintelligible - They are that the claimant has not made such a specification of her husband's service as the regulations direct. It will be seen by Referring to Rules No. 4 & 6 in the enclosed printed sheet that the claimant must give the names and Rank of the officer and company and the Officers under whom the husband served. She must therefore give the name of the Col. who commanded the Regiment to which her husband belonged & the proof is defective in not showing the duration of the husband's service, and the period of the War when it was performed. The claimant alleges that her husband served under his first engagement at York Town, and that after he returned from York Town he enlisted for three years. Hurdle, one of the witnesses, says that Jones entered the service for three years, or during the war, he thinks in 1777 and Beall, another witness, - unintelligible - that Jones was drafted for 9 months, and during that Jones was at York Town. - unintelligible - It is important in all cases
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that the evidence as to the service should be so clear as not to be misunderstood. It is not so in this case. The question is as to what year the draft took place. If Jones was drafted for 9 months and during that time was at York Town, he must have been drafted after the three years service expired for Hundle alleges, though he notes positively, that the three years enlistment took place in 1777 and if so the enlistment must have terminated in 1780. No Troops were at York Town befor [sic] 1781. If he was drafted for 9 months at so late a period as 1781, his last service must have expired before the war closed; and in that case he would not have been one of the men named. Thomas Jones enrolled as - unintelligible. To make this case clear, the department requires record proof as to the service and that proof should show the Regiment and company to which the soldier belonged as well as the beginning and termination of the service. 3rd She is not identified as the - unintelligible - of Thos Jones, a man enlisted for the war. Beall swears that her husband was a 9 months - unintelligible; but he says nothing of his being in the service at the end of the war. 4th The 6th rule of the Regulations under the act of July 4, 1836, Requires, as an indispensable requisite that the claimant should show when she was legally married to the deceased soldier. In this particular the proof is also deficient. If record evidence of the marriage cannot be had, the Reason why it cannot be procured must be shown; and it must also appear that - unintelligible - were made to obtain such proof. The paper will remain on our files.

I am very Respectfully Your Obt Svt J.L. Edwards
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Pension Office,
August 5. 1842

Sir

Agreeably to your request, I enclose herewith certified copies of the papers of Elizabeth Jones, widow of Thomas Jones, decd of the District of Columbia.

I am, very respectfully, Your Obt Servant

J.L. Edwards

M. St. Clair Clarke, Esq
Clerk of the House of Representatives
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J.L. Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
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Washington, August 10th 1844

Sir

In yr letter to me hearing date the fifth of this month, in relation to the claim of Mrs. Elizabeth Jones for a Pension, you state "The claim has been rejected for the reason assigned in my letter to the Hon. W. Smith of the 1st of July 1842 a copy of which is enclosed."

Having examined the enclosed letter to the Hon W Smith, I find the reason alleged for rejecting the claim is this, "on the 22nd June 1842 she appeared at this office and stated that her husband served in the company of Capt. Beall, of the Maryland line, and not in the company of Capt.Harris, or that of Cap. Lynn, notwithstanding it is alleged
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in her declaration that he belonged to the companies of the two last-named officers. In consequence of her last statement - the rolls of the Maryland troops at Annapolis Md., were - unintelligible - and it appears that Thos. Jones, of Bealls Company, deserted, and never returned to the army. Her claim is "therefore indefensible."

I beg leave to request that you will examine the accompaning affidavits which I submit to yr consideration for the purpose of removing the objection stated above. I also beg leave to refer you to the affidavit of Robt. Beall, which is filed with the papers in yr office, and which plainly show that Thos. Jones the husband of this applicant, was drafted with him for nine months (underlined) service & that they served together in the companies of
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Capts Harris & Lynn - Thus it appears that by this affidavit it is incontribly [sic] proven, independent [underlined] of the statement of Mrs. Jones, that her husband Thos. Jones served with Harris & Lynn; and this affidavit of Bealls taken in connection with them I now submit to yr consideration, will only remove every doubt & objection as to her being entitled to a pension for the nine months. [underlined]

I have been informed, and I believe correctly, that Robt. Beall, the affidavit above alluded to, has received and is now enjoying his Pension for that same period of time.

Requesting that you will give this yr earliest & most-favorable consideration.

I have the honor to be yr obt. svt
Philip Barton Key

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commr Pensions
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Oct. 24 '44

Eliz Jones

James L Edwards Esq
Comm Pension

Phil Barton - unintelligible
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Washington Octr 28-- 44
Sir
I now agree to give up that portion
of Mrs. Elizabeth Jones claim
the three years service-
I now submit to
consideration the claim for the nine month
service-
I think there can be no doubt
as to this portion of her claim-
The affidavit of Beall proves that
he enlisted with Thos Jones for a period
of nine months - The register at Annapolis has
furnished to office with a certificate
that Thos Jones did serve for the nine months. -- and mentions in the letter that enclosed
such certificate, that he of all the Thos
Jones,
is the only one who did serve for
him months. in
the same affidavit Beal
also swears that the Thos Jones alluded
to he knew to be the husband of the
present applicant which is also outlined
by the testimony of others
Mr. Edwards-
Respy  yr obt. srvt.
Phil Burtan Ky
Mr. Edwards
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Rockville
Nov  20
Thomas Sangston Esq
George Town
Dr. Ca

the Revd Gilles's Letter
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Rockville Md
Nov. 20th 1838.
Thomas Sangston Esq.
Sir
Yours of the 8th Inst in consequence of my absence from home was
not recd by me till yesterday-
In reply, I would state, that the
record of Marriages, as left by the late
Mr. Reed. commence on the 12th February
1789 and and on the 14th Oct. 1813-
during these 2 periods I have
carefully examined and can find
no record of the marriage of Saml
Purnell & Anne Dixon
The
record of Baptisms
commence 13th June 1792 & ends 27th
Aug 1813-- & I can find no record of
the Baptism of any person of the
name of Purnell.
In any thing that I can be
of service of to the widow of Graff
you may command my services
[illegible]
L. J. Gilliss
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J L Edwards
Comm of Pensions

M. St. Clair Clarke, Esq
Present

Mrs. Eliz. Jones
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War Department
Pension Office
October 4, 1839.
Sir
The papers in the case of Mrs Elizabeth
Jones widow of Thomas Jones decd have been examined and filed with suspended cases. The claimant should state the name of the Colonel under  whom her husband served in his two enlistments, as alleged.
She should also state at what time
she was married, when and where her husband died, and  where she has been living since his death;

She states that her late husband served under
his first engagement, at Yorktown, and there enlisted for 3 years. One of the witnesses states the enlistment to have been in 1777. As there were three persons of the name of Thomas Jones, who served in the Maryland Line, it should be clearly shown which of them was her husband
proof of the service, from the records at Annapolis
should be exhibited. The clearest and most
satisfactory proof of the claimants identity will be
required, in order to a favorable decision
More satisfactory proof of the period of her marriage should be exhibited
I am respectfully
your obt sevt
J L Edwards
M. St. Clair Clarke Esq
Present
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Washington
22 June 1842
Sir
 Elizabeth Jones Widow of
Thomas Jones having applied for a
pension and represented that her husband
belonged to Capt Bealls' Company in
the Revolution. I will thank you
be good as to inform Mr Edwards
the commissioner of Pensions whether
there appears to have been any such
person in that company and if
the particulars of his services
Yours very respectfully
Francis A. Dickins
George G. Brewer Esq
Register of the Land office
Annapolis Md
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Robert Collins
Affidavit
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District of Columbia
Washington County
To with

On the 9th day of August 1844 personally appeared before me in said County Robert Collins, and made solemn oath on the Holy -illegible - of almighty God that he has been acquainted with Mrs Elizabeth Jones - for thirty years last -illegible - and that she has lived in his immediate family for the last twenty years - and that such faith & credit may be put in any statement the said Mrs. Jones may make - in relation to her claim for a pension - and that he is satisfied from the knowledge he has of Mrs. Jones that she would not have made a certain verbal statement she did to the Commissioner of pensions had she not been -illegible -to do so by one Thomas Langston-

C.H. -illegible -
Justice of Peace
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Payment to be made
at Washington
by J. S.  Van Ness. Esqr
Agent for paying Pen-
sioners, in the
the District of
Agency of
Columbia
Phil Burbank Ky
Issue new certificate
increase
2 yrs pri
80 deduct
what has been paid
Recorded in Pension
Office, in Book C. Vol. 1.
Page 1774 by
D. Brown Clerk
Philip Barton Key Esq
Present
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War Department
Revolutionary Claim

I certify that, in conformity with the 3d section of the law of the United States, of the 4th of July, 1836,
[the following is crossed out "Elizabeth Jones - of the District of Columbia widow of Thomas Jones who was a Private in the Revolution."]

is entitled to receive [crossed out "Thirty"
dollars and _ cents per annum during the time she may remain unmarried, commencing on 4th March"]
and payable semi=annually on the [crossed out "4th of March and 4th of September."]

[crossed out "Given at the War Office of the United States, this 26th day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty-four. Secretary of War."]

[crossed out -illegible- "Commissioner of Pensions."]
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[postal stamp] Aug 13 Annapolis Md

Thomas Quantrill, Esq

George Town
Washington
District of Columbia

Mail

G.G. Brewer
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Land Office, Annapolis, 12th Aug 1839,
Dear Sir,
Your letter of the 8th Inst was received, and is before
me,-- You must certainly have misconstrued or misunderstood
my last letter in relation to the revolutionary services of Thomas
Jones, I certainly did not say or intend to convey the idea, that
doubted of his having served to the close of the war of the
revolution, on the contrary, the testimony of his highly respectable
neighbours (which you say you have), would be sufficent evidence
for me, to place him, or his widow upon the pension roll, were
it in my power to do so, but, all I have to do with it, is
that the rolls of the Maryland troops, are placed in my charge,
they are very imperfect and I find upon the rolls the names of
some eight or ten Thomas Jones's, and the only designation given
them upon the roll, are Thomas Jones, the 1st 2nd 3rd &c &c
Now, how is it possible, that I can certify, that either of the
Thomas Jones's upon the roll, is the same Thomas Jones,
alluded to in your letter, By the pay rolls, it appears that
three of them served to the close of the War, Thomas Jones, 1st
2nd & 3rd. Now I am perfectly willing to certify, that it
appears by the rolls, that either of them, or all three of them,
received their pay &c, up to the close of the war of the revolution, but this information I have already furnished, Mr. Edwards the Commissioner of pensions at Washington City, has
several times sent me the declaration of a person of the name of
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of Thomas Jones, alleging that they had served in the Maryland
line, and I could furnish him with nothing more than I am
willing to furnish you with, that is, that Thomas Jones, the 1st,
the 2d or 3rd, or 4th enlisted, and was paid up to such a time.
In regard to the names of William Lewis & Melcher Bender,
I have to state that I have enquired of the treasurer of this State,
who has charge of the pension roll, and he informs me, that their
names and not upon the pension roll of Maryland, If you
desire to ascertain what amount of pension they received from
the United States, that information can only be obtained at Washington,
very respectfully
G. G. Brewer,

Thomas Quantrell Esq
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Feb 28, 1886
P.B. Key-
deposes in case of
Elizabeth Jones


W.6



P.B Key
prat
Feb 28 1886
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Washington City
County of Washington SS

This day personally appeared before me - illegible - L. Smith, a Justice of the Peace in and for the City and County aforesaid William Wellis - of Montgomery County Maryland aged 87 whose oath is intitled to full credit, and after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Thomas and Elizabeth Jones of Montgomery County Maryland before and after Marriage, that the said Jones lived with Captain Aaron Harris; and that Elizabeth, whose Maiden name waas Jones, and the present applicant, lived with John Watson of the cross Roads; and that after their Marriage which took place before the Revolutionary war commenced, the said Jones took up some vacant land adjoining the land of John Thrasher where he lived at the time he enlisted under Captn. John Coats Jones for three years. Time of enlistment in 1781 or '82, and from some arrangement in equalizing the Regiments the said Jones was transfered from the 7t Regt which was commanded by Smallwood to the third Regt where he continued until discharged.

Sworn to the 25th  day of February in the year of our Lord 1845.

- illegible - L. Smith, L.P.
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Washington County
Dist Col

This day personally appeared before me John D. Clark a Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid, Robert Hurdle 85 years of age a creditable and disinterested witness who after being duly sworn according to law - deposed and said that he was well acquainted with Thomas Jones of Montgomery County Maryland before and after the Revolutionary war and well recollects that he enlisted - illegible -into Captn. Coats Jones company for three years, or during the war and thinks the date of his enlistment was in the year 1777 but is not certain as to the year. Sworn and subscribed before - illegible -14th November 1838. Robert (his mark) Hurdle

John D. Clark Esq
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June 27 1842

[postal stamp] Jun 24 Annapolis Md

Tho Jones - unintelligible - Eliz Jones

Free

James L. Edwards, Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.

Mail
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Land Office, Annapolis 24th June, 1842

Sir,
In reply to the enclosed letter of Mr. Dickins, I have to state that there are upon the muster rolls of the Revolution in this office, some five or six  Thomas Jones's. The only one of that name, that appears by the rolls to have enlisted in Captain Beall's Company, enlisted as a private, on the 24th day of April, 1777, for during the war, and on the 16th day of August 1780 deserted [underlined]. Captn Beall, commanded a company in the 6th Maryland Regiment, and from the word paid [underlined] not being marked in said roll in the Margin of Remarks, opposite the name of Thomas Jones. I am inclined to suppose, that he did not return to the Army and was not paid - upon the muster rolls, the word paid [underlined] is marked in red ink opposite the name of every soldier, that appears to have been regularly discharged.

I am very respectfully yr obt svt
G.G. Brewer

James L. Edwards, Esq.
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Mrs. Jones's affidavit
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Washington Co.}
Dist Col'a.}          ss

On this 9th day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty four, personally appeared before me, a Justice
of the Peace for the County aforesaid Mrs Elizabeth Jones, and being duly sworn upon
 the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, deposeth and saith, that, upon an application to her by Thomas Langster in relation to her claim for a pension, she was induced by him to state to this Commissioner of Pensions that her husband had served in Captain Beall's company when in point of fact her husband served his first terms (9 months) in the company of Captain Harris & Captain Lynn
and this deponent further states
that at the time she made the statement
to the Commissioner of Pensions a verbal
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statement, the lapse of time had been so great
between them, was the cause of her not recollecting that she had made a former declaration on oath or otherwise

And this deponent further says that she would not have in made the last statement to the Commissioner of Pensions with a knowledge that she was doing wrong but that she was induced by Langsten as above stated

[signed] C. H. Withers
Jus of Peace
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Affidavit of Thos Quantrill
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f
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by
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to
to
Wash City August 8th 1846
On this eighth day of
August in the year of our Lord
1844, personally appeared before
me a Justice of the peace for Wash
County,
Thomas Quantrell and
being duly sworn
deposeth and
faith, that Thos Langster on or
bout the first day of June 1842
declared
to him that in
relation
a Mrs
Elizabeth Jones's claim to
to
pension, he would claim the
Thos Jones, a deserter in Cap. Beall
company, who had served upwards of
two years previous to his desertion
which would entitle her
under the
law of 1832, to a full pension
and this Deponent believes that
it was owing to this application
of Sangster to Mrs Jones
that she
was induced to declare
to the
Commr of Pensions, that her husband
served in Cap Bell's Company, in
stead of Cap Harris Company which
she swore to in her
former statement
Sworn before
Horsell
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Robert L. Beall's testimony

Vouched for as to respectbility & veracity by Major McGruder (a new paper)
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On this
of the
day of
So:
personally appeared before the
a resident of
in the county of
aged
years, who, being duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress,
passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half-pay and pensions to certain
widows."" That she is the widow of
who was a
She further declares that she was married to the said
on the
of
in the year seventeen hundred and
that her husband, the aforesaid
died on the
of
that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service; but the marriage
took place previous to the 1st of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz: at
the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before
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Washington County
District of Columbia, s  S. S.
This day personally appr(fades into book crease) before me John D. Clark a Justice of the Peace for the county of and (above the line) Robert L. Beall who after being duly sworn and siposed and said that in every drafted in the service of the Revolution, and that at the same time Thomas Jones of Montgomery County was drafted for nine months in the company of Capt Harris, and sent to George (upper insert) town when on arm(?) under William Murdock in Conty Lieutenant from there to Annapolis when our (?) placed in captain David Lynn. (above) company, who marched Thomas Jones to Your Town in Virginia, when he performed his Tour.. and at which time the Thomas Jones  was a married man and the and Husband of Elizabeth Jones the present applicant for permission Jones at that time and am yet acquainted with Mrs. Jones. the legalllity of whose marriage, may note this no has it ever been doubted, W. Jones has been dead more than 12 years and his widow remained a widow ever since. - signed this 10th day of October 1838. -
Rober L. Beall
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year above verbatim 
Robert L. Beall     John D. Clark (JP)
inbitin(?)  
John D. Clark
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On the 11th day of Nov 1839 personally appeared before the subscrition of Justice of the Peace for Washington County and Disty Columbia: B Magrunder Haz. /E  Magruder who after being duly sworn according to law - deposeth and saith that they have been personally acRoberthquainted with lRobert L. Beall above named for at least 20 yeasrs, and that he always has supported the character of our honest and worthy citizen and in point of varsity he stands in our estimation of high as any man living
Sworn to before 
sourncord (?)