Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35088, for Jeremiah Stone, New Jersey
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Jeremiah Stone
Service: New Jersey
Number: S 35088
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(164)
4164) Michigan
New York [struck through]
Jeremiah Stone
Capt Imlay:
	Private
New Jersey Line 1779  29 years
  XX XX  U. S.
At $8/mo :	Earn’d 1st April 1878
Cert. Issued 14th April 1878  &
Sworn Hon. W. Taylor,  XX
 of Rep U. States
Int to 4th Sept. 1818  5  4/31 mo. $41.03

 (  Revy Claim,
ACT 18th March 1818 )

Dayton	Continued
Notification  Sent Nov 4th
1820  to  T. W.  Palmer

Balston @

	New York

Charlson   Saratoga

28th Mar: ’34 See lst: to age
To know when last paid
April 9th 1834 transfer to
Michigan from 4 Sept
1833 & notice sent to Henry
Chipman  Detroit M. Tery.
Let. to Hon’l E. Risley
  Jany. 19: 1850

Ltr to L W Holmes 12 Nov 51 
  cu to P. Agt             “    “      “
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Application of
Jeremiah Stone
  a Private in the 3rd 
New Jersey Regiment

 admit 
   this claim
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State of New York
Saratoga County SS
Jeremiah, Stone of Charlton in the County of Saratoga being by me duly sworn declares on his oath, That he enlisted in the service of his country in the continental establishment in the war of the revolution as a private, some time in the month of January in the year 1776 in the company commanded by Capt William Imlay in the third New Jersey Regiment commanded by Col Elias Dayton – that he this deponent was honorably discharged by the said Col Dayton about the latter of April or first of May in the year 1777 at the City of Albany in the state aforesaid. that this deponent served his country in the said capacity in the aforesaid Regiment at this period of service about fifteen or sixteen months. and this deponent further saith that about the month of June in the year 1777 he this deponent entered a volunteer in the services of his country in the XX aforesaid in the volunteer company from the State of New Jersey commanded by Capt Little, and that he this deponent faithfully served his country as a volunteer aforesaid for twelve months. and this deponent further saith that some time in the fore part of the month of May in the year 1779 he this deponent again enlisted in the service of his country as a dragoon, in the war aforesaid in a Corp of Cavalry commanded by Captain Jacob Arnold raised in the state of New Jersey, and that he this deponent faithfully served in the capacity aforesaid until the declaration of the peace in the year 1783 – and also this deponent further saith that he this deponent is in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for a support – and further saith not.

Jeremiah Stone

Subscribed and sworn to this first day of April in the year 1818
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before me John Taylor one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Saratoga in the state of New York —

I the said Judge do hereby certify that from my personal acquaintance with Jeremiah Stone the within written deponent I am fully persuaded that the within deposition is true, and I do believe that the said Jeremiah Stone is in such reduced circumstances that he needs the assistance of his country for support, pursuant to the prior sign of the act in such case made & provided. 
Dated April 1, 1818 – 

John Taylor 

I certify that John Taylor is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga and that the above are his signatures

April 13, 1818
John W Taylor
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Jeremiah Stone
Copy
104
September 18
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State of New York
County of SARATOGA SS
On this 22nd day of August 1825 personally appeared in court open Court, in the Court of Common Pleas of the said County, the same being a Court of Record for the said County, proceeding according to the course of the common law and a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Jeremiah Stone, age Sixty two years, resident in the said County, in the State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:
For one Year and Five months in a company commanded by cCptain William Emblys in the third Jersey Regiment. Commanded by Colonel Dayton as a private Soldier. also one Year and Captain Eliakin Little‘s Company of the Artillery called the Jersey Volunteers. the above service commenced in December of the Year 1775 and ended in October 1778 after which he served in Capt. Jacob Arnold’s Company of Volunteers of Dragoons in Colonel Seelys Regiment until the close of the War. That his original declaration was made on or about the first day of April 1818 and that his Pension Certificate is numbered one hundred and sixty four. And I 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 the time, by gift, sale, or any manner, 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 18th day of March 1818; 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 the subscribed. 

Jeremiah Stone

Sworn to and declared on the 22nd day of August an Open Court, 
Thomas Palmer Clerk

I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Saratoga do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly  from the record of the 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 four dollars and Twelve – cents.

In testimony, whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 28th day of August 1825.

Thomas Palmer
Clerk of Court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga
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A schedule of the Real and personal Estate of Jeremiah Stone the pensioner in the affidavit hereunto annexed named 
Real Estate. He has none

Personal Estate
One suit of domestic woolen cloths – $18.00
four shirts    –     –      –       –      –     –     $4.00
two pair stockings  –    –     –      –     –      1.00
1 fursuit coat – –     –     –      –     –    –      9.00
1 pair Taylors Shears –  –    –   –   –  –  –   0 37
1 Razor –     –      –       –       –       –     –     0.25
1 pair steelyards –   –    –    –    –   –   –     0.50
 Cash  –    –      –       –       –       –      –       1.00 
 					        $34.12

The said Jeremiah Stone is by occupation a Taylor but in consequence of age and infirmity is not able to labour at his trade or at any other business but a small portion of the time which puts it out of his power to support himself with the means he has in his hands. he has no family, but himself

Jeremiah Stone
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Territory of Michigan
County of Wayne SS 
On this twenty sixth day of February 1834 before me, the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Wayne personally appeared Jeremiah Stone who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formally belonged to the company commanded by Captain William Embley in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Dayton in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of New York from whence he has lately removed; & that he now resides in the Territory of Michigan where he intends to remain & wishes his pension to be there paid payable in future; the following are his reasons for removing from the state of New York to the Territory of Michigan viz., because his children had removed to the territory of Michigan & he did not like to be left alone.

Jeremiah Stone

Sworn & subscribed before me, the day & year aforesaid

Henry Chipman
Justice of the peace

Territory of Michigan
County of Wayne SS
On the twenty sixth day of February 1834 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County personally appeared Jeduthan Eaton who on his oath declares that Jeremiah Stone is the identical person named in an original certificate of Pension in his possession from the War Department & is also the same person who has sworn to & subscribed the above affidavit

Jedathan Eaton

Sworn & subscribed before me on 26th day of February 1834

Henry Chipman
Justice of the peace
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Territory of Michigan
County of Wayne SS

I do hereby certify that the witness aforesaid is a person of truth & veracity.

Henry Chipman
Justice of the Peace


I George C Bates Deputy Clerk of the Court of Wayne County certify that Henry Chipman as above stated, is a Justice of the Peace to said County & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of office & subscribed my name this 26th day of February in the year 1834

S P Rowland
Clerk of Wayne County

George C Bates Deputy
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Detroit  26th February 1834

Sir, 

At the instance, & for the convenience of the within named Pensioner who resides in Washtenaw County I request that the earliest information of the transfer of the agency may be communicated to me that IMA advise him of the same.

Respectfully

Henry Chipman

J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
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35088

Revy INVALID

File No. 35088
Jeremiah Stone
Pri	Rev War



Act: 18” March 1800

Index: - - Vol. 2, Page 398 

[  Arrangement of 1870 ]
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Pension Agency
Detroit  Nov 21, 1839

J. E. Heath Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir,

In reply to yours of the 12th instant I have to inform you that Jeremiah Stone was last paid Mar 4, 1838.

I am Sir respectfully
your obt Servant, 
E. P. Hastings
    Pension Agent
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Washington, January 12th – 50

J. L. Edwards Esq.

Dear Sir,

I have the honor to
Enclose you a letter from General Massein from Chantauga, N. Y. making certain inquiry. You will please for me the answer as soon as convenient

I am XX XX Respectfully

your obt Servt
	E. Risley
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(last page to the National Archive’s file does not belong to Jeremiah Stone having listed John Stone from Massachusetts)