Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,771, for Nicholas Jones, Maryland
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE       NUMBER
Md   Jones Nicholas  S.8.771
CONTENTS       carded
S 1751
res [illegible] Hearford Baltimore Co Md.
In 1832 res Allegany Co. Md.
d. June 7, 1835
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Maryland 26432
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Nicholas Jones
of Allegany Co in the State of Md
who was a [illegible]in the Company commanded
by Captain Cowans of the Regt) commanded
by Col Runsery in the Md
line for Militia-
1 $40.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Md
at the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of June
31 Hon  A. [Stuart] HR
Arrears to the 4th of Mch 27 120.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sepr " 20.00
$140.00
⎨ Revolutionary Claim,
June 7, 1832.
Recorded by [illegible] Clerk,
Book 6   Vol. 15  Page 109.

See letter 20 Sept 1835 to
Hon. A. Steuart.
Hon. F. Brengle April 11/44
"  "     "              April 20/44
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Free
To Brengle
M[illegible]
H F Breigle

For
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of
Pensions.
Washington D.C
1811

Col N[illegible]

[round stamp] - WASHINGTON APR [illegible]


Hon F. Brengle
H. R.
April 11/44
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Ho. Rep. Apl 9th 1844
DSir
Allow me to trouble you again.
I received from the widow of Nicholas
Jones, a certificate of Lewis Cap, Secretary of
war, certifying "that in conformity with the
law of the United States of the 7th June 1832
Nicholas Jones of the State of Maryland,
who was a private during the revolutionary
war, is entitled to receive forty dollars per
annum during his natural life, commencing
on the 4th of March 1831 and
payable semiannually on the 4th of March
and 4th of September in every year.
This Nicholas Jones died the 7th day of
June 1835 and the object of this is to
inquire, if the widow of said Jones, who
is now living and very poor, as I am
informed, is entitled to any thing. Will you
do me the favour to inform me in the
above particular & you will much
oblige yours respectfully
Frances Brengle
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State of Maryland,
Allegany County towit,
On this twelfth day of June 1834
personally appeared in open court, before the
Orphans court of Allegany County aforesaid, now
sitting, Nicholas Jones residing near Westernp[illegible]
in said County, aged 83 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 act of Congress, passed
June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the
United States under the following named officers,
and served as herein stated: -
He first entered the service of Harford
County Maryland, where he then resided in August
1777 as a volunteer in Captain John [^Alexander] Cowan's
company. We marched to the head of Elk.
expecting to meet the Enemy who were then
on their way to Philadelphia; but finding on
our arrival they had passed on, the company
dispersed and captane Cowan returned. The
Regiment to which we were attached was
commanded by Col. Benjamin Rumsey
He then volunteered under Lieut. Joseph
Smith, and marched to join the army which
was overtaken at a place he thinks called the
White Marsh, between Phila & Germantown
where the army was then laying. He was
here placed in Captain Joseph Lewis company.
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Shortly after, the Battle of Germantown took place
in which he was engaged - Genl Smallwood he
thinks commanded the detachment to which he
belonged. Lieut Joseph Smith under whom he
volunteered fill in this engagement. After
the Battle of Germantown we marched to the
Red Banks on the W. side of the Delaware, some
miles below Philadelphia, where a sharp contest
took place between the Americans & British. The
American troops were forced to retreat, and went
over into Jersey, where he was shortly after
discharged at a town he thinks called Elizabethtown
by Captain Joseph Lewis, in the latter end of February
1778 making the full tour of six months for which
he volunteered. He then returned to his home in
Harford County Maryland.
On or about the first of May 1778 he
again volunteered at Harford County Md under
Lieut. Bradford for another six months tour.
We marched to join[^the army] then about leaving their winter
quarters at Valley forge, and met them on their
way to Philadelphia. He was again placed in
Captain Lewis's  Company - Major John Taylor's
Battatllion. The army continued their march
through Philadelphia to the White plains in Jersey
where they laid for some time-- Several skirmish
occurred on the route, but he was not engaged in
any as the company to which he was attached
were chiefly engaged in protecting and guarding
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the baggage waggons. The army then went
into winter quarters at Middle book New Jersey.
He was discharged [^by one of the officers, he thinks by Capt. Lewis] at the White Plains early
in November 1778. He then returned to his home in
Harford County Md.
Again in June 1780 he volunteered
in Harford County under Lieut Jacob Norris on
a recruiting service. In this service we marched
in various directions-- spent some time at the upper
Roads-- then at the lower Roads, then went to Peach
Bottom, then crossing the Susquehama went up through
Lancaster to the crooked Billet above Philadelphia.
After recruiting a short time at the crooked Billet we
went into Winter quarters at Potts grove. Norris had
the command of the men stationed here-
In the
spring we were engaged in suppressing the tories and
refugees in the neighbourhood of Philadelphia, until
the main army passed on towards the south, when
we were discharged at Christiana in Delaware.
by Lieut Norris in the month of August 1781-
making a tour of nearly 14 months. The 
discharges which he received he states, have been
lost and consequently has no documentary evidence
to prove the foregoing services, nor does he know of
any person who can testify to the same. He was
born in the year 1751. He resided in Harford[^then Balt] 
County until[^1786, afterwards in Virginia for about 16 years, he then] moved into Allegany County where
he has resided since. He has no evidence of his birth
He hereby relinquishes any claim what
to any pension or annuity except the presents and declares that his name is not on the Pension
Roll of any agency of any state.
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Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Nicholas Jones
We Michael Wilson and Lewis F. Klipstine [^Nicholas Jones] residing
in Allegany County Maryland hereby certify that we
are well acquainted with Nicholas Jones who has
subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration,
that we believe him to be 83 years of age; that he
is reputed and believed to[^illegible] be in the neighborhood where
he resides a soldier of the Revolution, and that we
concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed on the tenth day of
June in the year aforesaid Michael Wilson
L. F. Klifestine
And the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion, after an investigation of the matter and after
puting 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
Michael Wilson & Lewis F. Klifstine who signed
the preceding certificate, are residents of Allegany
County Md. and are credible persons and that their
statement is entitled to credit.
J. M. Neill
Judges
G. Hebb
Judges of
the orph[illegible]
Court of
Aleg[illegible]
Md
I Charles Heck, Register of Wills for Allegany County aforesaid do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court, in the
Matter of the application of Nicholas Jones for a pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand
and seal of Office, this Twelfth day of June Eighteen
hundred & thirty four
Charles Hack.
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Rev [illegible]
8771
INVALID.
File No 8771
Nicholas Jones
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: --Vol. 1[illegible], Page 196
Arrangement of 1870.
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Office of the
Third Auditor.
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Please state to what time
Nicholas Jones, a pensioner
on the Maryland Agency
under the act of 7th June,
1832, at the rate of $40 per
annum, has been paid.

Pension office,
April 19,1844.
as of 4th March 1835
JH
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90[or 91], 336
Nicholas Jones
Maryland
The service of 12 months
is accepted subject
to further reflection
as to the 14 months
Service
A Stewart
30 June' 34
of 1777 pr yr
1
$40
Hon A. Stewart
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[Page of back of writing that has bled trough or so faded it is illegible]

Hon. A Stewart
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Maryland Allegany County to wit:
the
Be it remembered that on this 16 th day of
July 1834 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in
and forsaid County personally appeared Nicholas Jones
a citizen of said County, who being duly sworn according to
law of the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, doth, for the
purpose of explaining the declaration already executed
before the Orphans Court of Allegany County aforesaid and
filed by him in the War Department, depose and say that when
the said deponent entered the army in June 1780 at Harford
County Maryland, he volunteered under Lieutenant Norris for
the term of six months. with an understanding between himself
and Lieut Norris (who was his neighbor) that at the expiration
 of that term of service this deponent would renew his engagement
if Norris remained longer in the service. that at the
end of the first six months he the said deponent did engage
for six months longer under Lieut Norris and remained the
army during the full term of the additional six months for which
he had thus engaged as a volunteer; that owing to some circumstance
which he does not understand, but which at the time produced
some excitement in the company to which he then belonged,
he did not obtain his discharge for two months or perhaps for
something upwards after the expiration of the second term of
six months for which he had volunteered, when he was discharged
in the State of Delaware as already stated. and further
this deponent saith not.
Nicholas Jones
Sworn and subscribed before me
the day and year above written
Adam Sigler
I Aza Beall Clerk of the Court of Allegany County certify that
Adam Sigler is a Magistrate as above and that the
foregoing signature purporting to be his genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of
office and subscribed my name this 16th day of July 1834
Aza Beare Clerk