Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5008, for James Jones, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Va Jones, James W. 5008
Sarah B.L.Wt. 1591-160-55
CONTENTS
b 1762 in Charles Co. Md
res. at enl Fairfax Co. Va.
res in 1833 Tyler Co. Va.
d. Nov. 10, 1850 in Ritchie Co. Va.
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State of Virginia
Ritchie County ss.

On his 17 day of March 1855 personally appeared before Me, a Justice of the peace within & for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths.  Sarah Jones age 78 years and upwards a resident of Ritchie County & State aforesaid.  who being duly sworn according to Law declares that she is the Widow of James Jones deced who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War & to whom a Pension under the act of June 7th 1832 was granted & [illegible] paid to her as his widow said Certificate of said Pension is numbered 33279.  & payable at the rate of $40 per annum.   that her said husband died on the 10th Nov 1850.    that she was legally married to her said Husband in the year 1791.   as will fully appear in her papers filed at the pension office at Washington D. C.  to which the Respected refers for a full description  of her said husband service as well as to her marriage.  She having no public or private Records of her said Marriage. 
  She make this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the County Land to which she may be entitled un the act passed the their March 1855.  She also declares that she has never received nor applied for Bounty Land under this or any other act of Congress except as above stated__

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Sarah X Jones
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