Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36665, for John Jones, Massachusetts
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(8-1776)
SERVICE    Mass.
Jones, John
NUMBER  S. 36665

CONTENTS
b. Newfoundland.
In 1818 res. Bowdoin, Lincoln Co. Me.
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6237.
Maine 4
John Jones
Corporal
Captn White
Massachusetts line   3 years.
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of the District of Maine at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th of Jany 1819 and datd.
R. C. Von Auguste   MC.

Arrears to 4th of Feb 1818. 4 M[illegible letter] 25/30   38.66
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1819.   48.00
$86.66.
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.

Bowdoin.

Continued
Notification sent December 20. 1820 to R. C. Vose, Augusta, Maine
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State of Maine.
[Court seal affixed]
I, Nath. Coffin Clerk for the County of Lincoln of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and that the original was exhibited in open 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, including debts due to the declarant therein stated is twenty nine dollars [word crossed out] not [text crossed out] deducting therefrom the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, [text crossed out] 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this thirtieth day of August 1820.

Nathl. Coffin  Clerk of said Court for the County of Lincoln
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[seal affixed]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.

I the subscriber, being Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor, that John Jones, a citizen of the United States, now resident in Bowdoin, in the said County of Lincoln, in the District of Maine, on the tenth day of April, A. D. 1818, made application to me to receive his declaration under oath, and such other evidence, as was in his power to produce, and to transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon, to your Honor; that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States, agreeably to the provisions of an Act, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed March 18, A. D. 1818, which declaration, and the other evidence produced by the said applicant, is hereunto annexed.

And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a full examination of the said applicant, and a careful consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as a  private soldier, in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, for more than nine months, as stated in his declaration aforesaid; and that from his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his country for support.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the Court in which I preside, to be hereunto affixed, this twenty second day of May in the year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Nathan Weston [illegible] C. [illegible]
C. C. C. Pleas 2d E. Circuit
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

KENNEBEC, ss.

THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Honorable NATHAN WESTON, Junior, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand: 
Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
John Davis
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19-     305
       61
John Jones
6237

Con
March
1819

Robert C. Vose Augusta
Maine
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Lincoln Co. Circuit Court of Common Pleas
Aug. Term 1820
Received & filed
Attest Nat. Coffin, Clerk
A true copy
Attest Nat. Coffin Clerk
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Copy    State of Maine.      305
KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
ON this fifth day of June, 1820, personally appeared before Nathan Weston Jr Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, John Jones aged Eighty years, resident in Bowdoin in the County of Lincoln within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain George White and Regiment commanded by Colonel Francis afterwards Col. Tupper of the line of the State of Massachusetts upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of Three years and was discharged as a Corporal.  I was at both the battles of taking Burgoyne, and at the battle of Monmouth and [word crossed out and "in" written above the battle at Hubbardston and retreat from Ticonderoga

[seal blotting out some text]hat his original declaration was made before Judge Weston on the tenth day of April 1818; that he is now on the Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 6237.  And I, the said John Jones do further solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.  
John Jones

The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz:  I have no land or dwelling house and live with my son in law One cow of the value of fifteen dollars, which I have not paid for, Four sheep of the value eight dollars.  My old furniture, necessary beding excepted, is of little or no value, not more than two dollars.

I have one hoe and [word crossed out and "an" written above] old axe value one dollar.  I have no debts due ["to" crossed out] me and I owe upwards of one hundred and twenty dollars.  I have no trade or profession.  My occupation has been  that of a laborer but from age and infirmity having a bad rupture am able to do but little labor.  My family consists of myself, and two daughters Sarah & Betsy besides the above I have no estate or income -
John Jones-
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both the oath and schedule

Subscribed, Sworn to and declared on the fifth day of June 1820 before me 
Nathan Weston Jr
C J C C C Pleas

A true copy 
Albert John Davis Clk

19-     305
61
John Jones
6237

Con
March 
1819

Robert C. Vose Augusta
Maine

Lincoln Co Court of Common Pleas
Aug. Term 1820
Received & filed
Attest Nat. Coffin, Clerk

A true copy 
Attest Nat. Coffin Clerk
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John Jones, Corporal Col Tupper's Reg. Mass line 1777. to 1780. - 3 years -

April 10. 1818
Admitted
of Bowdoin Lincoln Co.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I John Jones, aged seventy years, a citizen of the U. States, born in Newfoundland, but a resident in the U. States for sixty three years last past, now of Bowdoin, in the District of Maine, upon oath testify and declare that the last of December 1776 I enlisted as a private [illegible], in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, for the term of three years, in Capt George White's company, and Col. Francis's regiment, of the Massachusetts [illegible].  This period I fully served out, and took my final and honorable discharge from the army as a corporal at West Point Decr. 1779.  My discharge I have since lost, and it is not to my knowledge, now in existence.  I was in the retreat from Tyconderoga, in the battle at Hubberardton, and in both the general battles at the taking of Burgoyne.  I wintered one winter at Valley Forge.  From my reduced circumstances, I am in need of assistance from my country for support.  And I do hereby relinquish all my claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the U. States, if any; but I am not to my knowledge been on any pension list whatever.  I request that I may be placed upon the pension list for the pension list for the District of Maine.
John Jones
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request that I may be placed upon the pension list for the pension list for the District of Maine.
John Jones

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
On this tenth day of April A. D. 1818 John Jones above named, after having been carefully examined. made oath to the truth of above declaration, by him subscribed.
 Before me Nathan Weston [illegible] C. Dist. C. Court C Pleas
Co Eastern Circuit
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Daniel Allen of Bowdoin in the District of Maine, of lawful age upon oath testify and declare that I know that the above named John Jones served as he has above stated in the continental army, as I served the whole time above stated in the same company and regiment with him.  From his reduced circumstances he is in need of assistance from his country for support.  He sustains the character of a man of truth.
Daniel Allen
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Lincoln Co.

On the tenth day of April A. D. 1819 Daniel Allen within named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the within deposition, by him subscribed.  Before me Nathan Weston [illegible] C. Dist C. Court 
C. Pleas Co. Eastern Circuit.
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36665
Revy INVALID.    [illegible]

File No. 36,665

John Jones
Corp  Rev War.

Act: 18" March 18"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 259
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES  Form VAM-51   12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME  Jones, John    GRADE  Private   LINE  New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER   3248  ACREAGE  100   ISSUED Sept. 13, 1792 to Jonathan Jenks

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives.