Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Rej., for Josiah Jones, Massachusetts
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE  Mass
Jones, Josiah
NUMBER
B.L. Rej. and Dis.-

CONTENTS

res of Sandwich Barnstable Co Mass-
d in Maine Feb 23. 1826
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Official note
no other papers on file with this
A.U.D.  Nov. 25, 1918.

June 30, 1832
Bounty Land Office

Hon Secretary of War of the United States
War Department, Bounty Land Office
Washington.
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City of Boston Massachusetts
January 24th 1832
-
Sir
At the earnest request of Temperance Jones, a Daughter and one of the heirs at law to Josiah Jones Dec'd late of Sandwich in the County of Barnstable in the State of Massachusetts, said Jones, (as appears by the testimony of Wm
Fessenden Esq. and the declaration of Mr Joseph Fuller, a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States, and a resident of said Town of Sandwich) enlisted into the service of the United States  at said Sandwich in the aforesaid County of Barnstable, and that he served in the Massachusetts line in the Revolutionary Army,  and was wounded in the leg by a musket shot from the enemy, and that
remained in the service untill (sic) the close of the war, and recd an honourable discharge from the same, and returned to the town, County and State aforesaid, and that in consequence of Disability said Jones was admitted to the Invalid pension list Roll in the year 1808, at the rate of $4 per month that in the year 1813 a further increase of his pension took place, and that in the year 1817 or 1818, he was admited to full pension which he continued to draw untill (sic) his Decease
I have been thus particular as to the personal identity of said Jones in order to enable the Department to decide whether the heirs of of this said Jones are entitled to Bounty Land from the United States, which is the object of this enquirey. (siic) I herewith enclose the affidavit of Wm Fessenden Esq who was
personally acquainted with said Jones untill (sic) he removed to the State of Maine where he died of the aforesaid wound ._______
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Pleas to forward the answer to this enquirey together with the enclosed affidavit, and direct the same to me at Sandwich in the aforesaid County of Barnstable, State of Massachusetts
Very respectfully I am Sir
Your Obedient Servant
  Reuben Baldwin 

Hon Secretary of War
of the United States
Washington
Sir
Since writing this letter as above I have red (sic) viz newspaper your favour of the 6th Jany enclosing Bounty Land Warrant No 1799 for three hundred Acres agreed to Mary Burnett and the other heirs of Capt John Sluman, who was a Captain in the Massachusetts line in the Revolutionary Army, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
Verry (sic) respectfully I am sir your Ob't Serv't
  Reuben Baldwin

Hon Secretary of War
Washington
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List of invalid pensioners printed in 1835-
shows as of Barnstable Co. Mass
Josiah Jones 2, Pvt. Revolutionary Army.
-Pensioned at $48 per an, placed on roll Mar. 21. 1807; pen. commenced Dec. 22, 1806; Act Mar. 3, 1807.
-increased to $60 (per an.,) pension commenced Jan 25, 1813; Act Aug. 2, 1813
Act Mar 3, 1817.
-increased to $96. (per an., pension commenced Apr 24, 1816; Act  Apr 24, 1816

Died Feb. 23, 1826
There are no papers on file for the above claim
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Form VAM-51
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT REPORT CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
12 - 5 - 41
Name: Jones, Josiah
Grade: Private
Line: New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBERS: 8426 and 9660
ACREAGE: 100
ISSUED: December 21, 1791
(to____not shown_____)

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.