Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33343, for Michael Jones, New Jersey
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(8-1776)

SERVICE | NUMBER
New Jersey | Jones, Michael (or Johnes) | S.33343
CONTENTS
Ent(ered) at Pompton Plains, N.J. in 1818 aged about 65 yrs. & res(ident of) Hunterdon Co. N.J.
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10.408
New Jersey R(oll)

Michael Jones, of Hunterdon Co. in the state of N. Jersey who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Ogden of the N. Jersey line, for the term of three years, was Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of May 1819 and sent to Ralph Hunt, Judge, Hunt's Mills, Hunterdon Co., N.J.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819................$83.96
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Sep. 1819.......48.00
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			                    		   $131.96
10 mos. 11/30 & 4/31.

(Revolutionary Claim, Act 18th March, 1818.)

Certification sent November 8, 1820
John F. Blackwell, Flemington, N. Jersey.
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Michael Jones

Former A.O. No. 155

File this duplicate dated with the original papers.
Con. Sep. 1819
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State of New Jersey
County of Hunterdon//

Be it remembered that on this Seventeenth day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty at a Special Inferior Court of Common Pleas holden at Flemington in and for the County of Hunterdon, being a court of record, personally appeared Michael Jones, aged Seventy years, resident in the said County of Hunterdon, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows to wit.: that he enlisted under Lieutenant Robert Robinson in Captain Daniel Baldwin's company in the Fort Jersey Regiment commanded by Colonel Mathias Ogden on or about the first day of June Seventeen Hundred and Seventy seven for and during the war. And that he was discharged at West Point in the State of New York between the first and twelfth days of June Seventeen Hundred and Eighty three and that he was placed on the pension list on the Sixth day of April Eighteen Hundred and Eighteen and that he has received a certificate of his being entitled to receive a pension from the United States, numbered on which certificate he has received the sum of One Hundred and Seventy nine dollars and Seventy three cents.

And I do Solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the Eighteenth day of March Eighteen Hundred and Eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself...
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...within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the Eighteenth day of March A.D. Eighteen Hundred and Eighteen and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, debts or contracts due me nor have I any income other than that which is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed and that my occupation is that of a day laborer and that I am unable to pursue it so as to procure a living. That my family consists of myself and my wife aged Sixty nine years who is very weak and infirm and unable to make or earn a living for herself.

Schedule of property:
1 cow of the value of Fifteen dollars.

Sworn to and subscribed by the said Michael Jones the Seventeenth day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty in open court.
s/ Michael Jones  (X - his mark)

s/ Thomas Capness
s/ Jno. Thompson
s/ Ralph Hunt
Judges
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Hunterdon//

I, John T. Blackwell, Clerk of Hunterdon Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing and the schedule thereto annexed, was truly copied from the record of the said court; and I further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Fifteen dollars. 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the year of said court the 17th day of June 1820.
s/ J. Blackwell, clerk
H.C.P.
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Michael Jones
Jersey Line
1st Regiment; Col. Ogden
War

Correct by Roll
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Michael Jones, Pri(vate)
Hunterdon Co. N.J.
Col. Ogden's reg(iment)
N. Jersey line,
3 years
20 April 1818.

Adm(inistered)
Ralph Hunt, Judge
Hunt's Mills,
Hunterdon County,
New Jersey
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State of New Jersey
County of Hunterdon//

Be it known that on this Twentieth day of April A.D. Eighteen Hundred and Eighteen before me the subscriber, one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, personally appeared Michael Jones, aged about Sixty five years, resident in the Township of Lebanon in said County, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War." That the said Michael Jones enlisted in Pompton Plains in the State of New Jersey in the company commanded by Captain Daniel Baldwin belonging to the First Jersey Regiment commanded by Colonel Mattias Ogden and that he enlisted for three years, all which time he faithfully served. He then insisted on his discharge but his officers insisted on his serving during the war and he served for some considerable time after and then was discharged and that his discharge has been for some time lost, and that he was in the battles of Brandywine, Monmouth, Germantown, Springfield and the Short Hills - and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
s/ Michael Jones  (X - his mark)

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid.
s/ Ralph Hunt
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I, Ralph Hunt, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Michael Jones did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his Country for support.

And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress.
s/ Ralph Hunt

New Jersey
Hunterdon//

I, John T. Blackwell, Clerk of Hunterdon Common Pleas, do hereby certify that Ralph  Hunt, Esq., before whom the foregoing proceedings were had then was & now is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, that full credit is due to all his acts as such.

Witness my hand & seal of said court this 23rd day of Sept. 1818
s/ Blackwell, clerk
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33 343
Rev(olutionary War)

INVALID.

File No. 33.343
Michael Jones
Priv(ate) Rev(olutionary) War

Act 18th March '18

Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 207

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Michael Jones
10.408
(Copy)
Sept. 1819

John T. Blackwell
Flemington, N.J.
8 Nov.
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State of New Jersey
County of Hunterdon//

Be it remembered that on this seventeenth day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty at a Special Inferior Court of Common Pleas holden at Flemington in and for the County of Hunterdon (being a court of record), personally appeared Michael Jones, aged Seventy years, resident
in the said County of Hunterdon, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, to wit: That he enlisted under Lieutenant Robert Robinson in Captain Daniel Baldwin's Company in the First Jersey Regiment commanded by Col. Mathias Ogdenon, on or about the first day of June Seventeen Hundred & Seventy seven, for and during the war. And that he was discharged at West Point in the State of New York between the First & Twelfth days of June Seventeen Hundred and Eighty three. And that he was placed on the pension list on the Sixth day of April Eighteen Hundred and Eighteen and that he has received a certificate of his being entitled to receive a pension from the United States, numbered, on which certificate he has received the sum of One Hundred & Seventy nine dollars and Twenty three cents.

And I do Solemnly Swear that I was as resident Citizen of the United States on the Eighteenth day of March Eighteen Hundred and Eighteen. And that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States...
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...in the revolutionary war," passed the Eightteenth day of March A.D. Eighteen Hundred and Eighteen. And that I had not nor has any person in trust for me any property or annuities, debts, or contracts due me, nor have I any income  other than that which is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed, and that my occupation is that of a day laborer, and that I am unable to pursue it so as to procure a living, that my family consists of myself and my wife aged Sixty nine years who is very weak and infirm and unable to make or earn a living for herself.

Schedule of property.:
1 cow of the value of fifteen dollars.

Sworn & subscribed by the said Michael Jones this Seventeenth day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty in open court.
s/ Michael Jones  (X - his mark)

s/ Thomas Capness
s/ Jno. Thompson
s/ Ralph Hunt
Judges [illegible]

I, John T. Blackwell, Clerk of Hunterdon Pleas, do certify that the foregoing and the schedule hereunto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Fifteen dollars.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this Seventeenth day of June Eighteen Hundred & Twenty
s/ Blackwell, Clk.