Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2126, for Dennis Jones, Maryland
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State of Pennsylvania
Greene County SS

On this 27th day of September AD 1839 personally appeared before me  Asa W Clelland one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Greene aforesaid Barbara Pratt, a resident of Center Township aged Seventy ___ years, who being duly Sworn according to Law on her solemn oath doth depose and say that she was well acquainted with Dennis Jones late a Pensioner of the United States, and his wife Eleanor formerly Eleanor Wilson.  That the acquaintance commenced with them on Little Antietam Creek in Franklin County Pennsylvania, when they all resided that she was present at the marriage of the said Dennis Jones and his wife Eleanor, who is now a deponent understands applying for a pension, and saw them joined in marriage by a Justice of the Peace, J Royer that said marriage took place in Franklin County aforesaid when they then lived, deponent cannot now state the month of their marriage but it was in the year seventeen hundred and eighty six. deponent further states that she has from the date of said marriage and a considerable time before it to this time been well acquainted with Mrs. Jones, and also with Mr. Jones up to the time of his death which took place some time in March last, and well knows the present Eleanor Jones now applying for a pension to be the same person she saw married to Dennis Jones at the time above stated.  Deponent further states that since the death of the said Dennis Jones, his wife the said Eleanor has remained a widow.    Barbara Pratt  + her mark

Sworn and Subscribed
before Me September 27h AD 1839 the name "Eleanor" when it occurs being written on an erasure
Asa W Cleland
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Eleanor Jones, decd
Pa
Act 2 Feb 1848

Adwd [illegible] $80 per annum
com'g 4 March 1848
+ [and] ending 12 Sept 1848
Payable to Wm Jones,
only surviving child

Pittsburgh Roll

Joseph Henderson,
Washington Pa
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No 8141
Eleanor Jones
widow of Dennis
Pa.  8058
807
Act of July 1838 and 
Genl [illegible] Resolution of Va
23 January 1845

Aom [illegible]  private
$80 00 for amo [illegible]

Adm o [illegible] act 3 March 1843
and 17 June 1844
$80 00 per Annum [illegible]

E

R. W. Downey
Waynesburg
Green Co
Pa
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Eleanor Jones
widow of Dennis
Jones, private 3 years
Act July 7. 1838
$80 per ann from
4 March 1836

Married Aug. 25 1786
husband died March 16 1839
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Dennis Jones
alledged desertion 
disproved +  [and] service
to end of his enlistment 
proved by two witnesses

Feby 5, 1829
Refd. to Comm .on Miliy Pensions
with Reso

Dec. 15' 1829
Ref.d to Com on Mil. Pensions

20th. Feb. 1829
Allowed $ 8.

See letter to J.P. Ingle Auf. 2. 1830.

Stewart.  11
Fi
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(copy)
War Department.
Pension Office
July 22d, 1825

Sir,
The claim of Dennis Jones to a pension, on account of revolutionary service has been examined and rejected.  It appears by the Muster Rolls, of Colonel Gunby's regiment, in which he states to have served, that he enlisted on the 5th. of May 1778 and deserted the 13th. of June 1779; and that is a bar to all claims to any gratuity whatever, for service performed during the revolutionary war.  The papers in the case will remain in our files, agreeably to the regulations of this Department.

I am +c.
Signed, J.L. Edwards

W.T. Hays Esq
Waynesboro,
Penn.
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8141
Eleanor Jones
Pa

James. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

from W. Buchauser

[the following written vertically]

No 8141 Jan 22. 1842
Oa.
July 7. 1838 E.. Jones

J. Buchanan
Senate US.
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State of Penna
Greene County SS

Personally appeared before justice of the peace in and for said county, Charles Wilson who being duly sworn according to Law doth say, That he was well acquainted with Dennis Jones and Eleanor Jones his wife, now his widow, That he the deponent is now Seventy five years of age and that he knew the said Eleanor from his childhood and also That he knew that the said Dennis + [and] Eleanor lived together as man and wife from the years 1790 up to the time of his (the said Dennis') death which occurred some five or six years ago, and, that he was well acquainted with them during the whole of that time between the dates aforesaid and they were generally Known Esteemed + [and] reputed as man + [and] wife by all their neighbors + [ and] all who knew them, that they raised a large family of children the Eldest of whom, is now near fifty years of age, That he has continued to know the said Eleanor since her husbands death and that she remains a widow - and that the place where he was first-acquainted with them, was in Washington County +[and] in the State of Maryland, 
Sworn +[and] subscribed this 31t. day of March 1845
Benjie  Jennings

Charles + Willson  his mark
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Pennsylvania
Venango [illegible]County  SS
Before me one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Venango in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania this day came William Jones of said County who being duly sworn according to law on his solemn oath doth say that in the time of the Revolutionary War in the year 1778 in the month of April Dennis Jones of the County of Greene in Pennsylvania, was enlisted into the service of the United States by Captain Daniel Stull, at Hagerstown in Maryland for three years - this deponent was enlisted some time before in the same Company, and served therein for three years and well knows that the said Dennis Jones served out his said term of three years in the service of the United States, in the said Company under Captain Stull til after the Battle of Monmouth (when said Stull resigned and Captain Beatty took his place) - in the seventh Maryland Regiment under the Command of Colonel John Gunby.  This deponent was in the same company and knew Dennis Jones and saw him in said company from day to day for nearly the whole time
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of his service - This deponent was some time in the Company's guard but knows that Dennis Jones remained in service. 
Wm. Jones
Sworn and subscribed this Ninth day of December 1824. before me
Wm Connely

I do certify that William Jones the above deponent is a credible witness, witness my hand and seal the day and year above mentioned

Wm Connely

Pennsylvania
Venango County ss

I Andrew Bowman Prothonotary of the court of common pleas of said County do hereby certify that William Connely before whom the foregoing deposition appears to have been taken, is a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned, and that to all his acts as such full faith and credit ought to be given.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Franklin this 9th day of December A.D. 1824
Andw. Bowman Prothy

[star shaped seal affixed but folded]
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Dr Sir:
Enclosed I send you proof in the case of Eleanor Jones widow of Dennis Joes for a pension.  Her application was originally made some 5 or 6 yrs ago
Yours
R W Downey
Waynesburgh
Green Co Pa
31. Mar. 1845

Hon
J L Edwards, Com, Pen.