Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,028, for Robert Jones, Pennsylvania
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Penn  Jones, Robert S.37.028
   B.L. Wt. 1109-100
    B.L. Wt. 167-60-5-5
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Contents
enl at Little York, Pa
w 1800 aged 32 yrs res Mercer Co. Ky
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Act March 31
127.299 May 11
Robert Jones, Private 
Capt McLeenan
Col Robertson
Private 1st Regt pa Line
Revolutionary
War
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Pensioner

1 M 19
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Ad.60 ac's Feby 6/56
Dodge 
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Chr Chins
Harrodshing
Ky.
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Notice sent to the Hon A M Johnson of Feby 1822 U S Court
Date of death not on Hist
6358
Kentucky
Robert Jones 
Mercer Co Pennsylvania private
Pennsylvania Line
Capt McPherson
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
__________
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 9 at September 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 3 of Feby 1819 and sent to Hon Wm Robertson House of Representatives
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arrears to 4th of 
Sem-anl all'ce ending 4 March 1819 4689
          $46.89
Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818
Continental
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warranty 12 110 gifs To Robert Joner of the Pennsylvania line for 100 acres of Land
February 19th 1825
and subscribed to L Kensilininr
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Con J.L.E.
Hon R.W Johnson,
Senule
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State of Kentucky Mercer County Sep
October County Court 1820
Robert Jones a Pensioner of the United States exhibit into Court a Schedule of his estate and an Affidavit there to annexed in the words and figures following to Jones.
A Schedule of the estate and income of Robert Jones a Pensioner of the United States under the Act of March 18th 1818 as per Certificate of the Secretary of Marrbearing data the third day of February one thousand eight hundred and nineteen No. 
Schedule    Value
One empty 30 Gallon Cask 75 cents
One Tin 1/2 Gallon Measure 50 cents
one pair of Crutches 50 cents
one Pocket Book 25 cents
Cash Notes 12.06%
Ink Stand .06%
Book Accounts 20.061/4
1 Bible 75 cents
Other Small books 75 cents
                    _____-_______
                      $35.68 3/4
Robert Jones
I Robert Jones of Mercer County and Stat of Kentucky at this time fifty two years of age and so debilitated from escapes heat and cold whilst in the service of the United States that I have not been able to walk without my crutches for the last twenty years. I do Solemnly Swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sold or in any manner whatever deposes of  my property or any part thereof with the intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring my self within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the
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United States during the Revolutionary war papers the 18th day of March 1818 neither hath any person in trust for me any property Securities or debts do me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me Subscribed I have no family of my kind to aid me in procuring a Support so help me God
Robert Jones 
Sworn to and declared on the day of October 1820 before the County of Mercer
I Thomas, Allen Clark of the County Court of Mercer County do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto 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 thirty five dollars and sixty eight cents and three fourths of a cut. In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on 22nd day of Nov 1821. Thomas Allen Clerk of the Court for the County of Mercer
State of Kentucky
Mercer County I James Caldwell Presiding Justice of the Mercer County and do hereby certify that Thomas Allen whose Name is subscribed to the above certificate is the Clerk of said Court and them full faith and credit is due to all his Official acts and more to above certificate is in due form of Law given under my hand this 7th day of January 1822
Ja Caldwell JP
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127.299
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State of Kentucky Mercer County
On this 4th day of May (1855) AD One Thousand Eight hundred and fifty five Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Robert Jones aged 92 years a resident of Mercer County and State of Kentucky who being first duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical Robert Jones who was a private in the company commanded by Captain McFeanor in the said Regiment of Pennsylvania Line commanded by Col Rogerson in the Revolutionary War with great Britain declared by the United States on the 4th day of July 177 He entered the service about 1778 for the term of the War year and continued in actual service in said war for the term of three years which will more fully appear by a reference to the declarents pension paper filed in 1818 with the  commissioner of Pensions in the city of Washington the declarant was placed on the pension roll of the Kentucky Agency on the 9th day of September 1818 and he has been drawing his pension ever since.
he also declares that he has never applied for nor received under this or any other act of Congress any Bounty his land warrants.  Robert Jones mark
We ChrChimes and Elisha Low resident of Mercer County in the State of Kentucky upon our oath sdeclare that the foregoing was signed and acknowledged by Robert Jones in our presence and that we believe format he appearance and statement of the applicant that he is the identical person he represents himself to be 
Chr Chimes
Elisha Low
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The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be and that I have no interest in this claim. JR Lillands JP
State of Kentucky Mercer County
I Thomas Allen Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that JL Lilland is and was at the time of making the foregoing signature a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified that he is duly authorized by law to administer oaths and that his said signature above written is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County and subscribed my name this 5th day of May 1855 Thomas Allen Clerk
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I Robert  Jones of the county of Mercer state of Kentucky do hereby State on oath that I served as a regular soldier in the Continental army during the Revolutionary war, upwards of two years, that some time in the month of December 1779 I enlisted at Little York in Pennsylvani with Capt McPherson in the 1st Pennsylvania Regt commanded by Col Robertson of General Waynes Brigade and that I faithfully served until the close of the war in 1782 having enlisted for three years and was honorably discharged in Philadelphia in the Spring 1782 from said Capt McPhersons company and I do farther state that I am no old and crippled so much that I have to use crutches that I am unable to work and so reduced in my circumstances that I stand in need of assistance from my Country for support that the sum of my being as cripple was an account of exposure during Cpl Waynes campaign against the Indians being a regular soldier in his army I do not know of any evidence that I can procure at this time by whom I can farther prove my services during the Revolutionary war and I do hereby release all further claim up in the United States from a pension witness my hand and Seal this 9th day of Sept 1818 Robert Jones
Kentucky 
I William L. Kelly am of the  circuit Judges on the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and sole judge of the herein Cirucuit Court do certify that Thomas Allen whom named is subscribed to the annexed Certificate is Clerk of the herein Circuit Court I further certify that the truth of the facts states in the above Petitioners was verified before me in open Court by the oath of the Petitioner and that I am well satisfied he is entitled to the benefit of the last Act of the Congress of the United States for the use and comfort of the Justified Officers and (unreadable) of the Revolutionary War, his commanders being (unreadable) given under my hand this 26th day of November 1818
William L Kelly
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Robert Jones
Affidavit 
Revolutionary Soldier
1818 Sep or Cirt 
branch 
State of Kentucky 
Mercer Circuit Sept
September Seven 1818
I Thomas Allen Clerk of the Circuit Court for the Circuit aforesaid do hereby certify that Robert Jones personally came before the Honorable William L Kelly sole Judge whereof the within affidavit containing the Truth to the Best of his knowledge and information which is for and was ordered to be certified which is hereby don.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my said office the 5th day of November 1818 and in the 2nd year at the Commonwealth of said State
Thomas Allen
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD
Name Jones, Robert Grade Private Line Pennsylvania 
Warrant Number 9675 Acreage 100 
Issued Mch 5, 1791 to not shown
also, B.L. Wk.167-60-55
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December 19, 1932
BA-J/AWF
Robert Jones
S.36028
Miss Blanche Wright
Franklin, R.R. 7
Indiana.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Robert Jones, a soldier of the War of the Revolution. The record furnished herewith is that of the only soldier named Robert Jones, found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office. The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 36028, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Robert Jones. The date and place eof his birth are not given, nor are the name soft his parents stated. He enlisted in "little York", Pennsylvania, in 1778 or 1779 and served as a private in Captain Robert McPherson's Company and in Colonel Thomas Robinson's Pennsylvania Regiment, length of service three years and five months. He was allowed pension on his application executed September 9, 1818, at which time he was living in Mercer County, Kentucky, aged about fifty years. In 1855 he was still a resident of Mercer County, Kentucky. There are no data as to his family.
Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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36028
INVALID
Revy
File No. 36.828
Robert Jones
Priv Rev War
Act 18 March 18
Index-Vol 2 Page 207
1932 July 8 Hist to Stella J. Jegardeu Cert
1932 Dec 19 Hist to 
Blancdee Wright Cert
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167
60 acres
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Robert Jones Private 1st Regiment Pennsylvania Service Warrant 9675. 100 acres himself Mar 5. 1791
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127.299
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Warrodsburgh (Ky) 5 May 1855
Dear Sir
Enclosed you have the declarations of Peter Bellow's and Robert Jones for Bounty land under the act of Congress passed on the 3rd March 1855 both of which claims should be pleased to hear from at your earliest convenience.
Your Respectfully
Chr  Chirrry
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know all Men by these presents, That I Robert Jones, who was in the War of the Revolution 3 years and 5 months and the last six months of this time, acted as Corporal/a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $96. per annum,  who was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution , do hereby constitute and appoint for and in name to prosecute against the Government of the United States, before money, under any Act or Acts, Resolution or Resolutions, of the Congress of the United States and especially the Acts 4th July, 1836, 7th July, 1838, 3rd March, 1843, 17th June, 1844, 2d February, 1848 and 29th July 1848 as well as the more ancient Acts of 18th March, 1818, 15th May, 1828, and 7th June, 1832.
Said Attorney moreover authorized in name to demand at any Department of the said Government, a re-consideration of any decision hitherto or hereafter to be given, touching information or evidence of whatever character relating to or in anywise bearing upon the claim or claims we hereby seek the investigation on Said Attorney moreover authorized to do any and all things necessary to carry out the foregoing purposes, and to receive the Certificates of pension or other character of drafts or evidence of the amounts due and to appoint one or more Sub-Attorneys, and to confer upon him or them all the powers herein conferred upon hereby ratifying and confirming all that said Attorney may do by virtue of these presents. Witness my hand and Seal this 12th day May 1853
Attest SH Stevenson Robert His Jones
mark
E. Low
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Robert Jones
Ky 1818
LLC Tripleton
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Robert Jones of the Pennsylvania line wh.ifs No 1109
Hon. T.P. Moore
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State of Kentucky
County of Morre
I, Robert Jones aged fifty seven years, a citizen of the United States, do, upon oath, testify and declare, that, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight I enlisted in the army of the Revolution, against the common enemy of my country, for the term of "during the war," and served in the company commanded by Capt Robert McPherson and in the regiment No. under command of Colonel, Thomas Robertson of the Pennsylvania line; and that I continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war, in seventeen hundred and eighty-three, when I was regularly discharged from the First regiment, commanded by Colonel Thomas Robertson My discharge is now lost or mislaid, so that I cannot produce it to corroborate the above statement. I further declare, that I have never received a Warrant for the Bounty Land promised to me on the part of the United States, nor have I ever assigned or transferred my claim to that gratuity in any manner whatsoever; therefore, Know all Men by these presents, that I Robert Jones aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Thomas P Moore of the County of Mercer and State of Kentucky to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, or of such other person as is duly authorized to issue and deliver the same, a Warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid, and to sign a receipt or acquittance therefore; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed. Attest
Geo W Thomson Robert Jones
I aged years, a citizen of the United States, do upon oath declare that I have been long acquainted with who has subscribed the above declaration in my presence,and well know that he is the identical person her therein represents himself to be; and further I know that he did perform the military service therein stated. Attest,
Before me, Geo W Thomson a Justic eof the Peace for Mercer County personally appeared the above named Robert Jones subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the pwere of attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed; and, likewise, personally appeared who hath subscribed the above certificate of identity both to me well know to be men of respectability and truth, and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed, this fifth day of Feby 1825 Geo W Thomson Justice of the Peace.
In testimony that the above written George McThompson was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements, in the State of Kentucky at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, subscribed my name and quality, at Harrodburg this 5th day of February 1825
Attest Thomas Allen Clerk of the Mercer County Court.
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Rev
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Miss Stella I Tegarden
1007 East Main Street
Muncie, Indiana
June 9, 1931
(Seal: PENSION U.S. OFFICE JUN 11 1931)
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Kindly advice if your files contain the name of Thomas Oldhain who served as a private second class on the return of Capt. Emmanuel Herman's Co. of York Col. Penn. Militia Apr. 5 1778; also Capt. Reinhart Boots Butts Botts Co of York Col. Militia, Nov. 20 1782 in the war of Revolution
If he or his widow received pay or pension for his services I would appreciate any detail on this. Thanking you for this information. I am Yours very truly Stella Tegandeau
P.S. Do fowr files of Soldiers in the War of Revolution cases the name of Robert Jones York Co. Please.
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R.R. 7
Franklin Indiana
Veteran's Administration
Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs
Will you please send the record of the Revolutionary War soldier Robert Jones who died in Owan County Kentucky
Thanking you I am 
Yours Truly Miss Blanche Wright. 
one only
so advise
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July 8, 1931
Rev 1812 Wars Section AWF
Miss Stella Tegarden
1007 East Main Street 
Muncie, Indiana
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 36028, that Robert Jones enlisted in Little York, Pennsylvania, in 1778 or 1779 and served as a private and corporal in Captain Robert McPherson's Company and in Colonel Thomas Robinson's Pennsylvania Regiment, length of service three years and five months.
he was allowed pension on his application executed September 9, 1818, at which time he was living in Mercer County, Kentucky and was aged about fifty years.
In 1855 he was still living in Mercer County, Kentucky. There are not data as to family. 
Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator