Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31175, for Joshua Jones, Maryland
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(8-1776)   
SERVICE         NUMBER
Md.   Jones, Joshua   S.31175

CONTENTS
res at end Harford Co. Md
In 1832, aged 73 yrs & res. lolarke B Ky.
wife Araminta
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7448
Kentucky
Joshua Jones of Clark Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Smith of the Rgt commanded by Col Hall in the Md line for 7 mo

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of April 1833 and sent to Saml M Taylor Winchester Kenty

Arrears to the 4th of March    4666
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept  11.66
$58.32
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 7  Page 15
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15580 
Joshua Jones 
Clark county Kentucky 
from private
7 months, 
 $23. 33 

Smith Hall 
Md

Sam M. Taylor, Clk
Winchester, 
Kentucky.
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Brief in the case of Joshua Jones
of Clarke County in the state of Kentucky
(Act 7th June 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? - COURT

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? - BLANK

3. How old is he? - 73

4. State his service as directed in the form annexed.

Period - Enlisted in 1781
Duration of Service - 7 months
Rank - blank
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served - Capt. S.L. Smith and Col. Hall - Md Line

5. In what battles was he engaged? - NONE

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? - Harford County, Maryland

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence by incidental evidence or by the rolls? - Traditionary

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? - PERFECT

X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

J E Bradford - Examining Clerk
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State of Kentucky 
County of Clarke ⎬ ss 
On this 4th day of October 1832 personally 
appeared in open Court before the Hon Richard 
Frinsh the Judge of the Clarke Circuit Court 
now sitting Joshua Jones, a resident of 
Clarke County and State of Kentucky, aged 
seventy three years, who being first sworn 
according to law, doth on his oath, make 
the following declaration, in order to obtain 
the benefit of the the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under Samuel Lawson Smith as Captain, James Hall Lieut. and William Bradford Ensign His Col was Carvel or Cable Hall. The day month nor year he does not recalled, but 
it was some two or three month before 
Cornwallis landed at the head of Elk in Maryland, 
and that he was in the 
fourth Maryland Regiment and that he continued in that service he thinks seven months that of that seven month 
he was sick and unable to do duty about 
three months, that during his sickness 
his captain gave him permission to 
board in the neighbourhood of where they 
were stationed which he did at the house 
of Araminta Shaw. That his engagement 
was for three years, that continuing sick 
and unable to do duty, he purchased a [?convict] 
servant of Mr Joseph Stevenson 
who kept what was called the lower ferry on 
Susquehanna, the Servents name was 
George [?], that he substituted him
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at a place called Iron Hill in Maryland 
that if he got a discharge he does not recollect 
it, and if he did it has been lost or 
destroyed. That when he entered the service 
he resided in the Town of Harford and Harford County Maryland. That he was 
a volunteer and enlisted for three years 
at a place called Bush Town in Harford
County Maryland. From that place he 
was marched to the haver ferry 
on the Susquehanna and from thence to 
the head of Elk, thence to Iron Hill
where he substituted the afore named 
George Summervell in his place 
That he once made a declaration 
of his service in the year 1819 or 1818 
he does not recollect which, but 
never obtained a pension. his servises 
was then prove by a man by 
the name of Jesse Cook who 
has since removed to the State of 
Ohio if he be still living. That 
the said Arminta Shaw at whose 
house he boarded as before stated 
he afterwards married. She is still 
living with him as his wife, by 
her he can prove the most of these 
facts, but by no other person now
living that he knows of. His first 
declaration was made before 
James Clark then a Judge for 
the State of Kentucky. That he is 
now a pauper and supported
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by the charity of the said County of Clark 
He hereby relinquishes every claim 
whatever to a pension or annuity except 
the present and declares that his 
name is not on the pension roll of any 
agency of any state 
Sworn to and subscribed the day & 
year aforesaid 
Joshua Jones his J mark

We James Clark and George M Buckner residents 
of Clarke County hereby certify that we are well 
acquainted with Joshua Jones whose named 
is subscribed to the foregoing declaration, that 
we know that he is a man of veracity, and 
that his statements are entitled to credit, and 
that his standing as a man of truth in his 
neighborhood is good. And the said 
James Clark further certifies that the said 
Joshua Jones either in 1818 or 1819 made a declaration 
before him as one of the Circuit 
Judges for a pension, at which time he introduced a witness by the name of Cook to prove 
his services, who made oath to the same, that 
he does not now recollect what said Cook swore 
to but he considered as sufficient to authorize him as Judge to certify the claim for a pension 
as proved. Sworn to and subscribed in open 
Court this 4th of October 1832 
Jas. Clark 
Geo M Buckner
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And the said Court hereby declares its 
opinion, after putting the interrogatories required 
by the war department, and after the investigation 
of the matter, that the said applicant was 
a soldier of the revolution and served as 
he states. And the Court further certifies, that 
it appears to it, that James Clark former 
member of Congress from this District) and 
George M. Buckner who have signed & sworn 
to the preceeding certificate, are residents in 
said County of Clarke and creditable persons 
and that their statement is entitled to credit. 

State of Kentucky ⎬ Sct
Clarke Circuit 
I Samuel M. Taylor Clerk of the Court 
held for the Circuit aforesaid do hereby certify, 
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings 
of the said Court in the matter of the 
application of Joshua Jones for a pension 
In Testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and affixed 
my seal of Office this 10th day of 
October 1832 
Sam M. Taylor


Joshua Jones
15580
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31175
Revy INVALID.
File No.  31,175
Joshua Jones
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index:--Vol. Q,  Page 215
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Brief objections to the admission of pension claim of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Joshua Jones of Clarke County Kentucky which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? - YES

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? - YES

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? - BLANK

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? - YES

V. Has he mentioned 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? - NO

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? - YES

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? - YES

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? - YES

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? - YES

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? – YES
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? - Two credible citizens - no clergyman

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reasons assigned for not obtaining it? - NO

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in hid declaration that such proof cannot be had? - YES

XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?

BLANK

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation or of such an age as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? - BLANK

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? - YES

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And if not, which of them is not so answered? - 1. 2.

Explanatory Notes

Quere V. In a case where the applicant cannot by reason of the loss 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, etc. A.B. who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For blank year, blank months and blank days, I served as a blank for blank months and blank days I served as a blank; and for such service I claim a pension."
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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 they served two years in the militia, etc. 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 what 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 pursuit.

QUERE XIV. Proof of Service
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service and the time and matter of his leaving the same as well as 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.

QUERE XVI. 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 paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer so as to prevent any paper form being improperly attached to the certificate.

In every case where the clerk of the court or other certifying officer 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.
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WINCHESTER KY OCT 12
free
The Honble Lewis Cass
Secretary at War
Washington City
Pension Claim
Oct. 20
Ky. 15580