Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1242-200, for James Morris Jones, Pennsylvania
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(8--17760) [Black star stamp just above the name]

Service              Number
Penn.    Jones, James Morris   B.L.Wt. 1242-200

Contents

res of Philadelphia, Pa,
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Warrant No- 1242- Fined 
to Martha L. Adams heir of 
Lieut- [Lieutenant] James Morris Jones of the 
Pennsylvania line for 200 
acres of land
May 28th- 1827-
and delivered to Jos: Watson
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Lieut. Ja. M. Jones 
Pen. a Luis 

No 1242
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 Transcript would only be a guess.
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Samson Levy of the City of Philadelphia 
in the state of Pennsylvania Counseller of
Law being solemnly sworn, doth depose and 
say; That he is personally acquainted with 
Martha L. Adams the wife of Robert Adams 
a resident of the said City of Philadelphia 
merchant and has known her from the time of her birth to this day_ That she is the daughter of James Morris Jones an officer [Lieutenant] in the Philadelphia line in the Army of the United States du= :ing [during] the Revolutionary War of Seventeen Hundred and seventy six, between Great Britain and her American Colonies; - that the said James Morris Jones Intermarried with Anabell Levy the sister of this Deponent and had just one female Child the afore: ;sensative of the said James Morris Jones
(Lieutenant as aforesaid) who did marry years ago, interstate
Samson Levy [signed]
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
City of Philadelphia Pa.

Rachel Levy of the City of Philadelphia
Gentleman, being solemnly sworn oath defer
and say, That James Moris Jones an officer 
of the Pennsylvania line in the American
Revolutionary army was the husband of
Anabell Jones the sister of this defendant that
the said James Moris Jones and Anabell his
wife had [illegible] one Child Martha S. Jones
who intermarried with Robert Adams of the
aforesaid City merchant and that Martha
S. Adams, wife of the aforesaid Robert Adams
is the only child and representative of the
said James Moris Jones.

Sworn and inscribed Rachel Levy
before me this 11th day of 
May [illegible] 1827
witness by [illedgible]
the seal of the mayoralty
Joeseph Watson
Mayor
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Col. Watson
State of Pennsylvania
City of Philadelphia
To: I Martha Levy Adams whose maiden
name was Jones, the only child and heir at law of James M. Jones
late bounty of Philadelphian deceased do upon oath, testify and
declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief the said
James M. Jones was a lieutenant in the [illegible] of the 
Pennsylvania line in the Continental Army of the revolutionary war and 
served as such to the close of the war. Also I do further testify and
declare that I have never received a warrant from the US States for
the quantity of land due the said deceased from the US States nor
do I believe that he ever received it or transferred his right to
it in any manner during his life time.
Therefore know all new by these presents that I Martha Levy
Adams, as aforesaid do hereby [illegible] and appoint Col. Joseph Watson of Washington [illegible] my true and lawful attorney for me and
in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the 
US. States a warrant for the quantity of land due me in right of land deceased.
And my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to [illegible] and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the
special purposes therein expressed + the same to revoke at will.
[illegible] whereof I have hereunto [illegible] my land and [illegible] this twentieth day of [illegible] 1827
Martha Levy Adams    Seal
[illegible]
[illegible]
Anabella Jones
City of Philadelphia
Personally appeared before me the [illegible] a justice of the Peace in and for
said testify the above named Martha Levy Adams upon and seater to the
foregoing declaration and power of attorney and acknowledge the [illegible] to be
[illegible] voluntary act and deed for the purposes above named. 
[illegible] and acknowledge before me this twentieth day of January
1827. [illegible]
James Barker
State of Pennsylvania 
City of Philadelphia 
To: I do hereby certify that James N. Barker
enquire before whom the foregoing declaration and power of attorney appear to have been taken and acknowledge was at the time of taking the [illegible]
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one of the Alderman in and for the said city of Philadelphia [illegible] officer
one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said bounty duly
[illegible] and qualified as each, and that to all of 
[illegible] official acts as such, due faith and credit above be given.
Be [illegible] whereof I have hereunto [illegible my hand and offered my seal of office at Philadelphia this twenty first day of February AD 1827.
Joseph Watson 
Mayor

State of Pennsylvania 
City of Philadelphia
To: Be it remembered that on this day, the 
twenty first day of February Anno Domini 1827. There had been adduced to we satisficing evidence to prove that Mrs Martha Levy Adams
who had made the foregoing declaration on oath and has [illegible] the
power of attorney herewith connected, is the only child and [redacted] heir
James M. Jones late Lieutenant in the Continental Army of the revolutionary war.
[redacted]
and that the above named person is the only heir of the said James M. Jones known to be living.
[Illegible] of all which, I have hereunto set my hand
and offered my seal official, in my capacity of 
Mayor of the said city
this 21st day of February AD 1827
Joseph Watson
Mayor of the City of Philadelphia