Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 20190, for Richard Jones, Maryland
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Md.
Jones, Richard
Susannah
NUMBER
W 20190

CONTENTS
b. Feb. 2, 1757
res at enl. Pince George Co Md.
d. Apr. 18, 1821 at Hopewell, Ontario Co. N. Y.
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✓  5265
New York, Albany
---
Susanna Jones, dec'd.
widow of  Richard
who died on the [blank]
of Md. in the State of New York
who was a Private in the [blank] commanded 
by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded 
by [blank] in the Revolution
for 19 months
---
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 63 Dollars 33 Cents
per annum, to commence on the 4" day of
March, 1831 & [illegible] June 11th 1851
---
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of January 1854 and sent to 
James G. Austin
---
Arrears to the 4th of Present
Semi-annual allowance ending [blank]
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3d }
H. R. Weightman Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 2.  Page 363
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State of New York [seal]
County of Ontario [" F "] I, S. W. Salisbury, Surrogate within and for Said County do hereby certify that at a Court of Rebate held in & for said County at the Village of Canandaigua, on the Second day of June A.D. 1853 It was proven to the satisfaction of Said Court that Richard Jones an old & Respectable Man died at the Town of Hopewell, County of Ontario aforesaid on the 18th day of April 1821, leaving a Widow by the name of Susanna Jones him Surviving & which Said Widow also died on the 11th day of June 1851 at the town of Hopewell County of Ontario aforesaid.  And that at the time of the death of the said Susanna Widow aforesaid, she left four Children (her & her said Husband,) only surviving and whose places of Residence and ages are as follows - [viz] Henry C. Jones aged about 65 years Residing in Erie County in the State of Ohio - Ann Shekell aged about 62 years - Amos Jones aged about 60 years & Thomas C. Jones aged about 58 years - all of Whom Reside in the County of Ontario above Mentioned - And I further Certify that the above named Richard Jones was reputed to have been a soldier of the Revolution - from the State of Maryland
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And I further certify that Amos Jones Esq
one of the above named children has been
duly appointed Administrator of the Estate
of the aforementioned Susanna Jones deceased Widow & aforesaid - and that the said Amos Jones is duly authorized by the Laws of this State to act as such administrator
{In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my {hand and affixed my official Seal at Canandaigua {this 2d day of June 1853
Samuel W. Salisbury
Surrogates of said Co. N.Y.
(seal)
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State of New York
County of Ontario ss 
Be it Known that on this 2d day of
June 1853 Before me the Subscriber Surrogate in &
for the County aforesaid personally came Amos
Jones the administrator named in the annexed
Certificate, and being first duly sworn according to
law, makes the following declaration
in order
to obtain for himself & the other heirs of Susanna
Jones deceased, the amount of Pension due the
said Susanna as the Widow of Richard Jones
for his services in the Revolution War - that
he is Sixty years of age, and a son of the said
Susanna & Richard - that according to his
information & belief his said father the above
named Richard Jones at the time of the Revolution
Resided in Prince George County State of
Maryland - that his father & mother aforesaid
were married as he verily believes in what is now Montgomery
County in the said Sate of Maryland on or about the Month day
of February 1778 and that a few years
after their marriage they Removed to or near
a place called Colesville Montgomery County
State of Maryland where they continued to
reside until about the year 1805, when
they removed to the town of Hopewell Ontario 
County & State above mentioned - at which
place the said Richard Jones his said father
on or about the 18th day of April 1821 died leaving
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the said Susanna his widow who remained
such Widow (& Did not intermarry) until
the 11th day of June 1851. When & on which
day she died leaving four children only
her & her said husband surviving & whose
places of Residence & ages are as follows.
viz. Henry C Jones aged 65 years. Ann
Shekell aged about 62 years- Amos
Jones the deponent aged about 60 years
& Thomas C. Jones aged about 58 years.
The first above named child Resides in
Erie County State of Ohio & the three last Reside in Ontario County & State of New York - 
that his mothers maiden name was
Susanna Culver who was from Montgomery
County Maryland aforesaid - that my
said father was a soldier in the Revolutionary
War, as he has been informed & verily believes
& served in the Maryland Continental line
as well as in the Militia of that State &
he has heard the names of Captain Burgess
& Captain Edminston as being among the
Captains under whom his father Rendered
some service, that he Relies mainly upon
the proofs which he expects to procure and annex hereto to sustain him in these statements.  That the annexed Record is the family Record of the Birth of his father
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and mother as well as the Birth &c of the
Children of the said Richard & Susanna &
that deponents name and times of Birth
is therein Recorded with his said Brothers
& sisters, that said Entries are in the
hand writing of his said father & made
& always kept in the family & Recognized as
the Family Record &c - that he verily believes
his said Father served more or less & at different
times during the Revolution but he is not able
to give details more full than in the foregoing that
during the life time of his said father he repeatedly
heard him talk of his services in the Revolution
and of the above named Captains under whom
he served or was attached to a near the troops
he served in X that he is the duly
authorized administrator of the Estate of the above
mentioned Susanna decd as will appear by
the papers hereto annexed, and that James
G Austin of the City of Washington D.C. is my
duly authorized agent to attend to & to take
all paper & lawful measures to obtain such
pension as himself & the other children of the
said Susanna & Richard Jones may be entitled
to under any law of Congress.
Amos Jones
Subscribed and sworn before me this 2 day of
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June 1853 by the above named Amos Jones
who is well known to me to be a highly respectable 
citizen of said County & his Statements are
entitled to the highest credibility - And I
further certify that I have no interest in the
Result of this claim. nor am I engaged
in its prosecution.
Samuel J. Salisbury
Surrogate of Ontario
County New York
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Richard Jones Born February 2nd 1757
Susanah Jones Born October 21 1756
Mary Jones Born February 12th 1779
Elizabeth Jones October 30th 1748
Henry Culver Jones July 28 - 1788
Ann Jones August 8th - 1793
Thomas Culver Jones born October 15th 1795
Elizabeth Jones Died April the (illegible) st 1789
Richard Freeman born October (illegible) 1801
Mary Freeman died August 1807 in the 28 year of her age
Richard Jones Departed this life April the
18th 1821 in the sixty fifth year of his age
at Six OClock in afternoon
y   m days
64. 2. 16
Susanna Jones died June 11th 1837
19
1825
1779
46
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Feby 8 1900
Ralph E. Stevens
Denver Colo

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20190
Susanna Jones
Widow
Richard Jones
Priv Rev War
Act: July 4th 1836
Index: --Vol. A, Page 380
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Susannah Jones Dec?
Widow of Richard
NY
jly Austin Sep 16 1853

Act July 4 1836
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Certificate of Prince George Co. Md.
Clerk of County
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State of Maryland Prince Georges County Sct
I hereby Certify that I have carefully Examined the marriage License Record
of my office from the year 1777 to 1800, and find no entry of Marriage License
being filed to Richard Jones and Susanna Culver, within said time.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my
name and affixed the Seal of the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County this Eighth of June A. D 1853
Owen Norfolk Clk of the 
C. C. for P. G. County
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additional evidence
in case of
Susanna Jones disd
widow of
Richard Jones, Decd
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Claim of heirs
Act 4th July 1836
New York Suspended

Jany 18.54
Jas. G. Austin
Present
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Washington D C
Jany 18.54

L.P. Waldo Esq
Commr of Pensions

Sir
Herein please find the
deposition Thos Edmonston Eq in favor of
the Claim Susanna Jones of N. Y. for
a pension under act 4th July 1836 the
Evidence of all the Witness are to be relied
on as they are highly credible persons.

I trust a reexamination of the papers
filed in this case in Connecticut with
this additional herein presented will
obviate the objection in your report of the
16th Sept last & the claim be admitted,
Respectfully Yours
Jas G Austin
Present
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Additional
 
Thos Edmonston - Cobb Co. Ga.  Dec. 13. 1853.
Is 83 yrs old.  born & raised in Montgomery co Mo. - Moved in 1806 to Farmington, Ontario co. N.Y. & resided there till about 2yrs since, when he came to cobb co to reside with his daughter.
Well knew Richd of Pr George's Co. afterwards of Montgomery, & with Susannah Culver, whom Rd married - they removed to Ontario about the time [dept] did - Lived near them.  
Rd died in 1821, dept at funeral -
Susannah died in 1851 - children as above
Rembers many incidents of war - the people of Pr Geo & Montgy cos and [illegible] generally were much engaged.  Common report was that Richd was a soldier of Revn & never heard it doubted - It was understood that Josiah Jones commd a Co in Pr G Co & thinks Rd was in that co. Rd was of a highly respectable family all of whom were 
active patriots - From his knowledge of Rds spirit & patriotism has no doubt he served as good & faithful soldier.
Certified to be sound in body, mind and memory
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Omitted in Original proofs

Drusilla Connelly. Montgy Co Md. as 81. June 20. 
1853.
Born & always lived in Montgy Co.  
'sell knew RJ & Susannah
About 1805 RJ removed to Ontario & died 1821
Susannah died in 1851
Married about Feby 1778.  Dept then 6 yrs old
the same month I remember it well.
Slept at the foot of the bridal bed would not be separated from sister with whom the had before slept 
Married at father's house -Well remembers the birth of Mary the eldest - about 1 yr after the marriage. - and remembers the other children.
removal to N. Y. & c
Richd reported & understood soldier
Cohabitation & c

[90-degree notation] Brief of evidence
Michael Connelly -
 Husband of Drusilla - age 77 -
Well Knew Richd
Cohabitation-removal-names-
Reported soldier in battle of Germantown
Ensign [Josiah] under whom it was understood
he served was married
Capt Edmonston reported to have served.
Note - [illegible] were [illegible][illegible] & 1 Sr Edmonston
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Susannah Jones, decd, widow of Richard, Ontario Co N.Y.
Act of '36
Amos Jones. Certified to be admr declared June
2d 1853-
Is 60 yrs old. Son of Susannah & Rd
Rich'd resided in Revn in Prince George's Co Md
Married in (now) Montgomery Co Feby 1778.
A few years after marriage removed to Colesville Montgmry
Co. Md where they resided until 1805 when
removed to Hoperwell Ont. Co N.Y. where
Rich'd Died Apl 18, 1821. leaving
Susannah who remained his widow until she
Died June 11. 1851. leaving surviving children
Henry C. Jones of Erie Co Ohio 65 yrs
Ann Shekell Ontario Co N.Y. 62 yrs
Amos Jones Ontario Co N.Y. 60 yrs
& Thos C. Jones Ontario N.Y. 58 yrs

Susannah's maiden name Calver

Rich'd served in Md Cont Line & militia under
(among others) Capts Burgess & Edmonston
Annexed Family Rec'd in Richd's hand writing
Cannot specify particulars of service
Family record as above. 1st child born Feby 12. 1799
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Hezekiah Baggerly Ontario Co. June 1, 1853
is aged about 81 years
Resided until 1805 in same neighborhood
with Richd & Susannah, when he removed
to Ontario Co where he now resides.
While residt of Montgomery Co Md well acqted
with Rd & Susannah & the father & mother,
brothers & sisters of Susannah - her name was Culver
They removed to Hopewell in 1805, where he
resided until he died about Apr 21, 1821. afft
attended him & was at his funeral.
Susannah remained a widow until she
died at Hopewell about June 11, 1851, leaving
4 children only surviving - names as above
and all now living-
Everitt Baggerly same date-
Is 67- Resided in Mongty Co Md until 1805 -
when he removed to Ontario where he now lives.
Rd & Sush removed to Ontario same year
Deaths as above - & children ditto
knew her family-- &c as above
Surrogate's certife of proof of all the above facts
Courv of S.O. Certif Rd private in Ensign Jones Co June 2d 78 to Jany 1. 1780
Certif Clk of-Montgy-Pr Geo & Fredk Co. No record of the marriage.
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Additional Evidence
in case of
Susanna Jones of
N.Y. Widow
of Richard Jones decd
-
N. Y
Suspended
Roll
Act 4th July 1836

Jas G Austin
Present
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State of Georgia}
County of Cobb} SS - Thomas Edmonston being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, being Eighty-three years old and upwards and at present a resident of Cobb County aforesaid, that he was born and raised in Montgomery County in the state of Maryland and moved from there, in the year Eighteen Hundred and six to the town of Farmington now Manchester, in Ontario County, State of New York and continued to reside in said County of Ontario until about two years since, when he came to his present place of residence, with his daughter, Mrs. Dolly Whitmore, that he was well acquainted with Richard Jones, formerly of Prince George, afterwards of Montgomery County, Maryland, and with Susannah Culver, whom said Jones married and that said Jones and wife moved from Montgomery County, Maryland to Ontario County aforesaid about the time this deponent did and that they continued to reside near each other until the year 1821 when said Richard Jones died and this deponent was present at his burial, that the aforesaid Susannah survived until the year 1851 when she died in Ontario County aforesaid: that he knew the children of the said Richard and Susannah, who are Henry C. Jones, Thomas C. Jones, Ann Shekell, and Amos Jones all of whom are above the age of twenty ne years and wee living when
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he left New York as aforesaid, deponent recollects many incidents of the war of the revolution, that the people of Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties and of Maryland generally were much engaged in it; the common report was that the above named Richad Jones was a soldier of the revolution and this deponent never heard it disputed. That common report was that [illegible] Jones of Prince George's County aforesaid commanded a company in the said war and he thinks said Richard Jones served in said Company:  The said Richard Jones was of a very respectable family of Prince George's County all of whom, as far as he knew were active patriots, and from his knowledge of the spirit and patriotism of the said Richard he has the utmost confidence in believing that he served as a good and faithful soldier.  And this deponent has no interest what was in the claim of the children of the said Richard and Susannah for a Pension.
Thos Edmonston

Subscribed and sworn this 10th day of Dec. 1853.  I do hereby certify that the above named Thomas Edmonston is to me personally known and has this day made oath to the truth of the
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within deposition, and that he is a man of high credibility and for a man of his age of good health and apparent good memory, and I also certify, that I have no interest whatever in the claim in whose behalf the within deposition is made - 
R. D. Tucker, J.P.
Cobb Co., Ga 13th Dec. 1853

State of Geogia}
Cobb County} I hereby Certify that R.D. Tucker Esq. before whom the foregoing deposition was made, and who has therewith subscribed his name, was at the time of [illegible] an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and authorized by law to a administer oaths for general purposes and th.at his signature above is genuine.
[Seal]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of My Office as Clerk of the Superior court of said County, this 30th day of December 1853.
T. H. Moore C.S.C.
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Certificate of Service
Commissioner of Gen Land
Office
Annapolis Md
Cost 50.cy
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Land Office of Maryland
July 13th. 1853.
I certify that it appears by
the muster rolls remaining in
this Office, that Richard Jones a
private in Ensign Jones company
enlisted as a private 2d June 1778
& was discharged January 1780
present:-- (illegible) below record
Review 19th Feby 1779

In testimony whereof
I hereby subscribe my name & affix the
seal of the Land office of Maryland the
day & year first herein above written
(illegible)
(illegible) of the L Ofc
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Fredricks Courts
Md.
Certificate of Clerk
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Office of Clerk of Circuit Court for
Frederick County June 8th 1853.
Mr James G. Austin
D. Sir
I have carefully examined
the records of Marriage licenses from the year 1778 to
the year 1800 and can find no record of the issuing of a
license to "Richard Jones and Susanna Culver"

As Montgomery County was formed into a separate
County in 1776 and as the law authorizing the
issuing of marriage licenses was not enacted until
1777, it is probable that a license was issued in
that County.  I cannot issue an official
certificate of a negative character. I enclose the
gold dollars contained in your letter, as I am not
entitled to any fee, not having found for you, the
information sought.
Respy
Your obt servt
Edward Shriver
Clk
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Susannah Jones decd
widow of Richard
N. Y.

Act July 4, 1836
Admitted Private 19 mos
at $63 33/100 per annum
from Mar 4, 1831 to June
11, 1881, when she died.

Certificate to issue to
Amos Jones her admin.
for the benefit of himself and
Henry C. Jones
Ann Shekell &
Thomas C. Jones
her only surviving children

Agent
Jas G. Austin
Present.
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Brief in the case of Susannah Jones, decd widow of Richard
Ontario County and State of New York
act July 4, 1836.

Claim, (original.)
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Service - Maryland rolls, and parol (from June 78 to Jany 80)
Marriage in Feb 1778 - Panel supported by Family record. no public record
Death -
Identity
Administration   
Parol and certified

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim?  If so, what?
S. G. Dodge
Examining Clerk.

Name and residence of Agent
Jas G. Austin
Present.
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State of Maryland
Montgomery County  I Drusilla Connelly being duly sworn ^according to law depose and say that she is a resident of the County aforesaid - And of the age of Eighty one years last February - that she was born in the said County.  I have always resided therein - that she was well acquainted with old Mr. Richard Jones and his wife Susanna, that the said Richard Jones was formerly a Resident of said County and that some time in the year 1805 or about that time the said Richard Jones moved to this town of Hopewell Ontario State of New York where he died about the Year 1821. Leaving the said Susanna his widow him surviving & who also died in Hopewell [illegible] in the year 1851, as she has been informed & verily believes.  That the said Richard Jones and Susanna above named was married as Husband and wife in what is now Montgomery Co Md about the Month of February in the Year 1778.  that this deponent was then six years of age the same month & Remembers it well. That the said Susanna was a sister of this deponent & the said Susanna & the said Richard was Married at deponents father House in what is now Montgomery Co aforesaid - that she well remembers the Children of the said Richard & Susanna & that Mary Jones a daughter of said Richard & Susanna was born about a Year after their Marriage & she well Remembers the Rest of the Children that she has this day Examined the old family record of the births of the several children & which said record is attached to a Declaration of Amos Jones one of the children & the entries of their several births she believes to be correct & on this account that she well remembers them all & at the time they moved to Ontario co N.Y.  that the said Richard Jones at the time
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of the marriage aforesaid was reputed to be a soldier of the Revolution & belonged to the Maryland Troops & he was always reputed to have [illegible] a soldier in the Revolution- that said Richard & his wife always lived together as husband and wife from the time they were married as aforesaid till his death of said Richard aforesaid - one Circumstance she refers to, as to her memory of this marriage was that she a [illegible] for several years before their marriage. Left with her sister & the night this were married. She would not be parted from her sister she said Susanna & she & her husband that night put her to the foot of the Bed-  That she has no interest in the claim of Amos Jones & his Brothers & Sister for a pension for which they are now applying-
Drusilla Connelley

Sworn & subscribed before}
[illegible] this 20th day of June 1853}
by the above named Drusilla Connelley who is personally known to me that she is a woman of high Respectability and is Entitled to full Credit - is a person of Extraordinary good health & apparent Sound Memory & Remarkably so for her age - And I Certify that I am not interested in the Result of the Claim in which this is made.  Nor Am I Concerned in its prosecution -
Thos Fawcett J P
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State of Maryland
Montgomery Co  ss.  Michael Connelly being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is the Husband of Drusilla Connelly whose affidavit is hereto annexed, that he is a Resident of the County aforesaid & is Seventy seven Years of age, that he well knew Richard Jones who Resided in Montgomery Co aforesaid and also his wife Susanna, that he first became acquainted with the said Richard & Susanna about or as long ^ago^ as he remembers anything, that he was born in the neighborhood where the said Richard & Susanna was married & lived until they moved to Ontario Co. N.Y. that he knew them to live together as Husband & wife from the time he knew them till the death of Said Richard - that the said Susanna, Maiden name was Susanna Culver & that deponent well knew the children sons & daughters born to them Amos Jones who is applying for a pension is one of the sons - that Said Richard Jones was always in his life time reputed & it was talked that he was a soldier in the Revolution & Served in the Maryland troops - that he always heard & it was talked in the neighborhood that he was in the Germantown Battle, that Ensign Jones in whose company it is supposed said Richard served was named Josiah Jones as near as he can Remember & that one Capt Edmonton & other officers served in the Revolution so talked, but deponent cannot tell the particulars - & that he has no interest in this Claim --
              his
Michael  X  Connelly
            mark

Subscribed and sworn this 20th day of June
1853 by the above Michael Connelly who is personally
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State of Maryland
Montgomery County Set

I hereby certify that Thomas Fawcett Gentleman
before whom the aforegoing affidavit 
appear to have been made and whose genuine
signature is thereto subscribed was at
the time thereof one of the State of Maryland's
Justices of the peace in and for said County
duly commissioned and sworn.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed the seal of the
Circuit Court for Montgomery
County this 22 day of June A D
1853
James G. Henney Clerk
Montgomery County

Affidavits of 
Drusilla Connelly &
Michael Connelly
of
Montgomery County

Known to me that he is a man of creditability
this statement is entitled to credit -- and further
I have no interest in the claim, nor am I engaged 
in its resolution.
Thos Fawcett J.P.
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Montgomery Co
Md
Co Clerks Certificate

James G. Austin Esqr
Washington
DC
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Rockville Clerks Office
June 23d 1853

Mr. James G. Austin
Sir
After the necessary examination I find that our Marriage record goes back only as far as 1797 whereas the information you desire you say was in 1778 I would suggest that you might possibly find it either in the Clerks office of Prince George or Frederick write both of which Montgomery (our) County was once connected.  I also have to add that I cannot find in my office any record of marriage license from the passage of the Law authorising [authorizing] the issuing of marriage license (1777) to 1797 above mentioned.

Very Respectfully your
friend & Servant
James G. Herring

J. G. Austin Esqr.
Washington 
D.C.

[illegible]
The names of Richard Jones and Susanna Culver do not appear on the marriage Records of my office
James G. Herring
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State of New York
Ontario County ⎬ 
Be it known that on this first
day of June 1853 before me the
subscriber a Justice of the Peace in said County
personally came Herehiah Baggerly and being by
me duly sworn did depose and say that he is
about eighty one years of age and that he resided
in the same neighbourhood in the County
of Montgomery in the State of Maryland with
Richard Jones and Susanna his wife until
the year 1805. at which time he removed to
Ontario County aforesaid, and at which place
he now resides, and that while he resided
in Montgomery County aforesaid he was well
acquainted with the said Richard & Susanna
Jones, and was that he knew the Father & Mother
brothers and Sisters of the said Susanna Jones
& that her maiden name was Susanna Culver
and that in the year 1805, the said Richard and
Susanna Jones & family removed to the town
Hopewell, County of Ontario aforesaid & that
said Richard Jones resided at said town of
Hopewell until his decease (said decease
about 21st April in the year 1821 and that he
attended him during his last sickness and
attended the funeral at the time of his burial
and leaving a widow surviving him by the name of
Susanna Jones who remained a widow during the
remainder of her life, & that she the said
Susanna Jones died about the 11th day of June
1851 at the town of Hopewell aforesaid and left four children surviving (her
and her said husband) only and whose places
residence and ages are as follows (Viz)
Henry C Jones aged about sixty five years and
resides as I am informed and believe in the
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County of Erie in the State of Ohio, Ann
Shekell aged about sixty two. Amos Jones
aged about sixty years, Thomas C Jones
aged about fifty eight years all of whom
reside in the County of Ontario aforesaid
And that all of the aforesaid children are now
living
and that said Richard Jones was
respectable citizen of said town of Hopewell
Evert Baggerly

Subscribe and sworn 
the this first day of June
A.D. 1853 before me.
And I further certify that I have no
interest in the result, or engaged in the prosecution
of any claim for pension, as claimed by the
heirs of the said Richard and Susanna Jones
Ulysses Warner a Justice of the
Peace in said County of Ontario
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State of New York
Ontario County ss) 
Be it known that on this
first day of June 1853 Before me the subscriber
a Justice of the Peace in said County 
personally came Everitt Baggerly and
being by me duly sworn did depose and say
that he is sixty seven years of age & that he
resided in the County of Montgomery in the
State of Maryland until the year 1805 at which
time he removed to Ontario County in the
State of New York at which place he now resides
And while he resided in Montgomery County
aforesaid, he knew Richard Jones and Susanna
his wife and that in the year 1805 the said
Richard Jones & Susanna his his wife & family
removed to the County of Ontario & state of New York
aforesaid - and settled in the town of Hopewell 
at which place he resided at the time 
or his death in the year 1821 leaving a widow surviving by
the name of Susanna Jones who died the
11th day of June 1851, at the town of Hopewell
Ontario County aforesaid, and that at the time
of the death of said Susanna Widow aforesaid
she left four children only surviving (her
and her said husband) and whose place of
residence and ages are as follows. (Viz Henry
Jones aged about sixty five year and
resides as I am informed and believe in the
County of Eire, in the State of Ohio, Ann
Shekell aged about sixty two. Amos Jones
aged about sixty years, Thomas C Jones
aged about fifty eight years, all of whom
reside in the County of Ontario aforesaid
And that the maiden name of said Susanna
Jones was Susanna Culver & that I
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knew her mother and most of her brothers &
Sisters and that the said Susanna Jones
remained a widow until her decease, and
that the said Richard Jones was a respectable
citizens of the town of Hopewell aforesaid
Everett Baggerly

Subscribed and sworn to
this 1st day of June 1853
before me Ulysses Warner
a justice of the Peace in said County of Ontario
And I further certify that I have no interest in
the result of this claim nor am I engaged
in the prosecution of this claim nor of any claim
for pension claimed by the heirs of said Richard
& Susanna Jones,
Ulysses Warner Justice aforesaid

State of New York, ss.
County of Ontario.
I John J Lyon Clerk of the County Court, in and for the County
and State above mentioned, do hereby certify, that Ulysses Warner
whose genuine signature appears above, is, and was at the line of signing the same a Justice
of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn,
that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid
County Court is a Court of Record, having general jurisdiction.

Given under my hand and Seal of Office, at Canandaigua this 2d day of June 1853
John J Lyon
Clerk

Rev Claim for Pension
Act 4th July 1836
Susanna Jones decd
widow of
Richard Jones Decd
Application of the heirs

Presented Aug 2nd
1853
by 
James G. Austin
Atty
Present
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RALPH E. STEVENS.
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
43-44 Jacobson Bldg
aur

DENVER, COLO., January 3rd, 1900.

Hon Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:--
I am anxious to know of the Revolutionary War record of
Richard Jones, who was my great grandfather, and I suppose he was a
soldier in the Continental army.

This particular Richard Jones was from the state of Maryland, but
I cannot give the particular place in that state. He removed from
Maryland to Phelps, New York, where he lived many years, and probably
drew a pension. I cannot give the date of his birth or death.

On account of him there having been other Jones families
near Phelps, N. Y., in which families there "Richards", I mention
that this particular Richard Jones' wife was named Mary Ann, and that
aged 86 years
she died June 23rd, 1830, aged 86 years. I presume that for some years before her
death she drew a pension as the widow of my g-g- father Richard Jones,
by which he may be identified in your records.

Any information in regard to these matters that you can kindly
give me will be very thankfully received.
Respectfully yours,
Ralph E. Stevens
(stamp)
Pension Office
US
Jan 8 1900