Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18058, for Isaac Jones, Connecticut
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SERVICE Conn.
Jones, Isaac
NUMBER
S. 18058
carded
CONTENTS
Mar. 8, 1755 at Colchester, New London Co, Conn & res there at enl.
after Rev. res Hampshire Co Mass
In 1832, res. Lebanon, New London Co Conn.
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Connecticut
17.169
Isaac Jones of Hebron in the State of Connt.
who was a private in the Comp commanded by Captain-of the Reg. commanded by Col. Wills in the Connt. line for 7 mos 25 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connt. at the rate of 26 Dollars 08 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Aug 1835 and sent to A. Hender
Hebron
Arrears to the 4th of [illegible] $52.16
Semi-anl. allowance ending [illegible] $13.04
$65.30
recorded by [illegible] Stely Clerk, Book E. Vol. 3 Page [illegible]
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Order to
Eighth Sept 1837.
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Isaac Jones
aomd
7 mo. 25  as pri

275
2117
26.08
W.L. Williams
let
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State of Connecticut
Newland County
Lebanon
On this 4th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open
Before Dennison Mattly Esq -ider of Court viz
the Court of Probate in of or the District of Lebanon of/in 
now sitting Isaac Jones of Lebanon in sd Newland County,
State of Connecticut Senate afd aged Seventy Seven years who
being first duly sworn, according to Law doth on his oath make
the following Declaration, in order to obtain
benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under
the following named officer & served as herein  stated (viz)
About 1st Sept 1776 I served as a volunteer under Capt
Timothy Dutton, then of Manchester in said Newland County
State of said now decd a Regt commanded by Col Henry Chamhier, Lt Col Dyer Throop Jaber Chapman May have been the Srgts name of the company I served in was Braward the Ensigns name I have Forgotten  we Marched from Colchester, after to New
York, then Newhaven on the sea shore road, then Fairfield ---
to New Rochelle in the State of New York from thence
East Chester where the Regt was stationed, at the said Church
near Pell mouir, we next march to Morrisania near Harlem
heights, there we remained till the Enemy landed East of us at Fays
herarts. We then march to Kings Bridge Genl Parsons
commanded our division of Militia from thence we marched
to White Plains, our Regt was not in the action we were ordered
back into the woods to walt further orders, from white Plains we
March with
Genrl Washington army till about 25th Decr 1776 when the
Regt was discharged at a place called Rye Pond of Janet
right. I served a three months, I recollect Genl Putnam, was
with the my and Washington, of Course Commanded
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In the spring I think at the end of April or 1st May 1777 I was a substitute (no Joseph Carrier ---)
& finished a --- duty under
Capt Eliphalet Buckly --- said Nathaniel Gates Lt the other company officer as I have
forgotten, I remember 
EA Chapin of Tolland Court was on the
Regiment, we were stationed in Newland all the June, & repaired
Fort --- & did fatigue duty every other day, We were discharged 8th Oct 1777
following this I was 2
months 
In the spring of 1778 viz 1st April I enlisted into a company of Light horses, & was drafted for two months in Capt Greens Company-Lt
Jonathan Deming the Cornel I have forgotten I was stationed with
Sergeant Guard at New London to attend the order of Col Welly
Ride Expresses, & those service I performed frequently went on
the Seashore road, as an express at the end of two months I was
discharged 1st June 1778  I performed no duty in person after this time I was
taken lame in my arm & I hired ---- as substitute for six months
he performed his time of service, the
name of the substitute was Adin Palmer, whether dead or living I
know not. I have no documentary Evidence to prove my service by & I know of no person living to whom I can refer to give
my services, the officers under whom served, all that I knew
dead I was born in Colchester for on the 8th day of March
1755 & shall be seventy Eight years old on 8th March 1833, I lived in
Colchester afore when called into service I lived in Colchester
after till I was twenty five years on from thence I removed
Wilbraham Hampton County Massachusetts where I lived
about Twenty years from Wilbraham
I removed to Laha &
--- afore
where I have lived ever since
I am well known to the Revd Edward Bull & W. T. Williams both of
Lebanon 
inquiry relate whatever to a pension
I hereby relinquish every --- or
annuity whatever except the present & declares that his name is not on
the Pension of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Isaac Jones
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We Edward Bull a Clergyman residing in the
town and district of Lebanon and William I Millie now residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Jones who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Edward Bull
William I Millie
And the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion after the investigation of the matter
and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to said Court that Rev Edward Bull who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the said town and district and that William I Millie [illegible] Esq who has also signed the same
is a resident in the same place and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
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S
I John Wattles Clerk Pro tem of the
Court of Probate in and for the district
of Lebanon do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in
the matter of the application of Isaac
Jones for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office and of said Court
this 4 day of August AD 1832
John
Wattles Clerk Pro tem
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Isaac Jones
application for a Pension
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Sir:
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
The Regular Troops.
The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the
the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory or District of.
County of
On this
day of
A. B. a resident (b) of
personally appeared (a) before
of
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
served in the
(e) regiment of the
with
line, under the following named officers:
and
Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers, the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
-
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
& c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
and C. D. residing in (the same)
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
who has
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I.
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
day of
&c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be ex-expected
. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
cent state the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.

6. {To a Soldier},  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
{To an Officer} Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Widow
gunge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter
The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will fol-
low the rule laid down for his guidance The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the person or persons of the war when he served.
Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
fort of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of service; but
service, but according to the best of his
days, I served as a months
, and days
, I served as a ; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs 
the pension to
be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions
merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under which officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was
either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The Clerk must fix his seal, and it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbons, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service
. In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well
in the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office
The notes for [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j]  applies to continental troops only.
The traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
 The answers to the interrogatories must all be written and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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P
18058
INVALID.
File No. 18.058
Isaac Jones
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-- Vol. Page 447
Arrangement of 1870.
1896 Apr 10
Sold. period
Frank G. Nelson
NY City