Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5756, for William Jones, Maryland
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(3-1776_

SERVICE
Md.

Jones, William

NUMBER
R. 5756

CONTENTS
b Oct. 16, 1756 in Caroline Co. Md. res. there at
enl. tim 1836
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State of Maryland, Caroline County} Sc.

On this twenty seventh day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and thirty six - personally appeared in open Court, before the Orphans Court of Caroline County now sitting, William Jones of Denton in the County of Caroline and State of Maryland, aged Eighty years the Sixteenth day of October last past to the best of his knowledge and belief, though he can not recall the precise year of his birth, the bible, in which it was set down, having pafsed into the hands of someone, who has suffered it to be lost, 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 Congrefs, pafsed June 7. 1832: that he entered Service as a volunteer, having offered himself a Substitute for McMurdy Jones, his brother, long since deceased, and was placed under the command of Capt Billy Robinson, who held at that time the farm now owned by the heirs of Ralph Robinson, and by him was taken as far as the City of Annapolis; but was then transferred to a company commanded by a Capt Leach or Lynch whose first name he has no recollection of -; that under Leach he marched to Little York, and remained in Service then for a term not exceeding, he thinks, four months -; that he was discharged, though the original discharge after remaining in his hands several years
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is now lost -; that there were other officers whose names he is unwilling to trust himself to mention, as his memory, by reason of age and infirmity, is somewhat impaired - that he perfectly remembers the name of Capt Bill Robinson, and Capt Leach or Lynch under whom he was marched to York -; that, although documentary evidence be wanting there is traditionary evidence of his having served, as he States, among the oldest and some of the most respectable inhabitants of Caroline, his native county, where he was living when called into Service; where he has lived, ever since the close of the Revolutionary war; and where he now lives -; that he is enabled to remember the period of his service with the more precision, as the lofs of his original discharge is of a comparatively late date, and that to the best of his knowledge, he was not absent in the army longer than four months -; he further declares that his name is only to be found on the pension roll of the State of Maryland, and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and would ask in reference to a Revolution army those afsented to by the General Afsembly of Maryland, at December Sefsion, A.D. 1832, authorizing the Treasures to pay a sum of money equal to the half pay of a private in consideration of services rendered by him during the revolutionary war.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
William Jones (his x mark)
Test Abraham Jump
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We, Josep Richardson, Joseph P W Richardson, Nehemiah Fountain and Abraham Griffith, residing in Caroline County and State of Maryland hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Jones who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be fully Eighty years of age as he has Stated; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he had to the best of our knowledge ever resided, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion 
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jo Richardson
J P W Richardson
Nehemiah Fountain
Abm Griffith

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and Served as he stated; and the Court further certifies, that Joseph Richardson, Joseph P W Richardson, Nehemiah Fountain and Abraham Griffith, who have Signed the preceding certificate, are persons residing in Caroline County, well known and respected throughout the Community, and that their statement is entitled to full credit.
Wm Jones}
Abraham Jump} Justices of the Orphans Court
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I, William A Ford Register of Wills for Caroline County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Orphans Court of said County in the matter of the application of William Jones for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this twenty seventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty six ~.
W A Ford Reg Wills
for Caroline County

Maryland Caroline County, Sc}
I hereby further certify that it appears by the records the proceedings of the Orphans Court of Caroline County that the Honorable William Jones and Abraham Jump who appear to have taken, certified and signed the above certificate were at the time of so doing Justices of the Orphans Court duly Commifsioned and sworn -.
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my seal of office the day and year above written ~
W A Ford Reg Wills
for Caroline County

State of Maryland Caroline County, Sc}
We William Jones and Abraham Jump afsociate Justices of the Orphans Court for Caroline County do certify that the aforegoing attestation of Wm A Ford, Esqr Register of Wills is in due form and by the proper officer - Given under our hands the day and year above written
Wm Jones
Abraham Jump

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V 33992
William Jones
Maryland
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REJECTED

5756
P.O. Md
Wm Jones
Service: ____

Enlisted: ____, 18__.
Discharged: ____, 18__.

Application filed: ____, 18__.

Alleges: The printed list of 1832
gives cause of rejection
as "He did not serve 
six months."

Attorney: ____
P.O. ____
____ Recognized, ____ Contract.
____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for ____, 18__.
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William Jones
Maryland

Rejected
see letter 18 March
1837 to J Bozman Kerr
do to same 18 Augt '37
do. 22 Augt 38

did not serve six months

R5756
No 2
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War Dept Pen. Office
August 22, 1838

Sir,
The declaration of Charles Smith R9703 has been ex@  [examined]. He alleges to have entered on board a Barge in the Chesapeake Bay in June 1781 under Captain Levin Spedden and left the Barge the last of October holding himself in readinefs to serve when called upon. The act of 7 June 1832 provides for those only who performed six months actual service. The claim has therefore become rejected and the paper filed.
In the case of William Jones, whose claim has been rejected because he did not serve six months, the Dept. has no power to depart from the decision heretofore made
The claim of Spedden [illegible] R7809 who is mentioned in the declaration of Smith, as having served at the same time
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with them has been rejected. The service having been lefs then six months and the Hon J A Pearce who presented the claim at this office [illegible] thereof in the 17th ultimo. The records at Annapolis show his service to have been only three months.

J Bozman Kerr Esq
Easton
Maryland

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J B Kerr
Augt 22 1838
Md OC
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[J B Kerr]
Aug. 18. 1837
O.C.
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War Dept. Pen. Office
Augt 18. 1837

Sir
The amended declaration of William Jones has been ex@ + filed with the original. He alleges to have entered the service for nine months although he was discharged after serving four months. The act of 7 June 1832 provides for none who did not actually perform six months service. His having engaged to serve nine months does not therefore bring him claim within the provisions of that act. The act of March 18. 1818 requires nine months service in a regiment belonging to the continental line of that army. The claim is of course not embraced by that act,

J Bozman Kerr, Esqr
Easton
Mary@
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J B Kerr
March 18 1837
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War Dept. Pen Office
March 18, 1837

Sir

The declaration of William Jones has been ex@. He alleges to have entered the service as a militia man of Maryland and to have been discharged after having served four months. The act of 7 June 1832 provides for none who did not serve six months. The claim has therefore been rejected and the papers filed.

J Bozman Kerr Esq,
Annapolis
Md
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a House of Delegates,
Annapolis, February 3rd. 1837

J L Edwards, Esqr

Sir

I take upon myself to enclose you an application for a pension, under the act of Congrefs of Eighteen hundred and thirty two, from Wm Jones of Caroline County, though he, pofsibly, may have a right to claim under some prior act - that of Eighteen hundred and eighteen for instance, pafsed for the relief of the old Soldiers. Of all this, however, you are the better judge.
Wishing to disabuse some people of an idea [illegible] circulated of the great difficulty attendant on an application for a pension, and the impossibility almost of obtaining justice at the hands of the Department without the aid of some hired agent there, I have taken this straight forward move of obtaining what I conscientiously believe to be his due.
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The omifsion of Genl Potter's name, who, being the first named in the commifsion to the Justices of the Orphans Court for Caroline County, is by courtesy Chief Justice, can not affect the validity of the proceedings before it - The deposition having been taken by the two other Justices.
I can only add, that I have know old Jones for several years past, and from the general imprefsion throughout the county, have no doubt of his having served, as he states.

I am, Sir, very respectfully,
Your Obt. Servt.
J Bozman Kerr
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[Round stamp mark]
EASTON
July
22
MARYLAND.

free

J L Edwards Esqr.
Pension Bureau.
War Department.
Washington

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July 24
Md
adol declr.
act 1832
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Eastton
July 19th 1837

Sir,
Be good enough to have the enclosed placed on file in your department with the application of Wm Jones, of Caroline County, for a pension.
I am anxious that his old man should have relief extended to him, as the fact of his service seems well established. He was, I presume, of the militia discharged after the surrender of Cornwallis, and having entered for nine months, bonafide, is entitled under the act of 1832.
I am very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
J Bozman Kerr

J L Edwards Esqr
[&c. &c. &c.]
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To be filed with the papers in the matter of the application of William Jones for a pension under the act of Congrefs of June 7th 1832.

Caroline County, Sc}
On this fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty seven, and of the Independence of the United States of American the Sixty Second, before me, the Subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County, personally appeared William Jones of Denton, Caroline County, a very aged man, who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, deposeth and saith that he is the same individual who recently made application for the benefit of the act of Congrefs pafsed in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty two, June 7th, and now of record, he understands in the pension office at Washington; that he entered the service for nine months and received a regular discharge before the expiration of that period. - That he feels very sure from his recollection of circumstances of having served four months at least on actual duty, though owing to much imperfection of memory he ought not trust himself to state the precise period. That he was regularly discharged, though the evidence of it after being for a long while in his pofsefsion, has been lost, as was stated in his declaration made before the Honble, the judges of the Orphan Court of Carolina County - That he is
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in the receipt of no pension save from the State of Maryland, and having been so advised, he conceives himself entitled under some prior acts of Congrefs to relief, if not under that of Eighteen hundred and Thirty two - That he served during the Revolution, and has never received either land or money under any act for the benefit of Revolutionary Soldiers - That having entered for nine months he thinks it just and right that he apply for the benefit of the act of 1832 
Sworn before
Chas W Smith

State of Maryland, Caroline County, Sc}

Then came John Smith, of Denton, Caroline County, Merchant, who being sworn on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Wm Jones above mentioned - That from the general reputation throughout this community, as
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well as from that which he had heard his father, the late Abraham Evitts, who was himself a Soldier of the Revolution, say, he had little doubt but he served, as he has stated above.
Sworn before
Chas W Smith

Maryland, Caroline County, towit,
I hereby certify that Charles W Smith, gentleman, by whom the within and foregoing affidavits appear to have been taken, and whose name is thereto respectively subscribed was at the time of taking the same, one of the State of Maryland's justices of the peace in and for Caroline County duly commifsioned and sworn, and to all acts done by him as such due faith and credit are and ought to be given as well in courts of Justic as thereout
In testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix the public seal of my office this 15th day of July anno domini 1837
Jo. Richardfon [Jo Richardson] Clerk of
Caroline County Court